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| US11874280B2 |
Use of divalent metals for enhancement of fluorescent signals
Compositions comprising fluorescent or colored dyes and methods of using the same in combination with divalent metal salts to analyze samples are disclosed. |
| US11874276B2 |
STING levels as a biomarker for cancer immunotherapy
Provided herein are Stimulator of Interferon Genes (STING) and Stimulated 3 Prime Antisense Retroviral Coding Sequences (SPARCS) genes as biomarkers for determining an effective therapy for treating cancer. Further provided are methods for treating cancer using said biomarkers. |
| US11874273B2 |
Means and methods for the determination of the biological activity of BoNT/E in cells
The present invention pertains to a polyclonal or monoclonal antibody specifically binding to BoNT/E-cleaved SNAP-25. Further, the invention provides a method for directly determining the biological activity of BoNT/E in cells, comprising the steps of: a) incubating cells susceptible to BoNT/E intoxication with BoNT/E for a time and under conditions which allow for the BoNT/E to exert its biological activity; b) fixing the cells and, optionally, permeabilizing the cells with a detergent; c) contacting the cells with at least a first capture antibody specifically binding to non-cleaved and BoNT/E-cleaved SNAP-25, and with at least a second capture antibody specifically binding to BoNT/E-cleaved SNAP-25, wherein the second capture antibody is an antibody of the invention, under conditions which allow for binding of said capture antibodies to the indicated substrates; d) contacting the cells with at least a first detection antibody specifically binding to the first capture antibody, under conditions which allow for binding of said first detection antibody to said first capture antibody, thus forming first detection complexes, and with at least a second detection antibody specifically binding to the second capture antibody, under conditions which allow for binding of said second detection antibody to said second capture antibody, thus forming second detection complexes, and wherein the first detection antibody is different from the second detection antibody; e) determining the amount of the first and second detection complexes of step d); and f) calculating the amount of SNAP-25 cleaved by BoNT/E in said cells by means of the second detection complexes, thereby determining the biological activity of BoNT/E in said cells. Furthermore, the invention relates to a kit for carrying out the method of the invention. |
| US11874269B2 |
Test pad and system
A testing pad comprising a water-resistant base layer, a water-transmissive top layer coupled with said base layer, an hydrophilic intermediate layer contained between said top layer and said base layer, and a color-changing chemical reagent contained between said top layer and said base layer adapted an configured to allow an animal or person to urinate on the testing pad and the chemical reagent to present testing results related to the presence, absence and/or concentration of substances within the urine. |
| US11874265B2 |
Multi-sensor platform for crop health monitoring
A multi-sensor device includes a housing having multiple cavities and one or more sensor modules. Each sensor module is configured to occupy one of the cavities, and each sensor module is configured to sense at least one plant-related parameter when the multi-sensor device is positioned proximate to a plant. The multi-sensor device also includes a control unit configured to control operation of the one or more sensor modules and a location tracking system configured to track a location of the multi-sensor device. The multi-sensor device further includes a communications interface configured to transmit information including data from the one or more sensor modules. In addition, the multi-sensor device includes an electrical power connector configured to connect the multi-sensor device to a power source. |
| US11874262B2 |
Method and apparatus for producing a high precision blended gas mixture comprising a volatile analyte
A system for producing a high precision blended gas product (BGP), the system comprising: a supply of a volatile analyte in liquid form; a supply of an inert carrier gas; a supply of at least one diluent gas; an analyte gasifier (AG) subsystem for receiving the volatile analyte in liquid form, nebulizing the volatile analyte and mixing the nebulized volatile analyte with the inert carrier gas so as to form an analyte gas stream (AGS); and a gas mixer (GM) subsystem for receiving the AGS from the AG subsystem and mixing the AGS with the supply of at least one diluent gas so as to produce the BGP, wherein the GM subsystem comprises: a gas analyzer (GA) for receiving the AGS and analyzing the same; a gas proportioner for receiving the AGS from the GA, receiving the at least one diluent gas, and proportioning the AGS and the at least one diluent gas based on the results of the GA so as to provide a proportioned AGS and a proportioned at least one diluent gas; and a gas mixing chamber for receiving the proportioned AGS and the proportioned at least one diluent from the gas proportioner so as to produce the BGP. |
| US11874261B2 |
Method and internet of things (IoT) system for managing dust pollution in smart city
The embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method and an Internet of Things (IoT) system for managing dust pollution in a smart city. The method may be executed by a management platform, the method may include: obtaining one or more environmental data of the area to be detected through the sensing network platform, and obtaining one or more street data associated with the environmental data, the environmental data at least including dust data indicating dust information in the air; determining whether there is dust pollution in the area to be detected based on the environmental data; and in response to the determining that there is dust pollution in the area to be detected, determining a position of at least one dust pollution source based on the environmental data and the street data, and treating the dust pollution. |
| US11874256B2 |
Methods for the evaluation of system inertness
The present disclosure is directed to methods for evaluating system inertness, such as the inertness of a LC or other fluidic system. Some methods are directed to tests wherein the column has been removed prior to injecting a sample including a positive (e.g., metal reacting moiety) control into the system. Some methods can include: (1) repeatedly injecting the sample into a system, the system comprising: fluidic paths wherein interior surfaces of the fluidic paths define wetted surfaces, and wherein at least a portion of the wetted surfaces of the fluidic flow path are coated with an inert coating, wherein the inert coating is inert to at least one analyte in the sample; (2) detecting a value associated with the positive control; and (3) analyzing values associated with the detected positive control to determine system inertness. |
| US11874255B2 |
Dynamic adjustment of phased array parameters for ultrasonic inspection
A method of ultrasonic inspection includes generating, by a phased array ultrasonic probe, a first ultrasonic beam propagating in a fluid and incident at a first angle to a target surface in response to receipt of first instructions. Ultrasonic echoes from first beam reflection by the target are measured and corresponding ultrasonic measurement signals are output. At least one environmental sensor measures at least one fluid property and outputs corresponding environmental signals. One or more processors determine a current speed of sound within the fluid from the ultrasonic measurement signals and environmental signals. Second instructions including a second angle are generated by the processors, based on the current speed of sound, when the current speed of sound differs from a predetermined speed of sound by more than a speed threshold. The ultrasonic probe generates a second ultrasonic beam at the second angle in response to receipt of the second instructions. |
| US11874250B2 |
Integrated sensor arrays for biological and chemical analysis
Methods and apparatus relating to FET arrays for monitoring chemical and/or biological reactions such as nucleic acid sequencing-by-synthesis reactions. Some methods provided herein relate to improving signal (and also signal to noise ratio) from released hydrogen ions during nucleic acid sequencing reactions. |
| US11874249B2 |
Graphite biosensor and circuit structure and method of manufacture
Embodiments of the invention include a method for manufacturing sensors and circuit structures. The method can include providing a substrate including a layer of polymer capable of producing graphite in response to the application of energy, a first electrode adjacent to a first via location on the layer of polymer, and an insulating layer over at least a portion of the first electrode and the layer of polymer at the first via location; and applying sufficient energy to the layer of polymer at the first via location through the insulating layer to ablate the insulating layer and to form a first via as mass of graphite that extends into electrical contact with the first electrode and is surrounded by the insulating layer in a plane of the insulating layer. |
| US11874247B2 |
Photoelectrochemical biosensor and methods of use thereof
Provided herein is a biosensor for detecting a target analyte in a sample comprising a first and second photoelectrode each comprising conductive substrate and photoactive material, a first and second capture probe functionalized on the first and second photoelectrode, respectively, and optionally one or more reporter moieties comprising a detectable label, wherein the first and second capture probe each, independently, provides a distance between the detectable label and the photoactive material in the presence of the target analyte, wherein intensity of detection signal dictated by the distance is generated from the first and second photoelectrode by transfer of electrons between the detectable label and the photoactive material, wherein a higher, or higher increase than in absence of sample, in the intensity of the detection signal from the first as compared to the second photoelectrode in the presence of the sample, is indicative of the presence of the target analyte. |
| US11874245B2 |
Production method for sulfidation detection sensor
After a sulfidation detection conductor (2) is formed on a front surface of a large-sized substrate (10A), a pair of first protective films (3) made of an insoluble material is formed, respectively, on predetermined positions of the sulfidation detection conductor (2), and a second protective film (7) made of a soluble material is formed so as to cover the sulfidation detection conductor (2) positioned between the pair of first protective films (3), and thereafter, end face electrodes (5) are formed, respectively, on divided faces of each strip-shaped substrate (10B) obtained by primarily dividing the large-sized substrate (10A). Then, after external electrodes (6) are formed by performing electrolytic plating with respect to each chip substrate (10C) obtained by secondarily dividing each strip-shaped substrate (10B), a sulfidation detection portion (2a) is exposed to the outside by removing the second protective film (7), whereby a sulfidation detection sensor (10) can be obtained. |
| US11874241B2 |
Interchangeable sample cell for DNP-NMR measurements having a flat sample cavity
The invention relates to a sample cell for performing DNP-NMR measurements, for interchangeable use in an EPR microwave resonator, with the sample cell comprising a flat sample cavity for holding a liquid sample to be measured, wherein the flat sample cavity extends with a maximum length L and a maximum width W in a sample cavity plane, and extends with a maximum height H perpendicular to the sample cavity plane, with H≤ 1/15*L and H≤ 1/15*W, and an NMR coil wound around the flat sample cavity for generating an RF magnetic field B2, wherein a coil axis of the NMR coil about which the NMR coil is wound is oriented perpendicular to the sample cavity plane. The invention provides a sample cell which is easy to handle and improves the quality and the reproducibility of DNP-NMR measurements. |
| US11874238B2 |
Single-crystal X-ray structure analysis apparatus and method, and sample holder and applicator therefor
User-friendly single-crystal X-ray structure analysis apparatus and method for quickly performing a single-crystal X-ray structure analysis using a crystalline sponge and enabling the analysis including management of related information, and a sample holder and an applicator therefor are provided. There are provided a single-crystal X-ray structure analysis apparatus that performs a structure analysis of a material is provided, the apparatus comprising a sample holder that comprises a porous complex crystal capable of soaking the sample in a plurality of fine pores formed therein and that holds the sample; a goniometer that rotationally moves with the sample holder 250 being attached; and an information acquisition section 600 that acquires information about the porous complex crystal. |
| US11874234B2 |
Multi-level RF pulse monitoring and RF pulsing parameter optimization at a manufacturing system
Methods and systems for RF pulse monitoring and RF pulsing parameter optimization at a manufacturing system are provided. A radio frequency (RF) signal is pulsed within a processing chamber in accordance with a set of process parameters. Sensor data is received from one or more sensors that indicates a RF pulse waveform detected within the processing chamber. One or more RF signal characteristics are identified in the detected RF pulse waveform. Each identified RF signal characteristic corresponds to at least one RF signal pulse of the RF signal pulsing within the processing chamber. A determination is made, based on the identified one or more RF signal characteristics, whether the detected RF pulse waveform corresponds to the target RF pulse waveform. An indication of whether the detected RF pulse waveform corresponds to the target RF pulse waveform is provided to a client device. |
| US11874232B2 |
Inspection station and method for inspecting sheet material
The invention relates to an inspection station for crimped sheet material. The station comprises a light source to illuminate crimped sheet material in an inspection location, a vibrating device to vibrate crimped sheet material in the inspection location. The vibrating device comprises a vibrating element, wherein crimped sheet material is guidable along or over the vibrating element for the crimped sheet material to be vibrated by the vibrating element. The inspection station further comprises a detector for detecting light received from the vibrated crimped sheet material, thereby providing images of the crimped sheet material, and a controller to determine loose material on the crimped surface of the sheet material. The invention also relates to an inspection method and an apparatus comprising an inspection station. |
| US11874230B2 |
Augmented Raman analysis using absolute Raman
A method for determining an amount of a Raman-invisible gas in a multi-component gas stream includes performing a first and second absolute Raman analysis on the gas stream. A decrease in the absolute Raman bands from the first analysis to the second analysis is attributed to an increase of the Raman-invisible gas in the gas stream. The amount of the Raman-invisible gas is calculated from the difference between the first and second sets of Raman bands. The calculation of the Raman-invisible gas is verified via a measurement and a calculation of a secondary property of the gas stream such as the thermal conductivity of the gas stream or the density of the gas stream. |
| US11874227B2 |
Method and apparatus for terahertz or microwave imaging
An apparatus and method for imaging using microwave or terahertz radiation are described. The apparatus comprises: a cell comprising a vapour of atoms; one or more laser beams propagating through said cell, said one or more laser beams defining a sensing region in said cell; an imaging beam for illuminating an object receiving area for receiving an object to be imaged, said imaging beam comprising microwave or terahertz radiation; an imaging system for focusing the imaging beam to form, in use, an image of said object at said sensing region in said cell; wherein respective frequencies of said one or more laser beams and said imaging beam are such that at least some of said atoms, when subjected to radiation of both said one or more laser beams and said imaging beam, are excited to a final excited state which decays to a lower energy state by emission of optical fluorescence. |
| US11874223B1 |
Terahertz characterization of a multi-layered tire tread
Aspects of the present invention relate to methods for characterizing a multi-layered tire tread. In one example, a method comprises providing a first rubber composition having a first refractive index and providing a second rubber composition having a second refractive index. The method further comprises determining a difference between the first refractive index and the second refractive index and comparing the difference to a threshold refractive index. In addition, the method comprises adding a refractive index modifier to the first rubber composition and/or second rubber composition in case the comparison provides that the difference is lower than the threshold refractive index, so that the difference is greater than, or equal to, the threshold refractive index. |
| US11874221B2 |
Measurement of dissolved oxygen using optical radiation induced luminescence
Methods and apparatus for analyzing optical measurements to determine whether a liquid includes dissolved oxygen, to determine a predicted concentration of the dissolved oxygen in the liquid, and/or to determine additional or alternative feature(s) related to dissolved oxygen in the liquid. An optical source can be controlled to emit optical radiation into a container that contains the liquid. The optical source can be located outside of the container, and the optical radiation includes (e.g., is restricted to) radiation that conforms to a dissolved oxygen absorption band. The optical radiation can be pulsed or can be periodically intensity modulated. A photodetector, located outside of the container but in optical communication with the interior of the container, can generate the optical measurements used in the analysis. |
| US11874215B2 |
Analyzer and detection system
An analyzer and a detection system are provided. The analyzer includes a chip placement structure and at least one detector unit. The chip placement structure is configured to place a detection chip, and the detection chip is provided with at least one detection area. The at least one detector unit is configured to detect one or more detection areas of the detection chip in a case where the detection chip is placed on the chip placement structure. |
| US11874211B2 |
Method and device for obtaining microscopic occurrence characteristics of oil stored in a shale
A method and device for obtaining microscopic occurrence characteristics of oil stored in a shale, where the microscopic occurrence characteristics include the adsorbed oil film thicknesses in the shale and the oil distribution in the shale. The method includes four steps. The first step is an experiment step in which a N-Hexane vapor adsorption experiment is performed on a sample made from a shale. The second step is a first obtaining step for calculating and obtaining the adsorbed oil film thicknesses in the shale. The third step is a first calculating step and the fourth step is a second obtaining step. They aim to obtain the oil distribution in the shale. |
| US11874210B2 |
Sample analysis substrate
A sample analysis substrate capable of holding a plurality of liquids. The sample analysis substrate has a microchannel structure for transferring a liquid through rotary motion, the sample analysis substrate including: a substrate body having a rotation axis; a first and a second container holding a first and a second liquid therein; a first and a second accommodating section accommodating the first and the second container; and a cap having a first and second projection and movably supported on the substrate body. As the cap moves, the first drive projection and the second drive projection move the first container and the second container with staggered timing, thereby releasing the first and the second liquid accommodated therein. |
| US11874207B2 |
Method for laser microdissection, laser microdissection system and computer program
A method for laser microdissection includes: processing a microscopic examination object by a laser beam using tuples of coordinate values which respectively indicate positions of target points on the examination object at least in a first spatial direction and a second spatial direction orthogonal to the first spatial direction, positions of at least three reference points being ascertained beforehand in each case in the first and second spatial directions and also in a third spatial direction orthogonal to the first and second spatial directions; defining a reference plane based on the positions of the reference points; and determining, for the target points, further coordinate values indicating an expected position of the target points on the examination object in the third spatial direction in each case, as determined further coordinate values, the determining of the further coordinate values being performed depending on the defined reference plane. |
| US11874205B2 |
Gas chromatograph
A gas chromatograph comprises a sample gas generation unit, separation column, and detector. Multiple gas sources serve as carrier gases to transport sample gas to the separation column. A switching component connects the gas sources to the sample gas generation unit based on user-input information. This information is stored in a gas type memory, which aids a gas type identification component in determining the carrier gas type by monitoring the switching component's status and referring to the stored data. |
| US11874199B2 |
Device and process for determining the size of a leak hole in a sample
A device for testing a sample via a gas stream that includes an opening, a generator for generating a gas stream in the device along at least one flow path, at least one pressure sensor, and a mass flowmeter configured to measure the mass flow rate of the gas stream along each flow path. The flow path including an exhaust path terminating at the opening, and the gas stream generator configured to exhaust a leakage gas along the exhaust path. The pressure sensor includes an exhaust pressure sensor configured to measure a pressure of the leakage gas along the exhaust path, and the mass flowmeter is configured to measure a parameter representing the mass flow rate of the leakage gas along the exhaust path. A calculation device determines the size of a leak hole, based on a measurement of the parameter representing the mass flow rate along the exhaust path. |
| US11874198B2 |
Tire inspection device with gas sensor leak detection and tire inspection method with gas sensor leak detection
A tire inspection device includes a gas sensor disposed outside of a tire and facing an outer surface of the tire. The gas sensor detects a gas that fills the tire. |
| US11874196B2 |
Portable test stand and method for testing aircraft engines
A portable attitude test stand (PATS) for an aircraft engine, has: a support frame mountable on a trailer of a road vehicle; a test cell supported by the support frame and sized to receive the aircraft engine, the test cell operable to rotate the aircraft engine about a pitch axis and a roll axis of the aircraft engine; and an actuator operatively connected to the test cell and to the support frame, the actuator operable to lower and raise the test cell relative to the support frame between a transport configuration in which the test cell has a transport height and a test configuration in which the test cell has a test height, the test height being greater than the transport height. |
| US11874194B2 |
Vibration processing apparatus, vibration processing method, and non-transitory computer-readable storage medium
A vibration processing apparatus (10) includes: an acquisition unit (110) that reads, from a vibration information storage unit (112), information needed for detecting an abnormality in a belt conveyor (20), the information being, for example, first detection data indicating a result of detecting a vibration at a first point of the belt conveyor (20), and second detection data indicating a result of detecting a vibration at a second point on a downstream side of the first point of the belt conveyor (20); and a determination unit (120) that determines that an abnormality occurs in the belt conveyor with a necessary condition or a necessary and sufficient condition that a result of comparing the first detection data and the second detection data satisfies a first reference. |
| US11874190B2 |
Simulation device for the screw joint simulation of a nutrunner
A simulation device for the screw joint simulation of a nutrunner includes a test connecting element rigidly connected to a brake unit. The nutrunner can be coupled to the test connecting element and activated to exert a torque that rotates the test connecting element about an axis of rotation. Activation of the brake unit brakes the test connecting element. A torque transducer includes a rotational angle transducer for measuring a rotational angle by which the test connecting element rotates about the rotation axis. The simulation device includes a zero mark, and the brake unit can be adjusted to a zero angle with respect to the zero mark. |
| US11874188B2 |
Self-diagnostic resins and related fiber composites
The present invention relates to the sector of self-diagnostic composite materials. In particular, the invention presents an agent, which can be cross-linked together with a curing agent in a matrix, e.g. an epoxy resin, and fibres, e.g., carbon fibre, in order to obtain a composite material containing a reporting probe capable of detecting stress, fatigue and microscopic cracks in the material with high spatial resolution and sensitivity. |
| US11874186B2 |
Mechanoluminescent devices, articles, and methods
Mechanoluminescent devices and articles, such as wearable articles, that include mechanoluminescent devices. The mechanoluminescent devices may have a lateral type architecture or a vertical type architecture. The mechanoluminescent devices may be sensors, including pressure sensors. |
| US11874184B2 |
Composite conductive foam
In one general aspect, a composite foam comprises a non-layered mixture of a polymeric foam with a plurality of voids; and a plurality of conductive fillers disposed in the polymeric foam. The conductive fillers are disposed in an even manner from outer surface to outer surface. In some implementations, the conductive fillers are up to 25% by weight of the composite foam. In some implementations, the composite foam may be used as padding. In some implementations, the composite foam may be used as a strain gauge. In some implementations, the foam may be in contact with a voltage detector. |
| US11874181B2 |
Sensor line and measuring assembly
A sensor line, which is configured to detect an ambient variable and which extends from a first end to a second end in a longitudinal direction, has a line core and a number of mutually spaced resistance elements with a resistance value. The resistance value varies depending on a value of the ambient variables. A measuring assembly having the sensor line is also provided. |
| US11874180B2 |
Ceramic heater
A ceramic heater includes a ceramic plate having a surface that serves as a wafer placement surface, resistance heating elements that are embedded in the ceramic plate, a tubular shaft that supports the ceramic plate from a rear surface of the ceramic plate, and a thermocouple passage that extends from a start point in a within-shaft region of the rear surface of the ceramic plate, the within-shaft region being surrounded by the tubular shaft, to a terminal end position in an outer peripheral portion of the ceramic plate. The thermocouple passage includes a stepped portion formed at an intermediate position between the start point and the terminal end position, a long-distance portion extending from the start position to the terminal end position, and a short-distance portion extending from the start position to the intermediate position. |
| US11874178B2 |
Wavefront sensor and method of reconstructing distorted wavefronts
A wavefront sensor includes a mask and a sensor utilized to capture a diffraction pattern generated by light incident to the mask. A reference image is captured in response to a plane wavefront incident on the mask, and another measurement image is captured in response to a distorted wavefront incident on the mask. The distorted wavefront is reconstructed based on differences between the reference image and the measurement image. |
| US11874176B2 |
Systems and methods of adaptive two-wavelength single-camera imaging thermography (ATSIT) for accurate and smart in-situ process temperature measurement during metal additive manufacturing
A two-wavelength, single-camera imaging thermography system for in-situ temperature measurement of a target, comprising: a target light path inlet conduit for receiving a target light beam reflected from the target; a beam splitter installed in a splitter housing at a distal end of the target light path conduit, wherein the beam splitter divides the target light beam into a first light beam and a second light beam; a first light path conduit emanating from the splitter housing comprising a first aperture iris installed within the first light path conduit for aligning the first light beam; a first band pass filter installed within the first light path conduit for regulating the first light beam to a first wavelength λ1 and an optional half waveplate installed within the first light path conduit to modulate a polarization ratio of the first light beam of λ1 wavelength; a second light path conduit emanating from the splitter housing comprising a second aperture iris installed within the second light path conduit for aligning the second light beam; a second band pass filter installed within the second light path conduit for regulating the second light beam to a second wavelength λ2; a junction housing, wherein distal ends of each of the first and second light path conduits are connected to the junction housing; a polarizing beam splitter installed in the junction housing, wherein the polarizing beam splitter reflects the first light beam of λ1 wavelength along the same path or a parallel path of the second light beam of λ2 wavelength that passes directly through the polarizing beam splitter unreflected to create a merged light beam comprising light of λ1 and λ2 wavelengths; and a light path outlet conduit connected to the junction for directing the merged beam to a high-speed camera for imaging. |
| US11874174B2 |
Far infrared sensor apparatus having multiple sensing element arrays inside single package
A far infrared sensor package includes a package body and a plurality of far infrared sensor array integrated circuits. The plurality of far infrared sensor array integrated circuits are disposed on a same plane and inside the package body. Each of the far infrared sensor array integrated circuits includes a far infrared sensing element array of a same size. |
| US11874172B2 |
Fourier transform infrared spectrophotometer
A Fourier transform infrared spectrophotometer includes a main interferometer, a control interferometer, an infrared detector, a control light detector, a waveplate, and a support member. The waveplate is disposed on an optical path of a control light beam and between a fixed mirror or a moving mirror and a beam splitter. The support member supports the waveplate. An outer perimeter of the waveplate includes a supported region supported by the support member and a released region spaced apart from the support member. |
| US11874167B2 |
Spectrometer
A spectrometer is provided. In one implementation, for example, a spectrometer comprises an excitation source, a focusing lens, a movable mirror, and an actuator assembly. The focusing lens is adapted to focus an incident beam from the excitation source. The actuator assembly is adapted to control the movable mirror to move a focused incident beam across a surface of the sample. |
| US11874163B2 |
Laser measurement apparatus having a removable and replaceable beam dump
The present application discloses an apparatus configured to measure characteristics of high power beams of laser energy used in material processing. In one embodiment, the apparatus includes a housing having a first compartment and a second compartment separated from each other to reduce the transfer of thermal energy between them. Optical modules having optical sensors configured to measure characteristics of the high power beam are mounted in the first compartment. An optical window operative to allow a significant portion of the beam to propagate therethrough is mounted in an intermediate housing member separating the first and second compartments. A removable and replaceable beam dump configured to absorb most of the high power beam is positioned in the second compartment. The removability/replaceability of the beam dump enables operation of the apparatus without active cooling of the beam dump assembly, simplifying the apparatus and protecting the optical sensors in the first compartment. |
| US11874161B2 |
Optical concentration measurement device comprising light receiving unit with a rectangular light receiving surface
An optical concentration measurement device includes an LED light source, alight receiving unit having a rectangular light receiving surface and outputting a detection signal representing intensity of received light, and light guiding units guiding light emitted by the LED light source to the light receiving unit, wherein a shape on the rectangular light receiving surface of light radiated on the light receiving surface is rectangular, the optical concentration measurement device measures concentration of an object to be measured existing in a light path formed by the light guiding units, based on the detection signal output from the light receiving unit, and the light guiding units guide light at a diffraction limit or greater in such a way that area of the light on the rectangular light receiving surface is ½ or less of area of the rectangular light receiving surface. |
| US11874157B2 |
Method for determining an axle load and suspension system for a vehicle
A method for determining an axle load and a suspension system are configured for a vehicle having at least one leaf spring connected at its ends in spring holders of a vehicle body and connected in its central region to a chassis of the vehicle. The following steps are performed: measuring a measurement distance of the vehicle body relative to the chassis; determining whether there is currently a loading or unloading process of the vehicle, determining a relevant hysteresis curve of a pre-stored hysteresis field depending on the determination of a loading or unloading process, and determining a current axle load projection value from the measurement distance and the relevant hysteresis curve. A loading process criterion and an unloading process criterion may be considered. The determined axle load projection value thus serves as a projected or estimated axle load. Furthermore, the hysteresis field can be updated. |
| US11874155B2 |
Systems and methods for gas pycnometer and gas adsorption analyzer calibration
Systems and methods for calibrating a gas pycnometer utilizing a custom volume reference standard are disclosed. The custom volume reference standard may include a material. The material may include a low CTE and high-accuracy dimensions. The material may have a high-aspect ratio reference shape corresponding to an inner area of a custom made sample cup. The custom volume reference standard may include a specified number of inclusions of the material, a high purity, and/or an accurately known density. The custom volume reference standard may include a known volume. |
| US11874152B2 |
Gas bypass meter system
A technique facilitates fluid flow measurement by providing a meter able to accurately monitor fluid flow of a liquid even if gas is present in the liquid. The meter may comprise a tubing with an internal flow passage and a wedge or other restriction extending into the internal flow passage. A first port is located upstream of the restriction and a second port is located downstream of the restriction to enable monitoring of a differential pressure across the restriction. The differential pressure can be used to determine the desired flow parameter, e.g. volumetric flow. The system facilitates separation of gas from the liquid and utilizes a gas bypass. The gas bypass routes the separated gas past the restriction, e.g. wedge, before directing the gas back into the fluid flow path. |
| US11874151B2 |
Method and device for determining the volume of liquid remaining inside a flexible liquid-dispensing pouch
A process and a device for determining the volume of liquid remaining inside a flexible pouch provided with means for dispensing the liquid to be consumed comprises placing the pouch inside a rigid envelope filled with a known volume V1 of a first measuring liquid having an electrical conductivity C1, during the dispensing of a volume VA of liquid to be consumed, admitting inside the rigid envelope the same volume of a second measuring liquid present outside the rigid envelope and having an electrical conductivity C2 different from the electrical conductivity C1, measuring the electrical conductivity CM of the mixture of the measuring liquids present inside the rigid envelope, determining the volume VA of liquid to be consumed which has been dispensed from the measurement of the electrical conductivity C3, and calculating the volume Vr of liquid to be consumed remaining inside the pouch from the volumes Vi and VA. |
| US11874139B2 |
Ratiometric position measurement
Systems and methods for sensor position measurements are provided. Aspects include receiving, through a first signal path, a first secondary signal from a first sensor and a built in test (BIT) signal, wherein the first signal path comprises a first multiplexer connected to a first filter, receiving, through a second signal path, a second secondary signal from the first sensor and the BIT signal, wherein the second signal path comprises a second multiplexer connected to a second filter, wherein the first signal path and the second signal path are connected to a third multiplexer, wherein the third multiplexer is connected to a first analog to digital converter (ADC), receiving, by a controller, an output signal from an output of the first ADC, and determining, by the controller, a position measurement for the first sensor based on the first secondary signal, the second secondary signal, and the BIT signal. |
| US11874129B2 |
Apparatus and method for servicing personalized information based on user interest
An apparatus for servicing personalized information based on user interest includes: a communication device that performs communication with a vehicle terminal of a vehicle; storage that stores context information for respective fields of interest of users; and a processor that extracts a field of interest of the user of the vehicle based on similarity obtained by matching context information received from the vehicle terminal at time of interest and the stored context information for the respective fields of interest. In particular, the processor provides a cluster of similar interest information to the vehicle terminal, based on the extracted field of interest. |
| US11874124B2 |
Duration-based customized media program
Systems, devices, apparatuses, components, methods, and techniques for building customized media programs for a specified duration are provided. An example media-playback device for generating customized media programs for a route to a specified duration includes a user preferences engine to determine a user's listening preferences, a duration engine to determine a duration of the route, and a duration-based media program engine for building a playlist of news and entertainment media content based on the duration of the route and the preferences of the user. |
| US11874123B2 |
Route planning apparatus, route planning method, and computer-readable recording medium
A route planning apparatus 1 includes a state information generation unit 2 configured to generate, every unit time, state information indicating a state of each moving object 20, in a search for a first route to a target site corresponding to the moving object 20, a stop unit 3 configured to stop generation of the state information when a condition for stopping generation of the state information is satisfied, and a route searching unit 4 configured to search for a second route to the target site, based on the state information generated before the state transitioned, after generation of the state information is stopped. |
| US11874121B2 |
Method and system for fleet route optimization
This disclosure relates generally to fleet route optimization. Conventional methods for fleet route optimization have limited capability in managing and controlling transport of material from geographically spread out suppliers to the door-step of the customer in an efficient manner in real-time. The disclosed method includes optimization at two levels. At the first level and initial optimized route is obtained for the fleet by clustering the target locations into multiple clusters and obtaining heuristic on each cluster by using a weightage matrix. The initial set of optimized routes are examined in real time, and based on said examination, the routes are optimized (second level optimization) to provide a final set of optimized routes. The disclosed method and system thus facilitate in creating routes dynamically, monitor it through the application, and dynamically change and/or alter the routes based on new order and/or execution challenges. |
| US11874099B2 |
Electronic distance measurement equipment
An assembly is provided combining a low power light source, a distance measuring radio, an electrical storage and an adapter compatible with an existing socket for a light unit. The unique configuration of the assembly enables deployment of distance measuring radios in buildings, vehicles and outdoor venues without the need to install dedicated infrastructure such as electrical grid connections. A method is further disclosed of automatically determining the location of a newly installed assembly by first learning the locations of already installed neighboring assemblies, measuring the distances to such known assemblies, and using the measured distances to determine the location of the newly installed assembly. |
| US11874098B2 |
Wireless detonator assembly
A wireless detonator assembly which includes a detonator, a receiver, a printed circuit board with a stored key which is hardwired onto the board during manufacture of the detonator assembly and control logic which allows the detonator to be fired only if the control logic extracts from a signal, received by the receiver, a reference key which is identical to the stored key. |
| US11874093B2 |
Ballistic calculator hub
The disclosure relates to a device for providing a ballistic solution. In one embodiment, the disclosure relates to a device for storing one or more ballistic calculators for providing a ballistic solution. In one embodiment, the device communicates with one or more laser rangefinders. |
| US11874091B2 |
Composite telescopic sight, sight mount, and electroluminescent digitally adjustable reticle
A composite scope body having a composite mounting system integrally attached to the scope body. The mounting system may have a self-centering clamping mechanism. Further, a sighting system which may be used in the scope body may include at least one transparent display array for display of a digital reticle. The display array configured to selectively emit light from the array surface. The display may further be integrated with an optical component of the sight or integrated with an optical protection component. The sighting system may further include an adjustment system for adjusting the digital reticle or other information to be displayed on the display. |
| US11874087B1 |
Sling attachment device
A sling attachment device has a body having a strap facility adapted for attachment of a sling strap, a flexible elongated tether having a first end attached to the body, the tether having a free end opposite the first end, and the body defining a receptacle operable to receive the free end of the tether, such that the tether may be threaded through an aperture on a rifle and received by the receptacle to secure the strap to the rifle. The tether may have a selected first width along at least a portion of its length, and the free end may have a second width greater than the first width. A ball may be attached to the free end. The body may define a channel having a width larger than the first width and smaller than the second width. There may be an aperture adjacent to the channel. |
| US11874084B2 |
Linear crossbow
Systems and apparatuses of a crossbow including a stock defining a front end and a rear end, and a limb including: a fixed end affixed to the stock between the front end and the rear end, and a free end positioned between the front end and the rear end. The limb is configured to flex in a substantially vertical plane. |
| US11874083B2 |
Air gun
The present invention discloses an air gun. The air gun having a recoil gas unit and a bolt carrier unit. The recoil gas unit comprises a recoil guide tube configured to supply compressed air and a recoil assembly spring for movement of the recoil tube carrier. The bolt carrier unit is coupled to the recoil gas unit and comprises a piston disposed at a first end of the bolt carrier unit. The bolt carrier unit also comprises a valve chamber for performing a firing stroke of the air gun. The bolt carrier unit also comprises a piston chamber integrated at a second end of the bolt carrier unit. The piston chamber is configured to facilitate movement of the piston and to receive the compressed air, for performing a recoiling stroke of the air gun. The recoil gas unit facilitates the firing stroke and the recoiling stroke of the air gun. |
| US11874082B2 |
Revolver seal
A containment facility for a revolver has first and second opposed cups which embrace and seal against the opposed side faces of a revolver frame. The revolver cylinder resides within an aperture defined by the frame, and the cups enclose the exposed portions of the cylinder. The first cup defines a first internal space and has a first rim configured to conform with the first side face contour of the revolver frame, and encompasses the cylinder aperture with a first portion of the cylinder received in the first internal space. A second cup defines a second internal space and has a second rim similarly configured to conform with the second side face contour of the revolver frame, and encompasses the cylinder aperture with a second portion of the cylinder received in the second internal space. The containment facility includes flexible gaskets between the cup rims and the frame side faces. |
| US11874076B2 |
Heat exchanger core and heat exchanger
A heat exchanger core according to an embodiment includes: a first header space; a plurality of first layered header passages; a plurality of first communication port rows; and a plurality of first passages. The plurality of first layered header passages are stacked in a perpendicular direction to a reference plane so as to each extend along the reference plane. Each first layered header passage has an open end at a first edge adjacent to the first header space and communicates with the first header space through the open end. The plurality of first communication port rows are arranged in the perpendicular direction so as to correspond to the plurality of first layered header passages, respectively. Each first communication port row is formed by a plurality of first communication ports arranged along the reference plane. The plurality of first passages communicate with any of the first layered header passages through the plurality of first communication ports. |
| US11874075B2 |
Heat exchanger
A heat exchanger includes a main body provided with first flow paths through which a first fluid flows and second flow paths through which a second fluid flows. Each first flow path includes an integrated part, a buffer part, and a divided part arranged in this order from an inlet of the main body. The integrated part includes a first flow path space defined by a peripheral wall including a pair of mutually facing partition walls. The buffer part includes a deformed flow path space formed by deforming the first flow path space such that first displacement parts or each of multiple pairs of first displacement parts provided at intervals on the pair of partition walls approach each other. The divided part includes multiple divided flow path spaces formed by dividing the first flow path space by connecting the first displacement parts of each pair to each other. |
| US11874069B2 |
Flameless glycol heater
A fluid heating process which does not utilize an open flame, heat is created by a rotating prime mover(s) driving a hydraulic heat generator. Heat is also collected from the prime mover cooling system, and any exhaust heat generated by the prime mover. The heat energy is collected from all these sources, and transmitted through heat exchangers to generate a hot fluid, which can be used to heat other fluids and used for any application where heat is required. |
| US11874066B2 |
Micro-channel heat exchanger
An embodiment of the disclosure provides a micro-channel heat exchanger, which includes a flat tube, wherein a width of the flat tube is A, a thickness of the flat tube is T; a plurality of flat tubes are provided, the plurality of flat tubes are arranged in parallel along a first direction, a distance between straight sections of two adjacent flat tubes in the plurality of flat tubes 10 is B, and the first direction is parallel to a symmetry plane; and a length direction of a projection of each of the straight sections on the symmetry plane is a height direction, and a distance between a highest point of the outer bent surface and a lowest point of a top end of the inner bent surface along the height direction on the symmetry plane is H1, wherein H1≤[(A/B)+1]×T. |
| US11874064B2 |
Hood for Si-metal tapping
A hood for a taphole and a tapping spout in a submerged arc furnace in the production of silicon. The hood has at least two suction ducts which are placed asymmetrically on either side of the hood, and is useful in a process for the production of silicon in a submerged arc furnace, wherein liquid silicon and refining gas escape from a taphole of a crucible, wherein the liquid silicon flows on a tapping spout into a ladle, wherein the refining gas is sucked in a hood which has at least two suction ducts which are placed on either side of the hood. |
| US11874060B2 |
Continuous throughput lyophilizer-powder filler within a sterile boundary
A continuous feed lyophilizer drying chamber that has an overall internal volume, a primly drying stage portion having a primary drying stage internal volume, a secondary drying stage portion having an internal volume, a frozen formulation feed inlet that provides frozen formulation droplets into the internal volume of the primary drying stage of the drying chamber and a dried particle outlet proximate an end of the continuous feed lyophilizer drying chamber configured to provide dried formulation droplet particles. The primary drying stage typically makes up from about 65-75% of the overall internal volume of the drying chamber and the secondary drying stage makes up from 25 to 35% of the overall internal volume of the drying chamber. The drying chamber dries frozen formulation droplets received into the primary drying stage internal volume via the frozen formulation feed inlet. |
| US11874059B2 |
Grain drying system with air injection and extraction
A system for drying grain in a storage bin, having an air injector for injecting external air into the bin interior to displace moist warm air toward an air extractor and the air extractor for extracting moist warm air from the bin interior and directing it outside the bin. |
| US11874050B2 |
Ice maker and method for controlling ice maker
An ice maker of the present invention comprises: an upper tray defining an upper chamber that is a portion of an ice chamber, wherein an upper opening is provided in an upper side of the upper tray; a lower tray defining a lower chamber that is another portion of the ice chamber; a lower support supporting the lower tray and provided with a lower heater; and a control unit configured to operate the lower heater in an ice making process, wherein the control unit variably controls an output of the lower heater so that bubbles included in water in the ice chamber are gathered in a lowermost section in the ice making process. |
| US11874045B2 |
Ice maker and refrigerator
An ice maker includes an upper assembly having an upper tray that defines upper portions of a plurality of ice making chambers. The ice maker also includes a lower assembly that is located vertically below the upper assembly and configured rotate relative to the upper assembly. The lower assembly includes a lower tray that defines lower portions of the plurality of ice making chambers, and a lower support that is configured to receive the lower tray and restrict an outward expansion of the lower portions of the plurality of ice making chambers. The lower tray includes a lower tray body configured to hold a first volume of water, and a circumferential wall that extends upward from the lower tray body and is configured to hold a second volume of water above the first volume of water. |
| US11874039B2 |
Refrigeration cycle apparatus
A refrigeration cycle apparatus includes a refrigeration cycle circuit, a bypass flow path, a first valve provided in the refrigeration cycle circuit, a second valve provided at the bypass flow path, a first temperature sensor configured to detect a temperature of an indoor space, a second temperature sensor configured to detect a temperature of refrigerant on a liquid side of an indoor heat exchanger, and a notification part. The refrigeration cycle apparatus is able to operate in an operation state where the compressor operates, the indoor heat exchanger functions as an evaporator, and the first valve is open while the second valve is closed. In the operation state, the notification part issues notification of an abnormality of an electronic expansion valve or the first valve when a temperature detected by the second temperature sensor is higher than an evaporation temperature of refrigerant in the refrigeration cycle circuit. |
| US11874037B2 |
Additional-filling-amount management system
An additional-filling-amount management system includes a mass correlation data obtaining unit, an additional-filling-amount determination unit, and a storage unit. The mass correlation data obtaining unit obtains mass correlation data correlating with a mass of a refrigerant container from which refrigerant is supplied to a refrigeration cycle apparatus that is additionally filled with refrigerant. The additional-filling-amount determination unit determines an additional filling amount based on the mass correlation data, the additional filling amount being an amount of refrigerant, from the refrigerant container, with which the refrigeration cycle apparatus has been additionally filled. The storage unit stores apparatus information regarding the refrigeration cycle apparatus for which additional filling with refrigerant is completed and the additional filling amount that is the amount of refrigerant with which the refrigeration cycle apparatus identified with the apparatus information has been filled, in association with each other. |
| US11874032B2 |
Electrocaloric heat transfer system
A method of making an electrocaloric article is disclosed. The method includes mounting a supported electrocaloric film to a frame. The supported electrocaloric film includes an electrocaloric film and a first support film disposed on a first side of the electrocaloric film. An active area of the electrocaloric film is provided, which is not covered by the first support film on the first side of the electrocaloric film. Electrical connections are provided to electrodes disposed on opposing sides of the electrocaloric film in the active area. |
| US11874031B2 |
Oil control for climate-control system
A system may include a first compressor, a second compressor, a first heat exchanger and a second heat exchanger. The first compressor has a first inlet and a first outlet. The second compressor is a sumpless compressor and has a second inlet and a second outlet. The second compressor provides working fluid discharged from the second outlet to the first compressor. The first heat exchanger is disposed upstream of the second compressor and provides working fluid to the second compressor. The second heat exchanger is disposed upstream of the first compressor and provides working fluid to the first compressor. |
| US11874023B2 |
Humidifier
A humidifier includes a first housing, a second housing, a water atomization module, an essential oil delivery module, and an essential oil container. The first housing includes an outer wall including a recess. The second housing is fixedly embedded in an upper part of the recess. The water atomization module is disposed in the first housing. The water atomization module includes a first container, a water passage, and an ultrasonic atomizer. The water flows out of the first container, enters the water passage into the ultrasonic atomizer, and is atomized to produce mist. The essential oil delivery module is disposed in the second housing. The essential oil container is connected to the essential oil delivery module. The essential oil delivery module is configured to transfer essential oil from the essential oil container to the water passage so that the essential oil and the water are atomized together. |
| US11874022B1 |
Heat-activated multiphase fluid-operated pump for geothermal temperature control of structures
A heat-activated fluid pump heats and cools a building. For cooling, an evaporator, coupled to a solar heater or comprising multi-pane windows with solar radiation-absorbent areas thermally coupled to a fluid cavity, converts a working fluid into a vapor. A pressure control valve allows vaporized working fluid into a liquid-piston chamber whenever a target pressure in the evaporator is exceeded. The working fluid expands, displacing liquid from the liquid-piston chamber in a pump stage where it enters a condenser situated in a vertical hole or covered horizontal trench in the ground. Ground-temperature pumped fluid returning to the liquid-piston chamber in a suction stage passes along the way through coils in rooms of the building. Check valves allow replenishment of the evaporator with return working fluid and direct flow of pumped fluid into and out of the liquid-piston chamber. For heating, the evaporator is in the ground. |
| US11874021B2 |
Fabricated air conditioner wall and operation method thereof
The present disclosure discloses a fabricated air conditioner wall and an operation method thereof, and the fabricated air conditioner wall included a precast wall and a heat pump system embedded in the precast wall. The components of the fabricated air conditioner wall are mass-produced and assembled in factories. The fabricated air conditioner wall mainly includes an indoor heat exchanger, a throttle valve, a condensate water tank, a four-way valve, a wall-buried pipe, a compressor, and an outdoor heat exchanger. In a cooling mode, condensate water is collected in the condensate water tank to cool the refrigerant. In winter, when the precast wall is illuminated by sunlight, a temperature of an outer wall is often higher than a temperature of outdoor air, and this solar energy can be reasonably utilized by the wall-buried pipe, thereby improving the heating effect of the air conditioner itself. |
| US11874020B2 |
Motor drive apparatus, blower, compressor, and air conditioner
A motor drive apparatus includes a reactor, a converter connected to an alternating current power supply via the reactor, a smoothing capacitor connected between output terminals of the converter, and an inverter that converts a direct current voltage output from the smoothing capacitor into an alternating current voltage to be applied to a motor and outputs the alternating current voltage. The motor drive apparatus includes a plurality of operation modes for controlling conduction of switching elements of the converter and causing the converter to operate in different modes of operation, and changes operation of at least one of the switching elements of the converter and the inverter according to the operation mode when a bus voltage indicates an excessive value. |
| US11874019B2 |
Dehumidifying device for dew point temperature adjustment
There is provided a dehumidifying device for dew point temperature adjustment that adjusts a dew point temperature of air to a temperature of about −20° C. or lower, the device including an adjusting unit that adjusts a dew point temperature by adjusting at least one driving operation that is selected from a rotational frequency of a supply fan for supplying air into the dehumidifying device for dew point temperature adjustment, a rotating speed of a dehumidifying rotor, an opening degree of a blow-out air volume adjustment damper, a rotational frequency of an exhaust fan for exhausting air, and an opening degree of an exhaust air volume adjustment damper. |
| US11874016B2 |
Dehumidifier with extendable body
A dehumidifier includes a machine body having a dehumidification function and a water tank including a receiving cavity. The dehumidifier has a working state, in which the machine body is directly above the water tank and the receiving cavity receives water formed by dehumidification by the machine body. |
| US11874008B2 |
HVAC system discomfort index and display
A system and method for controlling a heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning (HVAC) system is provided. Aspects include receiving, from a sensor, operational data associated with the HVAC system, receiving, from the sensor, environmental data associated with the HVAC system, analyzing the operational data and the environmental data to determine a potential comfort issue with the HVAC system, receiving a discomfort index associated with the HVAC system, plotting an indicia on the discomfort index based on the operational data and the environmental data, and determining a root cause of the potential comfort issue based at least in part on a coordinate of the indicia on the discomfort index. |
| US11874004B2 |
Ventilation control device and ventilation system
A ventilation control device (2) includes a total exhaust air volume reader (16), an exhaust device specification reader (17), an exhaust air volume distributor (18), and an exhaust air volume instructor (19). The total exhaust air volume reader (16) reads the total exhaust air volume set to a building. The exhaust device specification reader (17) reads a maximum exhaust air volume of each of exhaust devices (3) as a specification of the exhaust device (3). The exhaust air volume distributor (18) sets the exhaust air volume of each exhaust device (3) by distributing the exhaust air volume read by the total exhaust air volume reader (16) according to the maximum exhaust air volume of the exhaust device (3) read by the exhaust device specification reader (17). The exhaust air volume instructor (19) instructs, to each exhaust device (3), the exhaust air volume set by the exhaust air volume distributor (18). |
| US11874003B2 |
Outdoor unit of air-conditioning apparatus
An outdoor unit of an air-conditioning apparatus includes: a housing; a heat exchanger provided in the housing; an electric component box provided in the housing; and a separator that partitions the inside of the housing into a first chamber and a second chamber. The separator is provided on a front surface of the heat exchanger. The first chamber and the second chamber are provided side by side in a lateral direction as viewed in a side-on view of the outdoor unit. The electric component box is provided on the front surface of the heat exchanger and above the separator. The outdoor unit includes a first positioning member and a second positioning member. The first positioning member is provided on the electric component box, and determines the position of the electric component box in a vertical direction and a front-rear direction relative to the heat exchanger. The second positioning member is provided on a bottom surface of the electric component box, and determines the position of the electric component box in the lateral direction relative to the separator. |
| US11874002B2 |
Integral air conditioner
An integral air conditioner is provided. An electric control box of the air conditioner is split into at least a first box body and a second box body. The first box body is arranged between a first fan shell and a middle partition plate. The second box body is arranged below the middle partition plate. A first fan has a first fan wheel and the first fan shell. Since the first fan wheel rotates around a shaft, the first fan shell generally has an arc-shaped edge. A gap is presented between a surface of the first fan shell and the middle partition plate. The electric control box is split into multiple box bodies and constructed to match the shape of the first fan shell. The first box body of the multiple box bodies is arranged in the gap between the first fan shell and the middle partition plate. |
| US11874000B2 |
Imaging unit and air treatment unit
An air treatment unit includes: an imaging device configured to capture an image of an imaging target in a casing of an air treatment device and acquire image data of the imaging target; and a control unit configured to cause the imaging device to capture an image under a condition indicating that there are no mists or fewer mists in the casing, based on a state of the air treatment device. |
| US11873999B2 |
Expansion tank service valve assembly
A plumbing system pressure protection valve assembly that utilizes a unitary body to connect a hot water tank to a cold water supply, a vacuum breaker, and an expansion tank. The assembly includes two ball valves coupled to the unitary body to isolate the hot water tank from the cold water feed and to isolate and permit draining of the expansion tank. The assembly also includes a rod and foot coupled to a tab on the unitary body to provide support for the expansion tank service valve assembly. |
| US11873994B2 |
Electrically heated catalytic combustor
The present disclosure is directed to a system comprising a recuperated gas turbine engine with a catalytic combustor, and methods of operating the same, the catalytic combustor comprising: (a) an upstream section comprising an electrical heater and (b) a downstream catalyst section, wherein the upstream section and the downstream catalyst section are disposed adjacent to and in fluid communication with one another. |
| US11873993B1 |
Combustor for gas turbine engine with central fuel injection ports
A combustor includes a liner defining a combustion chamber. An air and fuel mixing body is received within the liner and upstream of the combustion chamber. The mixing body has a center axis and includes a bluff-body. A plurality of fuel injection ports on the bluff-body communicate with a central fuel supply such that fuel passes from the fuel supply passage and into a mixing chamber with a component in an axially downstream direction and a radially outward direction relative to said central axis. A plurality of inner air swirlers provide air into the mixing chamber with a component in an axially downstream direction, a radially outward direction, and with a circumferential component due to swirler structure. The fuel injection ports are downstream of an outlet of the inner air swirlers. |
| US11873992B2 |
Combustor liner
A combustor liner used for a gas turbine combustor and forming a combustion chamber includes: an outer side wall made of metal; a panel attached to an inner side of the outer side wall and made of a ceramic matrix composite material, the panel including a panel body facing the combustion chamber, and a connection piece rising from an exterior surface of the panel body at a side portion of the panel body and protruding in a lateral direction; and a connection unit configured to connect the panel to the outer side wall, the connection unit including an elastic member configured to bias at least one of the outer side wall and the connection piece, and a fixation member made of metal and configured to fix at least one of the connection piece and the elastic member to the outer side wall. |
| US11873991B2 |
Offshore carbon capture and injection method and system
A system for offshore electricity generation and direct carbon dioxide sequestration includes an offshore marine platform on which is mounted a plurality of internal combustion engines. The marine platform is deployed above an offshore, subsea storage reservoir. The internal combustion engines drive electric generators to produce electricity. Flue gas from the internal combustion engines is directed to a carbon dioxide capture system adjacent the internal combustion engines and in fluid communication with the flue gas exhausts of the internal combustion engines. The carbon dioxide capture system captures gaseous carbon dioxide from the flue gas, and then injects the captured carbon dioxide directly into the offshore, subsea storage reservoir. Compressors in fluid communication with the carbon dioxide capture system may be utilized to increase the pressure of the captured gaseous carbon dioxide to a desired injection pressure. Electricity produced by the electric generators is conveyed to a land-based power grid. |
| US11873986B2 |
Fan lamp with directional light and floodlight and retractable blade assembly
The present disclosure discloses a fan lamp, relates to the technical field of lighting lamp. The fan lamp includes a ceiling suction assembly, a hanger rod, a blade assembly, a light source assembly, and a driver, the ceiling suction assembly is connected with the blade assembly through the hanger rod, the light source assembly is connected with the blade assembly, and the light source assembly is located on a side of the blade assembly facing away from the ceiling suction assembly, the driver is mounted in the ceiling suction assembly or the light source assembly, and the driver is electrically connected with at least one of the blade assembly and the light source assembly, the light source assembly includes a chassis and a directional lighting module, and the directional lighting module is mounted on the chassis. |
| US11873982B2 |
Vapor chamber element
The invention provides a vapor chamber element (1000), wherein the vapor chamber element (1000) comprises a first plate (110) and a second plate (120) with a chamber (100) in between, wherein the chamber (100) has a first height (H1), wherein the vapor chamber element (1000) further comprises bridging elements (150) bridging at least part of the first height (H1), wherein the vapor chamber element (1000) comprises a plurality of sections (130) configured along a first axis (A), wherein the plurality of sections (130) comprises (i) a bending section (131) having a first volume fraction V1 of bridging elements (150), and (ii) a basic section (133) having a second volume fraction V2 of bridging elements (150), wherein 2≤V1/V2. |
| US11873979B1 |
Lighting apparatus
A lighting apparatus includes a base plate, a driver module, a light source, a mechanical switch, a main housing, and a manual switch. The driver module is disposed on a top surface of the base plate. The light source is also disposed on the top surface of the base plate. The mechanical switch is disposed on the base plate. The mechanical switch has multiple states to be selected. The driver reads a selected state to control the light source. The main housing encloses the base plate. The manual switch is disposed on the main housing. An operating part of the manual switch is exposed outside the main housing to be operated by a user. When a user moves the operating part of the manual switch, the connecting part of the manual switch carries the mechanical switch to change the selected state. |
| US11873978B2 |
Lighting fixtures
The application discloses a lighting fixture. The lighting fixture includes a base assembly; and a bracket assembly connected with the base assembly. The bracket assembly is configured to carry a first lamp body. The bracket assembly includes a first lamp pole movably connected with the base assembly, so that the first lamp pole is capable of moving close to or moving away from the base assembly. |
| US11873975B2 |
Backlight module and display device
A backlight module comprises a back frame with at least one perforation, a light board arranged on the back frame, a plurality of light-emitting elements arranged on the light board at intervals, a fixing frame combined with the back frame, and a plurality of optical films stacked on the fixing frame. The light board has at least one through portion, and the position of the through portion corresponds to the at least one perforation of the back frame. A part of the fixing frame is positioned in the at least one perforation of the back frame through the at least one through portion of the light board. The effect of a narrow frame can be effectively achieved by arranging the joint part of the fixing frame and the back frame on the inner side of the back frame and forming the through portion on the edge of the light board to be engaged with the joint part of the fixing frame and the back frame. The present invention also provides a display device comprising the backlight module. |
| US11873966B2 |
LED lamp
An LED lamp, in particular a table lamp, comprises a lighting head extending about a central axis; the head comprises: a body shaped as a ring about the axis and provided with a substantially annular seat; a plurality of LEDs arranged spaced apart from one another along the seat and about the axis and supported by a printed circuit board positioned in the seat and having a face, on which the LEDs are positioned, perpendicular to the axis; and a lens positioned in front of the LEDs to close the seat; the lens consists of a monolithic piece extending about the axis and has a concave annular inlet surface, facing the LEDs, and a convex annular outlet surface, substantially aligned parallel to the axis and extending about the axis and shaped so as to generate a rotosimmetric light emission about the axis. |
| US11873960B2 |
Vehicular lamp
A vehicular lamp includes: a main light source that emits light for forming a predetermined irradiation pattern; an optical member that allows the light emitted from the main light source to travel toward a front side in an irradiation direction to form the irradiation pattern; a heat dissipation member that releases heat from the main light source to outside; and a light guide member that guides light from an auxiliary light source provided as a separate body from the main light source. In the heat dissipation member, the heat dissipation member is provided with an opening part that opens a mounting surface provided with the main light source, and the light guide member guides light from the auxiliary light source toward the mounting surface through the opening part. |
| US11873954B2 |
Lighting board and luminaire using the lighting board
A lighting board (10), comprising: a printed circuit board (12); a set of solid state lighting elements mounted on the printed circuit board, each having a light emitting surface; a set of electrical components (16) mounted on the printed circuit board; and a reflective covering over the printed circuit board, wherein the reflective covering is provided over the set of electrical components and over the set of lighting elements, and comprises openings at least for the light emitting surfaces of the lighting elements. |
| US11873951B1 |
Full-spectrum illumination method for plant and device thereof
A full-spectrum illumination method for plant and a full-spectrum illumination control device for plant are provided. The full-spectrum illumination method for plant includes following steps: illuminating plants through a combination of spectrum during a full life cycle of the plants. The combination of spectrum is a special spectrum combination formed through a plurality of LEDs. Improvement of photosynthesis effect in current plant illumination technology effectively improves effective components and unit time output of the plant, which is suitable for large-scale production and processing extraction of current plant factories. |
| US11873950B2 |
Light source and light fitting
The present disclosure relates to a light source (1) comprising a housing (3), a light source connector (5) at a first end (7) of the housing (3), for connecting the light source to a light fitting, and a light emitting diode, LED, circuit (9), configured to emit light through a second end (11) of the housing (3). The housing may be substantially symmetric about a symmetry axis (13) extending from the first to the second end of the housing (7), (11). The housing (3) has, at the first end (7), a first end portion (15), comprising a thread (19), made in an insulating material, and being configured to be connected to a light fitting. A light fitting comprising such a light source is also considered. |
| US11873946B2 |
System and method for reducing friction, torque and drag in artificial lift systems used in oil and gas production wells
A method of lubricating a fluid production pump may include mixing a polarized lubricant with water to produce a diluted lubricant. The method may additionally include creating a flowpath within the fluid production pump. An initial volume of the diluted lubricant may be circulated within the flowpath to allow the diluted lubricant to react with components of the fluid production pump and form a protective barrier on the components of the fluid production pump. The method may further comprise repeatedly introducing a periodic volume of diluted lubricant into the fluid production pump according to a predefined lubrication schedule. |
| US11873945B2 |
Delivering and metering grease to process valves
System, apparatus, and method for delivering grease to process valve(s). The system generally includes a grease cylinder to which grease is delivered, a piston, an actuator, and a first process valve. The piston extends at least partially within the grease cylinder. The actuator strokes the piston within the grease cylinder to meter a first amount of the delivered grease to the first process valve. The actuator comprises a power cylinder within which the piston extends. The piston comprises a head portion slidably disposed in the power cylinder and dividing the power cylinder into first and second chambers. The head portion has a first cross-sectional area. The piston includes another portion contacting the grease in the grease cylinder and having a second cross-sectional area smaller than the first cross-sectional area. The actuator may also meter a second amount of the delivered grease to a second process valve. |
| US11873944B2 |
Tubular element for gas pressure vessel, gas pressure vessel and method of manufacturing a tubular element
This invention concerns a tubular element for a gas pressure vessel of an airbag module, in particular of a vehicle, wherein the tubular element (1) consists of high-strength steel, has a first and a second end (17, 18) and from the first end (17) to the second end (18) the tubular element (1) has an undeformed section (11), a transition section (12) and a tapering section (13) and on the tapering section (13) at least one radially outwardly extending collar (14) is formed, characterized in that the collar (14) is separated from the transition section (12) by a first length section (130) having an outer diameter (A1) smaller than the outer diameter (A2) of the collar (14) and the wall thickness of the collar (14) is greater than the wall thickness of the first length section (130). Furthermore, the invention concerns a gas pressure vessel and a process for manufacturing a tubular element according to the invention (1). |
| US11873943B2 |
Mineral wool product
A mineral wool product comprises mineral fibers bound by a binder resulting from the curing of a binder composition comprising a phenol-formaldehyde-based resin, and/or a carbohydrate containing component; a hydrophobic agent comprising (i) at least one silicone compound, such as silicone resin; (ii) at least one hardener, such as silane; (iii) optionally, at least one emulsifier; as insulation of a metallic structure, said structure having an operating temperature between 0-650° C. |
| US11873939B2 |
Pipe liner end termination
An end termination assembly for a pipe liner includes a liner fitting and a clamping collar. The liner fitting has a nipple. The clamping collar can be disposed on the nipple to clamp the liner between the two components. A clamping surface of one or both of the nipple and clamping collar can be tapered to accommodate a range of liner wall thicknesses. The clamping collar can connect to the nipple without rotating. For example, a draw mechanism can draw the clamping collar along pipe liner to clamp the liner between collar and the nipple. The clamping collar and the nipple define an annular space in which a pipe liner can be clamped, and the radial thickness of the annular space is different at different positions of the collar. |
| US11873934B2 |
Quick coupling and connection assembly comprising such a quick coupling
A quick coupling (2) includes a male element and a female element, each with a male or female tubular body, a distal mouth and a movable shutter or a plunger and a spool. A first seal is partially housed in the male tubular body and rests radially on a cylindrical surface of the movable shutter in an advanced position. A second seal rests radially on a cylindrical wall of the plunger. The first seal includes a front surface which is further advanced than a first edge plane along a longitudinal axis of the male tubular body. The second seal includes a front surface which is further advanced than a second edge plane along a longitudinal axis of the female tubular body. The first and second front surfaces contact each other when the male and female elements are fitted together. |
| US11873932B2 |
Pipe joint
A pipe joint for joining pipe sections via a receiving recess at one end of the first pipe section including a first groove formed in an internal wall of the receiving recess and accessible via a transverse insertion passage, a plurality of axially spaced-apart second grooves formed in an external wall of a connection end of the second pipe section, and an elongate flexible anchoring strip including a plurality of axially spaced-apart anchoring portions placeable in respective ones of the second grooves, wherein, once the first and plurality of second grooves have been brought into alignment upon insertion of the connection end of the second pipe section into the receiving recess, the anchoring strip is inserted from outside the first pipe section into the first groove and plurality of second grooves so as to be seated therein, thereby uniting and axially locking together the first and second pipe sections. |
| US11873927B2 |
Pipe support assembly and method of supporting a pipe using such pipe support assembly
A pipe support assembly comprising: a body having a clamp device adapted to clamp the pipe within an aperture in the body, having first and second clamp arms and a fastening mechanism; a spacer adapted to be received within the aperture in the body having an inner face adapted to engage the pipe and an outer face adapted to engage at least one of the first and second clamp arms, to space at least one of the first and second clamp arms from the pipe. The spacer comprises at least two segments and the aperture is non-circular. Each spacer segment has a first circumferential end and a second circumferential end, and in at least two spacer segments in the spacer, the first circumferential end has a larger radial dimension than the second circumferential end. At least two spacer segments have a tapered arcuate profile between the first and second circumferential ends. |
| US11873923B2 |
Pipe fitting having anti-loosening structure
A pipe-fitting includes a plurality of pipe receiving portions, a hollow joint for connecting the plurality of pipe receiving portions to each other, a sealing member received in a sealing member-receiving groove, and a plurality of hollow fixing-caps, wherein each fixing-cap is screwed to a distal end of each pipe receiving portion to press the sealing member to be brought into close contact with each pipe. A fixing-cap stopper is formed on an outer circumferential face of each pipe receiving portion. The fixing-cap stopper includes a fixing-cap fixing portion including a plurality of fixing protrusions protruding toward a proximal end of the fixing-cap. A plurality of fixing-protrusion-receiving grooves is defined in the proximal end of each fixing-cap for receiving the fixing-protrusions therein respectively. |
| US11873919B1 |
Actuation ball valve
An actuation ball valve has an elongated knob which replaces prior art quarter turn valves. The knob comprises a thread that runs along a cylindrical portion of the knob, wherein the nut has a corresponding cut-out for the thread. This helps the knob move/slide in and out of the nut. The knob and nut are designed so that a specific distance can be covered in a quarter turn, as the valve moves from its horizontal (OFF) position to its vertical (ON) position. The knob and nut can be modified to travel various distances at different degrees of turn to actuate the system being controlled. The knob has a cut-out at the bottom which is used to insert one or more washers and a self-threading screw to stop the rotation of the knob with respect to the nut at it moves out in the OFF position. |
| US11873918B1 |
Interval control valve actuator, valve and system
An interval control valve actuator includes an electrohydraulic pressure generator and an actuation pressure line extending between the generator and a valve. A hydraulic junction disposed in the actuation pressure line is selectively hydraulically joins the actuation pressure line to a backup pressure line. An interval control valve including a housing, a valve disposed in the housing, an electrohydraulic actuator hydraulically connected to the valve by an actuation pressure line. A hydraulic junction disposed between the electrohydraulic actuator and the valve and a backup pressure line hydraulically connected to the hydraulic junction, the backup pressure line being selectively hydraulically connectable to the actuation pressure line. |
| US11873915B1 |
Poppet valve with pivotable seal
A poppet valve apparatus has a valve body with an aperture rimmed by a first sealing surface, and a valve stem with an axially oriented cup at its tip with a spring disposed within the cup. The valve plate includes a sealing surface at its perimeter and also has a central pocket which receives a spheroid. The valve stem passes through a collar which is affixed to the valve plate to trap the spheroid beneath the spring so that the plate is pivotably coupled to the valve stem and also tolerates radial and lateral excursion to allow the valve plate to self-align and seal within the valve seat. |
| US11873914B2 |
Buffer valve
A buffer valve is installed on a pneumatic diaphragm valve. An inner flow channel of the buffer valve includes an inner micro gas hole, an inner chamber, an outer gas hole, and a floating ball. The buffer valve has functions with a high-filling action, a shielding action, a releasing action, a shielding time Δt, and an adjusting mechanism. When inflatable, the floating ball will not block the inner micro hole to be quickly filled with high-pressure gas. when gas discharge, the floating ball will move to the outer gas hole with the gas flow and produce the shielding action to reduce the discharge rate to reduce the vibration and slow down the approach speed of the diaphragm to reduce the impact against the valve seat. When the pressure of the gas decreases, the floating ball is separated from the outer gas hole by the releasing action to accelerate the discharge. |
| US11873913B2 |
Umbrella check valve assembly having retention plate
A check valve assembly includes a first port fitting and a second port fitting with a base secured therebetween. The base has an annular sleeve encircling a seat, the seat having a central mounting hole and one or more flow channels passing therethrough. An umbrella valve includes a flexible sealing disk having an outer surface and an opposing inner surface, a mounting stem extending from the inner surface and projecting into the mounting hole of the base, the sealing disk being movable between a first position wherein at least a portion of the sealing disk sits on the seat so as to cover the one or more flow channels and a second position wherein the sealing disk is resiliently flexed so as to at least partially uncover the one or more flow channels. A retention plate is disposed between first port fitting and the seat of the base so that the retention plate sits against the outer surface of the sealing disk. |
| US11873908B2 |
Butterfly valve
A butterfly valve includes a body, a gear assembly, a shaft, a Scotch yoke actuator on the shaft, and a gear box cover. The body has a fluid conduit and a gear platform supported on and over the fluid conduit. The shaft passes through the gear platform. The gear assembly is supported on the gear platform and includes a valve stem with a first threaded portion and includes a pin nut with a second threaded portion engaging the first threaded portion. The Scotch yoke actuator engages the pin nut. The gear box cover defines an internal cavity sized to house the gear assembly. |
| US11873903B2 |
Self-correcting hydrodynamic seal
A segment of a seal assembly for forming a hydrodynamic seal against a rotating member can include a main body extending between first and second sides and defining a radial internal surface for forming a hydrodynamic seal with the rotating member. The main body can include a main surface extending between the main body first and second sides, a fluid inlet portion recessed from the main surface, and a hydrodynamic pad region located adjacent the fluid inlet portion and extending in a circumferential direction. The hydrodynamic pad region can include a first section and a second section separated by a land portion, wherein the first and second sections are recessed from the main surface. |
| US11873900B2 |
Gasket
Provided is a gasket, and more particularly, to a gasket including a C-ring end formed at at least one side of a kammprofile. According to the present invention, a higher bolting force and restoring force may be secured than those of other gaskets having the same size as the gasket. Furthermore, a core spring may be easily fixed and attached to the gasket through the C-ring end formed at the kammprofile without an external jacket. Accordingly, production costs may be decreased by simplifying the structure of the gasket as described above. |
| US11873898B2 |
Keyless coupling arrangement for a generator and associated methods
Described is a generator for an engine-driven power system. The generator having a generator shaft, a sleeve coupler, a first pulley, and a second pulley. The generator shaft, which is shaped at an end to define a first tapered surface, rotates a rotor relative to a stator. The sleeve coupler is shaped to define a bore with a second tapered surface. The bore receives the end of the generator shaft. The first pulley has a center hole to receive the sleeve coupler. The second pulley shares an axis of rotation with the first pulley and transfers a rotational force to the generator shaft and to the sleeve coupler. |
| US11873897B2 |
Drive apparatus
A drive apparatus includes a motor that has a motor shaft extending in an axial direction, a transmission mechanism that is connected on one side in the axial direction of the motor shaft, a lock mechanism that restricts driving of the transmission mechanism, a housing that houses the motor, the transmission mechanism, and the lock mechanism, an oil that is stored in the housing, and an oil passage that circulates the oil. The housing includes a motor room that houses the motor, a gear room that houses the transmission mechanism and the lock mechanism, and a partition that is provided between the motor room and the gear room. The oil passage includes a pump that pumps the oil in the oil passage, a first feed flow passage that feeds the oil to the motor, and a second feed flow passage that feeds the oil to the lock mechanism. |
| US11873896B2 |
Shift actuator for power transfer unit
A shift actuator includes a motor that drives a drum assembly having a disconnect track and a range track. Operation of the motor rotates the drum assembly about a rotational axis. A fork rod is positioned parallel with the rotational axis. A disconnect fork is slidably coupled with the disconnect track and the fork rod. A range fork is slidably coupled with the range track and the fork rod. The disconnect track and the range track define a plurality of actuating positions of the disconnect fork and the range fork. The plurality of actuating positions are defined by corresponding flat portions of the disconnect track and the range track that maintain a position of the disconnect fork and the range fork, respectively, relative to the fork rod. |
| US11873893B2 |
Shift control device
A shift control device to be applied to a vehicle provided with an automatic transmission includes a detector and a shift mode control processor. The detector detects that the vehicle has passed through a tollgate through which the vehicle is able to pass without stopping. The shift mode control processor switches a shift mode of the vehicle from a first shift mode to a second shift mode the shift mode of the vehicle upon passing through the tollgate is the first shift mode and a predetermined condition regarding one or both of a speed of the vehicle and an accelerator opening degree of the vehicle is satisfied after the vehicle passes through the tollgate. In the first shift mode, a shift operation is performable by a driver, and in the second shift mode, a shift operation is performable by the automatic transmission. |
| US11873891B2 |
Planetary gearbox, assembly method thereof, associated robot joint and robot
Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a planetary gearbox. The planetary gearbox includes a housing extending along a first axis; a first coupling member arranged on an inner circumference of the housing; an input component operable to rotate about the first axis; at least one intermediate component, each intermediate component comprising a second coupling member and adapted to be driven by the input component to rotate about a second axis offset from the first axis with the second coupling member engaging with the first coupling member; and an output component coupled to the at least one intermediate component and operable to rotate about the first axis with rotation of the at least one intermediate component, wherein at least one of the first coupling member and the second coupling member comprises a synchronous belt. |
| US11873888B1 |
Differential carrier and ring gear assembly
A differential carrier and ring gear assembly for a vehicle is provided. The assembly comprises a differential carrier, a ring gear, and a weld nugget. The differential carrier comprises an outer surface including a first contact face having a weld end extending to a root end. The first contact face has a first slot formed on a first radial portion thereof. The ring gear is disposed about the differential carrier and comprises an inner side having an inner surface. The inner side has a stop flange abutting the root end. The inner surface comprises a second contact face disposed on the first contact face such that the root end is in abutment with the second end. The first and second hollow channels define a pocket therebetween and the first slot defines a first vent hole for venting. The weld nugget is disposed between the first and second contact faces. |
| US11873887B2 |
Power transmission device
In a power transmission device in which a hub portion of a ring gear is fixed by a weld portion to a flange portion on an outer periphery of a transmission member, a positioning outer peripheral part of an outer periphery of the flange portion has a radial direction positioning face that positions the hub portion in a radial direction with respect to the flange portion, and an axial direction positioning face that positions in an axial direction, a first annular recess part is provided in the positioning outer peripheral part, the first annular recess part alleviating stress caused by a pushing load via which the positioning projecting part pushes the radial direction positioning face due to the hub portion receiving a tensile force inward in the radial direction accompanying thermal shrinkage of the weld portion between a first outer peripheral part and the hub portion. |
| US11873884B2 |
Torque transmission device for a motor vehicle
A torque transmission device for a vehicle including at least one motor, the torque transmission device including a first clutch, a second clutch and a transmission member. A first transmission mechanism is provided between the first clutch and the transmission member, and a second transmission mechanism is provided between the second clutch and the transmission member. A connection element arranged to permit or interrupt the mutual rotational drive between the first output element of the first clutch and the transmission member, by means of the first transmission mechanism. |
| US11873882B2 |
Transmission structure of coreless tubular motor
A transmission structure of a coreless tubular motor includes a motor main body, a motor connecting seat, a primary gear ring, a primary planetary gear assembly, a brake outer sleeve, a secondary planetary gear assembly and a tertiary planetary gear assembly; the motor main body is a coreless motor; a brake driving member and a brake driven member which are coaxially provided are provided in and pass through the brake outer sleeve; the brake driving member is connected to an output end of the primary planetary gear assembly, the brake driven member is connected to an input end of the secondary planetary gear assembly, the brake driving member is in transmission connection with the brake driven member, and a braking assembly connected to the brake driving member and the brake driven member is provided on the inner side of the brake outer sleeve in the circumferential direction. |
| US11873879B2 |
Flexible flywheel
A flexible flywheel includes: a shaft fastening portion fixed to an end portion of an engine crankshaft; an annular inertia ring provided around the shaft fastening portion; a plurality of elastic spoke portions which extend in the radial direction between the shaft fastening portion and the inertia ring and connect the shaft fastening part and the inertia ring to each other, and that absorb vibration acting on the crankshaft by undergoing deflection; and weight portions provided between adjacent ones of the elastic spoke portions. The fastening portion, inertial ring, elastic spoke portions, and weight portions are formed integrally by casting or forging. |
| US11873878B2 |
Noise vibration harshness reduction assembly and methods, an axial ring configured to attenuate sound inducing vibrations
A noise vibration harshness reduction assembly includes a housing, a component, and an axial ring. The component is supported via the housing and movable relative to the housing. The axial ring is disposed axially along the component. The axial ring is configured to attenuate axial sound inducing vibrations in response to operation of the component. |
| US11873876B2 |
Dynamic balance type vertical vibration isolator
A dynamic balance type vertical vibration isolator includes slide blocks, balance springs, mass blocks, a fixed block, rotation shafts, stiffness-adjustable springs, etc. When an earthquake force is upward, the stiffness-adjustable springs are compressed, upward forces of the stiffness-adjustable springs are increased, meanwhile, the slide blocks and the mass blocks move away from the fixed block, the balance springs are stretched to generate pull forces, and the pull forces have vertically upward components, so as to reduce compression degrees of the stiffness-adjustable springs, and further to reduce the upward forces of the stiffness-adjustable springs. Similarly, when the earthquake force is downward, the stiffness-adjustable springs are stretched, downward forces of the stiffness-adjustable springs are increased, meanwhile, the slide blocks and the mass blocks move close to the fixed block, the balance springs are compressed to generate compression forces, and the compression forces have vertical downward components. |
| US11873869B2 |
Angular position holding apparatus with overload prevention system
A small and compact rotation transmitter includes a torque limiter and an angular position holding apparatus. An outer race member is installed in a housing, and a coil spring is mounted on the outer peripheral surface thereof. Inside the outer race member, an internal space is formed, and an inner race member is installed concentrically with the outer race member. In the annular space between the outer and inner race members, a thin-plate elastic piece is pressed against the outer and inner race members, and either the outer or inner race member is connected to an input-side device while the other is connected to an output-side device. Even without rotation torque, the position of the output-side device is held by the coil spring. When the rotation torque from the input-side device becomes excessive, slippage occurs on the thin-plate elastic piece, whereby the outer and inner race members are disconnected. |
| US11873867B1 |
Modular actuation system for an electric vehicle transmission
An electric vehicle transmission includes a housing, a first gear, a second gear, and a first clutch pack supported in the housing. A first actuator is arranged in the housing. The first actuator is coupled with a first actuator member. A second actuator is arranged in the housing. The second actuator is coupled with a second actuator member. A modular actuation system is mounted to the housing. The modular actuation system includes a first energizer member and a second energizer member. The first energizer member is operatively connected to the first actuator and is operable to engage the first gear and the second energizer member is operatively connected to the second actuator and is operable to engage the second gear. |
| US11873862B2 |
Planar high-density ball bearing, manufacturing method thereof and nutation reducer
A planar high-density ball bearing comprises a cage and balls; the cage is provided with multiple groups of ball holes for arranging the balls; the ball holes in each group are distributed in the circumferential direction of the cage in an ellipse; the centers of the ellipses in each of which a group of ball holes is distributed coincide with each other, the major axes of the ellipses lie in a common line. The ball holes in adjacent groups are arranged to be staggered in relative to each other in the circumferential direction of the cage, and the balls in the same group of the ball holes are distributed in an ellipse. A method for manufacturing the planar high-density ball bearing, nutation reducer are provided. |
| US11873857B2 |
Method for joining two workpieces
A method for joining two workpieces, which each have a joining surface for joining the workpieces, applies a viscous adhesive to a first joining surface in the form of a continuous material strand along an application path extending in an application direction. The joining surfaces are arranged facing each other in order to delimit an intermediate gap, in which the material strand is arranged. The workpieces are joined to each other in the region of the material strand by at least one further joining device. The first joining surface includes an alternately arranged hybrid adhering regions and adhering regions. A further joining device is arranged in each hybrid adhering region. The adhesive amount applied in each length unit measured in the application direction in the hybrid adhering regions is less than the adhesive amount applied in each length unit measured in the application direction in the adhering regions. |
| US11873853B2 |
Locking snap-in fasteners
A fastener assembly for releasable interconnecting two objects includes a retainer having a top end for attaching the retainer to a first object and an end wall at the bottom end having an aperture. A post affixed to a second object at its bottom end is captured within a central cavity of the retainer by resilient snap fit wherein either the post or the retainer is radially deflectable. A locking element slidably connected to the retainer is axially moveable between locked and unlocked positions operative to restrict the relative radial movement of the post and the retainer to prevent the removal of the post. The locking element maybe a pin moved by a magnet and extendable into a bore of the post by a spring. Alternatively, the locking element may be a sleeve closely fitted around the outside of the retainer. |
| US11873851B2 |
Edge clip
The present disclosure relates to an edge clip for attaching an item to an edge of an object. In an aspect, an edge clip includes a first part with a holding fixture for the item and a second part with two sidewalls and a gap between the two sidewalls. When the edge clip is plugged onto the edge, the edge is introduced into the gap in an insertion direction. The first part and the sidewalls are formed integrally with each other. The first part and at least a part of the sidewalls are formed of a hard component. At least two respective legs protrude into the gap and are formed integrally with each of the sidewalls. The legs of the different sidewalls are offset with respect to each other in the insertion direction and are formed at least in part of a soft component, relative to the hard component. |
| US11873849B2 |
Shaped body having a structured surface for reversible adhesion
A molded body with a structured surface for reversible adhesion to surfaces includes projections having an aspect ratio of up to 10. The structure can be easily detached from the surface by a lateral movement. |
| US11873846B2 |
Pressure regulating valve
A pressure regulating valve includes an inlet, an outlet, an internal cavity, a first regulating window, and a second regulating window. Pressurized fluid enters the valve through the inlet at a first pressure, the fluid flows through the first regulating window into and through the internal cavity, and then the fluid flows out through the outlet at a second pressure which is lower than the first pressure. The second regulating window of the valve adds a leakage network that prevents pressure spikes within the valve. Further, the second regulating window is only utilized when the fluid pressure within the valve reaches a pressure limit, aiding in maintaining the desired regulated pressure. |
| US11873843B2 |
Pump propeller guard
An improved guard for a pump propeller is described herein. The guard includes a hub that in use surrounds a drive shaft of a drive motor unit that drives the propeller. The vanes define a propeller receiving area in which the propeller is received allowing the propeller to rotate relative to the vanes, while portions of the vanes radially surround the propeller. The guard is fixed in position about the propeller to protect the propeller from debris and to prevent human contact with the rotating propeller. The guard is designed to shed weeds and other debris, and prevent weeds and other debris from becoming entangled on the guard and with the propeller. |
| US11873841B1 |
Integrated drive box and heat exchanger and systems
Drive casings, heat exchange systems and methods for cooling lubricant within the casings which house within a main cavity of the casing a drive shaft, bearings or gears of an engine-driven apparatus, the casing having an integrated base defining a heat exchanger cavity and separating the heat exchanger cavity from the main cavity, where the base receives cooling liquid within the heat exchanger cavity, a surface of the base within the main cavity defining a main cavity floor which is slanted with respect to a horizontal plane when in normal use. |
| US11873836B2 |
Blower assembly for gas-burning appliance
A blower assembly for a gas-burning appliance includes a blower and a motor coupled to the blower and configured to turn the blower to provide airflow through the gas-burning appliance. The blower assembly also includes a housing enclosing the blower and the motor. The housing includes a first portion and a second portion coupled to the first portion. The first portion and the second portion define a cavity therebetween to receive the motor and the blower. The blower assembly further includes an inlet sleeve coupled between the first portion and the second portion. The inlet sleeve is configured to couple to the gas-burning appliance and receive the airflow from the gas-burning appliance. The blower assembly also includes a seal extending at least partially around the inlet sleeve and at least partially between the inlet sleeve and at least one of the first portion and the second portion. |
| US11873835B2 |
Manufacturing method of axial air moving device with blades overlapped in axial projection
A manufacturing method of an axial air moving device. A model of the axial air moving device includes a hub and blades. The axial projection of blades is partially overlapped in the axial direction of the hub. The model of the axial air moving device is parted in the axis direction of the hub. The blades are divided into multiple parting models non-overlapped in the axial projection. A mold manufacture using axial demolding and an injection molding are performed and the parting models are connected. Therefore, the axial air moving device with overlapped blades and better fluid performance is achieved through the axial demolding method. |
| US11873833B2 |
Axial-flow fan, and outdoor unit for air-conditioning apparatus
An axial-flow fan includes a hub that is to be rotated and defines a rotation axis, and a vane provided on a circumference of the hub. The vane includes a leading edge, a trailing edge, an outer circumferential edge, and an inner circumferential edge. The vane is shaped such that a first line chart in a first diagram includes a downward convex portion that is convex further downward than a first virtual line chart, the first virtual line chart being a linear line connecting a point representing a size of an outlet angle formed at a point of the trailing edge that is at the inner circumferential edge and a point representing a size of the outlet angle formed at a point of the trailing edge that is at the outer circumferential edge. |
| US11873831B2 |
Double inlet backward curved blower
A method of assembling a fan wheel includes forming a first wheel portion including a first plurality of impeller blades and a first connector, forming a second wheel portion including a second plurality of impeller blades and a second connector, affixing an end of each of the first plurality of impeller blades to a first surface of a support ring such that the first connector is affixed to the second connector, and affixing an end of each of the second plurality of impeller blades to a second surface of a support ring. |
| US11873830B2 |
Dry gas seal including oil repellant surface
A dry gas seal includes a mating ring that can be coupled a the rotating shaft to rotate with the rotating shaft, a retainer ring that can be fixedly attached to the compressor and a carrier ring moveably coupled to the retainer ring. The carrier ring including a primary ring carrying face, a rear face and a sealing surface extending between the primary ring carrying face and the rear face. The sealing surface including an oleophobic coating disposed thereon. |
| US11873828B2 |
Ceiling fan including a communication module and a controller and method for controlling the same
A ceiling fan according to an embodiment of the present disclosure comprises: a shaft coupled onto a ceiling or a wall surface of an indoor space; a motor assembly connected to the shaft to provide rotational power; a plurality of blades coupled to the motor assembly to be rotated; and an electronic component unit coupled to the shaft and positioned in an inner space of the motor assembly, wherein the electronic component unit includes a communication module for interworking with an air conditioning product installed in the indoor space, and a control unit for controlling the air conditioning product and the for assembly. |
| US11873826B2 |
Cooling arrangement for electric machines
An electric machine for a work vehicle including a housing, a stator assembly positioned inside the housing, and a rotor assembly rotatably connected to the housing via a bearing. The rotor assembly is positioned to form an air gap between the stator assembly and the rotor assembly. A front air dam is positioned at a first end of the housing and adjacent to the air gap. The front air dam includes an external barrier, an internal barrier, an opening in the internal barrier, and a passageway in the internal barrier. A fan is attached to the rotor assembly and positioned within the housing. The fan generates a first air flow towards the air gap and a second air flow through the passageway. |
| US11873824B2 |
Blower
A blower, comprising: a blower body, having accommodated therein a fan and a drive unit, a rotation shaft of the fan defining a longitudinal axis, and the blower body defining an air inlet; a blow pipe, attached to the blower body and extending along the longitudinal axis, the blow pipe defining an air outlet; and a control unit, for controlling operation of the drive unit. The blower defines an airflow path extending from the air inlet to the air outlet, the control unit being at least partially located in the airflow path, such that when the blower is operating, at least a portion of an airflow entering the air inlet cools the control unit and is then discharged through the air outlet. |
| US11873823B1 |
Fan component of fan lamp and fan lamp assembly
A fan component and a fan lamp assembly, wherein the fan component includes a blade mounting disc and a plurality of fan blades, one side of the blade mounting disc away from the fan blades is provided with planetary gears synchronously rotating with corresponding fan blades and a solar gear capable of rotating relative to the blade mounting disc, a peripheral surface of the solar gear is provided with first spring mounting structures, the blade mounting disc is provided with a second spring mounting structures, a return tension spring is connected between each pair of the first spring mounting structures and the second spring mounting structures, and each return tension spring is arranged on a circumferential outside of the solar gear. |
| US11873822B2 |
Centrifugal compressor
A centrifugal compressor includes a rotary shaft having a plurality of impellers and a casing having an intermediate discharge port. The casing has a plurality of diaphragms, an external casing, a return flow path that guides a flow direction of a working fluid to an inner side in a radial direction, and an intermediate scroll that guides part of the working fluid discharged from the impeller in an intermediate stage to the intermediate discharge port. The intermediate scroll has a scroll flow path formed on a second side in the axial direction with respect to the return flow path, and an introduction portion connecting the return flow path and the scroll flow path, and an outer flow path forming surface of the scroll flow path is formed by a casing inner peripheral surface facing an inner side of the external casing in the radial direction. |
| US11873818B2 |
Ceiling fan
A ceiling fan may include a column; a hub case coupled to the column and rotatable with respect to the column; and a plurality of blades disposed at the hub case, and arranged radially around the column. Each blade may include a lower blade having a first side coupled to the hub case and a second side, opposite to the first side, directed radially outwardly; an upper blade spaced apart from the lower blade, and having a first side coupled to the hub case and a second side, opposite to the first side, directed radially outwardly; and an air gap disposed between the lower blade and the upper blade. The blade may be formed as a tandem blade, thereby generating a greater lift force than a blade having one positive pressure surface and one negative pressure surface, such that an air volume may increase at a same power output. |
| US11873816B2 |
Rotary vane device with longitudinally extending seals
A rotary device includes a shaft, a rotor coupled to the shaft, and a stator having a cam surface. Vanes reside within slots of the rotary device and engage with the cam surface. A first seal couples to the rotor and includes first grooves that extend in a direction substantially parallel to a rotational axis of the shaft. A second seal couples to the stator and includes second grooves extending in the direction substantially parallel to the rotational axis. A third seal couples to the rotor and includes third grooves extending in the direction substantially parallel to the rotational axis. A fourth seal couples to the stator and includes fourth grooves extending in the direction substantially parallel to the rotational axis. The first grooves and the second grooves, as well as the third grooves and the fourth grooves, from labyrinth seals for the chambers of the rotary device. |
| US11873814B2 |
Rotary slide assembly, and method for monitoring the wear of a slide in a rotary slide assembly
The invention relates to a rotary slide assembly and to a method for monitoring the wear of one or more slides in a rotary slide assembly, comprising a rotary slide rotor and one or more slide receiving areas for the slide(s) in the rotary slide rotor. The wear state of the one or more slides is detected during the operation or during a standstill of the rotary slide assembly. For this purpose, the slide(s) or one or more corresponding slide receiving areas in interaction with the one or more slides are used to generate or request an electric or electronic signal. |
| US11873809B2 |
Displacement pump mounting and retention
A fluid spraying system includes a displacement pump configured to mount to a drive housing. A reciprocating drive is connectable to a pump rod of the displacement pump and includes a connecting rod and a drive link that receives a head of the pump rod. A tightening ring that includes threading is configured to rotate about a cylinder of the pump and shift axially along the cylinder and engage with a bottom side of the drive housing to secure the displacement pump to the drive housing. |
| US11873805B2 |
Capacity control valve
A capacity control valve includes a valve housing formed with a discharge port, a suction port, and first and second control ports, a rod driven by a solenoid, a CS valve configured to control a fluid flow between the first control port and the suction port in accordance with a movement of the rod, and a DC valve configured to control a fluid flow between the second control port and the discharge port in accordance with a movement of the rod. |
| US11873802B2 |
Pump having multi-stage gas compression
A displacement pump has multiple gas compression stages and serial gas flow through the compression stages. The gas is initially compressed in a first compression stage by a first fluid displacement member. The gas from the first compression stage flows to a second compression stage. The gas in the second compression stage is compressed by a second fluid displacement member and output from the pump. |
| US11873798B2 |
Wind turbine blade having an ice formation prevention sytem and a lightning protection system and method for manufacturing the blade
A blade for a wind turbine including heating means connected to power cables, a lightning protection system including a down conductor, and surge protection devices is provided. The heating means include a first radiant element and a second radiant element arranged adjacent to each other around a leading edge of the blade, the first radiant element being connected to the power supply cables through respective electrical connectors at the respective connection points, and the down conductor is connected to each power supply cable at the connection points through the respective surge protection device, the second radiant element being connected to the first radiant element so that the second radiant element is electrically supplied only through the first radiant element. |
| US11873795B2 |
Wind turbine main rotor turning systems
A turner gear arrangement (60) for turning a rotor of a wind turbine via a drivetrain thereof; said turner gear arrangement (60) comprising a motor (68), a torque transmission assembly (90), and a mounting assembly (80); said torque transmission assembly (90) comprising one or more rotational elements and including a turner output drive (92) rotating about an axis (R), said turner output drive (92) being operably coupled to and driven by said motor (68) and configured to transmit rotational motion to a gearbox output shaft of a said drivetrain, said turner output drive (92) further including an output guide portion (94); said mounting assembly (80) being configured to mount said motor (68) and said transmission assembly (90) in a fixed relation with respect to a wind turbine drivetrain; and wherein said mounting assembly (80) further includes a radial support interface (86) which operably engages with said output guide portion (94), to constrain movement of said turner output drive (92) in a direction transverse to its rotational axis (R). Also a wind turbine drivetrain arrangement, comprising a drivetrain (20) including a rotor shaft (26) fixable to a wind turbine rotor hub (8), a gearbox (22) and a drivetrain housing, wherein the rotor shaft (26) is coupled to the gearbox (22) at a gearbox input coupling, and wherein the gearbox (22) includes an output drive shaft (38) defining a rotational axis (R); the drivetrain arrangement further comprising a turner gear (60). |
| US11873794B2 |
Generator-gearbox assembly for a wind turbine
A generator-gearbox assembly for a wind turbine includes a generator having a generator rotor, a gearbox including an output shaft, and a connection assembly. The connection assembly a hub abutment surface and a plurality of shaft bolt holes, a hub associated with the generator rotor with a first connecting portion (340) having a shaft abutment surface and at least one elongated slot extending through the first connecting portion. The number of elongated slots is less than or equal to the number of shaft bolt holes. A plurality of fasteners fixedly connect the hub to the hub abutment surface, each fastener extending through a respective elongated slot and a shaft bolt hole. |
| US11873793B2 |
Flange element, a flange connection comprising such flange elements and a tower structure
A flange element for a flange connection with a longitudinal centre axis A includes a flange part and an attachment part. The flange part has a front side with a front surface. The attachment part is adapted for secure attachment to a tubular element comprising a tower section of the tower structure for a wind turbine or a pipe element that is part of an offshare load bearing structure. The flange part is arranged radially on the inside of the flange element and is provided with a flange wedge. The flange wedge includes a flange wedge surface that is part of the front surface, and a flange heel including a flange heel surface that is part of the front surface. The flange wedge surface makes a wedge surface angle α1 and the flange heel surface makes a heel surface angle β with a plane P that is perpendicular to the longitudinal centre axis A of the flange element. |
| US11873792B2 |
Platform for a tower of a wind turbine and wind turbine
A platform for a tower of a wind turbine is provided, wherein the platform is adapted for a hanging arrangement inside the tower and includes at least one support for supporting the platform in a horizontal direction against a tower wall, wherein the support includes a foot section for contacting the tower wall, an abutment section attached to the platform, and a pretensioner, wherein the pretensioner preloads the foot section against the abutment section with a pretension force directed towards the tower wall, wherein the foot section is moveable at least sectionally towards the platform when a force directed towards the platform and acting on the foot section exceeds the pretension force. |
| US11873791B2 |
Material core for wind turbine blade and method for manufacturing the same
A material core (100) for wind turbine blade, comprising: a core body (101); a first groove (102) extending from a first side (104) of the core body (101), in a first direction (106), into a depth d1 in the core body (101); and a second groove (103) extending from a second side (105) of the core body (101) facing away from the first side (104), in a direction opposite to the first direction (106), into a depth d2 in the core body (101), wherein the second groove (103) is parallel to the first groove (102), and wherein: d2=t−d1+x, 1 mm≤x |
| US11873790B2 |
High-power-generating vortex windmill apparatus of integral rotor
A high-power generating vortex windmill apparatus of an integrated-type rotor is proposed. The high-power generating vortex windmill apparatus includes a central shaft fence coupled to an outside portion of a rotary shaft to be spaced apart from the rotary shaft, a plurality of boundary fences concentrically coupled to an outside portion of the central shaft fence and arranged to be spaced apart from each other, a circumferential wing of which one end is coupled to the rotary shaft, radially arranged, and coupled to the central shaft fence and the plurality of boundary fences by passing therethrough, a plurality of slipstream rings respectively inserted among the plurality of boundary fences and concentrically arranged, and a slipstream ring support simultaneously attached and fixed to the plurality of slipstream rings, installed such that opposite ends thereof respectively connect an inner boundary fence to an outer boundary fence. |
| US11873788B2 |
Optical sensitizer device and method for low-energy laser ignition of propellants
An igniter system and method for igniting a propellant by an optical energy source. The igniter system including an igniter composite and a propellant. The igniter composite including a reactive component and a fluoropolymer. The propellant is coupled to the igniter composite. The igniter composite has a composition including nano-aluminum at ideal stoichiometry in polyvinylidene fluoride. The igniter composite is configured to achieve a sustained ignition from a wavelength emitted from the optical energy source. The wavelength is between around 250 nanometers to around 1100 nanometers. |
| US11873787B2 |
Push to start remote start system
Full take over (FTO) of a vehicle permits a vehicle operator to remote start the vehicle, open one or more doors, enter the vehicle, and operate the vehicle without any engine shutdown. FTO may be achieved by a system for: detecting a remote start request, activating a key fob to allow for reading a security code, emulating an electrical brake pedal press, emulating an activation of the vehicle's start switch, and determining whether the vehicle is started. The vehicle driver may thereby unlock the vehicle, open the vehicle door, and drive the vehicle without the vehicle shutting down. |
| US11873785B1 |
Vehicle coolant circuits including jet manifolds
A cooling circuit includes vehicle components and a jet manifold. The vehicle components are configured to receive coolant and include a first vehicle component and a second vehicle component. The jet manifold includes a first input, a second input and a nozzle. The first input is configured to receive coolant from the first vehicle component. The second input is configured to receive coolant from the second vehicle component. The nozzle is configured to increase pressure of the coolant received at the first input to generate a jet stream and a low-pressure zone in a cavity of a body of the jet manifold, the low-pressure zone created by the jet stream drawing coolant from the second input. |
| US11873782B2 |
Thrust reverser actuation arrangement and deployable fairing systems and methods
A method for deploying a thrust reverser includes translating a carrier along a track, transferring a first load between the carrier and a first reverser door in response to the carrier translating along the track, rotating the first reverser door between a closed position and an open position in response to the carrier translating along the track, transferring a second load between the carrier and a deployable fairing in response to the carrier translating along the track, and rotating the deployable fairing between a stowed position and a deployed position in response to the carrier translating along the track. |
| US11873778B2 |
Spark ignition type engine
A spark ignition type engine adjusts a base lower limit value of a valve opening degree of an ISC valve to avoid excessive engine rotation that may occur when an increase correction by atmospheric pressure is performed. When a detected engine temperature becomes lower, the base lower limit value of the ISC valve opening degree is increased to the fully open side, and the base lower limit value is corrected to increase to the fully open side with an increase correction value on the basis of a detected atmospheric pressure in an engine middle-high temperature range where the engine temperature exceeds a predetermined value, and the increase correction value is increased to the fully open side as the detected atmospheric pressure becomes lower, and the increase correction is prohibited in an engine low temperature range where the engine temperature is equal to or lower than the predetermined value. |
| US11873777B2 |
Start-up method and apparatus for cam angle sensor error of mild hybrid system
A start-up method of a mild hybrid system determines whether start-up is attempted through an MHSG in accordance with a request for start-up from a driver, compares an engine rpm at the end of cranking with a reference rpm in start-up using the MHSG, determines whether an engine rpm immediately after start-up follows an idle target rpm when the engine rpm at the end of cranking exceeds the reference rpm, checks whether there is an error in a cam angle sensor when poor following in which the engine rpm immediately after start-up does not follow the idle target rpm is generated, forcibly changes an engine state into cranking when the cam angle sensor has an error, and executes an existing backup crank logic that decreases a target rpm of the MHSG and finds out a fuel injection time while performing test injection using a signal from an crank angle sensor. |
| US11873774B2 |
Method and system for reactivating a catalyst
Methods and systems are provided for maintaining efficiency of a catalyst that is positioned in an exhaust system downstream of an internal combustion engine. In one example, the catalyst may be heated via supplying fuel to a cylinder that does not combust the fuel. The fuel may be oxidized at the catalyst via excess oxygen in the exhaust system. |
| US11873773B2 |
Systems and methods for early camshaft position detection in an encoded crankshaft system
Systems and methods for early camshaft position detection in an encoded crankshaft system are provided. In one embodiment, a method includes determining a crankshaft angular position of a crank pulse wheel based on electronic signals received from vehicle sensors. The crank pulse wheel is associated with a cycle including a first crankshaft rotation and a second crankshaft rotation. The method also includes determining a crankshaft angular position from electronic signals received from vehicle sensors. The method yet further includes receiving a sensed camshaft value for a camshaft wheel having a camshaft rotation in the cycle. The method then includes determining if the cycle is in the first crankshaft rotation or the second crankshaft rotation of the crank pulse wheel based on the crankshaft angular position of the crank pulse wheel and the sensed camshaft value. |
| US11873768B1 |
Hydrogen fuel system for a gas turbine engine
A method of operating a fuel management unit for a fuel system. The method including: receiving data indicative of a state of an exhaust assembly using a sensor of the fuel system, the state of the exhaust assembly including a temperature of a working gas flow within the exhaust assembly; determining an amount of a hydrogen fuel in a liquid phase to provide to a hydrogen delivery assembly in response to receiving data indicative of the state of the exhaust assembly; and directing one or more components to provide the determined amount of the hydrogen fuel to the hydrogen delivery assembly. |
| US11873766B2 |
Differential geared amplification of auxiliary power unit
A disclosed drive assembly for an auxiliary power unit includes a first drive shaft driven by an auxiliary power unit, a second drive shaft driven by a first electric motor, a differential gear system including a ring gear driven by the second drive shaft, a and planet gears supported within a carrier attached to the ring gear. The first drive shaft and an output shaft are coupled to the planet gears and a generator is driven by the output shaft. The electric motor and the auxiliary power unit combine to drive the output shaft. |
| US11873764B2 |
Hazardous gas monitoring system
A hazardous gas monitoring system is provided. The hazardous gas monitoring system includes a panel including multiple sensing lines. Each sensing line is configured to receive and monitor an air sample. Each sensing line includes a water separator to remove condensed moisture, a coalescing filter disposed downstream of the water separator, and a flow and gas monitoring system disposed downstream of the coalescing filter. The hazardous gas monitoring system may be used to monitor the presence of hazardous gases within an enclosure, such as an enclosure for a turbomachine. |
| US11873759B2 |
Pressurization of exhaust gases from a turbine power plant
A method for pressurizing exhaust gases from a turbine power plant includes the steps of: applying a pressure to at least a proportion, in particular a proportion rich in carbon dioxide, of the exhaust gases from the power plant by way of a fluid operating machine of a pressurization device, and applying a torque to the fluid operating machine and/or driving the fluid operating machine by way of such a torque, which is present at an output shaft of a main turbine of the power plant. |
| US11873757B1 |
System for delivering oxygen to an internal combustion engine of a vehicle
Embodiments of the present disclosure may include a system for delivering oxygen to an internal combustion engine of a vehicle including an air filter for removing contaminants from an ambient air source. Embodiments may also include a main air supply pump driven by a first rotational power source to produce pressurized high temperature air. In some embodiments, the first rotational power source may be powered by an internal combustion. Embodiments may also include an engine of the vehicle. In some embodiments, the air filter may be in pneumatic communication with the main air supply pump generating the pressurized high temperature air. Embodiments may also include a heat exchanger for lowering a temperature of the pressurized high temperature air to produce pressurized cold temperature air. |
| US11873756B2 |
Controller and control method for internal combustion engine
A controller for an internal combustion engine is configured to execute: a pressure calculation process that calculates pressure of gas in a crank chamber based on a running state of the internal combustion engine; a first injection process that causes a water injection valve to inject a first injection amount of water when an intake valve is open; and a second injection process that causes the water injection valve to inject a second injection amount of water when the intake valve is closed. The controller is further configured to set a ratio of the first injection amount to a sum of the first injection amount and the second injection amount to a smaller value when the pressure is greater than or equal to a specified value than when the pressure is less than the specified value. |
| US11873754B2 |
Multiple cylinder engine
An internal combustion engine may include a first piston reciprocatingly disposed in a first cylinder, and a second piston reciprocatingly disposed in a second cylinder. A crankshaft may be coupled with the first piston and the second piston for rotational motion associated with reciprocating movement of at least one of the first piston and the second piston. A combustion chamber may be fluidly coupled with the first cylinder and the second cylinder. An intake valve may provide selective fluid communication between an intake system and the combustion chamber. The intake valve may be generally centrally disposed relative to the first cylinder and the second cylinder. An exhaust valve may provide selective fluid communication between an exhaust system and the combustion chamber. An ignition source may be at least partially disposed within the combustion chamber. |
| US11873749B2 |
Method and apparatus for controlling temperature in selective catalytic reduction systems
An apparatus for use with a combustion apparatus and an associated Selective Catalytic Reduction (‘SCR’) device, comprises a temperature sensing device configured to measure the temperature of an exhaust from the combustion apparatus; and an injection unit configured to inject hydrogen into a feed of oxidizer to the combustion apparatus. An amount of hydrogen is added to an oxidiser feed of the combustion apparatus sufficient to reach a temperature in the exhaust of at least about 270° C. |
| US11873748B2 |
Fluid chamber thermal management system and/or method
The fluid chamber system can include: a chamber housing, a capture medium, an internal support structure, and/or any other suitable components. The system can optionally include a thermal management system. However, the system can additionally or alternatively include any other suitable set of components. The system preferably functions to direct an input fluid (e.g., vehicle exhaust) through the capture medium and/or harvest one or more target species (e.g., carbon dioxide) from the input fluid (e.g., vehicle exhaust). |
| US11873744B2 |
Thread locking mechanism
A thread locking mechanism may be include in a threaded portion of a removable part to enable the removable part to be securely locked to an assembly such that the removable part does not turn when another part is being attached or removed. The thread locking mechanism may also be un-locked when it is desirable for the removable part to turn and be removed from, or further secured to, the assembly. In some examples the removable part may be an oil filter adapter, the assembly may include an engine, and the other part may be an oil filter. |
| US11873741B2 |
Thermal energy storage system with forecast control of operating parameters
An energy storage system converts variable renewable electricity (VRE) to continuous heat at over 1000° C. Intermittent electrical energy heats a solid medium. Heat from the solid medium is delivered continuously on demand. An array of bricks incorporating internal radiation cavities is directly heated by thermal radiation. The cavities facilitate rapid, uniform heating via reradiation. Heat delivery via flowing gas establishes a thermocline which maintains high outlet temperature throughout discharge. Gas flows through structured pathways within the array, delivering heat which may be used for processes including calcination, hydrogen electrolysis, steam generation, and thermal power generation and cogeneration. Groups of thermal storage arrays may be controlled and operated at high temperatures without thermal runaway via deep-discharge sequencing. Forecast-based control enables continuous, year-round heat supply using current and advance information of weather and VRE availability. High-voltage DC power conversion and distribution circuitry improves the efficiency of VRE power transfer into the system. |
| US11873740B2 |
Multi-fluid, earth battery energy systems and methods
The present disclosure relates to a system for storing and time shifting at least one of excess electrical power from an electrical power grid, excess electrical power from the power plant itself, or heat from a heat generating source, in the form of pressure and heat, for future use in assisting with a production of electricity. An oxy-combustion furnace is powered by a combustible fuel source, plus excess electricity, during a charge operation to heat a reservoir system containing a quantity of a thermal storage medium. During a discharge operation, a discharge subsystem has a heat exchanger which receives heated CO2 from the reservoir system and uses this to heat a quantity of high-pressure, supercritical CO2 (sCO2) to form very-high-temperature, high-pressure sCO2 at a first output thereof. The very-high-temperature, high-pressure sCO2 is used to drive a Brayton-cycle turbine, which generates electricity at a first output thereof for transmission to a power grid. The Brayton-cycle turbine also outputs a quantity of sCO2 which is reduced in temperature and pressure to a heat recuperator subsystem. The heat recuperator subsystem circulates the sCO2 and re-heats and re-pressurizes the sCO2 before feeding it back to the heat exchanger to be even further reheated, and then output to the Brayton-cycle turbine as a new quantity of very-high-temperature, high-pressure sCO2, to assist in powering the Brayton-cycle turbine. |
| US11873739B2 |
Plant and process for energy management
A process for energy management includes actuating a closed cyclic thermodynamic transformation, first in one direction in a charge configuration/phase and then in the opposite direction in a discharge configuration/phase, between a casing for the storage of a working fluid other than atmospheric air, in gaseous phase and in equilibrium of pressure with the atmosphere, and a tank for the storage of the working fluid in liquid or super-critical phase with a temperature close to its own critical temperature. In the charge phase, the process accumulates heat and pressure. In the discharge phase, the process generates energy. The process includes actuating, with at least one part of the working fluid, at least one closed thermodynamic cycle, even at the same time as the charge phase or as the discharge phase; and heating the working fluid by means of at least one oxy-combustion within the closed thermodynamic cycle. |
| US11873738B2 |
Integrated stator-fan frame assembly
Methods, apparatus, systems, and articles of manufacture are disclosed to implement an integrated stator-fan frame assembly. An integrated fan exit stator-fan frame strut assembly for a gas turbine engine includes a fan exit stator portion having an airfoil including a leading edge and a trailing edge, and a fan frame strut portion including a leading edge and a trailing edge, the leading edge of the fan frame strut portion aerodynamically integrated with the trailing edge of the fan exit stator portion. |
| US11873736B2 |
Turbine part made of superalloy comprising rhenium and/or ruthenium and associated manufacturing method
The present invention concerns a turbine part comprising a substrate made of nickel-based monocrystalline superalloy, comprising chromium and at least one element chosen among rhenium and ruthenium, the substrate having a γ-γ′ phase, an average mass fraction of rhenium and of ruthenium greater than or equal to 4% and an average mass fraction of chromium less than or equal to 5% and preferably less than or equal to 3%, a sub-layer covering at least a part of a surface of the substrate, characterised in that the sublayer has a γ-γ′ phase and an average atomic fraction of chromium greater than 5%, of aluminium between 10% and 20% and of platinum between 15% and 25%. |
| US11873733B2 |
Turbine blade in gas turbine engine
A turbine blade in a gas turbine engine includes an airfoil extending in a radial direction. The airfoil has an outer wall delimiting an airfoil interior. The outer wall includes a pressure sidewall and a suction sidewall joined at a leading edge and a trailing edge in a longitudinal direction. A turbulator is disposed in the airfoil interior. The turbulator includes a first row having at least two turbulator ribs spaced apart in the longitudinal direction. The turbulator includes a second row extending in the radial direction from the first row and having at least two turbulator ribs spaced apart in the longitudinal direction. |
| US11873731B2 |
Super-cooled ice impact protection for a gas turbine engine
A gas turbine engine comprises a fan mounted to rotate about a main longitudinal axis; an engine core, comprising in axial flow series a compressor, a combustor, and a turbine coupled to the compressor through a shaft; a reduction gearbox that receives an input from the shaft and outputs drive to the fan so as to drive the fan at a lower rotational speed than the shaft; wherein the compressor comprises a first stage at an inlet and a second stage, downstream of the first stage, comprising respectively a first rotor with a row of first blades and a second rotor with a row of second blades, the first and second blades comprising respective leading edges, trailing edges and tips, and wherein the ratio of a maximum leading edge radius of the first blades to a maximum leading edge radius of the second blades is greater than 2.8. |
| US11873729B2 |
Turbofan engine comprising a device for regulating the flow rate of cooling fluid
A turbofan engine has a primary duct, in which there flows a primary flow at a primary pressure and a secondary duct, which radially surrounds the primary duct and in which there flows a secondary flow at a secondary pressure. The primary duct includes at least one compressor configured to compress the primary flow, a turbine driving the compressor in rotation and a combustion chamber designed to receive, at an inlet, the primary air flow compressed by the compressor. The turbomachine further includes a cooling circuit extending between the compressor and the turbine. The cooling circuit has an air flow rate regulating device arranged upstream of the turbine and having at least one valve that is configured to move between an open position and a closed position, located between the compressor and the combustion chamber in the primary duct and the pressure (PS) in the secondary duct. |
| US11873728B2 |
Exhaust collector conversion system and method
A system includes an exhaust collector tunnel (32) configured to mount inside an exhaust collector (30) of a gas turbine (12). The exhaust collector tunnel (32) has a tunnel wall (33) configured to extend around a turbine shaft (17, 19) of the gas turbine (12). The tunnel wall (33) has a variable diameter (98) along at least a portion of a length of the exhaust collector tunnel (32). |
| US11873722B2 |
Lever for adjusting an adjustable vane
The present invention relates to a lever for adjusting an adjustable vane of a turbomachine, wherein the lever has a fulcrum for the rotatable mounting of the lever about an axis of rotation, a first load arm with a first adjusting connection point for at least indirect connection to an adjustable vane and a first force arm with a first actuating connection point for connection to an adjusting device, wherein the lever further has a first strut, which connects the first adjusting connection point and the first actuating connection point to each other and thereby extends in an arc-shaped manner about the axis of rotation. |
| US11873721B2 |
Double brush seal assembly
A seal assembly for a gas turbine engine according to an example of the present disclosure includes, among other things, a first side plate, a second side plate and a backing plate that extend circumferentially about an assembly axis. A first brush seal and a second brush seal are positioned on opposite sides of the backing plate such that the first brush seal is between the first side plate and the backing plate and such that the second brush seal is between the second side plate and the backing plate. The first brush seal is dimensioned to establish a first sealing relationship with a first gas turbine engine component. The second brush seal is dimensioned to establish a second sealing relationship with a second gas turbine engine component. A method of assembly is also disclosed. |
| US11873717B2 |
Polymer mesh with reinforcing bands for skin control in hard rock mining
A polymer mesh for skin control in hard rock mining conditions is provided. The polymer mesh is manufactured using a knitted or woven design that further includes one or more pairs of solid cut-resistant bands. The bands are positioned in pairs, each band in a pair having a width of at least about 2.5″ and being generally parallel with the other band. The bands are spaced from one another at a distance of between about 1.5″ and about 4″ to create a reinforced aperture between the bands. One or more reinforcement bolts are installed within the aperture with the bands on opposing sides of each bolt buffering the edges of the steel plates associated with the bolts to prevent the plates from tearing the polymer mesh. |
| US11873712B2 |
Edge and bottom water invasion simulation apparatus and method for gas reservoir, storage medium, and product
The present disclosure provides an edge and bottom water invasion simulation apparatus and method, a storage medium, and a product. A controller controls an inert gas to be injected into a first intermediate container, and stops the injection. The controller controls formation water to be injected into the first intermediate container, and stops the injection. The controller controls the first intermediate container to be communicated with a core holder, and adjusts a pressure of a back pressure valve, so that the formation water enters a core to simulate edge and bottom water invasion. In the present disclosure, by adding the inert gas and the formation water to the intermediate container, an infinite edge and bottom water with sufficient energy at an early stage of a water invasion and a limited edge and bottom water with lower energy at a later stage of the water invasion can be effectively simulated. |
| US11873708B2 |
Optimizing borehole ultrasonic cement evaluation using adaptive beam-forming with array transducer
A downhole tool can be deployed having an acoustic transducer array having a plurality of electroacoustic elements disposed circumferentially about the downhole tool, i.e., arrange in a circular shape. The acoustic transducer array can operate by activating active apertures to create synthesized acoustic pulses and receive the pulses' echoes, i.e., acoustic reflections, and then, in cooperation with one or more processors, create a 360° image of the casing and material behind the casing. |
| US11873698B1 |
Pump-out plug for multi-stage cementer
A downhole tool has a tubular body defining an outer wall. A port is defined in the outer wall and a plug is received in the port. The plug is detachably connected to the outer wall and expellable into an annulus between the tubular body and a wellbore in which the downhole tool is placed upon the application of pressure in an interior of the tubular body. |
| US11873696B1 |
Stage cementing tool
A stage cementing tool for a wellbore comprises a tool body defining a flow port in a wall thereof. The tool body and wellbore define an annulus therebetween. A setting sleeve compresses a packer element as it moves from the first to the second position. The packer element expands radially outwardly to engage the wellbore as a result of the compression applied by the setting sleeve. A pump-out plug in the tool body is expellable into the annulus upon the application of pressure in the tool body after the packer element engages the wellbore. |
| US11873694B2 |
Systems and methods for initiating an emergency disconnect sequence
Systems and methods for initiating an emergency disconnect sequence (EDS) are provided. In an aspect, a disconnection system is provided and configured to initiate the EDS, and includes a controller including a processor and a memory operably coupled to the processor. The controller receives, from a set of motion reference units (MRU(s)) operably coupled to a flexible joint, position data generated by the set of motion references units and associated with the joint when the joint is operably coupled to and disposed between a drilling riser and a lower marine riser package (LMRP). The controller determines, based on the position data, an angular offset of the joint. The controller sends, to a subsea control pod disposed at or adjacent to the LMRP, a trigger signal in response to determining that the angular offset exceeds a predetermined threshold, such that the subsea control pod initiates the EDS. |
| US11873689B2 |
Integrated piling tool with continuous drilling and circulation pouring
An integrated piling tool with continuous drilling and circulation pouring includes a power connector, a circulation device, a drill assembly, a bottom clearing and a pouring mechanism. The circulation device includes a circulating drill barrel and a spiral piece, and it achieves cuttings removal continuously; the two ends of the circulating drill barrel are connected with the power connector and the drill assembly, respectively. The drill assembly includes a drill body, a connecting sleeve B, transmission parts, a drill tool holder and drilling teeth, and the drill assembly accomplish rock breaking and rotary excavation. The clearing mechanism includes a linkage and clearing blades to remove cuttings at bottom hole. The pouring mechanism includes pouring channels and control parts to achieve continuous concrete pouring. The invention provides a new integrated piling tool with continuous drilling and circulation pouring, which improves the efficiency of piling, circulation and pouring. |
| US11873688B2 |
Centralizer with opposing hollow spring structure
A centralizer for a downhole probe disposed within a pipe, the centralizer having an elongated, primary tubular member that is polygonal in cross-section such that the wall of the tubular primary tubular member is formed with at least three sides. Each side has two adjacent inwardly extending ridges positioned between two outwardly extending ridges. The inwardly extending ridges each extend inward to an inner diameter to engage the outer diameter of a sonde and the outwardly extending ridges each extend outward to an outer diameter to engage the inner diameter of a pipe. |
| US11873687B2 |
Centralizer with elongated rods
A centralizer for a downhole probe disposed within a pipe, the centralizer having a two spaced apart primary tubular members, each with three or more centralizer strip assemblies spaced circumferentially about the wall of the primary tubular member to form seats at each end of each strip assembly. Each seat is disposed to engage a connecting rod assembly extending between the two spaced apart primary members. Each connecting rod assembly has an inner portion and an outer portion, wherein the inner portions of the connecting rod assemblies engage the outer diameter of a probe and the outer portions of the connecting rod assemblies engage the inner diameter of a pipe. |
| US11873678B2 |
Magnetic smart seal for overhead garage door
A garage door has panels pivotally interconnected and spanning horizontally across a door opening defined by a door frame. The panels have rollers that are movably engaged with tracks extending along lateral sides of the door frame. A motorized opener is coupled with the garage door and is configured to move the garage door along the tracks between an open position and a closed position. The motorized opener has a controller for controlling movement of the garage door. Electro-permanent magnets are disposed adjacent the lateral sides of the door frame. The magnets are configured to magnetically engage the garage door in the closed position and to release the magnetic engagement with the garage door in response to a signal from the controller. |
| US11873671B2 |
Method for controlling door movements of the door of a motor vehicle, and motor vehicle component
A method of controlling the movements of at least one controllable door of a motor vehicle and a motor vehicle component. A control device and a sensor arrangement are assigned to the door, and the door has a controllable motion influencing device. A motion of a door wing of the door can be controlled and influenced by way of the motion influencing device in between a closed position and an open position. The sensor arrangement includes a distance sensor in the movable door wing that captures distance data during the motion, and obtains from the distance data captured with the distance sensor in different angular positions, the position of at least one object in the surrounding area of the door wing, by way of triangulation. |
| US11873669B2 |
Single release latching system with multiple independently latching latch assemblies
A latching system includes a guide body, and a latch rod slidably retained by the guide body. Latch assemblies fixed to the latch rod, are spaced apart from one another, and independently biased to a latched position. A first rod-biasing spring is coaxial with the latch rod and disposed between the guide body and a first latch assembly. The first rod-biasing spring biases the latch rod to a rest position corresponding with a latched position of the latch assemblies. Multiple catches are secured at a spacing equal to a spacing of the latch assemblies on the latch rod such that the latch assemblies latch to the catches independently of one another. A force on the latch rod against the first rod-biasing spring moves the latch rod along the longitudinal axis of the latch rod from a rest position to an actuated position and unlatches the latch assemblies simultaneously. |
| US11873668B2 |
Vehicle interior panel with fall away door
A vehicle interior assembly includes a frame and a fall away door that closes off an opening in the frame when in a closed position. The door moves between the closed position and an open position via sequential vertical and horizontal movements. From the closed position, the door first drops vertically to a dropped position. A final portion of this vertical movement may be damped movement. From the dropped position, the door moves horizontally to the open position, at which the door is concealed from view from the exterior of the assembly. Various guides can be provided to define the movement path of the door. Various types of non-visible sensors can be used to detect a user's intention to open and close the door. |
| US11873665B2 |
Bike lock
The disclosure discloses a bike lock used to lock the bike to prevent bike theft. A first shaft and a second shaft of the bike lock are connected to the handlebar and the front wheel of the bike, respectively. When the bike lock is in a locking mode, the first shaft is not linked to move with the second shaft, preventing the user from controlling the front wheel by the handle effectively. When the bike lock is in an unlocking mode, the first shaft is linked to move with the second shaft. The first shaft can be linked to move with the second shaft by two different linkage mechanisms. One is to link the first shaft with the second shaft with a pin; the other is to firmly engage an engaging structure of one of the shafts to another. |
| US11873664B2 |
Emergency deadbolt device with single action unlock
The unlocking mechanism of the present invention is actuated as a result of contact with the door's existing lever. When an occupant rotates the door's lever, it not only retracts the door's latch, but the handle will also engage the unlocking mechanism of the present invention, the door lever engaging the unlocking mechanism. The door's lever follows the geometry of the cam thereby pushing the sliding bar of the unlocking mechanism thereby engaging a latch release. The latch release moves the locked lever of the door's deadbolt assembly and the deadbolt is retracted. When the door's lever is returned to its normal state, a spring pushes the sliding bar backward to the ready position. The latch release rotates to its ready position and the mechanism is ready for a subsequent activation. |
| US11873663B2 |
Door lock device and door lock having the same
A door lock device and a door lock having the same, wherein the door lock device includes: a switch mechanism capable of being operatively switched from a first position to a second position or a third position; an oblique tongue mechanism, including an oblique tongue body and an oblique tongue drive assembly, the oblique tongue drive assembly being connected to the switch mechanism, wherein, when the switch mechanism is in the first position, the oblique tongue body is in an extended state, and when the switch mechanism is switched from the first position to the second position or the third position, the switch mechanism drives the oblique tongue drive assembly, to drive the oblique tongue body to be in a retracted state; a deadbolt mechanism, including a deadbolt body and a deadbolt drive assembly; and a linkage mechanism connecting the switch mechanism and the deadbolt drive assembly. |
| US11873659B2 |
Transportable folding door
A transportable folding door includes a folding door body and a door handle bar arranged on a side of the folding door body. A handle is arranged on the door handle bar. The folding door body is made of a flexible polyester material. The door handle bar is formed by splicing a plurality of supporting bars, and a connecting assembly is arranged between two adjacent supporting bars. Connecting holes are separately formed at a connection of the two adjacent connected supporting bars, and the connecting assembly is fixedly connected to the connecting holes of the two adjacent connected supporting bars. The connecting assembly includes a clamping bar with a U-shaped cross section, connecting columns, and a connecting piece. Both ends of the clamping bar are separately provided with receiving holes corresponding to the connecting holes on the two adjacent connected supporting bars. |
| US11873658B2 |
Multi-elevator vertically-lifting three- dimensional parking garage
A multi-elevator vertically-lifting three-dimensional parking garage is disclosed. The parking garage includes a base, an elevator guide rail group, elevator guide rail seats, first guide rails, second guide rails, clamping mechanisms, annular parking spaces, and vehicle body adjustment devices; the elevator guide rail group is disposed on the base, the base is in shafting connection with the elevator guide rail group, the multiple elevator guide rail seats capable of sliding up and down are disposed on the elevator guide rail group, the elevator guide rail seats are hingedly connected to the first guide rails, the first guide rails are hingedly connected to the second guide rails in a sliding manner, the second guide rails are connected to the clamping mechanisms in a sliding manner, the annular parking spaces are disposed on the periphery of the elevator guide rail group in a surrounding manner. |
| US11873657B1 |
Poolside caddy
The poolside caddy may have an enclosure, one or more cup holders, and one or more phone holders. The poolside caddy may be a container for holding one or more beverage containers, one or more personal electronic devices, or both at a pool side venue. The poolside caddy may be placed at an edge of an inground pool where the one or more beverage containers and the one or more personal electronic devices may be adapted to be accessible by a user while the user is in the inground pool. The poolside caddy may be configured to prevent the one or more beverage containers and the one or more personal electronic devices from being knocked into the inground pool. The poolside caddy may be weighted to prevent the poolside caddy from moving. |
| US11873650B2 |
Composite assembly of the steel structure for lifting equipment
The composite assembly of the steel structure for lifting equipment comprised of the lifting system, into which the lower parts of vertically connected pillars connected to one another by cross-beams are fixed, with a levelling lifting system comprised of lifting plates (11) that are anchored into a concrete recess using chemical bonds via openings (15), with the structure levelling system comprising an adjusting screw (14), adjusting load-bearing nut (12), and safety nut (13), where the adjusting screw (14) passes through the opening in the lifting plate (10) welded onto the lower part of the lowermost pillar (1) of the structure. The vertical connections (3) of individual pillars (1), on the inner sides of both ends fitted with sets of openings mutually arranged at the angle of 90 degrees, are realized by inner connecting pieces (18) with fixed nuts (21), attached by Allen head screws (20) with safety washers having high resistance to spontaneous releasing due to vibrations via a set of openings. Connection of the cross-beam (2) and pillar (1), fitted with fixed integrated nuts (17), screw connections (4) is realized in the front part of the cross-beam (2) closed by the plate (4b) via oval openings (4a) on the inner side of the structure by Allen head screws (4c), supported by safety washers (4d) with high resistance to spontaneous releasing due to vibrations. The connections (4) are also fitted with mechanical protection by safety plates (7), attached by Allen head screws (22) to the fixed nuts (19) attached into the inside of the section on the side of the cross-beams (2), with corner reinforcements (6) ensuring the stability and perpendicularity of the connection (4) of the pillars (1) and cross-beams (2), further comprising a system for seating the brackets of the guide rails consisting of an oval opening (8) and a T-bolt (16), having a rectangular block (16b) in the rear part and a square block (16a) on the top of it for fixing and levelling the attached elements of the elevator. |
| US11873648B2 |
Deck clip
Disclosed herein is a clip for positioning and securing adjacent grooved planks to a joist. The clip includes a body and a pair of legs. The body extends longitudinally from a front end to a rear end and laterally between opposite lateral edges and defining a hole. Each leg of the pair of legs extends downward from the body at a longitudinal position between the front end and rear end. Each of the front end and the rear end includes a notch in the edge between the opposite lateral edges. |
| US11873645B2 |
Luxury vinyl plank stair noses and other moldings
A molding is made from a first flooring plank. A first groove is formed into the first flooring plank with a first flat bottom surface. A second groove is formed into the first flooring plank with a second flat bottom surface. The first flooring plank is folded at the first groove and second groove. A second flooring plank is disposed adjacent to the molding. A color and pattern of the first flooring plank and second flooring plank match. |
| US11873643B2 |
Overhead grid assembly, bracket member thereof, and ceiling system including the same
An overhead grid assembly for a suspended ceiling system and a bracket member thereof. The overhead grid assembly may include first and second support members having first and second longitudinal axes that are arranged in an intersecting manner to form a grid. The bracket member may include a first part having a first channel and a second part having a second channel. The bracket member is arranged to maintain the first and second support members in a desirable orientation relative to each other. Thus, a portion of the first support member may nest within the first channel and a portion of the second support member may nest within the second channel. The first and second parts of the bracket assembly may be rotatable relative to one another to ensure that the bracket assembly can be coupled to the first and second support members regardless of their relative orientation. |
| US11873635B2 |
Drain device having an adapter for connecting to a pipe
A drain device for a wet room having a plate element having an upper side, an underside and an opening, a drain body which can be installed in the opening of the plate element and which, in the usage position, has an upper inlet opening into which the waste water can enter and a lower outlet opening from which the waste water can exit, an adapter, which can be fitted onto the drain body, having an opening for transferring the waste water exiting the outlet opening of the drain body, a seal for producing a watertight connection with a pipe which receives the waste water. The seal can be inserted into the outer pipe stub of the adapter and seals the pipe with respect to the adapter with a degree of flexibility that allows the adapter to be fit onto the pipe and sealed in a watertight manner. |
| US11873629B2 |
Sanitary insert unit
A sanitary insert unit (6) is provided having an insert housing (2) which can be mounted on or in a water outlet (3) of a sanitary outlet fitting and in the housing interior of which there is provided a liquid path that channels water flowing through the housing interior. A jet splitter (9, 10) with a plurality of splitter openings (11, 13) is provided in the liquid path, and the splitter openings divide the through-flowing water into a plurality of individual jets. At least one grid or mesh structure (14, 15) follow the jet splitter (9, 10) in the liquid path, and at least one bypass duct (16) which bypasses the liquid path at least in certain portions is provided. The bypass duct (16) is formed as a nozzle for generating at least one accelerated liquid jet, and for this purpose, the at least one bypass duct (16) has a tapering clear duct cross section at least in a sub-portion. |
| US11873628B2 |
Robust water trading and irrigation performance meter measurement system
A redundant meter measurement system includes a first water sensor configured to measure a first set of water use data and a second water sensor configured to measure a second set of water use data. The system also includes a controller communicatively coupled to the first water sensor and the second water sensor. The controller is configured to receive the first set of water use data from the first water sensor and receive the second set of water use data from the second water sensor. The controller is also configured to store the first set of water use data and the second set of water use data as a collection of water use data. The controller is also configured to enable transmission of the collection of water use data to a remote device. |
| US11873627B2 |
Remote water supply and testing device
A portable apparatus that can be temporarily attached to plumbing angle stop valves and the like, for the purposes of: (i) providing a controlled supply of water for repair and construction operations in a building; and (ii) testing for leaks in plumbing systems. This invention consists of the following components as depicted in FIGS. 1 through 4. Control unit consists of manifold interconnected with valve. Gauge is mounted into gauge port. Inlet pipe is attached to inlet port via matching threaded ends. Posterior end of inlet hose connects to inlet pipe via supply fitting. Anterior end of inlet hose can be attached onto a plumbing angle stop valve via supply fitting; said fitting has circumferential finger grips to facilitate attachment/removal without tools. Outlet port has outlet pipe mounted via matching threaded ends; said pipe can be fabricated in a straight or curved configuration. Quick-disconnect snap coupler can be installed between inlet pipe and inlet fitting as an alternate connection means. Quick-disconnect snap coupler can also be installed between outlet pipe and outlet fitting as an alternate connection means. To use the device, all components are interconnected as described and valve handle is rotated to the closed position. Supply fitting is attached to outlet of closed stop valve. Opening stop valve pressurizes manifold, allowing plumbing water pressure measurement via the gauge. Opening valve handle allows water to flow through device and exit end fitting. Garden hose or implements can be attached to end fitting to extend range of supplied water or employ task-specific tools. |
| US11873624B2 |
Working machine
A working machine includes a controller to perform automatic deceleration to automatically reduce a first rotation speed of a left traveling motor to output a power to a left traveling device on a left portion of a machine body and a second rotation speed of a right traveling motor to output a power to a right traveling device on a right portion of the machine body by shifting a speed stage of each of the left and right traveling motors from a second speed to a first speed that is lower than the second speed. The controller is configured or programmed to determine, based on the second rotation speed, a left threshold for judging whether to perform the automatic deceleration in left pivot turn of the machine body, and to determine, based on the first rotation speed, a right threshold for judging whether to perform the automatic deceleration in right pivot turn of the machine body. |
| US11873622B2 |
Automated detection of mistrack conditions for self-propelled work vehicles
A system and method are provided for determining mistrack conditions in work vehicles such as excavators having first and second tracks. A controller uses data from onboard sensors (e.g., cameras, lidar) having an external field of view to detect a first position of, e.g., a track of the work vehicle relative to a first external point in a local reference system independent of a global reference system and to detect, upon the work vehicle having advanced from the detected first position a predetermined distance, a second position of the at least first component of the work vehicle relative to a second external point in the local reference system. The controller further determines an amount of mistrack error corresponding to a difference between the detected second position and an expected second position, and generates an output signal based on the determined amount of mistrack error. |
| US11873621B2 |
System and method for tracking motion of linkages for self-propelled work vehicles in independent coordinate frames
A system and method are provided for controlling movement of an implement for a self-propelled work vehicle, said implement comprising one or more components coupled to a main frame of the work vehicle. A linkage joint in defined in association with at least one implement component, wherein sensors are respectively associated with opposing sides of the linkage joint. Output signals from each sensor comprise sense elements which are fused in an independent coordinate frame associated at least in part with the respective linkage joint, wherein the independent coordinate frame is independent of a global navigation frame for the work vehicle. At least one joint characteristic (e.g., joint angle) is tracked based on at least a portion of the sense elements from the received output signals for each of the opposing sides of the respective linkage joint. Movement of implement components may optionally be controlled in view of the tracked joint characteristics. |
| US11873618B1 |
Method of modifying a bucket of a track loader and forming ditches with the modified track loader and apparatus therewith
Trench digging and carrying with the same bucket attachment present on one track vehicle, the created dual functionality saves both time and expense by doing on-site what would normally be required to be done with two separate vehicles and additional manpower. The bucket attachment is especially advantageous when used in areas with limited space. Another advantage is that the modification can be adapted to bucket vehicles of various sizes. |
| US11873610B2 |
Bollard system
A bollard system may includes a bollard, a carrier device, a lock plate, and a cover plate. The bollard may be rotatable between a deployed configuration and a stowed configuration. The carrier device may have a recess adapted to carry the bollard in the stowed configuration, and may be adapted to be recessed within the ground. The lock plate may be adapted to maintain the bollard in the deployed configuration. The cover plate may be carried by the carrier device and adapted to cover a portion of the recess. The cover plate may be moveable between an opened position and a closed position. When the cover plate is in the opened position, the bollard may be rotatable between the deployed configuration and the stowed configuration. When the cover plate is in the closed position, the cover plate may be configured to be flush with the ground. |
| US11873608B2 |
Slipform concrete paving machine having dowel bar inserter mechanism with continuous floor
A device for inserting dowel bars, the device having at least one floor plate, and the at least one floor plate defines a slot. One or more bar holders are provided, and the one or more bar holders are positioned above the slot defined within the at least one floor plate. The one or more bar holders are capable of holding a dowel bar, but the one or more bar holders are capable of allowing the dowel bar to move through the slot defined within the at least one floor plate when the dowel bar is pushed. The device has at least one fork movable longitudinally with respect to the at least one floor plate. Additionally, the device moves in a forward direction over a newly formed concrete slab, and the fork is capable of being lowered to push a dowel bar downward into the newly formed concrete slab. |
| US11873605B2 |
Liquid-state temporary reinforcing material, preparation method therefor and application thereof
The present invention relates to a liquid-state temporary reinforcing material, a preparation method therefor and an application thereof. The liquid-state temporary reinforcing material comprises a reinforcing material and a crystallization inhibitor; the reinforcing material is selected from molecules of any two or more of menthol, menthone, menthol ester and menthol ether, and the content of the crystallization inhibitor is less than 50 ppm. For the liquid-state temporary reinforcing material of the present invention, the menthol and the derivatives of the liquid-state temporary reinforcing material are integrally mixed together to form the composite material for temporary reinforcing, the composite material being liquid and volatilization-controllable at room temperature. Thus, the temporary reinforcing requirements for extracting cultural relics at an archaeology excavation site may be met, and the material is convenient to use. |
| US11873602B2 |
Laundry treating apparatus
Disclosed is a laundry treating apparatus having a rotator. The rotator includes a bottom portion positioned on a bottom surface of a drum, a pillar protruding from the bottom portion toward an open surface of the drum, and a blade protruding from an outer circumferential surface of the pillar, wherein the blade extends from one end thereof facing toward the bottom surface to the other end thereof facing toward the open surface, and the blade is disposed such that said one end thereof is spaced apart from the bottom portion. As such, a washing power may be increased regardless of an amount of laundry, and a torque load of a driver may be reduced. |
| US11873600B2 |
Washing machine tub cover
A washer tub assembly that includes a washer tub, a basket mounted inside the washer tub, and a tub cover. The tub cover coupled to the washer tub at a top portion of the washer tub over the basket, and the tub cover defines a slot. A rim of the washer tub is disposed within the slot and included is a protrusion positioned in the slot between the rim and the tub cover. The protrusion configured to deform one or both of the washer tub and the tub cover along the vertical direction. |
| US11873599B2 |
Fluid delivery system for a front-load washing appliance for delivering fluid to lifters of the drum
A front-load laundry appliance includes a drum that is rotationally operable within a tub about a generally horizontal rotational axis. A plurality of lifters are coupled to an interior surface of the drum. A fluid delivery path is at least partially defined within the drum and the plurality of lifters. A fluid delivery system delivers fluid into the fluid delivery path in a direction parallel to the generally horizontal rotational axis. |
| US11873595B2 |
EZE-pack laundry hamper
A foldable laundry hamper having a folded and unfolded state, and in the folded state a floor panel and a cover of the hamper are sandwiched between the front and back panels and the hamper occupies a relatively small volume. |
| US11873593B2 |
Weaving machine having yarn dyeing function
A weaving machine includes a yarn winding mechanism for winding and unwinding undyed yarns, and a yarn coloring mechanism including a hot roller, inner and outer layer color paper tape winding devices for winding and unwinding inner and outer layer color paper tapes, respectively, and a packing paper winding device for winding and unwinding a packing paper. The inner and outer layer color paper tapes are configured to clamp therebetween the undyed yarns. A squeezing device includes a closed loop belt movably pressing the packing paper against the hot roller such that inks of the inner and outer layer color paper tapes are transferred to the undyed yarns. A back-end system is configured to weave or wind the dyed yarns. |
| US11873590B1 |
Carbon fiber—carbon nanotube tow hybrid reinforcement with enhanced toughness
A triaxially hybrid braid reinforcement material for polymer matrix composites. The braid includes hybrid tows, which include at least one carbon fiber tow commingled with carbon nanotube yarns to introduce toughness to the hybrid tows. The hybrid tows may be arranged in any and all of the braiding directions. The braid may also include carbon fiber tows, which can be arranged in the axial direction or other braiding directions not occupied by the hybrid tows. The braid is infiltrated with resin, which is impregnated into the braid and cured, to form the toughened polymer matrix composite. |
| US11873587B2 |
Flame resistant fabrics
Embodiments of the present invention relate to flame resistant fabrics formed with inherently flame resistant fibers that provide the requisite thermal and arc protection, that have improved comfort, and that, in some embodiments, are less expensive than other fabrics formed with inherently flame resistant fibers. Improved comfort and lower cost can be achieved by predominantly locating the inherently flame resistant fibers on the front face of the fabric to impart the requisite thermal and arc protection and predominantly locating the more comfortable (and less expensive) fibers on the back face of the fabric positioned next to the wearer. In this way, overall protection of the fabric is maintained while improving comfort. Some embodiments of such fabrics may also achieve NFPA 70E PPE Category 2 protection. |
| US11873584B2 |
Precursor stabilisation process
The invention relates to an improved process for forming a stabilised precursor that is suitable for the manufacture of carbon materials, such as carbon fibre. The process can convert a precursor comprising polyacrylonitrile into a stabilised precursor with greater efficiency. The invention also relates to a process for preparing a carbon fibre that utilises the stabilised precursor. |
| US11873583B2 |
Fiber for artificial hair and head accessory product
A fiber for artificial hair constituted of a resin composition containing an aliphatic polyamide. A weight average molecular weight Mw of a dissolved component obtained when the fiber for artificial hair is dissolved in hexafluoroisopropanol is 46,000 or more and less than 65,000. |
| US11873581B2 |
Method and device for cleaning spinnerets while producing cellulose spunbonded nonwoven fabric
The present invention relates to a method for cleaning a spunbonding spinneret for the production of cellulosic spunbonded nonwoven fabric from a solution of cellulose in an aqueous organic solvent by extruding the solution through nozzle holes of the spunbonding spinneret to form filaments and stretching the filaments in the direction of extrusion by means of a gas stream, during which method contaminations containing cellulose will accumulate on the spinneret surface. The method according to the invention comprises the steps of: a) spraying the contamination with an aqueous fluid precipitating the cellulose; and b) detaching and carrying away the contamination by means of the gas stream. |
| US11873573B2 |
Field-editing technology for quantum materials synthesis using a magnetic field laser furnace
Various embodiments include a device for producing structurally modified materials. In some embodiments, the device includes a floating zone furnace which holds a feed rod in contact with seed crystal. One or more laser diodes are then used to heat a portion of the feed rod and cause it to transition to a molten state. A magnetic field is applied to the floating zone to change the underlying crystal structure of the material as it solidifies upon exiting the floating zone. In some instances, the changes may include manipulating the bond angle of the crystal structure or altering the unit cell volume of the crystal. Changes in the crystal structure directly affect the electrical resistivity and/or the magnetization and other physical properties of the crystal. |
| US11873571B2 |
Method for coating a component
The present invention is directed to a method for coating a component, wherein the component has a first and a second surface, and wherein the first and the second surface adjoin each other at an edge, in which method i) first of all, the edge between the first and the second surface is rounded, and ii) subsequently, a coating is applied to the first surface. |
| US11873569B2 |
Coating for internal surfaces of an airfoil and method of manufacture thereof
Disclosed herein is a method of coating, comprising providing an article having an internal passage therein to be coated; electrolytically applying a first layer that comprises chromium or a chromium alloy onto a surface of the internal passage; electrolytically applying a second layer comprising aluminum or an aluminum alloy onto the first layer; and heat treating the article to promote interdiffusion between the first layer and the second layer. |
| US11873564B2 |
Etch chemistry for metallic materials
An etch chemistry solution for treating metallic surfaces in which the etch chemistry solution includes an oxidizing agent and gluconic acid. The etch chemistry solution may also include an oxidizing agent and a short-chained polyethylene polymer glycol or a short-chained polyethylene copolymer glycol. The metallic surfaces are usually used in circuits such as flexible circuits. |
| US11873563B2 |
Carbon disposed in inconel alloy metal lattices and metal lattices with high carbon loading
Inventive techniques for forming unique compositions of matter are disclosed, as well as various advantageous physical characteristics, and associated properties of the resultant materials. In particular, metal(s) (including various alloys, such as Inconel superalloys) are characterized by having carbon disposed within the metal lattice structure thereof. The carbon is primarily, or entirely, present at interstitial sites of the metal lattice, and may be present in amounts ranging from about 15 wt % to about 90 wt %. The carbon, moreover, forms non-polar covalent bonds with both metal atoms of the lattice and other carbon atoms present in the lattice. This facilitates substantially homogeneous dispersal of the carbon throughout the resultant material, conveying unique and advantageous properties such as strength-to-weight ratio, density, mechanical toughness, sheer strength, flex strength, hardness, anti-corrosiveness, electrical and/or thermal conductivity, etc. as described herein. In some approaches, the composition of matter may be powderized, or the powder may be pelletized. |
| US11873560B2 |
Abnormality detection system and control board
Provided is an abnormality detection system that includes a first controller configured to control a substrate processing apparatus and a second controller configured to control a device provided in the substrate processing apparatus according to an instruction from the first controller, thereby detecting an abnormality in the device. The second controller includes a storage unit configured to collect status signals for the device for a predetermined time and at a predetermined sampling interval in a predetermined cycle and accumulate the collected status signals for the device, and the first controller includes an abnormality determination unit configured to acquire the accumulated status signals for the device from the second controller at a time interval equal to or longer than the predetermined time, and determine presence or absence of an abnormality in the device. |
| US11873559B2 |
Plasma boat for receiving wafers with regulated plasma deposition
A plasma boat for receiving wafers with partial damping of the plasma deposition comprises a number of boat plates spaced apart in parallel, which are provided with wafer holders for receiving upright wafers, in order to securely hold the wafers during transport and during the depositing process in a coating chamber, and wherein the boat plates are mechanically connected to one another by electrically insulating spacers. This provides a plasma boat, with regulated plasma deposition, which ensures a deposition on wafers that is uniform over the surface area thereof and has a constant layer thickness. This is achieved by a damping element (12) being respectively arranged between the wafer holders (16) located parallel to one another, between adjacent boat plates (15), and electrically insulated with respect to the latter on spacer elements (2). |
| US11873557B2 |
Method of depositing vanadium metal
The manufacture of semiconductor devices may include methods of forming vanadium metal on a substrate. The methods comprise providing a substrate in a reaction chamber, providing a vanadium precursor to the reaction chamber in a vapor phase and providing a reducing agent to the reaction chamber in a vapor phase to form vanadium metal on the substrate. |
| US11873556B2 |
Raw material supply apparatus and film forming apparatus
A raw material supply apparatus includes: a raw material supply path through which a raw material gas is supplied into a processing container; a valve provided in the raw material supply path; a pressure sensor configured to detect an internal pressure of the raw material supply path; a raw material exhaust path connected to the raw material supply path and through which the raw material gas in the raw material supply path is exhausted; an opening degree adjustment mechanism provided in the raw material exhaust path and configured to control the internal pressure of the raw material supply path based on an adjustment of an opening degree of the opening degree adjustment mechanism; and a controller configured to perform the adjustment of the opening degree of the opening degree adjustment mechanism based on a value detected by the pressure sensor. |
| US11873552B2 |
Substrate comprising plasmonic continuous film with curved surface and manufacturing method thereof
A substrate including plasmonic continuous film with curved surface and a method for manufacturing the same. More particularly, a substrate for an ultrasensitive spectroscopic sensor includes bowl-shaped plasmonic curved nanodimples and spiked plasmonic nanotips formed at contact points between the nanodimples at the same time, thereby greatly increasing the total volume of hotspots and being capable of concentrating and analyzing an extremely small amount of a sample. |
| US11873547B2 |
Fuel system components
A fuel system, comprising at least one fuel component formed of a steel alloy comprising 0.01-0.31 wt. % carbon, 0.0-0.20 wt. % silicon, 0.15-0.50 wt. % manganese, 0.0-0.015 wt. % phosphorous, 0.0-0.001 wt. % sulfur, 4.80-5.20 wt. % chromium, 4.80-6.20 wt. % nickel, 0.60-0.80 wt. % molybdenum, 0.0-0.550 wt. % vanadium, and 2.000-2.400 wt. % aluminum, wherein the at least one fuel component is configured to come in contact with fuel when fuel is ran through the fuel system. |
| US11873545B2 |
Erosion and corrosion resistant white cast irons
A casting of a hypereutectic white iron that, in an as-cast form of the casting, has a microstructure that includes a ferrous matrix that contains 12-20 wt. % chromium in solution in the matrix, eutectic chromium carbides dispersed in the matrix, primary chromium carbides dispersed in the matrix, and optionally secondary carbides dispersed in the matrix. The eutectic carbides are 15-25 vol. % of the casting and the primary carbides are 25-35 vol. % of the casting. When present, the secondary carbides are up to 6 vol. % of the casting. |
| US11873544B2 |
Compositional variations of tungsten tetraboride with transition metals and light elements
A composition includes tungsten (W); at least one element selected form the group of elements consisting of boron (B), beryllium (Be) and silicon (Si); and at least one element selected from the group of elements consisting of titanium (Ti), vanadium (V), chromium (Cr), manganese (Mn), iron (Fe), cobalt (Co), nickel (Ni), copper (Cu), zinc (Zn), zirconium (Zr), niobium (Nb), molybdenum (Mo), ruthenium (Ru), hafnium (Hf), tantalum (Ta), rhenium (Re), osmium (Os), iridium (Ir), lithium (Li) and aluminum (Al). The composition satisfies the formula W1-xMxXy wherein X is one of B, Be and Si; M is at least one of Ti, V, Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, Zr, Nb, Mo, Ru, Hf, Ta, Re, Os, Ir, Li and Al; x is at least 0.001 and less than 0.999; and y is at least 4.0. A tool is made from or coated with this composition. |
| US11873537B2 |
Method for producing a profiled component, and profiled component
A method for producing a component may include one or more of the following: providing and/or producing a profiled structural part, the structural part including a predetermined profile along its length; heat treating the profiled structural part; and press hardening the profiled structural part in a press-hardening tool. The profiled structural part in the press-hardening tool may be cooled in an interior thereof by circulating air, where during cooling of the profiled structural part in the press-hardening tool, different material properties are specifically set in at least two regions of the profiled structural part. |
| US11873530B1 |
Systems and methods for metabolome analysis
The present disclosure provides compositions, methods, systems, and devices for polynucleotide processing. Such polynucleotide processing may be useful for a variety of applications, including polynucleotide sequencing. |
| US11873529B2 |
Sequence based genotyping based on oligonucleotide ligation assays
The invention relates to a kit of parts for detecting one or more polymorphisms in a plurality of target nucleotide sequences in a plurality of samples, wherein the kit of parts comprises (i) a first probe and a second probe, wherein the first probe comprises a first target specific section and a first tag section that is non-complementary to the target nucleotide sequence and that comprises a first universal primer binding site, wherein the second probe comprises a second target specific section and a second tag section that is non-complementary to the target nucleotide sequence; and (ii) a first primer and optionally a second primer wherein the first primer comprises a sample-specific identifier sequence and wherein the first primer can hybridize to the first universal primer binding site. |
| US11873528B2 |
Methods and compositions for nucleic acid analysis
The present invention is directed to methods, compositions and systems for analyzing sequence information while retaining structural and molecular context of that sequence information. |
| US11873525B2 |
Methods of administering 3,4-diaminopridine
Provided herein are methods of determining NAT acetylation status of a subject with a 3,4-DAP-sensitive disease, methods of selecting a dose of 3,4-DAP or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof adjusted to a subject's acetylation status, methods of administering 3,4-diaminopyridine or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof to a patient in need thereof, and methods of treating 3,4-DAP sensitive diseases. |
| US11873523B2 |
Aconitic acid exporter (aexA) increases organic acid production in Aspergillus
Recombinant Aspergillus genetically modified to increase expression of g8846, renamed herein as aconitic acid exporter (aexA), are provided, which in some examples are also genetically inactivated for an endogenous cis-aconitic acid decarboxylase (cadA) gene. Such recombinant Aspergillus produce more aconitic acid as compared to native Aspergillus. Also provided are methods of using such recombinant Aspergillus to increase production of aconitic acid and other organic acids, such as citric acid, itaconic acid, and 3-hydroxypropionic acid (3-HP). |
| US11873521B2 |
Steviol glycoside and production method therefor, and sweetener composition containing same
The purpose of the present invention is to: determine the structure of a novel steviol glycoside which is detected from species containing a large amount of Reb. C (also referred to as dulcoside B), and a trace amount of which is capable of influencing the quality of taste; and understand the taste characteristics of said steviol glycoside. The present invention provides a compound represented by formula (1) or a salt thereof, or a hydrate thereof. |
| US11873517B2 |
Candida tropicalis strain having improved tolerance to the cytotoxicity of substrates, and method for producing dicarboxylic acid using same
The present invention relates to a Candida tropicalis cell line, which comprises a mutant gene, having improved tolerance for cytotoxicity of stromal cells, and a method for producing dicarboxylic acid using the Candida tropicalis cell line. The Candida tropicalis cell line for producing dicarboxylic acid developed according to the present invention has improved tolerance for existing stromal toxicity as well as significantly improved efficiency for producing dicarboxylic acid compared to existing cell lines, thus can be used in biological production of dicarboxylic acid and is expected to have high industrial utility. |
| US11873516B2 |
Engineered polymerases for improved sequencing by binding
Provided herein are engineered DNA polymerases comprising modifications improving accuracy and processivity of the polymerase including modifications in the Motif A region, optionally, along with additional modifications in the palm and/or exonuclease domains of the polymerase. Also provided are nucleic acids encoding the engineered DNA polymerases comprising modifications in motif A of the polymerase, optionally, with additional modifications. Methods, vectors, kits, and compositions comprising the nucleic acids and compositions, methods and kits comprising the engineered polymerases are also provided. |
| US11873511B2 |
Targeted gene insertion for improved immune cells therapy
The invention pertains to the field of adaptive cell immunotherapy. It provides with the genetic insertion of exogenous coding sequence(s) that help the immune cells to direct their immune response against infected or malignant cells. These exogenous coding sequences are more particularly inserted under the transcriptional control of endogenous gene promoters that are sensitive to immune cells activation. Such method allows the production of safer immune primary cells of higher therapeutic potential. |
| US11873509B2 |
Method for continuous culture of shrimp cells
By establishing effective methods for shrimp 3D cell culture and passage, the present invention provides a technology of continuous shrimp cell culture intended for the establishment of immortalized shrimp cell lines. The present invention provides a preparation method of matrigel for 3D cell culture of shrimp by optimizing an additive proportion of matrigel. The present invention further provides a technology of separation and 3D cell culture of shrimp haemolymph cells, where shrimp haemolymph cells adhere to and grow on the surface of the matrigel in the form of a single round cell and a cell pellet/cellular spheroid, with survival and growth abilities being superior to 2D culture effects. The above technology is achieved by optimizing a formula of complete medium for shrimp cells, selecting the medium as an anticoagulant and a diluent for shrimp haemolymph cells, selecting a 3D culture method for surface-adhered growth in the matrigel. |
| US11873505B2 |
Compositions and methods for regulating production of a precursor protein
The present disclosure relates to one or more agents, therapies, treatments, and methods of use of the agents and/or therapies and/or treatments for increasing production of a TLR3 precursor protein. Embodiments of the present disclosure can be used as a therapy or a treatment for a subject that has a condition whereby the subject's immune system is, or is likely to become, dysregulated and where the production of the TLR3 precursor protein may result in an increased production of a functional and bioavailable TLR3 protein product, which may be of therapeutic benefit. |
| US11873504B2 |
RNA-guided nucleic acid modifying enzymes and methods of use thereof
The present disclosure provides CasX proteins, nucleic acids encoding the CasX proteins, and modified host cells comprising the CasX proteins and/or nucleic acids encoding same. CasX proteins are useful in a variety of applications, which are provided. The present disclosure provides CasX guide RNAs that bind to and provide sequence specificity to the CasX proteins, nucleic acids encoding the CasX guide RNAs, and modified host cells comprising the CasX guide RNAs and/or nucleic acids encoding same. CasX guide RNAs are useful in a variety of applications, which are provided. The present disclosure provides archaeal Cas9 polypeptides and nucleic acids encoding same, as well as their associated archaeal Cas9 guide RNAs and nucleic acids encoding same. |
| US11873503B2 |
Nucleotide sequences and corresponding polypeptides conferring modulated growth rate and biomass in plants grown in saline and oxidative conditions
The present invention relates to isolated nucleic acid molecules and their corresponding encoded polypeptides able confer the trait of improved plant size, vegetative growth, growth rate, seedling vigor and/or biomass in plants challenged with saline and/or oxidative stress conditions. The present invention further relates to the use of these nucleic acid molecules and polypeptides in making transgenic plants, plant cells, plant materials or seeds of a plant having plant size, vegetative growth, growth rate, seedling vigor and/or biomass that are improved in saline and/or oxidative stress conditions with respect to wild-type plants grown under similar conditions. |
| US11873501B2 |
Soybean transgenic event IND-∅∅41∅-5
The invention relates to the fields of plant production, plant breeding and agriculture. More specifically, it relates to soybean transgenic event IND-ØØ41Ø-5, which expresses the gene HaHB4 that confers drought tolerance without affecting other agricultural capabilities. The application also discloses related nucleotide sequences, plants, parts of plants, seeds, cells, agricultural products, and detection and production methods. |
| US11873500B2 |
Genetic locus imparting a low anatabine trait in tobacco and methods of using
Provided herein are genetic markers and a coding sequence associated with a low- or ultra-low anatabine trait in tobacco. |
| US11873497B2 |
Regulatory elements from labyrinthulomycetes microorganisms
The present disclosure generally relates to novel polynucleotide molecules for use in regulating gene expression in recombinant cells, such as labyrinthulomycetes cells. The disclosure further relates to nucleic acid constructs, such as vectors and expression cassettes, containing a regulatory element operably linked to a heterologous nucleotide sequence. The disclosure further relates to methods for stably transforming a host cell, such as a labyrinthulomycetes cell with transgenes. Stably transformed recombinant cells, progeny, biomaterials derived therefrom, and methods for preparing and using the same are also provided. |
| US11873495B2 |
Compounds and methods for reducing LRRK2 expression
Provided are compounds, methods, and pharmaceutical compositions for reducing the amount or activity of LRRK2 RNA in a cell or animal, and in certain instances reducing the amount of LRRK2 protein in a cell or animal. Such compounds, methods, and pharmaceutical compositions are useful to ameliorate at least one symptom or hallmark of a neurodegenerative disease. Such symptoms and hallmarks include ataxia, neuropathy, and aggregate formation. Such neurodegenerative diseases include Parkinson's disease. |
| US11873491B2 |
Complement component C5 iRNA compositions and methods of use thereof
The invention relates to iRNA, e.g., double-stranded ribonucleic acid (dsRNA), compositions targeting the complement component C5 gene, and methods of using such iRNA, e.g., dsRNA, compositions to inhibit expression of C5 and to treat subjects having a complement component C5-associated disease, e.g., paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria. |
| US11873485B2 |
Allosteric conditional guide RNAs for cell-selective regulation of CRISPR/Cas
Programmable guide RNAs (gRNAs) play a central role in the CRISPR revolution sweeping biology and medicine by directing the function of a Cas protein effector to a target gene of choice. To achieve programmable control over regulatory scope, the activity of a conditional guide RNA (cgRNA) depends on the presence or absence of an RNA trigger, allowing for cell-selective regulation of CRISPR/Cas function. Unlike a standard gRNA, a cgRNA is programmable at multiple levels, with the target-binding sequence controlling the target of Cas activity (edit, silence, induce, or bind a gene of choice) and the trigger binding sequence controlling the scope of Cas activity. cgRNA mechanisms that are allosteric allow for independent design of the target and trigger sequences, providing the flexibility to select the regulatory target and scope independently. Disclosed herein are allosteric cgRNA mechanisms for both ON→OFF logic (conditional inactivation by an RNA trigger) and OFF→ON logic (conditional activation by an RNA trigger). Allosteric cgRNAs enable restriction of CRISPR/Cas function to a desired cell type, tissue, organ, or disease state. Allosteric cgRNAs provide a versatile platform for cell-selective and tissue-selective research tools, biotechnologies, diagnostics, and therapeutics. |
| US11873484B2 |
Oligonucleotide assembly using electrically controlled hybridization
Electrically controlled hybridization is used to selectively assemble oligonucleotides on the surface of a microelectrode array. Controlled activation of individual electrodes in the microelectrode array attracts oligonucleotides in solution to specific regions of the array where they hybridize to other oligonucleotides anchored on the array. The oligonucleotides that hybridize may provide locations for subsequent oligonucleotides to hybridize. The active electrodes and the oligonucleotides in solution may be varied during each round of synthesis. This allows for multiple oligonucleotides each with different and specific sequences to be created in parallel. This is accomplished without the use of phosphoramidite chemical synthesis or template-independent DNA polymerase enzymatic synthesis. Oligonucleotides created with these techniques may be used to encode digital data. Fully assembled oligonucleotides may be separated from the array and sequenced, stored, or otherwise processed. |
| US11873482B2 |
Methods, compositions, and systems for spatial analysis of analytes in a biological sample
Provided herein are methods for capturing a connected probe and/or a capture handle sequence to a capture domain of a capture probe. |
| US11873481B2 |
Preserving spatial-proximal contiguity and molecular contiguity in nucleic acid templates
Provided herein are methods and compositions for preparing nucleic acid templates wherein spatial-proximal and molecular contiguity of target nucleic acids is preserved, and the sequencing data obtained therefrom is used, but not limited to, identification of genomic variants, determination of contiguity information to inform assemblies of target nucleic acids de novo including deconvolution of haplotype phase information, and analyses of conformation and topology of target nucleic acids. |
| US11873480B2 |
Contiguity preserving transposition
Embodiments provided herein relate to methods and compositions for preparing an immobilized library of barcoded DNA fragments of a target nucleic acid, identifying genomic variants, determining the contiguity information, phasing information, and methylation status of the target nucleic acid. |
| US11873479B2 |
Coupling endonucleases with end-processing enzymes drives high efficiency gene disruption
The present disclosure relates to the co-expression of an endonuclease with an end-processing enzyme for the purpose of enhanced processing of the polynucleotide ends generated by endonuclease cleavage. |
| US11873477B2 |
Bacterial cultures and methods for production of alginate
Bacterial cultures are provided that comprise a modified Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacterium missing or deficient in two or more virulence factors. The two or more virulence factors can be selected from exotoxin A, hemolytic phospholipase C, phenazine-specific methyltransferase, alpha-1,3-rhamnosyltransferase, and 3-phosphoshikimate 1-carboxyvinyltransferase. Certain of the modified Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteria are also missing or deficient in one or more alginate acetylation enzymes including the alginate Oacetyltransferases AlgI, AlgJ, AlgF, AlgX, and/or the C5-mannuronan epimerase AlgG. Methods of producing alginate are also provided along with compositions comprising alginate produced by the modified Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteria. |
| US11873475B2 |
Systems and methods for cell sorting and cell extraction
A cell sorter includes a base for holding a cell culture plate containing a fluorescently labeled sample of cells, a fluorescence imager for viewing the cell culture plate, through bottom of the cell culture plate, to capture one or more fluorescence images of the fluorescently labeled sample of cells, and a cell extraction module for extracting a cell selected based on the one or more fluorescence images. The cell extraction module includes a needle for hydraulically removing the selected cell from the cell culture plate, and a motorized translation stage for translating the needle in a z-dimension to reach the selected cell from above. The cell sorter further includes a motorized translation stage for translating one of the needle and the cell culture plate in x- and y-dimensions, relative to the other one of the needle and the cell culture plate, to position the needle over selected first cell. |
| US11873474B2 |
Closed system device and methods for gas permeable cell culture process
Novel methods and apparatus are disclosed for cell culture and cell recovery. The methods and apparatus simplify the process of cell separation from media, minimize potential damage to gas permeable devices during fluid handling, and allow closed system automated cell culture and cell recovery from gas permeable devices. |
| US11873473B2 |
Trickle-film bioreactor and methods of use thereof
An apparatus for culturing suspended photosynthetic organisms, specifically a flowing thin film photobioreactor is disclosed herein, wherein the flowing thin film photobioreactor comprises a light source and a trickle-film insert comprising screen material. |
| US11873471B2 |
Culture dish combination for embryo thawing and embryo transfer
A culture dish combination for embryo thawing and embryo transfer is provided. The culture dish combination includes a first culture dish and a second culture dish, the first culture dish includes a first dish cavity for thawing and laser-assisted hatching of frozen embryos, and an opening of the first dish cavity is upward. The second culture dish is detachably connected to the first culture dish, and the second culture dish includes a second dish cavity for balancing culture medium before the embryo transfer; the second culture dish further includes a third dish cavity surrounding the second dish cavity, and openings of the second dish cavity and the third dish cavity are upward. The culture dish combination solves problems of complex operations of thawing the frozen embryo, laser-assisted hatching and the embryo transfer, which increases the accuracy of the operation of embryo thawing and improves the stability of the incubator environment. |
| US11873470B2 |
Brewing method
A method of preparing a wort with an increased level of free amino nitrogen (FAN) comprising: a) preparing a mash from a grist comprising malt and/or adjunct; and b) adding a protease having at least 80% sequence identity to the polypeptide of SEQ ID NO: 1. |
| US11873467B2 |
Washing agent with improved optical and rheological properties
A flowable washing agent preparation containing, based on the total weight thereof, i) 20 to 80 wt. % surfactant; ii) 2 to 15 wt. % fatty acid; iii) 0.3 to 8 wt. % of the salt of a divalent cation; iv) 0.01 to 2 wt. % pigment; v) 8 to 35 wt. % solvent; and a washing method using same. |
| US11873466B2 |
Opacified liquid detergent composition comprising a fatty acid/calcium salt mixture
An opacified liquid detergent composition includes at least one anionic surfactant, a fatty acid, calcium cations, and water. The fatty acid and calcium cations are present in the opacified liquid detergent composition in a weight ratio of the fatty acid to the calcium cations of from about 1:25 to about 1:150. The opacified liquid detergent composition is free of a microplastic opacifier and has a turbidity value of greater than 250 NTU measured utilizing a turbidity meter at about 24° C. |
| US11873462B2 |
Lubricating oil composition
A lubricating oil composition with a resin (A) and a base oil (B), the resin (A) is in a range of 0.01 to 50 parts by mass per 100 parts of (A) and (B), the resin (A) satisfies the following requirements: (A-1) the resin (A) is a polymer including a constituent unit from 4-methyl-1-pentene in a range of 60 to 99 mol % and a constituent unit from an α-olefin having 2 to 20 carbon atoms (excluding 4-methyl-1-pentene) in a range of 1 to 40 mol % (provided that 4-methyl-1-pentene and the α-olefin is 100 mol %); (A-2) intrinsic viscosity [η] measured in decalin at 135° C. is in a range of 0.01 to 5.0 dl/g; (A-3) a melting point (Tm) is in a range of 110 to 150° C. as determined by DSC; and the base oil (B) has (B-1) kinematic viscosity at 100° C. is in a range of 1 to 50 mm2/s. |
| US11873455B2 |
Process having improved base oil yield
Provided is a process for preparing base oil from a waxy hydrocarbon feedstock by contacting the hydrocarbon feedstock in a hydroisomerization zone under hydroisomerization conditions. The reaction is in the presence of hydrogen and an inert gas, with the total pressure in the hydroisomerization zone being at least 400 psig. A product from the hydroisomerization zone is collected and separated into base oil products and fuel products. The inert gas can comprise any suitable inert gas, but is generally nitrogen, methane or argon. Nitrogen is used in one embodiment. |
| US11873452B1 |
Methods for processing hydrocarbons to produce light olefins using catalyst formulations or mixtures
Light olefins may be produced from hydrocarbons by a method including passing a hydrocarbon feed stream into one or more feed inlets of a reactor, using catalyst formulations or mixtures. Catalyst formulations may include multi-zeolite composite particles, or a mixture that is a physically mixed combination of separate particles of at least first composite particles of a first type of zeolite and second composite particles of a second type of zeolite. The reactor may include an upper reactor portion defining an upper reaction zone and a lower reactor portion defining a lower reaction zone. The catalyst may move in a generally downward direction through the upper reactor portion and the lower reactor portion, and the hydrocarbon feed stream may move in a generally upward direction through the lower reactor portion and upper reactor portion such that the hydrocarbon feed stream and the catalyst move with a counter-current orientation. |
| US11873449B2 |
Fluorescent chromic material, preparation method and use thereof
The present invention discloses a fluorescent chromic material having a chemical formula of [PPy3Cu2I2]n, wherein PPy3 is tripyridylphosphine. The present invention also provides a method for preparing the fluorescent chromic material, and the use of the fluorescent chromic material in the detection of dichloromethane vapor. The fluorescent chromic material of the present invention has simple synthesis steps, high yield, and capability of large production; and can be used as a fluorescent probe for detecting dichloromethane vapor. It has the advantages of simple operation, high selectivity, high sensitivity, good cycle performance and good stability. |
| US11873448B2 |
Wellbore servicing fluid and methods of making and using same
Disclosed herein is a wellbore servicing fluid comprising a scale inhibitor, a surfactant, and an aqueous fluid comprising sulfate in an amount of from about 100 ppm to about 10,000 ppm based on the total weight of the aqueous fluid. The wellbore servicing fluid can be used as a fracturing fluid in a method of servicing a wellbore penetrating a subterranean formation. The wellbore servicing fluid can mitigate the formation of scales, prevent water blockage, and increase hydrocarbon production. |
| US11873442B2 |
Use of a process fluid with an environmentally compatible biostabilizer in a geothermal borehole
The present invention relates to the use of a process fluid with an environmentally compatible biostabilizer in a geothermal borehole. The biostabilizer is characterized in that it comprises at least one organic acid, or a salt, alcohol or aldehyde thereof, wherein the at least one organic acid is selected from the group consisting of hop acids, resin acids, fatty acids and mixtures thereof. The biostabilizer is preferably a mixture of hop extract, rosin and myristic acid. The invention further relates to related process fluids and methods for producing the same. |
| US11873441B2 |
Systems and methods for molecule dispensing
A portable, heated scent, odor, and/or molecule dispense system is provided, as well as devices and methods for doing the same. The portable systems and methods to dispense molecules may contain a liquid, gel, solid, foam, or other material-based formulation so as to attract, repel, kill, mask, or otherwise use the molecules. The portable system and methods may include a housing; a molecule holding pad in the housing; a first chemical reaction heat source in the housing; and a second chemical reaction heat source in the housing, wherein the molecule holding pad is arranged between the first chemical reaction heat source and the second chemical reaction heat source, and wherein the first chemical reaction heat source and the second chemical reaction heat source are each reactive to oxygen. |
| US11873440B2 |
Spectral and angular emission control based temperature sensitive radiative cooling device
The present disclosure relates to a radiative cooling device which is sensitive to the ambient temperature and in which the emissivity changes depending on the infrared wavelength range and emission angle, and a method of cooling an object using the radiative cooling device. |
| US11873436B2 |
Quantum dot and method for producing the same
A quantum dot of the present invention is a nanocrystal represented by AgInE2 (E is at least one of tellurium, selenium, and sulfur) containing silver, indium, and chalcogen, in which a fluorescence wavelength is within a range of a near-infrared region of 700 to 1500 nm, a fluorescence full width at half maximum is 150 nm or less, and a fluorescence quantum yield is higher than 20%. In the present invention, an average particle diameter is preferably 1 nm or more and 15 nm or less. In addition, a method for producing a quantum dot of the present invention includes synthesizing a quantum dot represented by AgInE2 (E is at least one of tellurium, selenium, and sulfur) from a silver raw material, an indium raw material, and a chalcogenide raw material (chalcogenide is at least one of tellurium, selenium, and sulfur). |
| US11873434B2 |
Method for synthesizing a semiconducting nanosized material
The present invention relates to a method for synthesizing a semiconducting nanosized material. |
| US11873433B2 |
Near-infrared emissive graphene quantum dots method of manufacture and uses thereof
The present disclosure comprises graphene quantum dots that exhibit emission in the near-infrared region in response to a variety of excitation wavelengths. The exciting wavelengths may be in the visible region, near-infrared region, or both. The quantum dots may be synthesized via a top-down method or a bottom-up method. The quantum dots are useful in imaging, drug delivery, and biosensing. The quantum dots comprise carbon, oxygen, hydrogen, nitrogen, and metal atoms in various combinations. |
| US11873427B2 |
Seal coated devices
An activatable material coated device comprising a device and an activatable material, comprising at least about 5.5% or greater blowing agent, blowing agent accelerator or both. The activatable material is milled into a particulate size of from about 500 microns to about 10000 microns and the device is heated to a temperature of at least about 30° C. but below an activation temperature of the activatable material and contacted with the particulate of the activatable material, adhering the activatable material to the device. |
| US11873423B2 |
Moisture curable adhesive compositions
A moisture curable composition, and a method of application and a substrate including the same are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, a curable composition includes a component (A) comprising an organic polymer containing reactive silicon groups represented by the general formula (1), a component (B) comprising an organic polymer having a viscosity lower than 10,000 cP at 23° C. containing reactive silicon groups represented by the general formula (2), and a component (C) comprising a polyolefin polymer. The moisture curable composition has universal adhesiveness to an adhesion-resistant substrate, such as PVC, EPDM, and TPO. The substrates can be smooth-back or fleece-back substrates. |
| US11873422B2 |
Adhesive composition
An adhesive composition comprising a silane-modified epoxy resin, a dicyclopentadiene novolac epoxy resin and a curing agent. The composition shows good oily steel bonding, even in the absence of CTBN rubber or rubber adducts as toughening agents, with good Tg values of the cured resin and good Tg retention after hot wet aging. |
| US11873421B2 |
Water-based composition with improved transparency
A single-component sealant or adhesive composition, including: a) an aqueous polymer dispersion comprising water and at least one water-dispersed polymer P having a median particle size D50 of less than 150 nm, b) at least one water-dispersed or water-dissolved epoxy- or carbodiimide-functional cross-linker C, wherein the pH of the composition is adjusted in the range of 7 to 12, and wherein the at least one water-dispersed polymer P is included in the composition with an amount of at least 45 wt.-%, based on the total composition, and wherein the epoxy- or carbodiimide-functional cross-linker C is included in the composition with an amount of between 0.5 and 5 wt.-%, based on the total composition. |
| US11873418B2 |
Weathering-resistant nanocomposite coating
An ultraviolet (UV)-resistant nanocomposite coating may include a polyaniline (PANI)/graphene oxide (GO) nanocomposite. The PANI/GO nanocomposite may include GO nanosheets that may be coated with PANI. The PANI/GO nanocomposite may be dispersed into a binding matrix. |
| US11873414B2 |
Sealing resin composition, electronic component device, and method of manufacturing electronic component device
A sealing resin composition contains an epoxy resin (A), a curing agent (B) having at least one amino group in one molecule, and an inorganic filler (C), wherein the inorganic filler (C) contains a first inorganic filler (C1) having an average particle size from 0.1 μm to 20 μm and a second inorganic filler (C2) having an average particle size from 10 nm to 80 nm, and a value obtained by multiplying a specific surface area of the inorganic filler (C), by a proportion of a mass of the inorganic filler (C) in a solid mass of the sealing resin composition, is 4.0 m2/g or more. |
| US11873410B2 |
Ink set and recording head inspection method
An ink set includes an inkjet ink and a recording head filling liquid. The inkjet ink contains a pigment, water, and 1,2-alkanediol with a carbon number of at least 7 or 8. The recording head filling liquid contains a specific surfactant, water, and a specific alcohol compound with a carbon number of at least 10 and no greater than 12. The specific surfactant has an HLB value of no greater than 5.0. An amount of content of the specific alcohol compound in the recording head filling liquid is at least 0.1 ppm and no greater than 1.0 ppm. |
| US11873407B2 |
Diketopyrrolopyrrole pigment compound having high weathering resistance and preparation method therof
A diketopyrrolopyrrole pigment compound having high weather resistance, a preparation method therefor and a use thereof, which relate to the technical field of organic pigments. The diketopyrrolopyrrole pigment compound has the structural formula (I). The described diketopyrrolopyrrole pigment compound may be directly used as a wet filter cake, or may be further formed into a flowing solid powder or granulated into a granulated preparation. In the various applications described, the diketopyrrolopyrrole pigment compound exhibits high saturation, good rheology, hiding power, and gloss, high tint strength, and particularly high weather resistance. The diketopyrrolopyrrole pigment compound having high weather resistance, the preparation method therefor and the use thereof have good market prospects. |
| US11873406B2 |
Bituminous composition solid at ambient temperature
A bituminous composition comprising at least one bitumen base, at least one compound of general formula (I): Ar1-R1—Ar2 (I), and at least one compound of general formula (II): R2—(NH)nCONH—X—(NHCO)p(NH)n—R′2 (II). The invention also concerns a process for the preparation of said bituminous composition. |
| US11873405B2 |
High oleic oil compositions and uses thereof
Provided herein are high oleic oil compositions. Further provided herein are methods of producing high oleic oil compositions from microorganisms and applications thereof in end products, including, for example, polyols, polyurethane products, personal care products, and food products. |
| US11873403B2 |
Electric field grading composition, methods of making the same, and composite articles including the same
Electric field grading compositions comprise a particulate cupric oxide dispersed in a matrix material, wherein the electric field grading composition has a threshold voltage, a breakdown voltage, and exhibits a reversible electric field switchable current-voltage relationship that substantially follows the equation: I=kVα wherein: I is current in amperes; k is a constant greater than 0; V is applied voltage in volts, wherein V is between the threshold voltage and the breakdown voltage, inclusive; and α is a real number greater than 1. The electric field grading composition is useful for reducing electric field stress at a joint or termination of a conductive substrate. Articles including the electric field grading disposed on a surface of a conductive substrate are also disclosed. |
| US11873401B2 |
Easily tearable film, multilayer film, packaging material, and container
An easily tearable film with excellent linear cuttability, as well as a multilayer film, a packaging material, and a container are provided. The easily tearable film is a polyamide resin film including polyamide resin components including more than 20 parts by mass and 70 parts by mass or less of a semi-aromatic polyamide resin A and less than 80 parts by mass and 30 parts by mass or more of an aliphatic polyamide resin B; wherein the semi-aromatic polyamide resin A is constituted of a diamine-derived constituent unit and a dicarboxylic acid-derived constituent unit; 60 mol % or more of the diamine-derived constituent units are derived from metaxylylenediamine; 60 mol % or more of the dicarboxylic acid-derived constituent units are derived from an α,ω-linear aliphatic dicarboxylic acid having from 4 to 10 carbons; and the polyamide resin film is stretched, the polyamide resin film having an area fraction corresponding to the semi-aromatic polyamide resin A, as observed in secondary electron image observation, of 9.8% or more after plane ion milling of a cross section of the polyamide resin film in the TD direction. |
| US11873400B2 |
Shelf stable aqueous dispersions suitable for use in food contact applications
A composition comprising the following components: A) a metal stearate; B) a secondary alcohol ethoxylate of the formula C12-14H25-29O [CH2CH2O]xH, wherein x=7; C) a secondary alcohol ethoxylate of the formula C12-14H25-29O [CH2CH2O]xH, C wherein x=20; D) octanoic acid; E) sodium lauryl sulfate; F) a polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS); and G) water. |
| US11873394B2 |
Thermoplastic resin composition having superior processability
A thermoplastic resin composition, including: 100 parts by weight of a thermoplastic resin (A); and 0.1 to 30 parts by weight of a processing aid (B). The processing aid (B) has a styrene-equivalent weight average molecular weight of from 300,000 to 8,000,000, and contains 60 wt % or more of a polymer (B1) obtained by polymerizing monomers comprising from 40 to 99.9 wt % of styrene, 0.1 to 10 wt % of an acid group-containing monomer, and 0 to 59.9 wt % of a vinyl monomer. |
| US11873391B2 |
Carboxylic acid modified-nitrile based copolymer latex and latex composition for dip-forming comprising the copolymer latex and article formed by the composition
Disclosed is a latex composition for dip molding including a carboxylic acid-modified nitrile-based copolymer latex satisfying General Formula 1, wherein the carboxylic acid-modified nitrile-based copolymer includes: 15 wt % to 30 wt % of the ethylenic unsaturated nitrile-based monomer-derived unit and 2.5 wt % to 4.5 wt % of the ethylenic unsaturated acid monomer-derived unit, and a molded article: 1.0 mm2/s≤CV0≤3.0 mm2/s. General Formula 1 |
| US11873389B2 |
Composition and molded article
A composition including a fluorine-containing polymer and a silicon-containing compound, wherein the phosphorus content in the composition is 20 ppm or less. Also disclosed is a molded article obtained from the composition, and a second composition containing a fluorine-containing polymer and a silicon-containing polymer, wherein a content of an amide solvent in the composition is less than 1000 ppm. |
| US11873386B2 |
Curable silicone compositions
The invention relates to curable compositions based on polyorganosiloxanes with special silicon-containing terminal groups, a special capped adhesion promoter, and a curing catalyst. These compositions have improved adhesion properties and excellent storage stability. The invention furthermore relates to the use thereof. |
| US11873385B2 |
Infrared-cut filter
A composition for infrared-absorbing layers according to the present invention includes: a compound formed by copper ion and a phosphonic acid represented by the following formula (a); and at least one of a phosphoric acid diester represented by the following formula (b1) and a phosphoric acid monoester represented by the following formula (b2). In the composition, fine particles containing at least the compound are dispersed. A content of the phosphonic acid is less than 2.5 times a total content of the phosphoric acid diester and the phosphoric acid monoester on a molar basis. R1 is an alkyl group with 2 to 4 carbon atoms, R21, R22, and R3 are each a monovalent functional group represented by —(CH2CH2O)nR4 wherein n is an integer of 1 to 25 and R4 is an alkyl group with 6 to 25 carbon atoms. |
| US11873384B2 |
Antioxidant stabilizer in polymers
The present invention relates to the use of a hardwood lignin, a softwood lignin, and/or a grass lignin as an antioxidant stabilizer in polymers or polymer compositions, such as, for example, thermoplastics, thermoplastic composites, thermosets, coatings, films, adhesives, personal care compositions, or any combination thereof. |
| US11873383B2 |
Thermochromic fenestration films containing vanadium dioxide nanocrystals
Vanadium oxide nanomaterial composite compositions and substrates including films comprising vanadium oxide nanomaterial composite compositions are described. A film and composition generally including a polymeric matrix; and a crystalline vanadium oxide nanomaterial dispersed in the polymeric matrix, wherein the crystalline vanadium oxide nanomaterial comprises a smallest dimension between about 100 nm and about 5 nm. |
| US11873381B2 |
Accelerated peroxide-cured resin compositions having extended open times
Curable resin compositions having extended open times at ambient temperatures and short cure times at elevated temperatures are prepared using a curable resin, a combination of room-temperature-stable liquid peroxides (including at least one perketal), a promoter salt, a thiol-functionalized organic accelerator and a free radical trap. The curable resin compositions are useful in pultrusion, cure-in-place pipe and resin transfer molding applications, among others. |
| US11873377B2 |
Blown films comprising bimodal ethylene-based polymers having high molecular weight high density fractions
A blown film having a bimodal ethylene-based polymer including a high density fraction (HDF) from 3.0% to 25.0%, an I10/I2 ratio from 5.5 to 7.5, a short chain branching distribution (SCBD) less than or equal to 10 C, a zero shear viscosity ratio from 1.0 to 2.5, a density from 0.902 g/cc to 0.925 g/cc, and a melt index (I2) from 0.5 g/10 mins to 2.0 g/10 mins. |
| US11873374B2 |
Swellable and structurally homogenous hydrogels and methods of use thereof
The invention encompasses hydrogels, monomer precursors of the hydrogels, methods for the preparation thereof, and methods of use therefor. The linking of monomers can take place using non-radical, bioorthogonal reactions such as copper-free click-chemistry. |
| US11873372B2 |
Polyamide-imide film, preparation method thereof, and cover window comprising same
Embodiments relate to a polyamide-imide film that maintains its mechanical properties at least at a certain level under the conditions of high temperatures and low temperatures and is excellent in transparency and folding characteristics, a process for preparing the same, and a cover window comprising the same. The polyamide-imide film comprises a polyamide-imide polymer and has an MOR value defined in Equation 1a of 75% or more. |
| US11873371B2 |
Polyimide film for display substrate
The present invention provides a polyimide film comprising a polyimide, of which the Intf value calculated from equation 1 is −3 or greater when the weight reduction rate measured by the thermogravimetric method (TGA) is 5%. The film according to the present invention can exhibit excellent thermal stability even in high-temperature conditions, and thus maintain excellent heat resistance and mechanical characteristics against high-temperature heat added during the display device manufacturing process. Ea RT + ln { Ea β R P ( X f ) } = ln t f [ Equation 1 ] In equation 1, Ea, R, T, β, P(Xf), and tf are the same as those defined in the detailed description. |
| US11873364B2 |
Method for producing conjugated diene rubber
A method for producing conjugated diene rubber is provided, including: a first step of obtaining a conjugated diene polymer chain having an active end by polymerizing a monomer comprising a conjugated diene compound and a vinyl compound having a functional group interactive with silica using a polymerization initiator in an inert solvent; a second step of reacting a siloxane compound with the active end of the conjugated diene polymer chain having the active end; and a third step of reacting a hydrocarbyloxysilane compound with the conjugated diene polymer chain with which the siloxane compound has been reacted that is obtained in the second step. |
| US11873360B2 |
Resin composition for molding device for dental veneer restoration
The disclosure related to a resin composition for molding device for dental restoration comprising 10 to 50 parts by weight of an urethane acrylate oligomer with a functionality less than 4, 20 to 40 parts by weight of morpholino-group containing acrylate monomera morpholino-group containing acrylate monomer, 10 to 40 parts by weight of a polymerizable acrylate monomer composition and 0.5 to 5 parts by weight of a photoinitiator, wherein the polymerizable acrylate monomer composition comprises 40 to 60 parts by weight of an alicyclic acrylate monomer and 40 to 60 parts by weight of ether-bond containing aliphatic acrylate monomeran ether-bond containing aliphatic acrylate monomer. The shore hardness of the resin composition after being cured of the present invention is not less than 70D and the flexural strain thereof is not less than 0.15. |
| US11873359B2 |
Photocurable composition, three-dimensional molded product, and dental product
A photocurable composition includes a photopolymerizable component and a photopolymerization initiator, in which a diluted solution (D1) obtained by diluting the photocurable composition with ethanol such that the content of ethanol is 99% by mass would satisfy the following Condition (X): the transmittance at at least one wavelength within the wavelength range of from 365 nm to 405 nm, measured at an optical path length of 1 cm, is from 1.0% to 70.0%. |
| US11873358B2 |
Synthetic polymers and crosslinked hydrogel systems
A novel synthetic functionalized backbone polymer is provided which is a polyanionic side-chain functionalized back-bone polymer comprising a hydrophilic backbone polymer functionalized with an activated alkene or epoxy group. The functionalized backbone polymer may be combined with a free or protected thiol-containing compound to form a crosslinked hydrogel having bio-medical application, and may additionally be combined with a hydrogel matrix to yield a hydrogel system useful for in vivo delivery of cells and other therapeutic agents. |
| US11873354B2 |
Photobase generator, compound, photoreactive composition, and reaction product
A photobase generator includes a compound including a first skeleton represented by the following formula (a), and a second skeleton including a nitrogen atom bonding to a bonding position of the first skeleton to form an amide group, wherein the compound generates a base, in which a hydrogen atom is bonding with the nitrogen atom of the second skeleton, by light irradiation, and the pKa of a conjugate acid of the base in water is 12 or more. In formula (a), G is a divalent aromatic group, and * represents the bonding position with the nitrogen atom. |
| US11873352B2 |
Process for producing a carbon dioxide neutral and biodegradable polymer and packaging products produced thereof
A process for producing a polymer material comprising: (a) providing a polymer material, which is carbon dioxide neutral and is selected from polyethylene, e.g. made from sugar cane ethanol, polypropylene and polystyrene, (b) providing a biodegradable additive, (c) blending the polymer material of step (a) with the biodegradable additive of step (b), wherein the biodegradable additive of step (b) is an organic mixture for the growing of naturally occurring organism comprising a fungal-bacterial mixture, e.g. a Penicillium-Bacillus mixture. |
| US11873349B1 |
Compositions and methods related to IL27 receptor binding
Provided herein are IL27R binding proteins that bind to IL27Rα and gp130 and comprise an anti-IL27Rα VHH antibody and an anti-gp130 VHH antibody. |
| US11873347B2 |
Antigen-binding chimeric proteins and methods and uses thereof
The present invention relates to the field of structural biology. More specifically, the present invention relates to novel antigen-binding chimeric proteins, their uses and methods in three-dimensional structural analysis of macromolecules, such as X-ray crystallography and high-resolution Cryo-EM, and their use as a therapeutic, diagnostic, or imaging tool. Even more specifically, the invention relates to a fusion of a scaffold protein and an antigen-binding domain wherein the scaffold protein of said fusion interrupts the Immunoglobulin domain topology to form a rigid chimer. |
| US11873346B2 |
VISTA antigen-binding molecules
VISTA antigen-binding molecules are disclosed. Also disclosed are nucleic acids and expression vectors encoding, compositions comprising, and methods using, the VISTA antigen-binding molecules. |
| US11873343B2 |
Pharmaceutical formulations comprising anti-RANKL antibodies and an aromatic amino acid comprising a phenyl or an indole
Disclosed herein are aqueous pharmaceutical formulations comprising denosumab or another human anti-RANKL monoclonal antibody or portion thereof, and characteristics of pH, buffer systems, and amino acid aggregation inhibitors. Also disclosed are presentation of the formulation for use, e.g. in a single-use vial, single-use syringe, or glass container, methods of using the formulations and articles for preventing or treating diseases, and related kits. |
| US11873342B2 |
Anti-CCR8 monoclonal antibodies and uses thereof
Provided are antibodies or fragment thereof having binding specificity to the human chemokine (C—C motif) receptor 8 (CCR8) protein. These antibodies are capable of binding to CCR8 at high affinity and can mediate antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity (ADCC). |
| US11873341B2 |
Anti-CD25 for tumour specific cell depletion
The present disclosure provides antibody sequences found in antibodies that bind to human CD25, in particular an anti CD25-a-674 antibody which do not block the binding of CD25 to IL-2 or IL-2 signalling. The claimed antibody binds to the epitopes: YQCVQGYRALHRGP (150 to 163) or SVCKMTHGKTRWTQP (166 to 180) on CD25 Antibodies and antigen-binding portions thereof including such sequences can be used in pharmaceutical compositions and methods of treatment, in particular for treating cancer. |
| US11873332B2 |
Lyophilized formulation of a monoclonal antibody against transthyretin
The invention provides antibody formulations and methods useful for prophylaxis or treatment of transthyretin-related amyloidosis. |
| US11873329B2 |
Peptides and combination of peptides for use in immunotherapy against various tumors
A method of treating a patient who has hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), colorectal carcinoma (CRC), glioblastoma (GB), gastric cancer (GC), esophageal cancer, NSCLC, pancreatic cancer (PC), renal cell carcinoma (RCC), benign prostate hyperplasia (BPH), prostate cancer (PCA), ovarian cancer (OC), melanoma, breast cancer (BRCA), CLL, Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC), SCLC, Non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL), AML, gallbladder cancer and cholangiocarcinoma (GBC, CCC), urinary bladder cancer (UBC), and uterine cancer (UEC) includes administering to said patient a composition containing a population of activated T cells that selectively recognize cells in the patient that aberrantly express a peptide. A pharmaceutical composition contains activated T cells that selectively recognize cells in a patient that aberrantly express a peptide, and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, in which the T cells bind to the peptide in a complex with an MHC class I molecule, and the composition is for treating the patient who has HCC, CRC, GB, GC, esophageal cancer, NSCLC, PC, RCC, BPH, PCA, OC, melanoma, BRCA, CLL, MCC, SCLC, NHL, AML, GBC, CCC, UBC, and/or UEC. A method of treating a patient who has HCC, CRC, GB, GC, esophageal cancer, NSCLC, PC, RCC, BPH, PCA, OC, melanoma, BRCA, CLL, MCC, SCLC, NHL, AML, GBC, CCC, UBC, and/or UEC includes administering to said patient a composition comprising a peptide in the form of a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, thereby inducing a T-cell response to the HCC, CRC, GB, GC, esophageal cancer, NSCLC, PC, RCC, BPH, PCA, OC, melanoma, BRCA, CLL, MCC, SCLC, NHL, AML, GBC, CCC, UBC, and/or UEC. |
| US11873327B2 |
Polynucleotides encoding tethered interleukin-12 (IL12) polypeptides and uses thereof
The present disclosure relates to polynucleotides encoding tethered interleukin-12 (IL-12) polypeptides comprising an IL-12 polypeptide and a membrane domain. The present disclosure also relates to vectors comprising the polynucleotides; host cells comprising the polynucleotides or vectors, polypeptides encoded by the polynucleotides; compositions comprising the polynucleotides, vectors, host cells, or polypeptides and a delivery agent; and uses thereof, including treatment of cancer. |
| US11873325B2 |
Nucleic acid encoding Sm1 resistance to orange wheat blossom midge and method of use
The present invention relates to nucleic acids encoding for proteins correlated with the resistance of the Sm1 locus in wheat and uses of these nucleic acids, in particular for conferring or improving resistance to orange wheat blossom midge (OWBM) in a plant. |
| US11873321B2 |
Compositions and methods for treating alzheimer's disease
Disclosed are methods for treating or preventing or delaying outset of Alzheimer's disease (AD) in a subject by targeting the novel pathway STAT1-CH25H in AD pathogenesis, specifically by administering to the subject a pharmaceutically effective amount of a STAT1 inhibitor, a CH25H inhibitor, or a 25-OHC inhibitor, for example, a 3-hydroxy-3-methyl-glutaryl-coenzyme A (HMG-CoA) reductase inhibitor such as simvastatin. |
| US11873311B2 |
Heterocyclic compound, organic electroluminescent device, and electronic device
A heterocyclic compound as shown in Formula 1, an organic electroluminescent device and an electronic device, belong to the technical field of organic electroluminescence. The heterocyclic compound can improve the performance of an organic electroluminescent device. |
| US11873310B2 |
Compounds useful in HIV therapy
The invention relates to compounds of Formula (I), (Ia), (Ib), (II) or (III), salts thereof, pharmaceutical compositions thereof, as well as therapeutic methods of treatment and prevention. |
| US11873306B1 |
Nano-sized 5,10,15,20-tetrakis (4-hydroxyphenyl)-porphyrins pd(II) complex for super medicinal applications
A novel nano-sized 5,10,15,20-Tetrakis (4-hydroxyphenyl)-Porphyrins Pd(II) complex, its synthesis, and its use for potential super medicinal applications. |
| US11873303B2 |
Substituted pyrazoles as type II IRAK inhibitors
The present invention relates to compounds of Formula I and pharmaceutically acceptable compositions thereof, useful as IRAK inhibitors. |
| US11873287B2 |
Piperidine-2,6-dione derivatives and ulcerative colitis treating
Disclosed are piperidine-2,6-dione derivatives and treatment of ulcerative colitis. |
| US11873285B2 |
Process for making propene oxide
A process for making propene oxide involves reacting propene with hydrogen peroxide in the presence of methanol, a titanium zeolite epoxidation catalyst, and nitrogen containing compounds present in an amount of from 100 to 3000 mg/kg of hydrogen peroxide. Non-reacted propene is separated from the reaction mixture; the propene depleted reaction mixture is continuously distilled in a distillation column providing an overhead product stream containing propene oxide and methanol and a bottoms product stream; and propene oxide is separated from the overhead product stream. An acid is added to the propane depleted reaction mixture and/or to the distillation column at the same level or above the feed point for the propene depleted reaction mixture and/or contacted to the feed to the distillation column to provide an apparent pH in the bottoms product stream of from 3 to 4.5, which reduces the nitrogen content of the separated propene oxide. |
| US11873283B2 |
Substituted 3-((3-aminophenyl)amino)piperidine-2,6-dione compounds, compositions thereof, and methods of treatment therewith
Provided herein are piperidine dione compounds having the following structure: wherein RN, R1, R2, R3, R4, L, V, m, and n are as defined herein, compositions comprising an effective amount of a piperidine dione compound, and methods for treating or preventing an androgen receptor mediated disease. |
| US11873282B2 |
Selective androgen receptor degrader (SARD) ligands and methods of use thereof
This invention provides novel indole, indazole, benzimidazole, benzotriazole, indoline, quinolone, isoquinoline, and carbazole selective androgen receptor degrader (SARD) compounds, pharmaceutical compositions and uses thereof in treating hyperproliferations of the prostate including pre-malignancies and benign prostatic hyperplasia, prostate cancer, advanced prostate cancer, castration resistant prostate cancer, other AR-expressing cancers, androgenic alopecia or other hyper androgenic dermal diseases, Kennedy's disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA), and uterine fibroids, and to methods for reducing the levels (through degradation) and/or activity (through inhibition) of any androgen receptor including androgen receptor-full length (AR-FL) including pathogenic and/or resistance mutations, AR-splice variants (AR-SV), and pathogenic polyglutamine (polyQ) polymorphisms of AR in a subject. |
| US11873281B2 |
Conjugates of cell binding molecules with cytotoxic agents
A conjugate of a potent cytotoxic agent with a cell-binding molecule having a structure represented by Formula (I), wherein T, L, m, n, , R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8, R9, R10, R11, R12, and R13 are as defined herein, can be used for targeted treatment of cancer, autoimmune disease, and infectious disease. |
| US11873279B2 |
Compositions for treatment of ocular diseases
The present disclosure relates to the discovery that certain ocular diseases may be treated using Edonentan crystalline forms. Specific Edonentan crystalline form can be used alone or in combination with an intra-ocular pressure (TOP) reducing agent, a neuroprotective agent, or an anti-VEGF agent. Using Edonentan crystalline forms, alone or in combination with an additional agent, provides increased perfusion to the retina or reduced IOP in certain ocular diseases and reduces damage to retinal cells. |
| US11873278B2 |
Method for preparing low migration plasticizer of di-2-ethylhexyl terephthalate
A method for preparing a low migration plasticizer of di-2-ethylhexyl terephthalate is provided. The method includes a step of adding a short chain alcohol component having 4 to 6 carbon atoms and a long chain alcohol component having 9 to 13 carbon atoms in an esterification reaction between terephthalic acid and 2-ethylhexanol, so as to obtain a modified di-2-ethylhexyl terephthalate including residues derived from the short chain alcohol component and the long chain alcohol component. The esterification reaction is carried out under a temperature from 30° C. to 225° C. and a pressure from 80 mbar to 1033 mbar. |
| US11873277B2 |
Circular economic methods for fragrance ingredients
Disclosed is a method for converting cymene generated from renewable low value terpene streams into renewable benzene, toluene, xylenes, and cymene isomers (ortho and meta) under flow disproportionation reaction conditions, which compounds are basic building blocks for fragrance materials. This technology has potential to replace high volume petrochemical-based feedstocks with plant-based building blocks that can fill the renewability gap for key fragrance ingredients. |
| US11873269B2 |
Methanol production system and methanol production method
A methanol production system of the present disclosure includes: a reformer including a reaction furnace configured to reform methane in a raw material gas to produce a reformed gas containing CO and H2; a reduced-gas generator configured to reduce CO2 to produce a reduced gas containing CO; and a methanol-containing gas generator configured to produce a methanol-containing gas which contains methanol from a reformed gas produced in the reaction furnace and a reduced gas produced in the reduced-gas generator. |
| US11873267B2 |
Functionalized N,N-dialkylamino phenyl ethers and their method of use
Pharmaceutical compositions of the invention comprise functionalized N,N-dialkylamino phenyl ethers derivatives having a disease-modifying action in the treatment of diseases associated with lysosomal storage dysfunction that include Gaucher's disease, and any disease or condition involving lysosomal storage dysfunction. |
| US11873263B2 |
Oligomerization process
The present invention concerns a process for oligomerizing an olefin feedstock to form an oligomerization product, and a method of controlling such an oligomerization process. The process comprises oligomerizing propylene to form a Cn olefin, including contacting a feed stream comprising propylene and a recycle fraction with a solid phosphoric acid oligomerization catalyst under effective oligomerization conditions in an oligomerization reactor to produce an oligomerization effluent; and fractionating the oligomerization effluent to obtain a product fraction and the recycle fraction, the product fraction comprising the Cn olefin and the recycle fraction comprising a Cn-3 olefin; wherein the recycle fraction comprises at least 80 wt % of the Cn-3 olefin, based on the weight of the recycle fraction; and wherein n is 9, or 12. |
| US11873259B2 |
System and method for the production of gypsum board using starch pellets
The present invention relates to a system and method for the production of gypsum board using starch pellets. In accordance with the present disclosure, the starch necessary for board formation is provided in the form of starch pellets. These pellets are mixed with a gypsum slurry in a mixer. The pellets are initially insoluble and do not dissolve. However, during subsequent drying stages, the pellets become soluble and dissolve into the gypsum phase. This both provides the desired starch component and also results in the formation of voids within the set gypsum. |
| US11873258B2 |
Preceramic ionic systems
A process of forming a Si-containing ceramic comprises forming a Si-based polymeric composition. The process includes neutralizing a charge of said Si-based polymeric composition. The process includes adding thermal energy under a controlled atmosphere to the Si-based polymeric composition. A turbine engine component comprises an airfoil and the airfoil comprises a Ceramic Matrix Composite (CMC) material. |
| US11873256B2 |
Polycrystalline diamond with iron-containing binder
This disclosure relates to a polycrystalline diamond (PCD) body comprising a PCD material formed of intergrown diamond grains forming a diamond network, and an iron-containing binder. |
| US11873255B2 |
Dielectric composition and electronic component
In order to provide a dielectric composition having high density even when fired at a relatively low temperature, the main component of a dielectric composition includes tantalum and at least one of barium or strontium, and the subcomponent of the dielectric composition includes at least one element selected from the group consisting of vanadium, titanium, and aluminum. |
| US11873254B2 |
Zirconia composition, pre-sintered body and sintered body, and method of producing the same
A composition comprises a zirconia powder, in which 55% or more thereof is monoclinic, and a stabilizer capable of suppressing phase transition of zirconia. An average particle diameter of zirconia particles and particles of the stabilizer is 0.06 μm to 0.17 μm. At least a portion of the stabilizer does not form a solid solution with zirconia. |
| US11873250B2 |
Rapid curing mineral binder mixture
A fast-curing mineral binder mixture includes a zirconium(IV)-based accelerator, a cement which includes at least one component selected from the compounds 3CaO*Al2O3, 12CaO*7Al2O3, CaO*Al2O3, CaO*2Al2O3, CaO*6Al2O3 and 4CaO*3Al2O3*SO3, and 15 to 80 wt % of a sulfate carrier, wherein the wt % is based on a weight of the fast-curing mineral binder mixture. The fast-curing mineral binder mixture can optionally include at least one alkaline component and/or at least one additive. |
| US11873249B2 |
Method to form aligned interface coating on silicon carbide fibers
A fibrous ceramic preform includes a plurality of ceramic fibers, a first amorphous layer, and an interfacial coating layer. The interfacial coating layer includes an anisotropic region adjacent the at least one amorphous layer, and an isotropic region on a side of the anisotropic region opposite the at least one amorphous layer. |
| US11873247B2 |
Uncalcined geopolymer-based refractory material and method for its preparation
Disclosed is a method for preparing an uncalcined geopolymer-based refractory material. The method includes the steps of mixing a mineral powder, a fly ash, a metakaolin, and silicon carbide whiskers by ball milling to form a milled material; mixing the milled material with a sodium water glass solution and water to form a slurry; and curing the slurry to obtain the uncalcined geopolymer-based refractory material. The uncalcined geopolymer-based refractory material thus prepared contains a geopolymer matrix formed of the mineral powder, the fly ash, and the metakaolin and the silicon carbide whiskers embedded in the geopolymer matrix. |
| US11873245B2 |
Method of manufacturing window for a display device
A method of manufacturing a window includes preparing a base material layer, forming a first hard coating layer on the base material layer, and forming a second hard coating layer on the first hard coating layer. The forming of the second hard coating layer is performed in an environment having an oxygen concentration of about 0.01% to about 0.1%. |
| US11873240B2 |
Methods and systems for sizing waste solids
Methods and systems for reducing an average particle size of blackwater solids is disclosed. A vessel is configured to receive a blackwater stream through a one-way inlet. The one-way inlet is configured to allow the blackwater stream into the vessel and prevent backflow. The blackwater stream contains blackwater solids and water. A device in a bottom portion of the vessel is configured to receive the blackwater and comminute the blackwater solids. A recirculating pump is configured to recirculate the blackwater stream under pressure through the device until the average particle size of the blackwater solids is reduced below a size threshold, resulting in a sized blackwater stream. |
| US11873235B2 |
Activated carbon
There is provided an activated carbon having a high total trihalomethane filtration capacity, even in water treatment by passing water at a high superficial velocity (SV). In the activated carbon of the present invention, a pore volume A of pores with a size of 1.0 nm or less, of pore volumes calculated by the QSDFT method, is 0.3 cc/g or more, and a pore volume B of pores with a size of 3.0 nm or more and 3.5 nm or less, of pore volumes calculated by the QSDFT method, is 0.009 cc/g or more. |
| US11873228B2 |
Method of extracting lithium, method of preparing lithium carbonate and method of preparing lithium hydroxide
Provided are a method of extracting lithium, which includes adding a phosphorus source material to a first solution containing a lithium cation (Li+) and an alkaline earth metal cation to produce a precipitate containing lithium, magnesium, calcium, strontium, and phosphorus, wherein the total concentration of the alkaline earth metal cations in the first solution is 100,000 mg/L or more, a method of preparing lithium carbonate using the same, and a method of preparing lithium hydroxide using the same. |
| US11873224B2 |
Polycrystalline chemical vapour deposition synthetic diamond material
A polycrystalline CVD synthetic diamond material is provided that has an average thermal conductivity at room temperature through a thickness of the polycrystalline CVD synthetic diamond material of between 1700 and 2400 Wm−1K−1, a thickness of at least 2.5 mm and a visible transmittance through the thickness of the polycrystalline CVD synthetic diamond of at least 25%. A wafer comprising the material is also provided, wherein at least 70% of a total area of the wafer has the properties of the polycrystalline CVD synthetic diamond material. A method for fabricating the wafer is also disclosed. |
| US11873223B2 |
Additive-free carbon particle dispersions, pastes, gels and doughs
Compositions of carbon particles dispersed in phenolic solvents or dispersed in solvent mixtures of one or more phenolic solvents with one or more non-phenolic solvents are provided. The compositions can take the form of liquid dispersions, pastes, gels, and doughs. Also provided are methods of making the compositions and methods of forming the compositions into coatings, films, fibers, and other three-dimensional objects. |
| US11873222B2 |
Highly metallic, hydrophilic, polymer-free carbon nanotube (CNT) thin sheet and uses thereof
The present disclosure is directed to the preparation of highly metallic, hydrophilic, polymer-free carbon nanotube (CNT) thin sheets with high tensile strength. The densified CNT sheet has reduced pore sizes, increased tensile strength, and improved electrical conductivity. The disclosed CNT materials can be used as filtration membranes with little or no propensity toward surface fouling. Such densified CNT sheets are also useful as superior electromagnetic interference (EMI) shielding materials. |
| US11873221B1 |
Integrated system and method for hydrogen purification, storage and pressurization
An integrated system for hydrogen purification, storage, and pressurization, including a first heat exchanger, a second heat exchanger, a third heat exchanger, a fourth heat exchanger, a hydrogen storage tank, an adjustable heat and cold source; a gas pump, a first circulation pump, a second circulation pump, a third circulation pump and a fourth circulation pump. The first heat exchanger is provided with a first low-pressure metal hydride reactor. The second heat exchanger is provided with a second low-pressure metal hydride reactor. The third heat exchanger is provided with a medium-pressure metal hydride reactor. The fourth heat exchanger is provided with a high-pressure metal hydride reactor. The first low-pressure metal hydride reactor is connected to the second low-pressure metal hydride reactor, and the medium-pressure metal hydride reactor is connected to the high-pressure metal hydride reactor. An integrated method for hydrogen purification, storage, and pressurization is also provided. |
| US11873219B2 |
Process for producing hydrogen and carbon products
A method of operating a mass spectrometer vacuum interface, the vacuum interface comprising an evacuated expansion chamber downstream of a plasma ion source at atmospheric or relatively high pressure, the expansion chamber having a first aperture that interfaces with the plasma ion source to form an expanding plasma downstream of the first aperture and a second aperture downstream of the first aperture from the plasma for skimming the expanding plasma to form a skimmed expanding plasma; wherein the expansion chamber is pumped by an interface vacuum pump to provide an interface pressure in the chamber; the method comprising using a controller to automatically, or according to user input, control the throughput of the interface vacuum pump to control the interface pressure dependent on one or more operating modes of the spectrometer. A pressure gauge can be located in the expansion chamber and a feedback loop provided between the pressure gauge and controller. |
| US11873216B2 |
Method for producing damper structures on a micromechanical wafer
A method for producing damper structures on a micromechanical wafer. The method includes: (A) providing an edge adhesive film and a molding wafer, which includes a first side having a molding structure; (B) applying the edge adhesive film to the first side of the molding wafer at a low atmospheric pressure; (C) joining the edge adhesive film to the first side of the molding wafer by increasing the atmospheric pressure; (D) filling the molding structures with an adhesive; (E) curing the adhesive to form damper structures; (F) bonding the damper structures to a second side of a micromechanical wafer. |
| US11873210B2 |
Breakaway assembly
A breakaway assembly including a first connector and a second connector releasably coupleable to the first connector, wherein the assembly is movable between a first configuration in which the first and second connectors are releasably coupled and together define a fluid path through which fluid is flowable, wherein the fluid path includes an at least partially radially extending portion, and a second configuration in which the first and second connectors are not coupled together. The assembly is configured to move from the first configuration to the second configuration when a predetermined separation force is applied to the assembly. One of the first or second connectors has a shaft which defines or includes at least part of the fluid path therein, and the at least partially radially extending portion includes or is defined by an opening in the shaft. |
| US11873205B2 |
Touchless and data management drink dispensing device
A drink dispensing device including one or more processors, a drink dispensing item located above a drink container positioning area, and a first sensor to determine when a drink container is located in the drink container positioning area, where the one or more processors initiate a drink container filling operation based on a first signal from the first sensor that the drink container is located in the drink container positioning area. |
| US11873204B2 |
Beverage dispensing system
A beer dispensing faucet is configured to be attached to a shank connector. The shank connector has a connecting member and an internal passageway having an outlet opening positioned within the connecting member. The dispensing faucet has a housing defining a central conduit having an inlet opening and an outlet opening. The housing defines a valve seat in the central conduit and further has an aperture in communication with the central conduit. The inlet opening is dimensioned to correspond in size to the outlet opening of the internal passageway and further configured to be positioned in confronting relation to the outlet opening of the internal passageway. The housing has a connecting member configured to cooperate and connect to the connecting member of the shank connector. A valve stem is positioned in the aperture. The valve stem has a first position wherein the valve stem is engaged with valve seat to define a closed faucet position. The valve stem has a second position away from the valve seat to define an open faucet position. |
| US11873201B2 |
Portable aerator
A portable aerator comprising: a main aeration body; a base portion; an internal cavity; at least one ventilation shaft; a spout portion; an aeration opening; and an aeration inlet. The internal cavity comprises a threaded channel and cavity extends from a base portion opening to a spout portion opening. The internal cavity is configured to pass a liquid, such as wine that enters the internal cavity body at the base opening out through the spout portion opening. The threaded channel is threaded on an interior surface, such that the threaded channel is configured to matingly engage and disengage with a worm of a corkscrew bottle opening device, such as a waiter's wine key, via twisting and untwisting, respectively. The aerator device may have at least one ventilation shaft, an aeration shaft, and/or an extension tube. |
| US11873198B2 |
Lift superstructure arm pin
A lift assembly including a lifting structure, a lifting arm, a yoke structure fixed to the lifting structure, a pin pivotally coupling the lifting arm with the yoke structure, and an integrated anti-rotational assembly associated with both the yoke structure and the pin. The lifting structure can actuate relative to the ground between a lowered position and a raised position. The lifting arm is configured to actuate with the lifting structure between the lowered position and the raised position. The integrated anti-rotational assembly can inhibit rotation of the pin relative to the yoke structure about the longitudinal axis of the pin. |
| US11873197B2 |
Large crane with boom
This invention relates to a large crane with an at least two-part main boom, wherein a lower and an upper part of the main boom are pivotally coupled to each other an articulation point. The invention furthermore is directed to a method for erecting or depositing a corresponding large crane. |
| US11873196B2 |
Mobile crane having a folding walking platform
A mobile crane, such as a crawler crane, including an undercarriage having a chassis and a superstructure rotatably supported on the undercarriage and having a pivotable boom. At least two platforms are permanently arranged at the superstructure via which the superstructure is walkable. The platforms each comprise a base and a railing that are movable from a transport position in which they contact the superstructure into a work position in which the bases are walkable and are secured by the railings, and vice versa. |
| US11873188B2 |
Reel unwinding and winding control
An electrical cord reel assembly can include a spool configured to wind and unwind an electrical cord therefrom. The electrical cord reel assembly can include a motor configured to rotate the spool to wind and unwind the electrical cord about the spool. The electrical cord reel assembly can include a controller in electrical communication with the motor and the electrical cord. The controller can be configured to, in response to an unwind command, place or maintain the electrical cord in a power off state. The controller can be configured to in response to the unwind command, transmit an unwind signal to the motor to cause the motor to unwind the electrical cord from the spool. The controller can be configured to automatically place the electrical cord in a power on state based at least in part on an amount of rotation of the spool during the unwinding. |
| US11873187B1 |
Decorative string light hanging tool
The decorative string light hanging tool comprises an extension structure, a guide structure, a spool, and a light string. The guide structure and the spool mount on the extension structure. The spool stores the light string. The decorative string light hanging tool is an extension apparatus. The decorative string light hanging tool deploys the light string for display. The decorative string light hanging tool retracts the light string back into storage. |
| US11873184B2 |
Medium conveyance path switching device of automated teller machine
A medium conveyance path switching device include: a support unit located at a branch point of a conveyance path at which a conveying direction for a medium converges from three directions; a gate assembly including gates to guide the medium to different conveyance paths at the branch point; and a rotation mechanism configured to selectively rotate the gates. The support unit includes: a first support piece having a first through-hole portion; a second support piece having a second through-hole portion and disposed on one side of the first support piece; a third support piece having a third through-hole portion and disposed on the other side of the first support piece; a first bending connection part pivotably connecting one end of the first support piece and the second support piece; and a second bending connection part pivotably connecting the other end of the first support piece and the third support piece. |
| US11873180B2 |
Paper separating roller, paper transmitting device, and office machine using the same
A paper separating roller, including a shaft body, a first friction member and a second friction member is provided. The first friction member covers a first surface of an outer periphery of the shaft body. The second friction member covers a second surface of the outer periphery of the shaft body, wherein the first friction member and the second friction member are formed of two different materials. With the design of the friction members being formed of composite materials, the paper separating roller has the advantages of two different material features at the same time, such that a wider range of performance capabilities can be achieved. |
| US11873174B2 |
Autonomous devices, systems, and methods for queuing folded laundry
Devices, systems, and methods for autonomously queueing a plurality of folded household laundry articles in a packing queue are described. A packing system includes a rotating platform configured to rotate a folded laundry article for directional placement in the packing queue, at least one packing queue platform receiving the folded laundry article into a packing queue disposed thereon, and a double ended conveyor. The double ended conveyor includes a retrieving end and a depositing end. The conveyor is configured to be mounted to a gantry for traveling along the length of the queue platform and cantilevering the retrieving end over the rotating platform for retrieving the folded laundry article and the depositing end over the packing queue platform for depositing the folded laundry article onto either a surface of the packing queue platform or another folded laundry article of the plurality of household laundry articles. |
| US11873163B2 |
AS/RS lift having vertically-aligned dual carriages
A material handling system has a vertical lift two vertically aligned carriages that are independently positionable on a vertical support structure by respective drive systems. A processor subsystem selects one of the two carriages to move an article from at least one in-feed conveyor to a selected level of an automated storage and retrieval system (AS/RS). The processor subsystem concurrently positions the other carriage to avoid a collision. |
| US11873155B2 |
Interface connection device, kit, multiple compartment container having the connection device for mixing contents and method for assembling such container
The container is suitable for the separate packaging and storage of at least two contents, which need to be combined in the preparation of a ready-to-use product. Two container bodies each provided with a coupler are assembled by using a separate interface device as intermediate connector. A mixing mechanism is formed when inserting the couplers through opposite annular rings of the connector of the interface device. The interface device includes two openers having a different or opposite orientation, typically arranged inside a same puncturing structure of generally cylindrical shape, for releasing an internal passage initially sealed between two closure members. The closure members respectively close an access opening of the container bodies, hermetically. Relative movement of the closure members toward the openers allows communication between a first compartment and a second compartment. |
| US11873151B1 |
Customizable product package and a method of forming the same
A customizable product package and a method of forming the same are disclosed herein. The customizable product package includes a first layer of wrapping material, at least a portion of the first layer of wrapping material configured to be disposed against an object, the first layer of wrapping material configured to protect the object and provide a packaging base layer; a second layer of inner fill material, the second layer of inner fill material adhered to the first layer of wrapping material by an adhesive agent, the second layer of inner fill material configured to provide a cushioning layer so as to further protect the object; and a third layer of outer wrapping material, the third layer of outer wrapping material compressing the second layer of inner fill material and forming a generally smooth box-like exterior suitable for shipping the object. |
| US11873147B2 |
Container with child resistant means
A container (2) with child resistant means, which container (2) comprises: (i) a body portion (4) for receiving a product; (ii) a top (6) for opening and closing the body portion (4); (iii) locking means (10) for locking the top (6) to the body portion (4); (iv) opening means for unlocking the locking means (10) and enabling the top (6) to be moved to open the body portion (4), and the container (2) being such that: (v) the locking means (10) is a push-operated locking means (10) which operates by pushing the top (6) onto the body portion (4); (vi) the opening means (19) is a squeeze-operated opening means (19) which operates by simultaneously squeezing of the top (6) at two opposed locations (19) only; and (vii) the push-operated locking means (10) and the squeeze-operated opening means (19) enable the body portion (4) to be closable and openable using only one hand on the top (6) and without having to rotate the top (6) relative to the body portion (4). |
| US11873143B2 |
Shaped elastomeric container with integrated leak resistant seal and pressure shield
A container made of an elastomer such as silicone with an integrated leak resistant seal and pressure shield. The seal incorporates press-fit elements with sizes and shapes sufficient to provide a strong seal that resists leakage of liquids from inside the container. The seal is integrated into the container and requires no external clips or clasps. The pressure shield increases leak resistance by at least 300% and is formed by adding material to the inside of the container and not to the engaging portions of the seal and works by deflecting pressure away from the two leak resistant seal portions. Additional features are provided to facilitate opening such as extended flaps for pulling the sides open, and asymmetric cavities for press-fit elements to reduce the initial opening force. The container itself may be of asymmetrical shape, such as trapezoidal, to provide a wide opening along with a strong seal. |
| US11873142B2 |
Storage container systems including containers and corresponding lids
A container system includes a container having a plurality of sidewalls and a rim extending from the sidewalls at a top of the container. The rim of the container includes a first sealing part and a second sealing part. Parts of the rim extend along arcs as viewed from above the container. The container system also includes a lid for sealing the container, with the lid having a rim that includes a first sealing part that is configured to contact the first sealing part of the rim of the container to form a first sealing area, and a second sealing part that is configured to contact the second sealing part of the rim of the container to form a second sealing area. Parts of the rim of the lid extend along arcs as viewed from above the lid. The container may be tightly sealed by the lid. |
| US11873141B2 |
Threaded tamper evidence finish and closure for container
A tamper evidence closure is provided for rotatably engaging with a finish of a container to seal contents within the interior of the container. A multiplicity of thin connections attach a tamper evidence band to a circumference of the tamper evidence closure. A segmented cam extends around the circumference of the tamper evidence band. An angled lower surface of the cam facilitates passing the tamper evidence band over a tamper evidence ledge of the finish during assembly of the tamper evidence closure onto the container. An upper surface of the cam engages with the tamper evidence ledge to break the thin connections and retain the tamper evidence band positioned on the finish during loosening of the tamper evidence closure. Multiple overhang portions above the cam press against an upper portion of the tamper evidence ledge to ensure that the tamper evidence band remains engaged with the tamper evidence ledge. |
| US11873140B2 |
Biodegradable stopper
The invention relates to a biodegradable stopper comprising a casing of rigid biodegradable material, consisting of an annular body with a covered flank, and an internal ring of biodegradable elastic material the total width of which is equal to or smaller than the internal width of the annular body, comprising one or more internal recesses in which one or more portions of the ring fit. |
| US11873133B2 |
Bottle, injection blow molding core rod for the bottle and related method
A bottle for containing an item, generally a pharmaceutical product, wherein the bottle includes a body having a bottom wall and sidewalls, a neck extending from a top portion of the sidewalls and a thread defined on the neck. The neck defining a mouth of the bottle, an internal surface and an external surface. A neck thickness is defined between the internal surface and the external surface. The thread defines a thread thickness. The thread thickness is substantially the same as the neck thickness. |
| US11873129B2 |
Printing apparatus
A printing apparatus includes a printing part configured to perform printing on a recording medium in which a label is attached to a backing sheet, transport rollers configured to sandwich and transport the recording medium, a peeling member configured to peel off the label from the backing sheet by bending the recording medium, and a tensioner configured to apply a tension in a direction opposite to a transport direction of the recording medium transported by the transport rollers to the recording medium, wherein, in the transport direction, the transport rollers are positioned downstream of the peeling member, and the tensioner is positioned upstream of the peeling member. |
| US11873128B2 |
Systems and methods using an ultrasonic transducer and scrubbing horn motion to seal a part
A system includes a first horn, a first ultrasonic transducer, a second horn, a second ultrasonic transducer, a memory, and a controller. The first horn includes a first part-interfacing surface. The second horn includes a second part-interfacing surface and is positioned relative to the first horn such that a part to be welded can be positioned between the first and second part-interface surfaces. The controller is configured to cause a first ultrasonic energy to be applied through the first horn via the first transducer to cause the first part-interfacing surface to vibrate, cause the first horn to move in a first direction at a first time, cause a second ultrasonic energy to be applied through the second horn via the second transducer to cause the second part-interfacing surface to vibrate, and cause the second horn to move in a second direction at the first time. |
| US11873122B2 |
Systems and methods for bonding objects using energetic welding
Systems and methods for bonding objects using energetic welding are disclosed. A representative system includes a launch vehicle portion, one or more landing support elements positioned to support the launch vehicle portion when the launch vehicle portion lands on a landing surface, and a bonding device carried by at least one of the landing support elements and configured to form a bond between the bonding device and the landing surface when the launch vehicle portion is on the landing surface. The bond may include a weld. A further representative system includes a bonding device with an energetic material and an anchor element, wherein activating the energetic material deforms the anchor element onto a landing surface to form a weld between the bonding device and the landing surface. A representative method includes automatically bonding a portion of a launch vehicle to a landing surface in response to landing. |
| US11873121B2 |
Method for adjusting the orbital path of a satellite
A method for adjusting the path of a satellite to limit a risk of collision with items of debris each having a date of closest pass with the satellite is disclosed including: propagating at least one orbit from the reference path of the satellite according to at least one manoeuvre to the farthest date of closest pass; determining a probability of collision for each item of debris according to the at least one orbit; determining at least one overall probability according to the set of probabilities determined; selecting the lowest overall probability from among the at least one overall probability obtained; determining a command for the satellite including the manoeuvre associated with the lowest overall probability. |
| US11873114B2 |
Airframe-mounted package launching system, package launching device and method of operation thereof
An airframe-mounted package launching system including a package launching device mounted in an interior portion of an airframe structure proximate an external airframe opening, the package launching device including a launch bed configured to support a package during a launching process, and a launch assembly configured to impart a launching force to the supported package on the launch bed during the launching process. The launch assembly includes a launch carriage configured to translate under an applied force from a first locked position toward a second stopped position during the launching process, and a trigger assembly configured to hold the launch carriage in the first locked position, release the launch carriage from the first locked position when the trigger assembly receives a trigger input thereby initiating the launching process, retrieve the launch carriage from the second stopped position during a retrieval process, and translate, during the retrieval process, the launch carriage against the applied force into the first locked position. |
| US11873113B2 |
Fastening structure
A fastening structure includes a first structural member, a second structural member, and a fastening member. The first structural member includes a composite material, and has a first electrically-conductive surface having electric conductivity. The second structural member has a second electrically-conductive surface. The second electrically-conductive surface is in contact with the first electrically-conductive surface and has electric conductivity. The fastening member penetrates the first electrically-conductive surface and the second electrically-conductive surface, and fastens the first structural member and the second structural member. |
| US11873111B2 |
Fuel cell protection system
Embodiments are directed to a fuel cell protection system comprising an aircraft fuselage having an inner surface and an outer surface, an attachment point mounted on the outer surface, an aircraft fuel cell spaced apart from the inner surface, and a plate positioned between the inner surface and the aircraft fuel system, the plate spaced apart from the inner surface to create a void space. The attachment point may be a cargo hook. The void space is configured to receive all or a portion of the cargo hook after a crash. The plate creating the void space may be a rigid material or may be a ballistic fabric material. |
| US11873110B2 |
Fault tolerant hybrid electric propulsion system for an aerial vehicle
Hybrid electric propulsion systems includes a combustion engine and an electric motor. The hybrid electric propulsion systems may include or utilize a non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising computer-executable instructions, which when executed by a processor associated with the hybrid electric propulsion system, cause the processor to perform a method that includes determining an occurrence of a thrust asymmetry in the hybrid electric propulsion system, and controlling the electric motor to decrease an efficiency of the electric motor for a transient time period sufficient to reduce a torque output of the combustion engine to match an electrical load on the combustion engine. |
| US11873108B2 |
Drogue to seat separation assembly having pyrotechnic fastener
A drogue bridle separation assembly may comprise a housing and a pyrotechnic fastener. The housing may define a riser channel and a fastener opening. The pyrotechnic fastener may be configured to extend through the fastener opening and the riser channel. The pyrotechnic fastener includes a charge configured to undergo an exothermic reaction in response to an electrical signal. |
| US11873107B2 |
Piccolo tube for de-icing an airfoil structure of an aircraft, de-icing system and airfoil structure
A piccolo tube for de-icing an airfoil structure of an aircraft is disclosed having a shape extending in a longitudinal direction and is configured for installation in an airfoil structure of an aircraft in the longitudinal direction of the airfoil structure. The piccolo tube includes a connector element for receiving heated air from a supply source, and a longitudinally extending air duct having a plurality of outlet openings arranged along the air duct, for supplying and distributing the heated air along the inner side of the airfoil structure. The piccolo tube is curved and its curvature is adapted to a curvature of the airfoil structure in its longitudinal direction. A de-icing system includes the piccolo tube and a supply source for supplying heated air to the piccolo tube. An airfoil structure includes the piccolo tube and/or the de-icing system. |
| US11873104B2 |
Passenger seat with variable living space
A leg assembly for a passenger seat includes a base member (102), a leg (104B), and an adjuster (106). The leg includes an upper end (110) and a lower end (112). The upper end of the leg includes an aperture (126) configured to receive a base frame tube, and the lower end is pivotally connected to the base member such that the leg is pivotable forward and aft from a base position. The adjuster is configured to pivotally position the leg relative to the base member. |
| US11873101B2 |
Device for securing at least one sling for transporting a load
A device for securing at least one sling for transporting a load under a helicopter, the securing device comprising at least a first strap and at least a second strap, a connection mechanism configured, in the closed state, to connect the straps, to form a comprehensive security strap capable of supporting a sling and, in the open state, to release the straps for releasing the sling, and an actuator configured to open the connection mechanism following a mechanical effort being introduced, the connection mechanism comprising cascading reduction means configured to reduce the resistance force during the opening of the connection mechanism generated by the load connected to the sling. |
| US11873094B2 |
Hinge mechanisms for coupling flight control members to aircraft components and associated methods
A hinge mechanism for hingedly coupling a flight control member having a top surface to an aircraft component having a top surface includes a first hinge member pivotably coupled to the flight control member about a first axis and slidingly coupled to the aircraft component and a second hinge member pivotably coupled to the aircraft component about a second axis and slidingly coupled to the flight control member. The first hinge member is pivotably coupled to the second hinge member about a central axis. The first hinge member and the second hinge member are configured to cooperatively facilitate movement the flight control member relative to the aircraft component between at least a stowed position and a deployed position. |
| US11873093B2 |
Composite plank support for stringer panel
Provided are methods of forming stiffened stringer panels with integrated plank structures. A skin member having an inner surface is provided. A plank is positioned onto the inner surface of the skin member. The plank extends from a first side to a second side, and each laminate ply of the set of layered laminate plies is sized to form a geometric profile for each of the first side and the second side. Each laminate ply of the set of layered laminate plies is arranged to extend from the first side to the second side. A stringer is placed onto a support tool. The support tool, and the stringer thereon, is positioned upon an uppermost laminate ply of the set of layered laminate plies. The skin member, the plank, and the stringer are joined. |
| US11873086B2 |
Variable-sweep wing aerial vehicle with VTOL capabilites
A variable-sweep wing VTOL (vertical take-off and landing) aerial vehicle with distributed propulsion adapted for VTOL flight and horizontal flight includes a fuselage, a pair of symmetrical swiveling canards extending outward from forward portion of the fuselage, a pair of first symmetrical wings extending outward from the upper-rear portion of the fuselage and a pair of second symmetrical wings extending outward from the lower-rear portion of the fuselage. The first and second wings are spaced apart longitudinally and vertically. The pylon joins the first wing and second wing at the tip to form the box-wing. The wings can transition between VTOL mode or airplane mode. The wings are mounted with rotors for propulsion. Moreover, at the trailing edge of the wings, the blown flap work as blown lift system for both VTOL flight or STOL flight. Finally, the fuselage mounted pusher rotor provides propulsive thrust for horizontal flight. |
| US11873084B2 |
Aircraft with ducted fan and movable louvers over the ducted fan
An aircraft includes a wing that is extended through by a ducted fan having movable louvers. |
| US11873083B2 |
Ducted wing propulsion system
An aircraft is provided. The aircraft includes a ducted wing portion and a fan chamber. The fan chamber is attached to a bottom of the ducted wing portion. A fan assembly is provided in the fan chamber and is operative to blow air through the ducted wing portion. The ducted wing portion is configured to direct air blown by the fan assembly down to provide lift for the aircraft. |
| US11873082B2 |
Aircraft propulsion system
In an example, a propulsion system for controlling maneuvers of a tilt rotor aircraft includes one or more processors and a non-transitory computer readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the propulsion system to perform functions. The functions include making a determination that changing an orientation of the tilt rotor aircraft is necessary to perform an instructed flight maneuver. The functions also include causing, in response to the determination, a rotor of the tilt rotor aircraft to provide a thrust, thereby applying a torque to the tilt rotor aircraft that changes the orientation of the tilt rotor aircraft. |
| US11873079B2 |
Levered landing gear with inner shock strut
A levered landing gear including a first shock strut having and a second shock strut disposed concentrically with the first shock strut. The second shock strut includes a metering pin coupled to a mounting surface of a piston of the second shock strut, and an orifice plate that cooperates with the metering pin to meter an amount of fluid flow as the second shock strut is compressed. The metering pin includes flutes longitudinally arranged on the metering pin between first and second ends of the metering pin, the flutes having a varying depth so that a fluid flow through the flutes is greater at the second end than fluid flow through the flutes at the first end. A truck lever is coupled to both the first shock strut and the second shock strut such that the second shock strut pivots the truck lever relative to the first shock strut. |
| US11873074B2 |
System for protecting a rotatable shaft of a motor from excessive bending moments
A motor assembly that includes a motor having a motor casing, a rotatable shaft extending from said motor casing to a shaft length and a hub coupled to said rotatable shaft, the hub having a circumferential skid surface disposed immediately proximal to the motor casing and having a channel configured to seat a propeller, when a propeller is present, wherein a bending moment applied to the shaft through the hub results in the circumferential skid surface contacting said motor casing. |
| US11873070B2 |
Transmission element and gearbox of a power transmission system
The present application relates to power transmission system used in marine engines and in particular to a divided gear wheel (11, 12), for a power transmission system 1,2, used in marine engines, to a power transmission system used in marine engines to a method to operate said power transmission system and to a marine engine comprising a power transmission system. |
| US11873059B2 |
Rear deraileur of bicycle
A rear derailleur of a bicycle includes a fixing portion connected to a frame of the bicycle, a linkage assembly pivotally connected to the fixing portion, a moving portion pivotally connected to the linkage assembly, a chain guide assembly connected to the moving portion, a driving assembly, a rechargeable battery for providing an electrical energy required for the motor, a coil, and a wireless charging circuit for receiving an electric power of the coil for charging the rechargeable battery. The driving assembly includes a motor including and a driving gear assembly connected to the linkage assembly. The motor includes an output shaft for driving the driving gear assembly and for driving the linkage assembly to pivot via the driving gear assembly, thereby to drive the moving portion and the chain guide assembly to move. The coil receives an external charging power and is disposed on the fixing portion, the moving portion, or the linkage assembly. |
| US11873051B2 |
Lighting modes for an electric bicycle
Various systems and methods associated with protecting a rider of an electric bicycle from hazards while riding their bicycle are described. In some embodiments, the systems and methods enhance the safety of the rider in response to current detected conditions surrounding the rider, such as conditions associated with the route or path traveled by the rider, other vehicles within the route or path traveled by the rider, potential hazards within the route or path traveled by the rider, environmental conditions through which the rider is traveling, and so on. |
| US11873050B2 |
Saddle riding-type vehicle
A saddle riding-type vehicle includes a retainer that is provided behind a head pipe; an inflator; and an airbag that is housed in the retainer, inflates by gas discharged by the inflator, and is deployed in front of an occupant. The airbag includes a proximal end portion that is positioned in the retainer when the airbag is deployed and an outward deployment portion that extends from the proximal end portion and is deployed to the outside of the retainer when the airbag is deployed. A tab is provided on the proximal end portion, and the tab is fixed to the retainer. |
| US11873048B2 |
Saddle riding vehicle
A saddle riding vehicle includes a body frame and a cable. The body frame includes a main frame extending rearward from a head pipe, a seat frame extending rearward from the main frame, and a rear frame extending rearward from the main frame and connected to the seat frame. The cable is routed so as to run along the body frame. A concave portion depressed in a vehicle width direction is disposed in a connecting portion. The connecting portion connects the main frame with a front end portion of the rear frame. A plate-shaped member that covers the concave portion is disposed. The cable is routed between the concave portion and the plate-shaped member. |
| US11873047B2 |
Vibration dampening device for mounting a handheld electronic device
A vibration dampening device for a mount including a mount head and a base for mounting a handheld device on a bicycle. The vibration dampening device comprises a chassis and one or more vibration dampening grommets. The chassis comprises first and second interlocking pieces configured to be disposed between the mount head and the base moveable relative to each other. The chassis includes structure for limiting movement of the first and second interlocking pieces relative to each other. |
| US11873045B2 |
Trailered recreation cart
A cart assembly adapted for manual, bicycle and/or motorized vehicle towing. Multiple frame sections are coupled to pivot between completely collapsed, partially open and completely open positions to facilitate, travel, storage and sleeping. A pair of axle plates support primary wheels to the framework and a drive axle between adjacent cross-brace arms. A handle frame section, saddle arms, truss arms, resilient spreader arms, auxiliary caster wheel, battery powered electric drive motor(s), fabric cover and/or hard cover mount to the framework. A resilient, reciprocating shock absorbing tow bar or tongue arm assembly provides flexibly resilient pieces to absorb travel shock between the cart and tow vehicle. |
| US11873043B1 |
Various interior and exterior features for autonomous vehicles
Because of the nature of autonomous vehicles, and in particular that they do not require manual inputs from a driver or passenger to control braking and steering, autonomous vehicle can include features that may not necessarily be useful or practical in a typical non-autonomous (or semi-autonomous vehicle) that would require such manual input. |
| US11873039B2 |
Motor control device, electric actuator product, and electric power steering device
A motor control device includes a third harmonic calculation unit configured to calculate a first third harmonic on a basis of an average value between a voltage command value of a maximum phase with a maximum duty ratio and a voltage command value of a minimum phase with a minimum duty ratio among three-phase voltage command values; an amplitude calculation unit configured to calculate an amplitude of the three-phase voltage command values; a third harmonic conversion unit configured to convert the first third harmonic into a second third harmonic on a basis of the first third harmonic and the amplitude; a correction unit configured to correct the three-phase voltage command values by subtracting the second third harmonic from the three-phase voltage command values. |
| US11873038B2 |
Electromechanical power steering system having a pivot-pendulum bearing assembly
An electromechanical power steering system may include an electric servomotor that has a motor shaft and drives a shaft that meshes with a helical gear. The shaft is disposed in a gearbox housing and rotatably mounted in a bearing assembly. A pretensioning installation, for adjusting engagement between the helical gear and the shaft, resiliently pretensions a movable bearing element of the bearing assembly relative to the gearbox housing. The gearbox housing has a housing portion having first and second contact faces, the normals of which do not intersect. The bearing assembly has a bearing support that forms the movable bearing element and has a lever arm having a free end that extends from a main body of the bearing support and on the gearbox housing lies against the second contact face. The main body has an eccentric cam that on the housing lies against the first contact face. |
| US11873037B2 |
Belt driven rotary assist apparatus for recirculating ball steering gears
Belt driven rotary assist apparatus for recirculating ball steering gears are disclosed. An example motor vehicle steering system includes an input shaft to couple to a steering shaft of a motor vehicle, a worm gear, a first end of the worm gear coupled to the input shaft, a second end of the worm gear fixed to a helical spur gear, a ball nut surrounding a portion of the worm gear, the ball nut including ball bearings and ball guides, a first pulley wheel fixed to a pinion, the first pulley wheel engaged with a belt, the pinion engaged with the helical spur gear, a motor fixed to a second pulley wheel, the second pulley wheel engaged with the belt, the motor to rotate the worm gear to translate the ball nut, and a sector gear engaged with the ball nut, the sector gear to rotate as the ball nut translates. |
| US11873034B2 |
Rear suspension mounting assembly
The invention relates to a rear suspension mounting assembly adapted to connect a cab to a vehicle chassis. A lower bracket is provided with a first fastener for securing it to a vehicle chassis. An upper bracket is provided with a second fastener for securing it to a cab. First and second connecting means connect the upper bracket to the lower bracket, wherein the first connecting means are adapted to rigidly connect the upper bracket to the lower bracket, the second connecting means are adapted to movably connect the upper bracket to the lower bracket. When the brackets are connected by both connecting means, the upper bracket is rigidly connected to the lower bracket, wherein the first connecting means are dimensioned to break when subjected to a threshold force at which the second connecting means remain intact and allow the upper bracket to move relative to the lower bracket. |
| US11873031B2 |
Rack and pinion steering gear unit
The rack housing has an engaging concave section having a bottom surface configured by a bottom inclined surface that is inclined in a direction outward in the radial direction toward the opening side of the rack housing, and the rack bush comprises an engaging convex section having a top surface configured by a top inclined surface that is inclined in a direction outward in the radial direction toward the opening side of the rack housing. The top inclined surface is pressed against the bottom inclined surface toward outside in the radial direction, and the outside surface of the engaging convex section facing the opening side of the rack housing is pressed against the inner side surface of the engaging concave section facing the inner side of the rack housing. |
| US11873029B2 |
Vehicle cockpit module assembly and method of manufacturing same
The present invention relates to a vehicle cockpit module assembly in which a center speaker is seated, and the vehicle cockpit module assembly includes a cowl crossbar assembly fixed to a side portion and a dash panel in a vehicle body, a duct connecting part integrally coupled to the cowl crossbar assembly, an air conditioning module coupled to the duct connecting part to supply external air to the duct connecting part, a defrost duct coupled to an upper portion of the duct connecting part, and a connection duct having a center duct coupled to a front surface of the duct connecting part and a side duct coupled to each of both side portions of the duct connecting part. |
| US11873027B2 |
Rear vehicle body structure
A rear vehicle body structure may include a rear side member connected to a back beam provided at the rear of the vehicle body, and a rear floor including a rear floor side portion with which the rear side member is connected, a tire wall formed with concave step from the rear floor side portion, and a rear floor transverse reinforcement formed protrude along the shape of the rear floor side portion and the tire wall from the rear of the rear floor side portion and the tire wall. |
| US11873025B2 |
Front structure of vehicle
A vehicle front structure is mounted on a vehicle, and includes a steering gearbox that includes a steering rack with rack teeth being formed thereon, and a pinion that meshes with the rack teeth. A shaft of the pinion protrudes rearward and downward of the vehicle. Thus, the vehicle front structure can reduce damage by the steering gearbox to the vehicle interior in case of a frontal collision of the vehicle. |
| US11873024B2 |
Suspension subframe structure
Provided is a suspension subframe structure that can activate a load path using an extension frame in an impact while avoiding increase in vehicle weight and also enables a suspension subframe to disengage from a vehicle body when an impact load is too large to be absorbed by the extension frame alone. The suspension subframe structure of the present invention includes a suspension subframe 110 that supports a suspension member 60 for a front wheel. The suspension subframe 110 includes: a body 111 that transmits an impact load input from a vehicle front side toward a vehicle rear side; a fixed portion 124 disposed near the body 111 and fixed to a vehicle body; and a connection portion 121 connecting the fixed portion 124 to the body 111. The connection portion 121 is provided with fragile portions 121f, 122g having a lower strength against a load in a vehicle front-rear direction than the body 111 and the fixed portion 124. |
| US11873019B1 |
Wheeled device for snowmobile ski
A device for attaching to a ski of a snowmobile includes first and second spaced apart legs. Each leg has a ski engaging portion proximate a second end that is configured to engage a bottom surface of the ski proximate outer edges thereof. The device includes at least one wheel attached to the first and second legs between the first end and the second end and a cross bar that attaches the first and second legs proximate first ends thereof. The device includes a lever arm extending from the cross bar between the first and second legs wherein the lever arm is configured to be angularly positionable relative to the first and second spaced apart legs. A handle is attached to a distal end of the lever arm and has a surface configured to engage a tip end or a ski handle of the ski. The device includes a retaining member attached to the handle that is configured to engage the ski handle, wherein when the ski engaging portions engage a bottom surface of the ski and the retaining member engages the ski handle, the ski is elevated and the at least one wheel engages the ground surface such that the skis do not contact the ground surface as the snowmobile is moved. |
| US11873018B2 |
Non-stop transportation system
A system (10, 99) includes a vehicle (11, 111) and a car (1, 2, 3, 4, 12, 14, 16, 18, 26, 27, 28). The vehicle (11, 111) is configured to move, along a route (33) including at least a station (22, 24, 29, 30), without stopping at the station (22, 24, 29, 30). The car (1, 2, 3, 4, 12, 14, 16, 18, 26, 27, 28) is configured to (i) load an object from the station (22, 24, 29, 30) and move for integrating with the vehicle (11, 111), or (ii) detach from the vehicle (11, 111) and stop at the station (22, 24, 29, 30) for unloading the object. |
| US11873016B2 |
Broken wheel detection on railroad trains
A sensor device includes an audio sensor and a wireless communication module. The audio sensor is configured to be mounted on a railroad vehicle. The audio sensor is configured to (i) monitor sounds emanating from one or more wheels of the railroad vehicle as the railroad vehicle moves along a track and (ii) generate sound data associated with the monitored sounds emanating from the one or more wheels. The wireless communication module is configured to transmit a broken wheel signal responsive to a determination that a portion of the generated sound data is indicative that a first one of the one or more wheels is damaged or broken. |
| US11873012B2 |
System and method for providing social-stage spatio-temporal multi-modal future forecasting
A system and method for providing social-stage spatio-temporal multi-modal future forecasting that include receiving environment data associated with a surrounding environment of an ego vehicle and implementing graph convolutions to obtain attention weights that are respectively associated with agents that are located within the surrounding environment. The system and method also include decoding multi modal trajectories and probabilities for each of the agents. The system and method further include controlling at least one vehicle system of the ego vehicle based on predicted trajectories associated with each of the agents and the rankings associated with probabilities that are associated with each of the predicted trajectories. |
| US11873006B2 |
Virtual lane estimation using a recursive self-organizing map
A virtual lane estimation system includes a memory device, a sensor and a computer. The memory device is configured to store a road map that corresponds to a portion of a road ahead of a vehicle. The sensor is configured to observe a plurality of trajectories of a plurality of neighboring vehicles that traverse the portion of the road. The computer is configured to initialize a recursive self-organizing map as a plurality of points arranged as a two-dimensional grid aligned with the road map, train the points in the recursive self-organizing map in response to the trajectories, generate a directed graph that contains one or more virtual lanes through the road map in response to the points trained to the trajectories, and generate a control signal that controls navigation of the vehicle through the portion of the road in response to the virtual lanes in the directed graph. |
| US11873005B2 |
Device, system, and method of wireless multiple-link vehicular communication
Devices, system, and method of vehicular multiple-link wireless communication. A vehicular communication bonding unit creates a bonded wireless communication connection that transports data-packets of a source data-stream from a remote server to a vehicular transceiver, by transporting the data-packets over at least two wireless communication links. The vehicular communication bonding unit utilizes a vehicular cellular transceiver to receive a first batch of the data-packets over a first cellular communication link that connects between the vehicular cellular transceiver and the remote server. The vehicular communication bonding unit further utilizes least one end-user device, of an occupant of a vehicle, to receive a second batch of the data-packets of the particular data-stream, over a second cellular communication link that connects between the end-user device and the remote server. |
| US11873000B2 |
Gesture detection for transport control
An example operation includes one or more of detecting a movement in a transport, determining whether the movement includes a gesture definition, when the movement includes a gesture definition, identifying a gesture associated with the gesture definition, and performing an action, via the transport, corresponding to the identified gesture. |
| US11872997B2 |
Device for decoupling and protection from compensation currents in a redundant system for autonomous driving
A device for decoupling and/or protecting against compensation currents when at least one electric actuator is used jointly by a plurality of independently voltage-supplied control unit devices in redundant systems for autonomous driving. The electric actuator has, in each case, a common connection, via which the electric actuator can be coupled and switched to a common connection of other electrical actuators, and has at least one dedicated connection via which the at least one electric actuator can be individually supplied with current. A number of switching devices corresponding to the common connection and the number of dedicated connections of all the electric actuators is arranged to apply or not apply a switched current in the at least one electric actuator. Provided is at least one current flow blocking device configured to prevent an unwanted current flow to a non-active electronic control unit of the first and second control unit devices. |
| US11872993B2 |
Moving body control apparatus, moving body, and moving body control method for controlling a moving body to perform an automated lane change based on a driver preparation level
A moving body control apparatus includes a judging section that judges a driving preparation level of an occupant of a moving body; and a lane change control section that approves a first lane change, which is a lane change in which a lane boundary line is crossed once, if the driving preparation level of the occupant is greater than or equal to a first level, and approves a second lane change, which is a lane change in which lane boundary lines are crossed a plurality of times, if the driving preparation level of the occupant is greater than or equal to a second level that is higher than the first level. |
| US11872991B2 |
Sequential transmission shift system
A transmission control apparatus for controlling a vehicle's transmission. The apparatus includes (i) a control motor mechanically connected to the transmission's selector drum and is actuable to rotate the selector drum, (ii) a torque sensor which senses torque applied to the selector drum by the control motor, (iii) a controller configured to control the control motor based on signals received from the torque sensor to control the engagement/disengagement of the dog clutches; and (iv) a cam indexer connected to the selector drum. The cam indexer includes (i) a cam sprocket having one gear detent corresponding to each of gear engagement position of the selector drum, and one neutral detent corresponding to each neutral position of the selector drum, and (ii) a cam follower that engages with the gear detents and biases the selector drum into either a corresponding gear engagement position or a corresponding neutral position. |
| US11872990B2 |
Control method and system for protecting clutch friction elements of automatic transmission and automatic transmission vehicle including same system
A method and system for controlling clutch friction elements of an automatic transmission is provided. The method includes retrieving information about shift clutches from a data storage unit and acquiring information required to predict a temperature of a friction element for each shift clutch, deriving a predicted temperature value of a friction element for each shift clutch by using the information about the shift clutches and the information required to predict the temperature of the friction element, predicting whether or not overheating occurs for each shift clutch by comparing the derived predicted temperature value of the friction element for each shift clutch with an allowable temperature set for each shift clutch, and determining a target shift stage while avoiding the overheating clutch with a predicted temperature value exceeding the allowable temperature, through switching to an avoidance shift mode. |
| US11872988B2 |
Method and system to adapt overtake decision and scheduling based on driver assertions
In accordance with an exemplary embodiment, methods and systems are provided for controlling automatic overtake functionality for a host vehicle. In on such exemplary embodiment, a disclosed method includes: (i) obtaining, via a plurality of sensors, sensor data pertaining to the host vehicle and a roadway on which the host vehicle is traveling; (ii) determining, via a processor, when an automatic overtake is recommended, using the sensor data in conjunction with one or more threshold values; (iii) receiving driver inputs pertaining to the automatic overtake; and (iv) adjusting, via the processor, the one or more threshold values for the automatic overtake based on the driver inputs. |
| US11872986B2 |
Vehicle control method and vehicle control device
Provided is a vehicle control method in which a controller executes sailing stop control in which, if the conditions for stopping a drive source are satisfied during travel, the drive source is stopped and a coupling element provided in a power transmission path between the drive source and a continuously variable transmission is released for coasting. If the conditions for stopping the drive source are not satisfied, the controller restarts the drive source and estimates the driver's intention to accelerate, and if the driver has an intention to accelerate, the gear ratio of the continuously variable transmission is increased to a higher value than when there is no intention to accelerate, and the coupling element is coupled. |
| US11872983B2 |
Vehicle collision prediction apparatus
A vehicle collision prediction apparatus, installable to a host vehicle that is equipped with a peripheral sensor for detecting a preceding vehicle, includes a collision prediction region setting section that sets a collision prediction region in front of the host vehicle and a collision prediction section which predicts that there is a probability of a collision between the host vehicle and the preceding vehicle if the preceding vehicle is within the collision prediction region; wherein in response to the preceding vehicle satisfying predetermined U-turn conditions for estimating that the preceding vehicle is executing a U-turn, the collision prediction region setting section expands the collision prediction region, making the collision prediction region larger than in response to the preceding vehicle not satisfying the U-turn conditions. |
| US11872980B2 |
Method for controlling wheel slip of vehicle
A method for controlling wheel slip of a vehicle, which comprises a plurality of driving devices for generating driving force for driving the vehicle, includes: obtaining, by a controller, equivalent inertia information for each driving device based on operation information of each driving system during traveling of the vehicle; calculating, by the controller, a calibration amount for calibrating a driving force command or a braking force command for each wheel in real time by using the equivalent inertia information obtained; calibrating, by the controller, the driving force command or the braking force command for each wheel by using the calculated calibration amount; and controlling, by the controller, the driving force according to the calibrated driving force command or the braking force according to the calibrated braking force command. |
| US11872978B2 |
Method and system for controlling a pole switch in an electric motor
An electric vehicle includes an electric motor switchable between a first mode with a first number of poles and a second mode with a second number of poles less than the first number of poles, a plurality of inverters coupled to the motor, and a control module coupled to the plurality of inverters. The control module receives current vehicle information, determines that a mode switch is required between the first and second modes of the motor based on the current vehicle information, wherein the first mode achieves higher torque than the second mode, and performs the mode switch by controlling the plurality of inverters. |
| US11872975B2 |
Electrohydraulic brake system
According to at least one embodiment, the present disclosure provides an electrohydraulic brake system including main brake assemblies, electronic parking brakes (EPBs), a main control unit, and a redundancy control unit (RCU). The main brake assemblies generate a braking force in one or more front wheels and one or more rear wheels of a vehicle. The electronic parking brakes (EPBs) generate a braking force to one of the front wheels and rear wheels. The main control unit is configured to control the operation of the main brake assembly. The redundancy control unit (RCU) is configured to control the operation of the electronic parking brake. Here, the redundancy control unit performs, upon determining that a malfunction occurs in a braking function of the main control unit, a slip control on the vehicle by using the electronic parking brake based on signals from one or more wheel speed sensors. |
| US11872971B2 |
Method and apparatus for electric hydraulic brake
According to at least one aspect, the present disclosure provides a method of controlling an electro-hydraulic brake including an electronic brake-force distribution (EBD) control function, the method comprising: an emergency braking determination operation of determining whether emergency braking is required for a vehicle; a motor control operation of controlling a current flowing in a motor connected to a main master cylinder to increase hydraulic pressure supplied to wheel brakes when it is determined that the emergency braking is required; a rear wheel inlet valve closing operation of closing an inlet valve connected to a rear wheel brake for a predetermined time so that a pressure of the rear wheel brake is not increased earlier than a pressure of a front wheel brake; a closed time period calculation operation of calculating a time during which the inlet valve is maintained in a closed state; and a rear wheel inlet valve opening operation of determining whether a time during which the inlet valve is closed exceeds a closed time period (t), maintaining the inlet valve in the closed state until the time reaches the closed time period (t), and opening the inlet valve when the time exceeds the closed time period (t). |
| US11872968B2 |
Valve with frangible fitting
A valve for an air brake system on a commercial vehicle comprises a body, an inlet port connected to the body and at least one delivery port connected to the body. The inlet port has a threaded portion distal to the body and a hex portion proximate to the body. The hex portion includes a frangible feature in substantially the mid-point of the hex portion such that the valve can easily be removed from an air brake reservoir when the valve is broken at the frangible feature. |
| US11872967B2 |
Drum brake device for vehicle
A drum brake device for a vehicle includes a first brake shoe and a second brake shoe movably coupled to a back plate, and spaced apart from each other; a wheel cylinder positioned between one end of the first brake shoe and one end of the second brake shoe, and configured to expand the distance between the one end of the first brake shoe and the one end of the second brake shoe; and an actuator positioned between another end of the first brake shoe and another end of the second brake shoe, and configured to provide a driving force to expand the distance between the one end of the first brake shoe and the one end of the second brake shoes and to expand the distance between the another end of the first brake shoe and the another end of the second brake shoe. |
| US11872966B2 |
Electromechanical or electromagnetic wheel brake cylinder and production method for the same, brake system for a vehicle, and method for autonomous braking of a vehicle
An electromechanical or electromagnetic wheel brake cylinder for a braking system, embodied with at least one hydraulic braking circuit, of a vehicle, including a pressure chamber that is embodied in the electromechanical or electromagnetic wheel brake cylinder and is delimited by a displaceable first brake piston of the electromechanical or electromagnetic wheel brake cylinder, and is linkable to a sub-volume of the at least one hydraulic braking circuit of the braking system in such a way that the first brake piston is displaceable by way of a pressure that is increased at least in in the respective sub-volume. The electromechanical or electromagnetic wheel brake cylinder encompasses an electromechanical or electromagnetic actuator and a second brake piston which is displaceable by operation of the electromechanical or electromagnetic actuator. |
| US11872962B2 |
Windscreen wiper device and windscreen wiper having a windscreen wiper device
The invention relates to a windscreen wiper device having: at least one wiper blade adapter (32a; 32b); at least one wiper arm adapter (30a; 30b); and at least one electric connection unit (38a; 38b) for electrically connecting at least one line element (34a; 34b) of the wiper arm adapter (30a; 30b) to at least one electric attachment element (40a; 40b) of the wiper blade adapter (32a; 32b), wherein the wiper blade adapter (32a; 32b) is mounted on the wiper arm adapter (30a; 30b) via at least one bearing element (36a; 36b), in particular a bearing pin, of the wiper arm adapter (30a; 30b) so as to be movable, in particular pivotable. According to the invention, the electric connection unit (38a; 38b) comprises at least one electric connection element (42a; 42b), which is arranged on the wiper arm adapter (30a; 30b) and is mounted via the bearing element (36a; 36b) so as to be moveable, in particular rotatable or pivotable, at least relative to the wiper arm adapter (30a; 30b). |
| US11872960B2 |
Universal mounting roof rack assembly
Disclosed herein are embodiments of a roof rack assembly for use with a vehicle and related methods. The roof rack assembly can include a plurality of attachment assemblies with gutter inserts configured to extend within rain gutters of a vehicle. The attachment assemblies can also include clamps that are configured to at least partially wrap around a frame of the vehicle. The roof rack assembly can be attached to a vehicle without drilling and can be adjustable such that it is compatible with various vehicles. |
| US11872956B2 |
Monitoring system for working machine
A monitoring system for a working machine includes a boarding detector to detect boarding and alighting of an operator, the boarding detector being provided in the working machine, a position detector to detect a position based on a signal sent from a positioning satellite when the boarding detector detects the alighting of the operator, a transmitter to transmit, to a management machine, positional information representing the position detected by the position detector, and a controller to move the management machine based on the positional information when the boarding detector detects the alighting, the controller being provided in the management machine. |
| US11872954B2 |
Method for deactivating a motor vehicle, deactivation system for a motor vehicle, and motor vehicle
The invention relates to a method for deactivating a motor vehicle, wherein the motor vehicle comprises a deactivation system having a plurality of bus subscribers each having a deactivation function, said method comprising: selecting, on the basis of a random number, a set of bus subscribers from a plurality of bus subscribers having the deactivation function in order to provide the deactivation of the motor vehicle. |
| US11872946B2 |
Soft identification plate and method therefor
A license plate assembly includes a backing and a flexible license plate. The flexible license plate includes plural layers, including a licensing-information layer, in which ink is deposited in the form of alphanumeric characters on an underlying one of the plural layers, the alphanumeric characters providing license information. The flexible license plate optionally includes one or more holograms, and/or watermarks, and/or QR-codes. The flexible license plate is disposed on the backing, which extends beyond the perimeter of the flexible license plate, defining a marginal region. In some embodiments, plural indices are disposed in the marginal region to facilitate alignment of flexible license plate during installation thereof on a motor vehicle. |
| US11872945B2 |
Automotive sound absorption material
There is provided a sound-absorbing material for a vehicle, capable of stably yielding desired sound absorption performance while reducing weight of the sound-absorbing material for a vehicle. The sound-absorbing material for a vehicle of the present invention has a multilayer structure, including: a core layer in which tubular cells are arranged in a plurality of rows; and an airflow-blocking resin film layer adhered to one surface of the core layer. The relationship between the Young's modulus E (MPa) of the airflow-blocking resin film layer 40 and the surface density M (g/m2) of the layer structure on the first airflow-blocking resin film layer 40 side with respect to the core layer 10 is 0.5 |
| US11872941B2 |
Rearview mirror assembly having a micro-LED illumination subassembly
A rearview mirror assembly includes a mirror element including a first substrate having a first surface and a second surface. A reflector is disposed adjacent to one of the first and second surfaces. The rearview mirror assembly further includes a lighting subassembly includes a light source and a diffuser. The light source is operable to project light through the mirror element. The diffuser is disposed between the light source and the mirror element. The light source comprises a plurality of micro light-emitting diodes arranged in a light shape representing a display icon such that the display icon is projected through the mirror element without any influence on the shape caused by any other component of the mirror element. |
| US11872940B2 |
Vehicle body mounted side view mirror assemblies with off-roading and vehicle security features
This disclosure details vehicle static body structure mounted side view mirror assemblies. The exemplary side view mirror assemblies may include features for supporting vehicle off-roading, such as a pivoting and telescoping mirror section, a wind wing, lighting features, snorkel features, and/or accessory mounts, etc. The exemplary side view mirror assemblies may also include features for supporting improved vehicle security, such as mirror mounted radar sensors capable of establishing a security protection zone about the vehicle. |
| US11872939B2 |
Vehicular trailer angle detection system
A vehicular trailer angle detection system includes a rear camera, a left-side camera, a right-side camera and a control having an image processor. With a trailer hitched at a vehicle, and while the vehicle is driven in a forward direction and towing the trailer, image data is captured by at least one of the cameras. The vehicular trailer angle detection system determines an expected location of the portion of the trailer based on provided vehicle-trailer parameters as the vehicle is driven forward and towing the trailer. The vehicular trailer angle detection system determines an actual location of the portion of the trailer via processing of captured image data as the vehicle is driven forward and towing the trailer. Responsive to an offset between the determined actual location of the portion of the trailer and the determined expected location, the vehicular trailer angle detection system accommodates the offset. |
| US11872937B2 |
Severity prediction system and method
A system for detecting one or more characteristics of an object within an automotive vehicle includes one or more sensors mounted within an interior of the vehicle or on an exterior of the vehicle, with each sensor being configured to detect a location, an orientation, a size and/or an object type of the object, and a controller operably connected with the one or more sensors and configured to assess whether the object is disposed in a predetermined alertworthy disposition. A method for detecting characteristics of the object within the vehicle includes determining the location, orientation, size and/or object type of the object using the one or more sensors, and assessing whether the object is disposed in a predetermined alertworthy disposition. |
| US11872935B2 |
Illumination apparatus for the interior of a motor vehicle
An illumination apparatus for the interior of a motor vehicle includes a housing on which a light-transmissive cover is provided, and an illuminant configured to produce light in the interior of the housing, the light emerging from the illumination apparatus through the cover to illuminate the interior. The cover includes a faceted outer surface made of a plurality of plane facets. Further, the illuminant includes one or more flat lighting elements in the interior of the housing, each flat lighting element having two extensive opposing side surfaces and an edge situated between the side surfaces, the illuminant being configured such that light is emitted through both side surfaces of a respective flat lighting element during operation, with the light emerging from the illumination apparatus through the cover. |
| US11872934B2 |
Vehicle indoor illumination device
A vehicle indoor illumination device includes a housing having an upper opening with an internal space formed therein, a light-emitting unit disposed on the housing to emit light, a diffuser disposed outside the light-emitting unit in a manner as to close the upper opening of the housing to allow the light emitted from the light-emitting unit to diffuse to the outside, a cover part disposed on an outer surface of the diffuser and on which a light pattern is formed through scattering of the light transmitted through the diffuser, and a controller configured to receive an operation signal of a vehicle electronic part to control an operation of the light-emitting unit. |
| US11872925B2 |
Self-propelled vehicle for handling glass-sheet supporting racks
A self-propelled vehicle for handling glass-sheet supporting racks of the type comprising: a front rack-supporting chassis provided with a substantially U-shaped rigid oblong frame having two longitudinal beams that extend horizontally and parallel to the longitudinal axis of the vehicle, on opposite sides of the vehicle midplane, and that delimit a large central slit or compartment open at the front and dimensioned to accommodate a glass-sheet supporting rack; a rear tractor unit which is firmly connected to the front rack-supporting chassis via mechanical means allowing the rack-supporting chassis to move vertically with respect to the tractor unit; a lifting apparatus Adapted to vary, on command, the height from the ground of the rigid oblong frame of the rack-supporting chassis; and an electronic vehicle-load detecting apparatus which is adapted to detect the geometric and/or structural features of the glass-sheet supporting rack during insertion into the central slit or compartment of the rack-supporting chassis. |
| US11872924B2 |
Agricultural implement and ramp attachment system
An agricultural implement for mounting on a U-shaped foundation frame supported on wheels for travel over a ground surface where the foundation frame includes first and second laterally spaced mounting beams fixed to and extending from a base. The implement is configured to perform an agricultural operation, to rest on the ground surface when in an idle position, and to attach to the foundation frame when in an operating position. The implement comprises a rigid implement portion configured to be attached to the first and second mounting beams at first and second beam locations remote from the base such that the first and second mounting beams are prevented from moving laterally with respect to each other. |
| US11872923B1 |
Vehicle including a roof rail mounted hoist system
A roof rail hoist system includes a support rail mountable to a vehicle roof. The support rail includes a first end, a second end, and an intermediate portion including a recess that extends between the first end and the second end. A winch arm is mounted to the support rail. The winch arm is pivotable between a first position, wherein the winch arm resides in the recess and a second position, wherein the winch arm extends outwardly from the support rail. A winch motor is mounted to the support rail. The winch motor includes a cable spool. A winch cable is provided on the cable spool. |
| US11872922B1 |
Beverage container holder assembly for vehicle
A beverage container holder assembly is adapted to be utilized in a vehicle for accommodating a beverage container. The beverage container holder assembly includes a duct pipe and a container holder. The duct pipe is disposed in front of an instrument panel of the vehicle and extended along a direction perpendicular to a front-rear direction of the vehicle. A first end of the duct pipe is connected to an air conditioner. The container holder is connected to a second end of the duct pipe opposite to the first end. The container holder has a recessed pocket facing an upper direction of the vehicle for removably inserting the beverage container therein, a first opening disposed between the container holder and the second end of the duct pipe, and a second opening facing toward the front-rear direction of the vehicle. |
| US11872918B2 |
Automotive seat with self-folding armrest
An automotive seat has a self-folding armrest to facilitate automated and complete folding of the armrest upon folding the seat. As such, at least one armrest is pivotally coupled to one side of the backrest, wherein the at least one armrest has a bottom surface. The seat comprises at least one guiding member adapted to be coupled to each side of a seat bottom where there is an armrest. The guiding member comprises an upper surface, such that folding of the backrest towards the seat bottom results in sliding of the bottom surface of the armrest over the upper surface of the guiding member. This facilitates automated folding of the armrest with respect to the backrest, without requiring any additional mechanism, and restricting contact of the armrest with a floor of the vehicle. |
| US11872917B2 |
Vehicle seat with a ventilation device which comprises at least two fans
A vehicle seat with a ventilation device which is paired with at least two fans. It is provided that only one of the at least two fans is provided with a bus signal as an input signal which is converted into a PWM signal for the at least one other fan in a signal converter wherein the signal converter has at least one output which provides the PWM signal, generated for the at least one fan, to an input of the at least one further fan. |
| US11872915B2 |
Vehicle seat reclining device
A vehicle seat reclining device includes a ratchet and a guide assembled to be rotatable, a plurality of pawls that are supported by a pair of guide walls provided on the guide, mesh with the ratchet, and are arranged in the relative rotation direction and restrict relative rotation between the ratchet and the guide, and a cam that moves the pawls outward. One of the pawls is a main pawl having a rattle preventing structure. The main pawl includes a bulging portion configured to abut against the pressing portion. Each of the pawls other than the main pawl do not have a bulging portion corresponding to the bulging portion of the main pawl. |
| US11872911B2 |
Vehicle seat
In order to prevent distortion of slide rails caused by an urging force generated by an urging member in a vehicle tumble seat, a vehicle seat is capable of taking a stowed position in which a seat back is folded onto a seat cushion and the seat cushion together with the folded seat back is rotatably lifted away from a floor, and the vehicle seat is configured to include a support member coupled to the floor; a rotating member rotatably supported by the support member via a support shaft extending in a right-left direction; a lower rail extending in a front-rear direction and coupled at an end to the rotating member so as to be extend literally offset relative to the support shaft; an upper rail slidably supported by the lower rail and coupled to the seat cushion; a coupling device provided at a second end of the lower rail on a side toward the support shaft and capable of selectably connecting to the floor; and an urging device extending the front-rear direction and having one end coupled to the support member and a second end coupled to the lower rail on the side toward the support shaft side, wherein the urging device is configured to be expandable and contractible in a longitudinal direction thereof so as to urge the seat cushion in such a direction as to rotate about the support shaft away from the floor. |
| US11872909B2 |
Method and apparatus for monitoring a fuel cell
A torque generating system is described, and includes a fuel cell power device, a high-voltage battery, an electric drive unit, and a controller. The fuel cell power device has a non-linear power-temperature relationship that has a local temperature maxima at a first electric power level and a local temperature minima at a second electric power level. A first operating point of the fuel cell power device is less than the first electric power level, and a second operating point of the fuel cell power device is set at a third electric power level that is greater than the first electric power level, wherein the third electric power level generates a fuel cell temperature that is less than the local temperature maxima. The fuel cell power device is controlled to one of the first operating point or the second operating point to transfer electric power to the electric drive unit. |
| US11872908B2 |
Method for controlling thermal management systems of power plant
A power plant thermal-management-system control method for controlling thermal management systems in PMCs is provided. The thermal management systems are operated based on coolant temperatures of the PMCs of a power plant of a fuel cell vehicle to prevent the temperatures of the PMCs from deviating from a reference range, which in turn prevents degradation of fuel cells. |
| US11872901B1 |
Charging electric vehicles using DC-to-DC converters with immersion-cooled inductors
Described herein are vehicle charging systems, each comprising a recharge vehicle and a work vehicle configured to form an electrical connection and charge the work vehicle battery from the recharge vehicle battery. In some examples, this charging is performed at 500 kW or more or even at 1,000 kW or more. Furthermore, the connection and/or charging can be performed while both vehicles are moving (e.g., the recharge vehicle moving in front of the work vehicle). The recharge vehicle comprises one or more DC-DC converters, configured to boost a first voltage (V1) of the recharge vehicle battery to a second voltage (V2) of the work vehicle battery. It should be noted that these voltages vary depending on the state of charge of these batteries. In some examples, each DC-DC converter utilizes a combination of immersion, conductive, and convective cooling for different components of the converter. |
| US11872899B2 |
Traction battery system for a motor vehicle and motor vehicle having an electric drive
A traction battery system of an electrically operable motor vehicle is configured in the form of an underfloor battery and has at least one first battery module and one second battery module. The traction battery system includes a battery assistant module that is designed for operating the battery modules. The battery modules and the battery assistant module, which have an assistant module housing, are oriented in series in relation to one another in the direction of a body longitudinal axis of a motor vehicle body, and can be arranged between a first sill and a second sill of the body. The battery assistant module has a load-transmitting element for transmitting forces acting on side elements of the body, which load-transmitting element extends from the first sill to the second sill in the direction of a body transverse axis of the body. |
| US11872897B2 |
Battery degassing duct structure
An electric vehicle has longitudinal sills, arranged on both sides of the electric vehicle, and a traction battery, arranged between the sills, for driving the electric vehicle. The traction battery has a device for degassing the traction battery in the case of a thermal event. A duct for carrying gas during degassing of the traction battery is formed in the electric vehicle between at least one of the longitudinal sills and the traction battery. An electric vehicle of this kind ensures increased occupant protection and increased component protection. |
| US11872892B2 |
Method for operating a motor vehicle, control unit and motor vehicle
A method for operating a motor vehicle having multiple drive wheels and multiple drive machines, each drive machines being an electric machine and being allocated to a drive wheel. The method includes: acquiring a total setpoint drive torque; acquiring a current vehicle driving speed, a current steering angle, and optionally, the wheel loads of all drive wheels; determining wheel-individual movement speeds of the drive wheels over the roadway based on the current vehicle driving speed, the current steering angle, a known chassis geometry of the motor vehicle, and optionally, the wheel loads; determining a setpoint wheel speed for each drive wheel based on the determined movement speeds, and distributing the total setpoint drive torque to all drive wheels such that an actual curve path deviates from a setpoint curve path specified by the steering angle; actuating each drive machine to adjust the setpoint wheel speed at the respective drive wheel. |
| US11872891B2 |
Modification of transport functionality based on carbon footprint
To encourage users to improve their carbon footprint, a transport may be provided with an enhanced operating manner in response to external events that lower the carbon footprint of one or more occupants of the transport. Events, such as lowering the energy consumption of a person's home dwelling, may be communicated to the transport and trigger an enhanced mode in the transport, such as an enhanced driving mode (e.g. sport mode) or an enhanced charging mode. |
| US11872889B2 |
Independent drive module
An independent drive module includes: an in-wheel motor configured to provide driving force to a wheel of a vehicle; a support arm including a first end connected to a vehicle body and a second end connected to the in-wheel motor, to support the in-wheel motor; a shock absorber module including a first end connected to the in-wheel motor and a second end connected to the vehicle body, the shock absorber being configured to absorb shock between the in-wheel motor and the vehicle body and swivel the in-wheel motor during turning of the vehicle so as to perform both shock absorption and steering; and a steering motor connected to the second end of the shock absorber module to transmit rotational force for the steering to the shock absorber module. |
| US11872888B2 |
Drive system of hybrid utility vehicle
A drive system of a hybrid utility vehicle includes: an internal combustion engine including a crank shaft; a continuously variable transmission connected to the internal combustion engine; a drive train that connects an output shaft of the continuously variable transmission to a driving wheel; an electric motor; a branch train that connects the electric motor to the drive train such that power can be transmitted from the electric motor to the drive train; and an engine clutch that can cut transmission of rotational driving power, which has been input from the electric motor through the branch train to the drive train, to the internal combustion engine. |
| US11872880B2 |
Method for producing a liquid container, liquid container for a motor vehicle, and structure for reducing sloshing sounds
The invention relates to a method for producing a liquid container (28) for a motor vehicle, having the method steps: providing a wall (14), which is provided in order to delimit an interior chamber (26) of the liquid container (28) for receiving a liquid (34); providing a structure (2), which is provided in order to be arranged in order to reduce sloshing noises in the interior chamber (26) of the liquid container (28), wherein the structure (2) comprises a random arrangement of threads (4) cross-linked with each other and wherein a plurality of the threads (4) of the structure (2) are integrally joined, at least in sections, to at least one or more additional threads (4) of the structure (2), such that a substantially monolithic structure (2) is formed; connecting the structure (2) to the wall (14). |
| US11872875B2 |
Electric driveline system and electric driveline system operating method
Methods and systems for an electric driveline are provided. In one example, the electric driveline system includes a transmission with a planetary gearset, with a first gearset component rotationally coupled to a first electric machine and a second electric machine, and a first output interface and a second output interface rotationally coupled to a first axle and a second axle, respectively, and a second gearset component in the planetary gearset. The driveline system further includes a first friction clutch configured to selectively brake a third gearset component and a second friction clutch configured to selectively couple the first gearset component to an output shaft. |
| US11872873B2 |
Vehicle door assembly
A vehicle door assembly includes an outer door panel that is fixed to an outer periphery of an inner door panel such that the inner door panel and the outer door panel define a door cavity therebetween. A support bracket is attached to a forward area of the inner door panel within the door cavity. A reinforcing panel is attached to the support bracket within the door cavity. A window opening support panel is attached to the support bracket, the reinforcing panel and the inner door panel within the door cavity. A side view mirror is located along an exterior side of the outer door panel. The side view mirror includes at least one fastener that extends through the window opening support panel and the reinforcing panel thereby attaching the side view mirror thereto. |
| US11872870B2 |
Treating air inside a vehicle
Provided herein is a system on a vehicle, the system comprising one or more sensors configured to monitor concentrations of each of one or more chemicals in an interior of a vehicle, one or more processors, and a memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, causes the system to perform: one or both of ventilating the interior of the vehicle and applying heat in the interior of the vehicle in response to one or more of the concentrations being higher than respective thresholds; in response to the performing one or both of ventilating and applying the heat in the interior of the vehicle, cleaning the interior of the vehicle in response to determining that any of the one or more of the concentrations remain higher than the respective thresholds. |
| US11872865B2 |
Multi-link motor vehicle axle
A multi-link motor vehicle axle for the attachment of a wheel carrier to a motor vehicle body. The axle includes a first link plane and a second link plane. A first transverse link and a second transverse link are assigned to the first link plane. The second link plane includes a trapezoidal link which is attached by way of a first coupling link to the wheel carrier and by way of a second coupling link to the motor vehicle body. A longitudinal link of the multi-link motor vehicle axle is formed, which longitudinal link is connected, at its longitudinal link end facing away from the second link plane, to the motor vehicle body. The longitudinal link is attached, by way of its longitudinal link end facing toward the second link plane, to the trapezoidal link. |
| US11872862B2 |
Automatic corner weight adjustment of vehicle with automated spring seats
A weight balancing system for a vehicle performs a method of adjusting a weight on a wheel of a vehicle. The system includes a processor of the vehicle and a scale. A wheel of the vehicle is placed on the scale, the wheel having an associated spring seat and associated spring. The scale measures a weight placed on the wheel by the vehicle and communicates the weight to the processor. The processor activates the spring seat to adjust a length of the spring, thereby adjusting the weight placed on the wheel by the vehicle. |
| US11872855B2 |
Determining a status of a tyre monitoring device
A method of determining a status of a tyre monitoring device is disclosed. The tyre monitoring device includes a counter initiated on a first use of the tyre monitoring device on a wheel and the method includes: determining a current value of the counter; determining a status of the tyre monitoring device based on the current value of the counter; and providing an indication based on the determined status. In some examples, the status is a remaining service lifetime and the indication may be a replacement notification. A method of cross-checking data between tyre monitoring devices is also disclosed. The method includes receiving data from a plurality of tyre monitoring devices associated with respective tyres of a same vehicle; comparing the received data from different ones of the plurality of tyre monitoring devices; determining inconsistent data associated with at least one of the plurality of tyre monitoring devices based on the comparison; and providing an indication of the inconsistent data. |
| US11872853B2 |
Selective activation of tire pressure monitoring system (TPMS) sensor modules for radio-frequency (RF) communication using directional RF beams
A tire pressure monitoring system (TPMS) includes a communication interface device configured to communicate with a target TPMS sensor module. The communication interface device include a radio frequency (RF) transceiver configured to generate at least one wake-up signal; an antenna array configured to transmit each wake-up signal as a directional RF beam; a processing circuit configured to monitor for a response signal in response to the antenna array transmitting the at least one wake-up signal; and a power amplifier configured to set a power of each wake-up signal according to an adjustable power setting such that the power of each subsequent wake-up signal is increased in discrete steps until the response signal is received by the RF transceiver. |
| US11872850B2 |
System and method for tire vertical load prediction
A computer-implemented method as disclosed enables predicting of vertical loads on a vehicle tire. Thermal characteristics for a particular vehicle-tire combination are retrievably stored, the thermal characteristics determined as corresponding to a range of temperature values further correlated with a plurality of operating conditions, and the plurality of operating conditions comprising at least a vertical load. A model for predicting transient temperature behavior is generated (e.g., empirically trained) based on one or more tire-specific time constants. During operation of the vehicle-tire combination and responsive to at least a first temperature value, a computing device residing on the vehicle or otherwise cloud-based in nature is configured to determine a predicted vertical load based on a predicted second temperature value from the model and further based on the retrievably stored one or more thermal characteristics. |
| US11872847B2 |
Tire
A tire includes a circumferential direction groove and plural protrusions. The circumferential direction groove is formed in a tread face so as to open toward an outer side in a tire radial direction. The plural protrusions are formed so as to project to a projection height of from 0.1 mm to 1.0 mm from a groove bottom face or a groove side face of the circumferential direction groove, and are spaced apart by a spacing of from 0.1 mm to 1.0 mm. A center line MA, MB linking a center point of a leading end side with a center point of a base end side of each of the plural protrusions leans with respect to a perpendicular line HA, HB such that the leading end side of the protrusion is positioned further toward a tire rotation direction upstream side than the base end side of the protrusion when viewed along a tire width direction or the tire radial direction. |
| US11872845B2 |
Tire
A tire includes a tread portion including four circumferential grooves extending continuously in the tire circumferential direction and five land portions divided by the four circumferential grooves. The five land portions include a first middle land portion located between a first tread edge and a tire equator. The first middle land portion is provided with first middle sipes inclined with respect to a tire axial direction and fully traversing the first middle land portion in the tire axial direction. Each first middle sipe includes a pair of sipe edges, and at least one of the pair of sipe edges opens at the ground contact surface via a chamfer portion over an entire length thereof. The chamfer portion has a chamfer width increasing continuously from a first longitudinal edge to a second longitudinal edge of the first middle land portion. |
| US11872844B2 |
Wheel cover for a wheel of a vehicle
A wheel of a vehicle has a rim, a hub section and at least two spokes which connect the hub section to the rim. At least one spoke intermediate space between the spokes is at least partially covered by a covering element mounted on the wheel from the outside of the wheel. The covering element is held in the installed position by a fastening device. The fastening device is mounted from the inside of the wheel and is connected to a wheel flange arranged in the inside of the wheel. |
| US11872843B2 |
Axle adapter assembly
An axle adapter assembly, configured for enabling conversion of an axle installed on a vehicle to fit different center bore sizes of wheel hubs, including: an axle configured for coupling dropouts of fork legs of a lower fork; adapters configured for being inserted within the dropouts; the adapters configured for engaging an outer surface of the axle and retaining the axle upon engagement; and axle pinch shims configured for being inserted into slits of the dropouts and the adapters, wherein upon the insertion, the adapters are aligned with the dropouts, such that shoulders of the adapters retain edges of a wheel hub of the wheel hubs. |
| US11872840B2 |
Vehicle wheel hub
The application relates to a wheel hub for vehicle, which comprises a flange, a rim, a spoke, a central hole, and bolt bores distributed around the central hole. According to the disclosure, the flange on the wheel front side is affixed with an extension part comprising a radial extension magnitude extending to the outer periphery of the wheel hub and an axial extension magnitude extending to the wheel front side, the extension part comprises a plurality of sections circumferentially distributed along the flange, so as to form on the wheel front side an envelope circle having a diameter size increased by twice the radial extension magnitude. The present disclosure further satisfies the additional needs of the user with respect to the overall design of the wheel. |
| US11872837B2 |
Abrasion-resistant wood board
An abrasion-resistant wood-based panel having a top side and a bottom side, with at least one decorative layer arranged on the top side, in particular with a structure synchronous with the decoration, is disclosed herein. |
| US11872829B2 |
Polyurethane protective film
A protective film that can be included in multi-layer film laminates for use in marketing, advertising campaigns, particularly outdoor or other environment impacted promotions and safety applications. The film includes at least two different polyurethane polymers and is free or substantially free of polyvinyl chloride based polymer. One polyurethane has an ultimate elongation less than 200%, and another polyurethane has an ultimate elongation more than 400%. The film may be transparent, translucent, clear or have other desirable optical properties. |
| US11872827B2 |
Ink for ink jet recording, ink jet recording apparatus, and ink jet recording method
An ink for ink jet recording according to an embodiment is an ink for ink jet recording containing pigment, colloidal silica, amine, and amino acid. |
| US11872826B1 |
Adjustable printing systems and methods of making and using same
A method to print indicia on a substrate comprises attaching a portable printer to an automated arm. The method includes detecting the substrate using a sensor. The method comprises printing indicia on a first face of the substrate using the portable printer. The method includes the steps of causing the automated arm to move the portable printer and printing indicia on a second face of the substrate using the portable printer. |
| US11872822B2 |
Board, liquid accommodation container, and printing system
In a board that includes a plurality of contact portions that are arranged to contact corresponding apparatus-side terminals when the board is mounted in a printing apparatus, some contact portions are disposed in a first region, and the remaining contact portions are disposed in a second region. The some contact portions include a first contact portion, a second contact portion, a third contact portion, and a fourth contact portion. The remaining contact portions include a fifth contact portion. The some contact portions are arranged in a first pattern in the first region and the remaining contact portions are arranged in a second pattern in the second region, and the first pattern is asymmetrical to the second pattern with respect to a first virtual line. |
| US11872819B2 |
Dispersing concentrated printing fluids
It is disclosed a printing fluid dispersing method for a printing system, the method comprising: transferring printing fluid from a supply to an element within the printing system by a pump wherein, between the supply and the element, a nozzle is provided comprising a plurality holes so that the transferring of printing fluid comprises forcing the printing fluid through the plurality of holes of the nozzle |
| US11872813B2 |
Liquid discharge head and actuator
when one of two positions in a second direction intersecting the first direction is defined as a first position and the other position is defined as a second position from which the shortest distance to the partition wall is shorter than the shortest distance from the first position to the partition wall, the vibrating plate has a first portion corresponding to the first position and a second portion corresponding to the second position, and a surface of the first portion in the first direction is, in the first direction, closer than a surface of the second portion in the first direction. |
| US11872809B2 |
Head adjustment device, head device, and printing apparatus
To provide a head adjustment device, a head device, and a printing apparatus with which it is possible to perform automatic position adjustment of a head module in a head including one or more head modules. Provided is a head adjustment device (150) which adjusts a position of a head module in a head including one or more head modules, the head adjustment device (150) including an adjustment unit that includes an actuator that is connected to an adjustment member, which is operated in a case where the position of the head module is to be adjusted, and operates the adjustment member, a movement unit (248) that moves the adjustment unit relative to the head, and a movement control unit (244) that sets coordinates to be applied to the movement unit based on a reference position of the head module and moves the adjustment unit based on coordinate values of the adjustment member. |
| US11872808B2 |
Cartridge
A cartridge reduces a movement amount of a center of gravity of a cartridge accompanied by the progress of the winding of an ink ribbon. The cartridge to be installed in a tape printing device includes a platen roller, a paying-out core on which an ink ribbon is wound, and a winding core that winds up the ink ribbon paid out from the paying-out core. When seen from a rotational axis direction parallel to a rotational axis of the paying-out core and a rotational axis of the winding core, the paying-out core and the winding core are arranged to at least partially overlap an imaginary line that passes through a center of the platen roller and extends in a longitudinal direction of the cartridge. |
| US11872807B2 |
Image recording apparatus
A roller pair includes lower and upper rollers that contact each other at a conveyance path. A platen is located downstream of the roller pair in the conveyance path, and has an end facing toward a surface. A recording head faces the platen from above and ejects ink to a sheet. A movement mechanism moves the platen and the lower roller in conjunction with movement of a tray in a drawing direction such that: the end of the platen moves from a first support position at which the platen supports a sheet to a first lower position at which the platen is separated farther downward from the recording head than at the first support position; and the lower roller moves from a contact position at which the lower roller contacts the upper roller to a second lower position at which the lower roller is separated downward from the upper roller. |
| US11872806B2 |
Recording device
A printer includes a recording unit, a platen unit, and a driving unit. The platen unit includes a support surface, a negative pressure chamber, a first suction port, a second suction port, and a third suction port, and a partition mechanism. The partition mechanism includes a shutter member, a lever member, and a coupling unit. The driving unit includes a motor and a cam. The coupling unit couples the shutter member and the lever member with a predetermined idle angle. |
| US11872804B2 |
Hot stamping machine
A hot stamping machine is provided, including a machine table, a processing platform, a hot stamping device and a license plate conveying device, wherein the hot stamping device includes an upper heating plate, a single-rod cylinder, a carbon ribbon and a carbon ribbon conveying mechanism; two groups of lifting mechanisms are used for driving lifting plates to move in the perpendicular direction, tops of two groups of grabbing devices are connected, and grabbing device moving mechanisms are used for driving the grabbing devices to move linearly between the two groups of lifting plates and the processing platform up and down and to the left and the right. Compared with an existing rolling hot stamping machine, the hot stamping machine does not require manual involvement in feeding and discharging, shortens the time for hot stamping one license plate by two-thirds, and has a high hot stamping efficiency. |