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US11885141B2	Sensory flooring system and a sensory floor comprising a sensory flooring system Disclosed is a sensory flooring system. The flooring system comprises a plurality of flooring segments and, for each flooring segment, one or more electrode portions. Each electrode portion is responsive to a force applied to the flooring segment and at least one electrode portion of a said flooring segment forms an electrode with at least one electrode portion of another said flooring segment. Moreover, each flooring segment comprises a unique encoding of the one or more electrode portions. Also disclosed is a sensory floor such a sensory flooring system, a receiver for receiving an electrical output from the one or more electrodes formed by said one or more electrode portions of the flooring segments, and a processor for analysing the electrical output and identifying the flooring segment by which the electrical output was produced.
US11885138B2	Control joint One embodiment of a construction component includes a first flange, a second flange, a flex portion positioned between the first flange and the second flange, a first leg, and a first strip. The first leg extends from the first flange and includes an interior surface facing the flex portion. The first strip may be positioned on a least a portion of the interior surface of the first leg.
US11885137B1	Cable system for attaching cables between two structures A connecting assembly for connecting a cable end of a wire rope to a structure. Each connecting assembly includes a structure attachment interface and cable end attachment interface. The structure attachment interface is adapted to mount to the structure at a point on the structure without the connecting assembly exiting the structure at any other point on the structure. The cable end attachment interface is adapted to mount the cable end to the connecting assembly.
US11885134B2	Stair assembly with rise adjustable step support brackets A stair assembly includes at least one joist comprising an upper wall, a first lateral wall extending from the upper wall, and a second lateral wall extending from the upper wall. At least one stair step support bracket includes a tray support wall, a first side wall extending from the tray support wall, and a second side wall extending from the tray support wall. The first and second side walls define a pair of first front aligned positioning holes configured to receive a first set pin and a pair of first rear aligned positioning holes configured to receive a second set pin. The pairs of first front and rear aligned positioning holes disposed such that when the first and second set pins received therethrough contact the upper wall of the at least one joist, the tray support wall is positioned at a first rise dimension.
US11885128B2	Edgelit multifunctional lighting assembly for use in a suspended ceiling system An edgelit multifunctional lighting assembly is configured as a cross tee within a suspended ceiling system and supports at least one ceiling panel and is configurable to produce symmetric and asymmetric targeted light distributions for narrow and wide angle illumination applications.
US11885127B2	Mounting profile for lighting system of suspended ceiling A mounting profile for lighting system of suspended ceiling, which comprises a comprehensive triple-section aluminium profile, where repositionable wireless luminaires fitted with magnets can be used on the mounting profile and comprises devices for fastening stretch ceiling material as well as other types of suspended ceiling materials thereto.
US11885122B2	Adjustable support system for a building structure and a wall structure having an adjustable support system An adjustable support system has a base bracket member, a clip member, and an outer bracket. The base bracket member has a first end wall that overlays a substrate, a body wall extending outwardly therefrom and a second end wall opposite the first end wall. The clip member has a base bracket member coupling, and a projecting arm. The base bracket member coupling is attached to the first end wall and overlies a portion of the body wall. The projecting arm is spaceable apart from the body wall. The outer bracket has a spanning wall with inner and outer sides. An outer end wall extends from the outer side. The spanning wall is slidably positionable between the body wall of the base bracket member and the at least one clip member, to sandwich the same. Wall assemblies and methods are likewise disclosed.
US11885119B2	Composite fire-rated gasket for use inbuilding construction A composite fire-rated gasket for use in building construction is disclosed that comprises, in a multi-layered stacked configuration, the following elements: (1) a flexible flat sheet metal strip having a width and opposing first and second faces; (2) an intumescent strip adjacent to the first face of the sheet metal strip; (3) a first foamed plastic strip adjacent to the second face of the sheet metal strip; (4) a second foamed plastic layer adjacent to the intumescent strip; and (5) an elongated non-foamed protective material layer adjacent to the second foamed plastic layer. In a preferred embodiment, the flat metal strip is in the form of a spine having a plurality of ribs outwardly extending therefrom. The composite fire-rated gaskets and related building construction assemblies disclosed herein slow and impede the spread of fire and smoke (during a fire) and also reduces sound transmission between adjacent rooms in a building.
US11885115B2	System and method for low-cost structure fabrication and deployment There is provided a structure that is a prefabricated (or systems-built) building space including a floor assembly, modular wall assemblies, and a roof assembly. The structure may at any time be connected to one or more other structures or prefabricated room extensions to form integrated building spaces. The structure is attached in a semi-permanent connection to a helical pier foundation assembly. The structure can include a locking mechanism adapted to be removably fastened to the floor assembly and the foundation assembly.
US11885114B2	Polar zonohedron building system constructed using precast cement panels with interlocking system The invention is a system and method for building a polar zonohedron structure from precast cement panels. The building system may include a plurality of panels configured to register with each other. Each panel includes a precast cement base with side walls enclosing a cavity within the precast cement base. The panels include at least one ridge protruding from at least one surface of a side wall of the panel and at least one aperture on at least one surface of a side wall of the panel. Each ridge is preferable configured to interlock with each aperture; in his way, the panels interlock with each other to form the polar zonohedron structure.
US11885112B2	Toilet infectious airborne particulate filtration and disinfection systems A toilet infectious airborne particulate filtration and disinfection system is provided. The system includes a modified toilet seat assembly, with circumferentially arranged grooves on an underside of the modified toilet seat assembly. The system also includes a seat air filtration unit configured to mate with the grooves. The system further includes a modified toilet lid assembly, with grooves on an underside of the lid. The system includes a lid air filtration unit configured to mate with the grooves. The system also includes an internally arranged disinfectant dispersing mechanism, with a disinfectant fluid reservoir, positioned internally to a toilet bowl enclosure. The system also includes a plurality of spray nozzles positionable about the toilet bowl enclosure and a plurality of disinfectant fluid delivery tubes positioned internally to the toilet bowl. The system includes a disinfectant propellant mechanism and activation control device. System is adaptable to a urinal.
US11885111B2	Grey water toilet and flushing method A method of flushing a toilet that includes opening a first valve to introduce a first supply of grey water into a passage to prime a siphon; opening a second valve to introduce a second supply of water into a bowl from a tank, the bowl having an outlet that is in fluid communication with an inlet of the passage; closing the first valve to shut off the first supply of water; evacuating the contents of the bowl through an outlet of the passage by way of the siphon generated by the introduction of the first supply of water and the introduction of the second supply of water; and closing the second valve to shut off the second supply of water.
US11885104B2	Hydraulic hybrid system for a work machine and a method of controlling the hydraulic hybrid system The invention relates to a hydraulic system for a work machine. The system comprising: a main hydraulic machine connected to an output shaft of an engine of the work machine for providing power to working hydraulics of the work machine; a main pressure line connecting the main hydraulic machine to the working hydraulics; a support hydraulic machine connected to the output shaft; a hydraulic accumulator; a discharge valve connected between the accumulator and an input side of the support hydraulic machine; a charge valve connected between an output side of the support hydraulic machine and the hydraulic accumulator to selectively allow a flow from the support hydraulic machine to the hydraulic accumulator; a flow support valve connected between the output side of the support hydraulic machine and the main pressure line to selectively allow a flow from the support hydraulic machine to the main pressure line; and a hydraulic tank connected to the input side of the support hydraulic machine.
US11885103B2	Power system for a working machine and corresponding operation method A power system for a working machine, including a prime mover drivingly connectable to a main shaft; a planetary gear set including a rotatable first member drivingly connected to the main shaft, a rotatable second member and a rotatable third member for propulsion of the working machine; a hydraulic system including at least one hydraulic actuator for performing a working function of the working machine; an electric energy storage system; a first hydraulic machine mechanically coupled to the main shaft and hydraulically coupled to the hydraulic system; a first electric machine mechanically coupled to the main shaft; a second electric machine mechanically coupled to the rotatable second member, wherein the electric energy storage system is electrically connected to the first and second electric machines, and wherein the power system further includes a second hydraulic machine mechanically coupled to the rotatable second member and hydraulically coupled to the hydraulic system.
US11885097B2	Work machine A controller 20 mounted on a hydraulic excavator 1 that is able to perform machine control transmits work situation parameters (machine body position, hydraulic working fluid temperature, bucket weight, and target surface gradient) to a management server 71, receives, from the management server, control command correction values that are calculated by the management server on the basis of the work situation parameters and that represent correction values for correcting control commands, and controls hydraulic actuators 5, 6, and 7 with corrected control commands that represent the control commands corrected on the basis of the control command correction values.
US11885096B2	Loading machine control device and loading machine control method A loading machine control device includes a measurement data acquisition unit acquiring measurement data of a measurement device mounted in a loading machine having working equipment, a target calculation unit calculating, based on the measurement data, a position of an upper end portion of a loading target to which an excavation object excavated by a bucket of the working equipment is loaded, a bucket calculation unit calculating position data of the bucket, an overlap determination unit determining whether the upper end portion of the loading target and the bucket that are in the measurement data overlap each other, and a working equipment control unit controlling the working equipment based on the measured position of the upper end portion of the loading target when it is determined that the upper end portion of the loading target and the bucket that are in the measurement data do not overlap each other.
US11885092B2	Reinforcement structures for tensionless concrete pier foundations and methods of constructing the same A reinforced tensionless concrete pier foundation for supporting a tower and a method of constructing the same is provided, the foundation having an outer CMP and an inner CMP with an annular space therebetween in which a plurality of sleeved tower anchor bolts are embedded, and the pier foundation including at least one reinforcement structure that at least partly encircles the outer CMP to provide one or more of increased lateral stiffness, increased shear resistance and overturning (upset) moment capacity, reduced bending, displacement, and deflection of the top of the pier, and improved conditioning, containment, skin friction and lateral bearing capacity of the surrounding soil and/or rock substrate that supports the tensionless pier.
US11885089B2	Mitigating flooding in existing coastal plain areas A method for mitigating flooding in existing coastal plain areas includes: A dyke (or dykes) is (are) set/built on seabed outside partial existing coastline of an existing coastal plain area to form an enclosed area; the enclosed area, together with the dyke(s), the reservoir inlet(s) and outlet(s), constitutes a reservoir for containing rainwater; or, part(s) of the enclosed area is (are) of a reclamation area (or reclamation areas). Before the start of forecast heavy rainfall or continuous rainfall, the water level in the reservoir is lowered in advance and the water level of water area for containing rainwater in the existing coastal plain is also pre-lowered, so effective storage capacity for containing rainwater against flooding caused by rainfall in the locality is substantially increased. The present invention is applicable for the flooding control works, reclamation works, roads and highways and their integrated works in existing coastal plain areas.
US11885086B2	Adjustable blade assembly A blade assembly may include a blade and a wing. The blade may be configured to be pivotably attached to a machine. The wing may be pivotably attached to an end of the blade to adjust a width of the blade assembly. The wing may be movable relative to the blade over a range of motion that is greater than 180 degrees.
US11885085B1	Weed control at high speed An apparatus and a method for increasing the movement speed of the rail vehicle while carrying out measures for controlling weeds on track systems A rail vehicle equipped with an apparatus for increasing the movement speed of the rail vehicle while carrying out measures for controlling weeds on track systems.
US11885084B2	Crash cushion with improved reinforcing cable system A crash cushion includes a number of spaced-apart supports or bulkheads; energy absorbing modules positioned between the supports; overlapping side panels that interconnect the supports and envelop the energy absorbing modules; front and rear fixed anchors; and reinforcing cables extending between the anchors. The cables extend through cable guides formed in the supports so as to stabilize the supports and facilitate controlled collapse of the supports during vehicle impacts.
US11885081B2	Milling machine with hydraulically actuated rotor drive transmission A milling machine includes a rotor drive transmission having a plurality of gears disposed between a prime mover and a cutting rotor. The rotor drive transmission is associated with a rotor transmission hydraulic circuit including a hydraulic gearshift actuator to engage the plurality of gears in one or more gear ratios and a gearshift directional control valve to direct hydraulic fluid to and from the hydraulic gearshift actuator. In occurrence of a fault condition, the rotor transmission hydraulic circuit includes a gearshift trapping valve to maintain hydraulic pressure in the hydraulic gear actuator and the engaged gear ratio of the rotor drive transmission.
US11885080B2	Material tracking for milling machines A milling machine includes a cutting rotor, a foldable conveyor, a sensor, and a controller. The cutting rotor is configured to mill material beneath the milling machine. The foldable conveyor is configured to receive and dispose the milled material and includes a first section and a second section foldable with respect to the first section at a fold structure. The sensor is positioned on the milling machine and configured to sense a value indicative of a force acting on the second section. The controller is configured to determine an amount of the milled material within the second section of the foldable conveyor using the value indicative of the force.
US11885079B2	Method of paving a road surface and asphalting system A method of paving a road surface by a road paver and a compactor, comprising the following method steps: paving a road surface by means of a paving screed of the road paver, defining a target rolling field by means of an electronic data processing system, determining a relative position of the compactor in relation to the target rolling field, generating a vibration of a main driving switch of the compactor, depending on the relative position to the target rolling field.
US11885077B2	Playing surface assemblies and systems, and methods of making and using same A playing surface assembly that defines at least a portion of a playing surface. The playing surface assembly has a backing, a plurality of reinforcement elements secured to and extending upwardly from the backing, and an infill material defining a top surface of the playing surface assembly. Each reinforcement element has a top end and a reveal distance corresponding to a vertical spacing between the top surface of the playing surface assembly and the top end of the reinforcement element. The reveal distance of each reinforcement element is less than 0.5 inches. In use, the reinforcement elements restrict lateral and vertical migration of the infill material, and the infill material is the primary source of performance characteristics of the playing surface assembly.
US11885070B2	Papermaking belt and method for producing papermaking belt A papermaking belt in which changes in surface properties of the resin layer upon use is suppressed, and a method for making the papermaking belt. Provided is a papermaking belt for use in a papermaking machine, including at least one resin layer including a resin, wherein the surface roughness after contacting the surface of the resin layer with a metal plate having a surface roughness equal to or less than 0.10 μm at a pressure of 100±3 kg/cm2 for 20 hours in warm water bathing at 70±5° C. is equal to or higher than 40% relative to the surface roughness of the surface of the resin layer in a wet state before the contact.
US11885057B2	Laundry treatment machine The present disclosure relates to a laundry treatment machine. A laundry treatment machine comprises: an inverter to convert the DC voltage from the converter into alternating current (AC) voltage by a switching operation and to output the converted AC voltage to a motor; and a controller that controls such that, while a washing tub motor is rotating at a constant speed, a drain motor operates in a first period during which the speed of the drain motor increases, a second period during which the speed of the drain motor decreases after the first period, and a third period during which the speed of the drain motor decreases after the second period, wherein a rising slope in the second period is less than a falling slope in the third period. Accordingly, a speed ripple of the drain motor may be reduced.
US11885056B2	Laundry treatment machine The present disclosure relates to a laundry treatment machine. The laundry treatment machine according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a controller configured to start dewatering after a first period from completion of drainage when a lift is at a first level, and to start the dewatering after a second period from the completion of the drainage when the lift is at a second level greater than the first level, wherein the second period is longer than the first period. Accordingly, based on the lift, it is possible to change the dewatering entry period after drainage is completed.
US11885053B2	Braiding mechanism and methods of use Methods of braiding using a braiding mechanism are described. The braiding mechanism includes a disc defining a plane and a circumferential edge, a mandrel extending from a center of the disc that is adapted to hold a plurality of filaments extending radially from the mandrel toward the circumferential edge of the disc, a plurality of catch mechanisms positioned circumferentially around the edge of the disc, a plurality of actuators adapted to move the plurality of catch mechanisms in a substantially radial direction relative to the circumferential edge of the disc, and a plurality of filaments extending radially from the mandrel towards circumferential edge of the disc. A middle portion of each filament of the plurality of filaments contacts an end of the mandrel.
US11885050B2	Article of footwear incorporating a knitted component The present disclosure provides an article. The article may include a first tubular rib structure and a second tubular rib structure. A webbed area may be located between the first tubular rib structure and the second tubular rib structure. The webbed area may have a first portion with a first width and a second portion with a second width, where the first width may be larger than the second width. The webbed area may be at least partially formed from a first yarn.
US11885047B2	Twisted cord of liquid-crystal polyester multifilaments, production method therefor, and product comprising said twisted cord The present invention addresses the problem of providing a twisted cord of liquid-crystal polyester multifilaments which gives various high-order processed products capable of retaining desired product shapes and which is suitable for use in general industrial material applications such as high-strength ropes, slings, and nets. The twisted cord of liquid-crystal polyester multifilaments has a coefficient of variation in longitudinal-direction cord diameter, X, of less than 30%.
US11885043B2	Acrylic fiber for artificial hair, and head decoration product including same An acrylic fiber for artificial hair may include an acrylic copolymer. The acrylic fiber has a fiber cross section including 2 to 4 T-shaped protrusions that extend radially from a central portion. Each of the T-shaped protrusions has an arc-shaped upper side that bulges in a direction away from the central portion. A circumradius of the fiber cross section is 40.0 to 60.0 μm. A distance between adjacent end portions of the corresponding upper sides of the adjacent T-shaped protrusions is 3.0 to 60.0 μm. An axial width is 10.0 μm or more. Torsional rigidity of the acrylic fiber is 0.30 to 2.0 mg·cm2. The acrylic fiber for artificial hair has high volume, good texture, and good twist processability, and a hair ornament may include the acrylic fiber for artificial hair.
US11885041B2	Method for increasing luminescence uniformity and reducing afterglow of Ce-doped gadolinium-aluminum-gallium garnet structure scintillation crystal, crystal material and detector The present disclosure provides a method for increasing luminescence uniformity and reducing afterglow of a Ce-doped gadolinium-aluminum-gallium garnet structure scintillation crystal, a crystal material and a detector. Sc ions are doped into the crystal material, and the Sc ions occupy at least an octahedral site. The effective segregation coefficient of active Ce ions is increased by a radius compensation effect of Sc—Ce ions and adjustment of lattice parameters, thereby the luminescence uniformity of the crystal is increased and the energy resolution is optimized; and at the same time, the potential barrier for Gd ions entering the octahedral site is increased, thereby the probability of the Gd ions entering the octahedral site is reduced, the density of point defects in the crystal is decreased, and the afterglow intensity is reduced. A general formula of the Ce-doped gadolinium-aluminum-gallium garnet structure scintillation crystal is {Gd1-x-y-pScxCeyMep}3[Al1-q]5O12, 0
US11885039B2	Methods for preparing a monolayer or few-layer crystalline black phosphorous film on a two-dimensional surface by focusing a pulsed laser beam on a black phosphorous target Methods for preparing a monolayer or few-layer centimeter-scale crystalline black phosphorus film, products thereof, and electronic and optoelectronic devices including the same.
US11885038B2	Method of estimating convection pattern of silicon melt, method of estimating oxygen concentration of silicon single crystal, method of manufacturing silicon single crystal, and raising device of silicon single crystal A convection pattern estimation method of a silicon melt includes: applying a horizontal magnetic field of 0.2 tesla or more to a silicon melt in a rotating quartz crucible with use of a pair of magnetic bodies disposed across the quartz crucible; before a seed crystal is dipped into the silicon melt to which the horizontal magnetic field is applied; measuring temperatures at a first and second measurement points positioned on a first imaginary line that passes through a center of a surface of the silicon melt and is not in parallel with a central magnetic field line of the horizontal magnetic field as viewed vertically from above; and estimating a direction of a convection flow in a plane in the silicon melt orthogonal to the direction in which the horizontal magnetic field is applied on a basis of the measured temperatures of the first and second measurement points.
US11885036B2	Producing a ribbon or wafer with regions of low oxygen concentration A ribbon is formed such that the ribbon floats on a melt using a cold initializer facing an exposed surface of the melt. The ribbon is single crystal silicon. The ribbon is pulled from the silicon melt at a low angle off the melt surface. The ribbon is formed at a same rate as the pulling. The ribbon is separated from the melt at a wall of the crucible where a stable meniscus forms. The ribbon has a thickness between a first surface and an opposite second surface from 50 μm to 5 mm. The ribbon includes a first region extending a first depth from the first surface. The first region has a reduced oxygen concentration relative to a bulk of the ribbon.
US11885030B2	Hydroxy gas generator Methods and systems for improved generation of hydroxy gas are presented. In one embodiment, a hydroxy gas generator is provided that includes a gas generation chamber that contains water and anode-cathode pairs. The anode-cathode pairs may be configured to generate hydroxy gas using a continuously-flowing supply of water. The hydroxy gas generator may also include a water structuring device that reduces the surface tension of the continuously-flowing supply of water. The water structuring device may also magnetically orient the molecules of the continuously-flowing supply of water. The hydroxy gas generator may further include a gas isolation system for extracting hydroxy gas from the gas generation chamber.
US11885029B2	Systems and methods for forming nitrogen-based compounds An exemplary embodiment of the present invention provides a system for forming ammonia, the system comprising: an anode; a cathode in electrical communication with the anode; and a catalyst material positioned in an electrical communication pathway between the cathode and the anode, the catalyst material comprising a plurality of nanoparticles comprising at least one of a conductor and a semiconductor, each of the nanoparticles comprising an interior cavity, wherein the system is configured to use nitrogen and water to generate ammonia.
US11885019B2	Susceptor with ring to limit backside deposition A susceptor including a generally circular body having a face with a radially inward section and a radially outward section proximate a circumference of the body, the radially outward section having at least one ring extending upward for contacting a bottom surface of a substrate, and wherein the radially inward section lacks a ring extending upward from the face.
US11885017B2	Vaporizer and method for manufacture thereof A vaporizer is provided that is capable of heating source material mist under precise temperature management and thereby able to acquire a gas source material which can be adjusted to a prescribed temperature and which has a very low level of variation in temperature and that produces almost no precipitate. The vaporizer heats and vaporizes a source material mist to obtain a gas source material for film forming. The vaporizer comprises a main part formed from a metal material and having therein first flows path through which the source material mist flows and second flow paths through which a heating medium for heating the source material mist flows, the equivalent area circle diameter of the cross-section of the first flow paths is 5 mm or less while the equivalent area circle diameter of the cross-section of the second flow paths is 2 mm or less, and there are no gaps aside from the second flow paths between one of the first flow paths and another of the first flow paths adjacent thereto in the inside of the main part.
US11885016B2	Method of processing substrate, method of manufacturing semiconductor device, substrate processing apparatus and recording medium There is included (a) forming a film on a substrate by supplying a first processing gas to the substrate in a process container; (b) forming a first pre-coated film, which has a first thickness and has a material different from a material of the film formed in (a), in the process container by supplying a second processing gas into the process container in a state in which the substrate does not exist in the process container; and (c) forming a second pre-coated film, which has a second thickness smaller than the first thickness and has the same material as the material of the film formed in (a), on the first pre-coated film formed in the process container by supplying a third processing gas into the process container in the state in which the substrate does not exist in the process container.
US11885015B2	Deposition method and deposition apparatus A deposition method includes preparing a substrate having an insulating film formed thereon; forming a molybdenum film on the insulating film by supplying a molybdenum-containing gas and a reducing gas to the substrate; and heat-treating the substrate having the molybdenum film formed on the insulating film, without exposing the substrate to atmospheric air.
US11885012B2	Graphene synthesis The invention relates to methods for the production of high quality graphene. In particular, the invention relates to single-step thermal methods which can be carried out in an ambient-air or vacuum environment using renewable biomass as a carbon source. Specifically, the invention comprises heating a metal substrate and carbon source in a sealed ambient environment to a temperature which produces carbon vapour from the carbon source such that the vapour comes into contact with the metal substrate, maintaining the temperature for a time sufficient to form a graphene lattice and then cooling the substrate at a controlled rate to form a deposited graphene.
US11885004B2	Mask device and evaporation device The disclosure discloses a mask device and an evaporation device, so as to manufacture a special-shaped display panel, improve the manufacturing efficiency of the special-shaped display panel and lower the cost. The mask device provided by the embodiment of the present disclosure comprises a framework and a first strip plate, where the first strip plate is fixed on the framework and extends along the first direction, the first strip plate includes a first area and a second area, and the width of the first area is greater than the width of the second area in the direction parallel to the surface of the first strip plate and vertical to the first direction.
US11885000B2	In situ thermal treatment for PBF systems Apparatuses and methods for in situ thermal treatment for PBF systems are provided. An apparatus for a PBF-based 3-D printer can include a heating element for heating a gas, wherein the heated gas is delivered via at least one port of the 3-D printer to conduct heat treatment on a build piece during printing. A method for thermal treatment in a PBF-based 3-D printer can include heating a gas and delivering it via at least one port of the 3-D printer arranged proximate a build piece to conduct heat treatment during printing. An apparatus for a PBF-based 3-D printer can include a temperature-regulating element for changing a temperature of a gas, at least one channel for delivering the gas to a plurality of ports, and a controller for determining gas temperatures and durations of application of the gas via different ones of the plurality of the ports.
US11884996B2	Iron-based alloy sintered body and iron-based mixed powder for powder metallurgy Provided is an iron-based alloy sintered body having a tensile strength of 800 MPa or more, excellent machinability, a microstructure with an average Vickers hardness of 300 Hv or more and 900 Hv or less and a standard deviation of Vickers hardness of 200 Hv or less, and an average pore circularity of 0.30 or more.
US11884995B2	Co-based alloy material, co-based alloy product, and method for manufacturing said product There is provided a Co-based alloy material, having a chemical composition including: Al of 0.1 to 10 mass %; W of 3 to 45 mass %, the total content of Al and W being 50 mass % or less; O of 0.007 to 0.05 mass %; and the balance being Co and impurities, wherein in γ phase crystal grains as a matrix phase of the Co-based alloy material, segregation cells within an average size of 0.15 to 1.5 μm are formed, wherein in the segregation cells, γ′ phase grains within a size of 0.01 to 0.5 μm including Co, Al and W are dispersively precipitated, and wherein on boundary regions of the segregation cells and grain boundaries of the γ phase crystal grains, μ phase grains within a size of 0.005 to 2 μm including Co and W are dispersively precipitated.
US11884988B2	Base sheet for grain-oriented electrical steel sheet, grain-oriented silicon steel sheet which is used as material of base sheet for grain-oriented electrical steel sheet, method of manufacturing base sheet for grain-oriented electrical steel sheet, and method of manufacturing grain-oriented electrical steel sheet In a base sheet for a grain-oriented electrical steel sheet of the present invention, an amount of surface oxygen x per one surface of the base sheet and a value y of a peak (ΔR/R0 @1250 cm−1) of SiO2 on the surface of the base sheet obtained by infrared reflection spectroscopy satisfy y≥1500x2.5 and y≥0.24. A method of manufacturing the base sheet for a grain-oriented electrical steel sheet of the present invention includes: adjusting the amount of surface oxygen per one surface of a final-annealed grain-oriented silicon steel sheet to more than 0.01 g/m2 and 0.05 g/m2 or less, or more than 0.05 g/m2 and 0.10 g/m2 or less; and performing thermal oxidation annealing in an atmosphere in which an oxidation potential represented by a ratio PH2O/PH2 of water vapor pressure to hydrogen pressure is 0.0081 or less in a case where the amount of surface oxygen is more than 0.01 g/m2 and 0.05 g/m2 or less, or in an atmosphere in which the oxidation potential is 0.005 or less in a case where the amount of surface oxygen is more than 0.05 g/m2 and 0.10 g/m2 or less, at a soaking temperature of 1000° C. or lower to form an externally oxidized layer on a surface of the grain-oriented silicon steel sheet.
US11884983B2	Method for predicting resistance The present invention relates generally to single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNP) associated with increased resistance of a rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) to infectious pancreatic necrosis (IPN). In particular, the present invention provides methods for predicting increased resistance of a rainbow trout to infectious pancreatic necrosis (IPN) and methods for selecting a rainbow trout having increased resistant to infectious pancreatic necrosis. The present invention further provides rainbow trout, rainbow trout cells and populations thereof carrying at least one allele conferring IPN resistance (“IPN resistance allele”) in their genome as well as nucleic acid molecules comprising nucleotide sequences associated with the SNPs of the present invention.
US11884982B2	Tumor marker, methylation detection reagent, kit and use thereof The present invention relates to the technical field of biology. Disclosed are a tumor marker, a methylation detection reagent, a kit and application thereof. Disclosed in the present invention is that: a colorectal cancer specimen can be distinguished from a fecal specimen of a normal person by detection a methylation level of COL4A1 gene promoter region. The present invention relates to detecting colorectal cancer by using the methylation detection reagent of the gene.
US11884979B2	RNA biomarkers for hereditary angioedema Provided herein are methods and kits for analyzing a biological sample obtained from a subject having, suspected of having, or being at risk for a disease associated with the contact activation system.
US11884961B2	DNA-glycan conjugates and methods of use Provided herein are DNA-glycan conjugates that include a glycan and a covalently attached polynucleotide. The polynucleotide includes a plurality of modules. Each module includes a nucleotide string, and the plurality of modules includes a monomer module that corresponds to each carbohydrate monomer present in the DNA-glycan conjugate, and a linkage module that corresponds to each glycosidic linkage present between each carbohydrate monomer in the DNA-glycan conjugate. The nucleotide sequence of the plurality of modules corresponds to the glycan structure. Also provided herein are methods for making and using the DNA-glycan conjugates. Further provided is a computer-implemented method for translating data from a nucleotide sequence to a glycan structure, a system for converting data from a glycan structure to a nucleotide sequence, and a system for translating data from a nucleotide sequence to a glycan structure.
US11884960B2	Biological indicator for determining the efficacy of a steam or heat sterilization process and its method of use The invention relates to a biological indicator for determining the efficacy of a steam or heat sterilization process, and its method. The biological indicator comprises microbial spores (a), at least one sensor protein exogenous to the microbial spores (b), one fluorophore (c), and a culture medium (d). The invention also refers to the method of use of this biological indicator. This method consists of (a) placing the biological indicator along with a target material to be steam or heat sterilized within a steam or heat sterilizer, (b) carrying out a steam or heat sterilization process, (c) placing the biological indicator in a an incubator, (d) screening the biological indicator for immediate detectable changes in fluorescence intensity, while incubating the biological indicator in the incubator, (e) determining the efficacy of the steam or heat sterilization process based on the screening carried out during step d), (f) extending the incubation of the biological indicator obtained in step d), (g) screening the incubated biological indicators obtained in step e) for an optically detectable color change, and (h) determining the efficacy of the steam or heat sterilization process, according to optically detectable changes obtained in step g).
US11884959B2	Methods and systems for automated assessment of antibiotic sensitivity An imaging system and method provides automated microbial growth detection for antibiotic sensitivity testing. A processing system having an image sensor for capturing images of an inoculated culture plate having antibiotic disks disposed on the culture media captures images of the plate at separate times (e.g., first and second images). The system generates pixel characteristic data for pixels of the second image from a comparison of the first image and second image. The pixel characteristic data may be indicative of plate growth. The system may access growth modeling data concerning the antibiotic disk(s) and generate simulated image data with a growth model function. The growth model function uses the growth modeling data. The simulated image data simulates growth on the plate relative to the disk(s). The system compares the simulated image and the pixel characteristic data to identify pixel region(s) of the second image that differ from the simulated image.
US11884958B2	Assessing and treating functional gastrointestinal disorders This document provides methods and materials involved in assessing and/or treating a mammal having a functional gastrointestinal disorder (FGID) such as irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). For example, methods and materials provided herein can be used for determining if a mammal having a FGID is likely to respond to a particular FGID treatment. This document also provides methods and materials for treating a mammal having a FGID.
US11884957B2	Methods for diagnosing bacterial vaginosis Disclosed are methods for diagnosing Bacterial Vaginosis (BV). The disclosed methods generally include detecting select species of Eggerthella and/or Prevotella, and optionally detecting select species of Lactobacillus. Also disclosed are nucleic acid oligomers and related compositions for detection of a 16S rRNA or its encoding gene from select species of Eggerthella, Prevotella, or Lactobacillus.
US11884956B2	Methods for detecting mycobacteria with solvatochromic dye conjugates A series of carbohydrate-dye conjugates, as well as a method for detection of pathogenic or other organisms (e.g., bacteria) using the same are provided. The carbohydrate-dye conjugate can be enzymatically incorporated into live and active (viable) bacteria of interest for facile detection of said bacteria. The conjugate incorporation is achieved by utilizing one or more of the enzymes that are endogenous to the bacteria of interest, which can incorporate the conjugate via the conjugate's carbohydrate. A detectable signal is produced by the conjugate's dye only upon incorporation into the bacteria of interest, due to the changes in the dye's local environment upon incorporation. The conjugate may be metabolically incorporated into the fatty outer membrane of a bacterial cell wall, which provides a distinctly hydrophobic environment for the conjugate's dye, causing it to produce a detectable signal.
US11884955B2	Solubilization of MSW with blend enzymes The present invention relates to a method for solubilisation or hydrolysis of Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) with an enzyme blend and an enzyme composition for solubilization of Municipal Solid Waste (MSW), the enzyme composition comprising a cellulolytic background composition and a protease, lipase and/or beta-glucanase.
US11884950B2	Methods and reagents for synthesising polynucleotide molecules The invention relates to new methods for synthesising polynucleotide molecules according to a predefined nucleotide sequence. The invention also relates to methods for the assembly of synthetic polynucleotides following synthesis, as well as systems and kits for performing the synthesis and/or assembly methods.
US11884946B2	Generation of stable protein films using fluorous solvent Methods of preparing protein films in the presence of organofluorine compounds are provided that can produce protein films that retain the solution phase characteristics of the proteins. The protein films can be coatings for medical devices.
US11884943B2	Engineered Pyrococcus enzymes and uses thereof Provided herein are modified Archaeal family B polymerases derived from species of the Archaeal microorganism Pyrococcus that exhibit improved incorporation of nucleotide analogues utilized in DNA sequencing.
US11884940B2	Multi-substrate metabolism for improving biomass and lipid production The present application relates to methods to improve biomass or lipid production in a microorganism from one or more fatty acid and one or more simple carbon co-substrates. Produced lipids may include unsaturated C6-C24 fatty acids, alcohols, aldehydes, and acetates which may be useful as final products or precursors to insect pheromones, fragrances, flavors, and polymer intermediates. The application further relates to recombinant microorganisms modified for improved production of biomass or lipid, or improved lipid selectivity. Also provided are methods of producing one or more lipid using the recombinant microorganisms, as well as compositions comprising the recombinant microorganisms and/or optionally one or more of the product lipid.
US11884936B2	Stromal stem cells Stromal stem cells are prospectively isolated from human bone marrow then expanded into clonal populations and cultured and used, the isolation being on the basis of expression of a cell surface marker, wherein the cell surface marker binds an antibody and wherein said antibody cross reacts with a cell surface marker found on mouse stromal stem cells or rat stromal stem cells, and optionally also on a cell of at least one other mammalian species selected from mouse, rat, horse, rabbit and pig cells. Useful stromal stem cell populations are positive for SDC2.
US11884934B2	Methods and compositions for T cell activation Among the various aspects of the present disclosure is the provision of methods, synthetic DC, and compositions for T cell activation. The present disclosure provides for synthetic dendritic cells (DCs), methods of generating synthetic dendritic cells (DCs), methods of generating T cell-encapsulated gelatin microspheres and microcapsules, methods of activating T cells using synthetic DCs, methods for expanding T cells against individualized antigen-specific mutational antigens using synthetic DCs, and methods of treating a chronic disease (e.g., HIV, HPV) or cancer using the synthetic DCs.
US11884932B2	In vitro production of medial ganglionic eminence precursor cells Methods and systems for generating MGE precursor cells in vitro as well as compositions of enriched MGE precursor cells are provided. The methods and systems provide efficient production of MGE precursors. The methods and systems disclosed herein provide functional MGE precursors which differentiate into functional GABAergic interneurons.
US11884927B2	Fusion constructs as protein over-expression vectors This invention provides compositions and methods for providing high product yield of transgenes expressed in cyanobacteria and microalgae.
US11884926B2	Campaign-ready series of recombinant adeno-associated virus (rAAV) complementing plasmids In some aspects, the disclosure relates to compositions and methods for production of recombinant adeno-associated virus (rAAV) particles. The disclosure is based, in part, on isolated nucleic acids and systems that include only two vectors and are suitable for production of multiple different single gene viral vectors in a multiple small-scale campaign mode (e.g., 1013 to 1016 viral particles.)
US11884924B2	Dual strand nucleic acid-guided nickase editing The present disclosure provides compositions of matter, methods and instruments for nucleic acid-guided nickase/reverse transcriptase fusion enzyme editing of nucleic acids in live mammalian cells.
US11884921B2	Signal boost cascade assay The present disclosure relates to compositions of matter and assay methods used to detect one or more target nucleic acids of interest in a sample. The compositions and methods provide signal boost upon detection of target nucleic acids of interest in less than one minute and in some instances instantaneously at ambient temperatures down to 16° C. or less, without amplification of the target nucleic acids yet allowing for massive multiplexing, high accuracy and minimal non-specific signal generation.
US11884919B2	Lipid formulated compositions and methods for inhibiting expression of serum amyloid a gene The invention relates to a double-stranded ribonucleic acid (dsRNA) targeting a Serum Amyloid A (SAA) gene, and methods of using the dsRNA to inhibit expression of SAA.
US11884911B2	Cell culture device, system and methods of use thereof The present invention provides a method for culturing cells in a cell culture container having a base section, a top section arranged in parallel with the top section and a wall element arranged between the top section and the base section and defining an internal lumen of the container, in which the wall element of the container is compressible with respect to the top and bottom section, and in which the top section of the container has an optionally sealable inlet, in which the container is composed of a flexible material, comprising culturing cells in a culture medium in the cell culture container. Also provided is a cell culture container having a base section, a top section arranged in parallel with the top section and a wall element arranged between the top section and the base section and defining an internal lumen of the container, in which the wall element of the container is compressible with respect to the top and bottom section, and in which the top section of the container has an optionally sealable inlet, in which the wall element of the container is composed of a flexible material.
US11884908B2	3D cell automated incubator This application relates to an automated three-dimensional (3D) cell culture system. The system includes a first body including a cell culture space in which a scaffold, on which cells are cultured, is provided and the cells are cultured thereon, and a medium storage space which is partitioned from the cell culture space by a first partition wall, in which a medium is provided and stored, and which surrounds the cell culture space, wherein the first partition wall has a drain hole to communicate the medium storage space with the cell culture space. The system also includes a communication pipe provided at the first partition wall to drain the medium of the cell culture space to the outside by a siphon action. The system further includes a second body including a medium recovery space located under the first body and recovering and externally draining the medium drained through the communication pipe.
US11884906B1	4D-perfused tumoroid-on-a-chip platform for personalized cancer treatment applications A 4D-perfused tumoroid-on-a-chip platform used in personalized cancer treatment. The platform includes a plate with a plurality of bottomless wells that resides atop a microfluidic channel layer, which in turn resides atop a surface acoustic wave (SAW) based sensor layer that is capable of measuring potential pH values of fluids disposed within the platform. The microfluidic channel layer includes a plurality of bioreactors, with each bioreactor including an inlet well, a culture well, and an outlet well. The inlet well, culture well, and outlet well form a closed system via fluid conduits spanning from the inlet well to the culture well, as well as from the culture well to the outlet well. Due to the fluid flow from the plate to the chip, and from the inlet well to the outlet well on the chip through the culture well, target cell (tumoroid) growth is promoted within the culture well.
US11884905B2	Fluidic chip for cell culture use, culture vessel, and culture method The present invention provides a fluidic chip for cell culture use which can prevent a decrease in the activity of cultured cells in a preparation stage, and which makes it possible to observe a cultured cell tissue while detaching the cultured cell tissue from the fluidic chip. The fluidic chip according to the present invention is characterized by being provided with a base and a lid member, wherein the base and the lid member are configured in such a manner that a first flow path and a first accommodation section for attachably/detachably accommodating a first culture vessel are formed between the base and the lid member when the base and the lid member are bonded to each other, the first culture vessel encloses a culture gel into which cells or a cell tissue is to be embedded and is at least partially formed from a hydrogel or a porous body, and the base and the lid member are configured in such a manner that at least a portion of a culture solution flowing through the first flow path is supplied to the first accommodation section.
US11884903B2	Alcoholic beverage containing steviol glycosides The present invention pertains to an alcoholic beverage that contains one or more types of steviol glycosides selected from rebaudioside D and rebaudioside M, and has a steviol glycoside content of 0.001-0.5 g/1,000 ml and an alcohol content of 0.5-40.0 v/v %.
US11884895B2	Terpene-based compositions, methodologies for creation and products thereby Compositions which are fragrant and contain at least a member set culled from a library of compositions, each being comprised of sub-combinations of selected terpenes. Fragrances that mimic that of various states of organic and synthetic aromatics including products, processes and those from non-combusted plant products, among other things, uniquitous products, processes, medicinals, and related moieties leverage databases of all known terpene groupings are offered for consideration, and have been provided, according to the instant teachings.
US11884891B2	Environmentally friendly flow improvers with improved formulation stability at low temperatures A method of treating petroleum fluids may include adding a flow improver composition to the petroleum fluids, the flow improver composition, comprising: a solvent; and a dendrimer-based flow improver, wherein at least a portion of the surface sites of the dendrimer are chemically modified with saturated and unsaturated fatty acids.
US11884889B2	Kinetic oil processing system A system for purifying petroleum or oil shale is provided. The system includes a pressurized cracking tank configured to receive petroleum or crushed oil shale; and a rotary kiln configured to receive product from the pressurized cracking tank. A method of processing petroleum or oil shale is also provided. The method includes feeding the petroleum or the oil shale into a pressurized cracking tank; heating the petroleum or the oil shale to withdraw oil vapors containing hydrocarbons; and feeding the petroleum or the oil shale from the pressurized cracking tank into a rotating kiln.
US11884888B2	Processes and systems for producing aromatic products and hydrogen carriers The present disclosure is directed to refinery processes and systems for producing petrochemicals including aromatic products, and hydrogen carriers. Embodiments include those with increased naphtha production, increasing reformer feed. An aromatic rich stream is separated in an aromatic recovery complex to produce BTX, and all or a portion of BTX products subjected to hydrogenation to produce cyclohexanes.
US11884884B1	Hydrocarbon compositions derived from pyrolysis of post-consumer and/or post-industrial plastics and methods of making and use thereof Disclosed herein are hydrocarbon based compositions derived from pyrolysis of a feedstock comprising post-consumer and/or post-industrial plastics and methods of making and use thereof.
US11884877B2	Method for removing fouling using carbonic acid The present invention refers to a method for removing fouling in carbonate reservoirs and/or depleted reservoirs by adding carbon dioxide to industrial or desulphated water to produce carbonic acid, in producing well stimulation operations, to be used as a weak acid for removing fouling in remote operation aiming at keeping the productivity of producing wells and lessening the need for remote operations with stimulation vessel, and therefore reducing operating costs.
US11884873B2	Mixture for pre-cementing operation in wellbore A treatment fluid for performing one or more pre-cementing operations in a wellbore can include a base fluid, a viscosifier, and a crushed glass material. The viscosifier can be dispersed in the base fluid. The crushed glass material can be dispersed in the base fluid for performing one or more pre-cementing operations with respect to the wellbore.
US11884872B2	Magnetorheological fluids and methods of using same Described herein are methods of cementing at least a portion of a well comprising feeding a magnetorheological cementitious slurry to a well and applying a magnetic field to the magnetorheological cementitious slurry concurrent with at least a portion of said feeding step to cause a mechanical response in said magnetorheological cementitious slurry in the well. Also disclosed herein are methods of temporarily blocking at least a portion of a well comprising providing a magnetorheological fluid in a well, applying a magnetic field to cause a mechanical response in said magnetorheological fluid thereby blocking at least a portion of the well, and removing the magnetic field to unblock the portion of the well. Also disclosed herein is a magnetorheological cement.
US11884870B2	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.
US11884869B2	Latent heat storage material, and cold storage tool, logistic packaging container, food cold storage tool and cooling method each using same Provided are a latent heat storage material that changes the phase within a prescribed temperature range, and a cold storage tool, a logistic packaging container, and a food cold storage tool each using the latent heat storage material, and a cooling method. The latent heat storage material includes a tetrabutylammonium ion and a bromide ion constituting tetrabutylammonium bromide, a potassium ion and a nitrate ion constituting potassium nitrate, and water. The molar ratio of potassium nitrate to tetrabutylammonium bromide is 0.3 or more and 1.3 or less, and the molar ratio of water to tetrabutylammonium bromide is 22 or more and 32 or less.
US11884867B2	Polymerizable surfactants having water whitening resistance and methods for use Disclosed are ethylenically unsaturated salts of allyl (poly)ether sulfates utilized as reactive surfactants or emulsifiers during emulsion polymerization.
US11884865B2	Liquid crystal emulsification method and liquid crystal emulsion A liquid crystal emulsification method that can reduce formulation restriction and adjust the size of a dispersed phase with small variation in size of the dispersed phase, and a liquid crystal emulsion are provided. The liquid crystal emulsification method includes: adding a moisture content and/or an oil content at a predetermined ratio to a surfactant having an HLB falling within a predetermined range; and setting a temperature during formation of a dispersion or an emulsion to a predetermined temperature, to adjust a lamellar liquid crystal having a regular molecular arrangement in which the oil content and/or the moisture content are alternately arranged in a bilayer membrane formed from the surfactant.
US11884864B2	Method for producing liquid-crystal polyester processed product An object is to provide a method for producing a liquid-crystal polyester processed product, the method improving the adhesion of a liquid-crystal polyester resin, which is a poorly adhesive resin. As a solution, a method for producing a liquid-crystal polyester processed product, including a step (I) of performing an oxidation treatment on a surface of a liquid-crystal polyester resin formed body including a repeating unit represented by general formula (1), is provided.
US11884861B2	Soil-stabilising composition comprising Azobacter vinelandii, Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans, alginase, and calcium chloride; method for stabilising soils; method for preparing stabilised paths; use of the soil-stabilising composition A formulation for stabilizing soils is described comprising bacteria, enzymes and cations, wherein the bacteria preferably correspond to Azotobacter vinelandii and Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans, the enzyme preferably corresponds to an alginase and the cations are preferably provided in the form of calcium chloride. A method for stabilizing soils; a method for preparing stabilized paths; and use of the soil-stabilizing composition are also described.
US11884860B2	Fluidized sand and method of density control A fluidized sand composition for use as a filling material for sinkholes and the like weakened ground cavities. The fluidized sand composition is produced by mixing graded sand, water, a fluidizer, a plasticizer, and a surface active agent. The fluidized sand composition is easily injected into the ground cavity of a sinkhole. After filling, the fluidized sand composition will return to the solid natural condition according to the effect of plasticizer previously added. The fluidized sand composition allows for compaction, soil stabilization, permits water migration through the material, and can be easily excavated.
US11884859B2	Tungsten chemical mechanical planarization (CMP) with low dishing and low erosion topography This invention pertains to compositions, methods and systems that can be used in chemical mechanical planarization (CMP) of a tungsten containing semiconductor device. CMP slurries comprising bicyclic amidine additives provide low dishing and low erosion topography.
US11884857B2	Phosphor, light-emitting device, illumination device, image display device, and indicator lamp for vehicle A phosphor having a favorable emission peak wavelength, narrow full width at half maximum, and/or high emission intensity is provided. Additionally, a light-emitting device, an illumination device, an image display device, and/or an indicator lamp for a vehicle having favorable color rendering, color reproducibility and/or favorable conversion efficiency are provided. The present invention relates to a phosphor including a crystal phase having a composition represented by a specific formula, and when, in a powder X-ray diffraction spectrum of the phosphor, the intensity of a peak that appears in a region where 2θ=38-39° is designated as Ix and the intensity of a peak that appears in a region where 2θ=37-38° is designated as Iy, the relative intensity Ix/Iy of Ix to Iy is 0.140 or less, and a light-emitting device comprising the phosphor.
US11884856B2	Phosphor, light-emitting device, illumination device, image display device, and indicator lamp for vehicle A phosphor having a favorable emission peak wavelength, narrow full width at half maximum, and/or high emission intensity is provided. Additionally, a light-emitting device, an illumination device, an image display device, and/or an indicator lamp for a vehicle having favorable color rendering, color reproducibility and/or favorable conversion efficiency are provided. The present invention relates to a phosphor including a crystal phase having a composition represented by a specific formula, and when, in a powder X-ray diffraction spectrum of the phosphor, the intensity of a peak that appears in a region where 2θ=38-39° is designated as Ix and the intensity of a peak that appears in a region where 2θ=37-38° is designated as Iy, the relative intensity Ix/Iy of Ix to Iy is 0.140 or less, and a light-emitting device comprising the phosphor.
US11884854B2	Method for producing an oxide shell around nanocrystals The present invention relates to a method for producing core-shell nanocrystals consisting of a metal-containing nanocrystal core and a shell layer comprising at least one metal oxide material having variable shell thicknesses, and use of the core-shell nanocrystals for different applications.
US11884850B2	Adhesive film including a (meth)acrylate matrix including a curable epoxy/thiol resin composition, tape, and method A thermally curable adhesive film, a tape, and a method of making the tape, wherein the film includes: a crosslinked (meth)acrylate matrix; and a thermally curable, one-part epoxy/thiol resin composition incorporated within the crosslinked (meth)acrylate matrix; wherein the thermally curable, one-part epoxy/thiol resin composition comprises: an epoxy resin component comprising an epoxy resin having at least two epoxide groups per molecule; a thiol component comprising a polythiol compound having at least two thiol groups; a nitrogen-containing catalyst for the epoxy resin; and an organic acid.
US11884848B2	Glassy adhesive A glassy adhesive including a composition containing at least: a polysilazane compound having structures represented by the following formulae (A-1) and (A-2) and not containing a hydrosilyl group; and a curing catalyst, where a mole ratio of the component (A-1) to the component (A-2), which is (A-1):(A-2), is within a range of 3:7 to 7:3, the composition has a non-volatile content of 50 mass % or more, when the composition being heated at 105° C. for 3 hours, and the curing catalyst is at least one selected from the group consisting of an organic acid, a simple substance of a d block element belonging to the fourth period of the periodic table, a platinum group element, and an amphoteric element, and a compound containing the element. This provides an adhesive that is low-cost, has high UV resistance, and in which cracks and so forth do not occur even after a reflow process.
US11884847B2	Highly stretchable adhesive silicone compositions and uses thereof as sealing/bonding agents A curable silicone adhesive having improved elongation-at-break and adhesive properties to various substrates, in particular synthetic textiles used in the manufacture of air bags, to be used, for example, as a joint sealer. These silicone compositions provide excellent adhesive properties such as peel strength and cohesive failure when used to seal joints/seams between two pieces of textile fabric. Airbag fabrics using such novel addition curable adhesive silicone compositions are also provided.
US11884845B2	Body fluid resistant tissue adhesives A tissue adhesive material that provides fast and robust adhesion even on tissue surfaces covered in bodily fluids. The tissue adhesive material is formed of a hydrophobic matrix and a plurality of bioadhesive microparticles dispersed within the hydrophobic matrix configured such that disposing the adhesive material directly on a fluid covered surface and applying pressure causes the (a) hydrophobic matrix to repel the fluid, (b) the bioadhesive particles to compress forming an adhesive layer, and (c) the bioadhesive particles to form temporary crosslinks followed by covalent crosslinks with the surface.
US11884842B2	Intumescent coating compositions effective at low temperatures An intumescent composition capable of withstanding temperature cycling as low as −60° C. without cracking is contemplated. The composition also exhibits enhanced durability due to its resistance to water absorption, its acceptable cure times, and (when exposed to fire conditions) its well-adhered, foamed char layer.
US11884841B2	Antimicrobial paint composition and related methods An antimicrobial paint composition for forming an antimicrobial coating is disclosed. The antimicrobial paint composition comprises a carrier vehicle, a film-forming polymer, a glass comprising copper, and a non-copper pyrithione salt. A method of preparing the antimicrobial coating on an indoor surface with the antimicrobial paint composition is further disclosed. The method comprises applying the antimicrobial paint composition on the indoor surface and forming the antimicrobial coating on the indoor surface from the antimicrobial paint composition.
US11884840B2	Adhesion promoting compositions and method of improving fuel resistance of a coated article The present invention is directed to film-forming compositions comprising: a) a non-chlorinated, linear polyolefin polymer comprising 0.5 to 10 percent by weight residues of an ethylenically unsaturated anhydride or acid; b) an aminoplast; and c) a component comprising: i) at least one non-chlorinated hydrocarbon having at least 18 carbon atoms and optionally aromatic groups and/or oxygen heteroatoms; and/or ii) an alkyd resin. The present invention is also drawn to methods of improving fuel resistance of a coated article, comprising: (1) applying the film-forming composition to a substrate to form a coated substrate; (2) optionally subjecting the coated substrate to a temperature for a time sufficient to cure the film-forming composition; (3) applying at least one curable film-forming composition to the coated substrate to form a multi-layer coated substrate; and (4) subjecting the multi-layer coated substrate to a temperature and for a time sufficient to cure all of the film-forming compositions.
US11884838B1	Soft matte non-silicone film The present invention relates to a polymeric film, which may have but is not limited to Biaxially oriented polyester, polypropylene & polylactic acid that has a soft-touch matte coating applied via an in-line coating process. This film also has an increased coefficient of friction of this surface, with a total thickness from 5 to 80 μm. The film of this invention has excellent suitability as external packaging bags with an excellent matte appearance and soft haptic feel which, when the bags are stacked A side to A side (A side being coated), are not subject to slippage between the same. At the same time, this film has also low friction with metal, so it is easy to handle the film in the film making process which contributes to the excellent productivity.
US11884834B2	Dirt pick-up resistant composition Water-based compositions that are resistant to dirt pickup, efflorescence, tannin bleed-through and surfactant leaching are described. The water-based composition includes a latex or water-dispersible polymer and a non-VOC UV-VIS (preferably, ultraviolet) absorber as a dirt pickup resistance additive. Methods of making water-based compositions including a non-VOC UV-VIS absorber as an additive are also described.
US11884831B2	Photochromic inkjet inks and methods of making photochromic inkjet inks for security printing applications Method of making color changing inkjet inks for security printing applications use photochromic materials that cause the inkjet ink to print marks that are colorless under ambient light and appear in a color when exposed to sunlight or UV light (covert). In another embodiment, the printed mark appears in a first color under ambient light, and changes to a second color when exposed to sunlight or UV light (overt). The methods of making the photochromic inks produce ink components that are stable and maintain their color changing capability for the shelf life of the printed material. The inkjet ink formulations are suitable for use on porous and non-porous surfaces, such as plain paper, coated paper, Teslin, polymer film, ceramic or metal, for example.
US11884830B2	Base-catalyzed sol-gel inks for direct ink writing of high resolution hierarchically porous carbon aerogels According to one aspect of an inventive concept, an ink includes a base catalyst, a sol gel precursor composition, and a block copolymer. According to another aspect of an inventive concept, an aerogel includes a three-dimensional printed structure having printed ligaments geometrically arranged, where an average diameter of the printed ligaments is in a range of greater than 0 microns and less than 50 microns. In addition, an average distance between a center of a first of the printed ligaments and a center of a second of the printed ligaments is at least equal to the average diameter of the printed ligaments, where the first and the second of the printed ligaments are adjacent. Each printed ligament includes of a plurality of random pores, where an average diameter of the random pores is less than 50 nanometers.
US11884828B2	Radiation curable ink jet composition and ink jet method A radiation curable ink jet composition includes polymerizable compounds; and a photopolymerization initiator, the polymerizable compounds include a vinyl ether group-containing (meth)acrylate represented by the following general formula (I), a content of the vinyl ether group-containing (meth)acrylate with respect to a total mass of the radiation curable ink jet composition is 15 percent by mass or more, and the photopolymerization initiator includes ethyl (2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)phenylphosphinate. H2C═CR1—CO—OR2—O—CH═CH—R3 (I) In the above formula, R1 represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group, R2 represents a divalent organic residue having 2 to 20 carbon atoms, and R3 represents a hydrogen atom or a monovalent organic residue having 1 to 11 carbon atoms.
US11884826B2	Protected dye-labeled reagents Labeled nucleotide analogs comprising at least one avidin protein, at least one dye-labeled compound, and at least one nucleotide compound are provided. The analogs are useful in various fluorescence-based analytical methods, including the analysis of highly multiplexed optical reactions in large numbers at high densities, such as single molecule real time nucleic acid sequencing reactions. The analogs are detectable with high sensitivity at desirable wavelengths. They contain structural components that modulate the interactions of the analogs with DNA polymerase, thus decreasing photodamage and improving the kinetic and other properties of the analogs in sequencing reactions. Also provided are nucleotide and dye-labeled compounds of the subject analogs, as well as intermediates useful in the preparation of the compounds and analogs. Compositions comprising the compounds, methods of synthesis of the intermediates, compounds, and analogs, and mutant DNA polymerases are also provided.
US11884818B2	Polyamide pre-expanded particles, and polyamide foam molded article and method of producing the same Polyamide pre-expanded particles of this disclosure have a peak temperature of a maximum endothermic peak of 150-275° C. on a DSC curve obtained while being heated from 30° C. to 280° C. at a heating rate of 10° C./min using a DSC. The width of the peak is 30-80° C. when a straight line approximating the DSC curve on a high-temperature side relative to the peak after an end of melting is used as a baseline. The width corresponds to a difference between an extrapolated melting start temperature which is a temperature at an intersection point between a tangent line at an inflection point of the peak on a low-temperature side and the baseline, and an extrapolated melting end temperature which is a temperature at an intersection point between a tangent line at an inflection point of the peak on a high-temperature side and the baseline.
US11884812B2	Hydrogenated block copolymer A hydrogenated block copolymer containing polymer blocks (A1) and (A2) each mainly containing an aromatic vinyl compound-derived structural unit and polymer blocks (B) and (C) each mainly containing a conjugated diene compound-derived structural unit, at least one of the polymer blocks (B) and (C) being present between the polymer blocks (A1) and (A2), the hydrogenated block copolymer having a total content of the polymer blocks (A1) and (A2) of 5 to 30% by mass, a 3,4-bond and 1,2-bond content in the polymer block (B) of 1 to 40% by mole, a 3,4-bond and 1,2-bond content in the polymer block (C) of 50 to 100% by mole, and a mass ratio [(C)/{(B)±(C)} of the polymer block (C) to the sum of the polymer blocks (B) and (C) of 26/100 to 63/100.
US11884810B2	Thermoplastic resin composition and molded article including the same The present invention relates to a thermoplastic resin composition and a molded article including the same. More specifically, the thermoplastic resin composition of the present invention includes 100 parts by weight of a base resin consisting of 10 to 30% by weight of an acrylate-aromatic vinyl compound-vinyl cyanide compound graft copolymer (A-1) including an acrylate rubber having an average particle diameter of 0.05 to 0.15 μm, 20 to 40% by weight of an acrylate-aromatic vinyl compound-vinyl cyanide compound graft copolymer (A-2) including an acrylate rubber having an average particle diameter of 0.3 to 0.5 μm, 0 to 35% by weight of an aromatic vinyl polymer (B), and 10 to 60% by weight of a polymethacrylate (C); and 0.5 to 10 parts by weight of a polyamide (D).
US11884799B2	Polyethylene resin composition, laminate, and medical container A polyethylene resin composition comprising from 50 to 89 parts by weight of a linear low density polyethylene (A) having specific physical properties, from 10 to 40 parts by weight of a high density polyethylene (B) having specific physical properties, and from 1 to 20 parts by weight of a high pressure low density polyethylene (C) having specific physical properties (the total amount of (A), (B) and (C) is 100 parts by weight), and having MFR of from 3.0 to 9.0 g/10 min, is excellent in heat resistance, flexibility, barrier property and cleanness (low particle property), will not deform even after sterilization at 121° C., maintains high transparency and is excellent in processability in water cooling blown-film extrusion, and a medical container using it.
US11884798B2	Film comprising hydrophobized cellulose fibers and oil The present invention relates to a film comprising hydrophobically modified cellulose fibers in which cellulose fibers are bound to a modifying group at one or more members selected from anionic groups and hydroxyl groups, and an oil having an SP value of 10 or less. The film of the present invention can be utilized in the fields of materials for packaging containers for cosmetics and foods.
US11884796B2	Plate-like composite material containing polytetrafluoroethylene and filler Provided is a composite material that shows a low specific dielectric constant, and that hardly causes an appearance failure or changes in characteristics when exposed to, for example, a treatment liquid to be used in the production of an electronic circuit board. Specifically, a plate-like composite material including polytetrafluoroethylene and a predetermined filler, and satisfying a predetermined condition serves as a composite material that shows a low specific dielectric constant, and that hardly causes an appearance failure or changes in characteristics even when exposed to, for example, a treatment liquid to be used in the production of an electronic circuit board.
US11884795B2	Liquid crystalline polymer composition A compact camera module that contains a generally planar base on which is mounted a lens barrel is provided. The base, barrel, or both are molded from a polymer composition that includes a thermotropic liquid crystalline polymer and a plurality of mineral fibers (also known as “whisker”). The mineral fibers have a median width of from about 1 to about 35 micrometers and constitute from about 5 wt. % to about 60 wt. % of the polymer composition.
US11884790B2	Near-infrared shielding ultrafine particle dispersion body, near-infrared shielding intermediate film, near-infrared shielding laminated structure, and method for producing near-infrared shielding ultrafine particle dispersion body A near-infrared shielding ultrafine particle dispersion body, and others, having excellent near-infrared shielding function, low haze value and excellent design, with suppressed change in color tone during outdoor use and blue haze phenomenon, using near-infrared shielding ultrafine particles transparent in visible light range, having excellent near-infrared shielding properties, and produced with high productivity, and a near-infrared shielding ultrafine particle dispersion body in which ultra-fine particles having near-infrared shielding properties are dispersed in solid medium, wherein the ultrafine particles are composite tungsten oxide ultrafine particles represented by general formula MxWyOz, and have XRD peak top intensity ratio value of 0.13 or more based on XRD peak intensity ratio value of 1 on plane of silicon powder standard sample, and solid medium contains resin binder and weather resistance improver, and weather resistance improver includes at least one selected from benzotriazole-based UV absorber, triazine-based UV absorber, and benzophenone-based UV absorber.
US11884788B2	Reinforcing fiber, method for manufacturing same, and molded body using same Provided are reinforcing fibers using an adhesive component not containing resorcinol and formaldehyde, which are excellent in adhesiveness to rubber and which can be efficiently produced while preventing contamination of production facilities, and a method for producing them, as well as a molded article using them. The reinforcing fibers have an adhesive component that contains a conjugated diene rubber and an oil, in at least a part of the surfaces thereof, wherein the vapor pressure at 20° C. of the oil is 10 Pa or less.
US11884787B2	PBI films formed without use of organic solvents A novel process for making PBI films starting from gel PBI membranes polymerized and casted in the PPA process wherein acid-imbibed gel PBIs are neutralized in a series of water baths and undergo controlled drying in association with a substrate material, yielding a PBI film without the use of organic solvents.
US11884785B2	Bio-based elastomer composition and film and laminate prepared therefrom The present invention discloses a composition for preparing bio-based elastomer film with high moisture permeability, and a bio-based elastomer film and a laminate therefrom, wherein the composition comprises: 5%-95% bio-based elastomer material, 0-80% resin polymer, 0.01-90% inorganic powder material having a particle size within 100 μm and/or organic low molecular material having a molecular weight within 2000 Daltons, and 0-10% organic anti-blocking agent (dispersant). The bio-based elastomer film and laminate of the present invention have excellent moisture permeability and mechanical performance, which can be widely used in various fields including outdoor sporting goods, clothing, medical treatment, food packaging and shoe materials, and which are environmentally friendly and green products.
US11884776B2	Compounds The present invention relates to compounds according to formula (Ia) or formula (Ib); wherein each W is independently selected from the group consisting of H, F, Cl, Br, I and (CY2)mCY3; each Y is independently selected from the group consisting of F, Cl, Br and I; each Z is independently selected from the group consisting of H, OH, (CW2)pCW3, CY3, OCW3, O(CW2)pCW3, OCW((CY2)mCY3)CWCW2, (CW2)pOH, polyalkylene glycol and 15 polyolester; n is an integer from 2 to 49; m is an integer from 0 to 3; p is an integer from 0 to 9; the molecular weight average (Mw) is ≤5500; and the polydispersity index is ≤1.45; compositions comprising these compounds and methods for their production.
US11884775B2	Renewably sourced soil release polyesters A renewably sourced soil release polyester comprising two or more structural units (a1), one or more structural units (a2) and either one or two terminal structural groups (a3) wherein G1 is one or more (OCnH2n) with n being a number of from 2 to 10, preferably from 2 to 6 and more preferably (OC2H4), (OC3H6), (OC4H8) or (OC6H12), R1 is a C1-30 alkyl, preferably C1-4 alkyl and more preferably methyl, p is, based on a molar average, a number of from 1 to 200, preferably from 2 to 150 and more preferably from 3 to 120, q is, based on a molar average, a number of from 0 to 40, preferably from 0 to 30, more preferably from 0 to 20, and most preferably from 0 to 10, where the (OC3H6)— and (OC2H4)-groups of the terminal group (a3) may be arranged blockwise, alternating, periodically and/or statistically, preferably blockwise and/or statistically, either of the groups (OC3H6)— and (OC2H4)— can be linked to R1— and —O, adjacent structural units (a1) are connected by the structural unit (a2), in the case that only one terminal group (a3) is present in the polymer, the other terminal group is selected from the group consisting of OH, OCH3, and G1OH and both terminal groups may be only linked to a structural unit (a1).
US11884769B2	Polyurethane foam forming compositions The present invention relates to the field of polyol components suitable for forming polyurethane foam, in particular two component polyurethane foam the resulting foams and methods for their production. The present inventors found gaseous hydrohaloolefin containing polyol components possessing improved shelf-life properties, in particular polyol components comprising a gaseous hydrohaloolefin blowing agent, a nitrogen catalyst and a tin catalyst, wherein the tin catalyst comprises a sulfur atom. The present inventors also found that the shelf-life is further improved if the nitrogen catalyst is at least partially protonated by reaction with an acid, such as an organic acid.
US11884762B2	Composition comprising a grafted polylactic acid A composition is provided comprising an epoxide functional polymer comprising epoxide functional groups, wherein the epoxide functional polymer has a number average molecular weight of 1000 to 10.000 g/mol and a grafted polylactic acid, wherein the polylactic acid is grafted with an acid-functional ethylenically unsaturated polymerizable monomer and/or an acid anhydride-functional ethylenically unsaturated polymerizable monomer and has a total amount of carboxylic acid groups and carboxylic acid anhydride groups between 10.0 and 60.0 mg KOH/g.
US11884761B2	Latex composition A latex composition containing a carboxy-modified polymer latex, a xanthogen compound, and a typical metal compound in a form other than an oxide. This latex composition has excellent stability, can avoid delayed (Type IV) allergic reactions in addition to immediate (Type I) allergic reactions, and can provide a molded film, such as a dip-molded product, having excellent tear strength and tensile strength. Also a molded film and a substrate with an adhesive layer which are obtained using the latex composition.
US11884757B2	Adhesives The invention relates to biomimetic adhesive compositions emulating mussel adhesive proteins, wherein multiple chains of a copolymer are interlinked via specific hydrogen bonds and/or ligand-metal-ligand bonds, which serve as sacrificial breakable bonds upon mechanical stress and thereby effectively dissipate the mechanical energy. Accordingly, toughened adhesive compositions with improved ductility and strength may be obtained.
US11884755B2	Modified polytetrafluoroethylene, molded product, and method for producing stretched porous material To provide a modified polytetrafluoroethylene excellent in breaking strength. The modified polytetrafluoroethylene comprises a polymer having units based on tetrafluoroethylene and a polymer having units based on a monomer represented by formula (1), wherein the content of the units based on a monomer represented by formula (1) is from 10 to 500 mass ppm, to all units in the modified polytetrafluoroethylene, and the standard specific gravity is from 2.155 to 2.175, CH2═CR1-L-R2 Formula (1): wherein R1 represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group, L represents a single bond, —CO—O—, —O—CO—, or —O—, * represents a bonding position to R2, and R2 represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, or a nitrile group.
US11884753B2	Green cationization agent A compound having Formula (I) or Formula (II): or a mixture thereof, in which R is —H; —CH3; —CH—(CH3)2; —CH2—CH—(CH3)2; —CH—(CH3)—CH2—CH3; —CH2—(C6H5); —CH2—(3-indole); —CH2—CH2—S—CH3; —CH2—OH; —CH—(CH3)—OH; —CH2—SH; —CH2-(p-C6H4OH); —CH2—CH2—CH2—CH2—NH2; —CH2—CO—NH2; —CH2—CH2—CO—NH2; —CH2—CH2—COOH; —CH2—COOH; or —CH2—CH2—NH—C═NH2(NH2); and X is a suitable non-interfering anion, a process for making the compound having Formula (I) or Formula (II), and a process for reacting the compound having Formula (I) or Formula (II) or a mixture thereof with a (poly)saccharide to form a cationized (poly)saccharide.
US11884752B2	Inhibited non-pregelatinized granular starches An inhibited non-pregelatinized granular starch suitable for use as a food ingredient in substitution for a chemically modified starch may be prepared by heating a non-pregelatinized granular starch in an alcoholic medium in the presence of a base and/or a salt. Steam treatment may be used to enhance the extent of inhibition.
US11884751B2	Environmentally friendly cellulose waste recycling Techniques for chemically recycling cellulose waste such as cotton are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a method includes hydrolyzing a cotton waste and dissolving cellulose in the hydrolyzed cotton waste in an aqueous solution containing an alkali and one or more of urea ((NH2)2CO), polyethylene glycol, or thiourea (SC(NH2)2) to produce another aqueous solution containing dissolved cellulose. Then the another aqueous solution containing the dissolved cellulose can be extruded into a coagulation bath to coalesce the dissolved cellulose in the extruded solution, thereby reforming the dissolved cellulose from the cotton waste into a regenerated fiber.
US11884743B2	Preparation and application of an intact recombinant antibody specific to clothianidin based on the identified variable region sequence A variable region sequence of a specific antibody against clothianidin is provided. A gene encoding a heavy chain variable region of the antibody has an amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 2. An intact recombinant antibody against clothianidin is provided. The intact recombinant antibody includes a heavy chain constant region, a heavy chain variable region, a light chain constant region and a light chain variable region, wherein a gene encoding the heavy chain variable region has an amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 2. An immunostrip containing the antibody for rapid detection of clothianidin residue is also provided. The sequence genes obtained are linked to an expression vector containing a heavy chain constant region gene and a light chain constant region gene, respectively, and an intact recombinant antibody is expressed and obtained by using mammalian cells with a double-plasmid system.
US11884742B2	Methods for treating conditions associated with MASP-2 dependent complement activation In one aspect, the invention provides methods of inhibiting the effects of MASP-2-dependent complement activation in a living subject. The methods comprise the step of administering, to a subject in need thereof, an amount of a MASP-2 inhibitory agent effective to inhibit MASP-2-dependent complement activation. In some embodiments, the MASP-2 inhibitory agent inhibits cellular injury associated with MASP-2-mediated alternative complement pathway activation, while leaving the classical (C1q-dependent) pathway component of the immune system intact. In another aspect, the invention provides compositions for inhibiting the effects of lectin-dependent complement activation, comprising a therapeutically effective amount of a MASP-2 inhibitory agent and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.
US11884741B2	Method for improving thermal stability of antibody and method for producing modified antibody Disclosed is a method for producing a modified antibody, comprising: in a heavy chain of the antibody, changing at least one amino acid residue selected from the group consisting of 8th to 11th amino acid residues based on Kabat method to a cysteine residue, and changing at least one amino acid residue selected from the group consisting of 109th and 110th amino acid residues based on IMGT method to a cysteine residue; and recovering the modified antibody.
US11884733B2	Antibody variable domains targeting the NKG2D receptor Antibody heavy chain variable domains that can be paired with antibody light chain variable domains to form an antigen-binding site targeting the NKG2D receptor on natural killer cells are described. Proteins comprising an NKG2D antigen-binding site, pharmaceutical compositions and therapeutic methods thereof, including for the treatment of cancer, are also described.
US11884731B2	Vedolizumab for the treatment of fistulizing Crohn's disease A method for treating a human patient suffering from fistulizing Crohn's disease, comprising administering to a patient suffering from fistulizing Crohn's disease, a humanized antibody having binding specificity for human α4β7 integrin, wherein the human patient has a seton that was surgically placed prior to administration of the antibody, and wherein the dosing regimen induces fistula(e) healing.
US11884730B2	Methods of sensitizing cancer to immunotherapy A method of sensitizing cancer to immunotherapy in a subject in need thereof includes administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of a CdK5 inhibitor to suppress immune checkpoint PD-L1.
US11884728B2	Reducing systemic regulatory T cell levels or activity for treatment of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis A pharmaceutical composition comprising an active agent that causes reduction of the level of systemic immunosuppression in an individual for use in treating a disease, disorder, condition or injury of the CNS that does not include the autoimmune neuroinflammatory disease, relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS), is provided. The pharmaceutical composition is for administration by a dosage regimen comprising at least two courses of therapy, each course of therapy comprising in sequence a treatment session followed by an interval session of non-treatment.
US11884727B2	Reducing systemic regulatory T cell levels or activity for treatment of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis A pharmaceutical composition comprising an active agent that causes reduction of the level of systemic immunosuppression in an individual for use in treating a disease, disorder, condition or injury of the CNS that does not include the autoimmune neuroinflammatory disease, relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS), is provided. The pharmaceutical composition is for administration by a dosage regimen comprising at least two courses of therapy, each course of therapy comprising in sequence a treatment session followed by an interval session.
US11884726B2	Dosage regimen for MAdCAM antagonists The present invention provides a method for the treatment of a patient comprising administering to the patient an initial dose of between about 1 mg and about 150 mg of a MAdCAM antagonist antibody. Biomarkers for assessing a patient's response to anti-MAdCAM treatment are also provided.
US11884721B2	Erythrocyte-binding therapeutics Peptides that specifically bind erythrocytes are described. These are provided as peptidic ligands having sequences that specifically bind, or as antibodies or fragments thereof that provide specific binding, to erythrocytes. The peptides may be prepared as molecular fusions with therapeutic agents, tolerizing antigens, or targeting peptides. Immunotolerance may be created by use of the fusions and choice of an antigen on a substance for which tolerance is desired. Fusions with targeting peptides direct the fusions to the target, for instance a tumor, where the erythrocyte-binding ligands reduce or entirely eliminate blood flow to the tumor by recruiting erythrocytes to the target.
US11884717B2	Method of treating autoimmune disease with lymphocyte antigen CD5-like (CD5L) protein Described herein are methods for suppressing an immune response in a subject, e.g., a subject with an autoimmune disease, by administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of recombinant CD5L, CD5L homodimers and/or CD5L:p40 heterodimers, or nucleic acids encoding any of these. Also described are methods for enhancing an immune response in a subject, e.g., a subject with cancer, infection, or an immune deficiency, by administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of an antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof that binds specifically to CD5L, D5L homodimers and/or CD5L:p40 heterodimers, and inhibits their binding to the IL-23 receptor, or inhibits formation of the CD5L homodimer and/or CD5L:p40 heterodimer, or inhibitory nucleic acids that target CD5L and/or p40.
US11884714B2	Cyclic peptide analogs of melanocortin and amanitin and methods of making such The invention described herein is based in part on the discovery of a protein/peptide crosslink, which introduces fluorescent properties, and which has been applied to synthesize analogues of melanocortin and amanitin as choice peptides to be explored in the context of isoindole peptides. Without limitation, it is expected that those trained in the art of peptide synthesis and stapling would appreciate the consequences of this invention such that other peptides of varied length can be similarly constrained by isoindole staples as featured herein.
US11884708B2	Stapled peptide inhibitors of nemo as potential anti-inflammatory and anti-cancer drugs The invention concerns stapled peptide inhibitors of NEMO which inhibit the Nuclear Factor κB (NF-κB) signaling pathway and are useful as medicine candidates, in particular as anti-inflammatory or anticancer drugs.
US11884705B2	Immunoglobulin binding protein, and affinity support using same Provided are a protein L-derived immunoglobulin binding protein having an increased antibody dissociation rate under acidic conditions, and an affinity support using the same. Disclosed are an immunoglobulin binding protein comprising at least one mutant of an immunoglobulin binding domain, and an affinity support comprising a solid-phase support having the immunoglobulin binding protein bound thereto. A mutant of the immunoglobulin binding domain consists of an amino acid sequence having an identity of at least 85% with the sequence set forth in any one of SEQ ID NO:1 to SEQ ID NO:9 and a predetermined mutation, and the mutant has immunoglobulin κ chain binding activity.
US11884702B2	Systems and methods for process scale isolation of immunoglobulin G Methods are provided for isolation of immunoglobulin G (IgG) from plasma, where IgG is initially fractioned by salt precipitation, followed by successive ion exchange steps in which IgG appears in unbound, flow-through fractions of the ion exchange steps. Some embodiments employ successive anion exchange steps. Other embodiments employ an anion exchange step followed by application of flow-through of the anion exchange step to a cation exchange step, with IgG collected in flow-through fractions from the cation exchange step. IgG is collected at high yield (typically about 75% or greater) and high purity. Avoidance of binding and elution from chromatography media simplifies processing and scale up without sacrificing IgG quality or yield.
US11884700B2	Methods of inactivating viral contaminants The present invention relates to a method for preparing an antibody-containing solution free of viral contaminants starting from cultured cells are described. The method include a step of subjecting the antibody containing solution to a mix of solvent and detergent or to high pH.
US11884699B2	Anti-KIT antibodies and uses thereof Provided herein, in one aspect, are antibodies that immunospecifically bind to a human KIT antigen comprising the fourth and/or fifth extracellular Ig-like domains (that is, D4 and/or D5 domains), polynucleotides comprising nucleotide sequences encoding such antibodies, and expression vectors and host cells for producing such antibodies. The antibodies can inhibit KIT activity, such as ligand-induced receptor phosphorylation. Also provided herein are kits and pharmaceutical compositions comprising antibodies that specifically bind to a KIT antigen, as well as methods of treating or managing a KIT-mediated disorder or disease and methods of diagnosing a KIT-mediated disorder or disease using the antibodies described herein.
US11884695B2	Heavy vitamin B12 derivatives The invention discussed in this application relates to vitamin B12-based compounds that are useful as quantitative standards, particularly for the assessment of vitamin B12 deficiency.
US11884693B2	1,3-acetonedicarboxylate-derived amphipathic compounds and uses thereof The present invention relates to: amphipathic compounds derived from 1,3-acetonedicarboxylate; a preparation method therefor; and a method for extracting, solubilizing, stabilizing, crystallizing or analyzing membrane proteins by using the same. In addition, the compound enables membrane proteins, which have various structures and characteristics, to be efficiently extracted from cell membranes and stably stored in an aqueous solution for a long time, compared to a conventional compound, thereby being usable in functional and structural analysis thereof. Analyzing the structure and function of membrane proteins is closely related to the development of a novel drug, and thus is one of the greatest interests in the biology and chemistry fields.
US11884691B2	Functionalized n-acetylgalactosamine analogs Embodiments of the present application relate to functionalized N-acetylgalactosamine-analogs, methods of making, and uses of the same. In particular, mono or trivalent N-acetylgalactosamine analogs may be prepared by utilizing a wide variety of linkers containing functional groups. These functionalized N-acetylgalactosamine-analogs may be used in the preparation of targeted delivery of oligonucleotide-based therapeutics.
US11884689B2	Alkoxysilacyclic or acyloxysilacyclic compounds and methods for depositing films using same A method and composition for producing a porous low k dielectric film via chemical vapor deposition is provided. In one aspect, the method comprises the steps of: providing a substrate within a reaction chamber; introducing into the reaction chamber gaseous reagents including at least one structure-forming precursor comprising a alkoxysilacyclic or acyloxysilacyclic compound with or without a porogen; applying energy to the gaseous reagents in the reaction chamber to induce reaction of the gaseous reagents to deposit a preliminary film on the substrate, wherein the preliminary film contains the porogen, and the preliminary film is deposited; and removing from the preliminary film at least a portion of the porogen contained therein and provide the film with pores and a dielectric constant of 3.2 or less. In certain embodiments, the structure-forming precursor further comprises a hardening additive.
US11884687B2	Boronated multifunctional targeting drug conjugates, their uses and methods for their preparation Tri-component multi-functional boronated complexes (B-complexes), featuring reversible covalent bonds, are described, which incorporate a drug; a water-soluble moiety (e.g. polyethylene glycol (PEG) chains, cyclodextrins); and a targeting unit. A B-complex core was assembled in one step, and proved to be stable in different biocompatible conditions, such as human plasma, though reversible for example in the presence of glutathione (GSH). This platform enabled the modular construction of the multifunctional conjugates exhibiting high selectivity towards, for example, folate-receptor-positive MDA-MB-231 cancer cells, having an IC50 in the low nanomolar range.
US11884686B2	Chelate compounds The invention provides compounds suitable for use as contrast agents in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). The compounds of the present invention are manganese (II) complexes having advantageous properties as compared with similar known compounds.
US11884684B2	Branched metal-organic framework nanoparticles and associated methods Compositions and methods relating to compositions that include metal-organic frameworks are generally described. In some embodiments, branched nanoparticles made at least in part of metal-organic frameworks are described. In some embodiments, the morphology and size of the branched nanoparticles are controlled by the presence of a chemical modulator during synthesis.
US11884682B2	Compounds and their uses as MIF inhibitors The present invention provides compounds of Formula I which can be used as macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) inhibitors; methods for the production of the compounds of the invention; pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds of the invention; as well as uses and methods for treating a disease mediated by MIF by administering the compounds of the invention.
US11884670B1	Pyrido[4′,3′:4,5]pyrrolo[3,2-c][2,7]naphthyridin-10-one compounds as CK2 inhibitors Novel pyrido[4′,3′:4,5]pyrrolo[3,2-c][2,7]naphthyridin-10-one compounds, a method of synthesizing said compounds, a pharmaceutical composition comprising said compounds and a suitable carrier, and a method of using the compounds. The pyrido[4′,3′:4,5]pyrrolo[3,2-c][2,7]naphthyridin-10-one compounds, identified as CK2 inhibitors, are useful as anticancer and/or antitumor agents, and as agents for treating other kinase-associated conditions including inflammation, pain, and certain immunological disorders, and other types of diseases such as diabetes, viral infection, neurodegenerative diseases.
US11884668B1	Substituted pyrido[3′,4′:4,5]pyrrolo[2,3-c]quinolines as CK2 inhibitors Pyrido[3′,4′:4,5]pyrrolo[2,3-c]quinolone compounds are provided. The pyrido[3′,4′:4,5]pyrrolo[2,3-c]quinolone compounds have the general formula: where R1 is H, C(O)OH4, O or OH: R2 is H, C(O)OH, C(O)OR4, or OH: and R3 is C—C6 alkyl, C1-C6 haloalkyl, C1-C6 cyanoalkyl, (CH2)2-3NR7R8, (CH2)1-2aryl, (CH2)1-2heteroaryl, C(O)—(CH2)2-3NR7R8, C(O)aryl, C(O)heteroaryl, NH(CH2)2-3NR7R8, NH(CH2)0-1aryl, NH(CH2)0-1heteroaryl, NHC(O)—(CH2)2-3NR7R sNHC(O)aryl, NHC(O)heteroaryl, NHS(o)2-(CH2)2-3NR7R8, NHS(O)2aryl, NHS(O)2heteroaryl, S(O)2—(CH2)2-3NR7R8, S(O)2aryl, S(O)2heteroaryl, C3-C6 cycloalyl, C3-C6 halocycloalyl, C3-C6 cyanoccloalyl, aryl, or 5- or 6-membered heteroaryl. The compounds are inhibitors of protein kinase CK2 activity.
US11884667B1	Substituted pyrrolo[2,3-c][2,7]naphthyridines as CK2 inhibitors Pyrrolo[2,3-c][2,7]naphthyridine-2-carboxylic acid compounds are provided. The pyrrolo[2,3-c][2,7]naphthyridine-2-carboxylic acid compounds have the general formula: where R1 is H, C1-C6 alkyl, or C3-C6 cycloalkyl, and R2 is C1-C6 alkyl, C1-C6 haloalkyl, C1-C6 cyanoalkyl, (CH2)2-3NR3R4, (CH2)1-2aryl, (CH2)1-2heteroaryl, C(O)—(CH2)2-3NR3R4, C(O)aryl, C(O)heteroaryl, S(O)2—(CH2)2-3NR3R4, S(O)2aryl, S(O)2heteroaryl, C3-C6 cycloalkyl, C3-C6 halocycloalkyl, C3-C6 cyanocycloalkyl, aryl, or 5- or 6-membered heteroaryl. The pyrrolo[2,3-c][2,7]naphthyridine-2-carboxylic acid compounds inhibit protein kinase CK2 activity and may be used as anticancer agents, as well as agents for treating inflammation, pain, immunological disorders, diabetes, viral infections, and neurodegenerative diseases.
US11884666B2	Azabicyclo and diazepine derivatives The present invention provides in one aspect azabicyclo and diazepine derivatives useful as modulators of muscarinic receptors. In another aspect, the present invention provides pharmaceutical compositions for treating ocular diseases, the compositions comprising at least one muscarinic receptor modulator.
US11884662B2	N-1 branched cycloalkyl substituted imidazo[4,5-c]quinoline compounds, compositions, and methods Imidazo[4,5-c]quinoline compounds of Formula (I) having a substituent that is attached at the N−1 position by a branched group, single enantiomers of the compounds, pharmaceutical compositions containing the compounds, and methods of making the compounds are disclosed. Methods of use of the compounds as immune response modifiers, for inducing cytokine biosynthesis in humans and animals, and in the treatment of diseases including infectious and neoplastic diseases are also disclosed.
US11884661B2	3-substituted propionic acids as αV integrin inhibitors The present invention provides compounds of Formula (I): or stereoisomers, tautomers, or pharmaceutically acceptable salts or solvates thereof, wherein all the variables are as defined herein. These compounds are antagonists to αV-containing integrins. This invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds and methods of treating a disease, disorder, or condition associated with dysregulation of αv-containing integrins, such as pathological fibrosis, transplant rejection, cancer, osteoporosis, and inflammatory disorders, by using the compounds and pharmaceutical compositions.
US11884655B2	Compounds and methods of preparing compounds S1P1 modulators The present embodiments are directed, in part, to processes and compositions that can, for example, be used in the preparation compounds of Formula (I), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof.
US11884648B2	Histone demethylase inhibitors The present embodiments provide for substituted triazolylpyridine derivative compounds, and pharmaceutical compositions comprising said compounds. The subject compounds and compositions are useful for modulating the activity of histone demethylase enzymes. Additionally, the subject compounds and compositions are useful for the treatment of cancer or other neoplastic diseases, or maladies associated with abnormal histone demethylase activity. Accordingly, the substituted triazolylpyridine derivative compounds described herein are useful in methods and medicaments for treating cancer.
US11884646B2	Fumarate salt of (R)-3-(1-(2,3-dichloro-4-(pyrazin-2-yl)phenyl)-2,2,2-trifluoroethyl)-1-methyl-1-(1-methylpiperidin-4-yl)urea, methods of preparation, and uses thereof Provided are various embodiments relating to fumarate salt of (R)-3-(1-(2,3-dichloro-4-(pyrazin-2-yl)phenyl)-2,2,2-trifluoroethyl)-1-methyl-1-(1-methylpiperidin-4-yl) urea, and methods of producing and using the same to treat conditions and disorders associated with an increase of ghrelin level, such as food abuse, alcohol addiction, and other disorders (e.g., Prader-Willi syndrome). Also provided are various embodiments relating to crystalline HM04 free base, different crystalline forms of HM04 fumarate salt, and methods of producing the same.
US11884643B2	Substituted thiophenecarboxamides and analogues as antibacterials agents The present disclosure relates to thienyloxazolones and analogues thereof of formula (III) that may be used for protecting plants from bacterial diseases, in particular from bacterial diseases caused by bacteria belonging to the genus Xanthomonas.
US11884641B2	Method for decomposing flavonoid glycoside and method for producing flavonoid Provided is a method for decomposing a flavonoid glycoside, wherein a flavonoid glycoside-containing raw material is hydrothermally treated to decompose a flavonoid glycoside into a flavonoid.
US11884640B2	Processes and intermediates for the preparations of benzoprostacyclin analogues and benzoprostacyclin analogues prepared therefrom The invention relates to processes for preparing benzoprostacyclin analogues and intermediates prepared from the process, and the benzoprostacyclin analogues prepared therefrom. The invention also relates to cyclopentenone intermediates in racemic or optically active form.
US11884639B2	Preparation method for high optical indoxacarb intermediate A field of asymmetric catalytic synthesis, and in particular a preparation method for a high optical indoxacarb intermediate includes reacting 5-chloro-2-methoxycarbonyl-1-indanone ester (or indanone ester for short) with an oxidizing agent in the presence of a chiral Zr-salen polymer to obtain an indoxacarb intermediate (2S)-5-chloro-2,3-dihydro-2-hydroxy-1-oxo-1H-indole-2-carboxylic acid methyl ester. The yield is stabilized between 86% and 90%, and the S-enantiomer content is up to 99%. Such catalyst can replace catalysts such as cinchonine, and greatly increase the content of the effective S-enantiomer of the indoxacarb, so that the content of the hydroxyl intermediate S-enantiomer of the indoxacarb is raised from 75% to 99% or more. In addition, the chiral Zr-salen polymer catalyst is recycled without retreatment, and can be recycled at least 5 times or more, greatly reducing the production cost and laying a foundation for the industrial production of high quality indoxacarb.
US11884638B2	Compound or salt thereof, composition for cysteine detection, fluorescent probe and composition for diagnosing cancer containing the same, method for detecting cysteine, method for providing information for diagnosing cancer, and method for producing compound The present disclosure relates to a novel compound or a salt thereof, a composition for detecting cysteine, a fluorescent probe, and a composition for diagnosing cancer, which contain the same, a method for detecting cysteine, a method for providing information for diagnosing cancer, and a method for producing the novel compound. According to the present disclosure, there may be provided a method of synthesizing and purifying a fluorescent probe for cysteine detection and applying the same to diagnose cervical cancer by detecting cysteine in human urine.
US11884633B2	Arylazole compound and pest control agent A compound represented by Formula (I), or a salt or N-oxide compound thereof is provided. In Formula (I), A1 to A4 each independently represents a carbon atom or nitrogen atom, X1 represents a C1-6 alkyl group or the like, n represents the number of X1 groups, R1 represents a C1-6 alkylthio group or the like, and D is a group represented by Formula (D-1) or (D-2), and in Formula (D-1) and (D-2), * represents a binding position, Q represents a C1-6 alkyl group or the like, B1 and B2 each independently represents a nitrogen atom or the like, R2 represents a C1-6 alkyl group or the like that is bound to one of the nitrogen atoms in Formula (D-1), B3 and B4 each independently represents a nitrogen atom or carbon atom, R4 represents a C1-6 alkyl group or the like, and m represents the number of R4 groups.
US11884632B2	Preparation method of caprolactam The present disclosure discloses a method for preparing caprolactam including: (1) contacting cyclohexanone oxime with a catalyst to carry out reaction in the presence of ethanol and under the condition of gas phase Beckmann rearrangement reaction of cyclohexanone oxime; (2) separating the reaction product obtained in step (1) to produce an ethanol solution of crude caprolactam, and then separating the ethanol solution of crude caprolactam to obtain ethanol and crude caprolactam; (3) removing impurities with boiling points lower than that of caprolactam in the crude caprolactam to obtain a light component removal product; (4) mixing the light component removal product with a crystallization solvent to carry out crystallization and solid-liquid separation to obtain a crystalline crystal; (5) subjecting the crystalline crystal to a hydrogenation reaction; wherein the crystallization solvent contains 0.1-2 wt % of ethanol.
US11884626B2	Crystalline L-arginine salt of (R)-2-(7-(4-cyclopentyl-3-(trifluoromethyl)benzyloxy)-1,2,3,4-tetrahydrocyclo-penta [b]indol-3-yl)acetic acid(Compound1) for use in S1P1 receptor-associated disorders The present invention relates to, inter alia, a novel crystalline free-plate habit or morphology, processes for preparing the crystalline free-plate habit, and uses of the crystalline free-plate habit of the L-arginine salt of (R)-2-(7-(4-cyclopentyl-3-(trifluoromethyl)benzyloxy)-1,2,3,4-tetrahydrocyclo-penta[b]indol-3-yl)acetic acid (Compound 1) in the treatment of S1P1 receptor-associated disorders, for example, diseases and disorders mediated by lymphocytes, transplant rejection, autoimmune diseases and disorders, inflammatory diseases and disorders (e.g., acute and chronic inflammatory conditions), cancer, and conditions characterized by an underlying defect in the vascular integrity or that are associated with angiogenesis such as may be pathologic (e.g., as may occur in inflammation, tumor development, and atherosclerosis).
US11884624B2	Difluorolactam compounds as EP4 receptor-selective agonists for use in the treatment of EP4-mediated diseases and conditions Disclosed herein are compounds of formula (I) and therapeutic methods of treatment with compounds of formula (I), wherein L1, L2, L4, R1, R4, R5, R6, and s are as defined in the specification. Compounds of formula (I) are EP4 agonists useful in the treatment of glaucoma, neuropathic pain, and related disorders.
US11884619B2	Reagents and methods for esterification A method for esterification of one or more carboxylic acid groups in a compound containing one or more carboxylic acid groups wherein the esterification reagent is a diazo-compound of formula: wherein the R1 and R2 groups of the diazo compound are selected such that the corresponding organic compound of formula: exhibits a —C—H pKa value between 18 and 29 as measured in DMSO. Specific reagents and methods for esterification are provided. The esterification reagents provided exhibit high selectivity for esterification of carboxylic acid groups over reaction with amine, alcohol or thiol groups in the compound containing one or more carboxylic acid groups. The method can be used to selectively esterify carboxylic acid groups in peptides or proteins.
US11884617B2	Method for producing acetic acid Provided is an acetic acid production method that enables smooth reduction and/or increase of acetic acid production with easy operation and can industrially efficiently, stably produce acetic acid with maintained quality even when the acetic acid production volume is changed. The acetic acid production method includes a carbonylation step in which methanol is reacted with carbon monoxide in a continuous system in the presence of a catalytic system, acetic acid, methyl acetate, and water, where the catalytic system includes a metal catalyst and methyl iodide. The carbonylation step employs two or more reactors disposed in parallel.
US11884616B2	Processes and apparatuses for operating a hydrocarbon conversion zone Processes and apparatus for reforming hydrocarbons to reduce the impact of contaminants created by non-catalyst coking. The reaction zone receives sulfur to inhibit the impact, and a control index is used to control the determine conditions with generally lower pressures. Additionally, a compression zone, pressure control zone and combustion zone operation are provided for the operation of the reaction zone at the generally lower pressures.
US11884614B2	Normal alpha olefin synthesis using decarbonylative olefination An alpha olefin synthesis process includes (i) subjecting a first normal alpha olefin to hydroformylation in the presence of carbon monoxide and hydrogen to form a first linear aldehyde, (ii) subjecting the first linear aldehyde to decarbonylative olefination to form a linear internal olefin, (iii) subjecting the linear internal olefin to isomerization-hydroformylation in the presence of carbon monoxide and hydrogen to form a second linear aldehyde, and (iv) subjecting the second linear aldehyde to hydrogenation to form a linear alcohol followed by dehydration to form a second normal alpha olefin, or subjecting the second linear aldehyde to combined hydrogenation-dehydration in a single step to form a second normal alpha olefin. Using this process, for example, ethylene can be converted to 1-hexene, and 1-butene can be converted to 1-decene.
US11884613B2	Processes and intermediates for the preparation of carbaprostacyclin analogues The invention relates to processes for preparing carbaprostacyclin analogues and intermediates prepared from the processes. The invention also relates to cyclopentenone intermediates in racemic or optically active form.
US11884611B2	Reactor for carrying out a gas-liquid two-phase high-pressure reaction with a foaming medium A reactor for performing a gas/liquid biphasic high-pressure reaction with a foaming medium, comprising an interior formed by a cylindrical, vertically oriented elongate shell, a bottom and a cap, wherein the interior is divided by internals into a backmixed zone and a zone of limited backmixing, wherein the backmixed zone and the zone of limited backmixing are consecutively traversable by the reaction mixture, wherein the backmixed zone comprises means for introducing gas and liquid and a gas outlet and also comprises at least one mixing apparatus selected from a stirrer, a jet nozzle and means for injecting the gas, and the zone of limited backmixing comprises a reaction product outlet, a first cylindrical internal element which in the interior extends in the longitudinal direction of the reactor and which delimits the zone of limited backmixing from the backmixed zone, backmixing-preventing second internal elements in the form of random packings, structured packings or liquid-permeable trays arranged in the zone of limited backmixing and a riser tube whose lower end is arranged within the backmixed zone and whose upper end opens into the zone of limited backmixing so that liquid from the backmixed zone can ascend into the zone of limited backmixing via the riser tube, wherein flow into the zone of limited backmixing enters from below. The reactor is configured such that the high-pressure reaction space is optimally utilized and contamination of workup steps or subsequent reactions arranged downstream of the high-pressure reaction with foam is substantially avoided. The invention further relates to a process for performing a continuous gas/liquid biphasic high-pressure reaction in the reactor.
US11884610B2	Crystalline solids of mek inhibitor n-((r)-2,3-dihydroxypropoxy)-3,4-difluoro-2-(2-fluoro-4-iodo-phenylamino)-benzamide and uses thereof The present disclosure relates to: a) crystalline forms of N—((R)-2,3-dihydroxypropoxy)-3,4-difluoro-2-(2-fluoro-4-iodo-phenylamino)-benzamide; b) pharmaceutical compositions comprising one or more crystalline forms of N—((R)-2,3-dihydroxypropoxy)-3,4-difluoro-2-(2-fluoro-4-iodo-phenylamino)-benzamide, and, optionally, one or more pharmaceutically acceptable carriers; c) methods of treating a tumor a cancer, or a Rasopathy disorder by administering one or more crystalline forms of N—((R)-2,3-dihydroxypropoxy)-3,4-difluoro-2-(2-fluoro-4-iodo-phenylamino)-benzamide to a subject in need thereof; and methods of producing essentially pure Form IV of N—((R)-2,3-dihydroxypropoxy)-3,4-difluoro-2-(2-fluoro-4-iodo-phenylamino)-benzamide.
US11884609B2	Process for manufacturing ethyleneamine compounds The present disclosure pertains to a process for manufacturing ethyleneamine compounds selected from the group of ethyleneamines and hydroxyethylethyleneamines wherein the process comprises two reaction sequences.
US11884607B2	Processes for producing trifluoroiodomethane and trifluoroacetyl iodide The present disclosure provides a process for producing trifluoroiodomethane, the process comprising providing a reactant stream comprising hydrogen iodide and at least one trifluoroacetyl halide selected from the group consisting of trifluoroacetyl chloride, trifluoroacetyl fluoride, trifluoroacetyl bromide, and combinations thereof, reacting the reactant stream in the presence of a first catalyst at a first reaction temperature from about 25° C. to about 400° C. to produce an intermediate product stream comprising trifluoroacetyl iodide, and reacting the intermediate product stream in the presence of a second catalyst at a second reaction temperature from about 200° C. to about 600° C. to produce a final product stream comprising the trifluoroiodomethane.
US11884606B2	Monoalkyl cyclopentadiene compounds and processes for preparing same The disclosure provides methodology for the synthesis of mono-alkylated cyclopentadiene structures, which can be obtained via fulvene intermediates. In one embodiment, the cyclopentadiene ring is substituted with a trialkylsilyl moiety, which enables the further reaction with certain metal halides to form metal adducts. For example, the monoalkyl cyclopentadienes substituted with a trimethylsilyl group can be reacted with TiCl4 to provide RCpTiCl3 complexes, wherein R is a group of the formula wherein R1 and R2 are as defined herein.
US11884604B2	Propellant charge The invention is in the field of propellants. In particular the invention is directed to a propellant for ammunition, such as medium and large caliber gun ammunition, having improved performance. In accordance with the present invention a propellant charge comprises one or more longitudinally extending, progressive-externally burning grains having a number of perforations passing through the grains in the length direction and having a cross-sectional shape (perpendicular to the grain's length direction) that is elongated.
US11884603B2	Process for producing humic acid salts with fluidizing solid phase reaction The present invention utilizes a high-speed intensive mixer in a fluidizing-type, solid-phase, neutralization reactor to blend solid-state alkali hydroxide with any humic acid sources. The final product is a dry humic acid salt. The purpose of this innovative method is to eliminate a series of complicated unit operations commonly employed by the traditional process. These removed steps may include dissolving caustic soda, mixing in a paste-like formation, extrusion, granulation, drying, and grinding, etc. The invention contributes to a simplified flowsheet, resulting in sharply reduced equipment investment, plant space, and labor and energy costs. All of these factors coupled with increased productivity will drastically lower the overall production cost. Also, the reduction of dust pollution will greatly minimize the impact in environmental protection and safety issues.
US11884601B2	Strength enhancer for concretes based on functionalized nanomaterials An admixture for cement based compositions, the admixture including a) an aqueous solution of polycarboxylate ether and b) at least one functionalized nanomaterial selected from carbon nanotubes functionalized by carboxyl groups and carbon nanofibers functionalized by carboxyl groups, wherein the at least one functionalized nanomaterial is dispersed in the aqueous solution. Low dosages of the admixture in cement based compositions result in significant enhancement of compressive strength.
US11884598B2	Ceramic honeycomb body with skin A ceramic honeycomb body comprising a peripheral skin layer and a fiber extending around the outer periphery of a honeycomb core, the fiber embedded in the peripheral skin layer is described. A method of making a honeycomb body having a fiber extending around the outer periphery of a honeycomb core and embedded in the peripheral skin layer is also described.
US11884596B2	Method for producing granules for ceramic production The present invention aims to provide a method for producing granules for ceramic production, the method having high productivity and making it possible to obtain a ceramic which, when produced by press molding the granules and firing the resulting press molded product, has physical properties kept from lowering. The present invention is characterized by including: a slurry preparation step of preparing a slurry including a mixture containing a powder of an inorganic compound, a binder, and a solvent; a granulation step of introducing the slurry into a spray drying device to form a granulated substance containing the inorganic compound; an exhaust step of exhausting an atmospheric gas within the spray drying device via a cyclone having a surface made of ceramic; and a step of mixing a fine powder, which has been recovered by the cyclone during the exhaust step, with the granulated substance obtained in the granulation step.
US11884594B2	High strength shaped aluminas and a method of producing such high strength shaped aluminas A method of producing high strength shaped alumina by feeding alumina power into an agglomerator having a shaft with mixers able to displace the alumina power along the shaft, spraying a liquid binder onto the alumina power as it is displaced along the shaft to form a shaped alumina, and calcining the shaped alumina. The shaped alumina produced having a loose bulk density of greater than or equal to 1.20 g/ml, a surface area less than 10 m2/g, impurities of less than 5 ppm of individual metals and less than 9 ppm of impurities in total, and/or crush strength of greater than 12,000 psi.
US11884586B2	Glass composition for glass fibers, glass fiber, and glass fiber-reinforced resin molded product Provided is a glass composition for glass fiber that suppresses variations in fiber diameter of glass fiber including 45.60 to 59.00% by mass of SiO2, 10.00 to 16.00% by mass of Al2O3, 17.00 to 25.00% by mass of CaO, 0.01 to 9.50% by mass of TiO2, 0.03 to 7.00% by mass of P2O5, 0.00 to 9.50% by mass of ZnO, 0.00 to 2.00% by mass of SO3, 0.01 to 11.50% by mass in total of ZnO and SO3, and 0.00 to 2.00% by mass in total of Na2O, K2O, and Li2O, with respect to the total amount. The content SI of SiO2, the content A of Al2O3, the content C of CaO, the content T of TiO2, the content P of P2O5, the content Z of ZnO, and the content SO of SO3 satisfy the following formula (1): 15.0≤(SI/C)2×(A/T)×{P/(SO+Z)}1/4≤690.1 (1).
US11884581B2	Scratch resistant glass and method of making Methods of manufacturing a glass-based article includes exposing a glass-based substrate having a lithium aluminosilicate composition to an ion exchange treatment to form the glass-based article. The ion exchange treatment including a molten salt bath having a concentration of a sodium salt in a range from 8 mol % to 100 mol %. The glass-based article includes sodium having a non-zero varying concentration extending from a surface of the glass-based article to a depth of the glass-based article The glass-based article has compressive stress layer extending from the surface to a spike depth of layer from 4 micrometers to 8 micrometers. The glass-based article includes a molar ratio of potassium oxide (K2O) to sodium oxide (Na2O) averaged over a distance from the surface to a depth of 0.4 micrometers that is greater than or equal to 0 and less than or equal to 1.8.
US11884579B2	Process for modification of a solid surface A process for the modification of a surface of a solid material, having the step of contacting the surface with a surface-modifying composition under irradiation with light of a wavelength in the range of 200 to 800 nm optionally in the presence of a photoinitiator, wherein the solid material has surface groups selected from C—OH, Si—OH, C═O and C—O—C groups and wherein the surface-modifying composition has at least a hydrosilane and at least one reactive compound (A) other than the hydrosilane, wherein the reactive compound (A) has at least two functional groups selected from (meth)acrylate, (meth)acrylamide, hydroxyl, carboxylic acid, alkene, alkyne and epoxy, and wherein the amount of hydrosilane in the composition ranges between 0.5 and 99 vol %, and wherein the vol % is determined at 20° C. relative to the total of the surface modifying composition. A solid material having a partial surface modification layer.
US11884578B2	Method for preparing efficient and scalable self-cleaning coating A method for preparation of a self-cleaning coating solution is provided. The method comprises mixing an aluminium compound with a solution of an ethanol compound to form a solution. Further, the formed solution is subjected to a first magnetic stirring. After the first magnetic stirring a first transparent solution is formed. Further, a stabilizing agent is added to the first transparent solution of the aluminium compound and the ethanol compound. Subsequent to adding the stabilizing agent a translucent solution is formed. Finally, the formed translucent solution is subjected to a second magnetic stirring for forming a homogeneous second transparent solution. The formed second transparent solution is a coating solution.
US11884577B2	Display cover member and production method therefor Provided is a display cover member that enables realization of a display having less reflection of the background and excellent anti-sparkle properties. The display cover member has a feature that: one of principal surfaces is formed of an uneven surface; a mean width of roughness profile elements (RSm) of the uneven surface defined by JIS B 0601-2013 is not less than 1 μm and not more than 30 μm; and a ratio θ/Rku between an average inclined angle (θ) of the roughness profile of the uneven surface and a kurtosis of the roughness profile (Rku) of the uneven surface defined by JIS B 0601-2013 is not less than 0.40° and not more than 1.08°.
US11884576B2	Display cover member and production method therefor Provided is a display cover member that enables realization of a display having less reflection of the background and excellent anti-sparkle properties. The display cover member has a feature that: one of principal surfaces is formed of an uneven surface; a mean width of roughness profile elements (RSm) of the uneven surface defined by JIS B 0601-2013 is not less than 1 μm and not more than 30 μm; and a ratio θ/Rku between an average inclined angle (θ) of the roughness profile of the uneven surface and a kurtosis of the roughness profile (Rku) of the uneven surface defined by JIS B 0601-2013 is not less than 0.40° and not more than 1.08°.
US11884575B2	Glass fiber composition, glass fiber and composite material thereof A composition for producing a glass fiber, including the following components with corresponding percentage amounts by weight: SiO2: 57.4-60.9%; Al2O3: greater than 17% and less than or equal to 19.8%; MgO: greater than 9% and less than or equal to 12.8%; CaO: 6.4-11.8%; SrO: 0.1-1.5%; Na2O+K2O: 0.1-1.1%; Fe2O3: 0.05-1%; TiO2: lower than 0.8%; and SiO2+Al2O3: lower than or equal to 79.4%. The total weight percentage of the above components in the composition is greater than 99%. The weight percentage ratio of Al2O3+MgO to SiO2 is between 0.43 and 0.56, and the weight percentage ratio of CaO+MgO to SiO2+Al2O3 is greater than 0.205. The composition can significantly increase the glass modulus, effectively reduce the glass crystallization rate, secure a desirable temperature range (ΔT) for fiber formation and enhance the refinement of molten glass, thus making it particularly suitable for high performance glass fiber production with refractory-lined furnaces.
US11884574B2	Ultra low melting glass frit and fibers Disclosed herein are methods for forming low melting point glass fibers comprising providing a glass feedstock comprising a low melting point glass and melt-spinning the glass feedstock to produce glass fibers, wherein the glass transition temperature of the glass fibers is less than or equal to about 120% of the glass transition temperature of the glass feedstock. The disclosure also relates to method for forming low melting point glass frit further comprising jet-milling the glass fibers. Low melting point glass frit and fibers produced by the methods described above are also disclosed herein.
US11884573B2	Method and device for separation of glass portions or glass ceramic portions A method is provided that includes producing filamentary damages in a volume of a glass or glass ceramic element adjacently aligned along a separation line and extend obliquely relative to a surface of the glass or glass ceramic element; and separating a portion from the glass or glass ceramic element along the separation line. The step of producing the filamentary damages includes directing laser pulses of an ultrashort pulse laser obliquely on the surface so that the laser pulses have a light propagation direction that extends obliquely relative to the surface and so that the filamentary damages resulting from the laser pulses have the longitudinal extension that extends obliquely relative to the surface; generating a plasma within the volume with the laser pulses; and displacing the laser pulses at points of incidence over the surface along the separation line.
US11884568B2	Recycling of sodium sulfate in starch processing This specification discloses a system and method for treating process water from a starch process, and more specifically, recycling a concentrated sodium sulfate solution, obtained from the process water to the starch process.
US11884558B2	Fluid device A fluid device includes: a flow main body including a side wall along a first axis and configured to flow a fluid from an inflow portion provided at one side of the first axis toward an outflow portion provided at the other side of the first axis; a plate provided at the other side of the first axis of the flow main body and having a first surface intersecting the first axis; a standing wall extending along the first axis from the first surface toward the one side of the first axis and having a length along the first axis shorter than the side wall; and an ultrasonic element disposed at an outer side of a collection region of the plate and configured to transmit an ultrasonic wave along the first axis when the standing wall and a region surrounded by the standing wall on the first surface are defined as the collection region.
US11884552B2	Fluorinated cation-disordered rocksalt materials and methods of making thereof This disclosure provides systems, methods, and apparatus related to lithium metal oxyfluorides. In one aspect, a method for manufacturing a lithium metal oxyfluoride having a general formula Li1+x(MM′)zO2-yFy, with 0.6≤z≤0.95, 0
US11884548B2	Zinc carbonate, stable nano zinc oxide, and methods of making the same A method of preparing a transparent zinc carbonate is disclosed. The method includes dissolving a zinc source in aqueous ammonium carbonate, removing metal impurities from the solution, injecting CO2 into the zinc ammonia carbonate solution, heating a resulting slurry to a temperature of about 100° C. or more until the ammonia is substantially absent from the solution, and drying the resulting zinc carbonate at a temperature from around 150° C. to 300° C. for a length of time that removes water, but retains a significant part of the CO2 content. The ammonia and the carbon dioxide are present in the aqueous solution in a ratio by moles or by weight effective to dissolve the zinc. A nano zinc oxide can be prepared by drying the zinc carbonate at a temperature of 300-400° C. for a length of time sufficient to remove substantially all of the CO2.
US11884546B2	Multilayer body and electronic device A multilayer body includes a base portion and a graphene film. In an ion mass distribution versus depth of the multilayer body determined by time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectrometry, detection intensities of C6 ions have a maximum value at a depth of greater than 0 nm and 2.5 nm or less from an exposed surface. Detection intensities of C3 ions have a maximum value at a depth of greater than 0 nm and 3.0 nm or less from the exposed surface. Detection intensities of SiC4 ions have a maximum value at a depth of 0.5 nm or greater and 5.0 nm or less from the exposed surface. Detection intensities of SiC ions have a maximum value at a depth of 0.5 nm or greater and 10.0 nm or less from the exposed surface. Detection intensities of Si2 ions have a maximum value at a depth of 0.5 nm or greater and 10.0 nm or less from the exposed surface. A value obtained by dividing the maximum value of the detection intensities of SiC4 ions by an average of detection intensities of SiC4 ions associated with a region of the multilayer body is 1 or greater and 3.5 or less, the region having distances from the exposed surface in a thickness direction of the multilayer body of equal to or greater than 8 nm and 12 nm or less.
US11884545B2	Method for manufacturing complex Si-C cathode base units and the base unit made of the method A method for manufacturing complex Si—C cathode base units includes the steps of: pulverizing a graphene block; mixing the plurality of graphene pieces with ethanol and first high molecular material; dispersing and pulverizing powders of silicon, and silicon oxide (SiOx) into a plurality of complex monomers; and then they being mixed with high molecular graphene recipe gel solution; spraying and drying Si—C solution to form with first order Si—C nanoparticles; a plurality of buffer spaces being formed in the plurality of graphene pieces; mixing first order SIC nanoparticles, second high molecular material, and a small amount of nanometer carbon tubes and then calcined them; the first order SiC nanoparticles, the second high molecular material and the nanometer carbon tubes being shaped or being sprayed and dried; and finally, calcining them to form as third order SIC nanoparticles which is the complex Si—C based unit.
US11884543B2	Flow through fuel reactor Flow through reactors and related methods for use with slurries including water reactive particles are generally described.
US11884539B2	Systems and methods for manufacturing nano-scale materials Methods and systems for high-speed production of nanoparticles with very high product yields are described. Systems utilize concentric micro-scale capillaries arranged to define nanoparticle formation regions that lie along predetermined length(s) of the capillaries. Flow through the formation regions can be laminar during a formation protocol. The system can include on-line analytical tools for real time characterization of products or intermediates. Systems include an additive manufacturing-type deposition at the terminus of the formation section. The deposition area includes a print head and a print bed and provides for random or patterned deposition of nanoparticles. The print head and/or the print bed can be capable of motion in one or more degrees of freedom relative to one another.
US11884538B2	Root mean square sensor device A sensor device includes a first and second Micro-Electro-Mechanical (MEM) structures. The first MEM structure includes a first heating element on a first layer of the first MEM structure. The first heating element includes an input adapted to receive an input signal. The first MEM structure also includes a first temperature sensing element on a second layer of the first MEM structure. The second MEM structure includes a second heating element on a first layer of the second MEM structure and a second temperature sensing element on a second layer of the second MEM structure. An output circuit has a first input coupled to the first temperature sensing element and a second input coupled to the second temperature sensing element.
US11884528B2	Capping machine for caps made of compressible material A capping machine for caps made of compressible material includes a compression box and compression units, each being housed in a cavity in the compression box and defining a cap compression seat. A bottle centering device is associated with each compression unit and is mechanically associated with the compression box at a housing seat on a lower face. The capping machine includes a fastener for removably retaining each bottle centering device in its respective housing seat. The fastener includes for each bottle centering device a movable engagement element movably associated with the lower face moveable between: a locking position, wherein the movable engagement element interferes with the respective bottle centering device creating an undercut to retain the bottle centering device inside the housing seat; and an unlocking position, wherein the movable engagement element does not interfere, allowing the bottle centering device to freely engage or disengage the housing seat.
US11884520B2	Mobile tower crane systems and methods A tower crane for assembling a wind turbine includes a boom assembly including a boom and a hoisting block coupled to the boom, an extendable tower assembly including a plurality of tower sections, and a transport assembly including a central support frame coupled to the tower assembly, a self-propelled transporter configured to transport the tower crane, and a diagonal brace extending between the central support frame and the transporter, wherein the diagonal brace includes a linear actuator configured to selectably extend and retract the diagonal brace.
US11884516B2	Health monitoring of elevator system tension members A health monitoring system for an electrically-conductive tension member of an elevator system belt includes a transmitter including a transmitter coil configured for placement at the tension member, a receiver configured to be positioned at the tension member, and a controller operably connected to the transmitter and the receiver. The controller is configured to direct an alternating current through the transmitter coil resulting in the generation of a magnetic field and eddy currents at the transmitter coil, evaluate fluctuations in the magnetic field detected at the receiver. The fluctuations are indicative of wear or damage to the tension member.
US11884515B2	Clamping device and elevator system A clamping device and an elevator system. The clamping device includes: a base having a limiting space and an opening communicating with the limiting space; and a clamping arm assembly, which is arranged at the opening of the base and forms a gap with the opening in a stationary state, the gap being smaller than a size of a clamped part; in which the clamp arm assembly has a first damping force that allows the clamped part to enter the limiting space via the opening, and has a second damping force that allows the clamped part to exit the limiting space via the opening; and the second damping force is greater than the first damping force.
US11884509B2	Holographic external calling device for elevator A holographic external call device for an elevator, which includes a device shell. One side of the device shell is provided with a sensor mounting hole, and a gesture sensor is installed in the sensor mounting hole. An optical module is installed, one side of the optical module is provided with two screen installation grooves, the two screen installation grooves are both installed with a screen, and the bottom side of the optical module is provided with a main board. The screen produces an image after power on, which affects the light reconstruction in the optical module to generate an image in the air, and then the finger clicks on the image in the air. The gesture sensor will sense the gesture and send the command for the main board, addressing cross-contact infection problem caused by using the elevator outbound button to call the elevator without actual physical contact.
US11884508B2	Method for allocating elevator calls and elevator system The invention relates to a method for allocating elevator calls in an elevator system (10) comprising at least one elevator (12a-12c), which elevator system (10) is controlled by an elevator control (16) comprising a destination call allocation control, wherein passenger IDs are inputted into at least one I/O-device (20) of the elevator system (10), whereafter based on the passenger ID a destination call is issued comprising the floor of the I/O-device (20) as departure floor and a preset or inputted destination floor as destination floor of the elevator call. According to the invention when a new destination call is issued, it is checked whether or not a destination call is still pending under the same passenger ID, and if a destination call of said person is still pending, either the new call or the pending call is cancelled.
US11884506B2	Medium conveying apparatus for correcting a skew of a medium using three sensors A medium conveying apparatus includes a plurality of feed rollers, each feed roller rotating independently at a respective speed to feed a medium, a first sensor located on a downstream side of the plurality of feed rollers in a medium conveying direction and also in a central part in a direction perpendicular to the medium conveying direction, to detect the medium, a second sensor and a third sensor located on both sides of the first sensor in the direction perpendicular to the medium conveying direction, to respectively detect the medium, and a processor to change the speed of one of the plurality of feed rollers at least until the first sensor detects the medium when any of the second sensor or the third sensor detects the medium and the first sensor does not detect the medium within a predetermined time.
US11884501B2	Output hopper for media processing devices An example disclosed output hopper includes a cavity to receive media units from an output of a media processing device, the cavity to cause the media units to form a stack in a first direction; a first door pivotably movable between a closed position and an open position, the first door to retain the media units in the cavity when in the closed position, wherein the first door is configured to pivot on a first axis substantially parallel to the first direction; wherein: the first door includes a first cutout at a first top edge of the first door; and the first cutout allow the media units to spill over the first and second top edges when a capacity of the cavity is exceeded.
US11884499B1	Apparatus and methods for variable width turn-up procedures on a paper processing machine Apparatus for variable width turn-up procedures on a paper processing machine. The apparatus may include a turn-up tape dispenser fixedly attached to a proximal end of a transverse track and movable with the transverse track along the first linear bearing. A movable turn-up tape exit point may be mounted to a second linear bearing. The second linear bearing may be independent of the transverse track or attached to the transverse track. The apparatus may include a brake operable to secure the transverse track in a position relative to the surface of the first spool. Furthermore, the apparatus may include a movable track curve that allows a placement of the track curve to be moved.
US11884497B2	Component reel picking A method of picking a top component reel from a stack of component reels includes lowering a picking arm over a rod extending through the stack of component reels to above a top component reel of the stack, the arm comprising a plurality of alignment tabs and a gripper positioned such that, with the picking arm lowered the rod extends through the gripper and between the alignment tabs of the picking arm. The method includes actuating the alignment tabs to engage the rod and align the rod with respect to the picking arm, inserting a portion of the gripper into a hole of the top component reel, actuating the gripper to engage opposing inner surfaces of the top component reel at the hole of the top component reel, and with the gripper engaged, raising the picking arm to lift the top component reel from the stack of component reels.
US11884496B2	Manufacturing pickup tool A vacuum powered pickup tool with mechanically moveable discrete nozzles allows for selective activation of the nozzles through the mechanical movement of the nozzles relative to a vacuum manifold. The movement of a nozzle from an inactive position where an inlet port of the nozzle is fluidly decoupled with the vacuum manifold to an active position where the inlet port is fluidly coupled with the vacuum manifold allows for independent activation of discrete nozzles of the pickup tool. Aspects also contemplate varying an associate manifold through movement of the manifolds accessible to the inlet port of the nozzle when in the active position.
US11884495B2	Systems and methods for processing objects provided in vehicles An object processing system is disclosed for unloading objects from a trailer of a tractor trailer. The object processing system includes an engagement system including a truck entry portion for entering the trailer and for indiscriminately engaging unidentified objects within the trailer, and a conveyance system for conveying objects engaged by the engagement system toward an unloading portion of the trailer.
US11884492B2	Product containment guard for a conveyor A conveyor employs an adjustable product containment guard adjacent to a carryway for containing product on the carryway. The product containment guard is mounted to an end plate that includes multiple seats for moving the product containment guard between different positions.
US11884490B2	Belt conveyor capable of conveying oilseed products A belt and a belt conveyor are provided for transporting particulate material and especially oilseeds up the belt conveyor. The belt conveyor can include an intake end having a hopper, a discharge end, a body extending between the intake end and the discharge end and a belt. The belt travels along a travel path in the belt conveyor; the belt traveling through the hopper, up an upper run in the body to the discharge end, down a return run in the body, and back through the hopper. The belt can have a top surface having pairs of adjacent ridges provided on the top surface, each ridge having a pair of arms extending from a point, in a travel direction of the belt, wherein each pair of adjacent ridges define a v-channel on the top surface of the belt.
US11884488B2	Article conveying system and article conveying method The present disclosure relates to an article conveying system and an article conveying method. The article conveying system comprises: at least two first conveying channels configured to be arranged horizontally on a building; at least one second conveying channel configured to be arranged vertically on the building; a conveyer configured to move on the first conveying channels and the second conveying channel to convey an article to different positions of the building; and transfer device arranged between the first conveying channels and the second conveying channel, to transfer the article and/or the conveyer from the first conveying channels to the second conveying channel or from the second conveying channel to the first conveying channels. The present disclosure can save physical strength and time of delivery persons and consignees, effectively achieve transfer of the article and/or the conveyer between the first conveying channels and the second conveying channel, and improve the conveying efficiency.
US11884487B2	Autonomous transport vehicle with position determining system and method therefor A storage and retrieval system including a storage structure having storage shelves, each storage shelf having slats for supporting stored items where the slats are spaced apart from each other by a predetermined distance, an autonomous transport vehicle including at least one sensor configured to sense each of the slats and output a signal indicating when a slat is sensed, and a controller for verifying a location of the autonomous transport vehicle within the storage structure based on at least the output signal.
US11884481B2	Delivery unit and delivery system A delivery unit 15 is mounted on a vehicle 21 and is used to deliver the articles accommodated in a storage container 33 filled with a cooling gas. The delivery unit 15 includes a thermometer Se1 that measures a temperature in the storage container 33, a memory unit 53 that memorizes therein data of the measured temperature in chronological order, a quality-data generation unit 55a that generates quality data of articles based on temperature data acquired from the memory unit 53, a print-data editing unit 55h that edits print data relating to a quality certificate including a graphic image representing the quality in chronological order of the cooling environment in the storage container 33 accommodating articles therein during delivery based on a serial number of the article and the quality data, and a printer 27 that prints print data relating to the quality certificate on a recording medium.
US11884475B2	Aerosol actuators and methods for using the same An aerosol dispensing system having an aerosol actuator with a skirt and a skirt angle of between 50 and 70 degrees fitted on an aerosol can having a can slope angle within about 3 or 5 or 7 or 10 degrees of the skirt angle.
US11884474B1	Product dispensing clock A product dispensing clock includes a housing and a reservoir arranged in the housing. The reservoir holds a number of dispensable products. A dispenser is arranged in the housing adjacent the reservoir. The dispenser receives at least one of the dispensable products from the reservoir. A collection chamber is defined in the housing. The dispenser dispenses the dispensable products received from the reservoir to the collection chamber for a user to collect the dispensable products. A controller activates the dispenser at a predetermined time interval to dispense the dispensable products to the collection chamber for collection by the user.
US11884472B2	Mixing container combined with drinking container A concentrate container that is coupled to a drinking container having an output for discharging a drink is proposed. The concentrate container has a chamber in which a concentrate is kept, an outlet through which a concentrate is put into the drinking container, and a container mouth for discharging a liquid mixture of the concentrate and a drink to the outside when the drinking container and the concentrate container are combined. The inner diameter of the concentrate container outlet is determined to be fitted on the drinking container outlet, a thread is formed inside the concentrate container outlet, and the thread is engaged with a thread of the drinking container outlet.
US11884470B2	Void fill packaging A void-fill package, and method of making the same, comprising at least 50%, on a weight basis of the package, recycled polyethylene; at least 40%, on a weight basis of the package, virgin polyethylene; at least one moisture scavenger; and at least one melt stabilizer.
US11884468B2	Packaging container and method of making and using the same The present application is directed to a packaging container including a body including; a first portion including a coupling feature; a second portion including a coupling feature and complementary to the first portion; and a hinge portion coupling the first portion to the second portion adapted to move the packaging container from an open position to a closed position around a product, where the first portion and the second portion combine to form a void port in the closed position.
US11884464B2	Container with subdivided sections containing locked compartments unlocking in sequence An assembly is provided. The assembly comprises of a container which may be a reusable or single-use container intended for the storage, transport, temperature regulation, modification, prevention of contamination, usage, removal, presentation, consumption, assembly, and/or the experience around food products contained inside of the plurality of locked compartments which are opened in a programmed sequence determined by a processing assembly device. The user of the container can utilize the contents of each of the container compartments as they are unlocked one at a time based on a preset sequence of events. These events may utilize sensor data to determine if a previous compartment is completely empty to send the command to unlock the next compartment in sequence. An administrator can set and/or override the sequence of the compartments to unlock from the container and program the rules for unlocking the container compartments.
US11884461B2	Packaging box Disclosed is a packaging box which includes a box body. The packaging box includes a cavity defined in the box body and a side wall surrounding the cavity, a support frame that disposed on an inner side of the side wall, and a bottom plate that is disposed in the cavity and at an end of the support frame. The support frame is integrated with the box body, an opening is provided in the box body, and the support frame is formed by bending the side wall located at the opening toward the cavity.
US11884460B2	Folding panel packaging with tab locks Packaging is formed from a unitary, cross-shaped blank folded to form a packaging to hold a product. Some panels of the packaging include cutouts, and the material from the cutouts is adhered to other panels to form fastening elements to hold the box together in a closed configuration via a friction fit. This adds efficiency to the material usage of the packaging. The folded panels fold at miter cuts, such that the outward facing edges are sharp cornered and the opposing miter surfaces increase structural integrity of the finished packaging. Complementary edges of the packaging also are formed with miter cuts (or chamfer-type cuts), such that the complementary edges form a sharp corner, with opposing miter surfaces increasing structural integrity of the finished packaging at complementary edges just as at the fold lines.
US11884457B2	Storage solution having a utility box, latch system, rack system or display system A storage solution that provides substantial advantages over existing storage solutions. The storage solution can include a latch system, a rack system or a display system, any one or more of which can be included with a utility box.
US11884454B2	Binder A binding tool includes a pair of leg portions and a central portion that is provided between the pair of leg portions. The binding tool is formed in a horseshoe shape and is capable of binding an object to be bound by bending the pair of leg portions inward. The pair of leg portions are arranged to be deviated from each other in a front-rear direction as viewed in a thickness direction.
US11884447B2	Container shoulder rib A polymeric container including a finish defining an opening of the container. A shoulder of the container is between the finish and a body of the container. A base of the container is at an end of the body opposite to the shoulder. The base is configured to support the container upright. A plurality of body ribs are at the body. A shoulder rib is between the shoulder and the body. The shoulder rib has a maximum height that is about 5 times greater than a maximum depth of the shoulder rib.
US11884443B2	Method for labelling reels A method for labelling reels, wherein a movable expansion shaft of a robot engages a first portion of a cylindrical inner surface of a reel and an application roller with a printed label retained thereon engages a second portion of the cylindrical inner surface and attaches the printed label on the second portion of the cylindrical inner surface.
US11884435B2	Method and apparatus for automatically boxing products on stick Described is an apparatus for automatically boxing products on stick including: a closed transport line, a plurality of units, each movable independently, along the transport line in a feed direction, each including a retaining system for retaining a product on stick, an unloading unit configured for picking up a predetermined number of products on stick from the units and boxing said predetermined number of products on stick, a control and return unit, positioned upstream relative to the unloading unit relative to the feed direction along the transport line, configured for controlling the presence of products on stick in the units moving along the forward guide, for selectively interrupting the movement of the units in the feed direction.
US11884426B2	Compression apparatus and methods of making and using the same A compression apparatus includes an outer shell; a first plate and second plate, where the first plate and the second plate are located within the outer shell and a face of the first plate opposes a face of the second plate The compression apparatus also includes a compression mechanism which retractably moves the face of the second plate into contact with the face of the first plate. The face of the first plate or the face of the second plate includes a substrate layer, and a coating layer over the substrate layer, where the coating layer includes a plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition material.
US11884425B2	Spacecraft with artificial gravity modules A spacecraft capable of generating an artificial gravity environment comprises frame with a circular track with at least two modules traveling on the track. The two modules are configured to engage the first track opposite the first module to minimize mass imbalance, and a balancing system for the first and second modules configured to mass balance the first and second modules relative to each other. The frame itself does not rotate, and may have other mission supporting structures attached, including storage and supply modules, and observational modules, and spacecraft hangars and spacecraft docking modules. A method of operating a spacecraft to generate artificial gravity in a habitation module comprises operating a frame in space, propelling first and second habitation modules about the frame to generate artificial gravity environments in the modules, and mass balancing the first module relative to the second module to maintain balance of the spacecraft.
US11884424B2	Panel deployment apparatus and panel deployment method A panel deployment apparatus includes a guide provided on a first hinge axis of a main hinge; a guide provided on a second hinge axis of a side hinge; and a deployment stop arm that stops deployment of a second side panel by sequential engagement with the guide and the guide, the deployment stop arm being fixed to the second side panel, wherein the second main panel is deployed in a state of the deployment stop arm being engaged with the guide and, when the deployment stop arm is disengaged from the guide and then engaged with the guide, the first side panel is deployed in a state of the deployment stop arm being engaged with the guide and, when the deployment stop arm is disengaged from the guide, the second side panel is deployed.
US11884417B2	Emergency flight director A system and method for emergency manual flight direction to a non-pilot enables the non-pilot an ability to safely land an aircraft after an event causing a single pilot of the aircraft to become unable to perform pilot tasks. The emergency flight director (EFD) receives inputs from a plurality of sources and displays information, maneuver, configuration and communication commands to the non-pilot on a flight deck display. Inputs to the system include aircraft state data as well as airport and current weather information associated with each available airport. The EFD determines an appropriate emergency landing runway and presents simplified commands coupled with animated aircraft specific graphics to the non-pilot to manually fly the aircraft to a safe landing.
US11884415B2	Airborne aerodynamic arrangement An aerodynamic arrangement and method for providing a required air pressure coefficient at an area of location of an air port of an internal cooling system of a flying platform is described. The air port is selected from an air inlet port and an air outlet port, and arranged at a desired area in an external surface of the flying platform. The aerodynamic arrangement includes at least one airfoil-shaped body arranged on the external surface at the area of the air port for providing a negative pressure coefficient at the corresponding desired area on one side of the airfoil-shaped body and a positive pressure coefficient at the corresponding desired area on the other side of the airfoil-shaped body, when the airfoil-shaped body is oriented at a suitable angle of attack to an oncoming air flow.
US11884411B2	Aircraft engine pylon having a movable assembly of cowls An engine pylon of an aircraft having a rear portion, two rear cowls around the rear portion, each rear cowl having an upper fixed cowl and a lower movable cowl mounted articulated on the rear portion, wherein in the closed position the two lower movable cowls are moved close to one another, such that their lower edges are contiguous, wherein in the open position the two lower movable cowls are tilted such that their lower edges are moved away from one another, for each lower movable cowl, a hinge system fixed between the lower movable cowl and the rear portion, and at least one locking system which locks the two lower movable cowls to one another in the closed position. The presence of the lower movable cowls ensures, among other things, easy access to the interior of the engine pylon.
US11884405B2	Water and ice detection An apparatus for the detection of either or both of water and ice within a system, more specifically, but not exclusively, the detection of either or both of water or ice crystal ingestion, or ice accretion on an aerofoil, within a gas turbine engine. The apparatus and method compares the measured temperature of the first region with a second temperature value, measured at a distinct second region of the aerofoil, wherein the second radial position of the second sensor is radially offset from the first radial position of the first sensor.
US11884404B2	Environmental control system trim air heat exchanger An environmental control system includes an environmental control system pack having a trim outlet and a primary outlet. A trim medium is output from the trim outlet and a first medium is output from the primary outlet. An inlet of a mixing manifold is connected to the primary outlet of the at least one environmental control system pack. A trim heat exchanger is connected to the trim outlet and the at least one inlet of the environmental control system pack. Within the trim heat exchanger, the trim medium is arranged in a heat exchange relationship with a second medium. From the trim heat exchanger, the second medium is provided to an inlet of the least one environmental control system pack and the trim medium is mixed with a flow output from an outlet of the mixing manifold.
US11884403B2	Air distribution nozzles, aircraft that include air distribution nozzles, and methods of utilizing air distribution nozzles Air distribution nozzles, aircraft that include air distribution nozzles, and/or methods of utilizing air distribution nozzles are disclosed herein. The air distribution nozzles include an elongate inlet chamber, an elongate outlet chamber, a tapered elongate slot, an inlet port into the elongate inlet chamber, and an elongate outlet port from the elongate outlet chamber. The elongate inlet chamber extends along an inlet chamber length. The elongate outlet chamber extends along the inlet chamber length. The tapered elongate slot extends between, and fluidly interconnects, the elongate inlet chamber and the elongate outlet chamber. The inlet port is configured to receive an inlet fluid flow along an inlet flow axis. The elongate outlet port is configured to discharge an outlet fluid flow along an outlet flow axis that is oriented at a skew angle relative to the inlet flow axis.
US11884402B2	Holder A holder for holding a rolled-up newspaper comprises one or more elastic members and a grip that has a shaped surface for positioning against a rolled-up newspaper. When the one or more elastic members are secured to a rear surface of a vehicle seat back or to a literature pocket positioned on the rear surface of a vehicle seat back, the one or more elastic members urge the shaped surface of the grip towards the rear surface of the seat back, or of a literature pocket positioned between the grip and the rear surface of the seat back, such that when a rolled-up newspaper is positioned between the shaped surface of the grip and the rear surface of the seat back or the rear surface of the literature pocket, the newspaper is held in place between the shaped surface of the grip and the seat back or the literature pocket.
US11884400B2	System and method for controlling lid of trash receptacle of aircraft lavatory Systems, methods, and articles of manufacture for controlling a lid of a trash receptacle of an aircraft lavatory. Generally, the systems, methods, and articles of manufacture disclosed and described herein facilitate controlled opening and closing actuations of a lid of a trash receptacle of an aircraft lavatory. By controlling the opening and/or closing actuations of the lid, hygiene and sanitation of the lavatory are improved, odors are prevented from dispersing throughout the lavatory and/or cabin of the aircraft, and fire hazards are reduced.
US11884399B2	Storage compartment arrangement for a cabin of a vehicle including a pivotable intermediate base A storage compartment arrangement for a cabin of a vehicle has a storage compartment, housing, storage compartment opening, lower compartment, and upper compartment. The compartments are directly above each other and separated by an intermediate base pivotable at least in sections into the upper compartment. Items of luggage can be placed onto a lower horizontal pivoting edge and pushed into the lower compartment. Adjacent to a lower delimitation of the upper compartment, when the intermediate base is not pivoted, an upper horizontal pivoting edge is formed, onto which items of luggage can be placed and pushed into the upper compartment. The upper compartment has an upper opening edge adjoined by an auxiliary surface extending over the upper compartment, is at an angle in a range of 10° to 50° to the intermediate base and, as the distance from the upper delimitation increases, encloses an increasing distance from the intermediate base.
US11884398B2	Aircraft lavatory systems A queue system for a lavatory of an aircraft can include a queue module configured to receive a request from a user input device and to create and/or modify a virtual lavatory queue based on a request hierarchy of the request to position the request in the virtual lavatory queue, and a sensor operatively connected to the queue module and configured to output a state change signal indicative of a user leaving the lavatory. The queue module can be configured to receive the state change signal, iterate the virtual lavatory queue in response to the state change signal, and output a vacancy indicator signal to an indicator device associated with a request that is at a front of the virtual lavatory queue after iterating the virtual lavatory queue to indicate to a user that it is the user's turn in the queue.
US11884395B2	Electrically conductive materials for heating and deicing airfoils Composite airfoils of the present disclosure comprise a root section including a first surface. The airfoils comprise an intermediate section having a first surface and coupled with the root section at a first end. The airfoils comprise a tip section having a first surface and coupled at a first end with a second end of the intermediate section. The airfoils comprise a conductive material layer adjacent at least one of the first surface of the root section, the first surface of the intermediate section, and the first surface of the tip section. The conductive material comprises a first polymer, a second polymer, and a sulfonic acid.
US11884387B2	Rotor assembly connectable to rotor hub and having pitch control A rotor blade assembly connectable to a rotor hub configured to rotate about a center axis includes a torsional pitch member coupled to the rotor hub, a torque tube coupled to the torsional pitch member, wherein the torsional pitch member extends away from the center axis through a portion of the torque tube, a blade coupled to the torque tube, and a pitch control member coupled to the torque tube and configured to control a pitch angle of the blade, wherein the torsional pitch member includes a first curvilinear channel and a second curvilinear channel each having a front side and a back side, wherein the first curvilinear channel and the second curvilinear channel are disposed adjacent to each other, such that the back side of the first curvilinear channel faces the back side of the second curvilinear channel.
US11884386B2	System, assemblies and methods for mechanical-thrust power conversion multifans A multi-rotor system for providing air thrust is disclosed comprising at least one multi-rotor assembly. The multi-rotor assembly comprising at least two rotors rotatable about a common axis wherein the outer radius of a first rotor is substantially similar to the inner radius of the second rotor. An airborne vehicle is also disclosed that is adapted to perform vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL). The airborne vehicle comprising at least two multi-rotor system disposed substantially symmetrically around the center of gravity of the vehicle.
US11884385B2	Active vibration control system with non-concentric revolving masses A vibration control system for a rotor hub provides vibration attenuation in an aircraft by reducing the magnitude of rotor induced vibratory. The system can include a force generating device attached to a rotor hub which rotates along with the rotor at the rotational speed of the rotor. Vibratory shear force is generated by rotating unbalanced weights each about an axis non-concentric with the rotor hub axis at high speed to create large centrifugal forces. The rotational speed of the weights can be a multiple of the rotor rotational speed to create shear forces for canceling rotor induced vibrations. The amplitude of the generated shear force is controlled by indexing the positions of the unbalanced weights relative to each other, while the phase of the shear force is adjusted by equally phasing each weight relative to the rotor.
US11884381B2	High efficiency low power (HELP) active flow control methodology for simple-hinged flap high-lift systems A simple-hinged flap assembly for a winged aircraft includes a simple-hinged flap having a leading airfoil section pivotably connected to a trailing airfoil section via a hinge, and an active flow control (AFC) actuator assembly. The assembly is connected to or integrally formed with the flap and includes upstream and downstream AFC actuators arranged in respective first and second rows, and collectively configured to provide first and second outlet mass flowrates. The downstream AFC actuators emit the second outlet mass flowrate at a rate that substantially exceeds the first outlet mass flowrate, such that the first outlet mass flowrate preconditions a boundary layer around the simple-hinged flap assembly. A winged aircraft includes a pneumatic power supply, fuselage, a wing connected to the fuselage, and the simple-hinged flap assembly.
US11884380B2	Flight control surface actuation systems including skew detection systems, and associated methods Flight control surface actuation systems including skew detection systems and associated methods. A flight control surface actuation system includes a skew detection system configured to generate a skew detection signal that represents a skew condition of a flight control surface. In some examples, the skew detection system includes a skew lanyard and a detection mechanism assembly (DMA) configured to detect a lanyard displacement of the skew lanyard and to generate an analog lanyard displacement signal. In some examples, the skew detection system includes a hybrid sensing actuator that includes an actuator output and an actuator output position sensor directly coupled to the actuator output. Methods of utilizing a flight control surface actuation system include detecting a skew condition in the flight control surface utilizing DMAs and/or hybrid sensing actuators.
US11884377B2	High-density robotic system Methods and apparatuses for performing automated operations, such as installing fasteners at a plurality of locations along a joint, using a high-density robotic cell. A plurality of different tasks for a fastener installation operation is performed concurrently at selected locations of the plurality of locations using a plurality of single function end effectors positioned relative to the selected locations in a high-density setup.
US11884376B2	Landing apparatus for an air vehicle A landing apparatus for an airship or hybrid air vehicle. The landing apparatus comprises a hollow, non-toroidal, flexible enclosure (103), having a substantially vertical axis (104), and a substantially circular cross-section centred on the axis. A base (122) of the enclosure is arranged to contact the ground. The enclosure (103) is inflatable with air or gas for landing, and deflatable for retraction of the enclosure during flight.
US11884369B2	Inflatable convertible paddle board A convertible inflatable stand-up paddle board includes a main body member defining a first aperture and optionally a second aperture, and one or more panels fixed to the main body member and covering a bottom end of the apertures. A foldable seat assembly is disposed in the first aperture, and a second seat assembly is disposed in the second aperture. The seat assemblies have a seat portion and a backrest portion. The backrest portion is movable between (i) a folded position wherein a surface of the backrest portion and an upper surface of the main body member define a standing surface for the stand-up paddle board, and (ii) an upright position wherein the backrest portion extends away from the seat portion. The stand-up paddle board is thereby convertible between a stand-up configuration and a sit-down configuration.
US11884359B2	Bicycle suspension components Example bicycle suspension components are described herein. An example suspension component includes a spring and a damper configured in a telescoping arrangement. The shock absorber has a first end and a second end opposite the first end. The second end has an eyelet. The example suspension component also includes a shock end mount coupled to the first end of the shock absorber. The shock end mount includes a frame bracket. The frame bracket includes a first frame attachment portion to be coupled to a frame of the bicycle. The eyelet on the second end of the shock absorber defines a second frame attachment portion to be coupled to the frame of the bicycle. The shock end mount includes an elastomeric member to enable relative movement between the shock absorber and the first frame attachment portion. The elastomeric member is disposed outside of a region between the first frame attachment portion and the second frame attachment portion.
US11884357B2	Suspension control system for suspension of human-powered vehicle A suspension control system is provided for a suspension of a human-powered vehicle. The suspension control system basically includes a detector and an electronic controller. The detector is configured to detect information relating to a running condition of the human-powered vehicle indirectly indicative of a pedaling state of the human-powered vehicle. The electronic controller is configured to output a control signal to adjust an operating state of the suspension in accordance with the information detected by the detector.
US11884355B2	Manual control device for a bicycle A bicycle electronic control device having a support body configured for attachment to the bicycle handlebars. The control device includes a switch and a manual actuator for switching the switch and issuing a command. A de-coupling mechanism is interposed between the manual actuator and the switch for initially de-coupling the manual actuator from the switch.
US11884354B2	Vehicle A vehicle includes a propulsion power source, a handlebar, an output adjusting grip, and a torque operation member. The handlebar is operable to steer the vehicle. The output adjusting grip is disposed on either a right or left portion of the handlebar operably so that an output level of the propulsion power source is adjusted by rotating the output adjusting grip relative to the handlebar. The torque operation member is operable to issue a command to change a torque output characteristic of the propulsion power source. The torque operation member is disposed on the same right or left portion of the handlebar with the output adjusting grip rotatably integrally with the output adjusting grip.
US11884353B2	Steering assembly for a vehicle A steering assembly for a vehicle includes a track pivotable about a steering axis, a slider slidably connected to the track, a handlebar connected to the slider, a lock actuator movable between a locked position and an unlocked position, and a rocker operatively connected to the lock actuator. The rocker is pivotable about a rocking axis relative to the slider. The handlebar, the slider, the lock actuator and the rocker are pivotable about the steering axis with the track. In the unlocked position of the lock actuator, the rocker and the handlebar are slidable along the track with the slider. In the locked position of the lock actuator, the rocker presses the slider against the track and thereby locks the slider, the rocker and the handlebar in position relative to the track.
US11884347B2	Motor vehicle control A vehicle (1) having: a chassis portion (2) and a tilting suspension arrangement (10) such that the chassis portion can tilt relative to ground; a tilt control arrangement (50) including at least a tilt controller and a tilt motor (48) to selectively apply a torque between the chassis portion (2) and at least one member (12) of the tilting suspension arrangement (10). The tilt controller has an active, tilt-controlled first mode (200) which adjusts a tilt angle (a) of the chassis towards an unstable equilibrium position using the tilt motor (48). The tilt controller has a primarily passive, free-tilt second mode (220) in which the tilt angle of the chassis is not adjusted for at least fifty percent of time. The tilt controller selectively permits a transition between the first mode and the second mode in dependence on at least one operating parameter of the vehicle.
US11884346B2	Motor vehicle with driven wheels on a number of axles and method for controlling same A motor vehicle is controlled via a method, particularly for steering during a malfunction. Two wheels are arranged on a steerable axle of the motor vehicle and each can be driven by a single-wheel drive. At least one wheel is arranged on a non-steerable axle of the motor vehicle and can be driven by a wheel drive. In the event of a malfunction of one of the single-wheel drives being identified, a drive torque or a braking torque is generated with the functioning single-wheel drive of the wheel arranged on the steerable axle of the motor vehicle to steer the wheels arranged on the steerable axle in a specified direction. A drive torque or a braking torque is generated with the wheel drive of the wheel arranged on the non-steerable axle of the motor vehicle to at least partially bring about a specified longitudinal movement of the motor vehicle.
US11884345B2	Device for removing, storing and installing convertible SUV hard tops A device designed for the removal, storage, and installation of removable hardtops from convertible sport utility vehicles, comprising a wheeled base unit, a vertical support structure and a platform assembly, wherein the base unit is aligned directly below the platform unit and the vertical support structure connects them together, wherein the device can be disassembled for simple shipping, is adjustable for height and depth to accommodate different SUV models, and includes markers for easy assembly.
US11884338B2	Self-balancing driverless transport vehicle A driverless transportation vehicle for piece goods has a chassis, a traction drive, a load-transfer device with a load-transfer drive, and a control system. The chassis has at least two wheels arranged on an axle and the traction drive is configured to drive the wheels. The load-transfer device picks up an item of piece goods and transfer its center of mass on the vehicle. The control system controls the traction drive to prevent the transportation vehicle from tilting about the axle of the chassis, while the driverless transportation vehicle balances on only the at least two wheels. The control system additionally actuates the load-transfer drive in such a way that the position of the center of mass of the cargo is adapted for a driving maneuver that is to be carried out.
US11884336B2	Modular wind fairings and methods of use A fairing includes a first part including a wall having and a top flange extending from the wall. A second part of the fairing includes a body and a bottom flange extending from the body. The bottom flange is configured to engage the top flange to couple the second part to the first part.
US11884335B2	Transportation refrigeration unit with energy storage system and external DC power source A transportation refrigeration unit TRU (26) and power system. The TRU (26) and power system including a compressor (58) operatively coupled to an evaporator heat exchanger (76) and an evaporator fan (98) configured to flow a return airflow (134) over the evaporator (76). The system also includes a return air temperature RAT sensor (142) disposed in the return airflow (134) and configured measure the temperature thereof, a TRU controller (82) connected to the RAT sensor (142) that executes a process to determine an AC power requirement for the TRU (26) based on the RAT sensor (142); a generator power converter (164) configured to receive three phase AC power (163) from a three phase AC generator (162) and transmit a second DC power (165b) to an energy storage system (150); a power management system (124a) configured to receive three phase AC power (157) from at least the energy storage system (150) and generate a TRU DC power (129), and directing the TRU DC power (129) to the TRU system (26).
US11884331B2	Center pillar manufacturing method A center pillar manufacturing method includes: a first step of stacking a projected crest portion and a pair of projected joining wall portions of a primary steel plate on a secondary steel plate, and temporarily joining the primary steel plate to the secondary steel plate; a second step of forming a stiffener by subjecting the primary steel plate and the secondary steel plate to hot press; a third step of joining the stiffener to a center pillar outer member having an outer wall portion of the center pillar; and a fourth step of joining a pillar inner member having an inner wall portion of the center pillar to the pillar outer member after joining the stiffener.
US11884329B2	Connector for interconnecting frame members of a space frame assembly A connector for connecting a frame member to one or more other frame members of a space frame assembly is disclosed. The connector includes a body defining a surface and a projection extending outwardly from the surface along a main axis to define an axial end surface away from the surface. The axial end surface defines a curvature having continuity across an expanse of the axial end surface to facilitate formation of a full penetration weld joint between an end of the frame member and the axial end surface upon a contact of the end of the frame member with the axial end surface.
US11884327B2	Vibration dampening vehicle subframe A vehicle includes a body including a first frame rail and a second frame rail and a cross-brace directly connected to the first frame rail and the second frame rail. A powertrain-electrification component is supported by the cross-brace. A vehicle subframe is directly connected to the cross-brace. A vehicle-steering gear is connected to the subframe. The direct connection of the subframe to the cross-brace dampens vibration, e.g., road vibration and noise, in the subframe to reduce noise, vibration, and harshness transferred to a vehicle occupant through the vehicle-steering gear.
US11884326B2	Vehicle body rear structure The vehicle body rear structure includes a floor panel 2, a subframe 3 which is provided below the floor panel 2, an impact absorbing member 4 which is provided behind the subframe 3 and extends in the front-rear direction, and a bracket which detachably attaches the impact absorbing member 4 to a lower surface of the floor panel 2. The front end portion 38 of the impact absorbing member 4 is disposed to be at the same height as the subframe 3 in the vertical direction and is disposed with the spacing S from the subframe 3 in the front-rear direction.
US11884323B2	Method for determining a turning radius The present invention relates to a method for determining a turning radius of a trailer attached to a towing vehicle and moved by the latter, comprising a computing unit, which is connected to a measuring sensor system, which transmits sensor data about current movements of the trailer to the computing unit, and which sensor data is considered by the computing unit for the determination of the turning radius. The invention also relates to a trailer, which is equipped with a device, which uses a method of this type.
US11884320B1	Control system for a vehicle A control system is disclosed for use in a zero turn vehicle, including an electric controller in communication with a pair of independent drive units. A joystick is pivotable between a plurality of pivot positions, each pivot position corresponding to a particular rotational speed and direction of each driven wheel. A plurality of driving modes stored in the controller each map a different set of speeds and directions for each driven wheel onto the plurality of pivot positions. The joystick may also rotate about a vertical axis to provide zero turn capability. In at least one driving mode, when the rotational speed of one driven wheel is zero, the rotational speed of the other driven wheels is zero, and when the rotational speed of one driven wheel is non-zero, the rotational speed of the other driven wheel is non-zero.
US11884306B2	Tube section for evacuated tube transport system A tube section for constructing a tube suitable for underpressure applications with an incircle having a diameter of at least 2 m and to an evacuated tube transport system tube produced therefrom.
US11884305B2	Work vehicle The present invention makes it possible to avoid the risk of a brake operation system for emergency stopping not operating normally during autonomous travel of a work vehicle. A work vehicle is provided with: a foot brake for braking left and right rear wheels; an autonomous travel unit that enables autonomous travel of the vehicle; and an electric actuator for switching the foot brake between a braking state and a release state. The autonomous travel unit comprises a control unit for controlling the operation of the electric actuator. When an autonomous travel mode is selected by human operation of a mode selection unit, the control unit performs operation verification processing in which it is verified by operation control of the electric actuator whether the foot brake is operating normally, and when it is verified that the foot brake is operating normally in the operation verification processing, said control unit transitions to a completed operation verification state and allows the travel mode to transition from a manual travel mode to the autonomous travel mode.
US11884304B2	System, method, and computer program product for trajectory scoring during an autonomous driving operation implemented with constraint independent margins to actors in the roadway Provided are autonomous vehicles (AV), computer program products, and methods for maneuvering an AV in a roadway, including receiving forecast information associated with predicted trajectories of one or more actors in a roadway, determining a relevant trajectory of an actor based on correlating a forecast for predicted trajectories of the actor with the trajectory of the AV, regenerate a distance table for the relevant trajectory previously generated for processing constraints, generate a plurality of margins for the AV to evaluate, the margins based on a plurality of margin types for providing information about risks and effects on passenger comfort associated with a future proximity of the AV to the actor, classifying an interaction between the AV and the actor based on a plurality of margins, and generating continuous scores for each candidate trajectory that is also within the margin of the actor generated for the relevant trajectory.
US11884303B2	Apparatus and method for determining lane change of surrounding objects A method for determining a lane change, performed by an apparatus for determining a lane change of an object located around a driving vehicle with which is equipped a sensor, the method including, detecting a plurality of objects located around the driving vehicle using scanning information obtained repeatedly at every predetermined period of time by the sensor scanning surroundings of the driving vehicle, selecting at least one candidate object estimated to change lanes among the plurality of objects based on previously detected lane edge information and determining whether the candidate object changes lanes based on information on movement of the candidate object.
US11884302B2	Social behavior for autonomous vehicles Understanding the intent of human drivers and adapting to their driving styles is used to increased efficiency and safety of autonomous vehicles (AVs) by enabling them to behave in safe and predictable ways without requiring explicit inter-vehicle communication. A Social Value Orientation (SVO), which quantifies the degree of an agent's selfishness or altruism, is estimated by the AV for other vehicles to better predict how they will interact and cooperate with others. Interactions between agents are modeled as a best response game wherein each agent negotiates to maximize their own utility. A dynamic game solution uses the Nash equilibrium, yielding an online method of predicting multi-agent interactions given their SVOs. This approach allows autonomous vehicles to observe human drivers, estimate their SVOs, and generate an autonomous control policy in real time.
US11884297B2	Method for autonomously controlling a mobility of an apparatus A method autonomously controls a mobility of an automotive apparatus, which mobility is such as to have an influence on the path of the apparatus. The method includes steps of: acquiring parameters relative to the path of the apparatus, and of computing a new control setpoint for the mobility of the apparatus depending on said parameters, this new control setpoint being determined by means of a controller that respects a model that limits the variation in the control setpoint.
US11884295B2	Apparatus and method for controlling autonomous driving of vehicle A method of controlling autonomous driving of a vehicle includes: selecting a target object ahead of the vehicle based on driving information, generating a velocity profile for maintaining a desired distance to the target object, calculating a desired acceleration based on the velocity profile and a delay time of the vehicle, and controlling an actuator of the vehicle based on the desired acceleration.
US11884292B1	Radar sensor system for vehicles A radio detection and ranging (RADAR) sensor system for vehicles, such as autonomous vehicles, includes a first RADAR sensor configured to provide first RADAR data descriptive of an environment of a vehicle having a first antenna configured to output a first RADAR beam having a first azimuthal component over a first angular range and a second RADAR sensor configured to provide second RADAR data descriptive of the environment of the vehicle, the second RADAR sensor having a second antenna configured to output a second RADAR beam having a second azimuthal component that is narrower than the first azimuthal component of the first RADAR beam, wherein the second RADAR sensor is configured to sweep the second RADAR beam over a second angular range closer to a rear of the vehicle than a front of the vehicle to obtain the second RADAR data.
US11884291B2	Assigning vehicles for transportation services Aspects of the disclosure provide for the determining whether to assign a driver to a trip. For instance, a route for a trip between a pickup location and a destination location for a passenger may be determined. Branch routes for the route may be determined based on one or more lane changes of the route. A probability of following each determined branch route may be determined. A probability of requiring assistance for each determined branch route may be determined. Whether to assign a driver to the trip may be determined based on the probabilities for each determined branch route. A vehicle of a fleet of vehicles may be assigned to the trip based on the determine of whether to assign a driver.
US11884290B2	Vehicle speed command generation device and vehicle speed command generation method This vehicle speed command generation device 1 generates a target vehicle speed command to be used by a vehicle speed control device. The vehicle speed command generation device 1 comprises: a shift processing unit 12 that receives an original vehicle speed command and generates each of a reference vehicle speed command in which the original vehicle speed command is delayed by a reference delay time, a first-out vehicle speed command in which the original vehicle speed command is delayed by a first-out delay time that is shorter than the reference delay time, and a delayed vehicle speed command in which the original vehicle speed command is delayed by a second delay time that is longer than the reference delay time; and a correction processing unit 16 that generates a target vehicle speed command by using the first-out vehicle speed command and the delayed vehicle speed command.
US11884284B2	Braking control architectures for autonomous vehicles Devices, systems, and methods for redundant braking systems and architectures are described. An example method for controlling a vehicle includes receiving, by a braking system, a first set of commands generated by a primary brake controller and a primary vehicle control unit (VCU) comprising multiple processors, receiving a second set of commands generated by the primary VCU and a secondary brake controller, receiving a third set of commands generated by a secondary VCU and the primary brake controller, receiving a fourth set of commands generated by the secondary VCU and the secondary brake controller, and selecting, based on an arbitration logic, exactly one of the first, second, third, and fourth sets of commands to operate the braking system, wherein the primary VCU and the secondary VCU are configured in a master/slave architecture.
US11884280B2	Vehicle control device, vehicle control method, and non-transitory computer readable medium storing vehicle control program A vehicle control device includes: a speech acquiring section that acquires speech data related to a speech of a speaker; a state acquiring section that acquires information indicating whether or not a driver attempting to start driving a vehicle is in an intoxicated state based on the speech data; and a control section configured to limit a start operation of the vehicle in a case in which the information indicates that the driver is in the intoxicated state, the start operation being an operation performed by the driver with respect to the vehicle to start driving the vehicle.
US11884279B2	System and method for providing vehicle safety distance and speed alerts under slippery road conditions Vehicle alert and control systems and methods taking into account a detected road friction at a following vehicle and a predicted road friction by the following vehicle. The detected road friction between the following vehicle tires and the road surface may be assessed using a variety of methodologies and is used to compute a critical safety distance between the following vehicle and the preceding vehicle and a critical safety speed of the following vehicle. The predicted road friction ahead of the following vehicle may also be assessed using a variety of methodologies (lidar, camera, and cloud-based examples are provided) and is used to compute a warning safety distance between the following vehicle and the preceding vehicle and a warning safety speed of the following vehicle. These functionalities may be applied to vehicle/stationary object warning and response scenarios as well.
US11884278B2	Vehicle sensors arrangement and method for mapping the road profiles Systems, methods, and apparatuses for controlling components of a vehicle are provided. The vehicle can include a data processing system (“DPS”) including one or more processors and memory. The DPS can receive sensor data from sensors of the vehicle. The DPS can determine a vehicle body height. The DPS can determine a vehicle roll angle. The DPS can determine a first height of a road and a second height or the road. The DPS can determine a road height based on the first height of the road and the second height of the road. The DPS can provide the road height to a controller of one or more vehicles. The DPS can adjust the component of the one or more vehicles.
US11884276B2	Travel assistance method and travel assistance device A travel assistance method for performing a lane change of a host vehicle includes: detecting an oncoming vehicle traveling in an opposite lane from which the host vehicle travels when the host vehicle starts the lane change; determining a crossing point between a virtual advancing route and a linear advancing route in which the oncoming vehicle advances linearly, the virtual advancing route being a virtual extension of an advancing route of the host vehicle during a period from start to end of the lane change; executing a lane change using the route and the vehicle speed in a case where a time difference between a first predicted time and a second predicted time is outside a predetermined range; and when within the predetermined range, executing a lane change by changing at least one of the route and the vehicle speed such that the time difference is outside the predetermined range.
US11884268B2	Motion planning in curvilinear coordinates for autonomous vehicles Methods for planning a trajectory for an autonomous vehicle are disclosed. A vehicle motion planning system will determine a reference curve that represents a path via which the vehicle may travel. The system will detect an actor that is moving in the environment. The system will segment the reference curve according to time intervals. For each of the time intervals, the system will identify a bounding geometry for the actor, predict a lateral offset distance between the reference curve and the actor, and use the predicted lateral offset distance to determine whether to alter a planned trajectory for the autonomous vehicle.
US11884266B2	Method and system for obstacle avoidance, involving the control of steering and differential braking systems An obstacle-avoidance method includes detecting an obstacle in a vicinity of a motor vehicle and planning an obstacle-avoidance path for avoiding the obstacle; and commanding steering and differential braking systems to handle the avoidance path.
US11884262B2	Parking assist apparatus Provided is a parking assist apparatus for a vehicle, the parking assist apparatus including a first module configured to set, as a movement path, a path along which the vehicle is movable to a target position, and determine movement assist information for moving the vehicle along the movement path; and a second module configured to execute parking assist control such that the vehicle moves in accordance with the determined movement assist information, the second module being further configured to, when an occupant performs a first operation before the vehicle has reached the target position, stop the vehicle, and execute pause processing for maintaining the movement assist information.
US11884261B2	Vehicular trailer sway management system A vehicular trailer sway management system includes at least one rearward-sensing radar sensor disposed at a vehicle and an electronic control unit (ECU). Radar data captured by the at least one rearward-sensing radar sensor is provided to the ECU. With a trailer hitched to the vehicle, the trailer sway management system, via processing at the ECU of the provided captured radar data, determines oblique angles of the trailer relative to the vehicle. As the vehicle tows the trailer, and responsive to monitoring of determined oblique angles of the trailer relative to the longitudinal axis of the vehicle, the trailer sway management system determines sway of the trailer relative to the vehicle. Responsive to the determined sway of the trailer relative to the vehicle, the trailer sway management system at least in part controls operation of the vehicle to manage sway of the trailer relative to the vehicle.
US11884259B2	Method for synchronisation of a first transmission component A method for performing rotational speed synchronisation of a first transmission component having a first initial rotational speed with a second transmission component having a second initial rotational speed, so that they rotate with the same final rotational speed during a gear switch from an initial driving gear to a final driving gear in a stepped gear transmission for a hybrid electric or electric drive train having an electric traction motor. The method including calculating a total frictional work resulting from performing the total rotational speed synchronisation by means of a mechanical synchroniser of the stepped gear transmission only, and if the calculated total frictional work exceeds a maximal frictional work of the mechanical synchroniser, performing the rotational speed synchronisation by means of both the electric traction motor and the mechanical synchroniser.
US11884256B2	Control device A control device includes a motor control unit that controls an electric motor, a shift control unit that controls a shift by wire system of a movable body, and a torque detection unit that detects torque applied to a power transmission mechanism. The shift control unit drives an actuator unit so that the power transmission mechanism locked by a lock mechanism is unlocked, based on a change of a shift range of the shift by wire system from a parking range to a non-parking range. The motor control unit controls output of the electric motor depending on detected torque of the torque detection unit, based on the change of the shift range of the shift by wire system from the parking range to the non-parking range.
US11884248B2	Portable train car braking unit A mobile unit that includes a compressed gas canister, a brake hose coupled to the compressed gas canister, a radar, and a processor and a storage device. The storage device stores instructions that are operable, when executed by the processor, to cause the processor to perform operations of obtaining radar data from the radar, determining, based on the radar data, a distance of the mobile unit to an object, determining that the distance of the mobile unit to the object satisfies a braking criteria, and based on determining that the distance of the mobile unit to the object satisfies the braking criteria, releasing gas from the compressed gas canister through the brake hose coupled to the compressed gas canister and into the brake pipe of a train car.
US11884245B2	Storage or tool box lift assembly for an automobile tow hitch receiver A frame that plugs into the tow hitch receiver of a vehicle that has two pivot arms used for the raising of a storage/tool box onto the frame for transport or lowered for placing the storage/tool box on the ground surface shared by the vehicle, at which point the storage/tool box can be disconnected from the frame and later re-attached for lifting and transport. The aforementioned pivot arms of the frame can be activated into motion via a driving force such as but not limited to a gas strut, hydraulics, cable or other means for pivoting the arms in the process of lifting a storage/tool box onto the connected frame for transport, or lowering a storage/tool box for disconnection after transport.
US11884241B2	Storage bin for use in a vehicle A storage bin assembly (1) comprises a storage bin (2) and a retainer (3). The storage bin is retained by the retainer and is movable in relation to the retainer. The storage bin comprises a first guiding pin (5) arranged at, and protruding from a first bin side wall (2a) in a width direction of the storage bin assembly. The retainer comprises a first guiding track (4) arranged in a first retainer side wall (3a). The first guiding pin is slidably arranged in the first guiding track (4). The first guiding pin (5) is arranged to move in the width direction when moving the storage bin between a first position with the first guiding pin located at a first end (4′) of the first guiding track and a second position with the first guiding pin located at a second end (4″) of the first guiding track.
US11884239B2	Vehicle theft recording system A vehicle theft recording system, including a first exterior camera disposed on at least a portion of a front portion of a vehicle to record at least one first visual data of a surrounding area in a front of the vehicle thereon, a second exterior camera disposed on at least a portion of a rear portion of the vehicle opposite with respect to the front portion of the vehicle to record at least one second visual data of a surrounding area in a rear of the vehicle thereon, a first mirror camera disposed on at least a portion of a first mirror of the vehicle to record at least one third visual data of a surrounding area on a first side of the vehicle thereon, a second mirror camera disposed on at least a portion of a second mirror of the vehicle opposite with respect to the first side of the vehicle to record at least one fourth visual data of a surrounding area on a second side of the vehicle thereon, an interior camera disposed on at least a portion of a dashboard of the vehicle to record at least one fifth visual data of a surrounding area within an interior of the vehicle thereon, and an alert unit disposed within at least a portion of the vehicle to respond to an alert based on a presence of at least one unauthorized user within and around the vehicle.
US11884237B2	Facial recognition system and controlling method thereof In accordance with an aspect of disclosure, the vehicle includes a first sensor configured to measure a distance to an object; a second sensor configured to measure a temperature of the object; a camera configured to acquire an image of the object; and a controller configured to activate the second sensor when the distance to the object measured by the first sensor satisfies the condition for performing heat detection, and activate the camera when the temperature of the object measured by the second sensor satisfies a condition for performing facial recognition.
US11884234B2	Locking boot for vehicle wheel A vehicle locking boot includes a horizontal support arm and a first vertical support arm extending from the horizontal support arm. The first vertical support arm includes a front engagement protrusion extending therefrom. A receiving sleeve extends from the horizontal support arm at a base of the first vertical support arm. A horizontal extension portion is coupled to the horizontal support arm. A second vertical support arm extends from the horizontal extension portion along a direction orthogonal to the upper surface of the horizontal support arm. The second vertical support arm includes a rear engagement protrusion extending therefrom. The front engagement protrusion faces the rear engagement protrusion. A keypad is disposed on the first engagement portion. The keypad is configured to lock and unlock the horizontal extension portion. A lug nut blocking plate is coupled to the first vertical support arm above the first engagement protrusion.
US11884230B1	Instrument panel mounted knee airbag An instrument-panel assembly for a vehicle includes an instrument panel. The instrument-panel assembly includes a steering column adjacent to the instrument panel. The instrument-panel assembly includes an airbag mounted to the instrument panel below the steering column. The airbag is inflatable to an inflated position below the steering column. The airbag defines a knee cavity in the inflated position. The airbag in the inflated position has a knee-forward panel vehicle-forward of the knee cavity; a first wing and a second wing that extends vehicle-rearward from the knee-forward panel on opposite sides of the knee cavity; and a top panel that extends vehicle-rearward from the knee-forward panel and extends from the first wing to the second wing above the knee cavity.
US11884226B2	Motor vehicle having at least one retaining device A motor vehicle has a passenger compartment for at least one vehicle user and has at least one sensor device for detecting a location of the vehicle user in the passenger compartment. At least one retaining device is used to fix the vehicle user in his/her location. A control device is provided to activate the at least one retaining device according to a signal of at least one impact sensor of the motor vehicle. The at least one retaining device is designed to fix the vehicle user in a location in the passenger compartment different from a vehicle seat of the motor vehicle. A method operates such a motor vehicle.
US11884224B2	Method for preventing reuse of traveling battery for vehicle Provided is a method for preventing improper reuse of a traveling battery mounted on a vehicle. The vehicle includes a battery module, an electronic control unit, and an impact detection sensor. The battery module includes battery cells that are stacked together. The electronic control unit is capable of controlling a voltage of each of the battery cells of the battery module, using an auxiliary battery as a drive power supply. The impact detection sensor is configured to detect a magnitude of an impact to be applied to the vehicle. The method for preventing reuse of the traveling battery includes causing the electronic control unit to perform low-voltage-control exclusively on one of the battery cells that is selected in advance in a case where the magnitude of the impact detected by the impact detection sensor is a predetermined value or greater.
US11884198B2	Land vehicles adapted for use as electric delivery vehicles A land vehicle includes a frame structure, a plurality of wheels supported by the frame structure, and a body supported by the frame structure. The frame structure includes an operator cage that at least partially defines an operator cabin and a rear compartment positioned rearward of the operator cage in a longitudinal direction. The body includes a first sidewall arranged on one side of the vehicle and a second sidewall arranged on another side of the vehicle opposite the first sidewall.
US11884191B2	Personal transportation vehicle with pivoting seat and cargo bay The present disclosure is directed to a utility vehicle having a pivotable seat connected by a hinge to a fixed platform. The pivotable seat configured to pivot between a first position and a second position defining a standard seat location and a first wall of a cargo bay, respectively. A seatback is configured to form a second wall of a cargo bay when the pivotable seat is in the second position. First and second opposing side walls are positioned on either side of the pivotable seat. The side walls are configured to form barriers at either side of the cargo bay when the pivotable seat is in the second position.
US11884187B2	Adjustable child restraint system In at least one embodiment, an adjustable child restraint system is provided. The system may include a base portion, a child retaining portion, a sensor, and a controller operatively connected to the base portion and/or the child retaining portion, the controller for operating movement of the base portion and/or the child retaining portion, in some embodiments. The child retaining portion may include a first expandable section and a second expandable section to operatively expand to support a head and neck of a child seated there within.
US11884183B2	Thermal management system for vehicles with an electric powertrain This patent application is directed to thermal management systems of vehicles with an electric powertrain. More specifically, the battery system and one or more powertrain components and/or cabin climate control components of a vehicle share the same thermal circuit as the battery module through which heat can be exchanged between the battery module and one or more powertrain or climate control components as needed.
US11884182B2	Electric-vehicle battery system including a real time clock An electric-vehicle battery system includes a high voltage system with a plurality of connected rechargeable battery cells; a low voltage system with an operating voltage lower than an operating voltage of the high voltage system, the low voltage system supplying a battery system manager; and a real time clock configured to provide a system time to the battery system manager. The real time clock may be at least temporarily powered by the high voltage system.
US11884181B2	Determining a minimum state of charge for an energy storage means of a vehicle A method for determining a minimum state of charge for an energy storage means of a vehicle can include: determining a routine of use of charge of the energy storage means; determining a user requirement for future driving of the vehicle; predicting a reduction in the state of charge of the energy storage means associated with the user requirement in dependence on the determined routine; determining a minimum state of charge for the energy storage means for enabling the user requirement to be satisfied in dependence on the predicted reduction; and providing an output to the user indicative of a time requirement for increasing the state of charge of the energy storage means to a value at or above the minimum state of charge.
US11884180B2	Battery system and method of controlling battery system A battery system includes a nickel-metal hydride battery and an ECU that controls charging and discharging of the nickel-metal hydride battery. The ECU calculates a discharge electricity amount showing an integrated value of a current discharged from the nickel-metal hydride battery, and further calculates ΔSOC of the nickel-metal hydride battery in a prescribed time period. The ECU calculates a charge reserve capacity of the nickel-metal hydride battery based on a temperature of the nickel-metal hydride battery, the discharge electricity amount, and the ΔSOC.
US11884173B2	Network-based energy management of electric vehicle (EV) charging network infrastructure A network-based energy management system of managing electric vehicle (EV) charging network infrastructure is provided. The system comprises a gateway including one or more of an electric vehicle supply equipment (EVSE), a building automation system and any other independent controller. The gateway is configured for performing charging authorization, load management and/or demand response on an EVSE network using more than one communication channels including remote and/or local modes. The EVSE network includes two or more components from a group of components including a first EVSE, a controller, a second EVSE, the building automation system, a local server, a remote server and other energy management device.
US11884170B1	Adapter for electric vehicle charging connectors An adaptor for electric vehicle charging connectors allows an EV to be shifted from park even though the charging connector is still connected to the charging port. As a result, a driver needs not leave the EV to unplug the charging connector. The adapter can include an inner portion housing inner charging pin portions and inner communication pin portions and an outer portion housing outer charging pin portions and outer communication pin portions. The adapter can also include a switching mechanism for selectively forming a connection between one of the outer communication pin portions and one of the inner communication pin portions. The outer charging pin portions and outer communication pin portions can be configured to separate from the inner charging pin portions and inner communication pin portions respectively when the outer portion of the adapter is separated from the inner portion of the adapter.
US11884158B2	Drive unit for a drive train of an electrically drivable motor vehicle and drive arrangement having said drive unit A drive unit and a drive arrangement having the drive unit are provided. The drive unit includes a first electric machine and a second electric machine and an output shaft. A rotor of the second electric machine is connected to the output shaft for conjoint rotation and the drive unit has a separating clutch by which a rotor of the first electric machine is connected to the output shaft for torque transmission. The drive unit furthermore has a first flow system for implementing a flow of a first liquid for at least partial cooling of at least one electric machine and a second flow system for implementing a flow of a second liquid, the first flow system and the second flow system being arranged such that heat from the first liquid in the first flow system is transferred to the second liquid in the second flow system.
US11884156B2	Vehicle display control device, vehicle display device, vehicle, vehicle display control method, non-transitory recording medium A processor controls a first display section and a second display section provided to a vehicle such that when an occupant of the vehicle has performed a first operation while in a state in which a message is being displayed on the first display section and the second display section, the message is cleared from the first display section and the message continues to be displayed on the second display section.
US11884154B2	Detection system A detection system for a vehicle comprises a blind spot detection module and a glasses module. The blind spot detection module comprises a first video recording device recording a vehicle surrounding image; a first identification device generating a blind spot identification result; a first determination device determining whether to transmit the vehicle surrounding image and/or a blind spot warning message; and a transmitting device transmitting the vehicle surrounding image and/or the blind spot warning message. The glasses module comprises a receiving device receiving the vehicle surrounding image and/or the blind spot warning message; a second video recording device recording a user surrounding image; a second identification device generating an eye identification result; a second determination device determining whether to transmit the user surrounding image and/or an eye warning message via an artificial intelligence (AI); and a display device displaying the user surrounding image and/or the eye warning message.
US11884152B2	Control device, moving body and computer-readable storage medium Provided is a control device configured to control an instrument configured to indicate a state of a moving body. The control device comprises a braking information acquisition unit configured to acquire braking information about a braking force of a braking unit configured to brake the moving body, and a display control unit configured to control display of the instrument, based on the braking information acquired by the braking information acquisition unit. The braking information includes at least one of (i) first braking information, which indicates a present setting, of a plurality of settings relating to the braking force of the braking unit and (ii) second braking information indicative of a present value of the braking force of the braking unit.
US11884147B2	Circumferential locking mechanism and battery locking device comprising same, power battery pack, and vehicle Provided are a circumferential locking mechanism, a battery securing device comprising same, a traction battery, and a vehicle. The circumferential locking mechanism comprises: a first component comprising an inner ring gear (10), the inner ring gear (10) having inner straight teeth (11) distributed along an inner circumference; a second component comprising an outer ring gear (20) and a tightening sleeve (30), the outer ring gear (20) having outer straight teeth (21) distributed along an outer circumference, the tightening sleeve (30) being fixed inside the outer ring gear (20) in an embedded manner, wherein the inner straight teeth (11) are adapted to engage with the outer straight teeth (21).
US11884141B2	Protection mechanism for working vehicle, and working vehicle including the same A protection mechanism for a working vehicle includes a roof above an operator's seat and including a cutout extending along a top-bottom direction, and an electric device at least partially located in the cutout. The cutout has a dimension along a vehicle-body-width direction that is uniform or substantially uniform along a front-to-rear direction or increases in the front-to-rear direction. The cutout has a thickness along the top-bottom direction that decreases in the front-to-rear direction. The roof include, in an upper surface thereof, a first groove located on an opposite side of the cutout from the electric device and extending in a direction away from the cutout.
US11884135B2	Air filtration system An air filtration system for a mobile unit having a vent fan and a kit for forming the air filtration system. The air filtration system includes a rigid outer cover made, a filter box, and a vent fan installed on a roof of the mobile unit. An air inlet passageway is formed in the rigid outer cover so that the vent fan may draw outside air through the filter box and into an interior space of the mobile unit. The air inlet passageway may include a louver for allowing air entry while protecting the filter box from rainwater. A base plate has a central opening that is positionable around a vent fan housing and securable to a vent fan flange to form a flat surface upon which to receive the filter box and the rigid outer cover.
US11884127B2	Thermal management system for electric vehicles A thermal management system includes: a first radiator, a first electric water pump, and a first coolant line configured to allow a coolant to be circulated by the first electric water pump; a second radiator, a second electric water pump, and a second coolant line configured to allow a coolant to be circulated by the second electric water pump; and a first flow control device and a second flow control device installed at front ends and rear ends of the first radiator and the second radiator so as to control a coolant flow direction between the first coolant line, the second coolant line, and a third coolant line. The third coolant line is installed so as to connect the first flow control device and the second flow control device to each other.
US11884124B2	Dynamic tag e-axle and method for controlling a drivetrain having a dynamic tag e-axle A system and method for adjusting a drivetrain comprising an e-axle on a vehicle comprises accessing route data and compressing the route data into a plurality of linearized segments. Each segment is determined by analyzing points along the route to determine when a set of route data points indicates an uphill, downhill, or flat segment. Using the segments, drivetrain configuration information for a vehicle and a weight of the vehicle, embodiments determine a performance plan that is tailored to the vehicle, including raising the e-axle to reduce rolling resistance on some segments and lowering the e-axle for some segments for increased power for acceleration, improved braking, or increased regenerative capabilities.
US11884122B2	Mechanical bypass of a valve body A mechanical bypass for a shock assembly is disclosed herein. The assembly has a damper chamber having a compression portion and a rebound portion. There is further an external reservoir in fluid communication with the rebound portion of the damper chamber via a flow path. A valve is coupled with the flow path, the valve to meter a flow of the working fluid through the flow path. A bypass port to the external reservoir is provided in the flow path and bypasses the valve. A mechanical relief valve is provided in the bypass port to block a fluid flow though the bypass port until a blow-off pressure that is higher than a normal operating pressure and less than a burst pressure of the damping chamber is provided thereon.
US11884120B2	Vibration damping control apparatus A vibration damping control apparatus of a vehicle executes preview vibration damping control for controlling a control force generating apparatus on the basis of a final target control force including a first target control force computed by using preview information. When the vibration damping control apparatus determines that the probability that a road surface condition has changed after a past point in time is high, the vibration damping control apparatus executes particular control for setting the magnitude of the first target control force to become smaller.
US11884118B2	Damping control apparatus and method for a vehicle A damping control apparatus has a control unit that controls an active actuator that generates a control force for damping a sprung, and the control unit determines a predicted wheel passage position where a wheel is predicted to pass, performs a high-pass filtering on a first road surface displacement-related value, performs a low-pass filtering on a second road surface displacement-related value, calculates a target control force for damping the sprung when the wheel passes through the predicted wheel passage position based on a sum of the first road surface displacement-related value after high-pass filtering and the second road surface displacement-related value after low-pass filtering, and the second road surface displacement-related value has a higher possibility that a position where a control force corresponding to the target control force is generated misaligns with the predicted wheel passage position as compared with the first road surface displacement-related value.
US11884113B2	Bracket and in-tire electric device A bracket that is pressed against and fixed to an outer peripheral surface of a rim of a tire wheel by a belt wound around the outer peripheral surface of the rim, and detachably holds an electric circuit unit includes: a pair of rim contact portions that are provided at both ends in a circumferential direction of the rim in a rim facing surface facing the outer peripheral surface of the rim, and come into contact with the outer peripheral surface of the rim in such a way as to cause a portion between the both ends to be spaced apart from the outer peripheral surface of the rim.
US11884108B2	Tire A tire that includes a tread portion having a designated mounting direction to a vehicle can comprise: an outer shoulder land portion having a greatest width, in the tire axial direction, of a ground contact surface among five land portions. The outer shoulder land portion can include a plurality of outer shoulder sipes connected to an outer shoulder circumferential groove. An outer middle land portion can include a plurality of outer middle sipes extending completely across the outer middle land portion in the tire axial direction. The outer shoulder sipes and the outer middle sipes each can include a pair of sipe walls. The outer shoulder sipes and the outer middle sipes can each include a body portion in which the pair of sipe walls are disposed substantially parallel to each other. A width of a body portion of each outer shoulder sipe can be greater than a width of a body portion of each outer middle sipe.
US11884101B2	Omni-wheel brake devices and methods for braking an omni-wheel An omni-wheel may include a shaft, a plurality of rollers, and a braking device. The plurality of rollers may be circumferentially arranged about the shaft and arranged radially outward from the shaft. The braking device may include a fluid-filled bladder and a plurality of braking pads. The fluid-filled bladder may be circumferentially arranged about the shaft. The plurality of braking pads may be arranged between the fluid-filled bladder and the plurality of rollers. The fluid-filled bladder may expand radially outward when pressurized, displacing the plurality of braking pads radially outward to contact the plurality of rollers, preventing rotation of the rollers.
US11884098B2	Nesting paint tray and paint bucket system, paint tray, and paint tray liner A nesting paint bucket and tray system includes a paint bucket and a paint tray. The paint bucket has a spout extending outwardly from the perimeter of the paint bucket. The paint tray has a spout extending outwardly from the perimeter of the paint tray. The paint tray includes feet that extend along the length of the paint tray, with the feet positioned adjacent the side walls of the paint bucket. The paint bucket includes first and second roll off surfaces while the paint tray includes one paint roll off surface.
US11884097B2	Method for producing an abrasion-resistant wood material panel and production line therefor A production line for producing an abrasion-resistant wood-composite panel that has a decorative layer, the production line including a first application device for applying a resin layer to an upper and/or lower side of a core board, a scattering device for scattering abrasion-resistant particles controlled by a light barrier and arranged downstream of the first application device in a direction of processing, a first resin drying device arranged downstream of the first application device and scattering device, a second resin application device for applying a second resin layer to an upper and/or lower side of the core board arranged downstream of the first resin drying device, a second resin drying device arranged downstream of the second application device, and at least one short-cycle press.
US11884094B2	Moisture-erasable note taking system A method of reusing a notebook provides a notebook having a synthetic-paper page. The method also provides a thermochromic ink pen which, when used to write on the synthetic paper page, leaves thermochromic ink markings. The method further provides a moisture carrier configured to have a liquid diffused therein. The moisture carrier is configured to erase the thermochromic ink markings from the synthetic-paper page by contacting the thermochromic ink markings when the moisture carrier is moist. The method then writes with thermochromic ink on at least a portion of the synthetic-paper page. Liquid is diffused in the moisture carrier, and the portion of the synthetic-paper page having the thermochromic ink is wiped with the moist moisture carrier, such that the thermochromic ink is erased from the synthetic-paper page.
US11884093B2	Mechanical pencil A mechanical pencil includes a ball chuck, a rotation drive mechanism having a rotary part and receiving an axial direction retraction operation due to writing pressure received by the lead held by the ball chuck and an axial direction advance operation due to release of the writing pressure to drive the rotary part to rotate in one direction, a feed cam face having a ring-shaped cam face vertical to the axial direction and an axial direction step part, and a slider having an abutting part abutting against the feed cam face and a holding chuck holding a lead and rotating upon receiving a rotation drive force of the rotary part, which is configured so that the lead held by the holding chuck is pulled out from the ball chuck due to the advance operation of the slider.
US11884091B2	Diffractive structures within polymer substrates, their manufacture and use Disclosed are optical devices suitable as security devices for document authentication, which comprise at least one two-dimensional array of elongate laser-modified tracks extending within a document substrate that have a distinct optical refractive index compared to the unmodified substrate, which can exhibit excellent diffractive effects. Also disclosed are the use of such devices for document authentication and methods for their production.
US11884087B2	Tape cartridge A tape cartridge includes: a tape-like member including a tape body having a first edge located in a first direction, which is one side in a width direction of the tape body, and a detection projection portion projecting in the first direction from the first edge so as to be detected by the detecting portion and having a detection end at an end thereof in the first direction; a guide portion that guides feeding of the tape-like member such that the tape-like member curves along a peripheral surface of a platen roller for feeding the tape-like member; and a contact portion that makes contact with the detection end at a position where the tape-like member curves along the peripheral surface of the platen roller.
US11884085B2	Recording device A recording device includes a transportation path that transports a medium, a recording portion configured to move with respect to the transportation path in a direction intersecting with a recording surface of the medium, a moving mechanism that moves the recording portion, and a motor that causes the recording portion to move, and the moving mechanism includes a first member on which a first rack is formed in a moving direction of the recording portion, a first pinion gear that is engaged with the first rack, a second rack that is provided at a position facing the first rack in the recording portion, formed in the moving direction, and engaged with the first pinion gear, and a second member in which the first pinion gear is rotatably provided that is configured to move in the moving direction by receiving the power of the motor.
US11884082B2	Motor control device and thermal printer According to one or more embodiments, a motor driving device includes a first substrate, a motor drive circuit, a first temperature sensor, a second temperature sensor, and a controller. The first substrate is connected to a motor via a first wiring. The motor drive circuit is provided on the first substrate. The first temperature sensor is provided on the first substrate and detects a first temperature of the motor drive circuit. The second temperature sensor detects a second temperature of an ambient environment where the motor is being used. The controller controls the motor drive circuit based on the first temperature from the first temperature sensor and the second temperature from the second temperature sensor.
US11884080B2	Label printer According to one embodiment, there is provided a label printer in which noise is less likely to be generated when a thermal head comes into contact with a backing sheet between a label and a label. In a label printer that prints, using a thermal head including a linear heating element, on a label sheet in which labels are attached on a strip-shaped backing sheet at a predetermined interval, the thermal head is configured to swing with respect to a platen roller configured to support the label sheet at a printing position, and a guide portion includes an edge portion that is substantially parallel to a surface of the thermal head having the heating element provided thereon and that is inclined with respect to the heating element is integrally provided downstream of the thermal head in a sheet conveying direction.
US11884079B2	Photo-curable ink jet ink set and ink jet recording method using the same A photo-curable ink jet ink set includes an undercoating photo-curable ink jet ink containing a (meth)acrylic acid ester having a vinyl ether group expressed by general formula (I), and an overcoating photo-curable ink jet ink. The undercoating photo-curable ink jet ink has a higher surface tension than the overcoating photo-curable ink jet ink.
US11884077B2	Printing-fluid cartridge including contact surface for providing positioning of the printing-fluid cartridge A printing-fluid cartridge is inserted into a printing-fluid consuming apparatus in an insertion direction crossing a gravitational direction and attached thereto in a first posture. The printing-fluid cartridge includes: a storage chamber, a supply portion having a supply port, an upper surface and a locking surface positioned upward of the storage chamber, an electrical interface disposed at the upper surface, and a contact surface positioned rearward relative to the supply port of the supply portion in the insertion direction in the first posture. The printing-fluid cartridge inserted in the printing-fluid consuming apparatus is movable between the first posture and a second posture. In the first posture, the locking surface engages a lock portion and the contact surface abuts against a positioning portion. In the second posture, the locking surface is positioned downward relative to the lock portion and the contact surface is separated from the positioning portion.
US11884075B2	Inkjet head cleaning apparatus and inkjet printing equipment including same A nozzle cleaning apparatus includes a body part, a brush part formed on a first surface of the body part and having a size such that the brush part is inserted into a nozzle to remove foreign substances, and a drive unit for lifting the body part so that the brush part is inserted into the nozzle.
US11884067B2	Liquid discharge apparatus There is provided a liquid discharge apparatus includes a first transistor in which a second terminal and a third terminal are electrically coupled to according to a first terminal, and a second transistor in which a fifth terminal and a sixth terminal are electrically coupled to according to a fourth terminal, a first contact portion where the first terminal is in contact is smaller than a second contact portion where the second terminal is in contact, the second contact portion is smaller than a third contact portion where the third terminal is in contact, a fourth contact portion where the fourth terminal is in contact is smaller than a fifth contact portion where the fifth terminal is in contact, and the fifth contact portion is smaller than a sixth contact portion where the sixth terminal is in contact.
US11884059B2	Printing device A printing device includes: a substrate feed-out section; a substrate transport section; a storage which stores the width size of the substrate; a skew correction section including a skew sensor which detects the skew of the substrate, and adapted to correct the skew of the substrate with reference to an output of the skew sensor and the substrate width size stored in the storage; an image recording section which performs an image recording operation on the substrate; a first sensor which detects a width size-changed portion of the substrate upstream of the skew correction section with respect to the transport direction; and a controller. Upon the detection of the width size-changed portion, the controller stops the substrate skew correction while continuously transporting the substrate. After the width size-changed portion of the substrate reaches a reference position downstream of the skew correction section, the controller restarts the skew correction.
US11884057B2	Method and system for processing a raster image file A method for processing a raster image file includes: receiving a raster image file comprising image data for a plurality of pixels, analyzing the image data of the raster image file, determining control data, and optionally at least one new raster image file, based on the analyzed image data, said control data being data for controlling settings of an imaging device so as to change the physical properties of generated imaged features corresponding with one or more of the plurality of pixels, and outputting the raster image file and/or the new raster image file, with the control data to an imaging device for imaging a relief precursor.
US11884049B2	Foil transfer apparatus A foil transfer apparatus that transfers foil of a foil film to a sheet, including: a heating member and a pressurizing member that nip the foil film and the sheet; a movable frame supporting one of the heating member and the pressurizing member and movable between a first position at which the one of the heating member and the pressurizing member is located at a contact position so as to contact the foil film in a mounted state in which the foil film is mounted on a housing body and a second position at which the one of the heating member and the pressurizing member is located at a spaced position so as to be spaced from the foil film in the mounted state; a cam that moves the movable frame between the first position and the second position; and a sensor that detects a position of the movable frame.
US11884046B2	Composite sandwich components Methods of manufacturing composite sandwich components (100) and composite sandwich components overcome drawbacks in the prior art. For example, the large number of resin filled perforations that are unavoidable when manufacturing prior art composite sandwich components is avoided.
US11884044B2	Process for producing a multilayer laminate The present invention relates to a lamination process for producing a multilayer laminate, preferably to a lamination process for producing a photovoltaic (PV) module, and to a PV module laminate.
US11884043B2	Laminate of film with vapor-permeable barrier function The present invention relates to a laminate of thermoplastic resin film with vapor-permeable barrier function, wherein the laminate comprises: at least one layer of thermoplastic resin film having a continuous structure in a thickness of 1-120 μm with vapor-permeable barrier function; and at least one layer of a natural or chemical product layer, wherein the natural or chemical product layer is a discontinuous film, a non-woven product, an adhesive product, and/or a textile fibre product. In the laminate of the present invention, the gram weight of the product is 1-250 g/m2. The laminate of the present invention is desirable in vapour permeability and diffusivity, has a continuous structure, and can block solid dusts with a size of 5 nm or more, aerosols, bacteria, viruses and liquids. Furthermore, the laminate can have a very good blocking effect, thereby having a protective function.
US11884042B2	Securely coded wrapping Systems and methods for securely identifying an item are disclosed. The method includes receiving an item, selecting a plastic wrap that is opaque and that includes a random pattern of markings, and wrapping the item with the plastic wrap, which protects the protects the item frons visual inspection with the opaque plastic and that secures the item with a unique fingerprint/code formed from the random pattern of markings.
US11884028B2	3D printed water cooled tow guide for fiber placement machine A solution for fiber placement tow guides, known as “scoops,” to be cooled that allows for increased heating of outgoing tows while having cooling channels within the scoop to avoid melting, layup of thermoplastic materials will often see material temperatures of over 800° Fahrenheit, which means the heat shield will be heated to even higher temperatures that distorts existing scoops to a degree where they cause unwanted layup quality or may even melt certain scoops.
US11884023B2	Apparatus for quality assessment of a sealing section of a package for food products, and a method thereof An apparatus for quality assessment of a sealing section of a package for food products. The package comprises at least a robustness layer and a plastic layer. The sealing section is formed by holding a first section and a second section of the package against each other while providing heat such that the plastic layer of the first and second section melt and thereby provide for that the first and second section adhere to each other. The apparatus comprises a sample holder arranged for fixating a sample comprising the sealing section of the package, wherein at least part of the sample holder is transparent, a magnification device arranged on a first side of the sample holder, and an illumination device arranged on a second side of the sample holder, such that light is provided to the magnification device through the sample holder, wherein the first and second side are opposite sides of the sample holder.
US11884022B2	Method and system for enhancing the lifetime of printing heads used in additive manufacturing Methods and systems (100) of printing a 3D object (101) comprising: depositing material, layer by layer, via printing heads (72) comprising one or more nozzle arrays; and activating each of said printing heads (72) to dispense a building material (50) at least once within a specified period of time during printing.
US11884020B2	Print head and method of calibrating the same A method of calibrating a print head of a printing system comprises applying voltage to the print head to effect a dispensing of liquid material from the print head; receiving, directly from a sensor within the print head, a signal correlative to a change in an amount of liquid in the print head; and varying the voltage responsively to the signal.
US11884013B2	Three-dimensional modeling device and method of manufacturing three-dimensional shaped article A three-dimensional modeling device includes a plasticizing section for plasticizing a material to generate a shaping material, a stage on which the shaping material is stacked, a nozzle which has a nozzle opening, and ejects the shaping material from the nozzle opening toward a modeling area on the stage, a transfer mechanism section for changing a relative position between the nozzle and the stage, and a heating section having a heater and a heating member for heating the shaping material stacked in the modeling area with heat supplied from the heater. The nozzle opening is located between the stage and the heating section in a stacking direction of the shaping material, the heating section is configured so that a relative position to the stage changes together with the nozzle, and the heating member covers at least the modeling area when viewed along the stacking direction.
US11884004B2	Systems and methods for support removal in stereolithographic additive manufacturing Systems and methods for making it easier to remove support structures printed in conjunction with printing an object using stereolithographic additive manufacturing are disclosed. In some exemplary embodiments, one or more interfaces between the printed object and the support structures are modulated to allow for easy separation between them, in some instances even when the object and support structures are made from the same material. Various modulation techniques are disclosed, including adjusting an intensity of exposure to light at interfaces between the object and support structures, and using two materials where one material cures at two wavelength ranges and the other material only cures at one of the two wavelength ranges. Other systems and methods that allow for easy separation of part and support structure are also described.
US11884000B2	One part, catalyst containing, moisture curable dual cure resins for additive manufacturing Provided is method of making a three-dimensional object comprising polyurea, which may include: (a) dispensing a one part (1K) dual cure resin into a stereolithography apparatus, the resin comprising or consisting essentially of a photoinitiator, a reactive blocked polyisocyanate, optionally a catalyst such as a polyurethane blowing catalyst, and optionally a polyepoxide; (b) additively manufacturing from said resin an intermediate object comprising the light polymerization product of said reactive blocked polyisocyanate; (c) optionally cleaning said intermediate object; and (d) reacting said polymerization product in said intermediate with water in the presence of a catalyst such as a polyurethane blowing catalyst (which may be included in the resin, the water, or both) to generate polyamine in situ that sequentially reacts with the remainder of the polymerization product to form urea linkages and thereby produce a three-dimensional object comprising polyurea. Dual cure resins useful for the method are also provided.
US11883997B2	Off-center container manufacturing method and temperature adjustment mold A method of manufacturing an off-center container includes: stretching a preform made of resin having a bottomed shape with a stretching rod, heating the preform; and blow-molding the off-center container, in which a central axis of a neck portion is displaced from a central axis of a body portion, by introducing a pressurized fluid into the preform disposed in a mold. The container has a flat shape and a dimension in a first direction in a cross section is longer than in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction. In a circumferential cross section of the preform, a thickness of a first region corresponding to a surface extending in the first direction of the container is set to be thicker than a thickness of a second region corresponding to a surface extending in the second direction of the container.
US11883994B2	Fused filament fabrication using multi-segment filament A device for fabricating a continuous thermoplastic filament having a plurality of segments comprises first and second filament supply components for supplying first and second thermoplastic filaments and a filament cutting component for cutting each of the first and second thermoplastic filaments into segments. The device also includes first and second filament guide components for guiding the first and second thermoplastic filaments into position to be cut by the filament cutting component. The device further includes a filament segment joining section positioned after the filament cutting component to join the first and second thermoplastic filaments to form a continuous thermoplastic filament having a plurality of segments. The first and second filament guide components are movable so as to alternatively and sequentially permit the first and second thermoplastic filaments to be cut by the filament cutting component.
US11883986B2	Method for operating an injection-moulding machine, in particular with respect to improved constant mould filling, and injection-moulding machine for carrying out the method A method for operating an injection-molding machine, including the steps: a) in a current injection-molding cycle, after an accepted-part reference injection-molding cycle learned in a learning phase: detecting a compound pressure change k1 relative to an accepted-part reference compound pressure pmasse, ref during at least part of an injection phase of the current injection-molding cycle by measuring a current compound pressure pmasse, act and comparing the current compound pressure pmasse,act with the accepted-part reference compound pressure pmasse,ref, b) determining a target mold internal pressure curve pwkz,soll (t) for a holding-pressure phase of the current injection-molding cycle, wherein for this purpose a mold internal pressure curve pwkz,ref (t) of the accepted-part reference injection-molding cycle is adjusted at least in dependence on the compound pressure change k1 detected in step a), and c) traveling the holding-pressure curve pmasse, Hld, act (t) of the current injection-molding cycle in such a way that an actual mold internal pressure curve pwkz,act (t) of the current injection-molding cycle runs at least more closely along the target mold internal pressure curve pwkz,soll (t) than a mold internal pressure curve pwkz,ref(t) that is unchanged in comparison with the accepted-part reference cycle.
US11883985B2	Systems and methods for casting propellant grain Systems and methods for casting solid propellants include a mandrel for forming geometric features in a perforation of a propellant grain. In various embodiments, the mandrel includes a frangible portion that is removed from the propellant grain after the propellant grain has cured around the mandrel. A second portion of the mandrel may be left behind in the propellant grain. The mandrel may include a support structured disposed in the through hole of the mandrel. The support structure may include a plurality of longitudinal channels for directed exhaust gasses through the mandrel upon ignition of the propellant grain.
US11883984B2	Recyclable single polymer floorcovering article This invention relates to tufted floorcovering articles, including carpet tiles and broadloom carpet. In particular, this invention relates to tufted floorcovering articles made from the family of polymers known as polyester. Specifically, this invention relates to tufted carpet tile products made from polyester. The polyester carpet tiles meet commercial performance specifications and are fully end-of-life recyclable.
US11883980B2	Molding unit, molding machine, and molding method A molding unit includes: a flask guide member guiding the upper flask and the lower flask; a first squeeze member and a second squeeze member disposed in such a manner as to sandwich upper and lower flasks as the upper flask and the lower flask connected with each other, the first squeeze member and the second squeeze guide member each capable of entering the upper and lower flasks; a squeeze cylinder including a rod having an end part fixed to the first squeeze member and a cylinder body extending and contracting the rod; and a squeeze guide member configured to fix relative positions of the second squeeze guide member and the cylinder body. The flask guide member is a hollow rod member, and the squeeze guide member is a rod member disposed in a movable manner inside the flask guide member.
US11883977B2	Binder materials A method for producing a shaped article comprising: a) providing a binder, which has been produced by a process of: (i) mixing (A) fungi or glucan and (B) starch with an alkaline agent to form an alkaline composition; and mixing the alkaline composition with an acidic agent to form the binder; or (ii) mixing (A) fungi or glucan and (B) starch with an acidic agent to form an acidic composition; and mixing the acidic composition with an alkaline agent to form the binder; (b) forming a binder composition by mixing the binder with filler material; (c) shaping the binder composition into a three-dimensional shape; and (d) curing the binder composition to form a shaped article having said three-dimensional shape, wherein steps c) and d) can be carried out simultaneously or separately, and wherein during one or both of steps c) and d) pressure is applied to the binder composition.
US11883976B2	Wedge holder for log splitting A wedge holder system and kit and method for splitting a log having a polymer foam block member with a concave top surface forming a basin with raised left and right longitudinal sides paralleling a center axis, the top surface designed to conform to a rounded side of a log. A planar bottom surface of the block member is designed to rest on a log cross section. At least one slot portion through the foam block member is designed to hold an at least one metal wedge member vertically to drive the metal wedge into a log. At least one V-shaped notch portion for holding wood vertically may be disposed within at least one exterior longitudinal side portion of the polymer foam block member. Polymer foam block members may be adjacent or coupled lengthwise or vertically.
US11883974B2	Pick and throw harvesting A conveyor system 24 carries work items, such as flexible, pliable, food products 22, through a scanning system 28 which generates data pertaining to various physical parameters of the food products. Thereafter, the food products are transported through a processing station which may be in the form of a portioning system 30. Next, the portioned food products are transported to a harvesting system 32 utilizing a actuator 34 to unload the food product portions 36 by vacuuming the portions into a nozzle 90. Such food products are transported to one or more desired locations through a hose/tube connected to a nozzle or may be launched through the air in a trajectory aimed at the desired placement location.
US11883963B2	Robotic platform for interactive play using a telepresence robot surrogate A robotic platform associated with one or more software services enables remote users to interact with an environment and other humans physically and visually through a robotic surrogate over any distance utilizing the internet. The robotic surrogate is controlled through a non-technical user interface which responds to user control inputs made through natural user arm movements which are tracked in three dimensional space.
US11883962B2	Object manipulation with collision avoidance using complementarity constraints A controller controls a motion of an object performing a task for changing a state of the object from a start state to an end state while avoiding collision of the object with an obstacle according to an optimal trajectory determined by solving an optimization problem of the dynamics of the object producing an optimal trajectory for performing the task subject to constraints on a solution of first-order stationary conditions modeling a minimum distance between the convex hull of the object and the convex hull of the obstacle using complementarity constraints.
US11883961B2	Method for autonomously dimensional accuracy of a workpiece via three-dimensional sanding A method includes, during a processing cycle: navigating the sanding head across a region of a workpiece according to a toolpath; and, based on a sequence of force values output by a force sensor coupled to the sanding head, deviating the sanding head from the toolpath to maintain forces of the sanding head on the workpiece region proximal a target force. The method also includes: detecting a sequence of positions of the sanding head traversing the workpiece region; interpreting a surface contour in the workpiece region based on the sequence of positions; detecting a difference between the surface contour and a corresponding target surface defined in a target model of the workpiece; generating a second toolpath for the workpiece region based on the difference; and, during a second processing cycle, navigating the sanding head across the workpiece region according to the second toolpath to reduce the difference.
US11883960B2	Moving robot, moving robot control method and program therefor A mobile robot includes a position distance calculation command transmission unit 1, a position distance calculation command transfer unit 2, a reply position distance calculation command transmission unit 3, a direction storage unit 4, a reply position distance calculation command transfer unit 5, a first head robot unit determination command transmission unit 6, a robot unit determination unit 7, a first movement unit 8, a second movement unit 9, a next head robot unit selection command transmission unit 10 and a second head robot unit determination command transmission unit 11, for example.
US11883958B2	Robot apparatus including dual end effectors with variable pitch and methods A robot apparatus may include an upper arm adapted to rotate about a first rotational axis and a forearm rotatably coupled to the upper arm at a second rotational axis. A first wrist member may be rotatably coupled to the forearm at a third rotation axis. A second wrist member may be rotatably coupled to the forearm at the third rotation axis. A first end effector may be coupled to the first wrist member and a second end effector may be coupled to the second wrist member. The first wrist member and the second wrist member may be configured to rotate about the third rotational axis between a first pitch and a second pitch as a function of extension of the robot apparatus. Other apparatus and methods are disclosed.
US11883955B1	Power on self test for brakes in an autonomous delivery robot Techniques and apparatus for performing a power-on self-test for a braking system in an autonomous delivery robot are described. One technique includes moving each wheel of the autonomous delivery robot in a first direction in accordance with predefined criteria, while brake module(s) of the braking system are engaged to one or more of the wheels to stop movement of the one or more wheels. A first amount of movement of at least a first wheel that is engaged to a first brake module is determined. Upon determining that the first amount of movement satisfies a predetermined condition, a determination is made that the braking system has failed the test and the brake module(s) of the braking system are kept in an engaged state.
US11883949B2	Measuring arm with multifunctional end A three-dimensional measuring device, comprising an arm having a free end provided with an interface body carrying a measuring member and a grip member enabling an operator to point the measuring member at a zone of the object that is to be measured. The interface body has a front face in which at least one electrical connector is accessible and from which there extends a projecting tubular coupling part for coupling to the measuring member, an annular grippable body being engaged on the tubular coupling part and extending over the front surface and the electrical connector, a retaining element being mounted on the grippable body to co-operate with the tubular coupling part in order to hold the grippable body pressed against the front face of the interface body.
US11883948B2	Virtual robot image presentation method and apparatus A virtual robot image presentation method and an apparatus are provided to improve virtual robot utilization and user experience. In this method, an electronic device generates a first virtual robot image, and presents the first virtual robot image. The first virtual robot image is determined by the electronic device based on scene information. The scene information includes at least one piece of information in first information and second information, the first information is used to represent a current time attribute, and the second information is used to represent a type of an application currently running in the electronic device. According to the foregoing method, in a human-machine interaction process, virtual robot images can be richer and more vivid, so that user experience can be better, thereby improving virtual robot utilization of a user.
US11883942B2	Flow path diverter for pneumatic tool The present invention relates broadly to a flow diverter disposed in a plenum area of a motor cylinder chamber (also referred to as kidney ports). The flow diverter acts as a barrier between a main inlet to the motor and an inlet to the cylinder chamber, and directs air or fluid to vane lifter ports of the motor before the air or fluid flows to the inlet to the cylinder chamber. In addition, the flow diverter can serve to regulate air or fluid flowing into the cylinder chamber to control power of the tool. The flow diverter allows for numerous options of where the main inlet to the motor can be positioned and provides a means of regulating the air or fluid flowing into the cylinder chamber.
US11883939B2	Heat dissipating device and electric nail gun having the same A heat dissipating device is adapted to be mounted in an electric nail gun that includes a flywheel being rotatable about an axis, a first pulley being spaced apart from the flywheel, and a transmission belt being trained on the first pulley. The heat dissipating device includes a second pulley, a weight disc and a heat dissipating member that are adapted to be connected coaxially and co-rotatably to the flywheel. The second pulley is adapted to be trained by the transmission belt. The heat dissipating member includes a plurality of fan blades extending in a direction of the axis such that, during co-rotation of the flywheel, the weight disc and the heat dissipating member, the fan blades create a flow of air for cooling.
US11883937B2	Hand operated gripping tools The main fixed handle optionally incorporates two swivel out arms, which can form part of a three-legged base. When operated thus, the jaws and moving handle point generally upwards from the formed base, the moving handle can now be operated by one hand leaving the other free to position the workpiece. The moving handle can incorporate a further locking switch that can be utilised in both a switchable locking position or non-locking position upon a sprung toothed strut between the handles, at least one of which further incorporates a curved resilient portion in order to provide useful sprung closure of the parallel moving jaws upon the workpiece in the locking method. A lanyard can be optimally attached to the swivel out arm ends to provide the user with a chest mounted portable vice.
US11883936B2	Oscillating tool adapter An adapter assembly is provided for converting a first oscillating motion from an oscillating tool to a second oscillating motion at a wheel that is useful for applying polymers and other films to doors, windows, and other surfaces or for applying rubber gaskets around a window during installation of the window. The adapter assembly is provided with an adapter that tapers in the anterior direction when attached to an oscillating tool. An axle is provided at the distal end of the adapter and attaches to a concentrically aligned bearing within the wheel.
US11883931B2	Tool bit A tool bit includes a drive portion configured to be engaged by a tool, the drive portion including a first maximum outer dimension, a shank extending from the drive portion and including a reduced outer diameter, and a tip coupled to an end of the shank opposite from the drive portion. The tip includes a compressive residual stress layer formed by blasting to increase a wear resistance of the tip relative to the shank. The tip additionally includes a second maximum outer dimension. The reduced outer diameter of the shank is smaller than the first maximum outer dimension of the drive portion and the second maximum outer dimension of the tip.
US11883930B2	Precision adjust sharpener Method and apparatus for sharpening a cutting edge of a cutting tool, such as a kitchen knife. A fixture secures opposing sides of a blade of the cutting tool and includes a main body and hinged first and second clamping jaws each having a clamping end adapted to compressingly engage a respective side of the blade. A guide coupled to the main body has converging support surfaces to contactingly engage a back edge (spine) of the blade opposite the cutting edge to center the blade along a central plane of the fixture. A retraction mechanism establishes a clamping force upon each of the respective sides of the blade via the clamping jaws. Further embodiments include a base assembly adapted to receive the fixture, and a swing arm style abrasive assembly to carry out a sharpening operation upon the cutting edge.
US11883929B2	Abrasive peening apparatus and abrasive peening method An apparatus capable of efficiently performing a metal surface processing. The abrasive peening apparatus includes a processing tank storing abrasive particles and peening liquid, and including a bottom portion in which a workpiece is immersed in the peening liquid; a dispensing chamber having a plurality of recesses on an upper surface, and disposed in the bottom portion to dispense the peening liquid; a stirring nozzle disposed at a center of the recess directing vertically upward and connected to the dispensing chamber to eject the peening liquid; a peening nozzle immersed inside the processing tank to eject the peening liquid toward the workpiece; and a moving device moving the peening nozzle relative to the workpiece.
US11883928B2	Polishing mechanism, polishing device, and polishing method A mechanism for polishing includes a polishing member, an eccentric member coupled to the polishing member, and a driving member coupled to the eccentric member. The driving member drives the eccentric member to rotate to move the polishing member to reciprocate in the one-dimensional direction, so that when a relative position between the polishing mechanism and the workpiece is fixed, the polishing member polishes a workpiece by translating a polishing surface. A method for the polishing process, applied by a polishing device, is also disclosed. By using the polishing mechanism, the entirety of the polishable surface of the workpiece can be covered, and collapsed edges of the workpiece are avoided.
US11883927B2	Method of machining a component A method of machining a surface of a component. The method comprises scanning the surface of the component to obtain scanned electronic 3D data representing the scanned surface of the component locating a surface defect of the scanned surface and identifying a defect region that surrounds and includes the surface defect, and providing electronic 3D data representing a patch having the desired shape of the defect region. The method also comprises transforming the patch to generate a tooling path for repairing the surface defect. The transformation comprising translating a plurality of nodes of the patch. The translation distance of each node based on the distance of that node from an origin node of the patch. The method further comprises machining the surface of the component according to the generated tooling path.
US11883926B2	Polishing pad, semiconductor fabricating device and fabricating method of semiconductor device A polishing pad is described. The polishing pad includes a surface having plural recess portions, and a substrate is polished by the surface. In the pad, an average width of the recess portions at one area of the surface in a direction parallel to the surface is 20 μm or less, and an average density of the recess portions at one area of the surface is 1,300/mm2 or more.
US11883924B2	Double-sided polishing apparatus A double-sided polishing apparatus includes: a lower surface plate; an upper surface plate; and a carrier disposed between the lower surface plate and the upper surface plate and holding a disk-shaped workpiece, wherein the carrier is configured to rotate about a center of the lower surface plate and the upper surface plate and to rotate about a center of the carrier, the double-sided polishing apparatus includes a thickness measuring sensor at a fixed position above the upper surface plate or below the lower surface plate or at a movable position in an upper portion of the upper surface plate or a lower portion of the lower surface plate, the carrier includes circular perforations each holding the workpiece at a position eccentric to the center of the carrier, when a central position of any of the perforations preset by a user is defined as a first reference position, with a distance between a center of the upper surface plate or the lower surface plate and a center of any of the perforations preset by the user being shortest or longest, and a position apart from the first reference position by half of a first distance in a direction of the center of the carrier is defined as a second reference position, with the first distance being a predetermined length within 30% of a radius of the perforation, then the thickness measuring sensor is provided in a range of the first distance about the second reference position in a plan view, and the thickness measuring sensor is configured to measure a thickness of the workpiece in a state in which the workpiece is held in the perforation, through a measuring hole provided on the upper surface plate or the lower surface plate closer to a side on which the thickness measuring sensor is disposed.
US11883923B2	Chemical mechanical polishing using time share control A method of chemical mechanical polishing includes rotating a polishing pad about an axis of rotation, positioning a substrate against the polishing pad, the polishing pad having a groove that is concentric with the axis of rotation, oscillating the substrate laterally across the polishing pad such that a central portion of the substrate and an edge portion of the substrate are positioned over a polishing surface of the polishing pad for a first duration, and holding the substrate substantially laterally fixed in a position such that the central portion of the substrate is positioned over the polishing surface of the polishing pad and the edge portion of the substrate is positioned over the groove for a second duration.
US11883922B2	Substrate processing apparatus A substrate processing apparatus includes a polishing head defining plural pressure chambers D1 to D5 for pressing a wafer W on a polishing pad 42, a pressure control unit performing pressure feedback control by individually controlling pressures in the pressure chambers D1 to D5, a film thickness measurement unit measuring a film thickness distribution of the wafer W being polished, a storage unit storing multiple pieces of information on a preset pressure of the pressure chambers D1 to D5, and a response characteristic acquisition unit changing the preset pressure every time a predetermined condition is satisfied during polishing of the wafer W, measuring a polishing rate applied to the wafer W, and acquiring a response characteristic of the polishing of the wafer W. The response characteristic indicates responsiveness of the polishing of the wafer W to the pressure feedback. The response characteristic is acquired based on the obtained polishing rates.
US11883919B2	Automatic fixture replacement mechanism for machine tool Automatic fixture replacement mechanism for machine tool, wherein includes multiple sets of fixtures for installing work pieces to be processed and a movable manipulator for loading fixture; the movable manipulator is installed on a two-dimensional movable mechanism; the movable manipulator is provided with a pull nail that is fastened to the clamp and the fixture is provided with a pin hole matching with the pin. For batch processing of a large number of work pieces with multiple fixtures, the use of movable manipulator to automatically install and unload fixtures can greatly improve the efficiency of processing. The structure of the mechanism and the operation are simple so that it is reliable and easy to be implemented. Hence, it can be widely used in various types of CNC machining centers.
US11883912B2	Welding power supply device A welding power supply device includes an inverter for converting DC power into AC power outputted to a welding load, and a voltage circuit for superimposing a restriking voltage on an output to the welding load when the polarity of output current of the inverter switches. The voltage circuit includes a restriking capacitor charged with the re-striking voltage, a charging circuit to charge the capacitor with the restriking voltage, and a discharging circuit to discharge the voltage in the capacitor. The charging circuit includes a DC power supply and a booster to boost DC voltage from the DC power supply. The charging circuit charges the restriking capacitor in first and second states. In the first state, the DC voltage from the DC power supply is directly applied to the re-striking capacitor. In the second state, DC voltage boosted by the booster is applied to the restriking capacitor.
US11883910B2	Systems and methods for measuring voltage and current within a welding torch A retrofit module includes at least one of a current sensing component that has a first circuit or a voltage sensing component that has a second circuit. The current sensing component and the voltage sensing component may be disposed in a torch head of a welding or plasma cutting torch. The current sensing component is configured to measure a welding or plasma cutting current of the torch head, and the voltage sensing component is configured to measure a welding or plasma cutting voltage of the torch head.
US11883908B2	System and method with floating welder for high rate production welding A securing system, such as a welding system, includes a robot configured to transfer a part to a home position. A securing station has a frame and a gun supported on the frame. The gun includes first and second members movable relative to one another, which are first and second weld gun electrodes, for example. The gun is configured to secure a component to the part in a securing position during a securing operation. A float assembly interconnects the gun to the frame and is configured to permit the gun to glide relative to the welding frame between the home position and the securing position. A homing assembly includes a homing guide configured to release the welding gun from the home position during the securing operation, such as resistance welding fasteners to sheet metal workpieces.
US11883894B2	Composite cutting tool A cutting tool includes a tubular body made of a composite material, such as carbon reinforced fiber polymer (CFRP). A front support structure comprising a central hub and a plurality of spokes extending radially outward from the central hub is attached proximate the front end of the tubular body. A rear support structure comprising a central hub and a plurality of spokes extending radially outward from the central hub is attached proximate the rear end of the tubular body. Cartridge supports are attached directly to one of the front and rear support structures. A rear machine connection member is attached to the rear support structure for providing coolant to the front and rear support structures. The CFRP tubular body increases the stiffness to weight ratio of the cutting tool.
US11883890B2	Orbital drilling device An orbital drilling device includes, on the same frame: a motor rotating a cutting tool on itself; a first, interior, eccentric, receiving the motor, mounted so as to be able to rotate; a second, exterior, eccentric, receiving the first eccentric, mounted so as to be able to rotate; a reference body, secured to the frame, receiving the second eccentric, mounted so as to be able to rotate; a first unit for driving the first eccentric; a second unit for driving the second eccentric, simultaneously with the rotation of the first eccentric; and a controller configured to reproduce any path of the cutting tool in the zone by continuous control of the angular offset between the first eccentric and the second eccentric.
US11883885B2	Retention chuck for machines for producing glass containers A retention chuck for glass pipes for machines producing glass containers is provided. The retention chuck has a central supply channel for the glass pipes, a plurality of adjustable clamping jaws arranged at the lower end of the supply channel and so as to be distributed around a centerline of the channel. The spacing of the jaws from the center line of the supply channel is adjustable by an actuation element. A coupling element couples the jaws to the actuation element. Guides guide the adjustment movement of the clamping jaws perpendicularly, radially inwardly relative to the center line.
US11883884B2	Cutting tool and machine tool having such a cutting tool Tool for machining a workpiece, comprising a cutting insert having at least one cutting edge, a cutting insert holder comprising a cutting insert receptacle for receiving the cutting insert, a clamping element acting as a clamping wedge, which can be fastened in the cutting insert receptacle for clamping the cutting insert in the cutting insert holder, a fastening element for fastening the clamping element in the cutting insert holder and simultaneously clamping the cutting insert in the cutting insert holder, and a sensor configured to generate a measurement signal that is dependent on a force acting on the cutting insert, wherein the clamping element comprises a recess in which the sensor is arranged.
US11883883B2	Process for manufacturing toroid parts It has been found that duplex monolithic parts can be manufactured in high volume at low cost by using powder metal technology to mold and sinter an inner component of the part into an outer component of the part. This technique reduces the cost of manufacturing intricate metal products by taking advantage of the attributes of powder metal technology in making the inner component of the part. The outer component of the part can be wrought machined, stamped or forged, or made by double press double sinter or forging a powder metal component of the part. In any case, this technique can beneficially be used in making a wide variety of toroid parts, such as gears, clutches, sprags, bearing races, one-way diodes, and the like.
US11883881B2	System and method for operating a material drop ejecting three-dimensional (3D) object printer to prevent quantization error in perimeters of a three-dimensional printed object A slicer in a material drop ejecting three-dimensional (3D) object printer determines the number of material drops to eject to form a perimeter in an object layer and distributes a quantization error over the layers forming the perimeter. The slicer also identifies the location for the first material drop ejected to form the perimeter using a blue noise generator.
US11883879B1	System and method for controlling flow through a 3D printer A 3D printer includes an ejector configured to receive a build material. The 3D printer also includes a valve configured to control flow of the build material into or through the ejector. The valve includes a cooler configured to cool the build material to below a melting point of the build material to form a solid plug to prevent the build material from flowing therethrough. The valve also includes a heater configured to re-heat the build material to above the melting point to allow the build material to flow therethrough. The 3D printer also includes a nozzle positioned downstream from the valve. The build material is ejected through the nozzle. The 3D printer also includes a substrate positioned below the nozzle. The build material lands on the substrate and cools and solidifies thereon to form a 3D object.
US11883877B2	Method to determine the crater end location of a cast metal product A method to determine the crater end location of a cast metal product during its casting, the crater end location being the location at which the cast metal product becomes fully solidified. A continuous casting method and a continuous casting machine are also provided.
US11883874B2	Method for manufacturing a structural surface heat exchanger for a nacelle A method for manufacturing a structural surface heat exchanger of preset or left-hand final shape for an aircraft includes the steps of forming, shaping and assembling, by welding or brazing, a first corrugated skin and a second smooth skin in order to obtain channels. Each channel is delimited by a corrugation of the first skin and the second smooth skin so as to form a structural surface heat exchanger of preset or left-hand final shape, wherein a fluid is configured to circulate in the channels and air is configured to circulate in contact with the second smooth skin.
US11883870B2	Tool pack assembly A tool pack assembly having sensor plates to measure the temperature of a tool pack forming die and the forces exerted on the forming dies during can production. Each sensor plate may include at least one temperature sensor and at least one strain sensor for reading and transmitting temperature and strain data relating to the dies of a tool pack assembly. The data read and transmitted may be used to determine the concentricity of the punch of a tool pack assembly during operation making can bodies.
US11883867B2	Roll line The invention relates to a device for rolling, in particular for stepped rolling, of rolling stock with at least one pair of rolls and at least one linear drive arranged downstream of the pair of rolls in the rolling direction, which together with the pair of rolls can apply tensile stress to the rolling stock, and with means for detecting the tensile stress. In order to enable an improved method of flexibly rolling stock, the rolling device is characterized by means for detecting the tensile stress and by a control device for controlling the drive power of the linear drive as a function of the tensile stress detected, in order optionally to vary the tensile stress applied to the stock or to keep the tensile stress constant as the drive speeds behind the roll gap change. The invention also relates to a method of rolling the rolling stock using such a device.
US11883866B1	Energy-saving in-situ steam thermal desorption process for remediating pesticide contaminated sites An in-situ steam thermal desorption process for remediating pesticide contaminated sites comprises S1, determining a contaminated layer; S2, primary steam injection; S3, secondary steam injection and regulator injection; wherein the regulator comprises the following components in parts by weight: 0.2-0.8 parts by weight of hyper-thermophilic microbial agent, 0.5-0.9 parts by weight of carbamyl phosphate, 2-3 parts by weight of cyclic 2,3-diphosphoglycerate, 3-4 parts by weight of ethylenediamine tetraacetic acid, 15-17 parts by weight of wort, and 5-6 parts by weight of sodium octadecyl sulfate; S4, tertiary steam injection; S5, conservation.
US11883864B2	Automated compliance measurement and control for landfill gas extraction systems A method for use by a system coupled to at least one sensor and at least one flow control mechanism of a gas extraction system, the system comprising at least one controller and configured for use in connection with a landfill gas extraction process for extraction of landfill gas from a landfill via the gas extraction system, the method comprising: using the at least one controller to perform: obtaining, based on at least one measurement made by the at least one sensor, at least one current value indicative of a selected characteristic of the landfill gas extraction process, determining, at discrete time intervals, whether the at least one current value satisfies at least one compliance criterion for the selected characteristic, and when it is determined that the at least one current value does not satisfy the at least one compliance criterion for the selected characteristic, performing a corrective action.
US11883863B2	Auger cleaned inaccessible floor system Auger cleaned inaccessible floor systems to maximize operational capacity of inaccessible floors. The auger cleaned inaccessible floor system includes a floor having at least one channel beneath the lowest point of the floor extending horizontally at least half the length of the longest dimension of the floor and adapted for receiving an auger cleaner, at least one gate complex that provides fluid communication between the channel and at least one box and further provides access to the floor for the auger cleaner, and at least one box to deliver the auger cleaner to the channel and adapted for equalizing pressure when the inaccessible floor is under water to deliver an auger cleaner for cleaning. Thus, the auger cleaned inaccessible floor system allows cleaning of the inaccessible floor while the inaccessible floor system is in operation increasing the yield from the inaccessible floor system.
US11883855B2	Device and method for sorting plies A ply sorting device is disclosed, comprising a picker and a buffer. The picker is arranged to pick planar plies of cut fiber material and move them to the buffer. The buffer comprises a plurality of substantially planar supports each arranged to receive phes from the picker and to support the plies in planar orientation. The planar supports are movably arranged relative to each other to receive the plies. In addition, a method of sorting plies of differing geometry is disclosed. Planar plies of cut fiber material are picked and moved to supports of a buffer where plies are received in a planar orientation, and supports are moved relative to each other to receive the plies.
US11883851B1	Automated securing and releasing of items on shuttles Systems, methods, and apparatuses are disclosed for automated securing and releasing of items on shuttles. In one embodiment, an example item sortation system may include a shuttle having a conveyor, a first gate portion having a second width that is about half a first width of the conveyor, a second gate portion having the second width, an optional third gate portion having the second width, and an optional fourth gate portion having the second width, wherein the third gate portion and the fourth gate portion are disposed at a second side of the conveyor. The first gate portion, the second gate portion, the third gate portion, and the fourth gate portion may be configured to: (i) secure the at least one item on the conveyor during transport, and (ii) guide the at least one item along the conveyor when the item is unloaded.
US11883850B2	Article conveying equipment, system and method An article conveying equipment includes: a carrying apparatus, configured to carry one or more articles to be transported; a travelling apparatus, where the travelling apparatus includes at least two driving wheels located at the bottom of the travelling apparatus, the at least two driving wheels are configured to control the travelling apparatus to rotate in a first rotation direction; and a rotation supporting apparatus, which is located between the carrying apparatus and the travelling apparatus and connected to the carrying apparatus and the travelling apparatus respectively, where the rotation supporting apparatus is configured to rotate in a direction opposite to the first rotation direction when the travelling apparatus rotates in the first rotation direction.
US11883845B2	Anti-stiction bottom cavity surface for micromachined ultrasonic transducer devices A method of forming an ultrasonic transducer device involves depositing a first layer on a substrate, depositing a second layer on the first layer, patterning the second layer at a region corresponding to a location of a transducer cavity, depositing a third layer that refills regions created by patterning the second layer, planarizing the third layer to a top surface of the second layer, removing the second layer, conformally depositing a fourth layer over the first layer and the third layer, defining the transducer cavity in a support layer formed over the fourth layer; and bonding a membrane to the support layer.
US11883844B2	Multi-frequency wireless sensor A multi-frequency wireless sensor for non-destructive testing of a test object, the sensor comprising: an ultrasound transducer having a plurality of operating frequencies; a first induction coil electrically coupled to the ultrasound transducer; a second induction coil; and a capacitance, connected in parallel with the second induction coil, such that the wireless sensor can operate at a first operating frequency or a second operating frequency when the sensor is excited by a remote device.
US11883843B2	Method for producing a structured surface A method for producing a decorative surface on a workpiece (1) is disclosed, the method comprising the following steps:- feeding (S10) of the workpiece (1) coated with a liquid layer (2) to a digital printing station;- application (S12) of an agent capable of at least partially absorbing electromagnetic radiation, at least on a partial area of the surface of the liquid layer (2), or which, in contact with the surface, produces a reaction product which is capable of at least partially absorbing electromagnetic radiation;- irradiation (S14) of the surface of the liquid layer (2) and of the agent with electromagnetic radiation having a wavelength of less than 300 nm, preferably less than 250 nm, particularly preferably less than 200 nm.Furthermore, an apparatus (1) for carrying out this method is disclosed.
US11883841B2	Caulk reshaping tool A device for scraping caulk is adapted to be used with a caulk gun. The device includes a base plate having a central void and an elongated portion extending from the base plate along an axis perpendicular to the base plate. The device can be fitted between a caulk tube and a caulk gun to allow the application of caulk and the scraping/reshaping of the caulk in a single run. The device can include different replacement tips useful for different applications and different desired results.
US11883838B2	Apparatus for applying paint to mainly flat parts Apparatus for painting mainly flat products including a spray booth, in its turn including a plenum, a conveying belt for conveying products at least a device for applying paint, and at least one suction plant, wherein the plenum of the spray booth has a symmetric M-shape including, from the respective peripheries to the centre of the plenum: two first descending surface portions tilted towards the periphery; two second lateral surface portions parallel to the belt; two third descending surface portions, with a tilt towards the centre, opposite the tilt of the first portions; a fourth central surface portion parallel to said belt, the fourth central surface portion being closer to the conveying belt than the lateral parallel sections.
US11883831B2	Magnetic particle operation device A magnetic particle operation device comprising a tubular container having a longitudinal shape and including a sample introduction space in which a sample including a target substance and magnetic particles for immobilizing the target substance thereon are received, and a sample movement space in which a gel-like medium layer and a liquid layer are alternately arranged in its longitudinal direction. The magnetic particle operation device further comprising a first magnet provided outside the tubular container to face the sample introduction space, the first magnet configured to hold the magnetic particles in the sample introduction space in the container when the device is not used; and a second magnet configured to move the magnetic particles with the target substance being immobilized thereon, from the sample introduction space to the sample movement space, passing through the gel-like medium layer and the liquid layer in the longitudinal direction, when the device is used.
US11883824B2	Assay using different spacing heights Disclosure relates to a device and a method of using the device for conducting biological and chemical assays on a sample. The device includes two plates. The first plate includes at least a first and a second sample contact areas on its inner surface. Each sample contact area includes spacers having a bottom end fixed on the inner surface and a top end that is distal to the inner surface. The spacers in the first sample contact area differ in height from those in the second sample contact area. The first and second sample contact areas are disposed at different depths along the inner surface of the first plate, so that the top ends of the spacers are aligned on the same flat plane. The method includes depositing the sample onto the sample contact areas, compressing the sample into a thin layer, and analyzing the sample.
US11883822B2	Reaction device for detection chip and reaction system A reaction device for a detection chip and a reaction system are provided. The reaction device includes a chip carrier and an electrical signal control unit. The chip carrier is configured to place and fix the detection chip; and the electrical signal control unit is configured to apply an electrical signal to the detection chip so as to drive a heating electrode of the detection chip.
US11883821B2	Fluidic device for the detection, capture, or removal of a disease material The present disclosure relates to a fluidic device to detect, capture, and/or remove disease material in a biological fluid. The present invention also relates to methods for the treatment/prevention of sepsis through the use of the claimed device.
US11883817B2	Equipment and methods for automated sample processing for diagnostic purposes A tube for sample collection and sample processing in a tube rack includes an upper section, an intermediate section, and a lower section. The intermediate section connects the upper section and the lower section of the tube, and an inner diameter of the intermediate section can decrease from top to bottom. A fastening means can fix the tube in a tube rack. The tube can include a pierceable tube cap sealing the tube, and the tube rack can be configured such that the tube may be pulled off the tube cap by a centrifugation force. The tube can include a volume of density gradient medium covered by a separating gel to enhance sample separation.
US11883816B2	Apparatus and method for cell, spore, or virus capture and disruption Embodiments disclose an apparatus and methods for biological sample processing enabling isolation and enrichment of microbial or pathogenic constituents from the sample. A vessel for sample containment and extraction is further disclosed for engagement with a transducer capable of efficient sample disruption and lysis. Together these components provide a convenient and inexpensive solution for rapid sample preparation compatible with downstream analysis techniques.
US11883815B2	Apparatus for sterile transfer of material between a container and an isolator An apparatus for a sterile transfer of a material incudes a second safety device which locks an actuation mechanism in a closed position and unlocks the actuation mechanism when a container flange is correctly connected to a port flange, a third safety device which locks the container flange connected to the port flange when the actuation mechanism leaves the closed position, and a fourth safety device which blocks a return of the actuation mechanism from the open position to the closed position when the port door is open. The second, third and/or fourth safety device comprises two magnetic elements with at least one closed wall being arranged between the two magnetic elements. The two magnetic elements are configured to mutually attract or to mutually repel through the at least one closed wall either in a lock position or in an unlock position of the second, third and/or fourth safety device.
US11883814B2	Universal chemical processor with radioisotope source A universal chemical processor (UCP) including a reactor vessel having a central longitudinal axis and main chamber comprises a first inlet port for a main feedstock, a second inlet port for a fluidizing medium and a third inlet port for one or more reactants. The UCP also includes a reactive radioactive chemical processor (R2CP) that contains a radioactive element positioned extending along the longitudinal axis in the main chamber. In operation, a fluidized bed can be supported in the main chamber when a fluidizing medium and feedstock are supplied to the main chamber through the first and second inlet ports and the radioactive element of the R2CP emits ionizing radiation that is capable of ionizing feedstock and reactants, inducing chemical reactions, and sterilizing and decomposing any organic materials within a radiation zone.
US11883812B2	Method and apparatus for regenerating deactivated denitration catalyst A method for regenerating a deactivated denitration catalyst includes steps of preparing a washing fluid including a water-contained liquid and entrained carbon dioxide bubbles, and subjecting the deactivated denitration catalyst to a treatment with the washing fluid. An apparatus for regenerating the deactivated denitration catalyst is also provided.
US11883810B2	Photocatalytic reactor cell The present, disclosure relates generally to reactor cells comprising an enclosure and one or more plasmonic photocatalysts on a catalyst support disposed within the enclosure. In some embodiments of the disclosure, the enclosure is at least partially optically transparent.
US11883809B2	Palladium-containing composition and hydrogen peroxide production method It is desired to develop a method of producing hydrogen peroxide, which is capable of producing hydrogen peroxide with high production efficiency. According to the present invention, provided is a palladium-containing composition comprising palladium particles and a coating agent that coats the surface of the palladium particles, wherein a compound having an O═X structure (wherein X represents any of a phosphorus atom, a sulfur atom, and a carbon atom) is comprised as the coating agent.
US11883808B2	Nanofiber electrocatalyst A nanofibrous catalyst for in the electrolyzer and methods of making the catalyst. The catalysts are composed of highly porous transition metal carbonitrides, metal oxides or perovskites derived from the metal-organic frameworks and integrated into a 3D porous nano-network electrode architecture. The catalysts are low-cost, highly active toward OER, with excellent conductivity yet resistant to the oxidation under high potential operable under both acidic and alkaline environments.
US11883798B2	Selective oxidation catalyst and a method for oxidizing C2 hydrocarbons in the presence of the selective oxidation catalyst Methods of producing a catalyst for oxidation of C2 hydrocarbons and methods of using the catalyst are disclosed. Molybdenum, vanadium, and niobium metal or metal containing compounds are used to form a slurry in water. After agitating the slurry for at least 15 minutes, palladium or a palladium containing compound is added to the slurry. After further agitation, a precipitate is collected, dried and calcined to obtain an active catalyst, with palladium primarily distributed on a surface of the catalyst. The active catalyst is capable of catalyzing the conversion of C2 hydrocarbons into acetic acid.
US11883797B2	Exhaust gas purification catalyst device An exhaust gas purification catalyst device having a substrate, a first catalyst coating layer on the substrate, and a second catalyst coating layer on the first catalyst coating layer. The first catalyst coating layer includes inorganic oxide particles, palladium carried on the inorganic oxide particles, and a barium compound. The second catalyst coating layer includes alumina particles and rhodium carried by the alumina particles. The ratio (MBa/MRh) between the mass (MBa) of barium in the first catalyst coating layer and the mass (MRh) of rhodium in the second catalyst coating layer is 5.0-60.0 inclusive.
US11883796B2	High efficiency combined hydrocarbon and ozone converter In some examples, a composition includes a hydrocarbon and ozone catalyst. The hydrocarbon and ozone catalyst includes one or more catalytic layers overlying a substrate. The one or more catalytic layers include a non-catalytic component, an ozone catalytic component, and a hydrocarbon catalytic component. The non-catalytic component includes titanium oxide. The ozone catalytic component includes cobalt oxide. The hydrocarbon catalytic component includes platinum. An outermost layer of the one or more catalytic layers includes the hydrocarbon catalytic component distributed in the non-catalytic component.
US11883794B2	Zirconium phosphate disinfection recharging and conditioning The invention relates to systems and methods for disinfecting, recharging, and conditioning zirconium phosphate in a reusable sorbent module. The systems and methods provide for reuse of a zirconium phosphate sorbent module after dialysis.
US11883793B2	Porous ceramic supports for resistively heated hybrid gas sorbents A porous sorbent ceramic product includes a three-dimensional structure having an electrically conductive ceramic material, wherein the conductive ceramic material has an open cell structure with a plurality of intra-material pores, a sorbent additive primarily present in the intra-material pores of the conductive ceramic material for adsorption of a gas, and at least two electrodes in electrical communication with the conductive ceramic material.
US11883787B2	Ultrafiltration/nanofiltration membrane with tunable pore size An ultrafiltration/nanofiltration membrane with gas-tunable pore size is provided. This membrane comprises an active layer arranged between two porous support layers, wherein the active layer is formed of randomly arranged cellulose nanocrystals, wherein pores are defined in the active layer by the free spaces existing between the randomly arranged cellulose nanocrystals, and wherein chains of a CO2-responsive polymer are grafted on the surface of the cellulose nanocrystals. There are also provided methods for filtering a feed using the membrane, for tuning the apparent pore size/MWCO/charge of the membrane, for cleaning the membrane, and for manufacturing the membrane.
US11883785B2	Reverse osmosis membrane, manufacturing method therefor, and water treatment module Provided is a reverse osmosis membrane comprising: a support layer comprising a support and a polysulfone layer; and an active layer, wherein a compression modulus is from 20 MPa to 40 MPa, to a method for manufacturing the same, and a water-treatment module.
US11883781B2	Apparatus and method for removing nitrogen oxide from exhaust gas An exemplary embodiment of the present invention relates to an apparatus and method for removing nitrogen oxide from exhaust gas. The apparatus for removing nitrogen oxide from exhaust gas includes: a chamber through which exhaust gas is introduced and discharged; a nozzle injecting a solution, which reacts with the exhaust gas introduced into the chamber, into the chamber; and an electric dust collecting unit installed at a rear end of the chamber to be supplied with the exhaust gas processed in the chamber and including a discharge unit and a dust collecting unit.
US11883779B2	Method and system for electrochemically compressing gaseous hydrogen Method and system for electrochemically compressing hydrogen. In one embodiment, the system includes a membrane electrode assembly (MEA) that includes a polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM), an anode, and a cathode. First and second gas diffusion media are positioned adjacent the cathode and anode, respectively. A humidifying membrane is positioned next to the second gas diffusion medium on a side opposite the anode. A water supply is connected to the humidifying membrane, and a hydrogen gas supply is connected to the second gas diffusion medium. A hydrogen gas collector including a back pressure regulator is connected to the first gas diffusion medium. Separators, positioned on opposite sides of the MEA, are connected to a power source. In use, hydrogen is electrochemically pumped across the MEA and collected in the hydrogen gas collector. The PEM is kept properly humidified by the humidifying membrane, which releases water into the second gas diffusion medium.
US11883777B2	Asymmetric hollow fiber membranes and methods of making and using the same Asymmetric hollow fiber membranes, membrane contactors, and related production and use methods. The asymmetric hollow fiber membranes include a porous substrate having a multiplicity of pores, the porous substrate including at least a first semi-crystalline thermoplastic polyolefin copolymer derived by polymerizing at most 3 wt. % of linear or branched alpha olefin monomers with at least 97 wt. % of 4-methyl-1-pentene monomer. The asymmetric hollow fiber membranes also include a skin layer overlaying the porous substrate, the skin layer including a second semi-crystalline thermoplastic polyolefin copolymer derived by polymerizing at least 2 wt. % of linear or branched alpha olefin monomers with at most 98 wt. % of 4-methyl-1-pentene monomer. The skin layer is less porous than the porous substrate and forms an outer surface of the asymmetric hollow fiber membrane, while the porous substrate forms an inner surface of the hollow fiber membrane. The skin layer is preferably nonporous.
US11883776B2	Systems and methods for removal of mercury and/or hydrochloric acid from gas streams using calcium-containing particles Several embodiments of the present technology are directed to the removal of one or more air pollutants using cooling and/or calcium-containing particles. In some embodiments, a method for removing air pollutants comprises flowing a gas stream having calcium-containing particles and one or more of mercury or hydrochloric acid molecules, and cooling the gas stream, thereby causing at least a portion of the calcium-containing particles to adsorb to the mercury and/or hydrochloric acid molecules in the gas stream. The method can further comprise, after cooling the gas stream, filtering the gas stream to remove at least a portion of the calcium-containing particles having adsorbed mercury and hydrochloric acid.
US11883774B2	Air filter for removing aldehyde-like VOCs from indoor air The present invention discloses an air filter cartridge for use in an air-purifying device for removing formaldehyde (methane, HCHO) and other aldehyde-like VOCs (Volatile Organic Compounds), and in certain embodiments amine-like VOCs, from indoor air. The air filter cartridge is made up of a casing containing a plurality of filament-like elements as a support and a mixture of one or more natural polyphenols and a catalyst integrated in said support as a powder, forming a sponge-like mesh. The air filter acts as an absorption filter, the sponge-like mesh reacting irreversibly with the aldehyde-like VOCs present in the air, generating a polymer in the form of a polyphenol-aldehyde resin inside the air filter. Due to this irreversible reaction, the air filter is capable of capturing formaldehyde, as well as other aldehyde-like VOCs that are less reactive than formaldehyde, amine-like VOCs and ammonia.
US11883769B2	Mist and vapor eliminating filter, device, system and method of use Mist and vapor eliminating filters, devices, methods of filtering aircraft air using the devices, and systems including the devices, are disclosed.
US11883768B2	Methods and apparatus for plugging cells of ceramic structures and honeycomb filters A method for plugging a subset of cells of a honeycomb structure that includes: covering a first end face of the honeycomb structure with a mask that comprises a body and a plurality of openings, wherein the plurality of openings of the mask is coincident with a plurality of cells of the honeycomb structure; providing a plug of material upon a film material; applying a force to the film material with a piston to push the plug of material through the plurality of openings of the mask and into the plurality of cells of the honeycomb structure; and measuring a plurality of pressures within the plurality of cells of the honeycomb structure during the applying step.
US11883767B2	Filter port seal A filter assembly includes a drain port comprising a top portion and at least one surface modification along the top portion. The drain port defines an aperture therein and is alignable with an outlet port. The outlet port includes a seal member that is attachable to an end portion of the outlet port. A portion of the aperture of the drain port is sealable to the seal member when the drain port and the outlet port are aligned such that the at least one surface modification of the drain port does not abut the seal member of the outlet port, thereby creating a sealed connection between the drain port and the outlet port.
US11883766B2	Disc filters and methods of operating disc filters Disclosed herein are disc filters for dewatering a fiber suspension. According to a first aspect, the disc filter includes a vessel comprising an inlet positioned in a wall of the vessel, the inlet introducing a fiber suspension into the vessel. The disc filter further includes a rotor shaft comprising a shaft axis of rotation positioned in a shaft plane, wherein the shaft plane is a horizontal plane. At least one filter element may be coupled to the rotor shaft. At least one injector may be positioned in the wall of the vessel, the at least one injector introducing a secondary flow of liquid into the vessel. The at least one injector may be located in the wall of the vessel at an injector elevation angle αI that is greater than −44 degrees and less than or equal to +22 degrees relative to the shaft plane.
US11883765B2	Pleated fluid filter element and methods A filter element has an upstream and downstream side. A filter media assembly of the filter element has an upstream side and a downstream side and has a first filter media layer and a second filter media layer that is adjacent to the first media layer. A substantial portion of the first layer and second layer are uncoupled, and at least one of the first media layer and second media layer comprises binder fiber. The second media layer has a mean flow pore size equal to or smaller than the first media layer. A support layer system is adjacent to the downstream side of the filter media assembly, and a first wire mesh layer is adjacent to the support layer system. At least the first media layer, second media layer, support layer system, and first wire mesh cooperatively define pleats at a pleat packing density of greater than 125%.
US11883764B2	Sludge withdrawal mechanism for wasting and returning settled sludge from secondary clarifier with granular sludge An apparatus for wasting flocculant sludge from a clarifier is provided including a wasting pipe fluidly connectable to a waste conduit, a manifold fluidly connectable to the wasting pipe, an upper header for collecting the flocculant sludge fluidly connectable to the manifold, a return sludge pipe fluidly connectable to a return sludge well, a lower header for collecting settled sludge fluidly connectable to the return sludge pipe, and a drive mechanism for rotating the upper header and the lower header about a center axis. A wastewater treatment system is provided including the clarifier fluidly connectable to a source of a mixed liquor and the apparatus for wasting flocculant sludge. A method of separating settled sludge from a clarifier is provided including withdrawing flocculant sludge and withdrawing settled sludge. A method of retrofitting a clarifier is also provided including providing the manifold, the upper header, and the drive mechanism.
US11883763B2	Air filter systems, filter bag assemblies, filter bags and methods Air filter systems, filter bag assemblies, filter bags and corresponding methods are described herein. The filter bag assemblies include a flange assembly, a cage attached to the flange assembly, and a filter bag installed over the cage with an opening at the flange assembly. When installed in the dirty air chamber of the air filter system, a seal between the flange assembly and the tubesheet defining the dirty air chamber is provided by applying a seal force on the end of the filter bag assembly located proximate the access panel on the side of the dirty air chamber opposite the tubesheet. That seal force is transmitted to the flange assembly through the cage. The tubular filter bags may be in the form of triangular bags and/or may include bag support connectors at the closed end of the bag.
US11883762B2	Microfluidic-based apparatus and method for vaporization of liquids Methods and apparatus for vaporizing liquid from a liquid source into the surrounding environment, are disclosed, where the apparatus comprises at least one manifold comprising at least one liquid port formed by a through-hole and at least one ridge structure, wherein the liquid port is in fluid communication with the liquid source and the one ridge structure At least one vaporization port is included in a planar structure connecting a first side of the structure to a second side, in fluid communication with the at least one ridge structure and the surrounding environment, wherein fluid flow through the liquid and vaporization ports is substantially perpendicular to the plane of the structure, and the ridge structures are substantially parallel to the plane of the structure. At least one heating element is present that is in thermal communication to the at least one vaporization port and at least one ridge structure.
US11883759B1	Deformable toy snake or snake accessory A formable, deformable or shapeable toy snake or snake accessory is provided. The toy, snake can include one or more head weights, such as a plurality of weighted head beads. The body of the toy snake is deformable and is made of bendable material that may have elastic or springing properties. The tail of the toy snake can include a plurality of tail beads. At least some of the head weights may push the head forward when a user swings a central section of the snake with forward and then rearward acceleration. The head weight or weights cause a mouth of the toy snake to open as a weight of the head weight or weights pushes the head of the snake forward.
US11883757B2	Rotating platform coaster A ride system for an amusement park includes a platform of the ride system that rotates about a guide axis along a direction of travel of the platform. A motion system is included and drives movement of the platform. One or more seats are coupled to the platform, wherein the one or more seats move with the platform and relative to the platform. At least one sensor detects a position of at least one seat of the one or more seats and provides data indicative of the position. A controller receives the data indicative of the position and controls the motion system to rotate the platform about the guide axis based on the data indicative of the position.
US11883756B1	Mechanical advantage device A mechanical advantage device includes a base, a beam pivotably connected to the base at a fulcrum between a first end of the beam and a second end of the beam, a seat at the first end of the beam, and a load at the second end of the beam. In some embodiments, the mechanical advantage device includes structure, such as a linkage, for effecting oscillation of the beam by shifting weight along the beam. The mechanical advantage device may be a single-person seesaw.
US11883754B2	Battling environment with multiple play level surfaces A battling stadium game apparatus and methods for toy tops providing multiple play level surfaces which may include platform inserts to actively direct interactions of spinning tops across multiple play level surfaces, a base, concave areas at a first play level surface at the base, concave areas with battling surfaces at the first play level. The battling surface includes a middle area and a periphery area surrounding the middle area, an overdrive surface disposed at a second play level surface at the base, the overdrive surface is at a level elevated from the concave arena. A lid nests within the base and defines an exterior wall around the perimeter of the base, with a third level platform element between the base and the lid for a third play level surface.
US11883753B2	Random selection device The present invention relates to a device (1; 2) for randomly selecting a symbol among a plurality of pre-determined symbols, comprising a main body (11; 21) having a polyhedral shape provided with a plurality of sides (111) in even number parallel and in pairs parallel and opposite to each other, a plurality of containment compartments (12; 22) equal to the number of sides (111), provided with a transparent cover (121) at the side (111) and a support base (122), opposite the transparent cover (121) within the main body (11; 21), and a plurality of secondary devices (13) for randomly selection, each arranged within one of the containment compartments (12; 22) and comprising a secondary body having a polyhedral shape provided with a plurality of sides (131) in even number parallel and in pairs opposite to each other, wherein each face (131) of the secondary devices for randomly selection is able to be placed onto the support base (122) by arranging only one face (131), corresponding to the face (131) parallel and opposite to the support base (122). parallel to the support base (122) and at the transparent cover (121).
US11883751B2	Virtual scene display method, electronic device, and storage medium A virtual scene display method, includes obtaining, an adsorption region of a target virtual object in response to detection of a viewing-angle adjustment operation. The method further includes obtaining, in response to a determination that an aiming point is located in the adsorption region of the target virtual object, a target rotation speed of a viewing angle of a virtual scene according to a location of the aiming point, a location of the target virtual object, and the viewing-angle adjustment operation. Further, the method includes displaying, with the circuitry of the electronic device, a target virtual scene based on the target rotation speed of the viewing angle.
US11883749B1	Automatic processing of non-fungible token attributes Systems and methods for maintaining contests including non-fungible tokens (NFTs), determining that an outcome of a contest indicates a tie, and establishing a placeholder are disclosed. The NFTs can be associated with attributes and may be stored on a blockchain. The system can receive a request and selections of NFTs for entering a contest. Each NFT can be associated with a player profile and satisfy a selection rule. The system can generate a fantasy sports lineup including NFTs and modify a restriction condition for each NFT. The system can determine that an outcome of a contest indicates a tie and calculate edition number totals to determine a winner of the tie. The system can determine that an NFT has been transferred to a player profile. The system can modify a lineup to include a placeholder in lieu of the NFT.
US11883747B2	FHS: smarter contact selectors The invention relates to a computer implemented method of controlling a display on a first computer device connected via a communication network to a plurality of other computer devices, the method comprising: receiving user inputs from the first and other computer devices during interaction with a game rendered on the display of each computer device, the game being played by users of the computer devices over the communication network; storing the user inputs in computer storage and generating user behaviour data based on the user inputs; accessing computer storage holding a plurality of contact identifiers of the users and controlling the display of the first computer device to display only a selected set of the stored contact identifiers, wherein the set of contact identifiers is selected to be displayed based on the user behaviour data.
US11883745B2	Systems and methods for providing a tailored video game based on a player defined time period The present specification describes systems and methods for customizing a video game to a player defined time period. Content units of a video game are selected based on at least one of multiple pre-defined criteria. Content units are then edited to fit into the player defined time period. Game gear required for playing the selected content units is determined. The edited content units and the selected game gear are provided to the player to play within the player defined time period.
US11883744B2	Memory-based motivational mode A method and system for providing a memory-based motivational mode in virtual reality is disclosed. A plurality of virtual reality datasets is stored, each virtual reality dataset including data regarding a different set of stimuli and corresponding biometric data of a player. Launching a virtual reality session includes presenting a current set of stimuli to the player in a virtual reality environment of an interactive content title. A plurality of virtual reality datasets is stored. Each virtual reality dataset includes data regarding a different set of stimuli and corresponding biometric data of a player. Real-time biometric data is tracked and associated with the current set of stimuli presented to the player. The current set of stimuli of the virtual reality environment is updated based on a set of stimuli from an identified virtual reality dataset that include the biometric data corresponding to an identified change.
US11883743B2	Information processing method and apparatus, storage medium, and electronic device The present disclosure provides an information processing method, including: providing an attack control on a graphical user interface, and in response to a first touch operation acting on the attack control, controlling a first virtual character to execute an attack instruction in a game scene; providing a sub-control of a build control on the graphical user interface, providing the build control on the graphical user interface in response to a second touch operation acting on the sub-control of the build control, and controlling the first virtual character to execute a build instruction in a first building area of the game scene.
US11883738B2	Apparatuses and methods for shuffler transport and installation A card shuffler system includes an automatic card shuffler for shuffling playing cards and a shuffler transport device coupled to the automatic card shuffler to move and support the automatic card shuffler. The shuffler transport device includes a base assembly for moving along a ground surface, a vertical support, and an adjustment assembly coupled to the vertical support. The vertical support extends from the base assembly and is coupled to the automatic card shuffler to cantilever the automatic card shuffler over the base assembly. The adjustment assembly adjusts the height of the automatic card shuffler between at least a first height and a second height along a vertical axis. The vertical adjustment of the shuffler may facilitate installation of the shuffler at an installation point.
US11883737B2	Methods and apparatuses for game state based network interface management Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques for game-state sensitive network interface selection. An example method that may be performed by a user equipment (UE) includes determining a game state based on game state information; determining a suitable network interface based on the determined game state; and switching to the determined suitable network interface if the determined suitable network interface is different from a current network interface.
US11883735B1	Skateboard device A skateboard device may include a frame, a set of wheels, and a deck. A user or rider may stand on the deck. The deck may be divided into a front panel and a rear panel, on which the user may rest a front foot and a rear foot, respectively. The rear panel may be fixed relative to the frame. The front panel, in turn, may pivot sideways relative to the frame and, in pivoting sideways, may drive a front wheel fork for rotation in order to steer one or more front wheels of the set of wheels left or right. In some embodiments, the skateboard device may include relatively wide, convex, single front and rear wheels facilitating riding the skateboard device not only on hard, flat surfaces but also on other terrains such as, but not limited to, dirt, gravel, etc.
US11883733B2	Universal non-helmeted protective facemask A protective non-helmeted single molded facemask for sports includes a frame structure formed of a polycarbonate polymer that is structured and configured to engage a user's forehead, side and cheek facial structure and chin. An arrangement of vertical and horizontal bars in the central and lower portion of the face area of the facemask protect the users nose and mouth from direct contact with external objects, and particularly softballs, soccer balls, floor hockey sticks and pucks and field hockey sticks and balls. Upper and lower straps extend from slotted openings on the sides of the facemask and are positioned and arranged to extend around the lower back of the wearer's head to secure the facemask on the wearer's head. The facemask is designed to also significantly reduce the effective impact forces to the wearer's brain.
US11883731B2	Martial arts training device with scoring system A martial arts training device with scoring system, device comprising a padded device designed to be struck by a participant; and a scoring system attached to padded device, scoring system comprising: an impedance-based impact sensing mechanism that detects a source of impact comprising at least one impedance changing mechanism that changes impedance as each of conductive material is moved towards and away from impedance changing mechanism as the first participant delivers the impact; an impact sensing mechanism for which mechanically detects the force of impact creating electrical charges; at least one impedance-based impact measuring scoring system determining the source of the impact that occurred based on a change in impedance electromagnetically in said impedance changing mechanism; and at least one impedance changing rate determination engine configured to determine a rate at which the impedance changes in impedance changing mechanism; and at least one impact force determination engine configured to determine a magnitude of a force of the impact based on the rate at which the impedance changes in impedance changing mechanism and the impedance changing a rate data.
US11883726B2	Face-off training device and method of use A device and methods for training a person for face-offs in athletic activities and games. The device includes a base connector, a main resilient member, and a stick wrap. The stick wrap is connected to the heel of the stick and to the main resilient member. The base connector is connected to the main resilient member and serves to connect the training device to a stationary structure. The main resilient member is configured to provide a desired level of resistance to a face-off motion of the stick by the user. An auxiliary resilient member is provided for connection in parallel to the main resilient member to enable the device to provide increased resistance to the face-off motion of the stick by the user.
US11883725B1	Ball game and method of playing A ball game encouraging team sports on a circular field with concentric rings with a suspended goal positioned in the center of the field. The ball game is played so that points are scored when a ball successfully goes through the goal. The field is generally circular. The position and suspension of the goal is 360 degrees accessible.
US11883722B2	Golf club head with molded polymeric body A golf club head includes a forward section and a body section to define a closed internal volume. The forward section has a strike face, a frame that surrounds the strike face, and a flange extending from the frame. The body section is formed from a molded polymeric material, and includes a forward edge that defines a receiving portion adapted to receive the flange and a weight receiving feature spaced apart from the forward edge. The body section further includes a reinforcing structure protruding into the internal volume and extending between the weight receiving feature and the forward edge. The reinforcing structure is operative to transfer impact loads between the weight receiving feature and the metallic forward section.
US11883710B2	Hand weight A hand weight includes a chassis including a handle portion configured to be grasped by a user such that a forearm of the user extends along an axis, and a flexible element attached to the chassis. The hand weight can be configured to receive a movable mass, and the flexible element can be configured to at least partially support the movable mass such that the movable mass forms at least part of a sprung mass of a hand weight assembly including the hand weight and the movable mass, the sprung mass configured to move relative to the chassis of the hand weight and deform the flexible element in response to a force in a direction along the axis applied to the handle portion by the user while grasping the handle portion.
US11883709B2	Adjustable exercise machine An adjustable exercise machine for performing resistance exercises comprises a base and an upper frame including front and back end stationary exercise platforms, and a movable exercise platform that reciprocates between the stationary platforms. A plurality of biasing members is selectable by an exerciser via selector knobs to generate a bias force against the movable platform. A plurality of pivotable lift supports are connected between the base and the upper frame. Front and back actuators are connected between the base and the lift supports by lifting yokes to selectively raise and lower the front and back ends of the machine. The movable platform may be connected to move along the exercise machine by trolley wheel assemblies. A plurality of travel limit decelerators mounted on the rails engage and rapidly decelerates the movable platform as it reaches its limits of travel on the rails.
US11883704B2	Fire-fighting foam concentrate An aqueous concentrate, which can be diluted with an aqueous diluent to form a foam precursor composition, is provided. The foam precursor composition may be aerated to form a firefighting foam. The present aqueous firefighting concentrates include a surfactant component, which includes one or more of an anionic surfactant, a zwitterionic surfactant and a nonionic surfactant and an aliphatic alcohol-based component. The aliphatic alcohol-based component typically includes at least two alcohols and/or alcohol ethoxylates. The aqueous concentrates contain a substantial amount of water and typically are substantially free of any fluorinated compound.
US11883703B2	Long-term fire retardant with magnesium sulfate and corrosion inhibitors and methods for making and using same A forest fire retardant composition contains a retardant compound that includes a halide salt, a non-halide salt, a metal oxide, a metal hydroxide, a sulfate salt, or combinations thereof. The forest fire retardant composition may include at least one anhydrous salt and at least one hydrate salt. The sulfate salt may be magnesium sulfate. The magnesium sulfate hydrate has a formula MgSO4(H2O)x, where x is about 1 to about 11. For example, x may be equal to at least one of 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10 or 11. The composition may be in the form of a dry concentrate, a liquid concentrate, or a final diluted product. The final diluted product is effective in suppressing, retarding, and controlling forest fires while exhibiting corrosion resistance and low toxicity.
US11883700B1	Integrated panel for fire suppression system The present system provides an integrated fire suppression system that includes all components in a single integrated panel, other than system piping to nozzles or emitters. The system enables the entire panel to be inspected and analyzed, and installed, repaired, or maintained in a single operation, dramatically reducing time spent on site and reducing the qualifying process as well. The assembly of the panel is off-site, typically under the inspection of any qualifying agencies. Once assembled, the system can remain qualified for rapid installation at any future time, allowing easy replacement of faulty panels or consumables.
US11883697B2	Fire detection inside a transport refrigeration unit A transport refrigeration unit (TRU) fire detection and mitigation system is provided for use with a TRU that includes a housing and components supportively disposed within the housing that are configured to condition an interior of a container. The TRU fire detection and mitigation system includes a fire detection sub-system and a mitigation sub-system. The fire detection sub-system is partially disposable within the housing and configured to detect a thermal event therein. The mitigation sub-system is coupled to the fire detection sub-system and configured to take a mitigation action responsive to the thermal event being sensed by the fire detection sub-system.
US11883696B2	Housing for a closed-circuit breathing apparatus A housing (10) for a closed-circuit breathing apparatus (100) is provided for mounting respirator components (110) in an interior (40) thereof. The housing (10) includes a housing mount (20) and a housing cover (30) for covering the interior (40). The housing mount (20) has a first partial section (52) of at least one passage opening (50) for passage of a breathing tube (120) into the interior (40). The housing cover (30) has a second partial section (54) of this passage opening (50). The housing mount (20) and/or the housing cover (30) further have/has a fastening section (60) for the mechanical fastening to a counter-fastening section (122) of the breathing tube (120), which breathing tube (120) is guided through the passage opening (50).
US11883693B2	Modular, integrated powered air purifying respirator system A modular, low profile PAPR system includes a blower, a filter rail chassis removably attachable to an inlet of the blower, a hose system removably attachable to the outlet of the blower, and a removable battery pack. The hose system comprises an ovular outer tube that maintains a generally flat profile for the hose as it extends across or along the operator's body. Two circular air carrying conduits are sealed within such ovular outer tube against outside contamination and provide a flat, small profile tube system that resists hoop stress applied to the outside of the hose, provides low resistance against bending, that will not inadvertently kink or seal in low radius turns, and that results in a low profile, non-collapsing hose system for delivering air from a remotely carried blower and filter assembly to the operator's protective mask.
US11883692B2	Top bracket for fall protection safety system A top bracket for supporting a safety cable of a vertical climbing fall protection system, the bracket including a base plate and a pivotally deflectable plate that is integrally and pivotally connected to the base plate by a neck. The top bracket may also include an abutment plate with a forward abutment surface that is separated from a rearward abutment surface of the pivotally deflectable plate by an elongate gap.
US11883690B2	Multi-directional filtration arrangement, flow generating device and system including same A filtration arrangement includes a filtration element and a housing disposed around, and retaining the filtration element therein. The housing includes: a first and second ends and a wall portion extending therebetween. An outlet is defined in the housing proximate the first end, a primary inlet is defined in the housing proximate the second end, and a plurality of secondary inlets are defined in the wall portion. The first end of the housing is adapted for coupling to a main housing of a flow generating device encircling an air inlet thereof. The primary and secondary inlets are positioned and structured to communicate ambient air from the surrounding environment to the filtration element. the outlet is positioned and structured to communicate the ambient air that has passed through the filtration element from one or more of the primary and secondary inlets to the air inlet of the flow generating device.
US11883686B2	Apparatus and method for verifying radiation dose using patient-specific tumor-shaped scintillation Proposed is an apparatus for verifying a radiation dose using a patient-specific tumor-shaped scintillator including a probe adapter to which a 3D tumor-shaped scintillator having a guide is attached; a receiving portion to which the probe adapter is detachably coupled; a light guide which extends from the receiving portion and includes optical fiber transmitting visible light generated by irradiating radiation in the 3D tumor-shaped scintillator; a photomultiplier tube converting the visible light transmitted from the light guide into an electric signal and amplifying the converted electric signal; and a current electrometer measuring an output current by inputting the electric signal of the photomultiplier tube.
US11883681B2	Body part positioning table or table overlay having multiple mask mounting systems A body part positioning table or table overlay includes a planar surface to support a body part. The table or table overlay further includes a first mask mounting system having a first configuration for mounting a first mask that positions and secures the body part relative to the planar surface, and a second mask mounting system having a second configuration for mounting a second mask to position and secure the body part relative to the planar surface.
US11883680B2	Method and apparatus for tightening skin and other tissues A system and method for treating a tissue is provided. The treatment causes a tightening or lifting of tissue. The method includes delivering a photochemical agent through a depth of the tissue to distribute the photochemical agent adjacent proteins within the tissue and irradiating the tissue with an electromagnetic irradiation at a wavelength that activates the photochemical agent, causing a protein response that brings fibers of the tissue closer together in order to one of reduce tissue laxity and tighten the tissue. A kit is provided to facilitate the method.
US11883679B2	Systems and methods for ultrasound induced thrombolysis with magnetic microbubbles, optional nanodroplets, and a rotational magnetic field The disclosure provides systems for ultrasound-induced thrombolysis with magnetic microbubbles under a rotational/alternating magnetic field, sonothrombolysis systems with magnetic microbubbles and optional nanodroplets for inducing thrombolysis under an acoustic field, and a rotational/alternating magnetic field, and methods of treating patients with blood clots using the sonothrombolysis systems of the present disclosure.
US11883673B2	Electronics assembly for implantable medical device In some examples, an implantable medical device includes a battery, an electronics module electrically connected to the battery, and an elongated housing comprising a side wall positioned between the battery and an end cap, wherein the electronics module is positioned within the elongated housing between the battery and the end cap. The implantable medical device also includes an electrical contact assembly comprising a first spring contact and a second spring contact. The electrical contact assembly of the implantable medical device is positioned within the elongated housing between the electronics module and the battery or the end cap.
US11883672B2	Methods, system and device for improving cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) Methods, systems, and devices that are used for improving cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) are described herein. Such a method can include, for each set of pacing parameters, of a plurality of sets of pacing parameters, performing CRT using a set of pacing parameters and simultaneously therewith sensing a plurality of intracardiac electrograms (IEGMs) using different combinations of implanted electrodes. Additionally, for each set of pacing parameters, of the plurality of sets of pacing parameters, the method includes producing a respective reconstructed multi-lead surface electrocardiogram (ECG) based on the plurality of IEGMs that were sensed while CRT was performed using the set of pacing parameters. The method also includes analyzing the reconstructed multi-lead surface ECGs that were produced for the plurality of sets of pacing parameters, and based on results thereof, identifying a set of pacing parameters to be use for further CRT.
US11883671B2	Methods, systems, and apparatus for closed-loop neuromodulation Systems, apparatus, and methods for treating medication refractory epilepsy are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method of treating epilepsy is disclosed comprising detecting, using a first electrode array coupled to a first endovascular carrier, an electrophysiological signal of a subject. The method further comprises analyzing the electrophysiological signal using a neuromodulation unit electrically coupled to the first electrode array and stimulating an intracorporeal target of the subject using a second electrode array coupled to a second endovascular carrier implanted within a part of a bodily vessel superior to a base of the skull of the subject.
US11883659B2	Systems for treating disordered breathing by comparing stimulated and unstimulated breathing A means for treating breathing disorders by stimulating respiratory muscles or nerves to entrain respiratory systems while leaving respiratory drive intact. Embodiments of the invention employ frequency analysis to determine if appropriate stimulation energy is being applied.
US11883653B2	Electroporation device with detachable needle array with lock-out system An electroporation device with a needle array removably attached thereto, the needle array having a body, a shroud movable with respect to the body between a rest position and one or more actuated positions, and an auto-lock assembly. Where the auto-lock assembly is adjustable between a locked configuration, where the shroud is not movable with respect to the body, and an unlocked configuration, where the shroud is movable with respect to the body, and where biasing the shroud from the rest position to the one or more actuated positions and back to the rest position adjusts the auto-lock from the unlocked configuration to the locked configuration.
US11883649B2	Minimally invasive electrode and delivery device and related systems and methods Disclosed herein are a minimally invasive electrode and delivery device, along with various related components, devices, methods, and technologies. The delivery device comprises a proximal elongate shaft, a paddle coupled to a distal end of the proximal shaft, and an irrigation/suction sleeve disposable over the paddle. Disclosed also is a fan-like cortical electrode device comprising at least two electrode segments, wherein each of the at least two electrode segments comprises a thin film pad, a plurality of electrode contacts disposed on the thin film pad, and a proximal connector attached to a proximal end of the thin film pad.
US11883648B2	Stimulation design for neuromodulation The present application relates to a new stimulation design which can be utilized to treat neurological conditions. The stimulation system produces a burst mode stimulation which alters the neuronal activity of the predetermined site, thereby treating the neurological condition or disorder. The burst stimulus comprises a plurality of groups of spike pulses having a maximum inter-spike interval of 100 milliseconds. The burst stimulus is separated by a substantially quiescent period of time between the plurality of groups of spike pulses. This inter-group interval may comprise a minimum of 5 seconds.
US11883647B2	Electrode array assembly and method of making same A lead assembly and a method of making a lead are provided. The method of making a multi-contact lead assembly comprises placing monofilament placed in the void spaces not occupied by the plurality of conductor wires and, in one embodiment, thermally fusing the monofilament to the like material spacer by applying heat just below the melting temperature of the monofilament and spacer material. Alternatively, the monofilament and spacer may be of different materials and heat is applied to cause at least one material to thermally reflow or melt. The conductive contacts may be located at either the distal end and/or proximal end of the lead. Oversized spacers may be used in order to provide extra material to fill voids during the thermal fusion/reflow process.
US11883643B2	Systems and methods for treatment of a patient including RF and electrical energy A device for a soft tissue treatment of a patient. The device includes an applicator including at least one electrode, a fastening mechanism to fix the applicator to a body part of a patient, and a control unit including a microprocessor to control the at least one electrode. The at least one electrode may provide a radiofrequency energy and an electric current. The radiofrequency energy may cause a heating of a soft tissue. The electric current may cause a muscle contraction. The body part includes a face or a chin.
US11883642B2	Blood pump system A blood pump system and methods for the use and operation of such a blood system is described, wherein the blood pump system includes an implantable pump and an implantable flow measurement device. A processing device receives indications of a number of pump parameters such as pump voltage, pump current and pump speed. Flow rate is determined based on the pump parameters, and this determined flow rate is compared to the actual flow rate as measured by the flow measurement device. In certain embodiments, the flow measurement device may be periodically energized to make the comparison, then powered off to reduce power consumption. The time period in which the flow measurement device is powered off is based on the difference between the determined and the actual flow rates.
US11883640B2	Intra-cardiac left atrial and dual support systems A system for treating atrial dysfunction, including heart failure and/or atrial fibrillation, that includes one or more pressurizing elements and control circuitry. The one or more pressurizing elements can comprise one or more balloons and can be configured to be positioned in the left atrium, and optionally the pulmonary artery, of a patient's heart. The one or more pressurizing elements can be coupled to one or more positioning structures that can be configured to position the one or more pressurizing elements in the left atrium, and optionally the pulmonary artery. The control circuitry can be configured to operate the one or more pressurizing elements to decrease or increase pressure and/or volume in the left atrium, and optionally the pulmonary artery, in accordance with different phases of the cardiac cycle. The control circuitry can be further configured to operate the one or more pressurizing elements to generate coordinated pressure modifications in the left atrium, and optionally the pulmonary artery.
US11883632B2	Safety constraints for a control algorithm based drug delivery system Disclosed are a system, methods and computer-readable medium products that provide safety constraints for an insulin-delivery management program. Various examples provide safety constraints for a control algorithm-based drug delivery system that provides automatic delivery of a drug based on sensor input. Glucose measurement values may be received at regular time intervals from a sensor. A processor may predict future glucose values based on prior glucose measurement values. The safety constraints assist in safe operation of the drug delivery system during various operational scenarios. In some examples, predicted future glucose values may be used to implement safety constraints that mitigate under-delivery or over-delivery of the drug while not overly burdening the user of the drug delivery system and without sacrificing performance of the drug delivery system. Other safety constraints are also disclosed.
US11883630B2	Event-triggered model predictive control for embedded artificial pancreas systems The development of artificial pancreas (AP) technology for deployment in low-energy, embedded devices is contingent upon selecting an efficient control algorithm for regulating glucose in people with type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM). The energy consumption of the AP can be lowered by reducing updates of the control model: the number of times the decisionmaking algorithm is invoked to compute an appropriate insulin dose.
US11883629B2	Sensor for detecting tissue infiltration A sensor for detecting infiltration at a catheter infusion site may include a first elongate sensor member couplable to a first location proximate the catheter infusion site, and a second elongate sensor member couplable to a second location proximate the catheter infusion site. The first elongate sensor member may include a first marking and the second elongate sensor member may include a second marking. The first elongate sensor member may slidably couple with and translate relative to the second elongate sensor. The first and second markings may indicate a range of relative positions between the first and second elongate sensor members as the first and second elongate sensor members translate relative to each other. At least one relative position within a range of relative positions between the first and second elongate sensor members may be indicative of infiltration at the catheter infusion site.
US11883625B2	Packageless syringe assembly with sterilizable fluid path Syringe assemblies comprising a first cap and a second cap to ensure sterilization of the fluid path without the need for external packaging are described. Also described are methods of sterilizing the fluid path of a syringe assembly.
US11883624B2	Connector system for releasably connecting fluid conduits Disclosed herein are embodiments of a connector system for releasably connecting together tubes, for example medical tubing, and methods of making and using such a connector system, whereby the connector system includes a female coupler having a first passageway, a male coupler having a second passageway, a catch movably coupled to the female coupler, and a catch-receiving element coupled to the male coupler. The connector system further includes a release element movably coupled to the female coupler, whereby travel of the release element along or over a female coupler outer surface of the female coupler disengages the catch from the catch-receiving element to achieve a disconnected condition of the connector system. Further disclosed herein are embodiments of a connector system for releasably connecting together tubes, whereby the connector system includes at least one valve biased by a valve-biasing member disposed external to or outside of the fluid flow path.
US11883623B2	Medical connector A soft grip medical connector comprises a housing with an upstream end, a downstream end and a lumen extending through a central portion thereof. A flexible member comprises a valve portion integrally formed with a sleeve portion. The valve portion is positioned within a section of the housing and is configured to control a flow of fluid through the housing lumen. The sleeve is inverted to envelope at least a portion of the outer surface of the housing. In some embodiments the gripping portion is integrally formed with the valve portion. In some embodiments, the connector is also generally configured to create a positive pressure in a catheter lumen upon removal of a syringe or other medical device from the upstream end of the connector. Methods of making a medical fluid connector generally comprise forming a valve member with a sleeve extending there from, and assembling the valve, sleeve and housing.
US11883621B2	Devices and methods for skin treatment According to some embodiments, a system for treating skin includes a handpiece assembly comprising a tip and a main body portion, the main body portion comprising an interior cavity and at least one canister configured to store at least one of a treatment material and a waste material. The treatment material and/or the waste material is in fluid communication with the tip.
US11883620B2	Controlled flow drug delivery implantable device Embodiments herein relate to an implantable device comprising a casing, a semi-permeable membrane plug at or near a first end of the casing, a piston, beads, and an opening for release of the beads from the implantable device within a body of a human or an animal; wherein the implantable device is configured to be implanted within the body of the human or the animal during delivery of the beads into the body of the human or the animal; wherein the beads comprise a core and a shell with the core being enclosed by the shell and the beads contain a drug; and wherein the implantable device is configured to produce a desired flow rate of elution of the drug from the implantable device when the implantable device is implanted within the body of the human or the animal.
US11883618B2	Dilation catheter tip removal instrument A method of using an apparatus including a base housing, an actuator, and a blade. The base housing defines an upwardly presented support surface. The base housing also defines a distally oriented tip receiving recess. The distally oriented tip receiving recess is sized and configured to receive a bulbous distal tip of a dilation catheter. The actuator is movably coupled with the base housing. The blade us secured to the actuator. The actuator is operable to move the blade downwardly relative to the base housing. The blade is configured to sever a portion of a dilation catheter along a plane longitudinally interposed between the support surface and the tip receiving recess to thereby sever the bulbous distal tip of the dilation catheter in response to movement of the actuator relative to the base housing.
US11883605B2	Humidifier reservoir A water reservoir includes a reservoir base configured to hold a predetermined maximum volume of water to be used for humidification of pressurized breathable air, a reservoir lid pivotally connected to the reservoir base to allow the water reservoir to be movable between an open position and a closed position, the reservoir lid comprising an inlet and an outlet, and a seal configured to sealingly engage the reservoir lid and the reservoir base when the water reservoir is in the closed position, wherein the reservoir base includes an overfill protection element having an egress path for water at a predetermined location.
US11883602B2	Respiratory assembly A respiratory assembly is provided. The assembly includes at least one post having a nasal engaging portion on about a first end thereof for delivering treatment gases to the nasal cavity of a patient. A pair of tubes capable of receiving gas from a hose or fluid source are selectively engaged with the pair of posts for delivering treatment gases from the inlet through the receptacle and into the nasal cavity of the patient. A splitter may be positioned between the hose or fluid source and the pair of tubes. Ball and socket joints may provide enhanced flexibility of the assembly while in use.
US11883598B2	Mask and mask-mounted flow generator system A system for delivering a pressurized flow of breathable gas to a patient includes a patient interface and a flow generator mounted on the patient interface. The patient interface is configured to contact the patient's head and includes a frame and a cushion supported by the frame and configured to sealingly connect the patient interface to the patient's face and form a chamber between the frame and the patient's face. An inlet port in the frame is configured to receive the pressurized flow of breathable gas. The flow generator is configured to generate the pressurized flow and is capable of creating a pressure of about 2-40 cm H2O in the chamber. In addition, a pressure sensor assembly spans from an outlet port of the flow generator to the inlet port of the patient interface.
US11883597B2	Respiratory mask and process for making a respiratory mask The invention relates to a respiratory mask (1) having a mask unit (2) and having an emission device (3) for discharging exhaled gas from the respiratory mask (1). The mask unit (2) comprises a mask body (4) and a connection unit (5) which can be connected to the mask body (4) for connection of a respiratory gas feed line (101). The emission device (3) comprises a plurality of flow channels (6), which are arranged in at least one part of the mask unit (2). Here the emission device (3) comprises at least one flow channel.

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