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| US11891319B2 |
Wastewater treatment plant and related method with biological treatment process and heat transfer means
A wastewater treatment plant and related method comprise a treatment stage including a biological-process substage configured for growing unicellular organisms adapted to reduce contaminants in the wastewater which are dissolved, including at least one of organic matter and nitrogenous matter, by digestion thereof, and which are adapted to floc after digestion and a floc-removal substage downstream from the biological-process substage, relative to the flow of wastewater, and configured for substantially removing the unicellular organisms that have flocked. The treatment stage is configured to form majority and minority flows of treated wastewater, and the minority flow is configured to be recycled upstream of the biological-process treatment substage. The plant includes a heat transfer assembly configured for transferring heat from the majority flow of treated wastewater to the minority flow thereof to increase temperature of wastewater to be treated. |
| US11891314B2 |
Apparatus and method for removing hydrocarbons from a body of water
The present invention relates to a device and an apparatus and relative method for removing hydrocarbons from a water body, in particular for the remediation of hydrophobic contaminated hydrocarbons present as a demixed phase. The device of the invention is equipped with at least one sensor which determines its position with respect to the demixed phase in the body of water, allowing automated modification of the position of the device with respect to the demixed phase in optimising its separation and recovery. |
| US11891307B2 |
Silica-based particle dispersion and production method therefor
A silica-based particle dispersion including a silica-based particle group and a high polishing rate and high surface precision is achieved to a silica-based substrate or a NiP-plated substrate to be polished or the like. A silica-based particle dispersion containing a group including irregularly-shaped and non-irregularly-shaped silica-based particles, wherein the irregularly-shaped silica-based particles each have a plurality of small holes thereinside and a covering silica layer which covers the core, and the silica-based particle group satisfies [1]-[3]. [1] Having an average particle size (D1) of 100-600 nm, and a particle size (D2) of 30-300 nm in terms of specific surface area. [2] An irregular-shape degree D (D=D1/D3) represented by the average particle size (D1) and a projected area-equivalent particle size (D3) being in the range of 1.1-5.0. [3] When waveform separation is performed on a volume-reference particle size distribution, a multi-peak distribution in which three or more peaks are detected. |
| US11891306B2 |
Method for producing silica aerogel blanket by reusing supercritical waste liquid
Provided is a method for producing a silica aerogel blanket, the method comprising recovering and reusing a supercritical waste liquid generated after a supercritical drying process. Without putting in additional equipment investments or energy, supercritical waste liquid recovered after a supercritical drying process can be reused by lowering the content of ammonium ions (NH4+) present therein through a simple adjustment of the conditions for the supercritical drying process. Thus, it is possible to produce a silica aerogel blanket while reducing the production costs thereof and preventing the deterioration of thermal insulation performance of the silica aerogel blanket. |
| US11891305B2 |
Aqueous route to nitrogen-doped mesoporous carbons
A method for preparation of mesoporous nitrogen-doped carbon includes forming a composition by solubilizing a nitrogen-containing polymer in an aqueous solution of ZnCl2 and drying the aqueous solution, the method further includes heating the composition after drying to a temperature sufficiently high to carbonize the nitrogen-containing polymer to form the mesoporous nitrogen-doped carbon. |
| US11891304B2 |
Method of preparing a stable nanofluid of amphiphilic Janus nanosheets in salt water
A stable water based nanofluid of graphene-based amphiphilic Janus nanosheets, where the nanofluid has a high salt-content while retaining the interfacial activities of the nanosheets. Such a nanofluid of amphiphilic Janus nanosheets may be used for enhanced oil recovery. |
| US11891300B2 |
Clean liquid fuels hydrogen carrier processes
The present disclosure refers in one embodiment to processes for making and transporting clean hydrogen fuel. The processes may involve hydrotreating, hydrocracking, or both hydrotreating and hydrocracking an aromatic feedstock under conditions to obtain a liquid hydrocarbon fuel. The liquid hydrocarbon fuel is hydrogenated to obtain a hydrogen-rich fuel that is transported to a dehydrogenation facility that may also be at or near a hydrogen station. The hydrogen-rich fuel is used to obtain hydrogen and a second liquid hydrocarbon fuel. |
| US11891297B2 |
Motion control structure and actuator
The present invention provides a motion control structure and a actuator. The motion control structure includes a motion platform, a first actuator having a first execution unit arranged on opposite sides of the motion platform along an X-axis direction and a second execution unit arranged on opposite sides of the motion platform along a Y-axis direction. The first execution unit includes a first actuating element displaced along the X-axis direction. The second execution unit includes a second actuating element displaced along the Y-axis direction. A second actuator surrounds an inner periphery of the motion platform and includes a third execution unit having an assembly portion displaced along the Z-axis direction. The motion control structure of the invention has the advantages that the motion platform can be driven to realize motion in six degrees of freedom. |
| US11891295B2 |
Systems and methods for accurately tracking water consumption from a liquid dispenser
A method of tracking liquid consumption includes receiving an input from a user to dispense liquid from a liquid dispenser, determining an identity of the user, determining a volume of liquid dispensed from the dispenser, and confirming that the correct user is consuming the dispensed liquid. |
| US11891273B2 |
Overspeed and reverse drive preventing device for escalator
The present invention relates to an overspeed and reverse drive preventing device for an escalator. The device has a pawl and a connection part mounted to be connected by a tension spring such that, when the pawl is inserted into gears of the ratchet and is compressed by a ratchet, the tension spring is extended and the pawl is perfectly inserted into the ratchet, thereby making it possible to apply the same to escalators having various specifications. A braking member is mounted on the inner peripheral surface of a brake arm mounted outside a ratchet part or a rotary shaft, or on the outer peripheral surface of the device facing the brake arm. Therefore, the overspeed and reverse drive preventing device can apply additional braking power to the escalator rotary shaft to prevent a damage of a brake lining mounted on the ratchet part, prevent overspeed or reverse rotation of the escalator even though the brake lining is damage so as not to show the braking power, and reduce installation expenses and period of time and prevent deterioration in durability caused by perforation work since there is no need to perform perforation work to the escalator rotary shaft and the escalator support frame. |
| US11891272B2 |
Energy storage management system
A method for allocating capacity of an energy storage associated with at least one passenger transport installation includes continuously monitoring performance data of the energy storage; obtaining first data associated with operating the at least one passenger transport installation; identifying different uses for the energy stored in the energy storage; determining an allocation of energy storage capacity available for the different uses based on the performance data and the first data; and applying the determined allocation. |
| US11891270B1 |
Bidirectional spool apparatus and method of use
Disclosed is a bidirectional spool apparatus (BSA) and method of use. The BSA comprises a spool apparatus having a plurality of spools, a plurality of cables, and an adjustment knob. When the BSA is in a first mode, rotation of the adjustment knob causes a corresponding rotation of a first spool in a tightening direction and a tightening of a first cable but allows a second cable to rotate substantially freely, and such that when the BSA is in a second mode, rotation of the adjustment knob causes a corresponding rotation of a second spool in a tightening direction and a tightening of a second cable but allows a first cable to rotate substantially freely. Switching of the BSA from a first mode to a second mode and vice versa is accomplished by pulling the adjustment knob out a distance and by pushing the adjustment knob in a distance. |
| US11891264B2 |
System for producing yarn
The invention relates to a system of spinning yarn that comprises a filament feed system configured to vary the tension applied to at least two continuous filaments before the filaments are introduced to a roving and twisted to form a yarn. The invention allows the filaments to be introduced to the roving when under tension, under no tension, or when under slack at set distances from the roving centre line by a specialized two filament guide. |
| US11891262B2 |
Sheet stacker with sheet flipping confirmation
To ensure reliable and productive processing of printed sheets into stacks, a sheet stacker includes: a flipping device for flipping a sheet with respect to the sheet's orientation before being received by the flipping device onto a stack support or a stack of sheets on the stack support; a sensor assembly for detecting an out-of-plane deformation of a top sheet with respect to the underlying stack support or a stack of sheets on the stack support at least for each sheet added to the stack; and a controller configured to determine from data from the sensor assembly whether the top sheet was successfully flipped and stacked. |
| US11891261B2 |
Device and method for detecting flatness of sheet material
A device for detecting the flatness of a sheet material includes a conveyor, a gantry, a beam, an industrial camera unit, a speed measurement unit, a vibration measurement unit, a multi-line laser, a cable carrier, an industrial controller, and a control cabinet. The conveyor is disposed beneath the gantry and includes a plurality of pinch roll assemblies for feeding a sheet material. The beam is disposed on the gantry and includes a first side and a second side. The industrial camera unit is disposed on the first side of the beam and includes at least two industrial cameras. The speed measurement unit is disposed between the at least two industrial cameras. The vibration measurement unit is disposed on the second side of the beam and includes at least two distance measurement devices. The multi-line laser is disposed between the at least two distance measurement devices. |
| US11891260B2 |
Sheet post-processing apparatus and image forming system having the same
A sheet post-processing apparatus includes a first regulating device regulating a position of a sheet bundle, by contacting to an end part of the sheet bundle conveyed in a conveying direction by a conveying device and stacked on a stacking device in a direction intersecting with the conveying direction; a second regulating device regulating a position of the sheet bundle in the conveying direction, by contacting to an end part of the sheet bundle stacked on the stacking device in the conveying direction; a first binding device configured to move from one side to another side of the sheet post-processing apparatus and from the other side to the one side by moving in the intersecting direction, and configured to bind a corner part of the sheet bundle using a staple, and a second binding device configured to bind a corner part of the sheet bundle without a staple. |
| US11891259B2 |
Paper tray hold down finger system and method
A hold down finger for a finisher process tray contacts the top sheet of paper on a paper tray to prevent subsequently printed pages from disturbing pages disposed on the paper tray. The hold down finger includes gears that move a portion of the hold down finger that contacts the top sheet of paper from a retracted position to a forward hold down position along a substantially elliptical path. After each sheet is printed and placed on top of other pages in the paper tray, the paper tray lowers and the hold down finger continues along the substantially elliptical path back to the retracted position. A rack gear associated with the paper tray engages a cylindrical gear of the hold down finger to return the hold down finger to the retracted position if the paper tray is forced upwards while the hold down finger is in the forward position. |
| US11891256B2 |
Recording apparatus
A recording apparatus includes a housing having a feeding port through which a medium is introduced into the housing, a feeding tray for supporting the medium fed through the feeding port, and a rotary damper configured to generate torque, in which the feeding tray includes a rotation shaft about which the feeding tray is rotatable, relative to the housing, between a close position at which the feeding tray holds the feeding port in a close state and an open position at which the feeding tray holds the feeding port in an open state, and the rotation shaft and the rotary damper are interlocked with each other. |
| US11891253B2 |
Organic material handling system
A modular system and method for improving the receiving, processing, storing, and transloading of bulk materials such as organic waste. A system includes at least a receiving module to receive material, a storage module, a discharge module, and a control system. Systems can be adapted with additional modules, such as processing modules and transfer modules, depending on the site and materials to be handled. The storage module has a levelling component for levelling out the organic material stored therein, and a removal component for discharging the organic material. A control system interfaces with the modular components and local operators, and provides remote reporting and monitoring. |
| US11891251B2 |
Raised belt transfer unit
A raised belt transfer unit may comprise a first angled support and a second angled support, a drive roller rotatably mounted to the first angled support and the second angled support, a plurality of driven rollers rotatably mounted to the first angled support and the second angled support, and a drive connecter in communication with the drive roller and a driven roller. The drive roller may be positioned adjacent a lower end of the first support and adjacent a lower end of the second support. The drive roller may be adapted to be coupled to a conveyor belt of a telescopic conveyor. |
| US11891246B2 |
Container handling vehicle with first and second sections and lifting device motor in second section
A container handling vehicle for picking up storage containers from a three-dimensional grid of an underlying storage system includes a first set of wheels for moving the vehicle along an X direction on a rail system of the grid; and a second set of wheels for moving the vehicle along a Y direction on the rail system of the grid. The Y direction is perpendicular to the X direction. The container handling vehicle includes a vehicle body having a vehicle body footprint defined by horizontal peripheries in the X and Y directions of the vehicle body. The vehicle body includes a first section and a second section. The first section has a first footprint and the second section has a second footprint. The first and second footprints are defined by horizontal peripheries in the X and Y directions of the first and second sections, respectively. The container handling vehicle includes a lifting device for lifting storage containers from the storage system; and a lifting device motor arranged to drive the lifting device when lifting storage containers from the storage system. The first section and the second section are arranged side-by-side such that a total area of the first and second footprints equals a total area of the vehicle body footprint, and a centre point of the first footprint is arranged off centre relative a centre point of the vehicle body footprint. The first section defines a storage container receiving space which is configured to accommodate a storage container. The first section accommodates the lifting device for lifting a storage container from the storage system. The lifting device motor is accommodated in the second section. |
| US11891243B2 |
Waste-compacting container with disinfection system
A residue-compacting container with disinfection system is described that includes a vertically displaceable structure, a lid and a bag, the structure comprising a chassis internally supporting a sealed container and has, vertically fixed on both sides, a lower lateral structure; two lower lateral structures, each formed by cylinders, a steel cable, a spring and a telescopic pipe; two upper lateral structures with a handle; and a sealed container formed by a lower cylindrical body and an upper cylindrical body; the container lid is located over the chassis and moves along the two upper lateral structures, has a hermetic sealing resin and contains mechanical elements for sterilizing and compacting the residues contained inside a bag, which is located inside the sealed container. |
| US11891241B2 |
Subsea fluid storage unit
A modular subsea fluid storage unit has a variable-volume inner tank having a rigid top panel and a peripheral wall that is flexible by virtue of concertina formations. The peripheral wall is extensible and retractable vertically while the horizontal width of the tank remains substantially unchanged. A side wall of a lower housing part surrounds and is spaced horizontally from the peripheral wall of the inner tank to define a floodable gap between the peripheral wall and the side wall that surrounds the tank. An upper housing part extends over and is vertically spaced from the top panel of the inner tank and overlaps the side wall to enclose the inner tank. The floodable gap and the upper housing part enhance thermal insulation and trap any fluids that may leak from the inner tank. |
| US11891240B2 |
Main body of carrying box
A main body for a carrying box includes first and second side walls, and a pair of first connection walls and a pair of second connection walls that are pivotally hinged to opposite ends of the first and second side walls and are pivotally hinged to each other. The main body further includes a latch assembly having a bracket and a latch disposed at the first and second side walls, respectively. When the first and second connection walls pivot, a distance between the first and second side walls is reduced and a volume of the main body is reduced. The bracket is automatically fastened to the latch as the bracket and the latch are pressed toward each other. |
| US11891236B2 |
Transport container
A transport container for carrying objects includes a base for supporting the objects. Opposing first and second side walls are operatively connected to the base. At least one of the side walls is movable between an extended position and a contracted position. The transport container has a first width between the first and second side walls when at least one of the side walls is in the extended position and a second width between the side walls when at least one of the side walls is in the contracted position. The second width is different from the first width. The first and second side walls are also movable between a deployed position and a collapsed position. The transport container has a first height when the side walls are in the deployed position and a second height different than the first height when the side walls are in the collapsed position. |
| US11891218B2 |
Container, closure, and methods for manufacture
In some embodiments, apparatuses and methods are provided herein useful to contain and dispense a fluid, such as a thixotropic fluid. In some embodiments, a bottle having a closure cap includes a control device, a base, and a disk, where the base and disk define a mixing chamber configured to facilitate mixing of any serum or liquid separated from the fluid back therein. In some embodiments, a dispensing bottle includes a non-removable closure cap with a tamper evident feature that indicates whether the cap was previously opened. By one approach, the dispensing bottle includes discontinuous threads on a bottle neck and ratchet projections on a closure cap that engage the discontinuous thread(s) to prevent or inhibit manual removal of the cap from the bottle. |
| US11891217B2 |
Container with lid
A container has an upper container edge and a fully circumferential lateral wall and an upper container opening closed by a lid. A latching rim is provided near the upper container edge for connection with a corresponding latching rim provided on the lid. The lid has a lid rim portion arranged above the upper container edge. The lid has at least one extension extending outside the lateral container wall and below the lid lower edge. The extension and container have mutually corresponding fasteners independently releasable of the latching rims. The lid and/or the container has an actuator area different from the fasteners on the lid extension and the container and/or from the lid extension itself. When the actuator area has been actuated, the fasteners between the lid extension and the container are more easily releasable and, where applicable, easier to close. |
| US11891214B2 |
Films and bags having gradient deformation patterns
Thermoplastic films and bags include gradient patterns of post-formation deformations. The gradient patterns of post-formation deformations can provide a connotation of strength. Additionally, the gradient pattern of post-formation deformations can provide different areas of the films or bags with different physical characteristics such as tear resistance, puncture resistance, elasticity, etc. |
| US11891211B2 |
Container with a spout
A container assembly includes a container having a neck defining an opening into the container and a spout disposed in the neck of the container. The spout includes an outer sidewall defining an interior of the spout. The spout includes a flange projecting radially outward from the outer sidewall. The spout includes a plurality of spout teeth extending from a bottom surface of the flange and disposed around a perimeter of the outer sidewall. The neck of the container includes a plurality of neck teeth disposed along an interior surface of the neck and coupled with the spout teeth. |
| US11891193B2 |
Assembly line fabrication and assembly of aircraft wings
Systems and methods are provided for assembling a wing. Methods include suspending an upper wing panel of an aircraft beneath a shuttle, translating a rib to a position it, and placing the rib into contact with, then affixing the rib to, the upper wing panel, while suspended. Some methods include installing ribs and spars to the upper wing panel, and joining a lower wing panel to the ribs and spars, while the upper wing panel is suspended. Some methods involve joining ribs to spars (e.g., all, or some) to produce a support structure that is then affixed to the upper wing panel. Systems include a shuttle that suspends an upper wing panel, and a cart that includes supports to hold a rib, a chassis to translate the rib to a position beneath the upper wing panel, and a lifting apparatus to lift the rib into contact with the upper wing panel. |
| US11891192B2 |
Landing platform for unmanned aerial vehicle
A UAV landing platform having movable covers to securely store/maintain/charge a UAV. The UAV may be launched from the landing platform, and the landing platform can have visual indicators to guide the landing of the UAV back onto the landing platform. There can be an optional mechanism to self-adjust/self-level the landing surface such that a UAV can safely land onto the landing platform even when the landing platform is on a traveling vehicle. |
| US11891189B2 |
Seal-cover assembly for an aircraft or other structure and a method of assembling the same
A seal-cover assembly for a structure including a first side and a second side opposing the first side. The seal-cover assembly includes a cap defining a recess, and an insert fixed to the cap within the recess to form a cover unit. The cover unit is configured to be secured to the first side of the structure. The seal-cover assembly includes a fastener configured to be disposed through the structure from the second side of the structure. The fastener is attached to the cover unit relative to the second side without accessing the first side of the structure. Additionally, an aircraft includes the structure and the seal-cover assembly as discussed above. Furthermore, a method of assembling the seal-cover assembly to the structure includes the cover unit secured to the first side of the structure such that an interior of the cover unit is inaccessible from the first side. |
| US11891188B2 |
Fuel tank inerting system and method
A fuel tank inerting system for an aircraft, the system comprises a catalytic heat exchanger comprising a first flow path and a second flow path for heat exchange with the first flow path. The system further comprises a first inlet arranged upstream of the first flow path of the catalytic heat exchanger for providing a mixture of fuel vapour and oxygen to the first flow path for sustaining a catalysed reaction, and a second inlet arranged upstream of the second flow path for providing a flow of fuel to the second flow path of the catalytic heat exchanger for exchanging heat with the first flow path. |
| US11891187B2 |
Aircraft
An aircraft is described comprising: a support element; a shaft rotating about an axis; a pair of oblique rolling bearings mounted so as to couple the shaft to the support element rotatingly about the axis; the rolling bearings comprising: respective first races cooperating radially in contact with a first component defined by one from the support element and the shaft; respective second races cooperating radially in contact with a second component defined by the other from the support element and the shaft; and respective pluralities of rolling elements adapted to roll on the first and second races; the aircraft further comprises a pair of preloaded elastic members, which couple the first races to the first component respectively, axially and in an elastically yielding manner. |
| US11891186B2 |
Air mobility vehicle with a cooling air intake flap positioned below a rotary wing
An air mobility vehicle may include air flaps located under a mounting position of each of rotary wings and rotatably mounted inside openings to guide a flow direction of air flowing to a region under each of the rotary wings or air flowing above the openings to inside of the air mobility vehicle, an actuator coupled to the air flaps and configured to rotate the air flaps to direct the air having passed through the air flaps to a motor, an inverter, or the motor and the inverter of each of the rotary wings, or batteries, and a controller electrically connected to the actuator and configured to control a flow of the air having passed through the air flaps by controlling the actuator depending on a driving state of the air mobility vehicle or temperatures of the motor and the inverter of each of the rotary wings or a temperature of the batteries. |
| US11891185B2 |
Nacelle for a propulsion assembly with a very high bypass ratio, comprising a removable and structural front internal structure
A nacelle for a propulsion assembly, the nacelle including a front internal structure having a framework formed of longitudinal beams and including removable, dismountable or retractable panels which are provided to facilitate the access for maintenance to the parts of the motor shrouded by these panels. |
| US11891184B2 |
Aircraft hybrid propulsion system
An aircraft hybrid propulsion system (5) comprises an internal combustion engine (10) comprising a main drive shaft (24), an electric machine (28) comprising an electric machine rotor (78), a propulsor (12) mounted to a propulsor shaft (62), and a clutch arrangement configured to selectively couple each of the gas turbine engine main drive shaft (24) and electric machine rotor (78) to the propulsor drive shaft (62). The electric machine rotor (78) is mounted coaxially with the main drive shaft (24) and the clutch arrangement comprises a first overrunning clutch (52) configured to couple the main drive shaft (24) to the propulsor drive shaft (62), and a second overrunning clutch (54) configured to couple the electric machine rotor (78) to the propulsor drive shaft (62). |
| US11891181B2 |
Outer panel-mediated cooling system
An outer panel-mediated cooling system includes a heat source chamber; a cooling path that is located between outer and inner panels; a non-cooling path that is located between the outer and inner panels and thermally insulated from a cooling path and the outer panel and through which at least one of pressurized gas and return gas from the heat source chamber passes; a mixing chamber into which cooled gas leaving the cooling path and an uncooled gas leaving the non-cooling path flow, in which the cooled gas and the uncooled gas are mixed to form a mixed gas, and out of which the mixed gas flows toward the heat source chamber; and a flow rate regulating valve that regulates a flow rate of gas flowing toward the mixing chamber. |
| US11891178B2 |
Blended wing body aircraft with a combustion engine and method of use
A system for a blended wing body aircraft with a combustion engine is illustrated. The aircraft comprises a blended wing body, at least a fuel source located within the blended wing body and configured to store a fuel, wherein the fuel includes liquid hydrogen, and at least a propulsor configured to propel the blended wing body aircraft. The at least a propulsor comprises a combustion engine configured to burn the fuel from the fuel source and produce mechanical work to power the at least a propulsor. |
| US11891177B2 |
Disc-type vertical take-off and landing aircraft
A disc-type vertical take-off and landing aircraft includes the following. A skirt widens toward the bottom. A disc-shaped rotor is positioned on a lower side of the skirt and rotates with relation to the skirt. A plurality of blades are provided standing on an upper surface of the rotor and are positioned radially from a center of the rotor. A cutout is formed in each of the plurality of blades. When the rotor rotates, centrifugal force causes an airflow along the blade rotating with the rotor, the airflow swirls in a spiral by a flow of air flowing over the cutout of the blade in a direction substantially orthogonal to the blade, the airflow flows in a radial direction of the rotor along the blade while swirling in the spiral, and the airflow ejected downward by the skirt causes ascending. |
| US11891168B2 |
Bearingless gimbaled rotor hubs and swashplates
A gimbal joint may employ a plurality of wear sleeves, each disposed between a pin or pin receptive bore of a first structure and a corresponding bore or pin of a second structure and between another pin or bore of the second structure and a corresponding bore or pin of a third structure. Each of these structures may be adapted to rotate in a single plane, with one structure adapted to also tilt about a first axis, and one other structure adapted to tilt about a second axis. Each integral flanged wear sleeve may comprise a right circular hollow cylindrical body portion, which may be interiorly sized to be retained on one of the pins and externally sized to be retained in one of the pin receptive bores, and a flange portion may radiate from one end of the cylindrical body portion. |
| US11891166B2 |
Hybrid multirotor vehicles and related methods
Hybrid multirotor vehicles and related methods are disclosed herein. An example aircraft includes a battery, a rotor coupled to a wing, a motor operatively coupled to the rotor, and a processor operatively coupled to the motor. The processor to is cause the motor to operate in a first motor operational state. The rotor is to operate in a first rotor operational state when the motor is operating in the first motor operational state. The processor is to cause the motor to switch from operating in the first motor operational state to a second motor operational state. The rotor is to operate in a second rotor operational state when the motor is in the second motor operational state. The motor is to provide electrical energy to the battery in the second motor operational state and the rotor is to autorotate in the second rotor operational state. |
| US11891165B2 |
Aircraft with tail portion having convergent and divergent winglets and related manufacturing method
An aircraft is described that comprises: a fuselage with a first axis of longitudinal extension; and a tail portion arranged at a tail end of the fuselage; the tail portion comprises two surfaces arranged in a V-shape, inclined to each other and symmetrical with respect to the first axis; each surface comprises an associated winglet arranged transversely with respect to the surface and fixed with respect to the surface. |
| US11891164B1 |
UAV with distributed propulsion for short takeoffs and landings
A technique of operating an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) adapted for a package delivery mission includes: powering distributed propulsion units during takeoff and landing segments of the package delivery mission and idling at least a portion of the distributed propulsion units while powering a pair of outboard propulsion units during a cruise segment of the package delivery mission. The distributed propulsion units are mounted below fixed wings of the UAV and have first propellers mounted fore of the fixed wings. The outboard propulsion units are each mounted to a corresponding one of the fixed wings outboard of the distributed propulsion units. The outboard propulsion units include outboard propellers having a larger diameter than the first propellers. |
| US11891162B2 |
Additively manufactured septa for acoustic panels
Systems and methods are provided for septa for acoustic cells. One embodiment is a method that includes fabricating a septum of a cell of an acoustic panel, by heating a material into a molten material, depositing the molten material to form a lower chamber of the septum that extends vertically upwards and includes an entry, iteratively depositing layers of the molten material, each layer comprising a filament at the entry that includes overhangs with respect to vertically adjacent layers, and forming openings at locations of the overhangs. |
| US11891160B2 |
Ship with sail propulsion
A double airfoil mounted on a structure controlled angularly around a generally vertical axis. The double airfoil includes a fore flap and an aft flap at least one of which has a fore-to-aft asymmetry. Each flap includes a series of shape members distributed in height, wherein the structure includes a fore mast and an aft mast connected by a boom member and a gaff member. The shape members of the fore flap are traversed by the fore mast while being able to turn around an axis defined thereby, while the shape members of the aft flap are traversed by the aft mast while being able to turn around an axis defined thereby. The aft mast is twistable, the shape members of the aft flap are rotationally locked to the aft mast, and the controller can act on the bottom and the top of the aft mast. |
| US11891157B2 |
Gyroscopic boat roll stabilizer
A gyroscopic roll stabilizer comprises a gimbal having a support frame and enclosure configured to maintain a below-ambient pressure, a flywheel assembly including a flywheel and flywheel shaft, one or more bearings for rotatably mounting the flywheel inside the enclosure, a motor for rotating the flywheel, and bearing cooling system for cooling the bearings supporting the flywheel. For smaller units, the bearing cooling system is effective to enable a flywheel with a moment of inertia less than 40,000 lb in2 to be accelerated at a rate of 5 rpm/s or greater. For larger units, the bearing cooling system is effective to enable a flywheel with a moment of inertia greater than 40,000 lb in2 to be accelerated at a rate of 2.5 rpm/s or greater. |
| US11891154B2 |
Rear deraileur of bicycle
A rear derailleur of a bicycle includes a fixing portion connected to a frame of the bicycle, a linkage assembly pivotally connected to the fixing portion, a moving portion pivotally connected to the linkage assembly, a chain guide assembly connected to the moving portion, a driving assembly, a rechargeable battery for providing an electrical energy required for the motor, a coil, and a wireless charging circuit for receiving an electric power of the coil for charging the rechargeable battery. The driving assembly includes a motor including and a driving gear assembly connected to the linkage assembly. The motor includes an output shaft for driving the driving gear assembly and for driving the linkage assembly to pivot via the driving gear assembly, thereby to drive the moving portion and the chain guide assembly to move. The coil receives an external charging power and is disposed on the fixing portion, the moving portion, or the linkage assembly. |
| US11891152B2 |
Human-powered vehicle
A vehicle is powered and steered by a rider's arm. The vehicle may be a cycle or a tricycle Propulsion occurs in response to the rider pushing and pulling on the handlebar along a fore-and-aft direction. The propulsion mechanism resists or prevents the cycle from unintentionally rolling in reverse. Steering occurs in response to the rider pushing the handlebar to the right or left. The steering mechanism responds the same no matter where the propulsion system is in its range of motion and can provide approximately a 5-foot turning radius for a rider steering input, by moving the handlebar approximately 1 foot right or left of center steer, while maintaining front wheel alignment. A shifting mechanism provides multiple settings between lower gears for hills and higher gears for speed. |
| US11891151B1 |
Bicycle shock absorbing and buffering structure
A bicycle shock absorbing and buffering structure mounted on one side of a shock absorber tube is provided. The bicycle shock absorbing and buffering structure includes at least one foamed elastic block and at least one connecting base. The foamed elastic block has a through hole passing through two opposite ends thereof. The connecting base has a dividing plate, a connecting column extending outward from opposite sides of the dividing plate, and a center hole passing through the connecting column and the dividing plate. The connecting base is inserted into the through hole of the foamed elastic block with a connecting column, and the dividing plate is located at and stacks on the end of the foamed elastic block, and the through hole is communicated with the center hole, the foamed elastic block and the connecting base are strung together. |
| US11891150B2 |
Convertible tricycle
A tricycle has a forward oriented fork member (20) supported for rotation about a steering axis (14) of the tricycle, a handle bar (50) mounted to the fork member, a cargo unit (24) supported by the fork member, and a pair of transversally spaced linkages (30), wherein each linkage at a proximal end is linked to the fork member and at a distal end supports a respective front wheel (16) of the tricycle. The cargo unit and the linkages are shiftable between respective forward and backward end positions to thereby transform the tricycle to a wheel cart and vice versa. |
| US11891149B2 |
Moving vehicle
A moving vehicle according to the present disclosure includes a chair frame including universal casters, a sitting seat disposed above the chair frame and connected to the chair frame, and a driving unit disposed below the sitting seat and connected to the chair frame so that the driving unit can rotate about a unit connection shaft, in which the driving unit includes a driving wheel including a rotation shaft located at a position deviated from a central axis of the unit connection shaft, a velocity detection unit configured to detect a rotational velocity of the driving wheel, and a driving control unit configured to control a velocity of the driving wheel according to an external driving force applied to the driving wheel. |
| US11891147B2 |
Motorcycle bag supporting and tilting kit
A supporting and tilting kit for at least a bag of a motorcycle including a supporting frame adapted to be associated to a frame of said motorcycle, the supporting frame includes at least two tubular elements, a first tubular element and a second tubular element, supporting device mounted with said supporting frame and adapted to be separably engaged with said at least one bag, at least one tilting device including a supporting base mounted with said at least one bag and at least a hooked element having at least one spacer arm having a first end pivoted with said supporting base and a second end which includes a hook portion adapted to hook said first tubular element, said at least a hooked element being adapted to rotate pivoted from a disengaged position to a coupling position. |
| US11891146B2 |
Bicycle suspension components and electronic monitoring devices
Example bicycle suspension components and electronic monitoring devices are described herein. An example electronic monitoring device includes a housing defining a chamber. The housing is to be coupled to a suspension component. The electronic monitoring device includes a circuit board disposed in the chamber and a sensor electrically coupled to the circuit board. The sensor is to measure a characteristic of the suspension component. The electronic monitoring device also includes a battery holder coupled to the circuit board. |
| US11891145B2 |
Estimation device, vehicle, and estimation method
An estimation device estimates a stroke quantity indicating a displacement in an up-and-down direction of a vehicle, in a multistage elastic member in which a plurality of members, each having a different load displacement characteristic indicating a relationship between a load and the displacement, are disposed. The estimation device comprises: a load calculation unit configured to calculate a variable ground contact load received by a wheel of the vehicle from a ground contact surface; a state quantity estimation unit configured to estimate the stroke quantity generated in the multistage elastic member; and a characteristic change unit configured to change a setting of the initial value to an estimated load displacement characteristic. |
| US11891142B1 |
Vehicle seat with storage capacity
A seat for use with a vehicle is provided. The seat includes a base, a cushioning material coupled to the base, an outer cover positioned over the base and the cushioning material, the outer cover including at least one accessory portion comprising at least one strap coupled to a seam of the outer cover and a securement component coupling the at least one strap to the outer cover. |
| US11891136B2 |
Steering control device
A steering control device includes a transverse gradient estimator configured to estimate a transverse gradient of a road surface on which a vehicle travels; an assisting amount calculator configured to calculate a first assisting amount based on the transverse gradient; a low pass filter configured to perform a low pass filter processing for the first assisting amount, and output the processed first assisting amount subjected to the low pass filter processing, as a second assisting amount; and a motor controller configured to control a motor that generates a steering assist torque, using the second assisting amount. The low pass filter switches a cut-off frequency of the low pass filter between a first cut-off frequency and a second cut-off frequency that is set to a value higher than the first cut-off frequency, depending on whether the second assisting amount increases with time or the second assisting amount decreases with time. |
| US11891135B2 |
Track link plate and track link assembly
A track link plate includes a main body, a first shaft hole, a second shaft hole, two through holes, a supporting rib and a first extending portion. The first shaft hole passes through a first end of the main body. The second shaft hole passes through a second end of the main body. The two through holes are arranged in an interval between the first shaft hole and the second shaft hole. The supporting rib is located between the two through holes. The first extending portion protrudes outward from a second surface of the main body. A distance of the first extending portion from the edge of the through holes to the rotating inner edge is greater than or equal to one third of a total height of the main body. Therefore, the strength of the track link plate can be strengthened. |
| US11891134B2 |
Anti-jackknifing control apparatus and method for active converter dolly
The disclosure is directed at an apparatus, method and computer readable medium for a self-powered towed vehicle in a road train or tractor-trailer vehicle configuration to detect and respond to forward jack-knifing risk conditions. The apparatus may detect jack-knifing risk conditions based on sensors and information including sensors to detect an angle of misalignment between the towed vehicle and the vehicle directly in front of it in the road train. The apparatus may respond to the presence of a jack-knifing risk condition by reducing or eliminating the motive rotational force applied to the wheels of the towed vehicle. |
| US11891130B2 |
Electric power steering device
Provided is a feature which allows an electric power steering device to improve the steering feel. The electric power steering device includes: a basic control amount calculating section configured to calculate a basic control amount corresponding to steering by a driver; a frictional force calculating section configured to calculate, by using a friction model, a frictional force corresponding to a wheel angle-related value, which is a value relating to a wheel angle of a steering device, and calculate a friction-originated control amount, which originates from the calculated frictional force; and a control amount calculating section configured to calculate a steering control amount in accordance with the basic control amount and the friction-originated control amount. |
| US11891127B2 |
Drag reduction spoiler
A drag reduction spoiler for a vehicle includes a fixed portion configured for attachment to the vehicle and an extendable top portion configured for movement relative to the fixed portion, the extendable top portion includes a first top portion and a second top portion. The drag reduction spoiler further includes first and second side spoiler portions configured for movement relative to the vehicle, and at least one actuator configured to deploy the extendable top portion, the at least one actuator being secured to the first top portion. The first top portion includes a first engagement element and the second top portion includes a second engagement element, the first engagement element being configured to engage the second engagement element when the first top portion is deployed by the at least one actuator such that the first top portion draws the second top portion outwardly as the first top portion is deployed. |
| US11891123B2 |
Utility terrain vehicle (UTV) steering rack support assembly
A steering rack support assembly with a support shaft and a sleeve. The support shaft has a first end, a second end, and at least two mounting members. The cross section of the support shaft may be substantially the same along the length of the support shaft. A first of the at least two mounting members may be affixed to the first end of the support shaft, while a second of the at least two mounting members may be affixed to the second end. Each of the at least two mounting members may be configured to couple to the frame of the vehicle. The sleeve is disposed around an outer surface of the support shaft and is slidably coupled to the support shaft. A bracket affixed to the sleeve may be configured to couple to a rack and pinion assembly, a first tie rod, and a second tie rod. |
| US11891122B2 |
Frame which is made of fiber reinforced composite
Provided is a frame which is made of a fiber reinforced composite and has an increased bending strength by suppressing occurrence of buckling. The frame which is made of a fiber reinforced composite includes: a compressive wall part where a compressive stress occurs in a longitudinal direction of the frame when the frame receives a bending load in a normal direction perpendicularly intersecting the longitudinal direction; and a side wall part extending in the normal direction and defining one of corners with the compressive wall part. The compressive wall part includes a longitudinal alignment layer having reinforcement fibers aligned in the longitudinal direction. The side wall part has a surface section composed of a normal directional alignment layer having reinforcement fibers aligned in a direction different from the longitudinal direction, and serving as a differential alignment layer. |
| US11891117B2 |
Steering control system of a multi-unit vehicle
A steering control unit and to a method of controlling the steering of a multi-unit vehicle is provided, the vehicle having a plurality of vehicle parts movably connected to one another and a plurality of steerable axle units. A first axle control unit is in conjunction with a first steerable axle unit and at least one second axle control unit is in conjunction with at least one second steerable axle unit. The steering control system has a central control module that is connected to the axle control units via a common data line for exchange of steering angle data. The axle control units have data interfaces for communication via the data line. The data interfaces transfer mutually identical data formats, whereby the steering control system is set up in a modular manner with a variable number of axle control units that can be integrated. |
| US11891113B2 |
Externally translating, internally telescoping steering column assembly
An axially adjustable steering column assembly includes an upper jacket. And a lower jacket. The steering column assembly further includes a column mounting bracket, wherein the lower jacket is operatively coupled to the column mounting bracket and translates relative to the column mounting bracket, wherein the column mounting bracket defines a first set of tapered rail slots, each of the first set of tapered rail slots disposed on opposite sides of the column mounting bracket and extending longitudinally along the column mounting bracket, wherein the lower jacket defines a second set of tapered rail slots, each of the second set of tapered rail slots disposed on opposite sides of the lower jacket and extending longitudinally along the lower jacket. The steering column assembly yet further includes a first pair of sliding wedge bushings disposed within the first set of tapered rail slots. |
| US11891105B2 |
Cover member for a child protection system
A child protection system is provided with a cover member that is interchangeable between different child carriers, such as an infant car seat and a stroller. The interchangeable cover member protects a child occupant from sun, wind, weather, insects, germs and provides privacy. The cover member is removably coupled to an anchor member, such as a canopy, of an infant car seat when in a first position. The cover member is removably coupled to an anchor member, such as a bumper bar, of a stroller when in a second position. |
| US11891104B2 |
Vehicle for an infant
The invention relates to a children's vehicle having a vehicle body (10) on which are mounted a front wheel (31) and at least one rear wheel (32), a steering sub-assembly (20) having a steering column (21) linked to the front wheel (31) and a handlebar (22), a seat (41) configured to accommodate a child, a safety element (50) configured to surround at least a first area of the child's body when it is installed on the seat (41), the handlebar (22) being removable between: a first configuration in which the handlebar (22) is remote from the safety element (50), and a second configuration in which the handlebar (22) is close to the safety element (50) and surrounds a second area of the child's body. |
| US11891103B2 |
Systems and methods for disposable sanitary covers for shopping cart handles
A sanitary cover arrangement for a shopping cart handle includes a tubular base mount configured to be coupled around the shopping cart handle, and a plurality of sanitary film layers configured to be coupled to the shopping cart handle via the tubular base mount. A topmost layer of the plurality of sanitary film layers is removable for exposing another layer therebeneath for providing a sanitary surface for gripping the shopping cart handle. The tubular base mount comprises a first half and a second half moveable with respect to the first half to secure the tubular base mount to the shopping cart handle. A tubular outer sleeve may be provided for mounting the plurality of sanitary film layers. |
| US11891094B2 |
Using a neural network to produce a digital map for a location
Information that identifies a location can be received. In response to a receipt of the information that identifies the location, a file can be retrieved. The file can be for the location. The file can include image data and a set of node data. The set of node data can include information that identifies nodes in a neural network, information that identifies inputs of the nodes, and values of weights to be applied to the inputs. In response to a retrieval of the file, the weights can be applied to the inputs of the nodes and the image data can be received for the neural network. In response to an application of the weights and a receipt of the image data, the neural network can be executed to produce a digital map for the location. The digital map for the location can be transmitted to an automotive navigation system. |
| US11891090B2 |
System and method for surveillance
Provided herein is a system and method implemented on a vehicle. The system comprises one or more sensors, one or more processors, and a memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, causes the system to perform: obtaining data from the one or more sensors; comparing the obtained data from the one or more sensors with reference data; determining whether one or more characteristics of the obtained data deviate from corresponding characteristics of the reference data by more than a respective threshold; in response to determining that one or more characteristics of the data obtained deviate from corresponding characteristics of the reference data by more than a respective threshold, determining an action of the vehicle based on amounts of the one or more deviations; and performing the determined action. |
| US11891088B1 |
Adversarial agent controls generation and problematic scenario forecasting
A reward determined as part of a machine learning technique, such as reinforcement learning, may be used to control an adversarial agent in a simulation such that a component for controlling motion of the adversarial agent is trained to reduce the reward. Training the adversarial agent component may be subject to one or more constraints and/or may be balanced against one or more additional goals. Additionally or alternatively, the reward may be used to alter scenario data so that the scenario data reduces the reward, allowing the discovery of difficult scenarios and/or prospective events. |
| US11891086B2 |
Vehicle control system
A vehicle control system is configured to group objects detected by a plurality of sensors. The vehicle control system includes an integration device that groups detection information from the plurality of sensors and outputs integrated detection information, and a vehicle control device that controls a vehicle on the basis of the integrated detection information. An arithmetic device of the information integration device stores first time-series information of the first detection information and second time-series information of the second detection information in a storage device, calculates a correction parameter of the first detection information by grouping the first time-series information and the second time-series information when the first sensor and the second sensor detect the same object, calculates correction information obtained by correcting the first detection information using the correction parameter, and outputs the integrated detection information by instantaneous value grouping using the correction information and the second detection information. |
| US11891082B2 |
Blind spot warning system of a motor vehicle
A blind spot warning system is provided for a motor vehicle having a longitudinal axis and a steering shaft. The system includes a steering angle sensor (SAS), which is coupled to the steering shaft and generates a steering signal associated with a wheel angle in response to the steering shaft rotating. The system further includes a computer having one or more processors and a non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing instructions. The processor is programmed to determine a blind spot region extending from a sideview mirror of the motor vehicle and based on the wheel angle. The processor is further programmed to generate an actuation signal associated with the blind spot region. The system further includes one or more light projectors that project a light onto a roadway adjacent to the motor vehicle to indicate a current size and a current location of the blind spot region. |
| US11891076B1 |
Manual operation vehicle constraints
Techniques for determining whether to limit an operation of a vehicle while operating in a manually assisted mode of operation are described herein. A vehicle computing system can monitor components of the vehicle and identify a fault associated with a component. The vehicle computing system can determine whether the fault is associated with a manual operation of the vehicle. Based on a determination that the fault is not associated with the manual operation of the vehicle (e.g., fault associated with an autonomous control component), the vehicle computing system can override the fault and enable continued operation of the vehicle in the manually assisted mode of operation. Based on a determination that the fault is associated with the manual operation of the vehicle, the vehicle computing system can cause the vehicle to cease operating. |
| US11891074B2 |
Remote driving device and remote driving system
A remote driving device configured to remotely operate a vehicle includes a remote operation device, a reaction force unit, a receiver, and a processor. The remote operation device is operated by an operator in order to remotely operate the vehicle. The reaction force unit is configured to generate an operation reaction force to be applied to the remote operation device. The receiver is configured to receive a parameter affecting vehicle characteristics of the vehicle from the vehicle. The processor is configured to control the reaction force unit so as to generate a magnitude of the operation reaction force according to the received parameter. |
| US11891067B2 |
Vehicle control apparatus and operating method thereof
Disclosed is an operating method of a vehicle control apparatus controlling autonomous driving based on a vehicle external object including performing primary object detection based on a first vehicle external image received from a camera to obtain first object information, setting a first reflective area for reflection light based on the first object information, generating a second vehicle external image, in which a reflective image inside the first reflective area is removed from the first vehicle external image, using pixel values inside the first reflective area, performing secondary object detection based on the second vehicle external image to obtain second object information, determining reliability of the second object information based on information about the reflective image and the second object information, and controlling the autonomous driving of the vehicle based on the second object information when the reliability of the second object information is higher than a setting value. |
| US11891066B2 |
Method for controlling a vehicle
The invention provides a method for controlling a vehicle (1) comprising a drivetrain comprising at least one drive device (2) adapted to generate mechanical power, the method comprising—controlling the vehicle to perform a mission comprising a plurality of stages (MS1-MS12), —collecting operational data relevant to the operation of the drivetrain, wherein the operational data indicate a de-rate of a component of the drivetrain, a fault of a component of the drivetrain, and/or an environmental condition which influences the drivetrain operation, —determining an expected mission stage (MS1-MS12), —determining, in dependence on the operational data, the propulsive capacity (CA1-CA3) in at least two different operational areas (A1-A3) of the drive device (2), —mapping the operational area propulsive capacities (CA1-CA3) to the expected mission stage (MS1-MS12), and —controlling the vehicle (1) in dependence on said mapping. |
| US11891058B2 |
Method and control unit for detecting a lane boundary
A control unit for a vehicle is designed to detect movement sensor data with regard to a movement of at least one component of the vehicle. The movement is or has been effected by a roadway driven upon by the vehicle. In addition, the control unit is designed to detect a lane boundary of the roadway on the basis of movement sensor data and, in reaction thereto, to cause a functional reaction of the vehicle. |
| US11891056B2 |
Device and method for improving assistance systems for lateral vehicle movements
A system includes at least one electronic control unit, which performs a method including consecutively or simultaneously, determining a future turning maneuver of the ego vehicle, detecting information relating to the lane markings and the number of available lanes in the environment in front of and next to the ego vehicle, and determining whether at least one further road user is in a relevant lane next to or behind the lane of the ego vehicle. If so, a future intended movement of the road user is determined from the information relating to the lane markings and the number of available lanes. And if it is determined that the ego-vehicle and the road user are on an at least two-lane turning lane, or that the road user stops before the turning maneuver of the ego-vehicle or leaves its lane, it is determined that there is no probability of a collision. |
| US11891054B2 |
Vehicle navigation using object data received from other vehicles
A method includes: receiving, by a computing device, object data regarding a first object detected by a first vehicle, the object data including an object type and a location; storing the object data; generating, based on the object data, navigation data; and sending the navigation data to a second vehicle, the navigation data for use by the second vehicle to control navigation. |
| US11891050B2 |
Terminal apparatus for management of autonomous parking, system having the same and method thereof
A terminal apparatus for remotely controlling autonomous parking is provided. The autonomous parking managing terminal receives a vehicle control command from a user and transmits the vehicle control command to an autonomous parking managing server. The autonomous parking managing server receives the vehicle control command from the autonomous parking managing terminal and transmits the received vehicle control command to a vehicle. The vehicle performs parking via autonomous driving based on the vehicle control command. |
| US11891049B2 |
Vehicle control system
A system includes one or more processors configured to track working hours of one or more crew members of a vehicle system as the vehicle system travels. The one or more processors are configured to control the vehicle system to one or more of stop movement of the vehicle system, slow movement of the vehicle system, prevent movement of the vehicle system from a stationary position, or control movement of the vehicle system to an alternative location, responsive to one or more of (i) determining that the working hours of the one or more crew members exceed a prescribed service limit, (ii) determining that the working hours are projected to exceed the prescribed service limit before the vehicle system reaches a designated location, or (iii) determining that the working hours are within a designated time window before the prescribed service limit. |
| US11891045B2 |
Power transmission device for vehicle
A power transmission device of the present invention is a power transmission device for a vehicle, including: a generator configured to be driven by power of an internal combustion engine; a travel motor configured to be driven by electric power generated by the generator and to drive a drive wheels; and the drive wheels configured to be driven by the power of the internal combustion engine or power of the travel motor. The power transmission device includes: a first power transmission path configured to transmit power between the travel motor and the drive wheels; and a first clutch mechanism configured to allow or interrupt power transmission through the first power transmission path. |
| US11891042B2 |
System and method for characterizing a clutch
Methods and systems for operating a clutch of an axle are provided. In one example, the clutch may be characterized in static or dynamic conditions. The clutch characterization may be a basis for subsequently operating the clutch during gearbox shifting. In particular, an amount of torque that is transferred via the clutch may be controlled or adjusted according to the clutch characterization. |
| US11891040B2 |
Vehicle electric braking device and method of controlling the same
The present application provides a vehicle electric braking device that can safely stop a vehicle even when a failure occurs.The vehicle electric braking device includes a wheel brake which is connected to a power source mounted on a vehicle and performs braking operation of a brake mechanism of wheels of vehicle. In the vehicle electric braking device, wheel brake includes: a motor which has two sets of independent coil windings, a first coil winding and a second coil winding, and drives a braking mechanism of the wheels of vehicle; a first control unit which is connected to the first coil winding of motor and controls motor; and a second control unit which is connected to the second coil winding of motor and controls motor. Then, wheel brake is provided on at least any one of the wheels of vehicle. |
| US11891039B2 |
Vehicle brake pedal with pedal resistance assembly and force/position sensor
A brake pedal assembly comprising a pedal and a pedal resistance force member operably coupled to the pedal. A damper pedal resistance force module defines an interior fluid-filled cavity. A shaft extends through the damper module and includes a piston mounted thereon and moveable through the fluid-filled cavity to generate a damper resistance force. A spring pedal resistance force module is adapted to generate a spring pedal resistance force. A pedal force sensing module is mounted to the pedal resistance force member. A pedal position sensor is mounted to the pedal resistance force member. A pedal force sensor is mounted to the pedal resistance force member. |
| US11891038B2 |
Vehicle-based algorithm for finding the trailer brake optimum gain
A method for finding an optimum trailer gain, comprising: applying trailer brake pulses to a trailer while a vehicle is coasting using a trailer brake of a trailer, wherein the trailer is coupled to the vehicle; monitoring an average deceleration of the vehicle and the trailer brake gain of the trailer brake pulses applied to the trailer while the vehicle is coasting; generating a graph of the average deceleration of the vehicle versus the trailer brake gain, wherein the graph includes a curve that illustrates a relationship between the average deceleration of the vehicle and the trailer brake gain of the trailer brake pulses applied to the trailer while the vehicle is coasting; and finding a bend point of the curve in the graph to determine an optimum trailer brake gain. |
| US11891037B2 |
Systems, vehicles, and methods for vehicle stability control and trailer brake control collaboration
A system for controlling a trailer brake output circuit includes an electronic control unit having one or more processors and one or more memory modules. The trailer brake output circuit is configured to output a trailer brake output signal. Machine readable instructions cause the electronic control unit to: receive a signal from a vehicle stability control system indicating that a vehicle stability control flag is set, generate the trailer brake output signal in response to the vehicle stability control flag being set such that the trailer brake output signal ramps up to a target value over a predefined period of time, maintain the trailer brake output signal at the target value while the vehicle stability control flag is set, and output the trailer brake output signal such that the trailer brake output signal ramps down from the target value when the vehicle stability control flag changes from set to not set. |
| US11891036B2 |
Leveraging rear-view sensors for automatic emergency braking in autonomous machine applications
In various examples, activation criteria and/or braking profiles corresponding to automatic emergency braking (AEB) systems and/or collision mitigation warning (CMW) systems may be determined using sensor data representative of an environment to a front, side, and/or rear of a vehicle. For example, activation criteria for triggering an AEB system and/or CMW system may be adjusted by leveraging the availability of additional information with regards to the surrounding environment of a vehicle—such as the presence of a trailing vehicle. In addition, the braking profile for the AEB activation may be adjusted based on information about the presence of and/or location of vehicles to the front, rear, and/or side of the vehicle. By adjusting the activation criteria and/or braking profiles of an AEB system, the potential for collisions with dynamic objects in the environment is reduced and the overall safety of the vehicle and its passengers is increased. |
| US11891034B2 |
Collision avoidance apparatus
A collision avoidance apparatus includes a travelling state calculation section, a target detection section, a target state calculation section, a lateral moving object determination section, a collision determination section, and a collision avoidance control section. The collision avoidance control section calculates, based on (i) a passing-through period of the lateral moving object in which the lateral moving object passes through an own vehicle course that is a moving course of the own vehicle and (ii) a reaching time of the own vehicle that is a period remaining before the own vehicle reaching a lateral moving object course that is a moving course of the lateral moving object, an operation timing of the brakes for the lateral moving object passing through the own vehicle course before the own vehicle reaches the lateral moving object course, and operates the brakes at the calculated operation timing of the brakes. |
| US11891033B2 |
Method for determining a clearance of an electromechanical brake, brake, and control unit
A method for determining a clearance of an electromechanical brake involves the following steps: Activating a clearance determination cycle for the brake, moving an electromechanical brake actuator by a drive motor into a first end position, moving the electromechanical brake actuator via the drive motor toward a second end position, continuously determining a rotor position and/or a motor current of the drive motor during the movement of the brake actuator toward the second end position, determining a contact position at which the brake pad comes into contact with the brake disc, on the basis of the rotor position and/or of the motor current, and determining a clearance and/or a degree of pad wear on the basis of the determined contact position. A suitable electomechanical brake and a respective control unit carry out the method. |
| US11891030B2 |
Multi-vehicle braking system
A braking system conducts an electronic command signal via a cable extending through multiple first vehicles in a first segment of a multi-vehicle system. The electronic command signal directs engagement or release of an air brake coupled to a brake pipe that extends along a length of the multi-vehicle system. A pneumatic command signal is communicated via the brake pipe to one or more second vehicles in a second segment of the multi-vehicle system. The pneumatic command signal directs one or more of the engagement or the release of the air brake coupled to the brake pipe in the one or more second vehicles. |
| US11891028B2 |
Method for operating a vehicle comprising an electro-hydraulic brake system, and electro-hydraulic brake system of a vehicle
Please substitute the new Abstract submitted herewith for the original Abstract:The invention relates to operating a vehicle having an electro-hydraulic brake system. The vehicle can be operated in a manual and an autonomous driving mode. The brake system is divided into a first and a second hydraulic brake circuit. The two brake circuits can be hydraulically decoupled from one another by a circuit separating valve. The two brake circuits are each assigned to hydraulically enable at least one respective wheel brake of the vehicle. A brake pedal is brought into an at least partially actuated position during an autonomous driving mode. |
| US11891027B2 |
Drum brake apparatus
A drum brake apparatus includes a housing; a main braking unit installed on one part of the housing, and driven by a hydraulic pressure and pressing a shoe, during main braking; and a parking braking unit installed on the other part of the housing, and driven by an electromotive force of an actuator and pressing the shoe, during parking braking, the parking braking unit includes a bevel gear section disposed in the housing while having a structure of a bevel gear, and rotated in association with the actuator; and a rod section connected with the bevel gear section, and moved out of the housing in association with the bevel gear section and pressing the shoe. |
| US11891023B1 |
Using camera data to manage a vehicle parked outside in cold climates
An apparatus includes an interface and a processor. The interface may be configured to receive video frames comprising at least one of a vehicle or an outdoor environment near the vehicle and a correction signal. The processor may be configured to perform video operations on the video frames to detect objects, predict a state of the vehicle based on the objects detected in the video frames and generate the correction signal. The correction signal may be configured to apply a corrective measure based on the predicted state of the vehicle. The state of the vehicle may be predicted when the vehicle is parked in the outdoor environment. The state of the vehicle may comprise factors that prevent driving the vehicle. |
| US11891021B2 |
Load carrier
A load carrier (1) for a vehicle (25) has a plurality of movable, laterally spaced support arms (12, 13), which are configured to be releasably fastened to a carrier part (3, 3′, 3″). The load carrier (1) has a base part (2) to be permanently arranged on the vehicle (25), on which base part the plurality of support arms (12, 13) are jointly arranged. The plurality of support arms (12, 13) are jointly vertically displaceable, on the base part (10) with each being mounted to pivot about its own vertical axis (15). |
| US11891020B1 |
Multifunctional utility rack attachment
Embodiments disclosed of a multifunctional utility rack attachment device, the components comprise of a body structure, a positioning mechanism, a position securing system, and a modular attachment system. The device mounts either directly or indirectly on to an off-road vehicle's utility rack. The body structure facilitates the use of a modular attachment system geared towards connecting various utility attachments seamlessly. The positioning mechanism facilitates the movement of the body structure some distance from the off-road vehicle creating opportunity for additional utilitarian purposes. The position securing system is used to lock the body structure into place in a specified configuration, as to not allow the positioning mechanism to act upon the body structure. The components are combined together to form the device. |
| US11891017B2 |
Under hood front storage closeout
An under hood storage system of a vehicle includes an under hood storage compartment located in an under hood area of a vehicle, and a hood assembly that, when in a closed position closes the under hood storage compartment. The hood assembly includes an under hood panel having a first portion formed from a first material, and a second portion surrounding the first portion defining an outer perimeter of the under hood panel. The second portion is formed from a second material softer than the first material. One or more attachment features secure the under hood panel to the hood assembly. The under hood panel interacts with the under hood storage compartment to close the under hood storage compartment. |
| US11891016B2 |
Vehicle control system and mobile device used as vehicle key fob
An apparatus includes a vehicle control system (VCS) coupled to a computer of a vehicle via a CAN bus and configured to present selectively appearance of a presence in the vehicle of a smartkey, e.g., by energizing and de-energizing an actual smartkey of the vehicle. The VCS includes a VCS and a Bluetooth® VCS transceiver. The VCS stores VCS software. The apparatus also includes a smartphone with a Bluetooth® transceiver, and storing an app. The mobile device is paired with the VCS to communicate with the VCS via a Bluetooth® link. The app configures the smartphone to receive menu selections from a user, to generate communications that identify smartkey-enabled features of the VCS that correspond to the selections, and to send to the VCS the communications through the link. The VCS software configures the VCS to receive the communications and cause the vehicle to perform actions corresponding to the communications. |
| US11891014B2 |
Vehicle
A vehicle includes a controller. The controller is configured to perform authentication of a portable device by communication with the portable device when startup of a system of the vehicle is instructed, when the system is off, or when the startup of the system of the vehicle is instructed and the system is off. The controller is configured to perform the startup of the system of the vehicle when the startup of the system of the vehicle is instructed, under a condition that the authentication of the portable device is successful. The controller is configured to perform reauthentication of the portable device when predetermined movement of the vehicle is detected after the startup of the system of the vehicle, and perform theft prevention processing when the reauthentication of the portable device fails. |
| US11891006B2 |
Driver airbag with extension adjacent rear panel
An assembly for a vehicle includes a steering wheel. The assembly includes an airbag inflatable to an inflated position. The airbag has a main chamber supported by the steering wheel. The main chamber in the inflated position has a rear panel facing the steering wheel, an impact panel opposite the rear panel, and an outermost periphery between the impact panel and the rear panel. The airbag includes an extension having a first end and a terminal end. The extension extends from the first end to the terminal end adjacent the rear panel of the main chamber. The first end extends from the outermost periphery and the rear panel and the terminal end is connected to the rear panel. The airbag has an inflation chamber extending from the main chamber to the terminal end through the first end of the extension. |
| US11891005B1 |
Linear seat position sensor
An assembly includes a track having an axis. The assembly includes a vehicle seat moveable relative the track along the axis. The assembly includes a ramp elongated along the axis. The assembly includes a linear variable differential transformer having a housing and a plunger moveably supported by the housing. The plunger contacts the ramp. The ramp being fixed relative to one of the vehicle seat or the track and the housing of the linear variable differential transformer being fixed relative to the other of the vehicle seat or the track. |
| US11891004B1 |
Vehicle protection assembly
Vehicle side protector is disclosed. The vehicle external side protector vehicle external side protector has at least two 2-piece vertically moveable guards of a height from bottom of wheel to desired height up the vehicle and a connecting guard stretching from the first to the second vertically moveable guard. The 2-pieces of a vertically moveable guard are connected by a lever; and the length of the vehicle external side protector is less than the distance from the outer perimeter of a front wheel to the outer perimeter of a back wheel of a vehicle side to deploy and retract from underneath the vehicle and be stored underneath the vehicle in parallel plane to the vehicle's undercarriage. The vehicle external side protector rests on a track with an end point block; and connected to an actuator. Also disclosed are vehicle external front and back protectors. |
| US11891003B2 |
Reservoir tank for vehicle
A reservoir tank includes first and second chambers separated by partitions. The first chamber is configured such that coolant circulates through the first chamber. The second chamber is provided on a side and spaced apart from the first chamber and is configured such that coolant having a different temperature from the coolant stored in the first chamber circulates through the second chamber. A first partition and a second partition are provided so as to separate the first chamber and the second chamber from each other, and are spaced apart from and facing each other. A middle chamber is defined in a space between the first partition and the second partition and configured such that the coolant from the first chamber or the second chamber circulates through the middle chamber, thereby providing a heat buffer between the first chamber and the second chamber. |
| US11891002B1 |
Determining comfort settings in vehicles using computer vision
An apparatus includes a capture device and a processor. The capture device may be configured to generate a plurality of video frames corresponding to users of a vehicle. The processor may be configured to perform operations to detect objects in the video frames, detect users of the vehicle based on the objects detected in the video frames, determine a comfort profile for the users and select a reaction to adjust vehicle components according to the comfort profile of the detected users. The comfort profile may be determined in response to characteristics of the users. The characteristics of the users may be determined by performing the operations on each of the users. |
| US11891001B2 |
Vehicle power supply system
A vehicle power supply system, being mounted on a vehicle, includes: a main power supply system including a main low-voltage power supply and a normal load; and a backup power supply system including a backup low-voltage power supply and an emergency important load and connected to the main power supply system. A backup power supply control device of the backup power supply system is configured to execute a backup low-voltage power supply state estimation processing, and output a signal indicating that the backup low-voltage power supply is in a state allowing supplying electric power for operating the emergency important load based on an estimation result of the backup low-voltage power supply state estimation processing, in a case in which the state of the vehicle does not satisfy a predetermined condition. |
| US11891000B2 |
Vehicular power supply device
A vehicular power supply device includes an inverter, a converter, a driving motor, an electric device group, a first electric storage unit to be coupled to the driving motor via the inverter, a second electric storage unit to be coupled to an electric device group via the converter, an electric power converter, first and second switches, and a switch controller. The electric power converter is provided between the two electric storage units and couples them in parallel with each other. The first switch is provided between the first electric storage unit and the electric power converter and is controllable between on and off states. The second switch is provided between the second electric storage unit and the electric power converter and is controllable between on and off states. The switch controller controls the first and second switches based on a state of charge of the first electric storage unit. |
| US11890997B2 |
Antimicrobial metallic touch surfaces and methods for making the same
An antimicrobial interior component for a vehicle includes an interior component body having a contoured surface. The interior component also includes an antimicrobial jacket assembly having a first piece and a second piece coupled together and disposed over the contoured surface. The antimicrobial jacket assembly defines at least one touch surface disposed over the contoured surface of the interior component body. The first piece and the second piece each includes an antimicrobial metal material configured to prevent or minimize microbes from accumulating on the at least one touch surface. |
| US11890996B2 |
Quick release tool bag securing system
A quick release securing system is disclosed. The system may include a first plate, a second plate, a third plate, and a quick-release assembly. The first plate is coupled to an inside surface of a container, such as a tool bag, and to a second plate on the outside surface of the tool bag with fastening means. The second plate is releasably secured to the third plate which is fixedly coupled to a support structure, such as a UTV or an ATV. The second plate and third plate are quickly and easily attachable and detachable from each other by user operating a quick-release assembly of the system. |
| US11890990B2 |
Interior rearview mirror assembly with driver monitoring system
A vehicular interior rearview mirror assembly includes a mirror head accommodating an interior mirror reflective element. The mirror reflective element has a mirror transflector that transmits near infrared light incident thereon, transmits visible light incident thereon and reflects visible light incident thereon. A camera is disposed within the mirror head and views through the mirror transflector. The camera includes an imaging sensor having a quantum efficiency (QE) of at least 15% for near infrared light having a wavelength of 940 nm. First, second and third near infrared illumination sources are disposed within the mirror head and operable to emit near infrared light that passes through the mirror transflector. The near infrared illumination sources are at respective locations at the mirror reflective element and, when powered, illuminate respective seat regions for a driver-monitoring function or an occupant-detection function. |
| US11890989B2 |
External rearview device, external rearview device kit and vehicle
An assembly set for assembling an external rearview system for a motor vehicle is provided. The external rearview system when assembled may include a base assembly provided for arrangement on the motor vehicle, and a head assembly attached to the base assembly. The assembly set may include (i) a first head assembly comprising a first rearview device comprising at least one reflective element in form of a mirror glass, and (ii) a second head assembly with at least one component of a camera monitor system. The head assembly may be configured to be detachable and is selected to be the first or second head assembly, with the first and second head assembly being exchangeable with each other. |
| US11890982B2 |
Load-lifting device
A load-lifting device for mounting on a vehicle, including a platform for receiving a load which can be brought from a lowered into a raised working position, and back again, as well as a linking lever, a support element, a drive element and a connection element. The linking lever that is pivotally mounted on the platform is linked to the vehicle at a linking end region. The support element attached to the platform includes a foot end which braces the ground. The drive element brings the support element from a resting state associated with the resting position of the platform, into a working state in which the foot end is braced on the ground and the platform is raised into the working position. The connection element functions to control the rotational position of the linking lever and the pivot position of the platform according to the support element. |
| US11890977B2 |
Plenum insert for seat and method of its fabrication
A method of fabricating a plenum insert for a vehicle seat includes the steps of providing an outer material layer having an edge, providing an inner spacer layer, placing the inner spacer layer material on the outer material layer, folding the outer material layer over the inner spacer layer such that the edge overlaps itself, and sealing the overlapping edge of the outer material layer to contain the spacer layer. |
| US11890972B2 |
Vehicle access seating
A vehicle seating system including a mounting assembly; a first slide assembly configured to move linearly relative to an adapter plate; a first drive motor mounted to an under-plate of the first slide assembly, the first drive motor being configured to selectively move the first slide assembly in a liner motion parallel to a longitudinal axis of the adapter plate; a swivel assembly configured to swivel relative to the first slide assembly, wherein the swivel assembly includes an over-plate mounted to a swivel post that rotatably engages the first slide assembly; a second slide assembly configured to move linearly relative to the over-plate; and a second drive motor engaging a seat pan of the second slide assembly and being configured to move the second slide assembly in a liner motion parallel to a longitudinal axis of the seat pan. |
| US11890971B2 |
Sliding device
Provided is a sliding device which can avoid unintended locking release without depending on an excessive engagement force of an engagement member. The sliding device includes a lock mechanism that locks an upper rail to a lower rail. The lock mechanism includes: an engagement member that shifts in the upper rail between a locking position and a release position; a first urging member that gives an urging force to the engagement member in a direction from the release position to the locking position; and an operation member for shifting the engagement member from the locking position to the release position. The operation member comprises a shift restrictor that keeps the engagement member from shifting to the release position when the engagement member is in the locking position. |
| US11890970B2 |
Slide rail for vehicle seat and vehicle seat comprising such a slide rail
A slide rail for a vehicle seat comprises first and second slide members lockable by a lock which comprises several locking members suitable for entering holes that are part of the first slide member. The lock is mounted on the second slide member so as to provide translational clearance between the lock and the second slide member. |
| US11890969B2 |
Seamless seat cushion extension assembly and method
An extendable seat base for a seat of a vehicle is disclosed. The seat base includes an outer cushion, a cord, and a motor. The outer cushion forms a top of the seat base and extends, in one unitarily formed piece, down a front of the seat base and back underneath or within the seat base, such that excess material of the outer cushion is positioned underneath or within the seat base. The cord is connected to an end of the outer cushion at the excess material. The motor is adapted to pull the excess material underneath or within the seat base while the seat base is in a retracted position and to release the excess material while the seat base is in an extended position. At least a portion of the excess material is used to form part of an extended seat for a vehicle occupant while the seat base is in the extended position. |
| US11890968B2 |
Power system and associated system
A power system is disclosed. The power system includes a first power generating unit. The first power generating unit includes a first power converting subunit and a first control unit coupled to the first power converting subunit, where the first control unit is configured to regulate a voltage of the first power generating unit. The power system further includes a second power generating unit coupled to the first power generating unit and a load, where the second power generating unit includes a second power converting subunit and a second control unit coupled to the second power converting subunit, wherein the second control unit is configured to control a current of the second power generating unit to share a quantity of electrical output current flowing through the load among the first and second power generating units. |
| US11890966B2 |
Control unit for an electric vehicle with an electromechanical brake unit, vehicle therewith and method of use
A control unit (56) for a vehicle (10) with an electric drive (12) and an electromechanically actuated brake unit (14) includes a high-voltage DC link (20) disconnectably connected to a first energy store (24) of the electric drive (12), a converter (18) connected to the high-voltage DC link (20) and operable bidirectionally, and an electric motor (16) connected to the converter (18) for driving a wheel (50) of the vehicle (10). A brake drive circuit (36) is connected to the high-voltage DC link (20), and another electric motor (34), is connected to the brake drive circuit (36). A function block (55) has an input (69) for receiving a voltage signal (68) indicative of the voltage of the high-voltage DC link (20), a first output (63) for outputting a converter drive signal (60), and a first closed-loop controller unit (66) for generating the converter drive signal (60). |
| US11890962B1 |
Electric vehicle charge determination
A diagnostic service is selectively started at opportune times, such as when the electrical vehicle is initially plugged in. When the electrical vehicle is turned off, there may not be any messages being sent on the communication bus since most vehicle electronic controllers are disabled to conserve power. But, when someone plugs in a charger, there is a surge of bus traffic for a short period of time. The system parses through the bus traffic and looks for a particular communication bus address. The presence of this address can be used as an indicator for an opportune time to start the diagnostic service to confirm whether the electric vehicle is charging or not and to log the state of charge of the electric vehicle. |
| US11890957B2 |
System and method for a battery on wheels (BoW) for charging mobile battery-operated units
Apparatus, systems, and methods described herein relate generally to autonomous mobile units carrying a modular configurable battery system that may attach and power mobile units in transportation systems. A method can include determining charge levels, current positions, and transport speeds for an electric vehicle (EV), identifying one or more EVs in need of charging, and mobilizing a Mobile Charging Station (MoCS) to deliver one or more external batteries. A processor, with a memory including computer program code, can be configured to receive current charge level data for mobile battery-powered entities, identify one or more EVs to be charged and the proximity of both MoCS and physical battery stations, and send charging instructions to the EVs. A routing and charge transaction scheduling algorithm can be used to optimize the route of one or more battery-powered entities and to schedule charge transactions between the EV and MoCS and/or the battery station. |
| US11890956B2 |
Thermal management of vehicle systems using thermal energy storage on the vehicle
Disclosed is a vehicle charging station (1) comprising a first reservoir (5) arranged to contain a first charging fluid and a charging fluid delivery system (3) arranged to deliver at least part of the first charging fluid (5) into a heat exchange relationship with a vehicle thermal energy storage material (108) of a vehicle (100) selectively connected to the vehicle charging station (1), thereby charging the vehicle thermal energy storage material (108) by changing its temperature and/or phase and/or chemistry. |
| US11890950B2 |
System having an electric consumer
A system having electric consumers includes an electrical device including an operating device and wires supplying the consumer. A first wire is provided for conducting the first phase of a three-phase voltage during a normal operation, a second wire conducts a second phase of the three-phase voltage, and a third wire conducts a third phase of the three-phase voltage. The consumer is able to be supplied with the three-phase voltage from the wires during a normal operation. The operating device is configured so that: in a normal operation, the first wire is connected to the first phase of the three-phase voltage; and in a safety case, the first wire is separated from the first phase of the three-phase voltage and will be or is connected to the second phase of the three-phase voltage. |
| US11890943B1 |
High-resolution wheel speed sensor for a vehicle
A motor for a vehicle includes a motor housing, a motor shaft, a hub, and a wheel speed sensor assembly. The motor shaft is disposed at least partially within the motor housing. The hub is configured to be coupled to the motor shaft and to be coupled to a wheel of the vehicle. The wheel speed sensor assembly includes a first end that is coupled to the motor housing and a second end that is rotatably coupled to the hub. The wheel speed sensor assembly is configured to generate a wheel speed signal that facilitates determination of a speed and direction of rotation of the wheel. |
| US11890939B2 |
Driver assistance system
A driver assistance system includes a first sensor installed in a vehicle to have a front view of a vehicle, and configured to obtain front image data; a second sensor installed in the vehicle to have a front detection field of view of the vehicle and selected from a group consisting of a radar sensor and a LiDAR sensor, configured to obtain front detection data; a third sensor installed in the vehicle to have a side detection field of view of the vehicle and selected from a group consisting of the radar sensor and the LiDAR sensor, and configured to obtain side detection data; and a controller including a processor configured to process at least one of the front image data, the front detection data, and the side detection data. |
| US11890938B2 |
Installation arrangement for drive motor and battery in vehicle
An installation arrangement is provided for a vehicle having a front motor for driving a front wheel, a rear motor for driving a rear wheel, a high-voltage battery that stores electrical power for the motors, and a low-voltage battery that stores electrical power for various units. The installation arrangement is configured such that an intersection of a longitudinal center line and a lateral center line of the vehicle overlaps the high-voltage battery as seen in a plan view. In the front section of the vehicle, the front motor is arranged on one side of the longitudinal center line, and the internal combustion engine is arranged on the other side of the longitudinal center line. In the rear section of the vehicle, the low-voltage battery is arranged on one side of the longitudinal center line, and the rear motor is arranged on the other side of the longitudinal center line. |
| US11890935B2 |
Vehicular motor mount
A vehicular motor mount made of a motor mount assembly and a frame mount assembly made of four components: a base plate, a capture ring, a post and a bushing. The post mechanically connects directly to the engine mount bracket and the base plate directly connects to the subframe of the vehicle. The polymer bushing is bonded directly to the post. The concave capture ring is directly connected to the base plate forming a capture housing with a cavity wherein the post and bushing of the motor mount assembly are constrained but not directly connected to the base plate or capture ring of the frame mount assembly. With no direct connection between the two assemblies, the engine is not directly connected to the subframe. This improves vehicle's ride. The bushing and the capture ring are common to all vehicular motor mounts. The motor mount may be replaced in pieces rather than in its entirety. |
| US11890931B2 |
Suspension power electric generator
A device that converts linear motion into electricity using the exiting movement of a system or equipment such as electric vehicles, motorcycle, or similar equipment. This device can replace the shock absorber of an existing electric vehicle generating electricity that can be used to charge the batteries extending the range of the vehicle. The device is simple an efficient and it comprises of a screw, a plurality of gears used to amplify rotation, a rotor that has magnets, and a stator that allows the coils to produce electricity. |
| US11890929B2 |
Low cost stamped shift assembly and steering column
A steering column assembly that includes an upper jacket and a gear shift assembly. The upper jacket extends along a steering column axis. The gear shift assembly includes a shift assembly bracket and shift shaft assembly. The shift assembly bracket has a column mounting portion that is operatively connected to the upper jacket and a cradle portion extends from the column mounting portion. The cradle portion has a first sidewall and a second sidewall each extending from a base. The shift shaft assembly extends at least partially through the first sidewall and the second sidewall. |
| US11890928B2 |
Electric powertrain for a vehicle
an electric powertrain integrated into a vehicle axle. Such electric axle (or “E-axle”) is a front or rear axle that includes an axle body (or “housing”) adapted to receive a powertrain, which is arranged to provide torque to the wheels of the axle. The “E-Axle” is a compact and economical electric drive solution for battery electric vehicles, fuel cells and hybrid applications. The electric motor(s), electronics and transmission are combined in a compact unit that directly drives the wheels provided at the longitudinal ends of the axle. |
| US11890926B2 |
Auxiliary fueling system for trailer mounted engines
An auxiliary fueling system for filling fuel tanks disposed on a trailer is provided, which includes a fuel cell, a mounting apparatus mounted to a tractor hooked to the trailer for supporting the fuel cell thereon, and a fuel line for connecting the fuel cell to the fuel tanks on the trailer. |
| US11890925B2 |
Device for regulating a cooling air flow in a vehicle
A device for controlling a hot air flow, for example in an engine compartment of a motor car, includes at least one wing connectable to an air inflow opening of an engine compartment of a motor car and movable between a position for closing and a position for opening the air inflow opening. A drive module is configured to apply a predetermined thrust force and a transmission apparatus is capable of transmitting the thrust force from the drive module to the wing to move the wing from the closed position to the open position and vice versa. The drive module includes at least one actuator made of a shape-memory alloy such that the thrust force is applied when the actuator reaches a predetermined temperature. |
| US11890923B2 |
Upper body heat exchanger for vehicles
Embodiments of an upper body heat exchanger for a vehicle. In one embodiment, an upper body heat exchanger includes a first portion having a plurality of fins disposed on a first surface. The upper body heat exchanger also includes a second portion having a plurality of heat transfer fluid passages disposed on a second surface of the upper body heat exchanger. The second portion is beneath the first portion. The upper body heat exchanger is mounted on the vehicle such that the first surface of the first portion of the upper body heat exchanger is exposed. The plurality of heat transfer fluid passages are configured to transfer heat from heated fluid flowing through the plurality of heat transfer fluid passages to airflows interacting with the plurality of fins as the vehicle is moving. |
| US11890922B2 |
Roof assembly for a vehicle, and vehicle comprising such roof assembly
A roof assembly for attachment to reinforcement beams in a fixed roof of a vehicle comprises a frame surrounding at least a part of an opening and configured to be attached to at least the reinforcement beams of the vehicle. The frame is made primarily of plastic material. At least a first stationary panel is at least partly semi-transparent and is at least partly fixed to the frame. At least one movable panel is arranged adjacent the stationary panel. A reinforcement is integrated in the frame. The reinforcement extends at least around an area covered by the movable panel, and along at least a portion of the frame configured to be attached to the reinforcement beams of the vehicle. |
| US11890920B1 |
Soft top conversion assemblies, systems and methods
Improved soft top assemblies, systems, and methods to cover an open space above the driver and passenger seats of an automobile provide or use precision molded frame elements with interconnecting fastening assemblies to support a soft top cover attached to forward and rearward frame elements. A centrally hinged and pivoting stabilizing bar fitted within frame side elements maintains support and stability to the soft top cover. Forward and rearward frame elements provide mating surfaces matching existing OEM attachment points for a removable fitted hard top for the automobile. Each frame side element underside includes a channel sized to receive a corresponding closed automobile door windshield. |
| US11890918B2 |
Glass run for automotive door
A decorative member is attached to a side of a glass run outside a passenger compartment without degrading the workability in the attaching the glass run to a window frame, while reducing possible dents. The glass run includes a core, a base member located on the exterior wall of a trim outside the passenger compartment and made from a material with a high flexural modulus, and a decorative member fixed to a side of the base member outside the passenger compartment. |
| US11890915B2 |
Ultra-low profile HVAC apparatus for a vehicle
A HVAC apparatus 10 for a vehicle 12 having a fan unit 14 with a plurality of axial impellers 16 driven by motors 18 mounted in their centers, wherein the axial impellers rotational axis is substantially perpendicular to the fan unit's suction direction, a heat exchanger unit 20 forming an air duct receiving air from the fan unit, and a plate-shaped housing accommodating the fan unit and the heat exchanger unit. |
| US11890913B2 |
Vehicle, in particular a motor vehicle, comprising a temperature-control system for controlling the temperature of a vehicle interior
A vehicle is provided with a temperature-control system for controlling the temperature of an interior of the vehicle. The system has a temperature-control medium, preferably a liquid temperature-control medium, guided in a temperature-control circuit. The temperature-control system is operatively connectable or operatively connected to a source temperature-control system such that the temperature-control medium guided in the temperature-control circuit of the temperature-control system may be thermally influenced by the source temperature-control system. The temperature-control circuit also is operatively connectable or operatively connected to at least one interior temperature-control system such that the temperature of the interior of the vehicle may be modified by the temperature-control medium in the temperature-control circuit. |
| US11890912B2 |
Valve block with filling connection
A valve block for an air suspension system for a vehicle, including a pressure supply connection and at least one load connection it is to be achieved that a pre-assembly of an air suspension valve block can be avoided without having to utilize an air dryer on a granulate basis during the filling of the air suspension system. This means that a subsequent filling of a completely assembled air suspension system is possible. This is achieved by a filling connection with integrated filling valve. |
| US11890911B2 |
Rear suspension assembly and method of controlling a rear suspension assembly
A snowmobile including a chassis including a tunnel; a motor; at least one ski; an endless drive track; a rear suspension assembly including: a front suspension arm; a rear suspension arm; a pair of slide rails; a first rear shock absorber connected between the front suspension arm and the slide rails; and a second rear shock absorber connected between the rear suspension arm and the front suspension arm or the slide rails; at least one sensor for sensing an angular position of the front suspension arm or the rear suspension arm relative to one of the tunnel and a component of the rear suspension assembly near at least one of the front suspension arm and the rear suspension arm; and a controller communicatively connected to the sensor to receive electronic signals therefrom representative of the angular position. |
| US11890910B2 |
Vehicle suspension kit having multi-purpose shock absorber and related
A shock absorber for a vehicle, the shock absorber having an absorber body with an outer surface, and a movable piston having a first end configured to couple with the vehicle, and a second end disposed within the absorber body. There is a magnet assembly disposed around and external of the movable piston at the second end. The absorber has a sensor assembly having a sensor body coupled with the outer surface. An inner sensor body has a sensor disposed therein configured to detect a change in a linear position of the magnet assembly. |
| US11890903B2 |
Pin box assembly with gooseneck coupler
A pin box assembly with gooseneck coupler for coupling a towed vehicle to a towing vehicle is described. The pin box assembly may include a first member capable of being secured to a towed vehicle and a second member pivotally coupled to the first member about an axis of rotation relative to the first member. The pin box assembly may further include a gooseneck ball coupler coupled to the second member, and a suspension system coupled to at least one of the first and second members, the suspension system damping motion between the first and second members. |
| US11890897B2 |
Pneumatic tire
A tread pattern of a pneumatic tire includes circumferential main grooves, a land portion defined by the circumferential main grooves in the lateral direction, and sipes at intervals in a circumferential direction, the sipes connecting the circumferential main grooves with each other. Each of the sipes has a peak-like shape protruding to a first side in the circumferential direction. When, in a profile cross-section of the tread portion taken along the lateral direction, an arc passing through two land portion edge points at which a tread surface of the land portion is connected with groove wall surfaces of the circumferential main grooves and having a center point positioned on the equator line is set to a standard profile line, a profile line formed by the tread surface of the land portion is a swelling profile line protruding outward of the standard profile line in a radial direction. |
| US11890895B1 |
Segmented wheel protector
A protector for a wheel is formed from a plurality of segments. Each segment is formed from a synthetic material and has an arcuate distal edge of a first radius, the distal edge forming a lip to engage a distal edge of the wheel. Each segment has at least two spoke adjacent edges and an arcuate proximal edge with a second radius less than the first radius. In some embodiments, the proximal edge defines a hook to engage an inner recess of the wheel. Each spoke adjacent edge is configured to reside near a spoke of the wheel during use. In some embodiments, a protrusion extended from the lip serves as a pinch point when a tire deforms during an impact event. |
| US11890894B2 |
Railway wheel
The railway wheel according to the present embodiment has a chemical composition consisting of: in mass %, C: 0.80 to 1.15%, Si: 0.45% or less, Mn: 0.10 to 0.85%, P: 0.050% or less, S: 0.030% or less, Al: 0.200 to 1.500%, N: 0.0200% or less, Nb: 0.005 to 0.050%, Cr: 0 to 0.25%, and V: 0 to 0.12%, with the balance being Fe and impurities, wherein at least in the microstructure of the rim part and the web part, the amount of pro-eutectoid cementite defined by Formula (1) is 2.00 pieces/100 μm or less: Amount of pro-eutectoid cementite(pieces/100 μm)=a total sum of the number of pieces of pro-eutectoid cementite which intersect with two diagonal lines in a square visual field of 200 μm×200 μm/(5.66×100 μm)×100 (1). |
| US11890893B2 |
Digital printed heat transfer graphics for soft goods
A thermal transfer and process for producing it that provides a fully-digital printed heat transfer capable of little to no process changeover between different graphics. Specifically, the method comprises printing a digital image onto a treated adhesive substrate, applying the image side to a carrier substrate, then digitally cutting and removing substrate not containing graphic elements photographic quality, durable print transfers for the apparel and soft goods industry. |
| US11890889B2 |
Metal transaction card with removable indicia
Metal transaction cards with removable indicia are provided. In some approaches, a transaction card may include a metal body having a first main side and a second main side, and an identification chip coupled to the first main side of the metal body. The transaction card may further include an exterior layer along the second main side, the exterior layer containing identifying indicia, wherein at least a portion of the exterior layer is removable from the second main side by at least one of: a set of perforations through the exterior layer, and a channel provided along an outer edge of the second main side. |
| US11890887B2 |
Laser printing process
Printing process in which a substrate to be printed is disposed opposite an ink carrier having an ink layer, wherein the ink layer is regionally heated in such a way that bulges are formed in the ink layer, wherein the bulges contact the substrate and wherein ink splitting is brought about by relative movement between substrate and ink carrier. |
| US11890882B2 |
Printing device
A printing device produces a printed matter by using a template including at least one text object each having any one of a plurality of attributes including a first attribute in which text content is freely input and a second attribute in which text content is selectively input from a plurality of character options. The printing device includes a control device configured to execute: acquiring the template from an external device; specifying one target text object; acquiring character data input by voice or text-converted by voice recognition; identifying an attribute of the target text object; and when the attribute is identified as the first attribute, assigning the acquired character data to the target text object as a character string, and when the attribute is identified as the second attribute, assigning a character string included in a character option corresponding to the acquired character data to the target text object. |
| US11890881B2 |
Electronic device
An electronic device including a substrate, a first electronic component provided on the substrate, a second electronic component provided on the substrate and having a thickness in a normal direction of the substrate smaller than that of the first electronic component, a first heat conductive member in contact with the first electronic component, a second heat conductive member in contact with the second electronic component, and a heat sink attached to the substrate, in which the heat sink includes a base portion provided so as to cover the first electronic component and the second electronic component and attached to the substrate, a first protruding portion that protrudes from the base portion toward the first electronic component and is in contact with the first heat conductive member, and a second protruding portion that protrudes from the base portion toward the second electronic component and is in contact with the second heat conductive member, and a length of the first protruding portion in the normal direction is shorter than a length of the second protruding portion in the normal direction. |
| US11890870B2 |
Acoustic droplet ejection of non-newtonian fluids
Methods of ejecting droplets containing a non-Newtonian fluid by an acoustic droplet ejector can include applying a tone burst of focused acoustic energy to a fluid reservoir containing a non-Newtonian fluid at sufficient amplitude to effect droplet ejection according to a tone burst pattern. The tone burst pattern may include three discrete tone burst segments, the first tone burst segment having greater duration than the second and third segments, and third segment having greater duration than the second segment. The exact durations and amplitudes of the tone burst segments can be tuned to influence the ejection properties. |
| US11890865B2 |
Movable assembly and printing apparatus
A movable assembly configured to move a table in a first direction is provided. The movable assembly includes a first link member including a first elongated member and a second elongated member coupled in an X formation, a second link member including a third elongated member and a fourth elongated member coupled in the X formation, a first frame member, a second frame member, and a rotatable member being a threaded rod. The first frame member includes a first supporting portion and a first guiding portion, which support ends of the first, second, third, and fourth elongated members on one side rotatably. The second frame member includes a second supporting portion and a second guiding portion, which support other ends of the first, second, third, and fourth elongated members located on the other side movably in the third direction. |
| US11890864B2 |
Apparatus for supplying chemical liquid
An apparatus for supplying a chemical liquid may include a stage on which a substrate is placed, a chemical liquid discharging member and a direction changing member. The chemical liquid discharging member may supply the chemical liquid onto at least two first regions of the substrate for first pixels along a first direction. Additionally, the chemical liquid discharging member may supply the chemical liquid onto at least two second regions of the substrate for second pixels along a second direction. The direction changing member may change a direction of the substrate from the second direction to the first direction. |
| US11890862B2 |
Image recording device having a compact form factor
An image recording device is provided, having a recording unit configured to record an image on a sheet, and a tray disposed below the recording unit. The tray includes a sheet holding surface configured to hold the sheet. Additionally, the image recording device includes a sheet feeder disposed between the recording unit and the tray. The sheet feeder includes a roller for feeding the sheet from the tray. The roller is configured to move between a first roller position in which the roller contacts the sheet holding surface of the tray and a second roller position in which the roller is separated from the sheet holding surface. A return guide, disposed between the recording unit and the sheet feeder, defines a second conveying path to guide the sheet having an image recorded on one side thereof back to the feed guide. The return guide has a first opening configured to accommodate the roller of the sheet feeder when the roller is in the second roller position. |
| US11890858B2 |
Coating apparatus and image forming system
A coating apparatus includes a coating member, a pressing member, an abutment member, and a restriction member. The coating member coats a sheet with a coating agent. The pressing member is movable and abuts on the coating member to form a nip. The abutment member abuts on the coating member at a position different from a position of the nip. The restriction member restricts movement of the coating member in a separation direction in which the coating member separates from the abutment member. |
| US11890852B2 |
Composite structures with damage detection capability
A polymer-matrix fiber-reinforced composite structure includes a plurality of polymer composite layers having at least one polymer composite layer that includes a first polymer-matrix and a first fluorescent agent interspersed through the first polymer-matrix. Damage to the polymer composite structure results in a change in fluorescence at the point of damage. A method for detecting damage in the polymer composite structure described above including the steps of applying light having a wavelength selected to induce fluorescence in the first fluorescent agent to the polymer composite structure, detecting a detected fluorescence pattern, and comparing the detected fluorescence pattern to a predetermined normal fluorescence pattern. |
| US11890851B2 |
Apparatus for manufacturing display device and method for manufacturing display device
An apparatus for manufacturing a display device and a method for manufacturing a display device includes a stage; a first guide unit positioned on one side of the stage in a first direction and extending in a second direction crossing the first direction; and a first peeling unit disposed on the first guide unit, wherein the first peeling unit includes a first moving part configured to move along the first guide unit, a first rotating part coupled to the other side of the first moving part in the first direction and configured to rotate about an axis extending in the first direction, and a first gripping part coupled to the other side of the first rotating part in the first direction and disposed to overlap the stage. |
| US11890849B1 |
Methods and systems for initiating layer separation within a multilayer composite structure
A method for initiating separation of a first layer from a second layer of a multilayer composite structure having a free edge, the method includes steps of securing the multilayer composite structure to a work surface; and applying cyclic pressure to at least a portion of the free edge of the multilayer composite structure. |
| US11890844B2 |
Thin glass substrate, method and apparatus for its production
A thin glass substrate, as well as a method and an apparatus are provided. The glass substrate has a glass having first and second main surfaces and elongated elevations on one of the main surfaces. The elevations rise in a normal direction, have a longitudinal extent that is greater than two times a transverse extent, and have a height, on average, that is less than 100 nm, and with a transverse extent of the elevation smaller than 40 mm. The method includes melting a glass, hot forming the glass, and adjusting a viscosity of the glass so that for the viscosity η1 for a first stretch over a first distance of up to 1.5 m downstream of a flow rate control component and y1 indicating a second distance to a location immediately downstream the flow rate control component the equation lg η1(y1)/dPa·s=(lg η01/dPa·s+a1(y1)) applies. |
| US11890843B2 |
Composite cushioning material and jigless method for making the same
The present application discloses a method for fabricating a composite structure for use as a resilient cushion, including: (a) placing a sheet of first resilient material on a surface; (b) cutting the sheet of first resilient material by pressing a cutter on to the first resilient material to produce a cut sheet of first resilient material displaying a cutting pattern of discrete first resilient elements of defined widths and lengths, wherein at least one of the first resilient elements touches adjacent resilient elements along its side; and (c) mounting a first expanse of material on at least one of the first resilient elements of the cut sheet of first resilient material to form a first composite structure. |
| US11890838B2 |
Window air conditioner insulation kit and method of installation
A window air conditioner insulation kit to be used with a window air conditioner mounted in a window including a left side panel to be pressed in a first opening between a side of the air conditioner and a left side jamb of the window. A right side panel to be pressed in a second opening between a right side of the air conditioner and a right side jamb of the window. A top panel to extend and be pressed in a third opening between the left side jamb and the right side jamb. The top panel having an upper flap, a first side flap, a second side flap and a central flap which extend down and over an upper section of the first side flap, an upper section of the second side flap and onto the top of the AC. |
| US11890837B2 |
Flame retardant veneer panel
A veneer panel may include a face veneer, a first inner layer bonded to the face veneer, a second inner layer bonded to the first inner layer, and a thermally conductive layer bonded to the second inner layer. The first inner layer and the second inner layer are treated with a flame retardant. The first inner layer is disposed between the face veneer and the second inner layer, and the second inner layer is disposed between the first inner layer and the thermally conductive layer. |
| US11890836B2 |
Ceramic matrix composite articles having different localized properties and methods for forming same
Ceramic matrix composite articles include, for example a first plurality of plies of ceramic fibers in a ceramic matrix defining a first extent, and a local at least one second ply in said ceramic matrix defining a second extent on and/or in said first plurality of plies with the second extent being less than said first extent. The first plurality of plies has a first property, the at least one second ply has at least one second property, and said first property being different from said at least one second property. The different properties may include one or more different mechanical (stress/strain) properties, one or more different thermal conductivity properties, one or more different electrical conductivity properties, one or more different other properties, and combinations thereof. |
| US11890834B2 |
Laminated glazing for vehicles, particularly motor vehicles
A laminated glazing for a vehicle, in particular a motor vehicle, includes an exterior glass sheet adhesively bonded to an interior glass sheet by a lamination interlayer, wherein the exterior glass sheet carries a layer of a first enamel, of black color, on the periphery of its face in contact with the lamination interlayer, known as face 2, and the interior glass sheet carries on its face in contact with the lamination interlayer, known as face 3, a layer of a second enamel forming a marking and having a color other than black, located opposite the layer of the first enamel, the laminated glazing further including a polymeric seal on the face of the interior glass sheet, called face 4, opposite face 3, the seal concealing the marking. |
| US11890833B2 |
Laminate glass ceramic articles with UV-and NIR-blocking characteristics and methods of making the same
A laminate glass-ceramic article is provided that includes: a core glass layer having a first coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE); and a plurality of clad glass-ceramic layers, each having a CTE that is lower than or equal to the first CTE of the core glass layer. A first of the clad glass-ceramic layers is laminated to a first surface of core glass layer and a second of the clad glass-ceramic layers is laminated to a second surface of the core glass layer. Further, a total thickness of the plurality of clad glass-ceramic layers is from about 0.05 mm to about 0.5 mm. In addition, each of the glass-ceramic layers includes: an alumino-boro-silicate glass, 0 mol %≤MoO3≤15 mol %, and 0 mol %≤WO3≤15 mol %, the WO3 (mol %) plus the MoO3 (mol %) is from 0.7 mol % to 19 mol %. |
| US11890829B2 |
Cardboard box dividing device and cardboard box production device
A cardboard box dividing device and a cardboard box production device are provided with: lower conveyors on which a plurality of connected cardboard box bodies are stacked and transported; a pressing device pressing the plurality of connected cardboard box bodies stacked on the lower conveyors from above; a cutting knife disposed along a width direction of the connected cardboard box bodies and dividing the plurality of connected cardboard box bodies stacked on the lower conveyors into a front part and a rear part; and a lifting/lowering device lifting and lowering the lower conveyors and the pressing device. |
| US11890827B2 |
Tofu press
A tofu press includes: an open container, a foldable plate, a pressing plate, a spring assembly, and an end cover, where the foldable plate is configured to be placed at a bottom of the open container, the foldable plate includes a bottom plate and lateral plates disposed at two sides of the bottom plate, the lateral plates are perpendicular to and connected to the bottom plate, the pressing plate is configured to cover and press a top of the bottom plate, a bottom end of the spring assembly is configured to press the pressing plate, and the spring assembly is fixedly connected to the end cover; and the pressing plate, the lateral plates, the bottom plate, and two faces of the open container form a compression operating area. The tofu press ensures uniform pressing at the time of pressing a food material to dehydrate. |
| US11890825B2 |
Hybrid molded and pultruded devices
A structural member (10) comprising: (i) a pultruded secondary member (14) including a first surface and an opposing second surface; and (ii) a molded carrier (12) overmolded onto at least one of the first and second surface of the pultruded secondary member, the molded carrier including a plurality of ribs (16); wherein the secondary member and the carrier are dissimilar materials. |
| US11890823B2 |
Composite material structure manufacturing jig, method of manufacturing the same, and method of manufacturing composite material structure
A composite material structure manufacturing jig (10) is used when manufacturing a composite material structure by adhering prepreg to a framework structure including a frame component that includes a channel extending along a longitudinal direction of the frame component. The composite material structure manufacturing jig (10) is inserted in the channel of the frame component and used therein. The jig (10) includes a tubular body (11) formed of an elastic material containing a reinforcement fiber, the body (11) including a trapezoidal transverse section that is a cross section orthogonal to a longitudinal direction of the body (11), the trapezoidal transverse section including an upper base and a lower base longer than the upper base. An inner surface of the body (11) is coated with an inner peripheral film (16) serving as a gas barrier layer. |
| US11890821B1 |
Dedicated seam tape and dedicated accessory fabric for inflatable devices
Air- or gas-holding fabrics and improvements to welded seam tapes used to join multiple fabric panels and/or to join accessories to one or more fabric panels. Specifically disclosed is a joining system and method for securing air- or gas-holding panels to one another and/or to joining accessories to one or more panels without causing damage due to overheating the seam area. This disclosure has been found particularly useful with improved lightweight fabrics that would otherwise be more susceptible to damage during welding processes. The disclosed seam tapes and accessory fabrics find particular use in connection with inflatable devices, but may be used in other applications. This disclosure relates to a dedicated seam tape or dedicated accessory fabric that (a) utilizes specialized coatings with a lower melt temperature compared to coatings that are used on inflatable fabric material and/or (b) is manufactured from material that has not been treated to have substantial reflective properties. |
| US11890819B2 |
Multi-chamber container for biological materials and compounded pharmaceuticals
An apparatus for storing tissue and other biological materials includes a separable flexible container that includes a first layer coupled to a second layer via a set of seals to define a first storage volume and a second storage volume. Separate tissue specimens are containable within the first storage volume and the second storage volume. A first portion of the first layer or the second layer defines a first opening into the first storage volume. A second portion of the first layer or the second layer defines a second opening into the second storage volume. The opening into the first volume and the opening into the second volume are positioned near opposite edges of the flexible container. The separable flexible container also includes a hinge to allow the first opening and the second opening to move from location on opposing edges of the separable flexible container to adjacent locations. |
| US11890816B2 |
System and method of mitigating color offset discrepancies in 3D printing systems
A system and a method of mitigating color discrepancies in three-dimensional (3D) printing systems may including a plurality of printing heads may include: printing one or more samples according to one or more sample parameters; obtaining a color offset vector from the one or more samples; receiving a model representing a 3D object, the model comprising a plurality of model printing points associated with respective color; analyzing the model in view of the obtained color offset vector to produce a calibrated data structure, adapted to mitigate color discrepancies; and printing the 3D object according to the calibrated data structure. |
| US11890814B2 |
Data aggregation and analytics for digital manufacturing
Systems and methods for aggregating and analyzing digital manufacturing data are disclosed. An aggregator can collect output data generated by a number of digital manufacturing machines. The output data can be filtered and transmitted to a server for storage in a database. One or more clients can access the data in the database via an API. This can extract 3D printer data, transform it into a canonical form, and upload it to a network-based database. These services can interact using a client-centric messaging system like Kafka or, more generally, a message manager. When a client's producer sends a message, the messaging system responds that the message request either can or cannot be processed. If the message can be processed, then the aggregator sends the message; otherwise the producer can retry at a future time. |
| US11890811B2 |
Three-dimensional shaping apparatus and three-dimensional shaped article production method
A three-dimensional shaping apparatus includes a plasticizing section, a stage, an ejection section having a first nozzle and a second nozzle, each of which communicates with the plasticizing section, a first ejection adjusting section, a second ejection adjusting section, a moving section that relatively moves the ejection section with respect to the stage, and a control unit. The control unit performs a switching process for switching from a first state in which the ejection of the plasticized material from the first nozzle is stopped and the plasticized material is ejected from the second nozzle to a second state in which the plasticized material is ejected from the first nozzle and the second nozzle by controlling the first ejection adjusting section and the second ejection adjusting section, and an ejection amount decreasing process for decreasing the ejection amount of the plasticized material from the second nozzle by controlling the screw or the second ejection adjusting section before switching from the first state to the second state. |
| US11890807B1 |
Systems and methods for controlling additive manufacturing processes
Systems and methods for controlling additive manufacturing processes are disclosed. The systems can include multiple laser directors, soot-removal devices, magnetic chucks, replenishable powder distribution blades, automated powder level detectors, and/or overall process automation techniques. |
| US11890802B2 |
Molding device and system for producing molded article
A molding apparatus provided with a transfer capable of transferring a heavy-weight mold clamping device. The molding apparatus that molds a molded product, includes: a mold clamping device clamping a parison extruded from an extruder to obtain a molded body, a transfer rail to support the mold clamping device in a transferable manner, and an electric cylinder to transfer the mold clamping device along the transfer rail. The mold clamping device includes first and second platens for holding a die, and a clamping drive unit for driving the first and second platens closer to or separated from each other, the electric cylinder includes a motor having an output shaft and a feed screw mechanism that converts the rotary motion of the output shaft into a linear motion. |
| US11890800B2 |
Production of semicrystalline parts from pseudo-amorphous polymers
A method of manufacturing a semi-crystalline article from at least one pseudo-amorphous polymer including a poly aryl ether ketone, such as PEKK, including a softening step, wherein the at least one pseudo-amorphous polymer is heated to a temperature above its glass transition temperature to soften the polymer, and a crystallization step, wherein the at least one pseudo-amorphous polymer is heated to a temperature between its glass transition temperature and melting temperature, the pseudo-amorphous polymer being placed on a mold during either the softening step or the crystallization step before at least some crystallization takes place. The method results in articles demonstrating increased opacity, increased crystallinity, increased thermal resistance, improved chemical resistance, and improved mechanical properties over articles formed by traditional thermoforming processes. |
| US11890797B2 |
Method for preparing unsintered polytetrafluoroethylene film and porous film thereof
A method for preparing an unsintered PTFE film capable of being continuously formed and with uniform density distribution and high density. The method for preparing the unsintered PTFE film includes filling a mixture obtained by adding a forming aid to PTFE fine powder in an extrusion forming die, extruding the filled mixture from the extrusion forming die to produce an extrusion forming body, rolling the extrusion forming body with a roll to produce a forming aid-removed film without the forming aid, and pinching the forming aid-removed film into a pinch roll made of a rubber roll formed by coating rubber on a metal shaft core at room temperature and compressing the forming aid-removed film so that thickness of the forming aid-removed film is reduced and density thereof is above 2.0 g/cm3. |
| US11890793B2 |
Assembling fiber-reinforced foams
The present invention relates to a method for assembling moulded bodies. The invention also relates to a moulded body which comprises a foam and at least one fibre (F), the fibre (F) is within a fibre range (FB2) inside the moulded body and is at least once at least partially divided, wherein at least one fibre (F) is completely divided. The invention further relates to the thus obtained assembled moulded body, and to a panel with contains the assembled moulded body and at least one layer (S1). The invention further relates to a method for producing the panel and to the use of the assembled moulded body and the claimed panel, for example, as a rotor blade in wind turbines. |
| US11890792B2 |
Microcellular foam sheet and processes of making and using
A solid state foamed microcellular foam sheet for use in forming a container is provided. The solid state foamed microcellular foam sheet includes a central foamed section defining a foam layer within the microcellular foam sheet having a first population of cells within which are interspersed a second population of cells. |
| US11890789B2 |
Web forming apparatus and molded body manufacturing apparatus
A web forming apparatus includes a drum portion and a second web forming unit. The drum portion has an accommodating chamber capable of accommodating fragments, and accommodating powder supplied from a first supplying unit. The second web forming unit forms a second web by letting a mixture containing the fragments and the powder falling from the drum portion accumulate. The first supplying unit includes a storing chamber for storing the powder and an outlet portion provided below the storing chamber. The powder goes out of the storing chamber via the outlet portion. The drum portion has meshes formed in a net demarcating the accommodating chamber. The powder is able to pass through the meshes. The outlet portion is provided vertically over the net of the drum portion. |
| US11890786B2 |
Methods and systems for facilitating pollution-free tire recycling processes
A system and method for freezing and breaking down tires or other materials is disclosed. The system and method for freezing and breaking down tires includes using a shredder to shred the tires, using a filter to screen the tire shreds, using a water sprayer to rinse the tire shreds, using a freezing tunnel to freeze the tire shreds before they are crushed into tire grains, using a magnet to remove any metallic fibers, filtering out any oversized tire grains for re-freezing and re-crushing, and using a separator to separate out any oversized or undersized pieces before bagging the final tire grains for re-use and recycling. |
| US11890783B2 |
Production method of wafer
A production method of a wafer includes a wafer production step in which ultrasonic water is ejected against an end face of an ingot with cleavage layers created therein, thereby severing the wafer from a rest of the ingot to produce the wafer. |
| US11890782B2 |
Mixing systems having disk assemblies
Mixing systems that include a mixer housing and one or more disk assemblies for mixing and processing materials is disclosed. The disks rotate to mix an additive into the material and to carry agglomerated solids toward a discharge of the mixing system. The disks may have a plurality of fingers or lobes which extend from a central portion of the disks. |
| US11890778B1 |
Implement for wood chipper
An implement that is a tool made entirely of wood used for pushing debris into the feeder of a wood chipper. The implement includes a handle long enough for the safe operation by an average sized human that is attached to a head. The head includes a flat paddle that is shaped to conform to the dimensions of the feeder of a wood chipper. The flat paddle has a bottom portion, a top portion and side portions. The top portion attaches to the handle. The bottom portion is what is fed into the feeder. The bottom portion includes a brush bar that extends outward from the flat portion perpendicularly in both directions. Two additional side brush bars are attached to each side of the flat paddle and likewise extend outwardly perpendicularly in both directions. The handle and brush bars can be attached with dado joints and wood glue or can be formed integrally without the need for the dado joints. |
| US11890776B2 |
Automated cutting for scenic flats construction
An automated cutting for scenic flats construction system and method for cutting of wide dadoes accurately spaced along sets of multiple boards to be used as studs or stiles for scenic flats, cleanly and accurately across the boards in one pass for each wide dado cut. A controller controls the automatic operation. A main unit with a support stand and a main-unit shell provides a sled unit extending and retracting along linear-bearing tracks by operation of sled actuators controlled by the controller. The sled unit provides a wide one-pass dado blade assembly capable of cutting a wide dado across multiple boards in one pass as the sled unit is moved along the linear-bearing tracks by the sled actuators under the control of the controller. After initial positioning of the set of uncut boards on an infeed table and against a positioning stop, the set of boards is held in place by hold-down clamps, the wide dado cut is made in one pass of the sled unit with the wide one-pass dado blade assembly, the hold-down clamps are released, the set of boards is moved through the main unit and toward a receiving table by a pre-set distance by a driving dog on a drive chain, the hold-down clamps are activated, and another wide dado cut is made in one pass, all under the control of the controller, repeating until all dado cuts are made to the set of boards. |
| US11890773B2 |
Knife, in particular for slicers
In order to prevent slices separated from a product caliber by a slicer from adhering temporarily to a cutting surface of a blade and not coming to rest on the desired position on a base when the slices are ejected, the arrangement of one or more recesses in the blade back facing away from the product caliber is suggested in a specific way. |
| US11890771B2 |
Blade removal device for a slicer having a holding aid
A blade removal device removes a blade of a slicer. The removal device has: a base positioned with a contact side on one side of the blade; fasteners supported in the base, rotatable from an attachment position for attaching the blade removal device to the blade into a holding position for holding the blade; and a rotary handle supported on the base and rotatable relative to the base from a closed position into an open position to release an interlock between the blade and the drive. The interlock opens when the rotary handle is in the open position and is closed when the rotary handle is in the closed position. The fasteners in the attachment position engage in cutouts of the rotary handle in the closed position. The cutouts and the fasteners are out of engagement when the rotary handle is in the open position. |
| US11890768B2 |
Feeding of products in food slicers
A food processing machine (10) and a method of cutting slices or portions from a food product (60) in a food processing machine are described. The food processing machine comprises an end gripper (40) for gripping a trailing end (62) of a food product travelling along a food product flow path towards the cutter. A gripper drive assembly (41) is arranged to move the end gripper from stowed position below the food product flow path to a raised position in the food product flow path after a food product has passed over the end gripper and then bring the end gripper into engagement with the trailing end of the food product. |
| US11890767B2 |
Tool with latch assembly
A tool comprises an underbody wall structure having an internal wall and two side walls attached to two ends of the internal wall; and a dual-latch mechanism coupled to the underbody wall structure. The dual-latch mechanism comprises a first latch configured to moveably couple to the underbody wall structure via a first brace affixed to the internal wall; a second latch configured to moveably couple to the underbody wall structure on a side opposite of the first latch, via a second brace affixed to the internal wall; and an integral connection translationally moveable with respect to the underbody wall structure and integrally connecting the first latch to the second latch, wherein moving the first latch in a first direction causes the second latch to move in the first direction. The first latch, the second latch and the integral connection are a monolithic part. |
| US11890766B1 |
Ductwork insulation wrap modular fabrication tool
A modular fabrication tool for prefabricating insulation for a duct segment includes at least three interchangeable and detachably connected panels, each panel of the at least three panels corresponding to a respective side of the duct segment. Each panel includes at least one of a connecting bar extending beyond a periphery of the respective panel or a connecting track. A connecting bar of one panel is received by a connecting track of a neighboring panel when two neighboring panels are properly positioned, adjoined together, whereby a retaining pin of the tool is advanceable through aligned, respective apertures of the connecting track and the connecting bar received therein. |
| US11890759B2 |
Robot control method
Load information on a tool to be attached to a robot arm and collision sensitivity are input. Gravitational torque is calculated based on the input load information. A deflection amount of the robot arm is calculated based on the gravitational torque. A correction amount is calculated based on the collision sensitivity input. The deflection amount is corrected while the robot arm moves. |
| US11890757B2 |
Providing logistical support for robots
The present disclosure describes a device, computer-readable medium, and method for providing logistical support for robots. In one example, the method includes receiving, at a centralized support center that is in communication with a plurality of robots, a query from a first robot of the plurality of robots that has been deployed to perform a task, wherein the query indicates an error encountered by the first robot and evidence of the error collected by the first robot, formulating, at the centralized support center, a proposed solution to resolve the error, wherein the formulating comprises soliciting an analysis of the evidence by a party other than the first robot, and delivering, by the centralized support center, the proposed solution to the first robot. |
| US11890756B2 |
Legged robot and leg assembly thereof
A leg assembly and a legged robot having same are provided. The leg assembly includes a first leg, a second leg, a motor, an output flange and a transmission component. The motor is arranged at a first end of the first leg, and an output shaft of the motor is connected to the output flange to drive the output flange to rotate. The first leg is pivotably connected to the second leg, and the transmission component is connected to the output flange and the second leg to drive the second leg to rotate relative to the first leg. The output flange is provided with a first limiting portion, the first leg is provided with a first stop portion and a second stop portion spaced apart and configured to stop the first limiting portion, and the first leg is provided with a second limiting portion configured to stop the second leg. |
| US11890753B2 |
Cooling medium flow path structure, cooler, robot, and method of mounting cooler to robot
A cooling medium flow path structure is for use at a joint of a robot. The joint of the robot includes an N-th link and an N+1-th link. A tubular projection extends from a first wall constituting the N-th link, and a motor is located on the first wall. The cooling medium flow path structure is annularly or tubularly shaped such that an inner peripheral surface of the cooling medium flow path structure is located outside an outer peripheral surface of the motor. The cooling medium flow path structure includes an internal cooling medium flow path through which a cooling medium flows. |
| US11890748B2 |
Socially assistive robot
A companion robot is disclosed. In some embodiments, the companion robot may include a head having a facemask and a projector configured to project facial images onto the facemask; a facial camera; a microphone configured to receive audio signals from the environment; a speaker configured to output audio signals; and a processor electrically coupled with the projector, the facial camera, the microphone, and the speaker. In some embodiments, the processor may be configured to receive facial images from the facial camera; receive speech input from the microphone; determine an audio output based on the facial images and/or the speech input; determine a facial projection output based the facial images and/or the speech input; output the audio output via the speaker; and project the facial projection output on the facemask via the projector. |
| US11890746B2 |
Load reduction device, load reduction method, and storage medium storing program
A ground reaction force load difference calculation unit configured to calculate a ground reaction force load difference that is an amount of a load relief for a user, on the basis of a first measured value that a weight, based on a weight of the user and a weight of the load reduction device that reduces a load on the user and has a mechanism that holds luggage and is at least worn by the user, is transmitted to a ground contact surface and of a second measured value that a weight based on the weight of the user is transmitted to the ground contact surface; and a torque control unit configured to control, on the basis of the ground reaction force load difference, torque that is output by the load reduction device to reduce the load on the user at an joint of each leg of the user. |
| US11890744B2 |
Workbench-hand truck assembly
A workbench-hand truck assembly includes a first pair of legs, a frame, a second pair of legs pivotally coupled to the frame and to the first pair of legs, a workbench configured to be supported by the first and second pairs of legs, a pair of brackets pivotally coupled to the first pair of legs, and a nose plate pivotally coupled to the pair of brackets for movement between a stored position, in which the nose plate extends parallel to and adjacent the workbench, and a deployed position, in which the nose plate extends away from the workbench. The workbench-hand truck assembly is configurable in a hand truck position when the nose plate is in the deployed position, such that the nose plate extends perpendicular to the workbench. |
| US11890741B2 |
Contactless trigger with rotational magnetic sensor for a power tool
A trigger assembly for a power tool includes a housing, a moveable plunger extending from a surface of the housing, the movable plunger includes a first end disposed externally from the housing and a second end disposed internally within the housing. The trigger assembly further includes a trigger shoe coupled to the first end of the moveable plunger, and an arm including a first side that is moveably connected to the second end of the moveably plunger and a second side that is coupled to a magnet. The trigger assembly also includes a sensor configured to sense a magnetic field of the magnet. Movement of the trigger shoe rotates the magnet, and alters the magnetic field sensed by the sensor. |
| US11890737B2 |
Overhead drill and anchor press
The Overhead Drill and Anchor Press is a single mobile mechanism designed for installation of anchors into a construction surface which is overhead and out of reach of the installer. The overhead drill and anchor press may include a mast, a turret assembly, a controller, and at least one drill. The overhead drill and anchor press can execute the anchor installation sequence automatically or manually with a controller by moving the drill position to drill the hole and set the anchor. The controller may be equipped with a digital display of the turret mounted camera for monitoring the process from the ground. The entire assembly may be manually pushed between target. |
| US11890730B2 |
Power tool
A driver drill includes a motor housing that holds an electric motor, an axis of rotation of a rotor of the electric motor extending in a front-rear direction of the driver drill, a grip housing having an upper end connected to a lower part of the motor housing and an enlarged-part housing connected to a lower end of the grip housing and spaced from the motor housing in an up-down direction of the driver drill that is perpendicular to the front-rear direction. A torque setting of the driver drill is changeable, and the driver drill is changeable between a setting unlocked state in which the torque setting is changeable and a setting locked state in which the torque setting is not changeable. |
| US11890729B2 |
Tool head with anti-slip structure
A tool head with an anti-slip structure includes a combination segment formed on one side of the tool head, a driving segment formed on another side of the tool head, a groove segment formed the tool head and positioned between the combination segment and driving segment, and an anti-slip structure configured on the tool head and positioned between the groove segment and driving segment. With the anti-slip structure of a high friction coefficient and the groove segment, the friction can be increased so as to allow users to easily and quickly draw the tool head out of the hole of a removal tool. |
| US11890726B2 |
Impulse driver
A power tool includes a housing, a motor positioned within the housing, and an impulse assembly coupled to the motor to receive torque therefrom. The impulse assembly includes a cylinder at least partially forming a chamber containing a hydraulic fluid, an anvil positioned at least partially within the chamber, and a hammer positioned at least partially within the chamber. The hammer includes a first side facing the anvil and a second side opposite the first side. The impulse assembly further includes a biasing member biasing the hammer towards the anvil, and a valve movable between a first position that permits a first fluid flow rate of the hydraulic fluid in the chamber from the second side to the first side, and a second position that permits a second fluid flow rate of the hydraulic fluid in the chamber from the first side to the second side. |
| US11890721B2 |
Screw rotor processing method and screw rotor lead correction calculation device
A screw rotor lead correction calculation device includes an initial data input section configured to input an error as a distance with respect to a reference lead at each axial position of a rotor groove portion of a screw rotor, and a processing machine input correction amount/position output section configured to compute and output, based on the error as the distance input to the initial data input section, a lead correction amount with respect to the reference lead and a lead correction starting position as an axial position for starting lead correction. With this configuration, correction data for obtaining a screw rotor with a high-accuracy lead can be obtained from a lead error with respect to a reference lead in a screw rotor obtained by ground finish of the material of the screw rotor. |
| US11890719B2 |
Method of polishing silicon wafer
In a method of polishing a silicon wafer, a final polishing step includes an upstream polishing step and a subsequent finish polishing step. In the upstream polishing step, as a polishing agent, a first alkaline aqueous solution containing abrasive grains with a density of 1×1014/cm3 or more is first supplied, and the supply is then switched to a supply of a second alkaline aqueous solution containing a water-soluble polymer and abrasive grains with a density of 5×1013/cm3 or less. In the finish polishing step, as a polishing agent, a third alkaline aqueous solution containing a water-soluble polymer and abrasive grains with a density of 5×10′13/cm3 or less is supplied. Thus, the formation of not only PIDs but also scratches with small depth can be suppressed. |
| US11890718B2 |
Removable tray assembly for CMP systems
The present disclosure provides a tray assembly having a dual-structure. The tray assembly comprises an upper tray and a lower tray. The lower tray is capable of being easily disengaged from the upper tray by use of a dovetail joint that allows the lower tray to slidably move relative to the upper tray. The tray assembly also utilizes magnets to reduce the use of mechanical joints. The combination of the magnets together with the dovetail joint provides a quick and efficient way of sliding the lower tray in and out from the upper tray. The lower tray having a collection region collects any external, foreign materials generated during a chemical mechanical polishing/planarizing process. After the cleaning process, the lower tray can be slid back into the upper tray for use. |
| US11890717B2 |
Polishing system with platen for substrate edge control
A polishing system includes a platen having a top surface to support a main polishing pad. The platen is rotatable about an axis of rotation that passes through approximately the center of the platen. An annular flange projects radially outward from the platen to support an outer polishing pad. The annular flange has an inner edge secured to and rotatable with the platen and vertically fixed relative to the top surface of the platen. The annular flange is vertically deflectable such that an outer edge of the annular flange is vertically moveable relative to the inner edge. An actuator applies pressure to an underside of the annular flange in an angularly limited region, and a carrier head holds a substrate in contact with the polishing pad and is movable to selectively position a portion of the substrate over the outer polishing pad. |
| US11890711B2 |
Processing apparatus
There is provided a processing apparatus including a holding table having a holding surface for holding thereon a workpiece with a plurality of devices formed in respective areas demarcated on a face side of the workpiece by a plurality of projected dicing lines, a processing unit that processes the workpiece held on the holding table, an image capturing unit that captures an image of the workpiece held on the holding table, a moving unit that moves the holding table relatively to the processing unit and the image capturing unit in horizontal directions along the holding surface, a touch panel that displays thereon the image captured by the image capturing unit, and a control unit. The control unit detects a line in an image positioned within an allowable region based on a contact line traced on the image displayed on the touch panel and registers the detected line. |
| US11890709B2 |
Connection
A system for making a connection between a first tubular member and a second tubular member having coincident bores for conveying a fluid, the connection having an axis in the general direction of flow of said fluid therethrough, the system comprising a connection (1) and a tensioning tool (100), the connection having a first tubular end (6) comprising a first end flange (16) having an end face (17) and a collar (20) comprising a sleeve (21) and an end stop (30) fixed to the sleeve (21), said sleeve (21) arranged about said flange (18) and said end stop (30) arranged about said tubular end (6), said collar (20) slideable along said tubular end (6), the connection further having a second tubular end (7) comprising a second end flange (43) having an end face (45) and a locking nut (50) about and slideable along said first tubular end (7), the tensioning tool (100) for applying axial tension to said collar (30) relative to said second tubular end (7) characterised in that at least one of said sleeve (20) and said second tubular end (7) has a set of parallel circumferential grooves (23,47) therein and said tensioning tool (100) has a set of ridges (142), the system comprising the steps of moving said set of ridges (142) into said set of grooves (23,47) and applying an axial tension to said collar (20) relative to said second tubular end (7). |
| US11890708B2 |
Mechanical variable gap crimp tool
A tool head assembly for crimping, the assembly including an internal cam that spins freely on a stationary shaft in one direction and locks onto the shaft in the other direction. That cam rotates against the moving slide forcing to move away from the stationary shaft opening a gap between rollers. A controller is programmed to have the drive rotate in one direction for a set time period, then reverse the rotation to begin the crimp process. The start rotation of the drive rotates the cam and opens the roller gap. The forward rotation allows the cam to swing, closing the gap and rotating the rollers around a seal. The tool eliminates the air cylinder and related pneumatic hoses and valve making the head smaller and allows a controller to communicate with any OEM production system to verify the tool has been used and was used correctly. |
| US11890704B2 |
System and method for conditioning an output of a welding type power supply
A welding-type system includes a wire feeder to provide an electrode wire to a welding-type torch. A welding-type power supply to provide power to one or both of the welding-type torch or the wire feeder. A controller is configured to control a sense voltage circuit to provide a sense voltage to charge a control capacitor, monitor a voltage feedback signal, determine that a wire feeder is activated based on a first change in the voltage feedback signal, control the switched mode power supply to provide a constant voltage output signal during a welding operation, control the switched mode power supply to provide the pulsed power output in response to completion of the welding operation, determine that the wire feeder is deactivated based on a second change in the feedback signal, adjust a pulse rate of the output signal to achieve an RMS value below a predetermined RMS level. |
| US11890703B2 |
Aluminum alloy welding wire
The present disclosure relates generally to the field of welding filler metals, and more particularly to compositions suitable for welding or brazing aluminum alloys. In an embodiment, an aluminum-silicon-magnesium alloy, includes a magnesium content between approximately 0.1 wt % and approximately 0.5 wt %, wherein substantially all of the magnesium content is present as magnesium silicide. The alloy includes a silicon content between approximately 5.0 wt % and approximately 6.0 wt %, wherein at least 4.75 wt % of the silicon content is present as free silicon. The alloy includes one or more of iron, copper, manganese, zinc, and titanium. The alloy further includes a remainder of aluminum and trace components. |
| US11890701B2 |
Resistance spot welding electrode cap
A resistance spot welding electrode cap contains a groove at the center of the welding contact interface. During welding, because of the groove, the area of contact between the electrode cap and a metal workpiece to be soldered is reduced. In the initial stage, the overall heat generation is concentrated on the outer ring of the weld point and heat dissipation becomes slower, helping a weld nugget to form from the outside to the inside. Due to the presence of the groove, the metal workpiece expands toward the groove at the center of the electrode, thereby increasing the size of the weld nugget and reducing splash and deformation. In comparison with conventional electrode caps, the welding current required to form weld points of the same size is lower, saving on electricity costs, and weld points obtained using the same current have higher strength and stability with fewer welding defects. |
| US11890700B2 |
Display module, method for manufacturing display module, and laser machining method
A method for manufacturing a display module includes preparing a display module comprising a plurality of layers and forming a through-hole in the display module. The forming the through-hole includes performing a first irradiation process of irradiating a first laser beam along a first boundary defining the through-hole, performing a second irradiation process of irradiating a second laser beam along a second boundary after the first irradiation process, and performing a third irradiation process of irradiating a third laser beam along a third boundary after the second irradiation process. A time interval between the first irradiation process and the second irradiation process may be different from a time interval between the second irradiation process and the third irradiation process. |
| US11890698B1 |
Double-beam laser polishing device and polishing method for aluminum alloy
The present application provides a double-beam laser polishing device and a double-beam laser polishing method for an aluminum alloy, which includes a frame; a rotary workbench and an optical path system, which are arranged on the frame. The optical path system includes: a first fiber laser, a second fiber laser, a first three-dimensional galvanometer, and a second three-dimensional galvanometer. The first three-dimensional galvanometer is connected with the first fiber laser through an optical fiber, and the second three-dimensional galvanometer is connected with the second fiber laser through an optical fiber. The first three-dimensional galvanometer and the second three-dimensional galvanometer are arranged side by side above the rotary workbench in a horizontal direction. |
| US11890697B1 |
System and method of additive manufacturing
A method is disclosed for additive manufacturing a three-dimensional object layer-by-layer including depositing a layer of material on a bed surface or a previously deposited layer of the object to form the object layer-by-layer; providing energy to the material after each layer is deposited with the energy being provided by an energy source that forms an energized beam directed at the material; altering a property of a gas surrounding the material and through which the energized beam extends to alter a property of the object constructed from the material; melting the material with the energized beam to form a melted pool of liquefied material; and allowing the material to solidify to bond the material to a previous layer of material of the object. |
| US11890696B2 |
Laser metal deposition with inoculation
Systems and methods for additively manufacturing or repairing a component from a base material. The system may include an inoculation source to direct inoculation materials and a laser metal deposition (LMD) system to direct laser energy during laser processing of additive materials deposited in a melt pool on the base material. The LMD system includes a laser energy source configured to direct laser energy towards the base material and inoculation materials to form the melt pool thereon and to process the deposited additive materials and inoculation materials to form layers on the base material upon solidification. |
| US11890694B2 |
Resistance spot welding apparatus and method for manufacturing a welded structure
There is provided a resistance spot welding apparatus including a first rod-shaped electrode body, second rod-shaped electrode body, first ring-shaped member, second ring-shaped member, first elastic body, and second elastic body. The first rod-shaped electrode body and second rod-shaped electrode body are arranged facing each other, the first rod-shaped electrode body is inserted into a through hole of the first ring-shaped member, the first elastic body is connected to an opposite side of first ring-shaped member to second rod-shaped electrode body side, the first rod-shaped electrode body and first ring-shaped member are not electrically connected to each other, the second rod-shaped electrode body is inserted into a through hole of the second ring-shaped member, the second elastic body is connected to an opposite side of second ring-shaped member to first rod-shaped electrode body side, and the second rod-shaped electrode body and second ring-shaped member are not electrically connected each other. |
| US11890693B2 |
Systems and methods for determining characteristics of a workpiece in a plasma arc processing system
A computerized method is provided for automatically determining at least one characteristic of a workpiece for processing by a plasma arc processing system. The method includes electrically connecting the workpiece to the plasma arc processing system that includes a plasma arc torch. A distal tip of the plasma arc torch is configurable to be positioned proximate to the workpiece. The method includes supplying, by the plasma arc processing system, an electrical current with a low amperage to the workpiece, the low amperage current insufficient to cut the workpiece, and monitoring, by the plasma arc processing system, a path of the electrical current relative to the workpiece. The method further includes determining, by the plasma arc processing system, the at least one characteristic of the workpiece based on the electrical current path monitored. |
| US11890692B2 |
Material deposition for fluid nozzle joints
A method of making a fluid injection component for a gas turbine engine includes depositing material onto a piece of tube stock. The method includes machining an elbow into the deposited material, wherein machining the elbow includes forming a braze joint surface in the deposited material. Depositing can include laser cladding the material onto the piece of tube stock. |
| US11890691B2 |
Wire electric discharge machining device, and control method and control program therefor
The object of the present invention is to make it possible to maintain a stable electric discharge and to achieve a stable quality and machining performance even when a work having a non-uniform composition is machined. A wire electric discharge machining device performs electric discharge machining on a work while controlling an inter-electrode distance between a wire and the work based on an inter-electrode voltage between the wire and the work so as to match a set target voltage. The wire electric discharge machining device includes an inter-electrode voltage measuring unit that measures the inter-electrode voltage, an actual amplitude calculating unit that calculates an amplitude of the measured inter-electrode voltage, and a target voltage correcting unit that corrects the target voltage in such a way that the calculated amplitude approaches the target amplitude that is set to a value larger than zero. |
| US11890688B1 |
Rotary cutting tool having an integrally formed axial adjustment tongue
A rotary cutting tool has an insert receiving pocket with a cutting insert removably secured therein and an adjustment recess rearward thereof having a radially outward facing recess side surface and an adjustment tongue spaced apart therefrom by a first inner passage. The adjustment tongue extends rearwardly from a tongue root to a tongue tip and includes a tongue through bore. The tongue root has a shoulder surface facing in the forward direction and the cutting insert is in contact with the shoulder surface. An adjustment screw extends through the tongue through bore and engages the recess side surface, and rotation of the adjustment screw causes axial displacement of the cutting insert in a forward direction. An imaginary straight line in the first inner passage intersects a recess rear end surface formed on a first body sub-portion of the cutting body which is integrally formed with the adjustment tongue. |
| US11890687B2 |
Milling tool and workpiece machining method
A milling tool is configured from a shank part and a head with a cutting edge that is provided on the leading end of the shank part. The head comprises an expanding diameter section, the diameter of which expands gradually from the base end that contacts the shank part in the direction of the leading end, and a decreasing diameter section, the diameter of which gradually decreases from the maximum diameter section in the direction of the leading end. At least one cutting edge is provided on each of the expanding diameter section and the decreasing diameter section. |
| US11890686B2 |
Milling insert and a side and face milling tool
A milling insert for a side and face milling tool includes an upper side defining an upper extension plane, a lower side defining a lower extension plane, and a side surface extending between the upper and the lower sides around a periphery of the insert that includes a main radial clearance surface, two opposite axial clearance surfaces and two corner clearance surfaces. At least one cutting edge is formed in a transition between the upper and the side surfaces, wherein each cutting edge includes a main cutting edge extending above the main radial clearance surface and two corner cutting edges extending above the corner clearance surfaces on opposite sides of the main cutting edge. The main cutting edge slopes downward toward a midpoint of the main cutting edge and the main cutting edge and the main radial clearance surface slope outward from the corner cutting edges toward the midpoint. |
| US11890684B2 |
Anvil with curved passage for cutting tool
An anvil for a cutting tool includes an anvil body. A curved passage extends from an inlet opening in the anvil body to an outlet opening in the anvil body. The anvil body can be made by an additive manufacturing process. The anvil body includes a top surface, a bottom surface, and a side surface between the top surface and the bottom surface. The side surface includes at least three side surface portions and at least three corner portions. Each corner portion is disposed between respective pairs of the side surface portions. At least one corner portion includes a surface that extends radially outward from a central axis of the anvil relative to extensions of a respective pair of side surface portions. The central axis extends between the top and bottom surfaces, wherein the extensions of the respective pair of side surface portions intersect within the periphery of the anvil. |
| US11890683B2 |
Method of grinding a parting/grooving insert and a parting/grooving insert
A parting/grooving insert and a method of grinding a parting/grooving insert including rotating a plane grinding surface having a normal vector parallel to the axis of rotation and a tangential direction of rotation; providing a parting/grooving insert including a rake surface, a main clearance surface, and a main cutting edge formed between the rake and main clearance surfaces; orienting/positioning the insert relative to the grinding surface, such that the main clearance surface is parallel to the grinding surface, the normal vector of the main cutting edge being in the plane of the main clearance surface and with a vector component in the direction of rotation forming an angle to the tangential direction of rotation at the insert of at least 20 degrees from parallel orientation; and grinding the main clearance surface to provide grinding marks having an angle to the normal vector of the main cutting edge corresponding to the angle to the tangential direction of rotation. |
| US11890682B2 |
Semi-compliant fasteners for mechanical locking
A method for connecting or joining a first substrate and a second substrate across an interface between the first substrate and the second substrate. The method includes disposing a fastener precursor in the bore and sintering the fastener precursor in the bore. The fastener precursor densifies and shrinks in at least one dimension to mechanically interlock with a contour in the bore and form a mechanical fastener in the bore, and the mechanical fastener forms an interlock between the first substrate and the second substrate. |
| US11890679B2 |
Manufacturing method of three-dimensional object and manufacturing method of sheet cutting apparatus
A manufacturing method of a three-dimensional object includes: a positioning step, an adhering step, a placing step, an additive manufacturing step, and a detaching step. In the positioning step, a fixing plate in which adhesive injection holes are formed is placed on a thin plate, and the thin plate is positioned on the fixing plate. In the adhering step, an adhesive is dripped to the adhesive injection holes, and the fixing plate is adhered to the thin plate. In the additive manufacturing step, a three-dimensional object in which the thin plate and a solidified layer are integrated is formed. In the detaching step, adhesion between the thin plate and the fixing plate is removed by a removing agent corresponding to the adhesive. |
| US11890674B2 |
Metal drop ejecting three-dimensional (3D) object printer and method of operation for forming support structures in 3D metal objects
A metal object manufacturing apparatus is configured to eject melted metal drops to form a continuous metal line over a line of spatially separated pillars in a single pass. The ejection frequency for forming the continuous metal line is different than the frequency used to form the pillars. In one embodiment, the ejection frequency for forming the pillars is about 100 Hz and the frequency used to form the continuous metal line over the line of spatially separated pillars is about 300 Hz with a drop spacing of about 0.2 mm. Continuous metal lines are formed to extend the continuous metal lines over the pillars laterally to fill the gaps between the continuous metal lines over the pillars. These continuous metal lines that fill the gaps are formed while operating the ejection head at the 300 Hz frequency with a drop spacing of 0.28 mm. |
| US11890673B2 |
Dross extraction system and methods thereof
A dross extraction system for a printer is disclosed, which includes an ejector defining an inner cavity associated therewith, the inner cavity retaining a liquid printing material. The dross extraction system also includes a first inlet coupled to the inner cavity of the ejector, a probe external to the ejector, which is selectably positionable to contact the liquid printing material to attract dross thereto, thereby extracting dross from the liquid printing material when the probe is withdrawn from the liquid printing material. A method of extracting dross from a metal jetting printer is also disclosed, which includes pausing an operation of the metal jetting printer, advancing a probe into a melt pool within a nozzle pump reservoir in the metal jetting printer, extracting dross from the metal printing material and onto the probe, retracting the probe from the nozzle pump reservoir, and resuming the operation of the metal jetting printer. |
| US11890672B1 |
System and method of making a die cast part having high wear resistance
A method of making a die cast part having high wear resistance is provided. The method comprises providing a mold and an insert pin. The mold comprises an interior surface defining a cavity. The mold comprises a bore formed through the interior surface. The insert pin has a magnetic core having a magnetic field and a barrier disposed about the magnetic core. The insert pin is disposed in the bore and extends into the cavity. The method comprises filling the mold with metallic material such that the metallic material is in contact with the insert pin to define a contact layer. The method comprises modifying iron content within the contact layer with the magnetic field to define an outer layer and an inner layer formed between the outer layer and the insert pin. The inner layer has 3-5 wt % Fe and the outer layer has 0.01-0.5 wt % Fe. |
| US11890671B2 |
Control method for continuous casting machine, control device for continuous casting machine, and manufacturing method for casting
A control method for a continuous casting machine, includes: estimating, by on-line real-time system, a flow state of molten steel in a mold by using an operation condition of a continuous casting machine and temperature data on the molten steel in the mold; calculating, by on-line real-time system, a molten steel flow index based on the estimated flow state of the molten steel, the molten steel flow index being a factor of mixing of an impurity into a casting inside the mold; and controlling the operation condition of the continuous casting machine such that the calculated molten steel flow index is within an appropriate range. |
| US11890667B2 |
Method and device for thickening a plastically deformable hollow body wall of a hollow body, in particular in portions, and manufacturing method and machine for producing a hollow body
In a method for thickening a plastically deformable hollow body wall of a hollow body, with effective radial support of the unthickened hollow body wall on an outer supporting face of an outer mold and with effective radial support of the hollow body wall on an inner supporting face of an inner supporting body, the hollow body is acted on by a compressive force by two application members at application points by moving the application members towards one another in the axial direction with a compressing movement. The application points on the hollow body are distanced from one another in the axial direction. An expansion space of the outer mold is arranged between the application points. Due to the compressing movement of the application members, material of the hollow body wall between the application points is plasticised in the region of the expansion space of the outer mold, and plasticised material of the hollow body wall flows into the expansion space of the outer mold, thus thickening the hollow body wall. |
| US11890666B2 |
Automatic trimming apparatus for wire coils
The present invention relates to an automatic trimming apparatus (1) for wire coils (2) including a plurality of wire loops (3). The apparatus comprises a base frame (4), a rotational member (6) rotatably connected to the base frame (4), a support unit for supporting the wire loop when the rotational member (6) is rotated, a sensor assembly arranged for detecting the end of the wire and a distance sensor for sensing a distance travelled along the wire when the rotational member is rotated. The trimming apparatus is adapted to rotate the rotational member is in a first direction until the end of the wire is detected, rotate the rotational member in an opposite direction when the end of the wire has been detected, determine the distance travelled along the wire, and generate a cutting command based on the distance travelled along the wire from the end of the wire and a predetermined cutting distance. The rotational member (6) comprises a cutting device arranged to cut the wire upon receiving the cutting command. |
| US11890663B2 |
Device and method for opening folded heat exchanger cores
A device is configured for opening a heat exchanger core from a U-shape to a V-shape. Such heat exchanger core has a plurality of parallel flat tubes, each having two ends; and two manifolds. Each of the flat tubes has two straight sections adjacent to the manifolds and an intermediate bent section. The device has two hinged frames, a respective clamp arrangement on each of the hinged frames for holding the two manifolds, and a trough shaped support for the intermediate portion. For opening the U-shaped heat exchanger core, the heat exchanger core is inserted into the device, and the two manifolds are secured with the clamp arrangements. The clamp arrangements are separated from one another by pivoting apart the two hinged frames, on which the clamps are mounted. Simultaneously, the intermediate bent section is pushed toward the trough adapted to provide a desired curvature to the intermediate section. |
| US11890661B2 |
Electromagnetic stamping method and device
The present disclosure relates to an electromagnetic stamping method and an electromagnetic stamping device. The electromagnetic stamping method includes: dividing a blank holder of a stamping device into a plurality of blank holder areas based on a contour characteristic of a workpiece to be stamped; setting a blank holder force function over time for each blank holder area based on a shape characteristic of the blank holder area; collecting blank holder force data of each blank holder area every cycle period t0, and calculating an error between the blank holder force data and a value of the blank holder force function at a current time; and controlling a blank holder force for each blank holder area based on the error, and obtaining the workpiece to be stamped by stamping sheet material under the blank holder force. |
| US11890660B2 |
Preparation method for metal material
The present invention discloses a preparation method for a metal material, including: horizontally placing a to-be-prepared metal material between wavy surfaces of a female die and a male die; connecting a press machine with the male die; pressing the metal material through the male die, so that the metal material makes complete contact with the male die and the female die; ejecting the pressed metal material; horizontally overturning the metal material, and then placing the metal material between the wavy surfaces of the female die and the male die; repeatedly performing the pressing and overturning processes until accumulated strain of the metal material meets a requirement; and taking out the metal material after the deformed metal material is flattened by a plane die. According to the present invention, a large-size nano grained material can be manufactured. |
| US11890653B2 |
Method for cleaning firearm suppressors
A method for cleaning firearm suppressors comprising: providing a used suppressor having an internal cavity with a fouling material deposited on a surface of the internal cavity; providing a cleaning solution; providing an ultra-sonic probe; introducing the cleaning solution into the internal cavity of the used suppressor; contacting at least part of the ultra-sonic probe with the cleaning solution that is introduced inside the internal cavity of the used suppressor; operating the ultra-sonic probe; removing at least part of the fouling material from the surface of the internal cavity of the used suppressor; and, draining the cleaning solution from the used suppressor. |
| US11890651B2 |
Venting device with splash guard and power tool with such a venting device
A venting device with a splash guard for deflection of splashing water entering the interior of the venting device has slats with a front section arranged at the exterior. Venting slots are formed between the front sections. At least one of the slats has a deflection section arranged at the interior and a central section connecting deflection section and front section. The front section and the deflection section are angled relative to the central section. The front section of the at least one slat in the operating position of the venting device extends from the central section toward the top side. The deflection section extends in the operating position from the central section toward the bottom side. The deflection section has a region oriented at an angle of less than 90° relative to the central section. A power tool with such a venting device is provided. |
| US11890650B1 |
Automatic baggage-packing device for urban terminals based on artificial intelligence
An automatic baggage-packing device for urban terminals based on artificial intelligence is provided. The automatic baggage-packing device includes a baggage transfer rack, baggage transfer rack forms a baggage transfer channel through a transfer stick, baggage transfer rack is equipped with several selectors located above the baggage transfer channel, the selectors are arranged in turn in the extension direction of the baggage transfer channel. The automatic baggage-packing device also includes an automatic loading device set outside of the baggage transfer rack to cooperate with the selectors to load the selected baggage. The invention has the effect of making baggage freight more convenient and quicker in use. |
| US11890641B2 |
Masking member, and method for coating pipe inner circumferential surface using same
A masking member used to coat a pipe inner circumferential surface of a vent stringer, wherein the masking member comprises: a sponge for blocking a pipe internal space of the vent stringer, the sponge having an outer circumferential surface capable of contacting the pipe inner circumferential surface; and a support member for supporting the sponge. |
| US11890639B2 |
Apparatus for treating substrate
An apparatus for treating a substrate includes a process chamber having a treatment space defined therein, a support unit for supporting the substrate in the treatment space, a fluid supply unit for supplying supercritical fluid to the treatment space, and a controller configured to control the fluid supply unit, wherein the fluid supply unit is configured to selectively supply the supercritical fluid at a first density or a second density higher than the first density into the treatment space. Thus, drying efficiency of the substrate when drying the substrate using the supercritical fluid may be improved. |
| US11890637B2 |
Expandable attachment for tumbler
An expandable attachment for securing a beverage container to a turner can include a linkage with arms, each of the arms having opposite ends, a grip pad pivotably attached to an end of each of the arms, the grip pad being configured to grip an interior surface of the beverage container, a threaded member, a base, the threaded member being rigidly secured to the base, and an end of an arm being pivotably attached to the base, another base, the threaded member being axially displaceable through the second base, and an end of the other arm being pivotably attached to the second base, and an adjustment wheel having threads therein engaged with threads of the threaded member. A method can include inserting an expandable attachment into a beverage container, and rotating a portion of the expandable attachment, thereby radially outwardly displacing grip pads of the expandable attachment. |
| US11890636B2 |
Spraygun with built-in quick-fit connector
A spray gun and a detachable liquid reservoir releasably attached to the spray gun by engagement of mateable, non-threaded formations provided on the spray gun and the reservoir. The spray gun has an integral connector boss with a socket for reception of a connector tube of the reservoir. The boss has an external flange at the distal end and the reservoir has hook members separate from the connector tube. The hook members are co-operable with the flange when the connector tube is received in the socket to secure releasably the reservoir to the spray gun. In another arrangement, the connector tube is an interference friction-fit in the socket to secure releasably the reservoir to the spray gun. In yet another arrangement, the connector tube has bayonet lugs co-operable with bayonet grooves in the wall of the socket when the connector tube is received in the socket to secure releasably the reservoir to the spray gun. In a still further arrangement, the reservoir has an integral spout received in the socket integral with the spray gun and provided with a helical projection co-operable with the underside of a radial lug externally of the socket to secure the reservoir. |
| US11890632B1 |
Variable pressure regulators and associated methods
A variable pressure regulator defining a distance between a proximal end of a piston and a floor of a piston seat is disclosed. Adjustment mechanisms for adjusting this distance to alter output pressure are disclosed. |
| US11890629B2 |
Agricultural sprayer valve unit and agricultural sprayer valve device
The invention relates to an agricultural sprayer valve unit. An electronically controlled control valve and a passive overflow valve serially connected in fluid communication are arranged in the agricultural sprayer valve unit between a primary line and a secondary line. The agricultural sprayer valve unit may be used for any agricultural sprayer valve device, in particular in connection with the discharge of a fluid such as water, a fertilizer, an insecticide, a weedkiller and the like in agricultural or fruit or vegetable cultivation. |
| US11890628B1 |
Concentrated cleaning pod, dispenser, and retaining-ejecting mechanism for dispensing cleaning solution therefrom
A dispenser comprising a cover housing, a base at least partially defining a reservoir configured for receiving and maintaining fluid therein, and a dispensing mechanism configured for selectively dispensing fluid from the reservoir is provided. The cover housing comprises a chamber comprising a recess configured for receiving a pod at least partially therein, and a retaining-ejecting mechanism. The retaining-ejecting mechanism enables the pod to be inserted into a retained position at least partially within the recess, retained in the retained position, and released from the retained position. The cover housing is configured to be coupled to the base so as to enclose the reservoir. |
| US11890626B2 |
Pressurized air powered liquid sprayer
A liquid sprayer powered by an inflatable standup paddle board (iSUP), comprising: a container; a sprayer hose; and an air hose. The container is configured to hold a liquid, the sprayer hose comprises a spray nozzle and is configured to pass the liquid from the container through the spray nozzle. The air hose may be configured to connect to the container and to an iSUP. The air hose may comprise a flow regulator and one-way check valve. The flow regulator is configured to start, stop, increase, and decrease a flow of air from the iSUP into the container. The one-way check valve substantially prevents the liquid from entering the iSUP. The container may accept the flow of air from the iSUP when connected to the iSUP, such that the container is pressurized. When the container is pressurized, the spray nozzle passes the liquid out of the liquid sprayer. |
| US11890623B2 |
Bucket insert for use in a centrifuge
A bucket insert for use in a centrifuge is disclosed. The bucket insert comprises an insert body, the insert body comprising a plurality of elongated receptacles for receiving elongated sample vessels. The bucket insert is configured for orienting the elongated sample vessels in a tilted orientation. In the tilted orientation, at least some of the elongated sample vessels are oriented in a non-parallel fashion. |
| US11890621B2 |
Method for separating and collecting single aggregate from fumed silica and method for classifying shape of single aggregate
The present invention relates to a method for separating and collecting single aggregates from fumed silica, and a method for classifying a shape of the collected single aggregates, and more specifically, includes preparing a slurry in which fumed silica is dispersed in water; aerosolizing the slurry; and collecting single aggregates of the finned silica in the aerosol using the electric field. |
| US11890620B2 |
Miniaturized DNA microarray for small-volume sample processing
Miniaturized DNA microarrays are described to be used in conjunction with microfluidic channels or microcentrifuge tubes and microcentrifuge filters to reduce sample size, incubation time and to increase overall binding efficiency. |
| US11890618B2 |
Magnetic digital microfluidic apparatus and method of magnetic digital microfluidic manipulation
A magnetic digital microfluidic apparatus for manipulating a liquid droplet containing magnetic particles using a magnetic force, the apparatus comprising: a hydrophobic surface on which the liquid droplet containing magnetic particles can be moved using the magnetic force; and at least one surface energy trap provided to retain at least a portion of the liquid droplet thereon, the at least one surface energy trap comprising a layer of polydopamine. A method of magnetic digital microfluidic manipulation, the method comprising the steps of: a) contacting a liquid droplet on a hydrophobic surface with a polydopamine surface energy trap, the liquid droplet containing magnetic particles; b) retaining at least a portion of the liquid droplet on the surface energy trap; and c) moving at least the magnetic particles with a magnetic force. |
| US11890613B2 |
Drop recovery system and associated method
The present invention relates to a recovery system for drops comprising: a conduit for the circulation of a working fluid comprising a plurality of pockets that are isolated by separators, a recovery substrate comprising multiple compartments, a displacement device that is able to successively position the outlet of the conduit opposite at least two different compartments, a preparation device that is able to inject, into the conduit, an additional volume of separator fluid and an additional volume of carrier fluid, such that the volume of at least one separator is greater than or equal to a critical separation volume, and that the volume of at least one bubble formed by a pocket and a part of the separator is greater than or equal to a critical detachment volume. |
| US11890607B2 |
Ceramic articles with bleed-through barrier and methods of manufacture thereof
Methods for limiting bleed-through of aqueous catalyst solutions in ceramic articles are described herein. The methods include applying a hydrophobic cellulose derivative, such as ethylcellulose, to an exterior surface of a fired porous ceramic article. The aqueous catalyst solution is applied to the fired porous ceramic article, such that the hydrophobic cellulose derivative limits bleed-through of the aqueous catalyst solution through at least a portion of the ceramic article. Ceramic articles with skins that limit bleed-through of aqueous catalyst solutions are also described herein. |
| US11890600B2 |
Low temperature NOx adsorber with enhanced regeneration efficiency
The present disclosure provides Low Temperature NOx-Absorber (LT-NA) catalyst compositions, catalyst articles, and an emission treatment system for treating an exhaust gas, each including the LT-NA catalyst compositions. Further provided are methods for reducing a NOx level in an exhaust gas stream using the LT-NA catalyst articles. In particular, the LT-NA catalyst compositions include a first zeolite, a first palladium component, and a plurality of platinum nanoparticles. The LT-NA catalyst compositions exhibit enhanced regeneration efficiency with respect to NOx adsorption capacity, even after hydrothermal aging. |
| US11890594B2 |
Chemical homogeneity and catalytic performance of mixed-metal oxide catalysts
A method for preparing a mixed-metal oxide catalyst comprising molybdenum, vanadium, at least one of niobium or tantalum, and at least one of tellurium or antimony and useful for the oxidative dehydrogenation of ethane to ethylene, the method comprising preparing a catalyst precursor, pressing the precursor into a dense pellet using a pressure of greater than about 5,000 psi, and annealing the pellet to form the mixed-metal oxide catalyst. |
| US11890593B2 |
Catalytic converter
A catalytic converter including a catalyst, the catalyst comprising a material of olivine composition, an engine comprising this catalytic converter and an method of producing nitrogen from NOx comprising the catalytic reduction of NOx by a catalyst comprising of a material of olivine composition. In addition, the use of a material of olivine composition in a catalytic reduction of NOx and a method of manufacture of a catalytic converter comprising adding the catalyst to a wash coat, applying the catalyst containing wash coat to a substrate and annealing the coated substrate. |
| US11890592B2 |
Method for producing silica carrier, and silica carrier
A method for producing the silica carrier which includes kneading fumed silica obtained by a combustion method, silica gel obtained by a gel method, and colloidal silica obtained by a sol-gel method or a water glass method, molding the resulting kneaded product, and calcining the resulting molded body. The silica carrier has, in the measurement of pore size distribution, mesopores with a pore size of 2 to 50 nm and macropores with a pore size of more than 50 nm and 1,000 nm or less. |
| US11890589B2 |
Alkylation reaction apparatus, reaction system, and liquid acid catalyzed alkylation reaction process
An alkylation reaction apparatus has n reactors. In the n reactors, there are m reactors including the first reactor that have three reaction zones as defined below. According to the flow direction order of alkylation reaction streams, the three reaction zones are an x reaction zone, a y reaction zone and a z reaction zone respectively; based on the mixing intensity, the mixing intensity of the y reaction zone>the mixing intensity of the x reaction zone>the mixing intensity of the z reaction zone, wherein n≥1 and n≥m. An alkylation reaction system includes the aforementioned alkylation reaction apparatus, and a liquid acid catalyzed alkylation reaction process by using the aforementioned alkylation reaction apparatus or the aforementioned alkylation reaction system. |
| US11890578B2 |
Desalination system and method
A desalination system including: a partitioned container having upstream and downstream compartments divided by a movable partition, a first inlet port at an upstream end, and a second inlet port and an outlet port at the downstream end; a membrane container housing a cross-flow semipermeable membrane dividing the membrane container into saline and desalinated compartments, the saline compartment including first and second cross-flow ports, the desalinated compartment including a desalinated water outlet port; a feed pump connected to the first inlet port; a recharge pump having an inlet connected to the second cross-flow port and an outlet connected to the second inlet port; a main valve connected between the outlet port and the first cross-flow port; a bypass valve connecting the inlet port to the second cross-flow port and the recharge pump inlet; and a purge valve connecting the first cross-flow port and the main valve to a purge port. |
| US11890577B2 |
Reverse osmosis or nanofiltration process for cleaning water
A system for cleaning feed water of variable quality, the system comprising an inlet for selectively delivering feed water to one or other of at least two feed chambers, each feed chamber having a delivery pipe for delivering feed water to a reverse osmosis or nanofiltration; a pump to deliver the feed water from one of the chambers through its associated delivery pipe to the reverse osmosis or nanofiltration to create a concentrated feed stream and a product water stream; return pipes for selectively returning the concentrated feed stream to one or other of the at least two feed chambers; a product water outlet for removal of the product water; and means for switching the delivery of the concentrated feed stream between the selectable return pipes upon detection of a predetermined reduction in efficiency within one or another of the feed chambers. |
| US11890574B2 |
System and method for process gas recapture for emission recovery
A system and method recover process gas from a source volume at a source pressure to a destination volume at an equal or greater pressure. A regulation process receive the process gas from the source volume and steps down the pressure. Each regulation uses one or more stage each using a pressure control valve for pressure step down and a heat exchanger for reheating the process gas thereafter. A gas scrubber receives the process gas from the regulation stages and collecting liquid from the process gas. A compression process receives the process gas from the gas scrubber and steps up the intermediate pressure to a final pressure. The compression can use one or more compression stages, each having a compression cycle for pressure step up and a heat exchanger for cooling the process gas thereafter. A discharge vessel receives the process gas from the compression process and discharges the process gas at the final pressure to the destination volume. The final pressure is equal to or greater than the destination pressure. |
| US11890573B2 |
Methods and systems for controlling emissions from wood drying processes
Methods and systems for obtaining exhaust streams from wood drying processes and controlling emissions in exhaust streams from wood drying processes are provided. Methods and systems can include pre-treatment steps, such as removing particulate matter and/or heating a process exhaust stream from a wood dryer, in order to obtain an exhaust stream that is suitable for downstream recovery of terpenes from said exhaust stream. Exhaust streams can be contacted with a sorbent to remove volatile organic compounds, and other emissions, generating a purified air stream that is able to be released into the environment without further purification or oxidation. |
| US11890571B2 |
Method and system for reduction of unwanted gases in indoor air
An air treatment system for at least partially removing at least one gaseous contaminant contained in indoor air of a room structured for human occupants. The system may comprise an air treatment assembly having an indoor air inlet configured to receive indoor airflow directly from a room, a regenerable adsorbent material configured to adsorb at least one gaseous contaminant contained in the indoor airflow, at least one airflow element for directing the indoor airflow to flow through the air treatment assembly, an indoor air outlet for expelling the indoor air, from the air treatment assembly back into the room, a purge air inlet configured to receive and direct purge air over and/or through the adsorbent material for removal of at least a portion of the at least one gaseous contaminant, and a purge air outlet for expelling the purge air out of the air treatment assembly. |
| US11890570B2 |
Filter device and method for switching on and/or switching off such filter device
A filter device separating impurities from a gas, including a filter housing having a lid and a pot; the lid having an inlet and an outlet; a filter element in the pot with a top cap and a bottom cap with a filter cartridge therebetween; the top cap has an inlet duct connected to the lid inlet so that the gas to be purified is passed through the inlet duct to the filter cartridge; a space is between the lid and the top cap which is connected to the outlet of the lid; a switching element to be installed rotatably in the lid and rotatable between an off-position in which the inlet port or the outlet port connects to respectively the inlet or outlet of the lid, and a twisted position, in which the entrance of the inlet duct of the top cap can connect to the lid inlet. |
| US11890567B2 |
Filter holder, filter element and filter arrangement
A filter holder for a filter element that has an oval-shaped cross section, with a receiving section receiving the filter element, a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet. The fluid inlet is arranged such that an inflow direction of the fluid to be filtered is oriented in the direction of a lateral surface of the filter element in order to separate particles contained in the fluid onto a wall of the receiving section with the aid of centrifugal force. |
| US11890566B2 |
Atmospheric aerosol coalescer
An atmospheric aerosol coalescer (AAC) is a device for collecting water from cooling tower plumes, fog. The AAC may include tapered spiral tube body with a helix shaped skin for atmospheric aerosol to pass through. Micro-droplets of water in air, as in cooling tower plumes, fog, separate inside the AAC due to large density difference and centrifugal forces inside the spiral tube. 3-100-micron diameter water micro-droplets may grow to 1000-4000 micron drops by coalescence on the internal walls of the AAC. Big drops detach to a drain at its base and fall through a spout to a collection pond. A number of AAC arrays may be supported by a net or an inflated pad. The net or inflated pad may be lifted by a tethered aerostat. |
| US11890564B2 |
Tool-less air filter attaching mechanism for planning and control system of autonomous driving vehicles
A perception and planning system includes a system frame and one or more cooling fans mounted on a first side of the system frame to generate an airflow flowing outwardly to remove at least a portion of the heat generated by the processors. The system further includes an air filtering module mounted on a second side of the system frame to filter the air flow flowing inwardly to remove durst or contaminated material from the airflow. The air filtering module includes an air filter, a mounting plate, and a cover plate. The mounting plate can be mounted on the second side of the system frame to receive the air filter. The mounting plate includes one or more magnets. The cover plate can be attached to the mounting plate by a magnetic force generated from the magnets to keep the air filter between the mounting plate and the cover plate. |
| US11890557B2 |
Microcarrier filter bag assemblies and methods of use
A filter bag assembly includes: a flexible first sheet; a flexible second sheet overlying and secured to the first sheet so that a compartment is formed therebetween; a porous filter sheet disposed between the first sheet and the second sheet so as to divide the compartment into a first compartment and a second compartment; a first port secured to the second sheet so as to communicate directly with the first compartment; and a second port secured to the second sheet so as to communicate directly with the second compartment, the second port being spaced apart from the first port. The porous filter sheet is disposed so that fluid entering the first compartment through the first port must pass through the filter sheet before entering the second compartment or exiting through the second port. |
| US11890556B2 |
Vented filter cartridge integrated into the upper flange and filtration
A filter cartridge (1) comprising a filter medium (2) of cylindrical shape defining a central axis (3), a first flange (4), said first flange (4) being a flange plate which comprises a central opening (5) defining a fluid outlet, a first face (4a) and a second face (4b) opposite the first face (4a), said face (2) being fixed to the second face (4b) of the first flange (4), and a filtering medium (6) extending from said first face (4a) along the central axis and projecting outwardly from said central opening (5), said cylindrical extension (6) having an outer face (6a) and an inner face (6b); characterized in that said cylindrical extension (6) is traversed by at least one vent (7), and in that a first joint element (8) is provided at a first position of the cylindrical extension (6) and a second sealing element (9) is provided on a second position of the cylindrical extension (6), the first joint element (8) being axially offset from the second joint member (9) with respect to the central axis so that said at least one at least one vent (7) is positioned between the first seal member (8) and the second seal member (9) with respect to the central axis (3). Filtration system incorporating such a cartridge. |
| US11890554B2 |
Degassing chamber for an ozone solution system
A degassing chamber for an ozone solution system includes a cylindrical housing defining a cavity. A mixture of water and ozone gas is delivered to the cavity, the mixture containing excess ozone gas. A cylindrical float is positioned centrally within the cavity to rise in accordance with the mixture column within the cavity. A piston is connected to move in accordance with the float. When the mixture level rises above a threshold, the piston the piston moves upward and seals an ozone outlet. As a pressure of ozone gas in the degassing chamber increases, the float is forced downward causing the piston to open a channel to an upper ozone outlet through which excess ozone gas is released. After removal of excess ozone gas, a mixture of water and ozone gas is output from the degassing chamber which is suitable for use as a general purpose cleaner. |
| US11890553B2 |
Doll body motion accessory for recreational vehicles
A leg actuator mechanism, a method of manufacturing the leg actuator mechanism, and a doll implementing a leg actuator mechanism is provided. The leg actuator includes an upper leg mechanism comprising a hip end and an opposing knee end. The leg actuator also includes a lower leg mechanism comprising a first end and an opposing second end, wherein the first end of the lower leg portion is operably coupled to the knee end of the upper leg portion. The leg actuator further includes a follower mechanism. The follower mechanism includes a mounting defining a follower pathway configured to receive a follower joint. The follower mechanism also includes an upper follower connector and a lower follower connector. The follower mechanism moves at least one of the upper leg mechanism or the lower leg mechanism when activated. |
| US11890549B2 |
Summarizing notifications on a user display
Techniques for managing notifications are described. In an example, a computing device presents content in an application window based on an execution of an application. Notification data is received by a computing device. Based on a context associated with the computing device, such as whether the application window is the foreground and whether the notification data is associated with the application or such as the operational mode of the computing device, a determination is made whether to present a corresponding notification in-context within the application window or in a pop-up window. Otherwise, the notification is added to a notification list and can be summarized in a notification summary. |
| US11890542B2 |
Virtual object control method and apparatus, terminal, and storage medium
A virtual object control method and apparatus, a terminal, and a storage medium. The method includes: displaying a virtual scene interface, the virtual scene interface including a first virtual object, second virtual objects, and ability controls; determining, in response to a first trigger operation on a first ability control, a target virtual object from the second virtual objects and according to the first trigger operation, and controlling the first virtual object to cast a first ability on the target virtual object; determining the target virtual object as an ability casting target corresponding to a second ability when a second trigger operation on a second ability control meets an ability continuous casting condition, the second trigger operation being triggered during ability casting of the first ability; and controlling the first virtual object to cast the second ability on the target virtual object. |
| US11890539B2 |
Video game with automated screen shots
A system obtains game medium information associated with a game medium in a virtual space. When a predetermined event occurs, the system determines a generation condition for an image of the virtual space based on the game medium information. The system generates an image including the game medium based on the generation condition. |
| US11890535B2 |
System and method for generating olfactory stimuli
A device or system is provided that provides olfactory stimuli, and includes a piezoelectric vibration device that is used to produce scents corresponding to actions performed in a VR or AR environment, or other application. In some implementations, a user interacts with one or more game elements within a game program being executed by a game engine, and responsive to the interaction, the game engine may communicate a series of commands that cause a piezoelectric device of the device to generate scents to be experienced by the user. |
| US11890534B2 |
Method for predefining a virtual entryway at a virtual boundary of an XR space
A method for predefining an entryway at a virtual boundary of an XR space contained within a real environment includes: accessing a spatial mapping mesh (SMM) for the real environment, and a sealed space mesh (SSM) for the XR space; analyzing polygons in the SMM and SSM to identify first subsets representing vertical surfaces and virtual wall boundaries respectively; filtering the first subsets according to first criteria to yield second subsets; colliding polygons across the second subsets to yield a third subset of SSM polygons; defining groups of connected SSM polygons within the third subset; and selecting one group as defining the entryway. The defining of the entryway is carried out in advance of user interaction with any virtual elements in the XR environment. |
| US11890531B2 |
Maintenance method of bowling ball, plasticizer
The purpose of the present invention is to provide a maintenance method for restoring the flexibility of a surface layer of a bowling ball in which the flexibility of the surface layer is lost by volatilization or elution of a plasticizer. In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, a maintenance method of bowling ball is provided, characterized in that a plasticizer is applied to a surface layer of the bowling ball. |
| US11890529B2 |
Individual movement equipment constituted by a pair of motorized skates
An individual movement equipment item, which is constituted by a pair of motorized skates, each of the motorized skates comprising: a plate in the form of a sole and having a front portion, which is articulated transversely relative to a rear portion, the plate having means for connecting to the foot or the shoe of the user, motorized means, which are formed by two portions, which are articulated transversely in order to form a front train and a rear train, connection means between the articulated plate and the motorized means, which connect the front portion to the front train and the rear portion to the rear train, characterized in that the angle of the longitudinal axis of the at least one of the trains of each of the skates forms an angle between 10° and 20°, and preferably of from 12° to 15°, with the longitudinal axis of the plate. |
| US11890528B1 |
Concave side rails for one-wheeled vehicles
A one-wheeled vehicle may comprise a board including first and second deck portions each configured to receive a left or right foot of a rider oriented generally perpendicular to a direction of travel of a board, and a pair of side rails, each of which are coupled to the first and second deck portions at distal ends. A top surface of each side rail defines a generally concave shape, such that a plane connecting distal edges of the end portions of the side rail is spaced apart from the central portion of the side rail. In some examples, a bottom surface of each side rail also defines a generally concave-upward shape. In some examples, a bottom surface of each side rail includes a central cutout. |
| US11890523B2 |
Proximity training device
A proximity training device for use in training of activities (FIG. 3), that anybody can use whether they are a beginner, intermediate, or advanced activity enthusiast (user) participating in martial arts or another partner-oriented activities. The user is able to utilize the training device safely allowing them to maintain their physical fitness activities. The user engages the training device maintaining an upright posture and initiates movement thereby activating the training device. It is held within the same proximity of an in-person training partner, allowing the user to practice the fundamental biomechanical responses and other skills required for their preferred chosen activities. The training device is lightweight and easy to store. The arms are easily removed and are adjustable for optimizing user comfort and training device functionality. The training device is easy to assemble and disassemble which allows for easy transport and storage of the training device. |
| US11890518B2 |
Bat handle weight
A bat handle weight includes a body having a transverse hole with a bat end opening sized to allow a bat handle end to be inserted into the transverse hole. The transverse hole tapers inward at an opposite end from the bat end opening to be narrower than the bat handle end, but wider than the bat handle. The bat handle weight is placed on the bat by placing the bat handle end into the bat end opening, and then rotating the body of the bat handle weight relative to the bat, where the inward tapered portion of the transverse hole bears against the top of the bat handle end, and the user's hand will bear against the outside of the bat handle weight when grasping the bat by the handle, thereby securing the bat handle weight on the bat so that the bat can be swung without the bat handle weight coming off the bat. |
| US11890514B2 |
Method and apparatus for a street golf game
A method and an apparatus for playing golf on a hard surface comprises a replaceable striking pad attached to a conventional golf club head by means of at least one attachment means, a spiked ball, a portable ball trap to trap the spiked ball and an optional remotely controlled vehicle to position the portable ball trap. The replaceable striking pad includes a small lip at a bottom end on a front face and a holding ledge having substantially curved edges extending away from the bottom end of the front face. The holding ledge is adaptable to wrap around a bottom sole of the golf club head. The portable ball trap includes a thin flat platform with tapered edges, a central threaded pole positioned on the thin flat platform and a circular frame having a plurality of hinged tabs threaded to the central threaded pole. |
| US11890510B2 |
Optimized sports article
A swimming cap including a main body including a first thickness; a rim portion, arranged around a rim of the swimming cap, including a second thickness; two overhang portions configured to be arranged symmetrically on either side of a spine of a wearer; and a recess configured to be arranged in proximity to the spine. |
| US11890508B2 |
Determining readiness for an operational task
Examples are disclosed that relate to methods, computing devices, and systems for determining a user's readiness for an operational task. One example provides a method comprising, during a training phase, receiving training input data including, for each user training session, a training data pair including, as input, a distance of travel, a mode of travel, and one or more environmental conditions, and as ground truth output, a time elapsed for performance of the training task. An artificial intelligence (AI) performance model is trained to model user performance of the training task based on the training data pairs. During a run-time phase, operational input data is received that is associated with an operational task performed by the user. The performance model is used to infer a predicted time elapsed for performance of the operational task. |
| US11890506B2 |
Physical education kinematic motor skills testing system
Disclosed herein is a system for testing motor skills involved in locomotor, non-locomotor, and manipulative activities. The system utilizes joint data created by a motion sensor during a subject's performance of an activity to determine the subject's motor skill proficiency for that activity. The system compares the subject's joint data to benchmark data to detect one or more phases of the activity. Based on the comparison, the system also determines the subject's proficiency in the particular motor skill tested. The system is embodied in a computer-implemented application that provides various user interfaces for navigating through the user interfaces, accessing a database of the system, testing a subject's motor skills, analyzing a subject's proficiency, and facilitating practice of motor skills. |
| US11890504B2 |
Arm curl fitness apparatus
An arm curl fitness apparatus includes a first frame configured to be provided standing upright on both sides of a user in a straight bar shape; a second frame formed in a U-shape with each end coupled to an upper end of the first frame; a first rotation bar, shorter than the first frame, with one end rotatably coupled to an upper outer side of the first frame; a handle formed in an L-shape with one end rotatably coupled to the first rotation bar and another end configured to face the user; a second rotation bar with one end rotatably coupled to a lower outer side of the first frame; a wire with one end connected to a point adjacent to one end of the first rotation bar; and an armrest provided on an inside of the upper part of the first frame. |
| US11890503B2 |
Ankle dorsiflexion therapy device
In one example, an apparatus includes a baseplate, a footplate connected to the baseplate, a heel support connected to the footplate, an instep securing device connected to the heel support or footplate, a calf attachment member configured to releasably attach to a leg of a user, and a first cord movably connected to the baseplate, the first cord terminating at its first end in a handle, and a second end of the first cord is configured to attach to the calf attachment member. |
| US11890502B2 |
Range of motion limiting device for shuttle carriage
A range of motion limiting device, in one example comprising a first armature configured to engage a carriage moving on at least one rail having a first surface and a second surface transversely offset from the first surface of the rail. Also disclosed is an example utilizing a first bumper adjacent the first longitudinal end of the first armature. The first bumper extending transversely from the first transverse side of the first armature, optionally having a distal end with a non-slip surface engaging the first surface of a rail. Also disclosed is a second bumper longitudinally offset from the first bumper on the first armature, the second bumper extending transversely from the second transverse side of the first armature, also optionally having a distal end with a non-slip surface engaging the second surface of the rail. |
| US11890500B2 |
Fitness apparatus
The present application relates to a fitness apparatus having a housing on which are arranged a first supporting element and also a second supporting element. The first and the second supporting elements can be moved linearly in each case in two spatial dimensions located at right angles to one another. The housing has at least one active element, by means of which a movement of the first supporting element or of the second supporting element out of a respective starting position is counteracted by a force. The housing also has at least one coupling element, which couples the linear movement of the first supporting element in a first direction of a first of the two spatial dimensions to a linear movement of the second supporting element in the second direction, which opposes the first direction in this first of the two spatial dimensions. |
| US11890498B2 |
Bracket assembly for an exercise apparatus and the like
A bracket assembly for an exercise apparatus is disclosed. The bracket assembly includes a plate member having a U-shaped chamber. The plate member includes a gusset extending from an outer side of the plate member. The plate member further includes a pin extending from the outer side of the plate member. The gusset receives a rack of an exercise apparatus. The pin inserts in one of a plurality of rack openings and connects the bracket assembly to the rack. A user places a barbell in the plate member through the U-shaped chamber. The U-shaped chamber allows the user to have a safe and controlled upward and downward motion for performing exercises with the barbell while in a seated or standing position. The U-shaped chamber acts as a holder for the barbell and prevents the user from tipping over or losing balance holding the barbell in the chamber. |
| US11890487B2 |
Method and apparatus for multi-channel simultaneously high power magnetic coil driver
An apparatus for a multi-channel high power magnetic coil driver, comprising: a plurality of magnetic coil drive modules, each of which is connected to a magnetic coil that is adapted to produce a magnetic field in a controlled manner. |
| US11890475B2 |
Notification indicative of a change in efficacy of therapy
In some examples, a processor is configured determine whether efficacy of therapy delivered by a medical device to the patient may have changed and generate a notification based on the determination. For example, a processor may be configured to determine whether a bioelectrical brain signal indicative of activity of a brain of a patient includes a biomarker that indicates efficacy of therapy delivered by a medical device to the patient may have changed, and generate notification based on determining the bioelectrical brain signal includes the biomarker. In some examples, the processor modifies the therapy delivered to the patient prior to generating the notification. |
| US11890474B2 |
Implants using ultrasonic communication for modulating splenic nerve activity
Described herein are methods for monitoring or modulating an immune system in a subject; treating, reducing or monitoring inflammation; monitoring blood pressure; treating hypertension; or administering or adjusting a therapy for inflammation or hypertension in a patient by electrically stimulating the splenic nerve or detecting splenic nerve activity using an implanted medical device. Also described herein are implantable medical devices for performing such methods. The implanted medical device includes an ultrasonic transducer configured to receive ultrasonic waves and convert energy from the ultrasonic waves into an electrical energy that powers the device, two or more electrodes in electrical communication with the ultrasonic transducer that are configured to electrically stimulate a splenic nerve or detect a splenic nerve activity, and optionally a splenic nerve attachment member. |
| US11890473B2 |
System and method of pain relief based on frequency based analysis of temporal nociceptive signals
An apparatus, system and technique selectively eliminates the noxious signal components in a neuronal signal by creating an interfering electrical signal that is tuned to a given frequency corresponding to the oscillatory pattern of the noxious signal, resulting in a modified neuronal signal that substantially reproduces a normal, no-pain neuronal signal. The disclosed system and technique of pain relief is based on the hypothesis that the temporal profile of pain signals encodes particular components that oscillate at unique and quantifiable frequencies, which are responsible for pain processing in the brain. |
| US11890472B2 |
Selective stimulation systems and signal parameters for medical conditions
Devices, systems and methods are provided for targeted treatment of a variety of conditions, particularly conditions that are associated with or influenced by the nervous system, such as pain. Targeted treatment of such conditions is provided with minimal deleterious side effects, such as undesired motor responses or undesired stimulation of unaffected body regions. This is achieved by directly neuromodulating a target anatomy associated with the condition while minimizing or excluding undesired neuromodulation of other anatomies. |
| US11890469B2 |
Systems and methods for therapeutic application of energy
A system for controlling blood pressure includes a wearable interface having an internal contact surface, the wearable interface configured to at least partially encircle a first portion of a first limb of a subject, a sensing module carried by the wearable interface and configured to determine at least a change in blood pressure of the first limb of the subject, and an energy application module carried by the wearable interface and configured to apply energy of two or more types to the first limb of the subject. |
| US11890465B2 |
Hybrid sensing and stimulation utilizing pre-pulsing of waveforms
Methods and systems for providing neuromodulation therapy are disclosed. The systems include an Implantable Pulse Generator (IPG) or External Trial Stimulator (ETS) that is capable of sensing an Evoked Compound Action Potential (ECAP), and (perhaps in conjunction with an external device) is capable of adjusting a stimulation program while based on the sensed ECAP. The stimulation program may include a pre-pulse component that may be adjusted based on the sensed ECAP. Moreover, stimulation may be applied to neural elements timed to coincide with the arrival of ECAPs at those neural elements. The stimulation may enhance or suppress activation of those neural elements. |
| US11890461B2 |
Adhesively coupled wearable medical device
A patient-worn arrhythmia monitoring and treatment device weight between 250 grams and 2,500 grams includes at least one contoured pad configured to be adhesively coupled to a patient's torso, a plurality of therapy electrodes, at least one of which is integrated with the at least one contoured pad, and a plurality of ECG sensing electrodes, at least one of which is integrated with the at least one contoured pad. At least one housing configured to form a watertight seal with the at least one contoured pad extends no more than 5 cm from the contoured pad. A processor disposed within the housing is coupled to a therapy delivery circuit and configured to detect one or more treatable arrhythmias based on at least one ECG signal and cause a therapy delivery circuit to deliver at least one defibrillation pulse on detecting the one or more treatable arrhythmias. |
| US11890459B2 |
Needle-based device with external safety cap and a needle guide element thereof
A method includes protecting an entire length of a needle of a needle-based device protruding from a needle mount or a body of the needle-based device in a first state of disuse thereof based on providing a needle shield encompassing the entire protruding length of the needle, and encompassing the needle shield completely in the first state of disuse with an external cap. The method also includes providing a guide element protruding inward from an end of the external cap farthest away from the needle mount or the body of the needle-based device, internal to the external cap parallel to a length of the external cap and through the needle shield such that, in the state of disuse, the guide element at least partially envelops the needle therewithin to prevent significant lateral movement of the needle and prevents the end of the external cap from touching the needle. |
| US11890452B2 |
Systems and methods for delivering a fluid to a patient with reduced contamination
An apparatus includes a cannula assembly, a housing, a fluid reservoir, a flow control mechanism, and an actuator. The housing includes an inlet port removably coupled to the cannula assembly and defines an inner volume. The fluid reservoir is fluidically coupled to the housing and configured to receive and isolate a volume of bodily fluid from a patient. The flow control mechanism is at least partially disposed in the inner volume. The actuator is operably coupled to the flow control mechanism and is configured to move the flow control mechanism between a first configuration, in which bodily fluid can flow, via a fluid flow path defined by the flow control mechanism, from the cannula assembly, through the inlet port and into the fluid reservoir, to a second configuration, in which the fluid reservoir is fluidically isolated from the cannula assembly. |
| US11890451B2 |
Anti-free-flow valve
An apparatus for delivering a fluid to a subject through infusion tubing (22). The apparatus includes a tube cassette (20) for receiving the infusion tubing. The tube cassette has an anti-free-flow valve (26) configured to (i) occlude the infusion tubing, and (ii) be actuated by a force external to the tube cassette to terminate the occlusion of the infusion tubing. The tube cassette is configured to be removably coupled to a pump (24). The pump is configured to, as part of a pumping cycle for delivering the fluid to the subject, repeatedly (a) actuate the anti-free-flow valve to terminate the occlusion of the infusion tubing, and subsequently (b) release the anti-free-flow valve to occlude the infusion tubing. Other applications are also described. |
| US11890449B2 |
Drug storage and dispensing system for pre-filled containers
A drug storage and dispensing system that includes a packaging unit and an injection device for pre-filled containers having a needle shield and containing a medication is disclosed. The drug storage and dispensing system of the present disclosure provides for drug administration while minimizing the space occupied by such containers in the cold chain. The packaging unit minimizes the risk of a needle-stick injury, as a healthcare worker does not have to manually remove the needle shield. The injection device provides a novel way of auto-disabling a container, such as a syringe, as a plunger rod is not engaged with the container until the container is actually used. The drug storage and dispensing system provides for a reduction in the number of steps required to perform an injection, and thus a productivity and efficiency gain in mass immunization campaigns. |
| US11890447B2 |
Methods and devices for vascular access
Valve assemblies having improved ability to selectively control flow of fluids through the catheter and prevent leakage of fluids from the proximal end of a catheter that is positioned within a patient. Such improved catheter valve assemblies also prevent leakage of fluids after repeated insertion and removal of medical instruments through the valve. |
| US11890445B2 |
Universal disinfection cap
A disinfecting cap is described including a housing, a protrusion and a cap cover, the housing including a top wall, an essentially cylindrical sidewall forming a first cavity, and an open bottom end opposite the top wall formed by the cylindrical sidewall with an opening to the first cavity within the housing for receiving a hub of a female needleless connector or a male needleless connector, wherein the protrusion is positioned within the first cavity and includes an inner surface, an outer surface and an end distal the top wall of the housing, the inner surface of the protrusion defining a second cavity, and wherein the outer surface of the protrusion and an inner surface of the essentially cylindrical sidewall define a gap therebetween, and the cap cover is dimensioned and positioned to cover at least a portion of the gap between the outer surface of the protrusion and the inner surface of the housing. |
| US11890444B2 |
Connector for connecting a container to a dispensing conduit
The invention relates to a connector (1) constituted by: base provided with a tubular wall (13) closed by a bottom wall (11) provided with at least one through-opening (111); a membrane provided with a flexible wall (23) having a central opening, a tubing (22) placed in the opening of the flexible wall; sealing means for preventing a liquid from leaving the connector through the tubing. The base and the membrane are fixed to each other in a liquid-tight manner. The flexible wall allows axial displacement of the tubing so that it can be moved between a closed position, in which a liquid cannot leave the connector through the conduit of the tubing, and an open position, in which a liquid from can leave the connector through the tubing. Retaining means (121, 222a) maintain the tubing (22) closed with a force that can be overcome manually to open it. |
| US11890443B2 |
Implantable medical devices including septum-based indicators
A method of making an access port, includes providing a port body defining a fluid cavity, positioning a septum over the fluid cavity, and securing the septum to the port body. The septum includes a lower portion having a first diameter, an upper portion joined to the lower portion at a juncture, the upper portion having a second diameter less than the first diameter at the juncture, and a plurality of palpation features joined to the upper portion. Each of the palpation features includes a first end adjacent a central axis of the septum, and a second end extending radially outward, overlapping the juncture. |
| US11890439B2 |
Drug delivery device with intravesical tolerability
Intravesical devices are provided that are wholly deployable within the bladder of a patient in need of treatment and are well tolerated by the patient. The device may include an elastic body having a retention shape having (i) dimensions that provide intravesical mobility and that prevent voiding of the medical device through the urethra, and (ii) dimensions, buoyancy, or both, that exclude the medical device from entering the orifices of the ureters. The elastic body may exert a maximum acting force less than 1N when compressed to a shape with a maximum dimension in any dimension of 3 cm. The device may include a drug for controlled release within the bladder, for treatment of the bladder or a regional tissue. Methods of treatment are also provided that include selecting a patient in need of treatment in the bladder where tolerability of the treatment is a primary concern. |
| US11890436B2 |
Method and devices for passing a chronic total occlusion and re-entry into a true lumen
Methods and devices are disclosed for passing Chronic Total Occlusion (CTO) from subintimal location and re-entry into a true-lumen of the patient using transient fenestration approach. The transient fenestration is induced by balloon dilatation within the CTO, and a guidewire quickly trails into a true lumen. |
| US11890434B2 |
Guidewire devices having distally extending coils and shapeable tips
The present disclosure relates to guidewire devices having shapeable tips and effective torquability. A guidewire device includes a core having a proximal section and a tapered distal section. A tube structure is coupled to the core such that the tapered distal section of the core extends into and distally beyond the tube structure. The portion of the core extending distally beyond the tube forms a shapeable tip. One or more coils also extend distally beyond the tube. The tip is configured to reduce the tendency of resilient forces from the tube structure to disrupt a customized shape of the tip. |
| US11890433B2 |
Systems and methods for anchoring medical devices
Some embodiments of a medical device anchor system include an anchor device, a tether, and an adapter for securing a medical instrument (such as a catheter or the like) in place relative to a skin penetration point using subcutaneous anchors. |
| US11890432B2 |
Shaped pull wire for deflectable vascular catheter sheath
A deflectable vascular catheter includes a proximal handle assembly, an elongated sheath extending distally from the proximal handle assembly and including a deflectable distal end portion, an actuation mechanism operatively associated within an interior cavity of the proximal handle assembly for deflecting the distal end portion of the sheath, an anchor ring located at a distal end of the deflectable distal end portion of the sheath, and a pull wire extending from the actuation mechanism to the anchor ring. The pull wire has a non-circular cross-section and is laser welded to an exterior surface of the anchoring ring. |
| US11890426B2 |
Central line cap care kit and methods of using the same
The present invention relates to a method of replacing a central line cap to a catheter, and a kit for central line cap care and replacement. |
| US11890425B2 |
Modular panel bedding system
The present disclosure is directed to a bedding panel system comprising a bottom or fitted sheet with embedded channels throughout such that at least one or more modular top panels and cushions can be attached to create physical sleep chamber spaces and thus independent “sleep zones” for multiple occupants on a single mattress. A bedding panel system can have dimensions to fit any size mattress. Fitted sheet, modular panels and cushions can include several layered components with comfort or utility features that are customizable for each sleep chamber space. Top, middle and bottom layers of fitted sheet, modular panels and cushions may be comprised of various fabrics and materials desirable for sleep comfort. Middle layers of fitted sheet and modular panels can include items such as foam or gel padding, moisture resistant barriers, biometric sensors for measuring physical health and sleep quality, and hardware for heating and cooling. Customized foot panel compartments comprised of specialized materials and electronic components can also be attached to fitted sheet for elevated comfort in the foot box. Similar materials and cushion components may comprise headrest components designed for the head box sleep section. Bedding panel system components can be embedded with channels, arranged in cross, crisscross and diagonal patterns, containing reinforced holes spaced symmetrically throughout to accommodate different configurations for modular panel and cushion installations with one or more fitted sheets. Bedding panel system component may be fastened together using a variety of material and hardware anchor combinations to enable ease of component connections, sleep comfort, and convenience of occupant access to sleep zones. Similar to modular panel configurations, anchor systems allow cushions, pillows, pillow cases and headrests to connect with fitted sheet to ensure that all sleep components materials remain intact and in place for the duration of the occupants sleep session. |
| US11890424B2 |
Augmented reality enabled motion sickness reduction
A method, computer system, and a computer program product for reducing a motion sickness episode experienced by a user. The present invention may include detecting a triggering environment associated with the user, wherein detection of such environment utilizes a plurality of analyzed data associated with a plurality of sensors. The present invention may then include extracting a piece of data associated with the environment in further association with the motion sickness episode experienced by the user. The present invention may also generate one or more responses based on the extracted piece of data associated with the motion sickness episode. The present invention may then implement the generated one or more responses associated with the motion sickness episode by utilizing an augmented reality (AR) device. The present invention may further include providing a piece of feedback associated with the generated one or more responses associated with the motion sickness episode. |
| US11890423B2 |
Healthcare device and a method of use thereof
A device and method for inducing sleep, improving blood circulation, and correcting autonomous imbalances. The device includes a heat exchange member mounted on top of housing, the heat exchange member can receive a neck of a user and apply alternate hot and cold stimuli to the neck. The hot and cold stimuli improve blood circulation and correct the autonomous imbalances. The device includes a drive module and a heat sink to quickly switch from hot to cold. |
| US11890419B2 |
Positive pressure ventilation appliance modules and related systems and methods
An elbow configured to connect to a positive pressure ventilation mask and to a ventilator circuit that provides a source of pressurized air. The elbow includes an access valve that opens to provide access to the mouth of the patient without removing the mask and seals from ventilator pressure pushing the valve to the closed position. |
| US11890418B2 |
Interchangeable mask assembly
A system of breathing arrangements for delivering breathable gas to a patient includes at least first and second cushion components, e.g., full-face, nasal, nasal prongs, nose tip, and/or a combination of any of the above, including a nasal or full-face cushion and nasal prongs/nozzles combination, etc., that are different from one another in at least one aspect, and a common frame assembly configured to support each of the first and second cushion components. Various embodiments are directed to a full-face or nasal mask used with a frame having lateral connector portions having a stiffening member. The mask assembly may include a nose height adjustment device for the height of the cushion, or a cushion adjustment member by which the position of the cushion may be adjusted relative to the frame. The mask assembly may include a chin strap assembly. |
| US11890412B2 |
Nozzles for nasal drug delivery
A nozzle for use in delivering a mixture of aerosol propellant and drug formulation. The nozzle includes a drug product inlet configured to receive a mixture of aerosolized propellant and an intranasal dosage form. The inlet is disposed at the proximal end. A nozzle body is secured to the drug product inlet. Two or more channels are disposed within the body. Two or more orifice apertures are disposed at the distal end of the nozzle. |
| US11890410B2 |
Insufflator, connector for insufflator, and insufflation apparatus
A connector includes a first port, a second port, a first sealing member and a second sealing member. The first port and the first pipe sleeve portion are connected with each other such that at least a part of the first port and at least a part of the first pipe sleeve portion engage with each other by fitting and overlap with each other, and a first sealing member is positioned between two overlapping portions. The second port and the second pipe sleeve portion are connected with each other such that at least a part of the second port and at least a part of the second pipe sleeve portion engage with each other by fitting and push each other, and a second sealing member is positioned between two pushing portions. |
| US11890409B1 |
Methods of curing early stages of, and preventing, upper respiratory infections and applicators therefor
Methods for curing early stages of, and preventing upper respiratory infections and applicators therefor are disclosed. One embodiment of the invention comprises using an applicator capable of generating a mist with the same predetermined effective formula concentration and average droplet size but at two flow volume levels. In accordance with the method of the invention, the flow volume is alternated between high and low flow levels as the applicator is used to treat the entire upper respiratory tract in a series of steps. |
| US11890406B2 |
Systems and methods for mechanical displacement of an esophagus
An example assembly for use with a vacuum system and an esophageal positioning device esophageal positioning device includes an introducer, in which the esophageal positioning device includes a handle, a first segment, a second segment and an articulation driving mechanism. The first segment being coupled to the handle. The second segment being pivotally connected to the first segment. The articulation driving mechanism being configured to pivot the second segment about the first segment upon articulation. |
| US11890405B2 |
Multi-port syringe system and method for use with a urinary catheter
A multi-port medical syringe comprises a port body, a syringe barrel, and a plunger. The port body comprises a cylindrical cavity with at least three ports. The three port are configured to connect the cylindrical cavity of the port body with three medical devices: a first port configured for attachment to a medical device such as an input fluid source; a second port configured for fluid transmission through a urinary catheter to a bladder of a human or animal; and a third port configured for attachment to a medical device such as a drainage fluid storage vessel. The syringe barrel comprises a cylindrical tube, at least a portion of which fits snugly inside the cylindrical cavity of the port body. The syringe barrel further comprises a syringe barrel port located proximate to, or in, an otherwise closed end of the syringe barrel. Selection of the first, second or third port comprises a rotation of the syringe barrel relative to the port body, about the barrel cylindrical tube central axis, to align the syringe barrel port with the selected port body port. The plunger fits inside the cylindrical tube of the syringe barrel. The plunger can be manually grasped and moved longitudinally along the barrel cylindrical tube central axis to transmit fluid through the port of the port body that was selected by rotating the syringe barrel inside the port body. |
| US11890397B1 |
High anticoagulation extracorporeal circulation tube
Disclosed is a high anticoagulation extracorporeal circulation tube, which include the following preparation methods: S1, firstly, aminating the surface of the tube by extrusion molding; S2, activating heparin groups by a direct coupling method; S3, heparinizing PVC or PC tubes; S4, then, using albumin, functionalized PEG which can react with amino groups, and phosphate to further surface modify the inner wall of heparinized PVC or PC tube to block the sites not modified by heparinization, so as to shield the adsorption of platelets and protein in blood on the inner wall. The application can produce a novel high anticoagulation extracorporeal circulation tube with low price and high biocompatibility, which expands the application in clinic. |
| US11890395B2 |
Three dimensional tissue compositions and methods of use
Engineered tissue compositions for supporting cell growth, maintenance, and/or differentiation featuring a scaffold, extracellular matrix (ECM) material, and optionally a population of ECM-generating cells such as fibroblasts. The tissue compositions may be used for supporting seeded cells of a particular cell type of interest such as cells related to skeletal muscle, smooth muscle, cardiac tissue, gastrointestinal tissue, etc. The tissue compositions with seeded cells may develop into functional tissues, which may have the potential to provide a tissue graft for therapeutic purposes or a valuable model for in vitro assays. |
| US11890391B2 |
Multi-head far UV C fixture
An excimer bulb assembly including an excimer bulb emitting a beam of UV light at a wavelength of 222 nm. The excimer bulb may include a filter that blocks any unwanted wavelengths of UV light. The assembly includes a focusing lens positioned a distance from the excimer bulb such that the emitted beam of UV light strikes the focusing lens at an angle. The distance between the excimer bulb and the focusing lens may be varied such that the angle changes when the distance is varied. A plurality of excimer bulbs emitting a beam of UV light at a wavelength of 222 nm in a pattern may be including in a fixture. The fixture may include a housing with the plurality of excimer bulbs are secured in the housing. At least one of the plurality of excimer bulbs may be adapted to independently swivel with respect to the housing so as to change the pattern of the emitted beam of UV light. Each of the plurality of excimer bulbs may be adapted to independently tilt with respect to the housing. |
| US11890389B2 |
Mobile apparatus and method for sterilizing one or more surgical trays with integrable transfer and storage system
An improved mobile apparatus for sterilizing surgical trays serves as a self-contained autoclave, allowing sterilization of the interior of the apparatus and its contents. A method of sterilization using the apparatus is presented as well. By means of a dedicated transfer and storage system, the apparatus, integrable with respect to a transfer cart and a lift device, may be moved easily between a location of sterilization, a storage area, and an operating room, and more than one such apparatus may be stacked vertically for storage to enhance storage efficiency. |
| US11890383B2 |
Capsules with opacifier
The present invention provides ingestible dosage form articles such as opaque capsules with reduced light transmittance. |
| US11890381B2 |
Natural lubricant composition and a tablet
A present invention relates to a natural lubricant composition, a tablet comprising a natural lubricant composition and a preparation method thereof. The Natural Lubricant composition for a tablet comprises an active lubricant ingredient selected from a corn flour, a corn starch, and an arrowroot flour. The Natural Lubricant composition for a tablet also comprises a natural oil. |
| US11890377B2 |
Lipid formulations for delivery of messenger RNA
The present invention provides, among other things, methods of delivering mRNA in vivo, including administering to a subject in need of delivery a composition comprising an mRNA encoding a protein, encapsulated within a liposome such that the administering of the composition results in the expression of the protein encoded by the mRNA in vivo, wherein the liposome comprises a cationic lipid of formula I-c: or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. |
| US11890370B2 |
Ultrasound-induced drug delivery system using drug carrier comprising nanobubbles and drug
An ultrasound-induced drug delivery system is described, using a drug carrier containing a plurality of nanobubbles and a high concentration of a drug in one microcapsule, and a method for preparing the drug delivery system, by generating the nanobubbles in an oil into which the drug is dissolved using a nanobubble generator, and then microencapsulating them. The drug delivery system has an effect of maximizing a drug delivery efficiency as the nanobubbles collapse or aggregate when the ultrasound is applied to the drug delivery system. Since the drug delivery system contains a plurality of nanobubbles within the microcapsules, it can also be used as a contrast agent, or can be used to simultaneously perform in vivo diagnosis and treatment. |
| US11890365B2 |
Composition and process for treating hair
Disclosed herein is hair cosmetic composition comprising a thiol-based compound selected from thiolactic acid and its derivatives or salts, and wherein the composition has a pH of less than 7. Also disclosed is a process for shaping or altering the shape of hair or caring of the hair. |
| US11890364B2 |
Composition for prevention or treatment of hair loss
The present invention relates to a composition for prevention or treatment of hair loss. The composition is effectively delivered into hair papilla cells in a hair loss area, which is a target area, wherein a cytokine or enzyme highly expressed in the hair loss area causes a drug to be separated from a compound contained in the composition so that the drug effectively exhibits activity, which ultimately promotes hair growth and/or hair regrowth. |
| US11890361B2 |
Oral care composition comprising cannabinoids
This application discloses oral care compositions comprising cannabinoids, preferably cannabidiol and/or cannabigerol. The oral care composition disclosed in this application may be a tooth paste, a tooth powder, or a mouthwash solution. The oral care composition may be used to treat oral infectious disease, including periimplantitis, periodontitis, oral mucositis, and dental pain. |
| US11890359B2 |
Zirconia composition, partially sintered material and sintered material and methods for production thereof, and laminate
A composition includes granules in which zirconia particles are aggregated. The granules have an average circularity of 0.81 or greater based on a projected image. |
| US11890358B2 |
Methods for enhancing optical and strength properties in ceramic bodies having applications in dental restorations
A method for enhancing optical properties of sintered, zirconia ceramic bodies and zirconia ceramic dental restorations is provided. The porous or pre-sintered stage of a ceramic body is treated with two different yttrium-containing compositions and sintered, resulting in sintered ceramic bodies having enhanced optical properties. The enhanced optical properties may be substantially permanent, remaining for the useful life of the sintered ceramic body. |
| US11890352B2 |
Plectin-targeted liposomes/PARP inhibitor in the treatment of cancer
The present invention provides compositions and methods to treat cancer. |
| US11890351B2 |
Chemoselective rapid azo-coupling reaction for bioconjugation
Novel biomolecular conjugates containing non-natural aromatic chemical moieties covalently coupled to a diazonium compound and methods of their use are disclosed. |
| US11890349B2 |
Treatment of inflammatory diseases with inhibitors of C5A activity
The present invention relates to inhibitors of C5a activity and their use in the treatment of cutaneous, neutrophilic, inflammatory diseases in a subject. |
| US11890345B2 |
Compositions comprising vitamins/minerals in a polyphenolic matrix, methods and uses thereof
The present application relates to compositions comprising vitamins and/or minerals and a polyphenolic matrix having increased stability and bioavailability. The polyphenolic matrix may comprise a polyphenolic extract, an emulsifier and a binder. The polyphenolic extract may be a fruit peel extract. The present application further relates to uses and methods using the compositions of the application. |
| US11890331B2 |
Reducing or inhibiting ocular damage by hyaluronidase administration
The present disclosure discloses compositions comprising a hyaluronidase, devices comprising such compositions, as well as methods and uses employing such compositions and devices to reduce or eliminate a hyaluronic acid-induced blockage of one or more blood vessels supplying an eye of an individual; methods and uses for employing such compositions and devices to reduce or inhibit a vascular occlusion in an eye of an individual; and methods and uses for employing such compositions and devices to reduce or inhibit a hyaluronic acid-induced loss of vision of an individual. |
| US11890330B2 |
Endolysins active against Bacillus bacteria, pharmaceutical compositions, and methods relating thereto
The present invention relates to methods of treating or preventing a bacterial disease or infection, antibacterial compositions, and antibacterial surfaces, including an isolated polypeptide comprising an enzymatically active domain (EAD) of a Bacillus bacteriophage endolysin. |
| US11890329B2 |
AAV9-mediated gene therapy for treating mucopolysaccharidosis type I
A co-therapeutic regimen comprising AAV9-mediated intrathecal/intracisternal and/or systemic delivery of an expression cassette containing a hIDUA gene and two or more immunosuppressants is provided herein. Also provided are methods useful for treating hIDUA deficiency (MPSI) and the symptoms associated with Hurler, Hurler-Scheie and Scheie syndromes. |
| US11890312B2 |
Composition comprising herbal extracts
A composition for treating skin disorders including a mixture of herbal extracts of Azadirachta indica, Acacia catechu, Hemidesmus indicus, Phyllanthus emblica, Terminalia bellirica, Terminalia chebula and optionally Tinospora cordifolia and use thereof. A method for treating skin disorders using the composition is also disclosed. |
| US11890305B2 |
Method and composition for ameliorating drug seeking behavior
A composition and method for ameliorating drug-seeking behavior in drug addicts who have stopped using the addicted-to drug and who have reestablished non-addict physiological chemical balance. |
| US11890303B2 |
Compositions and methods for delivery of immune cells to treat un-resectable or non-resected tumor cells and tumor relapse
The present disclosure provides compositions and methods for the delivery of immune cells to treat un-resectable or non-resected tumor cells and tumor relapse. The compositions comprise (i) a structure comprising an injectable polymer or scaffold comprising pores; (ii) lymphocytes disposed within the structure, (iii) at least one lymphocyte-adhesion moiety associated with the structure; and (iv) at least one lymphocyte-activating moiety associated with the structure, and optionally an immune stimulant. |
| US11890302B2 |
Gamma delta CAR-T cells comprising Fc gamma intracellular signaling domains
The present invention relates to gamma delta (γδ) T cells and/or Natural Killer (NK) cells expressing constructs to provide for the expression of a Chimeric Antigen Receptor (CAR) incorporating the signalling domain of FCY Receptors. Suitably the invention also relates to constructs to provide such CARs and methods for introducing such CARs into cells and expressing such CARs in cells comprising receptors of gamma delta (γδ) T cells and/or Natural Killer (NK) cells. |
| US11890297B2 |
Combination therapy for HIV with adenosine derivative and capsid inhibitors
The present disclosure is directed to methods of treating or preventing RNA virus infections and retroviral diseases, such as HIV and AIDS, comprising administering to a subject in need an effective amount of (a) a capsid inhibitor and (b) an adenosine derivative disclosed herein. Compositions comprising an effective amount of an adenosine derivative and an effective amount of a capsid (CA) inhibitor are also provided. |
| US11890293B2 |
Synthetic composition for treating metabolic disorders
A method includes selecting a non-infant patient having an obesity-related metabolic disorder and being diagnosable with one or more of obesity, obesity-induced pre-diabetes, and obesity-induced type 2 diabetes. The method further includes selecting an effective amount of one or more human milk oligosaccharides (HMOs) selected from: fucosylated HMOs 2′-fucosyllactose (2′-FL), 3-fucosyllactose (3-FL), lacto-N-fucopentaose I (LNFP-I), and difucosyllactose (DFL); non-fucosylated HMOs lacto-N-tetraose (LNT), lacto-N-neotetraose (LNnT), 3′,6-disialyllacto-N-tetraose (DSLNT), 6′-sialyllactose (6′-SL), and 3′-sialyllactose (3′-SL); and mixtures thereof. The method further includes increasing the relative abundance of Bifidobacterium adolescentis in the non-infant patient by administering the selected effective amount of the selected one or more HMOs and improving in the non-infant patient at least one condition selected from increased insulin sensitivity, reduced insulin resistance, improved gut barrier function, and reduction of metabolic inflammation. In various examples, the method includes increasing levels of at least one glucagon-like peptide. |
| US11890290B2 |
Topical treatment of wounds with statins and cholesterol for scar reduction
Provided herein are compositions, systems, and methods for treating wounds with the combination of statins and cholesterol to help prevent and reduce scar formation. |
| US11890288B2 |
Sulfonamide or sulfinamide compound having effect of inducing BRD4 protein degradation and pharmaceutical use thereof
Provided is a compound or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof which is superior in an action inducing degradation of BRD4 protein and useful as a therapeutic agent for cancer. A compound represented by the following formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof: wherein each symbol is as defined in the DESCRIPTION. |
| US11890285B2 |
Combination therapies
The present invention relates to combination therapies for treating KRas G12C cancers. In particular, the present invention relates to methods of treating cancer in a subject in need thereof, comprising administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of a combination of a an agent that blocks Programmed Death-1 receptor (PD-1) and Programmed Death Ligand-1 (PD-L1) signaling and a KRAS G12C inhibitor of Formula (I), Formula I-A or Formula I-B, kits comprising the compositions and methods of use therefor. |
| US11890281B2 |
SHP2 phosphatase inhibitors and methods of making and using the same
The disclosure is in part directed to crystalline forms of (R)-1′-(3-(3,4-dihydro-1,5-naphthyridin-1(2H)-yl)-1H-pyrazolo[3,4-b]pyrazin-6-yl)-3H-spiro[benzofuran-2,4′-piperidin]-3-amine, its salt, and variants thereof. |
| US11890273B2 |
Losartan liquid formulations and methods of use
The present disclosure relates to stable, liquid pharmaceutical compositions of losartan or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof for oral administration. The present disclosure further provides powder compositions for reconstitution to provide a liquid formulation. In further aspects, the present disclosure relates to processes for preparation of such pharmaceutical compositions, and methods of treating a subject in need of losartan by administration of a formulation described herein. |
| US11890272B2 |
Non-sedating dexmedetomidine treatment regimens
Disclosed herein are methods of administering relatively high doses of dexmedetomidine or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof to a human subject, without also inducing significant sedation. The disclosed methods are particularly suitable for the treatment of agitation, especially when associated with neurodegenerative and/or neuropsychiatric diseases such as schizophrenia, bipolar illness such as bipolar disorder or mania, dementia, depression, or delirium. |
| US11890269B2 |
Method of treating cancer with combinations of histone deacetylase inhibitors (HDAC1) substances
A method for treating cancer is described using combination therapies comprising the use of hyperbaric oxygen with histone deacetylase inhibitors, with and without glycolytic therapies. The patient is subjected to a hyperbaric environment of substantially pure oxygen. A predetermined dose of one or more HDACI substances is administered to the patient. In addition, glycolitic inhibitors may also be administered. Dosages, pressures, and durations are selected as described herein to have a therapeutic effect on the patient. |
| US11890261B2 |
Composition and method for treating neurological disease
The present disclosure is directed to methods of treating neurological disorders in a patient such as Parkinson's disease, drug-induced extrapyramidal reactions, and/or levodopa-induced dyskinesia comprising administering to the patient once daily in the morning a pharmaceutical composition comprising about 50 mg to about 400 mg of extended-release amantadine or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. |
| US11890260B2 |
Compositions for treating acne and dermatological conditions
The present disclosure generally relates to compositions comprising unique combinations of cannabinoids, antioxidants, and cofactors. The present disclosure also provides methods of making the compositions and methods for using the compositions for the treatment of mitochondrial ATP deficit disorders. |
| US11890249B2 |
Medical device for constricting venous outflow and for providing vibratory stimulus
An apparatus for constricting blood flow and for providing vibratory stimulus to address erectile dysfunction includes a single vibration unit or multiple vibration units. One embodiment includes proximal and distal rings or bands configured to annularly surround a penis close to the base of the penis and proximal to the glans. In another embodiment, the annular rings or bands are connected by at least one intermediate bar, which houses vibratory units, and/or at least one splint which may be an inflatable splint. The intermediate bar is configured to partially cover a penis between the bands. The device is made of an elastic, skin-compatible, slippery/smooth material. The apparatus may include use of a vacuum tube, to induce an erection, and an inflatable constriction ring to maintain the erection induced. |
| US11890240B2 |
Method and device for turning and positioning a patient using fillable chambers
A system for repositioning or supporting a patient includes a first sheet, the first sheet configured to receive a patient on a top side, and a second sheet coupled to the first sheet, wherein the second sheet comprises at least one tubular pocket therein, and wherein the second sheet is configured to contact a support surface. The system further includes at least one support device configured to be inserted within the at least one tubular pocket, such that when the at least one support device is inserted within the at least one tubular pocket, at least a portion of the patient is elevated relative to the support surface. |
| US11890233B2 |
Systems and methods for drug delivery
Disclosed are example embodiments of methods and systems for inducing drug to thoroughly mix in a patient's vitreous humor. One of the systems includes: a heat transfer pad that transfer heat to or from the eyeball; and a control module electronically coupled to the heat transfer pad for controlling one or more heat transfer elements disposed thereon. |
| US11890230B2 |
Three-dimensional image guided scanning irradiation device for targeted ablation, stimulation, manipulation, molecular delivery and physiological monitoring
The present invention generally relates to an image-guided laser irradiation device for targeted ablation, stimulation, molecular delivery and therapy. Specifically, the invention relates to application of the device in therapies needing precise and targeted removal of a sample, or delivery of impermeable molecules for therapeutic outcome. More specifically, the invention relates to the application of the device in the therapy of visual disorders. |
| US11890227B2 |
Methods and systems for eye illumination
Projection of visible, non-treatment light onto an eye to illuminate specific areas of the surgical field is disclosed herein. A surgical system may include a surgical console; a microscope communicatively coupled to the surgical console; a camera communicatively coupled to the surgical console; and a projector operable to project light onto an eye. The projector may be communicatively coupled to the surgical console. A method for light projection may include collecting information from an eye using a camera; determining the light projection based, at least in part, on the collected information; and projecting visible, non-treatment light onto the eye using a projector. |
| US11890224B2 |
Cooling apparatuses with physically-powered, mechanical coolant pumps
Apparatuses and methods of fabrication are provided which include a mechanical coolant pump to facilitate pumping a coolant through a coolant loop. The mechanical coolant pump is to couple to an individual and be physically powered by a specified movement of the individual to pump coolant. Coolant pumped by the mechanical coolant pump is circulated by the coolant pump through a device associated with the individual to cool the device. |
| US11890223B2 |
Heating and cooling device
A heating and/or cooling device for contact with a human body is provided having a power source outputting electrical energy, a temperature controller operably coupled to the power source configured to maintain a predetermined temperature parameter, and at least one heating and/or cooling module operably coupled to the temperature controller for selectively receiving the electrical energy and being responsive thereto to heat and/or cool the human body. The at least one heating and/or cooling module having a pair of electrodes spaced apart by a thermoelectric powder and an insulator at least partially surrounding the thermoelectric powder. |
| US11890221B2 |
Devices and systems for urine collection
In an example, a urine collection device includes a covering defining a recessed receptacle and a fluid collection assembly positioned in the recessed receptacle. The fluid collection assembly includes (i) a foam sleeve including a bore, (ii) a shape retaining element positioned in the bore of the foam sleeve and defining a passage, and (iii) a tube extending through the passage defined by the shape retaining element. The shape retaining element can conform the fluid collection assembly to a curved configuration and maintain the curved configuration of the fluid collection assembly until the curved configuration is adjusted. The urine collection further includes a top sheet coupled to the covering. The top sheet and the covering define an internal chamber of the urine collection device. The top sheet is configured to draw urine into the internal chamber and toward the fluid collection assembly. |
| US11890219B2 |
Thermoresponsive skin barrier appliances
Thermoresponsive skin barrier assemblies are disclosed. One such wound treatment assembly includes a pump configured to expel a biosealant to a pump output port when subjected to a thermal stimulus, and an adhesive substrate layer for covering the wound. The adhesive substrate layer includes a conduit configured to transport the biosealant from the output port to the wound. The assembly further includes a control module in signal communication with a wound leakage sensor configured to activate a heating element disposed in proximity to the pump when wound leakage is detected. |
| US11890216B2 |
Knee brace
A knee brace includes a support module including a first body, a second body, and a hinge movably coupling the first body to the second body. The hinge includes a pin and a receptacle in the first and second bodies. The pin defines a plurality of teeth thereon and the receptacle defines a plurality of teeth therein. The plurality of teeth on the pin are configured to engage with the plurality of teeth in the receptacle such that the pin is rotatable and translatable within the receptacle. The knee brace also includes a fastener configured to releasably attach the knee brace to a leg. The first and second bodies couples with a first portion of the leg and with a second portion of the leg via the fastener. The first and second portions of the leg are separated by a knee joint of the leg. |
| US11890215B2 |
Device and method to assist with applying a sleeve to appendages
An apparatus for applying a support/compression sleeve in embodiments of the present disclosure may have one or more of the following features: (a) a first sleeve applicator body for placement between the sleeve and a user's body, (b) an upper strap extending from upper strap receptors located at an upper portion of the first sleeve applicator body, (c) a lower strap extending from lower strap receptors located at a lower portion of the first sleeve applicator body, (d) a second sleeve applicator body for placement between the sleeve and the user's body, (e) an upper strap extending from upper strap receptors located at an upper portion of the second sleeve applicator body, and (f) a lower strap extending from lower strap receptors located at a lower portion of the second sleeve applicator body. |
| US11890210B2 |
Devices, systems, and methods for delivering a stent
The present disclosure relates generally to the field of medical devices. In particular, the present disclosure relates to delivering a variable length stent within a patient. In one example, a stent may include a body comprising coils about a longitudinal axis of the stent and along the length of the stent between a proximal end and a distal end in a substantially helical pattern. The coils may define a lumen along the longitudinal axis through the center of the body. A distal tube may have a wall extending from the distal end of the body. A first aperture may extend through the wall of the distal tube into the lumen. A distal retention member may extend from the distal tube. A distal suture may have a mid-portion. The mid-portion may extend through the first aperture. |
| US11890209B2 |
Flexible inner socket for providing inner circumference reduction to rigid prosthetic socket
A flexible inner socket is fabricated by forming a pre-socket. The pre-socket includes a body formed with an opening and an enclosed end. The enclosed end is opposite to the opening. The body of the pre-socket has an outer circumference that is smaller than the inner circumference of the rigid prosthetic socket. Different portions of the body may have different thicknesses. The preform socket is heated. After the heating, the flexible inner socket is formed by molding the pre-socket onto the inner surface of the rigid prosthetic socket to form the flexible inner socket. The inner circumference of the rigid prosthetic socket is reduced by a thickness of the flexible inner socket when the flexible inner socket is attached to the inner surface of the rigid prosthetic socket. An opening of the flexible inner socket may be trimmed after the formation to fit contours of an opening of the rigid prosthetic socket. |
| US11890202B2 |
Spinal osteotomy
Disclosed are systems, devices, methods and surgical procedures for altering and/or correcting the alignment of adjacent bones, including bones of the spine. |
| US11890201B2 |
Prosthesis for a fractured long bone
The invention concerns a prosthesis comprising: a stem part comprising: a rod, configured for being inserted into a medullary cavity of a diaphyseal fragment of a fractured long bone, for securing the stem part to the diaphyseal fragment, and an epiphyseal end, fixedly secured to the rod by means of at least one linker leg of the stem part, so that a gap is formed between the epiphyseal end and the rod along said at least one linker leg; and an implant distinct from the stem part and comprising: an internal part located at least partially within the gap, and at least one fastener for fastening epiphyseal fragments of the fractured long bone to the stem part, said at least one fastener being secured to the internal part. |
| US11890196B2 |
Prosthesis installation and assembly
A system and method for improving assembly of a modular prosthesis, particularly a femoral stem. The system and method may include implementation of assembly systems for modular prosthesis having one or more intermediate components between a pair of “end components” such as a stem and a head. Grip structures are provided on non-aligned assembly axes and holders are used for each phase to engage appropriate grip structures for joinder of components having aligned assembly axes. |
| US11890193B2 |
System and method for reducing tricuspid regurgitation
A first anchor is anchored inside a coronary sinus of a heart of a subject. A second anchor can be driven into a tricuspid annulus of the heart. A distal portion of the second anchor can be disposed adjacent and parallel to a center portion of the second anchor. The second anchor can be seated against a surface of the annulus, for example, such that (i) the distal portion is disposed perpendicular to the center portion, (ii) the center portion extends through the annulus, and (iii) a proximal portion of the second anchor is disposed in the atrium. A distance between the first and second anchors can be reduced by applying tension to a tensioning member coupled to the first anchor and the proximal portion of the second anchor. Other embodiments are also described. |
| US11890189B2 |
Delivery apparatus for a prosthetic heart valve
In one embodiment, a delivery apparatus handle, such as for a mechanical heart valve frame can comprise an actuation knob with a toggle mechanism that can toggle the actuation knob from a first state in which the actuation knob is operable to cause the linear or rotational movement of multiple elements or sets of elements, such as tubes that are attached to, e.g., a mechanical heart valve frame to cause expansion or collapsing of the frame, to a second state in which only a single element or set of elements is moved, allowing for additional operations, such as, e.g., locking the frame and/or releasing it from the delivery apparatus. |
| US11890186B2 |
Nasal implants and systems and methods of use
Described are implants for placing in a body, tools for delivering the implants, and systems and methods for using implants and tools for placing in a body and more particularly to nasal implants, tools for delivering nasal implants, and systems and methods for using such implants and tools. A tool may include a hand-held implant delivery device that cuts, holds, moves, orients, inserts, or shapes an implant. An implant may be a biodegradable, longitudinal implant that may be oriented for implantation by an implant delivery device. |
| US11890185B2 |
Intraocular lens temperature control system
A system and method for performing an ocular surgical procedure is provided. The design maintains IOL temperature prior to implantation by assessing a desired IOL temperature, sensing existing IOL temperature, and maintaining the IOL substantially at the desired IOL temperature based at least in part on said existing IOL temperature. The method of maintaining desired IOL temperature involves comparing current IOL temperature with pre-established desired temperature conditions to determine a temperature change. The IOL is maintained substantially at the desired temperature based at least in part on the existing IOL temperature. |
| US11890182B2 |
Coated stent
A coated stent (100,200,300,400), comprises a coated unit (110,210,310,410), and an exposed unit (120,220,320,420) which is a ring-shaped structure and which is provided on the periphery (113,213,313) of an end portion (112,212,312) of the coated unit (110,210,310,410); the exposed unit (120,220,320,420) comprises an inward-tilting wave body (122,222,322,422), the inward-tilting wave body (122,222,322,422) comprising at least a first wave crest (122a,222a,322a) and a first wave rod (122c) connected to the first wave crest (122a,222a,322a); the position of the first wave crest (122a.222a,322a) is farther away from the coated unit (110,210,310,410) than other positions on the inward-tilting wave body (122,222,322,422); the first wave rod (122c) is planar, and from the first wave crest (122a,222a,322a) to an end of the exposed unit (120,220,320,420) near the coated unit (110,210,310,410), the radial distance from the inward-tilting wave body (122,222,322,422) to the central axis (102,202,302,402) of the coated unit (110,210,310,410) gradually increases. When the coated stent (100,200,300,400) is implanted into an arterial vessel (10), the inward-tilting wave body (122,222,322,422) forms a certain avoidance space due to the tilt to adapt to the curvature of a large curved side (11) of the arterial vessel (10), and prevents the inward-tilting wave body (122,222,322,422) from directly piercing a branch vessel (20). |
| US11890178B2 |
Artificial contractile structure
Artificial contractile structure (1) for a medical device, said artificial contractile structure (3) comprising: —an elongated member (3) adapted to contact a hollow body organ; —a closure (9) adapted to form the artificial contractile structure (1) into a closed loop around said hollow body organ; —a tension system (11) arranged to be connected to a control unit (28), said tension system (1) being adapted to modify an internal diameter of said closed loop in response to a force applied by said control unit (28). According to the invention, said elongated member (3) comprises a resilient core (5) and a biocompatible outer sheath (7). Said tension system (11) furthermore comprises a first tensile element (13) attached to a first point (3c) of said elongated member, and a second tensile element (15) attached to a second point (3d) of said elongated member, each of said tensile elements (15, 17) passing through an adaptor (17) situated between said first point (3c) and said second point (3d). |
| US11890174B2 |
Stretchable sheet, worn article using the same, and stretchable sheet manufacturing apparatus
A stretchable sheet 10 includes: a plurality of attached portions 3 spaced apart from each other in the direction of stretch Df, wherein the first surfaces 1f and 2f of a pair of sheets 1 and 2 are attached to each other by being welded without using an adhesive, at the attached portions 3, the attached portions 3 hold elastic members F, and the attached portions 3 extend in a direction Dp crossing the direction of stretch Df of the elastic members F; and a plurality of folds P that appear between the attached portions 3 while the elastic members F are shrunk, wherein the attached portions 3 include: a plurality of strongly-attached portions 3s arranged on opposite sides of each elastic member F in the crossing direction Dp; and a plurality of weakly-attached portions 3w arranged between adjacent elastic members F and between adjacent strongly-attached portions 3s. |
| US11890173B2 |
3D printed nasal pharyngeal and oral swabs
The invention is generally a nasal pharyngeal and oral swab that may be mass-produced via three-dimensional (3D) printing. To achieve the right materials for 3D printing the swabs, exemplary embodiments employ a set of materials that result in a rigid structure that has bendable properties (at least in the neck or stem region of the swab), but more rigid and bridle properties at a breakpoint of the swab. In exemplary embodiments, this may be achieved by constructing the device of a first photosensitive material that is generally soft and bendable when cured, and a second photosensitive material that is generally rigid and brittle when cured, wherein the soft bendable material comprises of about 70% to 90% of the photosensitive composition used to 3D print the swab, and the rigid and brittle material comprises of about 30% to 10% of the photosensitive composition used to 3D print the swab. |
| US11890172B2 |
Device for processing and applying pieces for making absorbent articles
A device for applying pieces to absorbent articles includes a supporting shaft rotating an axis; anvils rotating about the axis; a cutting unit operating with an anvil contact surface defining a cutting station for cutting a web into pieces; pads, each having a retaining surface for a piece, are moved about the axis for conveying a piece from the cutting station to a releasing station for release onto a substrate. Each pad rotates for varying the orientation from the cutting station, where the larger side of the pad is parallel to a feed of the web, to the releasing station, where the larger side of the pad is transversal to the feed of the receiving substrate, and vice versa. Each pad translates parallel to the pad axis, away from and towards the shaft axis. Each pad has an oscillating movement about its own axis. |
| US11890170B2 |
Medical dressing
A medical dressing for application to a surface of a human body is described. The medical dressing has a first direction (x) of extension and a second direction (y) of extension being perpendicular to the first direction (x) of extension. The medical dressing has at least a first and a second anisotropic layer having anisotropic stiffness, wherein the stiffness of each one of the first and the second anisotropic layer is higher in the second direction (y) of extension than in the first direction (x) of extension. |
| US11890168B2 |
Hearing protection and situational awareness system
A hearing protection and situational awareness system includes a wearable device, speakers, one or more beamformers, a microphone array, and a computation unit. The system generates a three-dimensional (3D) binaural sound for enhanced situational awareness; provides hearing protection by active noise cancelation; provides hearing enhancement by automatic gain control; and performs background noise reduction and cancelation. The system performs automated sound detection, identification, and localization, with automated voice assistance, and facilitates clear two-way communications. Each beamformer(s) outputs a sound track associated with a sound captured by the microphone array in a direction(s) of an acoustic beam pattern(s). The computation unit combines filtered sound tracks generated using head-related transfer function (HRTF) filters into left and right sound channels to drive the speaker(s) in left and right hearing members of the wearable device, respectively, thereby generating a 3D binaural sound including cues of the sound source directions. |
| US11890162B2 |
Orthodontic distalization and mesialization apparatus and method
Disclosed are apparatuses and techniques for distalizing, mesializing and/or expanding teeth in the upper or lower dental arch of a patient's mouth to make room for crowded or protruded teeth located in the anterior arch region to distally and laterally shift into. In some aspects, an apparatus includes a body; a first arm coupled to an adjustment mechanism of the body and attachable to a molar; a second arm coupled to the apparatus body and attachable to a non-molar tooth; and an anchorage device attachable to a bone in the mouth, which the first arm is configured to transfer a force onto the molar when the adjustment mechanism is actuated to cause movement of the molar in the dental arch, and which the anchorage device is operable to positionally stabilize the body and the second arm to prevent movement of the non-molar tooth in the dental arch. |
| US11890157B2 |
Ceramic processing and design for the direct manufacture of customized labial and lingual orthodontic clear aligner attachments
A method of manufacturing pre-formed, customized, ceramic, labial/lingual orthodontic clear aligner attachments (CCAA) by additive manufacturing (AM) may comprise measuring dentition data of a profile of teeth of a patient, based on the dentition data, creating a three dimensional computer-assisted design (3D CAD) model of the patient's teeth using reverse engineering, and saving the 3D CAD model, designing a 3D CAD structure model for one or more CCAA on various parts of each tooth, importing data related to the 3D CAD CCAA structure model into an AM machine, directly producing the CCAA in the ceramic slurry-based AM machine by layer manufacturing, enabling the provider to deliver patient-specific CCAA's by an indirect bonding method to the patient's teeth to improve the efficacy and retention of the clear aligners. |
| US11890154B2 |
Pulp capping methods
Methods of treating exposed tooth pulp are provided herein, including, e.g., methods of pulp capping comprising administering a combination of growth factor substance and pulp capping material to exposed pulp thereby inducing dentin formation and/or pulp revitalization. |
| US11890153B2 |
Structure for coupling toothbrush head to electric toothbrush handle
This document also discloses a member for mounting a toothbrush head to an electric toothbrush. The member includes a base having an opening for receiving a drive shaft of an electric toothbrush. The member also includes a coupling section that includes a cylindrical sidewall that surrounds a cavity for receiving the drive shaft. The member includes a spring in the coupling section. The spring is positioned to transfer vibration from the drive shaft to the toothbrush head when operated. |
| US11890150B2 |
Method of installing a final dental prosthesis
A cradle, assembly, system, and method for installing a prosthesis at a surgical site. The cradle temporarily engages the prosthesis and holds it in the correct orientation and position adjacent the surgical site. An aperture is defined in the cradle and a portion of the prosthesis is received therein. In one embodiment, the cradle, assembly and system are used to install a final dental prosthesis in a patient's mouth in a single visit to the dentist's office. A securement member pins the surgical template and subsequently the cradle to the jaw. A metal sub-structure on the final dental prosthesis is received in the aperture in the cradle. Cylinders attached to implants anchored in the jaw extend through holes in the sub-structure and are bonded to the prosthesis. The cradle is detached from the jaw and from the prosthesis prior to screws being re-inserted through the cylinders and into the implants. |
| US11890149B2 |
Medical dental grinding apparatus
A medical dental grinding apparatus comprises an apparatus body, wherein an air pipeline, a clamping mechanism, and a grinding mechanism are provided in the apparatus body; the air pipeline includes an air inlet pipeline, an air outlet pipeline, and a U-shaped connection pipeline; a silencer is connected to an upper port of the air outlet pipeline; a plane where the air pipeline is located is perpendicular to a plane where the clamping mechanism is located, and the grinding mechanism is provided below the air pipeline; the grinding mechanism is driven by high-pressure air in the air pipeline to operate, so that a hidden danger of electric leakage caused by using an electric apparatus in a fragile oral environment is avoided; and a steel wire is fixed by the clamping mechanism, so that the grinding safety is ensured. |
| US11890147B2 |
Retracting tissue
Surgical retractors and methods thereof for retracting body tissue in a therapeutic procedure. The surgical retractor may include retractor blades have openings or channels configured to receive bone pins while maintaining accessibility and visibility of the operative window. |
| US11890141B2 |
Method and system for graphically representing blood flow velocity parameters
An ultrasonic blood flow parameter displaying method, comprises: acquiring, by means of a probe, an ultrasonic signal from an object to be scanned; acquiring, according to the ultrasonic signal, a plurality of velocities and directions of blood flow within the object to be scanned; extracting the plurality of velocities and directions of blood flow; quantifying the dispersion of the plurality of velocities and directions of the blood flow extracted; and displaying the quantization result of the dispersion. The present invention provides a method for quantifying and evaluating the direction of the motion of blood flow, and provides a better perspective of observation for a user. |
| US11890135B2 |
Integrated imaging and device deployment platform
An integrated imaging and device deployment platform and method may include a catheter, at least one imaging unit, at least one deployment unit, and at least one device configured to be deployed by the at least one deployment unit. The integrated imaging and device deployment platform facilitates improved navigation and deployment of a therapeutic or medical device by providing the at least one imaging unit proximate the deployment unit. Information generated from the at least one imaging unit may be utilized with additional imaging modalities to provide improved imaging and delivery of devices while reducing use of X-ray radiation and contrast injection. |
| US11890134B2 |
Methods and systems for controlled deployment of needle structures in tissue
A system for deploying needles in tissue includes a controller and a visual display. A treatment probe has both a needle and tines deployable from the needle which may be advanced into the tissue. The treatment probe also has adjustable stops which control the deployed positions of both the needle and the tines. The adjustable stops are coupled to the controller so that the virtual treatment and safety boundaries resulting from the treatment can be presented on the visual display prior to actual deployment of the system. |
| US11890131B2 |
Device and method for detecting physiological sound
A device for detecting physiological sounds includes a thin film and a conductive element for conducting sounds to the thin film when contacting a skin of a live being. The conductive element is located on the thin film. The device of the invention can significantly improve the detection sensitivity and resolution of physiological sounds, and can give early diagnosis pathological sounds, for example, heart failure can be detected by means of heart sound diagnosis. |
| US11890130B2 |
Pickup diaphragm
A pickup diaphragm includes a pickup part, a suspension edge and an outer edge, wherein the pickup part includes a non-planar surface. The suspension edge includes a deformable surface, with a joint surface being respectively configured on the inner and outer sides of the deformable surface, and the joint surface on the inner side being fixedly connected to the periphery of the non-planar surface. In addition, the outer edge includes a ring groove, in which one side of the ring groove is set as a connection end while the other side thereof is set as an opening end, the inner side of the connection end is fixedly connected to the joint surface located on the outer side, and a stethoscope head can be inserted through the opening end such that the ring groove is placed in sleeve on the outside of the stethoscope head. |
| US11890125B2 |
Multimodal radiation apparatus and methods
A multimodal imaging apparatus, comprising a rotatable gantry system positioned at least partially around a patient support, a first source of radiation coupled to the rotatable gantry system, the first source of radiation configured for imaging radiation, a second source of radiation coupled to the rotatable gantry system, the second source of radiation configured for at least one of imaging radiation or therapeutic radiation, wherein the second source of radiation has an energy level more than the first source of radiation, and a second radiation detector coupled to the rotatable gantry system and positioned to receive radiation from the second source of radiation, and a processor configured to combine first measured projection data based on the radiation detected by the first detector with second measured projection data based on the radiation detected by the second detector, and reconstruct an image based on the combined data, wherein the reconstructing comprises at least one of correcting the second measured projection data using the first measured projection data, correcting the first measured projection data using the second projection data, and distinguishing different materials imaged in the combined data using the first measured projection data and the second measured projection. |
| US11890123B2 |
Multimodal system for breast imaging
A multimodal system for breast imaging includes an x-ray source, and an x-ray detector configured to detect x-rays from the x-ray source after passing through a breast. The system includes an x-ray detector translation system operatively connected to the x-ray detector so as to be able to translate the x-ray detector from a first displacement from the breast to a second displacement at least one of immediately adjacent to or in contact with the breast. The system includes an x-ray image processor configured to: receive a CT data set from the x-ray detector, the CT data set being detected by the x-ray detector at the first displacement; compute a CT image of the breast; receive a mammography data set from the x-ray detector, the mammography data set being detected by the x-ray detector at the second displacement; and compute a mammography image of the breast. |
| US11890122B2 |
Increased cone beam computed tomography volume length without requiring stitching or longitudinal c-arm movement
A medical imaging system includes a movable station having a C-arm, a collector, an X-ray beam emitter, and a controller. The collector is attached to a first end of the C-arm. The X-ray beam emitter faces the collector to emit an X-ray beam in a direction of the collector and is attached to a second end of the C-arm. The controller moves one of the X-ray beam emitter and the collector to a first offset position along a lateral axis orthogonal to the arc, and obtains a first set of images by rotating the collector and the X-ray beam emitter along the arc about a scanned volume. The controller moves the one of the X-ray beam emitter and the collector to a second offset position along the lateral axis, and obtains a second set of images. The controller combines the first and second set of images to generate a three-dimensional image of the scanned volume. |
| US11890118B2 |
Patient support apparatus with support assembly for medical device
A patient support apparatus for concurrently transporting a patient and a medical device includes a base and an intermediate frame coupled to the base and further includes a support assembly coupled to the intermediate frame. The support assembly supports the medical device for concurrent movement with the patient support apparatus. The support assembly includes a track extending between first and second track ends with at least one curvilinear region defined therebetween and includes a carrier for selective movement between the ends. The support assembly also includes a mount coupled to the track and configured to support the medical advice. The support assembly further includes a retainer operatively attached to the carrier with the carrier operable between an engaged state to inhibit relative movement of the carrier along the track and a disengaged state to permit movement of the carrier along the track. |
| US11890117B2 |
Systems for indicating parameters in an imaging data set and methods of use
Systems and methods for aiding users in viewing, assessing and analyzing images, especially images of lumens and medical devices contained within the lumens. Systems and methods for interacting with images of lumens and medical devices, for example through a graphical user interface. |
| US11890112B2 |
Skull-mounted drug and pressure sensor
A skull-mounted drug and pressure sensor (SOS), a smart pump (ISP) electrically coupled to the SOS and a drug delivery and communications catheter communicating the SOS with the ISP are combined for a first embodiment. A skull-mounted (SOS), a metronomic biofeedback pump (MBP) electrically coupled to the SOS and a drug delivery and communications catheter having a sending and receiving optical fiber communicating the SOS with the MBP are combined for a second embodiment. A third embodiment combines a (SOS), an implantable power and communication unit (PCU) electrically coupled to the SOS, and a drug delivery and communications catheter for communicating the SOS with the PCU and for communicating the exterior source of the drug to the SOS. A fourth embodiment combines a ventricular catheter with a CSF accessible chamber and drug delivery port; and an implantable stand-alone skull-mounted drug and pressure sensor (SPS). |
| US11890108B2 |
Fundamental code unit of the brain: towards a new model for cognitive geometry
In embodiments, devices, methods and systems to analyze the different mediums of brain function in a mathematically uniform manner may be provided. These devices, methods and systems may manifest at several levels and ways relating to brain physiology, including neuronal activity, molecular chirality and frequency oscillations. For example, in an embodiment, a computer-implemented method for determining structure of living neural tissue may comprise receiving at least one signal from at least one read modality, the signal representing at least one physical condition of the living neural tissue, determining action potentials based on the signals received from the read modalities, determining frequency oscillations based on the signals received from the read modalities and the action potentials, and determining neuron network structures based on the signals received from the read modalities, the action potentials, and the frequency oscillations. |
| US11890104B2 |
Systems and methods for determining parturition onset in animals
Systems and methods for determining timing of parturition onset in non-human animals are provided. Specifically, a software application platform which provides a user with the ability to receive customized information relating to an animal's estimated parturition onset as displayed on a user interface. A user can input data, for example, one or more animal specific biomarkers, and subsequently receive identification of a predicted parturition onset timing and customized recommendations and/or intervention steps for the specific animal. |
| US11890101B2 |
Calibration of implantable device orientation
Systems and methods for calibrating an orientation of an implantable device in a patient is described. An exemplary system includes a calibration circuit that can receive acceleration information sensed from an implantable medical device (IMD) implanted in a patient, and receive reference acceleration information sensed from a reference device associated with the patient. The acceleration information and the reference acceleration information are acquired when the patient assumes a first posture or in a first position. The calibration circuit determines a spatial relationship between an orientation of the IMD and a reference orientation of the reference device using the received acceleration information and the received reference acceleration information, and calibrate subsequent acceleration information sensed from the IMD using the determined spatial relationship to correct for the orientation of the IMD. |
| US11890094B2 |
Illuminant correction for a spectral imager
A sensor system includes an array of optical sensors on an integrated circuit and a plurality of sets of optical filters atop at least a portion of the array. Each set of optical filters is associated with a set of optical sensors of the array, with a set of optical filters including a plurality of optical filters, with each optical filter being configured to pass light in a different wavelength range. A first interface is configured to interface with the optical sensors and first processing circuitry that is configured to execute operational instructions for receiving an output signal representative of received light from the optical sensors and determining a spectral response for each set of optical sensors. A second interface is configured to interface with the first processing circuitry with second processing circuitry that is configured for determining, based on the spectral response for each set of optical sensors, an illuminant spectrum for each spectral response and then substantially remove the illuminant spectrum from the spectral response. |
| US11890090B1 |
Rotary valve assemblies and methods of use for breath sample cartridge systems
An example breath collection and sampling device disclosed herein comprises a cartridge housing having a breath capture module, and a rotary valve operatively coupling a mouthpiece with the breath capture module. The rotary valve can have an open position where breath of a user can pass through the rotary valve, across capture sites of the breath capture module, and into a vacuum port, and a closed position for sealing the breath capture module from fluid passing through the rotary valve, while allowing the breath capture module to be exposed to a reagent for subsequent analysis of contents within the captured breath. |
| US11890087B2 |
Device for immobilizing a subject in a medical system
The disclosure relates to a system for immobilizing and supporting a subject in a medical procedure. The system may include a treatment apparatus configured to generate a radiation beam, and a device for immobilizing a subject. The device may include an immobilizing component for immobilizing at least one portion of the subject, and a radio frequency (RF) coil configured to receive a magnetic resonance (MR) signal related to the at least one portion of the subject. The immobilizing component may be configured to switch between a first mode and a second mode. The first mode may correspond to a positive pressure or a constant pressure related to the device. The second mode may correspond to a space of vacuum or substantially of vacuum related to the device. The RF coil may be located in the immobilizing component according to a position where the radiation beam is incident on the device. |
| US11890086B2 |
Magnetic resonance imaging concepts
A method for producing multiple temporal frames of a time-resolved contrast enhanced magnetic resonance angiogram from a subject using an MR contrast agent by repeatedly applying RF pulses and sampling data in the corresponding image k-space along spiral trajectories that start at the k-space center and spiral outward toward the k-space edge. |
| US11890084B2 |
Apparatus and method for estimating bio-information
An apparatus for estimating bio-information may include a sensor configured to obtain a bio-signal from an object, and a processor configured to obtain a second-order differential signal of the bio-signal, and extract a progressive wave component from the bio-signal using, based on a first local minimum point of the second-order differential signal being stable, the first local minimum point of the second-order differential signal, or extract the progressive wave component from the bio-signal using, based on the first local minimum point of the second-order differential signal being unstable, a maximum amplitude point in a systolic portion of the bio-signal. |
| US11890082B2 |
System and method for calculating a lumen pressure utilizing sensor calibration parameters
A system and method are provided for determining a pressure associated with a lumen of a body. A wireless sensor is positioned in the lumen of the body. The sensor comprises an LC resonant circuit having a resonant frequency configured to vary in response to changes in pressure in the lumen. One or more sensor calibration parameters are stored at an external base unit. The external based unit generates and transmits an energizing signal. A ring down response is received from the wireless sensor. The system and method determine the resonant frequency of the LC resonant circuit from the ring down response and calculate the pressure in the lumen from the resonant frequency of the LC resonant circuit utilizing the one or more sensor calibration parameters associated with the LC resonant circuit. |
| US11890080B2 |
Self-calibrating glucose monitor
A medical system including processing circuitry configured to receive a cardiac signal indicative of a cardiac characteristic of a patient from sensing circuitry and configured to receive a glucose signal indicative of a glucose level of the patient. The processing circuitry is configured to formulate a training data set including one or more training input vectors using the cardiac signal and one or more training output vectors using the glucose signal. The processing circuitry is configured to train a machine learning algorithm using the formulated training data set. The processing circuitry is configured to receive a current cardiac signal from the patient and determine a representative glucose level using the current cardiac signal and the trained machine learning algorithm. |
| US11890079B1 |
Method and apparatus for non-invasively detecting blood volume imbalances in a mammalian subject
Noninvasive methods and apparatus for detecting blood volume imbalances in a mammalian subject are disclosed. The method includes obtaining baseline measurements of at least three physiological parameters from a subject wherein the parameters are selected from the group consisting of heart rate, electrical body impedance, skin temperature, perfusion index, peripheral blood flow and skin humidity. Measurements of electrical body impedance, skin temperature, perfusion index, peripheral blood flow and skin humidity are taken at one or more extremities of the subject such as the calf, ankle, forearm, thigh, fingers and toes. The physiological parameters for which baseline measurements were obtained are then monitored to detect changes from the baseline measurements that indicate blood volume imbalances. A preferred embodiment comprises computing a baseline blood volume index from the baseline value measurements of each parameter to be monitored and then carrying out the step of monitoring by obtaining real time (current) value measurements of these parameters which are inputted into an algorithm which computes a real time (current) blood volume index based upon the differences between the baseline and real time (current) value measurements. |
| US11890075B2 |
Portable complex sensor device for measuring multiple items of biometric information, and measurement method
A portable complex sensor device for measuring multiple items of biometric information, according to the present invention, comprises: a plurality of electrodes for receiving the biometric information; a plurality of biometric information measuring circuits for measuring the biometric information received from the plurality of electrodes; a plurality of current sensors which are always supplied with power so as to sense electric current when an object to be measured contacts the electrodes; a wireless communication means for transmitting and receiving data to and from a smart phone; and a microcontroller for controlling the power supply of a battery by being operated in a sleep mode or an active mode on the basis of whether the current sensors have sensed the electric current. |
| US11890062B2 |
Estimation device, estimation method, and program
An estimation device calculates a first perpendicular vector and a second perpendicular vector. The first perpendicular vector is a component of a vector in a movement of a first position, which is a provisional pivot position of a surgical tool, the component being perpendicular to a direction of an axis of the surgical tool. The second perpendicular vector is a component of a vector in a movement of a second position of the surgical tool, the component being perpendicular to the direction of the axis. Then, a first distance, which is a length from a reference point on a rear end side or a reference point on a front end side of the surgical tool to the first position, is updated based on an inner product of the first and second perpendicular vectors. |
| US11890061B2 |
Generic depth indicator for surgical navigational tools
A depth-indicating device for determining the depth of insertion of a surgical tool comprising a pair of spaced apart end caps, separated by a compressed spring, with the surgical tool passing through axial openings in both end caps, and firmly attached to one of the end caps, but free to slide through the opening in the other. A guide tube is attached to the second endcap, such that the surgical tool can be guided to its operating position on a body part. The second end cap and guide tube are attached to a location having a known position relative to the body part. A tracking marker is attached to the first end cap such that its longitudinal position can be tracked using a remote racking camera. Since the surgical tool is attached to the first end cap, the tool position is also tracked by the tracking system. |
| US11890059B2 |
System and methods for positioning bone cut guide
Examples of an orthopedic surgical device for use in operating on a target bone and methods for operating a system for use in orthopedic surgery on a bone are generally described herein. An orthopedic surgical device can include an primary positioning block, and a secondary positioning component removably coupled to the primary positioning block. The secondary positioning component can be configured to: engage a prepared engagement feature machined into the target bone, and guide the primary positioning block to a predetermined position on a target bone. The orthopedic surgical device can include a first cutting block configured to: removably couple to the primary positioning block, and guide a cutting tool to cut the target bone. |
| US11890058B2 |
Orthopaedic planning systems and methods of repair
This disclosure relates to planning systems and methods. The planning systems and methods disclosed herein may be utilized for planning orthopaedic procedures to restore functionality to a joint, may include determining a contact area between an implant and a cortical area of an associated bone. |
| US11890049B2 |
Combination electrosurgical instrument
An instrument including a first arm, a second arm, and a blade. The first arm includes a lumen in communication with a source of irrigation fluid and one or more outlets in communication with the lumen for delivering the irrigation fluid to a surgical site. The instrument is switchable between a first configuration and a second configuration. In the first configuration, the instrument is configured to deliver a first therapy current through a distal end of the first arm, a distal end of the second arm, or both. In the second configuration, a distal end of the blade extends beyond the distal end of the first arm and beyond the distal end of the second arm. |
| US11890048B2 |
Apparatus and systems for minimally invasive dissection of tissues
Electrosurgical lysing methods. In some implementations, the method may comprise delivering a lysing tip through an entrance incision into a patient's body, wherein the lysing tip comprises at least one bead comprising an at least substantially electrically non-conductive surface; and at least one lysing segment extending within a recess defined, at least in part, by the at least one bead. The at least one bead may protrude both distally and proximally relative to the at least one lysing segment. The method may further comprise forming opposing tissue planes using the lysing tip to create an implant pocket; and inserting an implant through the entrance incision and into the implant pocket. |
| US11890047B2 |
Methods for treating anxiety disorders in patients via renal neuromodulation
Methods for treating anxiety disorders and for reducing a risk associated with developing an anxiety disorder in patients via therapeutic renal neuromodulation and associated systems are disclosed herein. Sympathetic nerve activity can contribute to several cellular and physiological conditions associated with anxiety disorders as well as an increased risk of developing an anxiety disorder. One aspect of the present technology is directed to methods for improving a patient's calculated risk score corresponding to an anxiety disorder status in the patient. Other aspects are directed to reducing a likelihood of developing an anxiety disorder in patients presenting one or more anxiety disorder risk factors. Renal sympathetic nerve activity can be attenuated to improve a patient's anxiety disorder status or risk of developing an anxiety disorder. The attenuation can be achieved, for example, using an intravascularly positioned catheter carrying a therapeutic assembly configured to use, e.g., electrically-induced, thermally-induced, and/or chemically-induced approaches to modulate the renal sympathetic nerve. |
| US11890043B2 |
Systems and methods for distraction
A system for moving a portion of a patient's body including a housing having a first cavity extending along a longitudinal axis, a first distraction rod having a proximal end and a distal end, the first distraction rod and the housing being telescopically displaceable with respect to each other along the longitudinal axis, the first distraction rod having a cavity extending along the longitudinal axis, a second distraction rod having a proximal end and a distal end and configured to be telescopically displaceable from within the second cavity along the longitudinal axis, and a drive system configured to move the first distraction rod in relation to the housing and to move the second distraction rod in relation to the first distraction rod. |
| US11890042B2 |
Active compression apparatus, methods of assembly and methods of use
Compression devices for joining tissue and methods for using and fabricating the same. |
| US11890040B2 |
Guided growth device and method
An orthopaedic device for securing between first and second regions of bone separated by a growth plate, the orthopaedic device comprising: a first portion to secure to a first fixing location on the first bone region; a second portion to secure to a second fixing location on the second bone region, the first fixing location and the second fixing location being laterally offset relative to a longitudinal axis of the bone; wherein the first and second portions are pivotally coupled between a first coupling location on the first portion and a second coupling location on the second portion such that movement of the first and second portions away from each other in a direction parallel to the longitudinal axis of the bone causes relative rotation of the first bone region and the second bone region thereby reducing the lateral offset of the first location and the second location. |
| US11890039B1 |
Multi-diameter K-wire for orthopedic applications
A multi-diameter fixation pin, such as a K-wire can be used during an orthopedic procedure. The multi-diameter fixation pin may include a leading diameter sized for the specific orthopedic procedure being undertaken and/or the size of the bone into which the fixation pin is being inserted. The multi-diameter fixation pin may include a trailing diameter different than the leading diameter. The trailing diameter may be sized for use with a specific sized powered driver. For example, in orthopedic procedures that involve inserting larger diameter pins and smaller diameter pins into bone(s), all pins used in the procedure may have a trailing diameter (e.g., the larger diameter or the smaller diameter) that allows the pins to be inserted with the same powered driver (e.g., the same attachment head) without needing different sized drivers or attachment heads for different sized pins. |
| US11890036B2 |
Closed-head polyaxial and monaxial screws
A closed-head polyaxial screw for use in spinal instrumentation for spinal fusion, treatment of deformity, or the like. Polyaxial screws may have a two-part design, with the screw fitting into an aperture in the closed head. One or more clamps may secure the bone screw in the aperture. A closed-head polyaxial screw having a one part design is also disclosed. In addition, a one-part monaxial screw is described. |
| US11890034B1 |
Collet for a polyaxial screw assembly
An apparatus and method related to a collet for a spinal screw are described herein. In some embodiments, such an apparatus includes a screw, a movable head comprising a top portion and a bottom portion, a concave interior larger than a screw head, a connecting rod, a locking element screw, and a collet interposed between the screw head and the concave interior of the movable head, where the collet comprises a flexible hinge, and where the collet reduces axial compression force transferred from the set screw to the screw head. |
| US11890033B1 |
Spinal implant system and method
A spinal implant includes a receiver having a first arm connected to a first extension and a second arm connected to a second extension. The arms are connected to the extensions via a break away surface. The arms include a proximal most end surface and the receiver includes an implant receiving surface. The proximal most end surface and the implant receiving surface defining an implant cavity. The break away surface is disposed within the implant cavity. In some embodiments, systems, spinal constructs and methods are disclosed. |
| US11890030B2 |
Surgical instrument with an articulatable shaft assembly and dual end effector roll
An ultrasonic surgical instrument includes a shaft assembly, an end effector, and a clamp arm driver. The shaft assembly includes a shaft portion extending along a first longitudinal axis, an articulation assembly, a distal shaft portion, and an ultrasonic waveguide extending through the proximal shaft portion, the articulation assembly, and the distal shaft portion. The articulation section is configured to deflect the end effector toward and away from the first longitudinal axis between a straight and articulated configuration. The end effector includes an ultrasonic blade defining a second longitudinal axis and a clamp arm configured to move between an open and closed configuration in order to grasp tissue. The clamp arm drive is configured to rotate the clamp arm relative to the ultrasonic blade about the second longitudinal axis and actuate the clamp arm between the open and closed configuration while the end effector is in the articulated configuration. |
| US11890029B2 |
Motor-driven surgical cutting and fastening instrument
A surgical stapling instrument having an elongate shaft assembly, an articulation joint, and an end effector pivotally coupled to the elongate shaft assembly about the articulation joint is disclosed. The end effector comprises a first jaw and a second jaw pivotally coupled to the first jaw. A replaceable staple cartridge assembly comprises a cartridge body having a deck with a first tissue-facing surface comprising a plurality of staple cavities defined therein and a second tissue-facing surface stepped relative to the first tissue-facing surface. The replaceable staple cartridge further comprises a sled with a cutting surface. The end effector further comprises a drive screw extending longitudinally therewithin and a bearing, wherein a distal end of the drive screw is received by the bearing. |
| US11890028B1 |
Visual tweezer
A visual tweezer includes a main shell, a connecting shank, a tweezer assembly, a driving assembly, a circuit assembly and a camera assembly. The driving assembly including a press member, a push member, and a connector, wherein the push member is arranged on one side of the connecting shank close to the main shell; the connector is connected to the push member and is connected to the tweezer assembly through the second opening and the second storage cavity; the press member is abutted with the push member and is used for driving, when pressed by an external force, the push member to move in the preset direction, so that the connector moves in the preset direction to drive the tweezer assembly to be opened or closed. It can be convenient to control opening and closing of the tweezer, and operations of the user are facilitated. |
| US11890027B2 |
Microforceps
An endoscopic grasping device for use during an endoscopic procedure. The device includes at least a fork operably connected to a pair of jaws pivotally mounted about a pivot point to the fork. A pusher is disposed within the fork and operably connected to a drive wire and a pair of arms. Each arm is attached to a respective jaw and configured to move that jaw upon a movement of the pusher in a distal direction or proximal direction resulting in the pair of jaws being in a closed position and a open position. Each jaw includes a plurality of teeth extending therefrom and towards the opposite jaw. One or more of the teeth are backwards curved and angled in a proximal direction from the jaw to improve a grasping, cutting, and handling feature of the teeth. |
| US11890019B2 |
Occluder insertion system
System for inserting a self-expandable occluder into a patient and for releasing the occluder in the left atrial appendage of the patient, the system including an insertion unit which has a drive unit and an insertion catheter having an outer tube and an inner tube extending through the outer tube, wherein a proximal end region of the occluder is movement-coupled to the outer tube, and wherein a distal end region of the occluder is movement-coupled to the inner tube. |
| US11890013B2 |
Stapler reload detection and identification
Disclosed are techniques for stapler reload detection and identification. A manipulator is configured to have an instrument mounted thereto. The instrument includes an end effector configured for mounting of a replaceable stapler cartridge and a pusher member configured to articulate a staple pushing shuttle of the stapler cartridge to deploy staples from the stapler cartridge. An actuation mechanism is drivingly coupled with the pusher member. A control unit is configured to control operation of the actuation mechanism to move the pusher member from a first position to a second position, wherein at the second position, the pusher member makes contact with a portion of the staple cartridge or a portion of the end effector; determine a distance of movement of the pusher member from the first position to the second position; and determine, based on the distance of movement, an operational status of the instrument relating to the stapler cartridge. |
| US11890012B2 |
Staple cartridge comprising cartridge body and attached support
A surgical severing and stapling instrument, suitable for laparoscopic and endoscopic clinical procedures, clamps tissue within an end effector of an elongate channel pivotally opposed by an anvil. An E-beam firing bar moves distally through the clamped end effector to sever tissue and to drive staples on each side of the cut. The E-beam firing bar affirmatively spaces the anvil from the elongate channel to assure properly formed closed staples, especially when an amount of tissue is clamped that is inadequate to space the end effector. In particular, an upper pin of the firing bar longitudinally moves through an anvil slot and a channel slot is captured between a lower cap and a middle pin of the firing bar to assure a minimum spacing. Forming the E-beam from a thickened distal portion and a thinned proximal strip enhances manufacturability and facilitates use in such articulating surgical instruments. |
| US11890011B2 |
Tool assemblies with a gap locking member
A tool assembly includes an anvil and a cartridge assembly movable from an open position to a closed position, and a locking member movably supported on a distal portion of the cartridge assembly. The locking member is configured to move into a slot of the anvil as the anvil and cartridge assembly move toward the closed position to set a gap distance between the anvil and cartridge assembly. |
| US11890010B2 |
Dual-sided reinforced reload for surgical instruments
A buttress applier cartridge configured to interface with an end effector of a surgical stapling instrument is disclosed. The buttress applier cartridge includes a first loading region configured to interface with an anvil of the end effector and a second loading region configured to interface with an elongate channel of the end effector. The first loading region includes a first absorbable layer and a loading assembly for securing the first absorbable layer to the anvil as the anvil approaches the first absorbable layer. The second loading region includes a staple cartridge removably coupled to the buttress applier cartridge. The staple cartridge includes a deck and a second absorbable layer positioned on the deck. |
| US11890008B2 |
Surgical instrument with firing lockout
A surgical instrument. The surgical instrument has an end effector and a trigger in communication with the end effector. The surgical instrument also has a first sensor and an externally accessible memory device in communication with the first sensor. The first sensor has an output that represents a first condition of either the trigger or the end effector. The memory device is configured to record the output of the first sensor. In various embodiments, memory device may include an output port and/or a removable storage medium. |
| US11890006B2 |
Systems, devices, and related methods for fastening tissue
According to one aspect, a fastening device may include a coupling body having (1) a portion configured to couple to a distal end of a medical device, (2) a cartridge holder, and (3) an anvil pivotably coupled to the cartridge holder. The cartridge holder and the anvil may extend distally from the portion and may be configured to extend distally of a distalmost face of the medical device when the portion is coupled to the distal end of the medical device. A flexible member may be configured to extend through a channel of the medical device. A fastener cartridge may be coupled to a distal end of the flexible member, including at least one fastener, and may be configured for releasable coupling to the cartridge holder. |
| US11890005B2 |
Methods for closed loop velocity control for robotic surgical instrument
A method for controlling a motor of a robotic surgical system is disclosed. The robotic surgical system comprises an end effector. The method comprises predicting a current speed of the motor, based on a previously detected condition of the robotic surgical system, detecting a condition of the end effector, determining an actual current speed of the motor based on the detected condition, comparing the predicted current speed of the motor to the actual current speed of the motor, and adjusting a speed of the motor based on the comparison. |
| US11890003B2 |
Indirect attachment of a needle to a mesh suture
A medical device includes a surgical needle, an elongated suture, and an intervening segment. The elongated suture has a first end proximate to the needle and a second end located away from the needle. The elongated suture also includes a plurality of fibers defining a mesh wall between the first and second ends. A plurality of pores extend through the mesh wall, at least some which are in the macroporous size range of greater than 200 microns for facilitating tissue integration when introduced into a body. The intervening segment is disposed between and connected to either or both ends of the elongated suture and the needle. The intervening segment includes one or more fibers of the plurality of fibers and has a cross-sectional dimension smaller than a cross-sectional dimension of the mesh wall such that the intervening segment facilitates indirect attachment of the elongated macroporous mesh suture to the needle. |
| US11889997B2 |
Biopsy instrument having outer needle-locking member
Provided is a biopsy instrument having an outer needle-locking member, which is capable of checking whether an inner needle is placed in target tissue and shooting an outer needle after the tissue is sufficiently introduced into the inner needle, thereby accurately collecting the target tissue that is to be. |
| US11889995B2 |
Irrigation and aspiration device and method
Irrigation and/or aspiration devices and methods may be configured to aspirate and irrigate alone, sequentially, or concurrently. The devices and methods may provide a base with a removable head, and adapted for partial or complete separation of the irrigation and aspiration functions. The devices and methods can be configured to aspirate and/or irrigate the nasal and sinus cavities. The devices and methods may be manually and/or automatically controlled. The devices and methods may include removable, and/or replaceable, and/or refillable, and easily cleanable reservoirs for aspirant and irrigant. The device head and/or aspirant reservoir may comprise a diagnostic device, i.e., test device and/or container after use of the devices and methods. |
| US11889992B2 |
Endoscope and method of use
Endoscopic systems for hysterectomy typically comprise a base station having an image display, a disposable endoscope component with an image sensor, a re-usable handle component that is connected to an image processor in base station, and a fluid management system integrated with the base station and handle component. |
| US11889991B2 |
Using an intraoral mirror with an integrated camera to record dental status, and applications thereof
Disclosed embodiments integrate a camera into an intraoral mirror. Integrating a camera into an intraoral mirror provides an efficient way to record and display what is visible to the healthcare provider in the mirror. |
| US11889987B2 |
Wireless imaging system
A wireless imaging system comprising a head unit and a light cable is provided. The head unit comprises a head unit case, a head unit electrical connector, an image sensor, a wireless transceiver, a central processing unit, and a user-input component. The light cable comprises a light cable electrical connector, a power cable, and an integrated light source. The integrated light source comprises an emissive radiation source having a first spectrum, an optical element located to direct emissions from the emissive radiation source, a volumetric spectrum converter, and an optical reflector located about the converter. The converter converts emissions directed from the emissive radiation source to emissions having a second spectrum different from the first spectrum. The reflector reflects the converter emissions towards the output filter. |
| US11889984B2 |
Camera head
A camera head includes: a mounting portion having an abutting surface on which an eyepiece portion of an endoscope abuts in a direction along an optical axis of a subject image emitted from the eyepiece portion; and an elastic portion including elastic material and detachably attached to the mounting portion, the elastic portion being configured to sandwich the eyepiece portion with the abutting surface, and bias the eyepiece portion toward the abutting surface. |
| US11889982B2 |
Electrophysiology mapping and visualization system
A system may comprise a first catheter having a first steerable segment and a second catheter disposed within the first catheter. The second catheter may have a second steerable segment. The system may also comprise an imaging element supported at a distal end of the second catheter, a coil reference sensor supported at a distal portion of the second catheter, and a processor in electrical communication with the coil reference sensor. The processor may be configured to determine a position of a distal portion of the first catheter with reference to the coil reference sensor. |
| US11889978B2 |
Intubation system
An intubation system includes an intubation instrument for capturing an image, wherein the intubation instrument has a first interface for providing an image signal representing the captured image, a display device with a second interface for receiving the image signal, wherein the display device is provided and designed to display the image captured by the intubation instrument, and a cable with a third interface at a first end of the cable and with a fourth interface at a second end of the cable. The first, second, third, and fourth interfaces are designed such that the first interface at the intubation instrument is connectable directly to the second interface at the display device and is alternatively connectable directly to the third interface at the cable, and such that the second interface at the display device is connectable directly to the first interface at the intubation instrument and is alternatively connectable directly to the fourth interface at the cable. |
| US11889977B2 |
Medical imaging apparatus with rotatable manipulation ring
A medical apparatus includes: a casing that forms an exterior, a single manipulation ring rotatably provided on an outer surface of the casing, and control circuitry. The control circuitry is configured to detect rotation of the single manipulation ring; calculate a rotation direction and a rotation angle of the single manipulation ring based on a detection result; execute a first function or a second function depending on the rotation direction and the rotation angle of the single manipulation ring calculated, wherein the first function is a different type of adjustment than the second function; and switch a function executed by the control circuitry to the first function or the second function. |
| US11889972B2 |
Method for operating a suction device and suction device
A method is provided for operating a suction device that includes a suction unit and a removable filtering device. The suction unit generates a suction flow that flows through the filtering device when arranged on the suction device, in which, after the suction unit is started up, a check is performed of whether the filtering device is present, and if detected as not present, the suction unit is switched off. An evaluation unit uses check data to determine whether a switch-off signal is to be generated for the suction unit. The evaluation unit uses an algorithm or a table to arrive at a decision on switching off the suction unit based on the check data. The table contains at least one threshold value or the algorithm defines at least one threshold value, wherein the at least one threshold value is a threshold value for switching off the suction unit. |
| US11889969B2 |
Surface cleaning apparatus
A stick surface cleaning apparatus has a cyclone unit provided in the wand. |
| US11889967B2 |
Sliding-pivoting mechanism for a shelf of a piece of furniture or household appliance, and piece of furniture or household appliance
A sliding-pivoting mechanism of a shelf of a piece of furniture or household appliance includes two pivot arms pivotally secured to a body and forming a parallel guide for a pull-out guide having at least one guide rail and a running rail. A locking mechanism is arranged on the guide rail and on one of the pivot arms for preventing a simultaneous pivoting and sliding movement. The locking mechanism has a locking pin moveably arranged on one of the pivot arms, and a locking plate mounted stationarily relative to the guide rail and with which the locking pin cooperates in such a way that a pivoting of the pivot arm is blocked when the shelf is raised into an upper loading and unloading position. An unlocking device is coupled to the locking mechanism and includes an actuation element and an unlocking element, with which the locking pin can be moved out of a blocking position into a release position. |
| US11889965B2 |
Domestic appliance with a latching and opening function for a door of the domestic appliance
A mechanism for the door of a domestic electrical appliance, for example a dishwasher, is described. The mechanism includes a door latch for holding the door closed, a latch opener mechanism, an electrically controlled actuator for displacing the latch opener mechanism, a movably arranged pusher, and a spring device for providing a spring force which acts on the pusher. The latch opener mechanism functions such that, when the door is closed, it can be transferred from an inactive position into an active position while at least partially overcoming a holding-closed action of the door latch. The movably arranged pusher is separate from the latch opener mechanism and is decoupled therefrom in terms of movement. After the holding-closed action of the door latch has been overcome, the spring drive allows the door to be pushed open by the pusher. |
| US11889964B2 |
Counter system for transferring in particular at least partially unpackaged foodstuffs, and method for receiving customer-specific and in particular personalized orders in a counter system
A counter system (10) for transferring at least partially unpackaged foodstuffs, wherein the counter system (10) has a first region (11) assigned to the counter staff and a second region (12) segregated therefrom and assigned to the customer. The counter system (10) has a dishwasher (1) for cleaning items of washware (2). The dishwasher (1) has at least one treatment zone (3) and at least one conveyor apparatus (6) for conveying the items of washware (2) to be cleaned from an introduction region (4) of the dishwasher (1) through the treatment zone (3) of the dishwasher (1) to a removal region (5) of the dishwasher (1), wherein the introduction region (4) of the dishwasher (1) is accessible from the second region (12) of the counter system (10) and the removal region (5) of the dishwasher (1) is accessible from the first region (11) of the counter system (10). |
| US11889963B2 |
Automated cleaning machine processing using shortened cycle times
An automated cleaning machine may include one or more short cleaning cycles in which the duration of a cleaning cycle is shortened relative to the duration of a default cleaning cycle. During a short cleaning cycle, other cleaning cycle parameters may also be adjusted to ensure that the articles subjected to the short cleaning cycle are adequately cleaned and sanitized. For example, the wash temperature, rinse temperature, and/or cleaning product amounts or concentrations, may be adjusted to account for the shortened duration of the cleaning cycle. The automated cleaning machine may further include one or more short cycle mode(s) during which short cleaning cycle parameters are used and one or more default cycle mode(s) during which default cleaning cycle parameters are used. |
| US11889962B2 |
Robotic vacuum cleaner and docking station for a robotic vacuum cleaner
A robotic vacuum cleaner has a mechanical transfer mechanism that is used to transfer dirt from the robotic vacuum cleaner to a docking station. |
| US11889961B1 |
Floor scrubber apparatus with vacuum motor protection
A walk-behind floor microscrubber apparatus. The microscrubber includes as main subassemblies an upright handle assembly pivotally connected to a base assembly. The handle assembly includes components for recovering a cleaning solution applied to the floor during cleaning operations. The base assembly houses electrically powered motors for driving scrubbing brushes, and a clean solution reservoir. Spent cleaning solution applied to the floor is sucked to a recovery tank on the handle assembly. The microscrubber has features for avoiding vacuum motor flooding, including a specially-shaped recovery tank. Chambers in the recovery tank capture used cleaning solution when the handle assembly is tilted, thereby reducing the likelihood of solution travelling back to the vacuum motor. The microscrubber also has an exoskeleton reserve tank in the handle assembly. The exoskeleton reserve tank serves as a reserve “backup,” to the chambered recovery tank, offering redundant protection against flooding to the vacuum motor. |
| US11889958B2 |
Rotating shower rod
A rotating shower rod is provided to change the location of a curved shower rod between one position projecting outward from shower or bathtub enclosure to a second position projecting inward to the enclosure. Surface mounts provide two axes of rotation for the shower rod. The shower rod includes two tubes that telescopically extend and retract relative to one another. |
| US11889946B2 |
Heating devices and apparatus
The invention provides a heating device comprising a base structure comprising a fluid channel and a heating element, the heating element arranged in use to heat fluid within the fluid channel, the heating device further comprising a cooling means, arranged in use to cool the fluid channel. |
| US11889945B2 |
Signal and detection system for pairing products
Systems and methods for differentiating the spectral response of various optical coatings between a transmitter and receiver are described. The system is effective in determining if an optical coating produces an authorized spectral response for determining if a product having that optical coating is authorized to be used with another product. |
| US11889943B2 |
Axially operable brewing system
A system, method, and apparatus for producing a brewed beverage using a brewing apparatus of a brewing machine to reduce the time to produce a brewed beverage through a sequence of steps. The apparatus includes structures and functions that help to maintain the reliability and cleanliness of the apparatus. The structure of the apparatus helps reduce the size and dimension of the apparatus while producing a desired brewed beverage result. The steps of the method configured using the apparatus to sequence and/or simultaneously operate various steps of the apparatus to reduce the time to produce a brewed beverage. |
| US11889942B2 |
Centrifugal coffee brewer and method of brewing coffee with same
The present invention relates to a centrifugal coffee brewing device, including: a spinning assembly which is rotatable about a main axis, the spinning assembly including: a chamber element including a bottom wall, a cylinder element including a filter, wherein the chamber element and the cylinder element form a brewing chamber, a main drive for rotating the spinning assembly about the main axis for centrifuging the coffee, wherein the cylinder element including the filter is movable between a first, lower position in which the filter forms the circumference of the brewing chamber and in which the spinning assembly has a brewing configuration, and a second, upper position in which the circumference of the brewing chamber is open, and in which second position coffee residue can be ejected by spinning the chamber element. |
| US11889939B1 |
System and method for a locking tree stand
A locking tree stand comprising a basin with a plurality of bolt mounts configured to accommodate locking bolts to slide into position. When a tab on the bolt mount is closed a threaded portion of the locking bolt comes in contact with a grip on the tab, preventing the bolt from sliding freely within the bolt mount. The bolt may slide on the thread base where a spring extends from, causing an arm from the spring to push the tab away from the locking bolt, when a locking tab is in an unlocked position. A foot pad may also be attached to the locking screw to provide a greater contact surface between the locking bolt and the trunk of a tree. The footpad may also include a plurality of nubs to provide greater grip between the footpad and the tree trunk. |
| US11889938B2 |
Parcel safe system
A parcel safe system comprising a parcel safe in communication with a server, providing remote access and control of the system. The parcel safe system may be integrated into a home or building structure itself, significantly reducing the risk of package theft. The parcel safe system may use modular construction, allowing for customization, and may incorporate smart home technology. The parcel safe system may provide a controlled environment, suitable for temporary storage of groceries and prescriptions. |
| US11889933B2 |
Resolving events in item-identifying carts
This disclosure is directed to item-identifying carts that may be utilized by users to automatically identify items that the users place in their carts. In addition, these carts may automatically determine the outcome of respective events that occur with respect to these identified items. For example, the carts may be configured to identify one or more items that are placed into or removed from the cart, and thereafter determine one or more actions taken with respect to the identified items and a quantity of the items involved. For example, after identifying a first item and a second item either placed into or removed from the cart, the cart may determine that the user added two instances of the first item and removed one instance of the second item. In response to making this determination, the cart may update a virtual cart of a user operating the physical cart. |
| US11889932B2 |
Child play enclosure frame
A child play enclosure frame, comprising: a plurality of vertical rods respectively provided with upper frame corner joints and lower frame corner joints, an upper frame. When the child play enclosure frame is in the unfolded position, the lower frame structure is stable. When the upper center set performs an upward relative motion relative to the lower center set, the triangular mechanism and the four-linkage mechanism deform simultaneously, which may force the plurality of vertical rods to remain upright or remain in a state of being approximately upright and synchronously drawing together towards the center, which forces the entire play enclosure frame to fold and collapse. |
| US11889931B2 |
Carrying device for babies or small children
A carrying device has a receptacle member for receiving a baby or infant and a holding harness system with a hip strap for fastening the receptacle member to a person. The receptacle member has a central part for support and which is connected to the hip strap at a first connection point. The central part from an upper region narrows in the direction toward the hip strap, and, in the upper region, a first and second widening elements are connected to the central part. The first widening element extends to a second connection point to the hip strap, the second connection point being able to be adapted by displacing the first widening element along the hip strap. The second widening element extends to a third connection point to the hip strap, the third connection point being able to be adapted by displacing the second widening element along the hip strap. |
| US11889914B2 |
Collapsible container
A collapsible container, in particular a drinking cup, includes a cup-shaped element (2), made from a flexible deformable material, having a lower base part (3), a top part (4) with an opening (4) and side wall sections (5a, 5b, 5c, 5d) arranged therebetween. The side wall sections (5a, 5b, 5c, 5d) can be folded towards each other along fold lines (7, 8) formed into the material of the cup-shaped element (2). The cup-shaped element (2) can be folded together by twisting the base part (3) to the top part (4). The fold lines (7, 8) are oriented so that the cup-shaped element (2) constricts, as a result of torsion, between the base part (3) and the upper part (4) when twisting the base part (3). |
| US11889911B2 |
Skin care device
A skin care device includes a handle extended along a lengthwise direction; a head portion provided at an end portion of the handle, and including an accommodating portion in which an accommodating space is formed by a bottom portion and a main lateral wall portion extended from the bottom portion along a height direction; and a massage member detachably mounted to the head portion and including a contact surface portion to come into contact with a skin, at least one partition wall extended protruding from a rear of the contact surface portion and dividing the accommodating space into a plurality of accommodating spaces when the massage member is mounted to the head portion, and a plurality of through holes distributed and arranged in the contact surface portion and allowing the plurality of accommodating spaces divided by the partition wall to communicate with the outside. |
| US11889906B2 |
Reconfigurable cases for portable hand-held devices and methods
A case for a portable hand-held devices, such as binoculars. The case assembly includes a main case portion having an opening defined by a periphery and a cover. A reconfigurable member is attached to at least a portion of the cover and can be configured to correspond to an outer profile of the hand-held device being stored within the case. |
| US11889905B2 |
Wearable device
A wearable device includes a main body and a coupling member. The main body has a tail portion and a hook portion at two opposite sides respectively. One end of the coupling member is connected to the tail portion. A buckle hole of another end of the coupling member is for sleeving onto the hook portion to fix the main body to a subject. |
| US11889903B1 |
Male touch fastener elements
A male touch fastener product has an array of discrete fastening elements extending from a resin base. The elements are formed by molding stems and then deforming at least a rim of a distal end of each head to form an overhanging mushroom-type fastener element. Some are deformed against a hard surface to form flat fastener elements, and others are deformed against a compliant surface and form umbrella-shaped fastener elements. The fastener element heads feature particular structural relationships that enhance their performance, particularly with low-lying fibers. |
| US11889902B2 |
Loop element of hook/loop fastener and method of making same
A hook-and-loop fastener has a hook element comprising a substrate having a face from which projects a multiplicity of hooks and a loop element formed by of a fiber web. The fiber web is formed by a homogenous mixture of first multicomponent filaments each formed by a high-melting-point polymer and a low-melting-point polyolefinic polymer and second polyolefinic monocomponent filaments. The first filaments constitute between 20% and 80% by weight of the mixture. The fiber web has a face formed with a patterned array of dense bonded regions of a predetermined small thickness interspersed with less dense open regions of a predetermined big thickness substantially greater than the small thickness of the small thickness interspersed with less dense open regions of a predetermined big thickness substantially greater than the small thickness of the bonded regions so that the filaments of the open regions form loops. |
| US11889901B2 |
Closure device having closure parts which are able to be placed against one another
A closure device includes a first closure part which has a body, and a second closure part. A locking element and an engagement portion in a closing position are mutually engaged in such a manner that the first closure part and the second closure part are locked to one another. The first closure part has a first magnetic installation, and the second closure part has a second magnetic installation, said first magnetic installation and said second magnetic installation when placing the first closure part and the second closure part against one another interact in a magnetically attractive manner. The at least one locking element is magnetically configured in such a manner that the at least one locking element in the closing position by way of the first magnetic installation and/or the second magnetic installation is loaded in the direction of engaging with the at least one engagement portion. |
| US11889900B2 |
Capacitive foot presence sensing for footwear
A foot presence sensor system for an active article of footwear can include a sensor housing configured to be disposed at or in an insole of the article, and a controller circuit, disposed within the sensor housing, configured to trigger one or more automated functions of the footwear based on a foot presence indication. In an example, the sensor system includes a capacitive sensor configured to sense changes in a capacitance signal in response to proximity of a body. A dielectric member can be provided between the capacitive sensor and the body to enhance an output signal from the sensor. |
| US11889899B2 |
Sole and shoe with sole
A shoe sole comprises a bottom surface including a plurality of grooves arranged in a longitudinal direction of the shoe sole for engaging the engagement parts 6a, 6b that are formed parallel to the pedal shaft 8 of the bicycle pedal, and a protrusion having a ground contact surface between the grooves adjacent in the longitudinal direction, the sole characterized in that the protrusion has a width W2 in the longitudinal direction on an inner side in the left-right direction with respect to both feet of a wearer that is wider than a width W1 on an outer side in the left-right direction with respect to both feet of a wearer. |
| US11889898B2 |
Shoe including correction member attached to upper
A shoe includes a sole provided with a ground contact surface, an upper provided with an opening into which a foot of a wearer is inserted, the upper being attached to the sole and covering the foot of the wearer, and a correction member including an inner arm fixed to a medial foot side of the opening of the upper, an outer arm fixed to a lateral foot side of the opening of the upper, and a connection portion connecting the inner arm and the outer arm, the correction member being attached to the upper away from the sole in such a manner that the connection portion is disposed on a rear side of the opening. |
| US11889894B2 |
Footwear article having concealing layer
The present disclosure provides for arrays of colored footwear articles, methods of manufacturing or making arrays of colored footwear articles, footwear articles, and the like. The present disclosure relates to obscuring an observable property (e.g., visibly observable such as color, surface texture, surface finish, etc.) of a substrate (e.g., footwear upper material, footwear sole material, etc.) used to construct a footwear article. |
| US11889890B2 |
Adjustable foot support systems including fluid-filled bladder chambers
Foot support systems, e.g., for articles of footwear, include systems for changing the hardness or firmness of the foot support portion (e.g., of a sole structure) and/or systems for moving (e.g., selectively moving) fluid between various portions of the foot support system. Such systems may include: a foot support bladder, a pump, and a fluid reservoir. Two or more fluid transfer lines may be provided to connect these components, and these fluid lines are equipped with fluid flow control device(s) and/or check valves to enable selective movement of fluid between the fluid reservoir and the foot support bladder. Such systems enable one to set and maintain two or more foot support pressures in the foot support bladder. |
| US11889886B2 |
Tuned sole shank component for dance footwear
A dance shoe having an upper and an underfoot portion, the underfoot portion includes a sole shank, consisting of a relatively rigid structure, extending longitudinally in the shoe over at least a forefoot portion of the shoe and at least partially over a midfoot portion. The sole shank has at least one hinge with a unidirectional stop disposed widthwise in the sole shank. The sole shank covers at least the forefoot portion of the underfoot area and it locks to support plantar flexion and hinges to facilitate dorsiflexion of the foot. To facilitate en pointe movements, the sole shank may be coupled to a rigid distal part of the shoe, such as a toe box. The inventive subject matter is also directed to dance shoes, as well as the sole shanks themselves, and to methods of making the sole shanks and using the sole shanks in assemblies. |
| US11889885B2 |
Footwear article having concealing layer with structural color
In example aspects, materials with different colors and/or one or more different characteristics are used for footwear manufacturing. In some aspects, the colors and/or the one or more characteristics of the materials may be obscured with a concealing layer. In other aspects, the concealing layer may include a structural-color element. |
| US11889882B2 |
Helmet
A helmet is disclosed including: a helmet body; a jaw guard with two fork handles through which the jaw guard is mounted on the helmet body and rotatable around a fixed axis relative to the helmet body; a shield assembly including a shield and a bracket, which is movable between a lowered position and a raised position relative to the helmet body; and a lifting mechanism including a trigger located beside the bracket of the shield assembly and driven by the fork handles of the jaw guard, and the trigger can touch the bracket of the shield assembly at the lowered position and raise the shield assembly from the lowered position. The lifting mechanism further includes an elastic element with one end connected with the bracket, which is arranged to make the shield assembly continue to move to the raised position after the shield assembly leaves the lowered position. |
| US11889879B2 |
Rail for mounting accessories to a helmet
A mounting rail assembly comprises a rail configured to be coupled to a helmet. The rail may include a rear surface and a front surface with a mounting groove extending along a length of the front surface. The mounting groove may be open outwardly from a front surface of the rail and be configured to couple to a first accessory device at two or more positions along the length of the rail. A recess may be proximate an edge of the mounting rail assembly. The recess may be open generally perpendicular to the mounting groove and configured to receive a second accessory device. At least a portion of the recess may be positioned between the mounting groove and the rear surface of the rail. |
| US11889878B2 |
Wig grip
In accordance with embodiments of the invention, a wig grip is provided. The wig grip includes an elastomeric body having a hair contact side opposite a wig contact side and a first end opposite a second end. A plurality of hair attachment members disposed along the hair contact side of the elastomeric body. The hair attachment members are operable to attach to the hair of a user. A plurality of grip members is disposed along the wig contact side of the elastomeric body. The grip members are operable to engage and retain an underside of a wig. A fastener is operable to connect said first end of the elastomeric body to said second end of the elastomeric body. |
| US11889876B1 |
Secretive multipurpose carrying system
A secretive multipurpose carrying system includes an article with a front surface and a back surface; a pouch integral with article and accessible from the back surface; and gathers created by the front surface of the article, the gathers created by excess fabric and running adjacent to one another such that the presence of the pouch as well as effects stored in the pouch are concealed from view. |
| US11889875B2 |
Acceleration protection trousers
Acceleration protective trousers or G-protective trousers are double-walled forming airtight compartments. The trousers include an air-permeable, tear-resistant, fire-resistant and low-stretch synthetic textile material, and the trousers are provided with compartments which can be inflated into a circular cross-section. These compartments act as muscles by two opposite edges being pulled together and the adjacent pieces of textile material being stretched. These compartments extend along the trouser legs and are connected at the upper end of the trouser legs. The compartments on the outer sides of the trouser legs extend upwards from the groins and terminate in a bag-like bladder towards the lower abdomen. On the rear side of the trousers they communicate with one another via a connecting channel. A coccyx channel branches off downwards and extends towards the crotch. The compartments communicate via at least one hose with raccord with an automatically meterable compressed air supply. |
| US11889872B2 |
Fixing structure for brassiere side belt catches
To provide a fixing structure for side belt fasteners in which positions of fasteners at end portions of side belts are easy to find by touch, so that operations of attaching and detaching the fasteners are facilitated. In a fixing structure for side belt fasteners, side belt fasteners (eye tape 4 and hook tape 5) of a brassiere with a hook fitting and an eye fitting sewn on tape-shaped interlinings are attached between a front fabric 10a and a back fabric 10b of the brassiere 10 via adhesive layers. Outer edges of the interlinings 4a and 5a are set back inward with a predetermined length from outer edges of the front fabric 10a and the back fabric 10b, and the back fabric 10b covering the interlinings 4a and 5a is limited to one end portions of the interlinings 4a and 5a. |
| US11889871B2 |
Garment support
A garment support includes a body including a top portion, a middle portion, and bottom portion, the top portion includes a first leg and a second leg defining a receptacle extending along a length of the body to receive and support a garment, and the bottom portion includes a lower edge that is pointed along the length of the body. |
| US11889869B2 |
Closed-loop control of temperature and pressure sensing for an aerosol provision device
An aerosol provision device includes a housing; circuitry; and a coupler or a receptacle structured to engage and hold a consumable including aerosol-generating material. The aerosol provision device or the consumable includes an aerosol generator powered to energize the aerosol-generating material. The circuitry includes a pressure sensor and a temperature sensor. The circuitry also includes a high-side load switch coupled to or coupleable with the aerosol generator, and processing circuitry coupled to the high-side load switch, the pressure sensor, and the temperature sensor. The processing circuitry is configured to output a modulated signal with an adjustable duty cycle to cause the high-side load switch to connect and disconnect power to the aerosol generator based on the measurements of pressure and temperature. The processing circuitry is configured to implement a proportional-integral-derivative (PID) algorithm to adjust the duty cycle based on pressure and temperature according to a predetermined relationship. |
| US11889867B2 |
Aerosol-generating device for inductive heating of an aerosol-forming substrate
An aerosol-generating device for generating an aerosol by inductive heating of an aerosol-forming substrate is provided, the device including a device housing including a cavity configured to receive the aerosol-forming substrate; an induction source including an induction coil configured to generate an alternating magnetic field within the cavity, the induction coil being arranged around at least a portion of the cavity; a flux concentrator arranged around the induction coil and configured to distort the alternating magnetic field of the induction source towards the cavity; and a bond layer firmly coupled to a least a portion of the flux concentrator, the bond layer including or consisting of a poly(p-xylylene) polymer. There is also provided an aerosol-generating system including an aerosol-generating device including and an aerosol-generating article for the device, the article including an aerosol-forming substrate to be heated. |
| US11889865B2 |
Glass atomizer having inner glass tube integrated with outer glass tube
A glass atomizer includes a member for e-liquid injection and vapor discharge. The member for e-liquid injection and vapor discharge includes an outer glass tube and an inner glass tube disposed in the outer glass tube. The inner glass tube includes a top end. The outer edge of the top end includes a plurality of grooves. The top end is integrated with the inner wall of the outer glass tube. |
| US11889863B2 |
Voltage output circuit and electronic cigarette
The disclosure provides a voltage output circuit. The voltage output circuit includes a control chip and a buck switch chip. The control chip includes a first control signal input terminal, a second control signal input terminal, and a modulation signal output terminal. The buck switch chip includes a first channel terminal, a first control terminal, and a second channel terminal. The first channel terminal receives a system power supply voltage. The first control terminal is connected to the modulation signal output terminal of the control chip. When the first control signal input terminal and/or the second control signal input terminal receives an effective level, the control chip controls the second channel terminal to output a driving voltage. |
| US11889862B2 |
Apparatus and system for generating aerosols
An aerosol generating apparatus includes a main body; a cartridge detachably coupled to the main body, comprising an air inlet hole through which external air is introduced, and configured to store a liquid material and generate aerosol by heating the liquid material; a cigarette detachably coupled to the main body, comprising a solid material, and disposed on a path along which the aerosol generated in the cartridge flows such that the aerosol passes through the solid material and is discharged to outside; and a cover detachably coupled to the main body to cover the cartridge coupled to the main body and comprising: a cigarette hole through which the cigarette is coupled to the main body; and a ventilation hole formed at a position adjacent to the air inlet hole of the cartridge and configured to discharge the aerosol remaining in the cartridge to the outside or introduce the external air. |
| US11889861B2 |
Arrangement of atomization assemblies for aerosol delivery device
The present disclosure provides an aerosol delivery device that may comprise a housing defining an outer wall. The device may further include a power source and a control component, an exit aerosol path defined through an opening, a tank portion that includes a reservoir configured to contain a liquid composition, and an atomization assembly configured to vaporize the liquid composition to generate an aerosol. The atomization assembly may comprise two or more vibrating assemblies each of which includes a mesh plate. In some implementations, the mesh plates may be substantially coplanar and substantially perpendicular to the exit aerosol path. In other implementations, the mesh plates may be non-coplanar. |
| US11889860B2 |
Core cartridge for electronic cigarette
A core cartridge for electronic cigarette includes a main housing, an atomizer, an actuator, and a leakage prevention arrangement. The main housing has a mouth piece portion, an atomizer portion, a connecting portion extended between the mouth piece portion and the atomizer portion, a liquid storage compartment formed in the connecting portion, and an air inlet. The main housing further has a vapor releasing channel extended from the atomizer portion to the connecting portion. The leakage prevention arrangement includes at least one drainage port formed in the main housing. The drainage port communicates the vapor releasing channel with the atomizer in such a manner that condensate formed on an inner surface of an outer boundary wall of the main housing is arranged to be guided to flow back to the atomizer through the drainage port. |
| US11889852B2 |
Stevia extracts
A Stevia extract made from leaves of the Stevia rebaudiana plant is described. The extract has desired levels of steviol glycosides and is useful in food, beverage, and other consumable products. |
| US11889847B2 |
Method for producing a coffee extract employing enzymes having beta-1,3-galactanase activity
The present invention relates to a method for producing a coffee extract which comprises use of an enzyme having β-1,3-galactanase activity and to a coffee extract which comprises at least 20% based on the total weight of soluble coffee solids of total galactose. |
| US11889844B2 |
Treatment of insects
The present invention relates to a method to treat insects in order to produce a human nutrition and/or an animal feed. The treatment involves at reducing and preferably stopping the autolysis of the insects, preferably using a cooling treatment step. The present invention further relates to a line to process insects. |