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| US11891617B1 |
Modified complex platform of adeno-associated virus with improved rate of expression of loaded genes and reduced genotoxicity
Described herein is an adeno-associated virus (AAV) complex platform including an asymmetrically modified inverted terminal repeat (ITR). The AAV complex has advantages of increased productivity and expression efficiency of a transgene, and decreased genotoxicity, by having an asymmetric ITR in which any one of two ITRs is modified. Also, described herein is a composition comprising the adeno-associated virus complex and a method of gene therapy. |
| US11891616B2 |
Transgene cassettes designed to express a human MECP2 gene
The present disclosure provides methods and compositions for the treatment of diseases and genetic disorders linked to MeCP2 loss and/or misfunction, including RETT syndrome. The methods and compositions of the present disclosure comprise rAAV vectors and rAAV viral vectors comprising transgene nucleic acid molecules comprising nucleic acid sequences encoding for a MeCP2 polypeptide. |
| US11891615B2 |
Process to produce Klotho protein in vitro
A method of producing Klotho protein includes preparing a Klotho plasmid DNA vector, culturing cells, transfecting the cells with the Klotho plasmid DNA vector in a cell culture medium, growing the transfected cells, and harvesting the cell culture supernatant by removing the transfected cells. The Klotho plasmid DNA vector has a mammalian selection marker and a Klotho open reading frame. The cells are primary fibroblast cells and/or mesenchymal stromal cells. A method of manufacturing a cosmetic composition includes combining Klotho protein or the cell culture supernatant with a cosmetically acceptable vehicle. A method of treating a patient to improve the condition and appearance of aging skin includes topically administering the cosmetic composition to the patient. By upregulating the Klotho gene in vitro and incorporating the Klotho protein and growth factors into a composition, transepidermal water loss, skin atrophy, and free radical damage to the skin may be addressed. |
| US11891610B2 |
Transgenic plant and the method for producing the same
The present invention is directed to a transgenic plant and a method for producing the same. In particular, the present invention is directed to a transgenic plant or a plant cell in which a nucleic acid molecule encoding an m6A demethylase is introduced, wherein said m6A demethylase has the following two domains: i) N-terminal domain (NTD) having the function of AlkB oxidation demethylase; and ii) C-terminal domain (CTD). The present invention is also directed to a method for producing said plant, comprising introducing a nucleic acid molecule encoding an m6A demethylase into a regenarable plant cell, and regenerating a transgenic plant from the regenerable plant cell. |
| US11891609B2 |
Methods for increasing observed editing in bacteria
The present disclosure relates to methods for increasing observed editing rates in the surviving bacteria cells. The compositions and methods presented herein in combination lead to a phenomenon of “edit or die.” Although less cells survive plating and editing, a large percentage of cells that do survive are multiple editors. In one experiment it was found that if a cell survives transformation, plating, and editing, 75% of the surviving cells are multiple editors; that is, 75% of the surviving cells were simultaneously edited with edits at two or more different locations within the bacterial genome. |
| US11891607B2 |
Methods of treating decreased bone mineral density with cluster of differentiation 109 (CD109) inhibitors
The present disclosure provides methods of treating a subject having decreased bone mineral density or at risk of developing decreased bone mineral density, and methods of identifying subjects having an increased risk of developing decreased bone mineral density. |
| US11891606B2 |
Methods for treating multiple sclerosis using antisense oligonucleotides
A method for treating a patient suffering from multiple sclerosis, including progressive forms of multiple sclerosis, comprising periodically administering a pharmaceutical composition comprising a therapeutically effective amount of OLIGONUCLEOTIDE I to the patient, thereby treating the patient. |
| US11891604B2 |
Use of miR-18b for prevention, treatment, or diagnosis of muscle disease and neuromuscular disease
The present invention relates to use of miR-18b for prevention, treatment, or diagnosis of muscle diseases or neuromuscular diseases, and specifically it was confirmed that, in a muscle disease by gene mutations model, gene mutations reduce miR-18b expression, cause dysregulation of miR-18b signaling pathways, and thus induce calcium signaling, cell differentiation inhibition, and apoptosis. Therefore, miR-18b of the present invention may be used as a target factor for diagnosing and treating muscle diseases caused by gene mutations such as ALS and DMD. |
| US11891600B2 |
Nucleic acid indexing techniques
Presented herein are techniques for indexing of nucleic acid, e.g., for use in conjunction with sequencing. The techniques include generating indexed nucleic acid fragments from an individual sample, whereby the index sequence incorporated into each index site of the nucleic acid fragment is selected from a plurality of distinguishable of index sequences and such that the population of generated nucleic acid fragments represents each index sequence from the plurality. In this manner, the generated indexed nucleic acid fragments from a single sample are indexed with a diverse mix of index sequences that reduce misassignment due to index read errors associated with low sequence diversity. |
| US11891588B2 |
Personal protective equipment free delimer compositions o
General purpose liquid deliming compositions are disclosed. The compositions include acids, surfactants, and pH modifiers and are adjusted to a pH of 2 to 7. The composition may be used without personal protective wear or transportation restriction and demonstrate similar lime removal to other traditional lime removal compositions which are extremely low in pH and require protective gear by the user. The compositions also do not require the use of chelants, or builders for effective cleaning. Methods of using the deliming compositions are also disclosed. |
| US11891585B2 |
Acidic liquid fabric care compositions
An acidic liquid fabric care composition that includes: citric acid and/or a salt thereof; a first sulfur-containing compound selected from a sulfate compound, a bisulfate compound, or a combination thereof; a fragrance material; and water. Related methods of making and using such compositions. |
| US11891581B2 |
Tower bottoms coke catching device
A coke catching apparatus for use in hydrocarbon cracking to assist in the removal of coke and the prevention of coke build up in high coking hydrocarbon processing units. The apparatus includes a grid device for preventing large pieces of coke from entering the outlet of the process refining equipment while allowing small pieces of coke to pass through and be disposed of. The coke catching apparatus can be easily disassembled to be removed from the refining process equipment and cleaned. |
| US11891580B2 |
Microcrystalline wax
The present invention provides a microcrystalline wax having a needle penetration according to ASTM D-1321 at 25° C. of more than 1, a crystallinity according to XRD between 5 and 70%, an initial boiling point of less than 500° C., a congealing point in the range of from 60 to 120° C., an oil content according to ASTM D-721 of more than 2 wt. %, wherein the microcrystalline wax has a fraction up to C40 having at least 5 wt % of multiple methyl-branched paraffins as determined with GC×GC. |
| US11891575B2 |
Waste separator scrap oil extraction device and method of producing recyclate using same
Proposed is a waste separator scrap oil extraction device for producing a recyclate from high-density polyethylene (HDPE) scrap, the HDPE being used as a material for a separator of a lithium ion secondary battery, and to a method of producing a recyclate using the same. The waste separator scrap oil extraction device includes: a first extraction means into which pulverized scrap is input, and configured to primarily separate oil from scrap while extruding the input scrap by a pressurization method with a screw; and a secondary extraction means into which the scrap from which the oil is separated by the first extraction means is input, and configured to generate oil vapor by applying heat to the scrap when the scrap is transferred by a screw and secondarily separate remaining oil by vacuum suction of the generated oil vapor. |
| US11891573B2 |
Method and device for controlling viscosity of asphalt rubber based on current variation
A method and device for controlling viscosity of asphalt rubber based on a current variation are provided. The method includes processing asphalt rubber raw materials with a first preset proportion, and shearing the processed asphalt rubber; obtaining a shearing current, pumping and discharging the sheared asphalt rubber; obtaining a discharging current, and obtaining the viscosity of the pumped asphalt rubber according to the discharging current and the viscosity-discharging current correlation relationship. The method includes comparing the viscosity with a preset viscosity; outputting the pumped asphalt rubber as finished asphalt rubber when the viscosity is equal to the preset viscosity. The method includes adjusting the viscosity according to the discharging current. Double-current control is adopted, so that the whole-process control of the processing viscosity of the asphalt rubber is realized, and the control accuracy of the viscosity is improved. |
| US11891571B2 |
Electrochromic composite, electrochromic element comprising same, and manufacturing method for electrochromic element
The present application relates to an electrochromic composite, an electrochromic device comprising the same, and a method for manufacturing an electrochromic device. |
| US11891570B2 |
Salt of monochloroacetic acid with acid for delayed acidification in the oil field industry
A process for treating a subterranean earth formation by includes the step of introducing a buffered acidizing treatment fluid comprising a monovalent salt of monochloroacetic acid and at least one acid into the subterranean earth formation, wherein the pH of the buffered acidizing treatment fluid is from about 1.2 to about 5. The buffered acidizing treatment fluid itself includes the monovalent salt of monochloroacetic acid, the at least one acid and optionally an element to suppress salt precipitation. |
| US11891563B2 |
pH-sensitive temporary plugging agent, preparation method thereof, and use thereof in exploitation of low-permeability oil reservoir
A pH-sensitive temporary plugging agent and its preparation method, and the use thereof in exploitation of a low-permeability oil reservoir are disclosed. The temporary plugging agent is prepared by raw materials including, in percentages by mass, 3-8% of carboxymethyl chitosan, 0.2-0.7% of gelatin, 0.1-0.6% of an initiator, 5-15% of a toughener, and a balance of water, wherein the initiator is a solution of AgNO3 in ammonia water having a concentration of 0.1-0.3 mol/L, and the toughener is a carboxyl-terminated hyperbranched polyester. |
| US11891562B2 |
Drilling fluid comprising a lubricant
The present invention provides a drilling fluid comprising a compound c) which comprises a dimer and/or trimer fatty acid residue and an alkyleneoxy chain comprising a first ethyleneoxy section, a second ethyleneoxy section and a propyleneoxy section located between said first and second ethyleneoxy sections, wherein the propyleneoxy section comprises from 1 to 20 propyleneoxy groups. Use of such a drilling fluid to lubricate a drill bit, and a method of drilling a well bore comprising circulating such a drilling fluid, are also provided. |
| US11891561B2 |
Metal nitrate based compositions for use as phase change materials
There is disclosed herein metal nitrate hydrates as phase change materials (PCMs). More particularly, there is disclosed herein metal nitrate hydrate PCMs containing group II metal nitrates as nucleation agents. A further disclosure herein is the combination of multiple chemical species in the PCM formulation which act together to induce nucleation of metal nitrate PCMs. Furthermore, physical mechanisms by which nucleation of metal nitrate hydrate based PCMs and crystallisation rate increased are disclosed. |
| US11891557B2 |
Isothiocyanato tolane derivatives
Isothiocyanato tolane derivatives of formula I-1 and liquid-crystalline media comprising same are suitable for use in high-frequency components, especially microwave components for high-frequency devices, such as devices for shifting the phase of microwaves, in particular for microwave phased-array antennas. |
| US11891549B2 |
Double-sided adhesive layer-equipped optical laminate
There is provided an optical laminate with pressure-sensitive adhesive layers on both surfaces, which is suppressed damage from occurring to a low-refractive index layer in vacuum lamination while maintaining excellent characteristics of the low-refractive index layer. An optical laminate with pressure-sensitive adhesive layers on both surfaces according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises: a substrate; a low-retractive index layer formed on the substrate; a first pressure-sensitive adhesive layer arranged so as to be adjacent to the low-refractive index layer; and a second pressure-sensitive adhesive layer serving as one outermost layer. The low-refractive index layer has a porosity of 50% or more, the first pressure-sensitive adhesive layer has a storage modulus of elasticity of from 1.3×105 (Pa) to 1.0×107 (Pa), and the second pressure-sensitive adhesive layer has a storage modulus of elasticity of 1.0×105 (Pa) or less. |
| US11891548B1 |
Process for concentrically bonding tubes using a hot melt adhesive
A tube used or medical or other purposes is concentrically bonded to an inner lining tube by sequentially inserting a core within the inner lining tube, creating an adhesive layer on the outer surface of the inner lining tube, inserting the inner lining tube and core into the lumen of the outer tube, and then activating the adhesive to bond the inner tune to the outer tube before removing the core. |
| US11891544B2 |
Pressure sensitive adhesive particles, method for producing printed material, and printed material
A pressure sensitive adhesive particle includes a pressure sensitive adhesive base particle that contains a styrene resin containing styrene and a vinyl monomer other than styrene as polymerization components, and a (meth)acrylate resin containing at least two (meth)acrylates as polymerization components, in which a mass ratio of the (meth)acrylates relative to a total of polymerization components of the (meth)acrylate resin is 90 mass % or more; and an external additive. The pressure sensitive adhesive particle has a surface having an arithmetic average roughness Ra within a range of 0.005 μm to 0.100 μm. The pressure sensitive adhesive particle has at least two glass transition temperatures, and the difference between the lowest glass transition temperature and the highest glass transition temperature among the glass transition temperatures of the pressure sensitive adhesive particle is 30° C. or more. |
| US11891540B2 |
Multilayer treadmill walking board assembly that eliminates static electricity and achieves wearproof and lubricating purposes and method for making it
A method for manufacturing a multilayer treadmill walking board assembly includes preparing a plurality of components, mixing and stirring the components to form a composite material, heating the composite material to a temperature of 140-160° C., cooling the composite material to a temperature of 80-85° C. so that the composite material is disposed at a thick state, applying the composite material on a top face of a support board, to form a coating on the support board, solidifying the coating during a time interval of 2-5 minutes, rapidly cooling the coating to a temperature of 20-30° C., with the composite material producing a stepwise multilayer deposit, thereby serially forming the wear-resistant layer, the lubricating layer, and the antistatic layer from bottom to top, and solidifying the coating to form a product. |
| US11891536B2 |
Coating, injection needle and method for manufacturing the same
A non-stick, durable, and long-serving coating in an inner surface of a tube that transports adhesive, a material of the coating includes polysiloxane. The polysiloxane includes a first monomer unit and a second monomer unit. The first monomer unit is at least one group selected from the group consisting of —O—Si—(R1)(R2)(R3), Si—(R1)(R2)(—O—)2, and Si—(R1)(—O—)3, the R1, R2 and R3 being independently selected from the group consisting of substituted alkyl and unsubstituted alkyl. The second monomer unit includes Si(—O—)4. An injection needle and a method for manufacturing the coating on an injection needle is also provided. |
| US11891533B2 |
Metal-microparticle-containing ink
The present invention relates to a metal fine particle-containing ink containing metal fine particles (a) dispersed therein with a polymer B, in which the ink contains an ink solvent S; a difference ΔSP (|SP(S)−SP(B)|) between solubility parameters of the solvent S and the polymer B is not more than 1.5 (cal/cm3)0.5 wherein SP(S) and SP(B) are a solubility parameter of the ink solvent S and a solubility parameter of the polymer B, respectively, as measured by a Fedors method; and the SP(B) is not less than 9.5 (cal/cm3)0.5 and not more than 10.5 (cal/cm3)0.5, as well as a method for producing a printed material, which includes the step of applying the metal fine particle-containing ink to a printing substrate to form a metal coating film of the ink on the printing substrate under ordinary-temperature environments, thereby obtaining the printed material. |
| US11891530B2 |
Writing gel ink
The present disclosure concerns non-aqueous gel writing ink including a solvent, a coloring agent and a gelling agent, in which the gelling agent is a mixture of silica particles and of a fatty acid amide wax. It also concerns the process of preparation of the non-aqueous gel writing ink and the use of a mixture of silica particles and of a fatty acid amide wax, as a gelling agent in a non-aqueous gel writing ink. It finally concerns a writing instrument containing the ink according to the present disclosure. |
| US11891528B2 |
Powder of spherical crosslinkable polyamide particles, preparation process and use with the selective laser sintering technique
The present invention relates to a powder of spherical crosslinkable polyamide particles, which is suitable for the selective laser sintering (SLS) technique, and also to a process for obtaining such a powder of spherical crosslinkable polyamide particles. The present invention also relates to the production of articles by SLS, followed by a crosslinking step, using said powder of spherical crosslinkable polyamide particles. |
| US11891527B2 |
Machine readable security features
The present invention relates to the field of security inks suitable for printing machine readable security features on substrate, security documents or articles as well as machine readable security feature made from said security inks, and security documents comprising a machine readable security feature made from said security inks. In particular, the invention provides security inks comprising one or more IR absorbing materials selected from the group consisting of crystal water-free iron(II) orthophosphates of the general formula Fe3(PO4)2 and having a graftonite crystal structure, crystal water-free iron(II) metal orthophosphates, crystal water-free iron(II) metal phosphonates, crystal water-free iron(II) metal pyrophosphates, crystal water-free iron(II) metal metaphosphates of the general formula FeaMetb(POc)d, wherein said security ink is an oxidative drying security ink, a UV-Vis curable security ink, a UV-Vis curable security ink or a combination thereof. |
| US11891522B2 |
Process for manufacturing white pigment containing products
A process is described for manufacturing white pigment containing products. The white pigment containing products are obtained from at least one white pigment and impurities containing material via froth flotation. |
| US11891520B2 |
Polymer composite comprising an interfacially modified fiber and particle
Embodiments herein relate to a composite material including about 10 to 80 wt. % of a polymer phase, the polymer phase comprising a thermoplastic polymer with a density of less than about 1.9 g-m-2; and about 20 to 90 wt. % of a dispersed mixed particulate phase, the dispersed mixed particulate phase comprising a mixed particulate and about 0.005 to 8 wt. % of a coating of at least one interfacial modifier. The mixed particulate including a portion of a reinforcing fiber and a portion of a particle. The composite material having a Young's modulus of greater than 700 MPa. In various embodiments, structural building components made from the composite are included as well as additive manufacturing components made from the composite. Other embodiments are also included herein. |
| US11891515B2 |
Modified polyisobutylene polymer for rubber compounding and rubber composition including same
Disclosed is a modified polyisobutylene polymer for rubber compounding. The modified polyisobutylene polymer is prepared by reacting reactants including a polyisobutylene in which the main chain is isobutylene, an unsaturated dicarboxylic anhydride, and an amino group-containing silane compound. The modified polyisobutylene polymer includes a diamide structure. When the modified polyisobutylene polymer is used as an additive for rubber compounding, the processability of the rubber is increased, the dispersibility of fillers is significantly improved, and the effect of obtaining excellent grip performance and improved rolling resistance can be achieved. |
| US11891512B2 |
Redox curable compositions and methods of manufacture thereof
A redox curable composition, methods for manufacturing same and uses thereof are disclosed. The redox curable composition is useful as a pre-applied adhesive. The redox curable composition is solid at room temperature, may be heated for application to a substrate, and cools to form a dry-to-touch adhesive layer on said substrate, which may be activated when required by mating with another substrate and exposure to an anaerobic environment. The composition is particularly suited to manufacturing complex products, such as mobile phones, computers and circuits. |
| US11891505B2 |
Resin composition for acoustic matching layer, cured product, acoustic matching sheet, acoustic probe, acoustic measuring apparatus, method for producing acoustic probe, and acoustic matching layer material set
Provided is a resin composition for an acoustic matching layer, the resin composition including an epoxy resin (A), a specific polyamine compound (B), and metal particles (C). The epoxy resin (A) includes at least one epoxy resin selected from the group consisting of bisphenol A epoxy resins, bisphenol F epoxy resins, and phenol novolac epoxy resins. Also provided are a cured product formed of the composition, an acoustic matching sheet, an acoustic probe, an acoustic measuring apparatus, a method for producing an acoustic probe, and an acoustic matching layer material set. |
| US11891502B2 |
Dispersant for power storage device positive electrode
The present invention relates to a dispersant for a positive electrode of a power storage device. The dispersant is a copolymer that contains a constitutional unit A represented by the following general formula (1) and at least one constitutional unit B selected from the group consisting of a constitutional unit B1 represented by the following general formula (2) and a constitutional unit B2 represented by the following general formula (3). The total content of the constitutional unit A and the constitutional unit B in the copolymer is 80% by mass or more. The content of the constitutional unit A in all constitutional units of the copolymer is 35% by mass or more. |
| US11891497B2 |
Mechanochemical synthesis of polymer-compatible organoclays
A method for producing a clay/polymer composite may include choosing an intercalating agent from among organic constituents of a polymer matrix, forming a polymer-compatible organoclay by mixing and milling an intercalating agent with a clay, and adding a polymer-compatible organoclay to a polymer matrix. |
| US11891493B2 |
Stabilized colloidal aphron/graphene derivatives hybrid fluids
A method for producing a colloidal aphron/graphene hybrid fluid composition. The method may include forming a first mixture by mixing a graphene oxide aqueous solution and a biopolymer solution. The method may further include forming a second mixture by mixing the first mixture with at least an ionic-surfactant solution and a non-ionic surfactant solution. |
| US11891492B2 |
Method for manufacturing foam rubber
A method for manufacturing a foam rubber by foaming a polymer latex is provided, wherein the polymer latex used has a solids content of 60.0 wt % or more, comprises 0.001 to 1.0 part by weight of antifoaming agent relative to 100 parts by weight of polymer in the polymer latex, and has a viscosity at 25° C. of 370 cps or less when the solids content is controlled to 66.0 wt %. |
| US11891491B2 |
Writing feel improving sheet with which a writing feel of writing on paper with a ballpoint pen is obtained
A writing feel improving sheet comprising a base material and a writing feel improving layer with which a touch pen is brought into contact, wherein when a touch pen having a pen tip of 0.5 mm diameter is used to bring the pen tip into contact with a surface of the writing feel improving layer with which the touch pen is brought into contact and the touch pen is then linearly slid at a speed of 1.6 mm/second while applying a load of 200 g to the touch pen and maintaining an angle formed between the touch pen and the surface at 45°, a difference between a maximum value and a minimum value of frictional force generated between the pen tip and the surface is 80 mN or more and 300 mN or less, wherein the frictional force is measured between a point at which a sliding distance is 10 mm and a point at which the sliding distance is 100 mm. The writing feel improving sheet makes it possible to well reproduce the writing feel experienced when writing on paper with a ballpoint pen. |
| US11891490B2 |
Protective starch-based film and its preparation method and application
Disclosed are a protective starch-based film and its preparation method and application, belonging to the field of food packaging. According to the method for preparing the protective starch-based film, surfaces of zinc oxide nanoparticles are enabled to adsorb tannic acid and iron ions under the action of metal coordination by controlling the pH to obtain metallic polyphenol network coated zinc oxide nanoparticles, dispersion of the obtained nanoparticles is added to a starch gelatinization solution, and a melanin-like precursor is simultaneously added to form mixed liquid; and by controlling the pH of the mixed solution, π-π stacking, self-polymerization and metal coordination are induced, so that a stable protective starch-based film with a nano-reinforced interpenetrating network structure is formed. The method is simple, green, pollution-free and energy-saving, and the prepared starch-based degradable film has remarkable ultraviolet-shielding, mechanical and antibacterial properties, thus having wide application prospects in the field of food packaging. |
| US11891487B2 |
Preparation method of super absorbent polymer and super absorbent polymer therefrom
The present disclosure relates to a preparation method of a super absorbent polymer having excellent basic absorbency and liquid permeability at the same time by optimizing the degree of cross-linking of a base resin powder and a surface cross-linked layer, and a super absorbent polymer prepared therefrom. The preparation method of a super absorbent polymer includes: forming a hydrogel polymer by cross-linking and polymerizing a monomer composition including a water-soluble ethylene-based unsaturated monomer having a degree of neutralization of less than 72 mol % and an internal cross-linking agent; drying, pulverizing and classifying the hydrogel polymer to form a base resin powder; forming a surface cross-linked layer by further cross-linking a surface of the base resin powder in the presence of a surface cross-linking agent; and further neutralizing the base resin powder by treating the base resin powder with a basic solution during or after forming a surface cross-linked layer. |
| US11891483B2 |
Polyimide film for display substrate
The present invention relates to a polyimide film showing a low stress change rate on a silicon wafer. The present invention can minimize cracks which are formed due to the stress change of polyimide, in a process for depositing an inorganic film on a polyimide substrate at a high temperature, and thus can reduce electrical property degradation such as a recoverable residual image and decrease in current of a flexible display. |
| US11891481B2 |
Poly(aryl ether) based polymers and associated gas separation membranes
Compositions and methods related to the synthesis and application of poly(aryl ether)s are generally described. |
| US11891479B2 |
Thermoformed packaging and methods of forming the same
In various aspects, the present disclosure pertains to thermoformed webs that comprise polymer films having one or more thermoformed cavities contained therein, the polymer films comprising a polymer blend of amorphous polyethylene terephthalate (APET) and a copolyester that comprises (a) dicarboxylic acid residues (e.g., dicarboxylic acid residues that comprise terephthalic acid residues and, optionally, one or more additional dicarboxylic acid residues) and (b) diol residues (e.g., diol residues comprising ethylene glycol residues and, optionally, one or more additional diol monomer residues). Other aspects of the disclosure pertain to methods of forming such thermoformed webs, packaged products comprising such thermoformed webs, and methods of recycling such thermoformed webs. |
| US11891477B2 |
Conjugated polymer material and organic photovoltaic device using the same
An organic photovoltaic device comprises a first electrode, a first carrier transporting layer, an active layer, a second carrier transporting layer, and a second electrode. The first electrode is a transparent electrode. The active layer includes a conjugated polymer material, which includes a structure of formula I: wherein R0, R0′, R0″, R0′″, Y1 and Y2 can be the same or different from each other, and independently selected from one of the following groups and their derivatives: C1-C30 alkyl, C3-C30 branched alkyl, C1-C30 silyl, C2-C30 ester, C1-C30 alkoxy, C1-C30 alkylthio, C1-C30 haloalkyl, C2-C30 olefin, C2-C30 alkyne, C2-C30 carbon chain containing cyano, C1-C30 carbon chain containing nitro, C1-C30 carbon chain containing hydroxyl, C3-C30 carbon chain containing keto, halogen, cyano, and hydrogen. The organic photovoltaic device of the present invention has good power conversion efficiency. |
| US11891476B2 |
Phenalkamine epoxy curing agents from methylene bridged poly(cyclohexyl-aromatic) amines and epoxy resin compositions containing the same
The present invention relates to a new structural class of phenalkamine, phenalkamine curing agent compositions, methods of making such phenalkamine, and methods of making such compositions. The phenalkamine curing agent compositions of the present invention can be prepared by reacting cardanol with an aldehyde compound and a mixture of methylene bridged poly(cycloaliphatic-aromatic)amines. These curing-agent compositions may be used to cure, harden, and/or crosslink an epoxy resin. |
| US11891469B2 |
Urethane acrylate composition
Provided is a photopolymerizable composition comprising a blend of: a) from 40 wt. % to 70 wt. % of at least one urethane component; b) from 25 wt. % to 70 wt % of at least one monofunctional reactive diluent; c) from 0.1 wt. % to 5 wt. % of at least one initiator; and d) from 2 wt. % to 10 wt % of an amine-functional (meth)acrylate monomer. Also provided is a process of producing a photopolymerizable composition by blending these ingredients. Further provided is a process of producing a three-dimensional object, by depositing the photopolymerizable composition atop a carrier; depositing additional photopolymerizable composition atop a previously applied layer wherein the depositing of the photopolymerizable composition comprises introducing energy. |
| US11891466B2 |
Heat resistant PMMA copolymers having high temperature and high humidity environmental stability for electronic component applications
A high Tg acrylic copolymer includes methyl methacrylate with one or more high Tg hydrophobic monomers. The copolymer includes: a) at least one of tert-butyl cyclohexyl methacrylate, 3,3,5-trimethylcyclohexyl(meth)acrylate, tetrahydrofurfuryl methacrylate, or a mixture thereof; and b) (meth)acrylate monomer. The copolymer has the following properties: i) Tg of from 116° C. to 140° C.; ii) Mw of at least 110,000; and iii) a residual monomer level of less than 1.0 weight percent. The copolymer exhibits high heat resistance, high light transmission, low haze, low moisture uptake, excellent environmental stability, excellent high temperature thermal stability, and excellent mechanical properties, along with excellent UV resistance. The high molecular weight hydrophobic copolymer of the invention has the excellent environmental stability required for electronic components in automotive, displays, smartphones, photovoltaics, and others. |
| US11891465B2 |
System for obtaining a photopolymerized prepolymer
A photopolymerized prepolymer manufacturing system can create material suitable for 3D printing buildings or building components. The system can include a conveyor, a prepolymerization chamber, and one or more processors. The prepolymerization chamber can have multiple prepolymerization stations arranged in sequence and can convert untreated material into photopolymerized prepolymer material as the conveyor moves the prepolymer past the prepolymerization chamber. The processor(s) can control operations of the conveyor, the prepolymerization chamber, or both, to alter operations in response to a detected system event. Each polymerization station can include a light source, such as an LED array, that irradiates material. Each light source can be in a lid of the prepolymerization station. When operation of one polymerization station is halted, such as for maintenance, then the system can increase the light source intensity of the remaining polymerization stations, slow the conveyor speed, or both. |
| US11891461B2 |
Method for producing vinyl ether polymer containing hydrocarbon group by radical polymerization
[Object] To provide a method for producing a vinyl ether polymer containing a hydrocarbon group in a stable and efficient manner, wherein decomposition of the monomer and generation of polyacetal are suppressed.[Means for solving problem] The method for producing a vinyl ether polymer containing a hydrocarbon group according to the present invention comprises the step of polymerizing vinyl ether represented by the following formula (1): wherein R1 represents an aliphatic hydrocarbon group having 1 to 10 carbons or an alicyclic hydrocarbon group having 3 to 10 carbons, in the presence of water as a polymerization solvent and an organic azo-based compound as a radical polymerization initiator, under pH of 6 or more. |
| US11891459B2 |
Chitin, hydrolysate and method for the production of one or more desired products from insects by means of enzymatic hydrolysis
The invention relates to chitin, a hydrolysate and a method for the production of at least one desired product from insects. More specifically, the invention relates to a method for the production of at least one desired product from insects, comprising an insect cuticle pressing step, followed by the enzymatic hydrolysis of the insect cuticles using a proteolytic enzyme. |
| US11891454B2 |
Production of T cell retargeting hetero-dimeric immunoglobulins
The present invention describes hetero-dimeric immunoglobulins or fragments thereof which bind to CD3 and a disease associated antigen. These hetero-dimeric immunoglobulins have been engineered to promote hetero-dimer formation during expression and can be purified to a high degree using a Protein A differential purification technique. |
| US11891452B2 |
Anti-kit antibodies and uses thereof
Provided herein, in one aspect, are antibodies that immunospecifically bind to a human KIT antigen comprising the fourth and/or fifth extracellular Ig-like domains (that is, D4 and/or D5 domains), polynucleotides comprising nucleotide sequences encoding such antibodies, and expression vectors and host cells for producing such antibodies. The antibodies can inhibit KIT activity, such as ligand-induced receptor phosphorylation. Also provided herein are kits and pharmaceutical compositions comprising antibodies that specifically bind to a KIT antigen, as well as methods of treating or managing a KIT-associated disorder or disease and methods of diagnosing a KIT-associated disorder or disease using the antibodies described herein. |
| US11891449B2 |
Recombinant fusion proteins targeting CD47 and CD24, preparation and use thereof
The present application provides a recombinant fusion protein containing an anti-CD24 antibody or an antibody fragment thereof, with at least one paratope of the anti-CD24 antibody or antibody fragment thereof linked via a linker to an extracellular Ig-like domain of a signal-regulatory protein (SIRP) at N-terminus of a heavy chain or a light chain constituting that paratope, wherein the recombinant fusion protein can bind to CD47, CD24 and FcR simultaneously. The present application also provides a nucleic acid molecule encoding the recombinant fusion protein, an expression vector containing the nucleic acid molecule, a method for producing the recombinant fusion protein and a method for treating a disease associated with over expression of CD47 and/or CD24 using the recombinant fusion protein. |
| US11891447B2 |
Method for treating cancer using CD14 antagonists
Methods for treating cancer and/or reducing sternness of cancer stem cells in a subject using a CD14 antagonist, which may be an anti-CD14 antibody. |
| US11891440B2 |
Antibodies with improved stability to intestinal digestion, polynucleotides thereof and methods of use thereof to treat disease
The present invention provides for recombinant antibodies having the features of ruminant early colostrum antibodies that impart resistance to proteases and intestinal digestion. It is a feature of the present invention that when administered to animals including humans, pharmaceutical compositions comprising the novel recombinant antibodies of the present invention, advantageously exhibit resistance to proteases and intestinal digestion. Thus, pharmaceutical compositions of the recombinant antibodies of the invention may be used to deliver antibody therapeutics particularly by oral delivery to the gastrointestinal tract when oral delivery is advantageous. |
| US11891439B2 |
Antibodies and assays for CCL14
The invention provides CCL14 antibodies. |
| US11891438B2 |
Methods of altering bone growth by administration of Sost or Wise antagonist or agonist
The present invention provides a method of promoting local bone growth by administering a therapeutic amount of a Sost antagonist to a mammalian patient in need thereof. Preferably, the Sost antagonist is an antibody or FAB fragment selectively recognizing any one of SEQ ID NOS: 1-23. The Sost antagonist may be coadministered together or sequentially with a matrix conducive to anchoring new bone growth. Orthopedic and Periodontal devices comprising an implantable portion adapted to be permanently implanted within a mammalian body and bearing an external coating of a Sost antagonist are also disclosed, as it a method of increasing bone density by administering to a mammalian patient a therapeutic amount of a Sost antagonist together with an antiresorptive drug. |
| US11891435B2 |
Polynucleotides encoding monoclonal antibodies binding to human pituitary adenylate cyclase-activating polypeptide type I receptor (PAC1) and methods of making thereof
The present invention relates to neutralizing antibodies of the human pituitary adenylate cyclase activating polypeptide type I receptor (PAC1) and pharmaceutical compositions comprising such antibodies. Methods of treating or preventing headache conditions, such as migraine and cluster headache, using the neutralizing antibodies are also described. |
| US11891431B2 |
Removal of serine proteases by treatment with finely divided silicon dioxide
The present invention provides novel methods for reducing the serine protease and/or serine protease zymogen content of a plasma-derived protein composition. Also provided are methods for manufacturing plasma-derived protein compositions having reduced serine protease and\or serine protease zymogen content. Among yet other aspects, the present invention provides aqueous and lyophilized compositions of plasma-derived proteins having reduced serine protease and/or serine protease zymogen content. Yet other aspects include methods for treating, managing, and/or preventing a disease comprising the administration of a plasma-derived protein composition having a reduced serine protease or serine protease zymogen content. |
| US11891423B2 |
Fusion protein binding to CD47 protein and application thereof
Provided by the present invention are a fusion protein binding to a CD47 protein and an application thereof, wherein the fusion protein is capable of binding to a CD47 protein by using a KD value of 1×10−8M or lower. The fusion protein may specifically block the interaction between a CD47 protein and SIRPα without causing a blood coagulation reaction, and may further inhibit the growth and/or proliferation of tumors or tumor cells. |
| US11891422B2 |
NEMO coiled coil mimics and methods of using same
This invention relates to macrostructures (and pharmaceutical formulations containing them) that include a parallel coiled-coil structure, wherein the parallel coiled-coil comprises a first coil of Formula I and a second coil of Formula II: T1-f0-g0-a1-b1-c1-d1-e1-f1-g1-a2-b2-c2-d2-e2-f2-g2-a3-b3-c3-d3-e3-T2 (I) T3-g′0-a′1-b′1-c′1-d′1-e′1-f′1-g′1-a′2-b′2-c′2-d′2-e′2-f′2-g′2-a′3-b′3-c′3-d′3-e′3-f′3-T4 (II), as described in the present application. Methods of using these macrostructures are also disclosed. |
| US11891421B2 |
Variant of a BPIFB4 protein
The present invention relates to a variant of BPIFB4 protein (Bactericidal/Permeability Increasing protein family B, member 4) and to a polynucleotide or a vector encoding said variant of BPIFB4 protein and to their use for the treatment of pathologies involving impairment of nitric oxide signalling. |
| US11891419B2 |
Wheat protein isolates and processes for producing
Isolated wheat proteins that are substantially free of additives, processing aids, added acids, buffers, reagents, or added enzymes and compositions formed from the isolated wheat proteins are described. Methods of forming compositions which include isolated wheat proteins that are substantially free of additives, processing aids, added acids, buffers, reagents, or added enzymes are also described. |
| US11891417B2 |
Chimeric M. hyorhinis polyprotein for vaccines and diagnostics
The present invention is directed to novel polynucleotides, polypeptides, and polyproteins of Mycoplasma surface proteins, all of which are useful in detecting infection and for the preparation of vaccines for treating and preventing diseases in swine and other animals. Vaccines provided according to the practice of the invention are effective against Mycoplasma infections. Detection and therapeutic polyclonal and monoclonal antibodies are also a feature of the present invention. Assays, kits, systems, and nanoparticle encapsulated compositions related to the polynucleotides, polypeptides, polyproteins, antibodies or fragments, derivatives, and variants thereof are also disclosed. |
| US11891413B2 |
Vaccine against Klebsiella pneumoniae
The present invention relates to a synthetic oligosaccharide of general formula (I): T*-[(—Ux+4—Ux+3—Ux+2—Ux+1—Ux)m—(Vx+2—Vx+1—Vx)1-m-T-O-L-E that is related to Klebsiella pneumoniae serotype O3, O3b and/or O5 lipopolysaccharide and conjugate thereof. Said synthetic oligosaccharide, said conjugate and pharmaceutical composition containing said synthetic oligosaccharide or said conjugate are useful for prevention and/or treatment of diseases associated with Klebsiella pneumoniae. Furthermore, the synthetic oligosaccharide of general formula (I) is useful as marker in immunological assays for detection of antibodies against Klebsiella pneumoniae serotype O3, O3b and/or O5 bacteria. |
| US11891407B2 |
Methods of synthesizing and recycling metal-organic framework systems
Provided herein are methods of novel methods of synthesizing a metal-organic framework system by vapor-phase appending of a plurality of ligands appended to a metal-organic framework. Also, provided are methods of recycling metal-organic framework systems by detaching the ligand and re-appending the same ligand or appending a different ligand to the metal-organic framework to provide a recycled or repurposed metal-organic framework system. |
| US11891404B2 |
Substituted macrocyclic indole derivatives
The present invention relates to substituted macrocyclic indole derivatives of general formula (I): in which R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, A and L are as defined herein, methods of preparing said compounds, intermediate compounds useful for preparing said compounds, pharmaceutical compositions and combinations comprising said compounds, and the use of said compounds for manufacturing pharmaceutical compositions for the treatment or prophylaxis of diseases, in particular of hyperproliferative disorders, as a sole agent or in combination with other active ingredients. |
| US11891403B2 |
Tetrazole derivatives as TRPA1 inhibitors
The present disclosure provides certain tetrazole derivatives that are inhibitors of transient receptor potential ankyrin 1 (TRPA1), and are therefore useful for the treatment of diseases treatable by inhibition of TRPA1. Also provided are pharmaceutical compositions containing the same, and processes for preparing said compounds. |
| US11891401B2 |
Solid forms of N-(4-fluoro-3-(6-(3-methylpyridin-2-yl)-[1,2,4]triazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidin-2-yl)phenyl)-2,4-dimethyloxazole-5-carboxamide
The application relates to N-(4-fluoro-3-(6-(3-methylpyridin-2-yl)-[1,2,4]triazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidin-2-yl)phenyl)-2,4-dimethyloxazole-5-carboxamide (Compound I) fumaric acid co-crystals and X-ray amorphous complexes of Compound (I) and fumaric acid. The application also provides methods of making the same; pharmaceutical compositions comprising them; and their use in treating, preventing, inhibiting, ameliorating, or eradicating the pathology and/or symptomology of a disease caused by a kinetoplastid parasite, such as leishmaniasis, human African trypanosomiasis and Chagas disease. |
| US11891397B1 |
Pyrido[4′,3′:4,5]pyrrolo[3,2-c][1,7]naphthyridin-10-one compounds as CK2 inhibitors
Novel pyrido[4′,3′:4,5]pyrrolo[3,2-c][1,7]naphthyridin-10-one compounds, a method of synthesizing these compounds, a pharmaceutical composition comprising these compounds and a suitable carrier, and a method of using the compounds. The pyrido[4′,3′:4,5]pyrrolo[3,2-c][1,7]naphthyridin-10-one compounds, identified as CK2 inhibitors, are useful as anticancer and/or antitumor agents, and as agents for treating other kinase-associated conditions including inflammation, pain, and certain immunological disorders, and other types of diseases such as diabetes, viral infection, neurodegenerative diseases. |
| US11891394B1 |
Pyrrolo[2,3-c][1,6]naphthyridine-8-carboxylic acid compounds as CK2 inhibitors
Novel pyrrolo[2,3-c][1,6]naphthyridine-8-carboxylic acid compounds, a method of synthesizing these compounds, a pharmaceutical composition comprising these compounds and a suitable carrier, and a method of using the compounds. The pyrrolo[2,3-c][1,6]naphthyridine-8-carboxylic acid compounds, identified as CK2 inhibitors, are useful as anticancer and/or antitumor agents, and as agents for treating other kinase-associated conditions including inflammation, pain, and certain immunological disorders, and other types of diseases such as diabetes, viral infection, neurodegenerative diseases. |
| US11891391B2 |
Inhibitors of kinase networks and uses thereof
The present invention generally relates to compounds as a dual kinase-demethylase inhibitor useful for the treatment of diseases mediated by a kinase and/or a histone demethylase, such as inflammation, cancer, viral and bacterial infections, neurological and immunological disorders. Pharmaceutical compositions and methods for treating those diseases are within the scope of this invention. |
| US11891390B1 |
3-substituted amino-2-arylpyrrolo[2,3-c]pyridines as CK2 inhibitors
Pyrrolo[2,3-c][2,7]naphthyridine-2-carboxylic acid compounds are provided. The pyrrolo[2,3-c][2,7]naphthyridine-2-carboxylic acid compounds have the general formula: where R1 is H, C1-C6 alkyl, or C3-C6 cycloalkyl, and R2 is C1-C6 alkyl, C1-C6 haloalkyl, C1-C6 cyanoalkyl, (CH2)2-3NR3R4, (CH2)1-2aryl, (CH2)1-2heteroaryl, C(O)—(CH2)2-3NR3R4, C(O)aryl, C(O)heteroaryl, S(O)2—(CH2)2-3NR3R4, S(O)2aryl, S(O)2heteroaryl, C3-C6 cycloalkyl, C3-C6 halocycloalkyl, C3-C6 cyanocycloalkyl, aryl, or 5- or 6-membered heteroaryl. The pyrrolo[2,3-c[2,7]naphthyridine-2-carboxylic acid compounds inhibit protein kinase CK2 activity and may be used as anticancer agents, as well as agents for treating inflammation, pain, immunological disorders, diabetes, viral infections, and neurodegenerative diseases. |
| US11891388B2 |
Pyrazolopyridine compounds and uses thereof
Disclosed are compounds of Formula (I), methods of using the compounds for inhibiting HPK1 activity and pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds. The compounds are useful in treating, preventing or ameliorating diseases or disorders associated with HPK1 activity such as cancer. |
| US11891386B2 |
Indole compounds and their use
The present disclosure relates to indole compounds and pharmaceutical compositions thereof, and their use in stimulating the immune system of patients in need thereof and in treating cancer. |
| US11891383B2 |
Crystalline salts of peptide epoxyketone immunoproteasome inhibitor
Provided herein is a peptide epoxyketone immunoproteasome inhibitor, crystal forms, salts, and processes for making the same, and formulations thereof. |
| US11891381B2 |
Compounds for the treatment of glycogen storage disorders
Compounds represented by general Formulae I to IV as described herein are disclosed. Further disclosed are composition utilizing the herein disclosed compounds and using the same for the treatment of glycogen storage disorders. |
| US11891363B1 |
Multi-target drug candidates for the treatment of triple-negative breast cancer
Multitarget-directed compounds combining the features of reactive oxygen species (ROS) modulators, poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase 1 (PARP1), and/or heat shock protein 90 (Hsp90) inhibitors in a single molecule. These single agents constitute a systemic regimen for treating the triple-negative breast cancer phenotype that overcomes drug resistance and tumor recurrence, and may be used for other indications as well, such as the treatment of various neurodegenerative disorders. |
| US11891359B2 |
Prenylated psilocybin derivatives and methods of using
Disclosed are novel prenylated psilocybin derivative compounds and pharmaceutical and recreational drug formulations containing the same. The compounds may be produced in vitro or in vivo using a biosynthetic system which comprises cells comprising a prenyl transferase, and, optionally, additional enzymes, including a decarboxylase, and an N-acetyl transferase. |
| US11891355B2 |
Method for preparing taurine and method for recovering mother liquor thereof
The present disclosure relates to a method for preparing taurine and a method for recovering a mother liquor thereof. The method for recovering the taurine mother liquor comprises: providing a taurine mother liquor, and mixing the taurine mother liquor and a treating agent to obtain a solid-containing suspension, wherein the treating agent is a water-soluble organic solvent or a mixture of the water-soluble organic solvent and water; filtering the suspension to obtain a first solid product and a first filtrate; and dissolving the first solid product with an ammonia source, and then filtering same to obtain a second solid product and a second filtrate. |
| US11891354B2 |
Tricyclodecane dimethanol composition and preparation method of the same
Provided are a tricyclodecane dimethanol composition which may be suitably used in preparing a polyester resin exhibiting excellent solvent resistance and chemical resistance when forming a coating film and having excellent solubility in organic solvents or water, and a preparation method thereof. |
| US11891353B1 |
3,3′-(hydrazine-1,2-diyl)bis(1-(naphthalen-2-yloxy)propan-2-ol) as an ecofriendly insecticidal agent against Spodoptera littoralis (boisd.)
A compound 3,3′-(hydrazine-1,2-diyl)bis(1-(naphthalen-2-yloxy)propan-2-ol), its synthesis, and its use as an insecticidal agent. |
| US11891352B2 |
Aminomethyl-functionalized denatonium derivatives, their preparation and use
The present invention is directed to compounds of the general formula (I) and salts thereof wherein X− is halide, pseudohalide, sulphate, benzoate, acetate, trifluoroacetate, hydroxide, saccharinate or capsaicinate; R10 is hydrogen or C1-C10-alkyl; and R1-R9 independently are hydrogen, halogen, C1-C5-alkyl, C1-C4-alkoxy, C1-C20-alkoxycarbonyl. The invention is furthermore directed to a method for the preparation of these compounds. The compounds can be used as bitter substances in medicine, pharmaceutics and/or diagnostics. They can furthermore be used for the coupling to proteins and peptides by means of forming a peptide bond between the amino-group of the compounds of the present invention and a carboxyl-group of the protein or peptide. |
| US11891350B2 |
Compounds for use in the treatment or prophylaxis of pain, inflammation and/or autoimmunity
The present invention relates to a polymorphic form of (S,S)-2-N(3-O-(propan-2-ol)-1-propyl-4-hydroxybenzene)-3-phenylpropylamide or synonymously named N-[2-(4-Hydroxy-phenyl)-(2-hydroxy-propoxymethyl)-ethyl]-3-phenyl-propionamide and to the treatment or prophylaxis of pain, inflammation and/or autoimmunity and provides a method of treating or preventing pain, inflammation and/or autoimmunity as well as the use of this polymorphic form in the manufacture of medicaments for the treatment or prophylaxis of pain (preferably nociceptive or neuropathic), inflammation and/or autoimmunity in humans and/or non-human animals. |
| US11891349B2 |
Aminated lignin-derived compounds and uses thereof
The present invention relates to novel lignin-derived compounds and compositions comprising the same and their use as redox flow battery electrolytes. The invention further provides a method for preparing said compounds and compositions as well as a redox flow battery comprising said compounds and compositions. Additionally, an assembly for carrying out the inventive method is provided. |
| US11891347B2 |
Catalyzed alkylation, alkylation catalysts, and methods of making alkylation catalysts
Improved alkylation catalysts, alkylation methods, and methods of making alkylation catalysts are described. The alkylation method comprises reaction over a solid acid, zeolite-based catalyst and can be conducted for relatively long periods at steady state conditions. The alkylation catalyst comprises a crystalline zeolite structure, a Si/Al molar ratio of 20 or less, less than 0.5 weight percent alkali metals, and further having a characteristic catalyst life property. Some catalysts may contain rare earth elements in the range of 10 to 35 wt %. One method of making a catalyst includes a calcination step following exchange of the rare earth element(s) conducted at a temperature of at least 575° C. to stabilize the resulting structure followed by an deammoniation treatment. An improved method of deammoniation uses low temperature oxidation. |
| US11891345B2 |
Non-aqueous Organo liquid delivery systems containing dispersed Organo Polycarboxylate Functionalities that improves efficiencies and properties of nitrogen sources
The present invention comprises one or more organic solvents that create a non-aqueous organo solvent delivery system, (NOSDS), and one or more Organo Polycarboxylate functionalities, OPCF, that results in a stable, non-aqueous solution that can easily, safely, evenly and economically coat nitrogen source granules and/or be added to a mobile liquid form of a nitrogen source such as an aqueous dispersion, pressurized ammonia gas or molten urea and/or molten modified urea. Using these solvents provides more flexibility for nitrogen source manufacturers to produce nitrogen sources designed for a particular soil or plant. The liquid solutions are comprised of NOSDS and OPCFs and one or more of a) nitrification inhibitors, b) urease inhibitors, c) pesticides, d) fungicides, e) herbicides, f) insecticides and g) micronutrients. |
| US11891341B2 |
Preceramic 3D-printing monomer and polymer formulations
This disclosure provides resin formulations which may be used for 3D printing and thermally treating to produce a ceramic material. The disclosure provides direct, free-form 3D printing of a preceramic polymer, followed by converting the preceramic polymer to a 3D-printed ceramic composite with potentially complex 3D shapes. A wide variety of chemical compositions is disclosed, and several experimental examples are included to demonstrate reduction to practice. For example, preceramic resin formulations may contain a carbosilane in which there is at least one functional group selected from vinyl, allyl, ethynyl, unsubstituted or substituted alkyl, ester group, amine, hydroxyl, vinyl ether, vinyl ester, glycidyl, glycidyl ether, vinyl glycidyl ether, vinyl amide, vinyl triazine, vinyl isocyanurate, acrylate, methacrylate, alkacrylate, alkyl alkacrylate, phenyl, halide, thiol, cyano, cyanate, or thiocyanate. The resin formulations may contain a solid-phase filler, to provide high thermal stability and mechanical strength (e.g., fracture toughness) in the final ceramic material. |
| US11891338B2 |
Ceramic composite material
A process for manufacturing ceramic-metal composite material, comprises dissolving ceramic powder into water to obtain an aqueous solution of ceramic; mixing metal powder having a multimodal particle size where largest particle size is one fourth of the minimum dimension of a device, with the aqueous solution of ceramic to obtain a powder containing ceramic precipitated on the surface of metal particles; mixing the powder containing ceramic precipitated on the surface of the metal particles, with ceramic powder having a particle size below 50 μm, to obtain a powder mixture; adding saturated aqueous solution of ceramic to the powder mixture to obtain an aqueous composition containing ceramic and metal; compressing the aqueous composition to form a disc of ceramic-metal composite material containing ceramic and metal; and removing water from the ceramic-metal composite material; wherein ceramic content of the disc is 10 vol-% to 35 vol-%. Alternatively, ceramic-ceramic composite material may be manufactured. |
| US11891336B2 |
Gypsum board containing high absorption paper and related methods
Disclosed are a composite gypsum board and a method of preparing composite gypsum board. The board contains at least one set gypsum layer sandwiched between two cover sheets. The set gypsum layer is formed from at least stucco and water. The stucco material generally includes a high salt impurity content, for example, when the stucco is calcined from certain sources of low-quality synthetic gypsum. For example, in some embodiments, the salts are chloride salts, e.g., sodium chloride (NaCl), potassium chloride (KCl), magnesium chloride (MgCl2), and/or calcium chloride (CaCl2)). At least one of the cover sheets is composed of high absorption paper, which enhances the bond between the set gypsum layer and the cover sheet. |
| US11891332B2 |
Colored glass articles having improved mechanical durability
A colored glass article includes greater than or equal to 50 mol % and less than or equal to 80 mol % SiO2; greater than or equal to 7 mol % and less than or equal to 25 mol % Al2O3; greater than or equal to 1 mol % and less than or equal to 15 mol % B2O3; greater than or equal to 5 mol % and less than or equal to 20 mol % Li2O; greater than or equal to 0.5 mol % and less than or equal to 15 mol % Na2O; greater than 0 mol % and less than or equal to 1 mol % K2O; and greater than or equal to 1×10−6 mol % and less than or equal to 1 mol % Au. R2O—Al2O3 is greater than or equal to −5 mol % and less than or equal to 7 mol %, R2O being the sum of Li2O, Na2O, and K2O. |
| US11891328B2 |
Solar control coatings providing increased absorption or tint
A method of tinting or coloring glass. The following layers are deposited onto the glass: a first dielectric layer, a subcritical metallic layer; a primer layer; and a second dielectric layer. Alternatively, these layers may be deposited onto the glass: a first dielectric layer, a subcritical metallic layer; and a second dielectric layer. Alternatively, the invention is a coated article that includes a substrate, a first dielectric layer, an absorbing layer, and a second dielectric layer over the primer layer. The absorbing layer can be Inconel, titanium nitride, cobalt chrome (stellite), or nickel chrome material, and has a thickness in the range of 50 Å to 150 Å. |
| US11891327B2 |
Fabrication of low defectivity electrochromic devices
Prior electrochromic devices frequently suffer from high levels of defectivity. The defects may be manifest as pin holes or spots where the electrochromic transition is impaired. This is unacceptable for many applications such as electrochromic architectural glass. Improved electrochromic devices with low defectivity can be fabricated by depositing certain layered components of the electrochromic device in a single integrated deposition system. While these layers are being deposited and/or treated on a substrate, for example a glass window, the substrate never leaves a controlled ambient environment, for example a low pressure controlled atmosphere having very low levels of particles. These layers may be deposited using physical vapor deposition. In certain embodiments, the device includes a counter electrode having an anodically coloring electrochromic material in combination with an additive. |
| US11891322B2 |
Mobile cleaning and water treatment system
A mobile power washing system is provided. The system includes a mobile instant reclaim cleaning unit, a mobile water treatment vehicle operably coupled to the mobile instant reclaim cleaning unit, and a controller. The mobile instant reclaim cleaning unit includes an instant reclaim drivable vehicle and one or more high pressure cleaning heads disposed on the instant reclaim drivable vehicle. The mobile water treatment vehicle includes a drivable vehicle, a water treatment unit, a water treatment unit disposed on the drivable vehicle, at least one water tank operably coupled to the water treatment unit and disposed on the drivable vehicle, at least one water pump disposed on the drivable vehicle and configured to pump water from the at least one water tank to the mobile instant reclaim cleaning unit and a power source configured to power the at least one water pump. |
| US11891317B2 |
Heating system
A sanitizing system for sanitizing a water flow at a point of use, the sanitizing system including an ozone demand indicator configured for determining the existence of a demand for ozone in the water flow; an ozone generator configured to be disposed no more than about 72 inches upstream of the point of use on a fluid conductor supplying the water flow at the point of use, wherein ozone generated by the ozone generator is configured to be disposed in the water flow to sanitize the water flow; and a controller operable to control the ozone demand indicator and the ozone generator responsive to the ozone demand indicator, wherein the controller is configured to cause the ozone generator to start generating ozone upon receiving an indication from the ozone demand indicator that the demand for ozone exists. |
| US11891310B2 |
Degassing system, a degassing tower, and a water system having the same
The present disclosure provides a pump-assisted degassing system, a vacuum degassing tower, and a water system having the same. The degassing system comprises a vacuum pump, connected with a degassing tower through a main pipeline, and configured to pump out a gas-liquid mixture from the degassing tower; a gas-liquid separator, connected with the vacuum pump in a closed loop through a circulation pipeline, and configured to perform gas-liquid separation on the gas-liquid mixture; and a booster pump, arranged on the main pipeline between the vacuum pump and the degassing tower, and configured to assist the vacuum pump to pump out the gas-liquid mixture. The vacuum pump and the booster pump constitute a two-stage pumping device. Only one vacuum pump is needed in the system, and the vacuum pump requires less circulating water and less motor power resulting in lower the equipment load loss in the operation efficiency. |
| US11891308B2 |
Method for preventing and reducing microorganism growth using a spinel ferrite composition
Methods of forming spinel ferrite nanoparticles containing a chromium-substituted copper ferrite as well as properties (e.g. particle size, crystallite size, pore size, surface area) of these spinel ferrite nanoparticles are described. Methods of preventing or reducing microbe growth on a surface by applying these spinel ferrite nanoparticles onto the surface in the form of a suspension or an antimicrobial product are also described. |
| US11891303B2 |
Catalyst composition, catalyst and method for manufacturing the same, and method for hydrogen production
A catalyst composition for manufacturing a catalyst for hydrogen production based on thermochemical reaction of methanol is disclosed. The catalyst composition includes a support component and an active component. The support component includes cement and clay, wherein a weight ratio of the cement to the clay is 3/7 to 9/1. The active component includes copper oxide or a precursor of copper oxide. Based on 100 parts by weight of the support component, a content of the active component is 5 to 10 parts by weight. |
| US11891302B2 |
Hydrogen generation systems
A water gas shift (WGS) reactor system includes a housing; a reaction tube disposed in the housing, wherein a reaction channel is defined within the reaction tube and a cooling fluid channel is defined between the housing and the reaction tube; a catalyst disposed in the reaction channel, the catalyst configured to catalyze a hydrogen generation reaction; and a heat transfer material disposed in the reaction channel. |
| US11891299B2 |
Method of controlling the placement of micro-objects
Disclosed are methods and systems of controlling the placement of micro-objects on the surface of a micro-assembler. Control patterns may be used to cause phototransistors or electrodes of the micro-assembler to generate dielectrophoretic (DEP) and electrophoretic (EP) forces which may be used to manipulate, move, position, or orient one or more micro-objects on the surface of the micro-assembler. A set of micro-object may be analyzed. Geometric properties of the set of micro-objects may be identified. The set of micro-objects may be divided into multiple sub-sets of micro-objects based on the one or more geometric properties and one or more control patterns. |
| US11891298B2 |
Process for manufacturing microelectromechanical devices, in particular electroacoustic modules
A process for manufacturing MEMS devices, includes forming a first assembly, which comprises: a dielectric region; a redistribution region; and a plurality of unit portions. Each unit portion of the first assembly includes: a die arranged in the dielectric region; and a plurality of first and second connection elements, which extend to opposite faces of the redistribution region and are connected together by paths that extend in the redistribution region, the first connection elements being coupled to the die. The process further includes: forming a second assembly which comprises a plurality of respective unit portions, each of which includes a semiconductor portion and third connection elements; mechanically coupling the first and second assemblies so as to connect the third connection elements to corresponding second connection elements; and then removing at least part of the semiconductor portion of each unit portion of the second assembly, thus forming corresponding membranes. |
| US11891296B2 |
Distribution manifold for multi-port fuel distribution
A fuel distribution system includes a fuel intake in communication with at least one fuel source that delivers a fuel through a fuel path. A filtering mechanism is positioned within the fuel path. A surge tank operates to maintain a minimum fluid pressure within the fuel path. A fuel manifold selectively delivers the fuel to a plurality of external fuel couplings. A flow meter monitors a flow of the fuel through the fuel manifold. The plurality of external fuel couplings are configured to contemporaneously deliver the fuel at a consistent flow rate. |
| US11891294B2 |
Custom beverage creation device, system, and method
A system for dispensing fluid. The system includes a fluid cartridge having a fluid outlet spout, a carbonated fluid outlet, a still water outlet, and a non-contact drop sensor for detecting a number of drops dispensed from the fluid outlet spout. The fluid outlet spout, the carbonated fluid outlet, and the still water outlet are configured to dispense fluid into a beverage vessel. |
| US11891293B2 |
Smart energy-saving device for automatic blending drinks
A smart energy-saving device for automatic blending drinks, adopted to inject beverages into at least one beverage cup that comprises a bar code, comprises: beverage barrels; manifolds; at least one ice-storing device including at least one ice outlet, at least one servomotor, a stirring rod, and at least one thruster; beverage stations; collection mechanisms including ring structures, ice inlets, water inlets, and beverage tubes; and a control module including flowmeters, water valve switches, beverage-cup-weight sensors, beverage-barrel-weight sensors, at least one ice-beverage-barrel-weight sensor, pressure sensors, bar code readers, infrared scanners; and a controller. |
| US11891291B2 |
Filling spout having a return line
A packaging installation having at least one filler station includes a filler spout and a connection member connected firstly to a feed duct and secondly to a purge duct in order to connect these ducts to the spout. The connection member includes a spout supply pipe connected to the feed duct and a return pipe opening out into the spout and connected to the purge duct. The supply pipe and the return pipe are entirely independent of each other, such that the connection member acts continuously to connect in series the feed duct, the supply pipe, the spout, the return pipe, and the purge duct. |
| US11891290B2 |
Hydraulic control system and forklift
The present disclosure discloses a hydraulic control system. The hydraulic control system may include a hydraulic module, a PLC control module, a hydraulic valve group control module, a manipulation module, and an action module. The manipulation module is connected with the PLC control module and is configured to input an operation instruction to the PLC control module; the PLC control module is respectively connected to the hydraulic module and the hydraulic valve group control module, and is configured to output a control signal corresponding to the operation instruction to the hydraulic valve group control module, and control the activation of the hydraulic module to provide hydraulic pressure to the hydraulic valve group control module; and the action module is connected with the hydraulic valve group control module, and is configured to perform an action corresponding to the control signal. |
| US11891284B2 |
Camera safety system for aerial device
An aerial device data collection apparatus is described. The aerial data collection apparatus includes a power source, a data capture device, a wireless transmitter, and a housing. The data capture device is connected to the power source. The wireless transmitter is connected to the power source and is communicably coupled to the data capture device. The wireless transmitter is configured to transmit data captured by the data capture device. The power source and the wireless transmitter are contained within the housing. The housing is configured to couple to a surface of an aerial bucket. |
| US11891283B1 |
Concave personnel basket for an aerial work platform
A concave personnel basket for an aerial work platform such as a boom lift is disclosed. The personnel basket is configured with a middle portion, facing away from the boom lift, that is recessed several feet towards the boom lift. The basket also has two opposite ends, also facing away from the boom lift, that protrude several feet outward relative to the middle portion. As a result, the personnel basket can partially envelop convex target structures such as cell towers and building corners. Personnel standing in the basket can thus access multiple sides of the target without needing to command the boom lift to reposition the basket. This improves work efficiency and safety. |
| US11891281B2 |
Control method for controlling lifting of a hanging load in case of emergency stop
A method for controlling lifting of a hanging load using a lifting winch integrating a drum on which a lifting rope is wound coupled to the load, includes measuring a mass parameter and a lifting speed representative of a mass and of a displacement speed of the load and supervising an emergency stop which, once activated, shuts off the lifting winch. The method also includes, during an ascending of the load, comparing the lifting speed with a low threshold and a high threshold which vary according to the mass parameter, and monitoring lifting in an optimized mode in which the lifting speed when ascending is authorized below the high threshold and forbidden above the high threshold, and if the emergency stop is activated during an ascending and while the lifting speed is higher than the low threshold then an alarm is activated. |
| US11891278B1 |
Lifting capacity systems and methods for lifting machines
A lifting machine includes a machine chassis, a boom extending from the machine chassis, a connector extending from the boom for coupling to a load, a control system that determines a rated lifting capacity of the machine, based on an orientation of the machine chassis and a lifting load, and a display. The display indicates the rated lifting capacity relative to a total lifting capacity, and the display also indicates the lifting load relative to the rated lifting capacity and the total lifting capacity. |
| US11891276B2 |
Safety device for elevator system and elevator system
A safety device for an elevator system, and an elevator system. The elevator system includes a guide rope arranged in a hoistway to be used as a guide rail and a running device running along the guide rope, and the safety device includes a body which is connected to the running device, and a first component and a second component which are provided on the body and define a passage for the guide rope to pass through freely when the running device is in normal operation, the first and second components are configured for clamping the guide rope in the passage when a running speed of the running device exceeds a threshold, to restrict the speed of the running device or stop the running device. |
| US11891275B2 |
Brake device, e.g. with a wedge-shaped brake element, for braking a travelling body that can be moved in a guided manner along a guide rail in a movement direction
A brake device for braking a traveling body movable along a guide rail in a movement direction includes a holder mounting a brake element that has a brake surface directed toward the guide rail, the brake element being movable relative to the holder between a free-running position and a braking position. A pretensioning element is activated to exert a force that moves the brake element toward the braking position. A release element holds the pretensioning element in a holding state and is activated into a released state to reconfigure the pretensioning element from a deactivated configuration into the activated configuration. A pressing element in an actuated state generates a force on the brake element in a direction toward the guide rail to enable a reset of the brake device. |
| US11891274B2 |
Electronic catching device that can be easily reset
A method and a catching device are used to catch a traveling body in an elevator system wherein traveling body is movable along a rail. The catching device includes a first braking element, a second braking element, a first guide element, a second guide element and an actuating element. The first braking element and the second braking element are brought into contact with the rail for braking. A first linear bearing is formed between the first braking element and the first guide element and a second linear bearing is formed between the second braking element and the second guide element. Both guide elements are moved between a rest position and a braking initial position, the actuating element moving the two guide elements from the rest position into the braking initial position. |
| US11891271B2 |
Sheet conveying apparatus
The present invention is to provide a configuration facilitating removal of a sheet stopped on a conveying belt. In a sheet conveying apparatus that conveys a sheet using a conveying belt and balls, a sheet may be jammed and stopped on the conveying belt. In this case, it is difficult for a user to take out the sheet through a take-out port if the sheet is nipped by conveying roller pairs disposed upstream and downstream relative to the conveying belt in a sheet conveying direction. Thus, conveying roller pairs and the conveying belt are operated such that the sheet, which is stopped on the conveying belt and hence should be taken out through the take-out port, is brought into a state of being nipped only by the conveying belt and balls. |
| US11891269B2 |
Countertop barrier device
A countertop barrier device for provision of a sanitary barrier between an article and a countertop includes a tubular housing, which is selectively mountable to a surface proximate to a back edge of a countertop so that the tubular housing is removably mounted to the surface and substantially parallel to the back edge. A slot is positioned in the tubular housing and extends from proximate to opposed ends of the tubular housing. A mat is selectively extensible from and retractable into the tubular housing through the slot. A fastener is engaged to the mat proximate to a leading edge of the mat. The fastener engages the countertop proximate to a front edge of the countertop so that the mat covers a portion of the countertop. An article can be positioned on the mat without the article coming into contact with the countertop. |
| US11891267B2 |
Stackable spool cable manager
A stackable spool cable manager assembly is disclosed which comprises a plurality of like cable manager spools. The cable manager spools comprise a locking mechanism such that the cable manager spools can be stacked and such that when locked together a cable support arm of each the cable manager spools is offset from the others. A magnet is also provided, for example for securing to a bottom ne of a stack of cable manager spools such that they can be secured to a metal tray or the like. |
| US11891266B2 |
Medium conveying apparatus to determine whether multi-feed has occurred based on whether outer shape of object area in input image is rectangular
A medium conveying apparatus includes a conveying roller to convey a rectangular medium, and a processor to generate an input image acquired by imaging the conveyed medium, detect an overlap of the conveyed medium, detect an object area from the input image, determine whether an outer shape of the object area is rectangular, determine whether a multi-feed of the medium has occurred based on whether the overlap of the medium has been detected and whether the outer shape of the object area is rectangular, and execute an abnormality processing when it is determined that the multi-feed of the medium has occurred. |
| US11891265B2 |
Detecting and processing multi feeding
An example print medium supplying apparatus includes a print medium transporting device to pick up a print medium loaded in a loading portion and transport the picked-up print medium, a print medium alignment portion to align a leading end of the transported print medium, a first sensor to sense the print medium that passes through a feed roller of the print medium transporting device, and a processor to, based on a measured value with respect to the print medium sensed by the first sensor and a multi-feeding determination reference value corresponding to a sheet of the print medium, detect multi-feeding of the print medium and process the detected multi-feeding by controlling the print medium transporting device and the print medium alignment portion. |
| US11891263B2 |
Interfolding machine
An interfolding machine produces interfolded sheets according to an interfolding configuration and, starting from a web of paper provides a feeding section, which applies a tension on the web and moves the same along a feeding direction feeding the same to a cutting section, in which the web of paper is cut into a series of sheets at a cutting point between a cutting roller and a counter-cutting element. Downstream of the cutting section, a folding section includes a first and a second folding rollers counter-rotating with respect to each other. The first and second folding rollers rotate about respective rotation axes with a first peripheral velocity vP, and fold, at a folding zone, a plurality of sheets in a plurality of panels and form the stack of interfolded sheets. The cutting roller alternately distributes the aforementioned sheets between a transfer roller and the first folding roller. |
| US11891258B2 |
Sheet processing machine comprising at least one pile formation device, and method for forming piles
In some examples, a sheet processing machine includes at least one pile formation device. The at least one pile formation device is arranged in a vertical direction beneath a multiple-up separating mechanism. The at least one pile formation device is arranged so as to be displaceable at least in an inward-moving direction. The at least one pile formation device includes at least one horizontally displaceable pile formation means and a deposit element that can be displaced relative to the at least one pile formation means. |
| US11891255B2 |
Fluid control system in pneumatic conveying ducts for powdered or granular material
A fluid control system in pneumatic conveying ducts of powdered or granular material, comprising: a supply source of a pressurized gas for transporting said powdered or granular material; an injection line of said gas to put said source in fluid communication with a conveying duct inside which the material is conveyed; a self-regulating pressure valve arranged on the injection line between the source and said duct; a control member of the self-regulating valve to provide a control signal to said valve representing a pressure value, said valve maintaining the gas flow supplied in said duct constant; and a flow and flow rate meter, arranged on the injection line upstream of the valve to transmit a flow and flow rate value to said control member. |
| US11891245B2 |
Transport system
The efficiency of transporting articles is improved by smoothly delivering and receiving the articles between overhead transport vehicles traveling on different tracks. A transport system includes a first overhead transport vehicle that travels on a first overhead track; a second overhead transport vehicle that travels on a second overhead track and a third overhead track; and a first placement portion and a second placement portion that allow articles to be delivered and received between the first overhead transport vehicle and the second overhead transport vehicle. At least one of the first overhead transport vehicle, the second overhead transport vehicle, the first placement portion, and the second placement portion is provided with a rotator that rotates an article around a vertical axis. |
| US11891244B2 |
Garbage can provided with airtight means for preventing odor leakage
A garbage can provided with an airtight means for preventing odor leakage is provided. In the garbage can, garbage odors may be prevented from leaking into a gap between a cover for opening and closing an inlet for garbage of the garbage can in a casement method and an upper cap provided with the inlet for garbage formed thereon, and also the cover is automatically sealed and opened by the airtight means only by using a pressurizing panel used to open and close the cover without any additional operation, thereby providing convenience of use. |
| US11891232B2 |
Container for elongated consumer articles with a tilted longitudinal edge between the box front wall and a side wall
A container for consumer goods including elongated articles is provided, including: a lid and a box for housing consumer goods, the box including a box front wall with a box front lower section and a box front upper section and a first box side wall and a second box side wall, the upper first longitudinal edge in the box front upper section being tilted with respect to the lower first longitudinal edge in the box front lower section so that the upper first longitudinal edge is at an angle to the lower first longitudinal edge. The titled upper first longitudinal edge may advantageously assist in a smooth lid closure by reducing the risk that the lid catches the upper edges of the box when the lid rotates to its close position. |
| US11891231B1 |
Controlled dosage dispensing valve
The controlled dosage dispensing valve is a device that may be placed atop an extraneous cylinder. It is an aim of the device to facilitate the metering and dosing chambers within a plurality of annular aperture and an upper portion of the intake channel respectively through a plurality of fuel apertures. To accomplish this, a spigot valve system, a dosing system, and a cap system are integrated onto a single apparatus that may be fitted over an external gas cylinder. Further, a return spring is disposed that may facilitate vertical reciprocating motion consequent to the consumption of fuel in the associative metering and dosing chambers. With an extraneous tool about the device that induces a downward vertical force on the valve spigot and the pressure of the fuel propagated by the extraneous fuel cylinder, the device achieves the reciprocating motion necessary to meter and dose the fuel. |
| US11891230B2 |
Dispensing device
The invention relates to a dispensing device for metering and dispensing a predetermined number of multiparticulates from a container. The dispensing device comprises a chamber which includes an inlet through which multiparticulates can enter the chamber and an overflow through which multiparticulates can leave the chamber. There is also an outlet through which multiparticulates can be dispensed from the chamber. The chamber comprises a metering surface which includes at least one retaining portion. The, or each, of the retaining portions is configured to be able to releasably retain a single multiparticulate. |
| US11891229B1 |
Temperature-controlled container
A temperature-controlled container that includes an outer box structure that defines an inner cavity; an inner box structure that is constructed and arranged for engagement into the cavity that is formed in the outer box structure; said inner box structure having an open passage for accommodating an item the temperature of which is to be controlled, and a wheat straw material that is disposed in the outer box structure between respective sidewalls of the outer box structure and the inner box structure, and that is disposed in the open space between a bottom of the inner box structure and a bottom of the outer box structure. The inner box structure has a height that is less than a height of the outer box structure so as to define an open space between a bottom of the inner box structure and a bottom of the outer box structure. An insert that is constructed and arranged for insertion into the open passage and over the item the temperature of which is to be controlled. |
| US11891226B2 |
Basket style carrier, shipping carton and package system
The invention provide a package system comprising: at least one secondary packaging container (95) holding at least one primary container (‘B’); and a tertiary packaging carton (57; 157) holding the at least one secondary packaging container (95). The at least one secondary packaging container (95) is of the basket carrier style having an open-topped structure and comprises a base wall (78/80); opposed first and second side walls (14, 18); opposed first and second end walls (12, 16); and a medial handle structure (20/22) connected to the first and second end walls (12, 16) and disposed between the first and second side walls (14, 18). Additionally, at least one corner structure (14a) is disposed between the first side wall (14) and the first end wall (12) of the secondary packaging container (95). At least one corner structure (43a) is also disposed between the first side wall and the first end wall of the tertiary packaging carton. |
| US11891222B2 |
Flat plate member and packaging box
The present disclosure provides a flat plate member and a packaging box, the flat member includes a plurality of sidewall regions and a connection region connected between adjacent sidewall regions, the connection region is formed with a plurality of V-shaped grooves arranged at intervals in an arrangement direction of adjacent sidewall regions on a surface facing a first side. The plurality of V-shaped grooves extend along a direction of intersection lines between the sidewall regions and the connection region, and an included angle of the V-shaped grooves is set according to a slotting influence parameter, and the slotting influence parameter comprises at least one of a bending angle of the connection region, a material of the connection region, and a number of the V-shaped grooves. |
| US11891215B2 |
Reinforced thermoplastic bag with extended hem skirt
The present disclosure relates to strata 2-ply drawstring trash bags implementing a J-flap extended hem to provide increased top-of-bag strength. In one or more embodiments, the J-flap extended hem includes a 2-ply web folded back on itself (e.g., during a hem folding operation to enclose the drawstring within a hem channel). In one or more implementations, a hem seal secures the 2-ply web to an inside surface of the trash bag. At least one ply of the 2-ply web fold-over extends past the hem seal and is additionally secured to the inside surface of the trash bag via one or more hem skirt seals. For reduced material consumption in certain embodiments, the J-flap extended hem of the present disclosure imparts added strength using only one ply of the 2-ply web fold-over. In some embodiments, at least one ply of the 2-ply web fold-over includes ring-rolled portions to add top-of-bag strength. |
| US11891205B2 |
Autonomous gift wrapping machine
An automation or robotics application to wrap objects that are cuboid-shaped and may have an arbitrary size. The machine includes a first module for advertising, dimensioning, and user interfacing. A second module is provided for wrapping paper handling. A third module provides a platform and object alignment assembly. A fourth module provides a gift wrapping chamber. A fifth module provides a taping and dispensing area. A sixth module provides a waste management area. The wrapping machine is configured to autonomously wrap the object and to deliver the fully wrapped object back to original position of the platform. |
| US11891203B2 |
Bag gripping clip, container, and stirring method
Provided is a bag gripping clip, in which, in a case where a bag that forms an accommodation space between a first film and a second film facing the first film is gripped by the clip, a pressing force for bringing the first film and the second film into partially close contact with each other is applied to the bag, and a partition that divides the accommodation space into a plurality of spaces communicating with each other via a communication part is formed. |
| US11891202B2 |
Unwinding a film roll in a packaging machine
A packaging machine which unwinds a bottom film web from a supply roll and conveys it intermittently or continuously along the packaging machine and in a forming station, forms into the bottom film web packaging cavities, which are then filled with a product to be packaged. In a sealing station, a top film web is sealed to the bottom film web, wherein the bottom and top film web are respectively unwound from a supply roll and the bottom and top film web are respectively tensioned by means of a dancer roll. The supply roll is driven by means of a motor, the parameters of which, in particular rotation speed and/or torque, can be set on the basis of the parameters of the respective supply roll. |
| US11891201B2 |
Cable bundle taping device
A cable bundle taping device adapted to wind a tape on a coiled cable bundle includes a support frame, a conveying device mounted on the support frame and adapted to convey the tape to a standby position, a first driving wheel rotatably mounted on the support frame and having a slot extending radially inward from an outer edge of the first driving wheel, and a tape binding mechanism arranged on a side of at least one sidewall of the first driving wheel near a bottom of the slot and opposite to the tape in the standby position. The coiled cable bundle is bonded to an end of the tape at the standby position and pushed to the bottom of the slot. The tape is wound on the coiled cable bundle by rotating the tape binding mechanism under driving of the first driving wheel. |
| US11891200B1 |
Cable tie cartridge
A cable tie cartridge with an internal curvilinear path, the cable tie cartridge for receiving, holding, and dispensing cable ties. |
| US11891199B2 |
Externally-powered strapping tool and a strapping tool assembly utilized therein
An externally-powered strapping tool includes a strapping tool assembly configured to perform one or more strapping operations; and an external power source operatively coupled thereto, the external power source being attached to the strapping tool assembly in a substantially immovable manner. According to another aspect, a strapping tool assembly includes one or more strapping tool subassemblies configured to perform one or more strapping operations; a power transfer subassembly operatively coupled to the one or more strapping tool subassemblies, the power transfer subassembly configured to transfer motive power from the external power source to the one or more strapping tool subassemblies; and a coupling member configured to couple the strapping tool assembly to the external power source. |
| US11891197B2 |
Apparatus for wrapping a film around an object and related method
The present invention refers to an apparatus and a method for wrapping a film around an object. The apparatus includes a device capable of being electrostatically charged and capable of transmitting the electrostatic charge to the portion of film that comes out of the carriage. In this way, the fixing of the leading end flap of the film around the object to be wrapped is thus facilitated. In fact, the leading end flap of the film, as soon as it is dispensed, remains stretched out of the carriage and, as soon as it meets the object to be wrapped, it immediately fastens to it due to the attraction force. The rotation is then activated to wrap the film around the object. The apparatus is simple to make, cheap, and highly efficient. |
| US11891196B2 |
Spacecraft systems and methods
Systems and methods for configuring, packaging, and deploying spacecraft are provided. More particularly, spacecraft are configured with statically mounted instruments. An end of the spacecraft to which the instruments are mounted is relatively distant from a spacecraft bus, and has a narrow width relative to the spacecraft bus. During launch multiple overlapping and interleaved spacecraft are disposed radially about a longitudinal axis of the launch vehicle. |
| US11891195B2 |
Mitigating damage to multi-layer networks
Software-based solutions may mitigate physical damage to multi-layer networks, such as neural networks having shortcut (residual) connections. An example includes: providing a multi-layer network comprising a plurality of nodes; for each of a plurality of training cases: determining a set of dropout nodes, based at least on a damage model having a probability of a node being selected for dropout that is based at least on a target operating environment of the multi-layer network, wherein the probability of a node being selected is spatially correlated; and training the multi-layer network with the determined set of dropout nodes disabled (with a different set of dropout nodes for different training cases). In some examples the damage model involves expected physical radiation damage to a computing device hosting the multi-layer network, such as on board an aircraft or an earth-orbiting satellite. Thus, multiple degrees of expected damage may be addressed. |
| US11891190B2 |
Aircraft navigation light and aircraft comprising the same
An aircraft navigation light, configured to be usable as any of a left forward navigation light, a right forward navigation light, and a tail navigation light of an aircraft, comprises a common support plate which is substantially vertical in the aircraft frame of reference; a first light source arranged on the common support plate for emitting red light; a second light source arranged on the common support plate for emitting green light; a third light source arranged on the common support plate for emitting white light; a driving circuit coupled to the first light source, the second light source and the third light source and configured to supply power to a selected one of the first light source, the second light source, and the third light source; and a blocking element arranged to limit the light output of the aircraft navigation light to one lateral side. |
| US11891183B2 |
Automatic ejection seat performance and accomodation optimization based on active input of aircrew data
A system for automatic optimization of an ejection system for an aircraft includes the ejection system having a plurality of adjustable settings. The system further includes an input device configured to receive user input. The system further includes a controller coupled to the ejection system and to the input device and configured to adjust at least one of the plurality of the adjustable settings of the ejection system based on the user input. |
| US11891182B2 |
Multi-axis parachute and skydiving simulator
A multi-axis parachute and skydiving module simulator comprising a multi-directional gimbal assembly and cable assembly that provide the combination of motions and simulations to produce real parachute flight characteristics. |
| US11891180B2 |
Seat control system of air vehicle for urban air mobility
A seat control system of an air vehicle for urban air mobility (UAM)UAM is provided. When the air vehicle turns strongly to one side during rotor failure of the air vehicle for UAM, side pads and air cells prevent the head and the body of a passenger seated on a seat in the air vehicle from being sharply tilted to the one side. Additionally, air bags of the side pads prevent and cushion impact energy applied to the head of the passenger at the moment when the air vehicle lands on the ground. |
| US11891175B2 |
System for performing multiple possible complex tasks on work sites using unmanned aerial devices
The present disclosure relates to a system that comprises: a control station intended to be operated; an unmanned aerial vehicle for multiple tasks (UAM) which is supported, by unmanned aerial devices (UAV), unmanned ground vehicle (UGV), and by a centralised mobile reel unit which feeds cables and hoses for supplying multiple additive and subtractive fluids (e.g. paint, air suction, etc.) and for charging power; wherein the cables and hoses comprise a device that makes it possible to predict trajectories, without interfering with flight maneuvers or the environment. The UAM comprises a robotic arm with specific tools that make it possible, for example, to paint fences, as well as a device that allows it to be attached to various surfaces. |
| US11891173B2 |
Aircraft wing unit with pressure fence
Assemblies and methods for facilitating the assembly of aircraft wings to a fuselage are disclosed. In some embodiments, a wing unit includes features that are configured to define one of more parts of a pressure vessel that is partially defined by the fuselage portion. In some embodiments, the aircraft assemblies disclosed herein comprise one or more first structural interfaces that permit positional adjustment between the wing unit and the fuselage portion so that one or more second structural interfaces may be finished only after such positional adjustment. In some embodiments, the aircraft assemblies disclosed herein comprise one or more structural interfaces that are disposed outside of the wing unit in order to eliminate or reduce the need for assembly personnel to access the interior of the wing unit to carry out the structural assembly of the wing unit to the fuselage portion. |
| US11891171B1 |
Aircraft wing with tiplet
The present invention “Aircraft Wing with Tiplet” reflects a wing with two distinct sections including inner section for maximized lift production with long chords, high taper, and ultra-thin airfoils for substantial profile drag reduction, as well as a “tiplet” section with minimized area and maximized span to minimize aspect ratio penalty from the standpoint of increased induced drag mitigation due to large inner section lifting area. Long chords and large area of inner section are feasible from the standpoint of flight safety with the application of airfoils with forward center of pressure that provide for dynamic stability of aircraft in flight. |
| US11891170B2 |
Autonomous multi-purpose heavy-lift VTOL
An air transport vehicle that capitalizes on the strengths and complexities of a fixed and rotary winged aircraft. The air transport vehicle comprises a body aerodynamically designed to avoid substantial drag. The vehicle has a plurality of rotors configured to generate vertical thrust with a rear rotor configured to generate forward thrust. Additionally, each of the rotors are connected to the fixed wing elements and the fixed wing is positioned about the center of mass of the fuselage. Furthermore, each of the rotors are positioned at a fixed tilt angle such that the stability of the vehicle is maintained in a number of different flight configurations. |
| US11891169B2 |
Insert for a blade of a rotary-wing aircraft
In an implementation, a rotor blade (alternatively referred to herein as “blade”) for a helicopter or other aircraft may include an outer layer. The outer layer may define a cavity. The outer layer may at least partially correspond to an airfoil, e.g., a wing. One or more inserts may be included within the cavity and be encompassed thereby. The first insert may have a density of at least 0.6 pounds per cubic inch. |
| US11891167B2 |
Teeter flap lock
A teeter flap lock for an aircraft may include at least one pair of diametrically positioned teeter flap lock plates extending from a rotor teetering hinge, spaced apart from a rotor mast of the aircraft. A teeter flap lock block is positioned about the rotor mast and is configured to fit between the teeter flap lock plates and the rotor mast. The teeter flap lock block fits between and contacts the teeter flap lock plates in an engaged position, and is movable between the engaged position and a disengaged position relative to the teeter flap lock plates. The teeter flap lock enables flapping of rotors coupled to the rotor mast via the teetering hinge when the teeter flap lock block is in the disengaged position and disables flapping of the rotors when the teeter flap lock block is in the engaged position. |
| US11891159B2 |
Unmanned watercraft
The present invention provides an unmanned watercraft capable of sufficiently cooling equipment that generates a large amount of heat, capable of cooling such equipment without using energy in the watercraft, and capable of improving mean time between failures (MTBF) of a cooling device. An unmanned watercraft 1 has a cooling structure CS for cooling a central processing unit CPU1 for image recognition and a central processing unit CPU2 for control that constitute a central processing unit CPU as a heat-generating body. The cooling structure CS includes a waterproof container 7 that accommodates the heat-generating body (an insulating envelope that surrounds the heat-generating body in an electrically insulated state). The waterproof container 7 is arranged outside a submerged part 3 of the unmanned watercraft 1 so as to be in contact with water present outside the unmanned watercraft 1, the submerged part 3 being submerged in water. |
| US11891155B2 |
Bicycle front derailleur
A bicycle front derailleur is provided, including: a base, configured to be mounted to a bicycle frame; a linkage mechanism, including a connection portion configured to be connected with a cable, the linkage mechanism being swingably connected to the base; a chain guide, swingably connected to the linkage mechanism; and an adjustment assembly, disposed on the base, including a holder movably disposed on the base and an adjustment member, the holder being configured to be connected with a sheath for driving the cable, the adjustment member being movably disposed on the base and adjustable to drive the holder to move relative to the base. |
| US11891148B2 |
Configurable bicycle-mountable carrier assembly
A bicycle-mountable carrier assembly includes a mounting assembly attachable to a rail of the bicycle's saddle. At least one payload support is joined, e.g., pivotably, to the mounting assembly. The payload support defines a structure for mounting at least one payload carrier attachment in a secure but removable fashion. One or more payload supports may be provided, and one or more mounting structures may be provided on each payload support. The mounting structures may be provided in a rear-and side-facing positions and in different angular orientations, for carrying of payloads in a variety of different positions and orientations. The carrier further includes at least one payload carrier attachment defining a mounting structure complementary to the payload support's mounting structure. The payload carrier may be adapted to function as a fishing rod holder, a fishing rod case holder, a water bottle, a fishing tackle box, or another payload as desired. |
| US11891144B2 |
Leaning vehicle locking system comprising a gear motor
A locking system for a vehicle having a locking device and a gear motor operatively connected to the locking device and configured to cause the locking device to take a stable locking state and a release state, where the gear motor includes a drive motor having an input shaft, a first transmission wheel coupled to a first portion of the input shaft and a second transmission wheel coupled to a second portion of the input shaft. |
| US11891143B2 |
Belt driven pedal cycle employing a slim protective belt drive cover
A pedal driven cycle comprising a belt drive connecting a power input sprocket to a driven sprocket along a chain line; an outer protective belt drive cover plate having a footprint which substantially coincides with a side profile of the belt drive along at least a major portion of its length of travel so that the outer cover plate does not extend beyond an outer surface of the belt drive; and fixtures for mounting the outer protective belt drive cover plate to the cycle in parallel with the chain line and laterally spaced apart from a side edge of the belt drive to provide a clearance, with fore and aft adjustment. |
| US11891139B1 |
Lightweight trailer
A trailer includes a trailer frame using suspension cables supported from vertically extending towers on opposite sides of the trailer frame and connected to distal ends of the trailer frame for supporting distal portions of the trailer frame. The trailer bed frame comprises a plurality of folding frame sections which can be unfolded into planar alignment to form the trailer frame and folded into an overlapping or stacked alignment for storage. Left and right wheels are rotatably mounted on left and right suspensions which are removably securable to left and right sides of the trailer frame. The suspensions may comprise quarter elliptical leaf spring suspensions. |
| US11891138B2 |
Vehicle corner modules and systems and methods for installation thereof
Vehicle corner modules (VCMs) connectable to a VCM-connection interface of a reference-frame of a vehicle platform, for regulating motion of a vehicle. When a wheel is mounted on a wheel-hub assembly of the VCM, a vehicle-connection interface of the VCM is disposed within a cylindrical footprint of the wheel. At least one of the at least one subsystem of the VCM is accommodated between the wheel-hub assembly and the vehicle-connection interface. Vehicle platforms are connectable to the VCMs. The connection of the vehicle platform to the VCM may include connection of subsystems of the VCM to electronic or flow subsystems mounted on the vehicle platform by connection of two portions of a multi-interface connection-element. |
| US11891131B2 |
Vibration reduction apparatus and method of motor driven power steering
A vibration reduction apparatus of an MDPS may include: an adaptive control module configured to detect an error signal, generated by disturbance, from a torque signal of a torque sensor which senses torque of the MDPS, and generate a compensation signal for compensating for a disturbance signal by using the error signal; and an adaptive filter module configured to generate a filter signal by using the vibration frequency of the disturbance of the MDPS, remove a disturbance component of a current command outputted from an MDPS controller, on the basis of the filter signal, and output a current command in which the disturbance is suppressed. The MDPS controller may generate a final current command on the basis of the compensation signal and the current command in which the disturbance is suppressed, and control a motor of the MDPS according to the final current command. |
| US11891126B2 |
Active rear diffuser for vehicle
A vehicle having a vehicle body including a front portion, an opposing rear end portion and an underbody portion configured to face a road surface; and an active diffuser assembly disposed on the underbody portion and configured to control ambient airflow passing under the vehicle body. The active diffuser assembly includes a fixed panel disposed on the vehicle underbody; a movable active panel disposed adjacent the fixed panel and configured for selective movement to be deployed away from the vehicle body and to be retracted toward the vehicle body for stowage; and an actuator configured to deploy and retract the movable active panel, the fixed panel and the movable active panel defining a continuous plane when the movable panel is in the stowed position. |
| US11891125B2 |
Active air flap for vehicles
Disclosed herein is an active air flap for vehicles, which includes a frame unit having a hollow structure in which horizontal and vertical frames thereof are connected to each other, and configured to fluidly communicate with an outside air inlet of a grill, a flap unit having a plurality of flap members rotatably connected to the frame unit and configured to open and close the outside air inlet, a drive unit configured to provide a driving force to the flap unit, and a link unit connected between the flap unit and the drive unit to transmit the driving force from the drive unit to the flap unit. |
| US11891119B2 |
Chassis assembly and vehicle
The present disclosure provides a chassis assembly and a vehicle. The chassis component includes: a chassis provided with a plurality of mounting positions and configured to install a battery module; a quick-release device through which the battery module is installed on the mounting positions, wherein the quick-release device is controlled by a control system; and a voltage electrical connecting assembly electrically connected to the battery module, wherein the voltage electrical connecting assembly is controlled by the control system. The vehicle includes the chassis assembly. |
| US11891116B1 |
Telescope drive bracket
A telescope drive bracket for coupling a telescoping actuator to an upper steering jacket, the telescope drive bracket includes a plate including a first end, an opposite second end, and a pair of sides extending from the first end to the second end, a strap retainer formed with the plate and including a reaction wall extending in parallel with the plate, and a strap including a first portion engaging the strap retainer, a second portion extending along the plate, and a bent portion between the first portion and the second portion, the first portion and the second portion extend from the bent portion in a same direction. |
| US11891112B2 |
Intermediate shaft axial retention device
A steering shaft assembly includes a male shaft having a plurality of teeth extending radially outwardly from a portion of the male shaft. The steering shaft assembly also includes a female shaft receiving a portion of the male shaft and fixed to the male shaft in a rotational direction, the male shaft axially moveable relative to the female shaft, the female shaft having an end portion and a body portion, wherein the end portion of the female shaft has an end wall thickness that is less than a body wall thickness of the body portion, the end portion curved radially inwardly to define a hard stop position during axial movement of the male shaft. An end of the plurality of teeth of the male shaft contact the curved end portion of the female shaft at the hard stop position. |
| US11891109B2 |
Steering column of vehicle
According to the present embodiments, locking and unlocking can be smoothly performed even when gears for fixing a steering column during a telescoping operation of the steering column are not properly engaged, a collapse motion for absorbing impact can be smoothly performed even when a vehicle collision occurs in a state in which the gears are not properly engaged, impact is absorbed at the minimum and maximum of strokes so as to enable the prevention of noise generation during the telescoping operation, and the number of components can be reduced and assembly process can be simplified. |
| US11891106B2 |
System for hand detection on a steering wheel
A system for hand detection on a steering wheel. The system includes: at least one light source adapted to emit an emitted signal of light so that the emitted signal is directed from inside the steering wheel to at least one detection area of a surface of the steering wheel, the detection area being at least partially transparent for the emitted signal; at least one light sensor adapted to detect a reflected signal, which is a part of the emitted signal that is reflected from the detection area into the inside of the steering wheel; and a detection unit coupled to the at least one light sensor and adapted to detect a hand of a user on the steering wheel based on a detection of the reflected signal. |
| US11891098B1 |
Use of artificial intelligence to detect defects in trains and method to use
It is imperative that the integrity of a train and its railcars be maintained. A defective part or parts on a train may cause the derailment of the train and its railcars. A derailment often causes serious personal and property damage. The use of artificial intelligence that has been applied to this system will detect possible flaws or defects in the railroad car. A portal through which the train will pass houses cameras and a means of illumination to take high resolution images of the train through the portal. This information is then stored on a software platform. It has a feature which can include a human in the loop process that verifies the accuracy of the information. The solution also transmits detected defect images and information to a remote location for analysis. |
| US11891097B2 |
Vehicle control system, resource management device, vehicle control method, and program
In the present invention, a resource management device receives transmission of a reservation request for a block section to be reserved from among a plurality of block sections included in a track traveled by a vehicle on the basis of track information which indicates the plurality of block sections and the connection relationships of the block sections. In a case where the block section to be reserved, as indicated by the reservation request, has not already been reserved by a vehicle other than the vehicle that transmitted the reservation request at the point in time when such reservation request was received, the following is recorded in a management table: that the block section to be reserved as indicated by the reservation request and a connection boundary between that block section and another block section are objects reserved for the vehicle that transmitted the reservation request. |
| US11891096B2 |
Derailment mitigation device for railroads and rail tracks
A portable, single-fixation, magnetic derailment mitigation device may be fixed on a rail track for measuring the deflection of the rail track. The magnetically fixing device is used for measuring vertical track deflection (sleeper voids), horizontal track deflection, ambient and rail temperature, rail angle, vibration, displacement, and location. The derailment mitigation device sends digital notifications and/or alarms during the live train and/or freight operations to help prevent derailments, rail buckles, breaks, and pull apart. The measured data and/or all events obtained from the derailment mitigation device is stored in the data storage such as cloud storage and viewed from any smart devices. |
| US11891093B2 |
Control device, control method, and storage medium for controlling a mobile device along a conditions-varying travel path
A control device that comprises a processor that executes instructions to cause a mobile object to travel autonomously is provided. The processor controls the mobile object based on a conditions-varying travel path so that an automated control of the mobile object does not change even if travel conditions of the conditions-varying travel path vary. The processor also executes instructions to determine a route to a destination. The processor determines the route using automated-driving map information that comprises a travel path other than the conditions-varying travel path when the mobile object travels by automated driving. The processor also determines the route using manual-driving map information that comprises the conditions-varying travel path when the mobile object travels by manual driving. |
| US11891089B2 |
Remote assist system and remote assist method of automated drive vehicles
A vehicle determines whether or not a passage permit condition of the vehicle according to an instruction content of a traffic light in front of the vehicle is satisfied. If it is determined that the passage permit condition is not satisfied, the vehicle temporally stops in front of the traffic light and transmits an assist requiring signal to a remote facility. A display device of the remote facility displays reference image information indicating shot image information of the vehicle that temporally stops in front of the traffic light. An operator of the remote facility inputs positional information of pixels that make up the traffic light contained in the reference image information. The remote facility transmits assist information including the positional information to the vehicle. Based on the positional information, the vehicle determines again whether or not the passage permit condition is satisfied. |
| US11891087B2 |
Systems and methods for generating behavioral predictions in reaction to autonomous vehicle movement
Systems and methods are directed to generating behavioral predictions in reaction to autonomous vehicle movement. In one example, a computer-implemented method includes obtaining, by a computing system, local scene data associated with an environment external to an autonomous vehicle, the local scene data including actor data for an actor in the environment external to the autonomous vehicle. The method includes extracting, by the computing system and from the local scene data, one or more actor prediction parameters for the actor using a machine-learned parameter extraction model. The method includes determining, by the computing system, a candidate motion plan for the autonomous vehicle. The method includes generating, by the computing system and using a machine-learned prediction model, a reactive prediction for the actor based at least in part on the one or more actor prediction parameters and the candidate motion plan. |
| US11891085B2 |
Method and apparatus of controlling driverless vehicle and electronic device
A method and an apparatus of controlling a driverless vehicle and an electronic device are provided, and relates to the field of artificial intelligence technologies, such as computer vision and self-driving. The method includes: in a case that a stop instruction is received or a driverless vehicle arrives at a preset position, acquiring a first road surface image captured by a camera of the driverless vehicle that is on a same side of a door of the driverless vehicle; acquiring, based on the first road surface image, a target road surface state of road surface on one or two sides of the driverless vehicle that are provided with a door; in a case that the target road surface state is a first road surface state, controlling the driverless vehicle to stop. |
| US11891080B2 |
Agricultural tractor having a system for identifying downstream road users
An agricultural tractor with a system for identifying downstream road users includes a control unit in communication with a user interface, and a sensor having a detection range which runs in a vicinity of a ground and which is in a direction of an attachment connected to the agricultural tractor. The sensor is configured to identify a vehicle located in the detection range or which enters therein, and then generates a corresponding message signal which is supplied to the control unit. The control unit activates the user interface based on the message signal for the output of a driver message. A free region visible from the agricultural tractor by the sensor is formed between a road surface and a lower contour of the attachment facing the road surface. |
| US11891077B2 |
Modalities for authorizing access when operating an automated assistant enabled vehicle
Implementations relate to enabling of authorization of certain automated assistant functions via one or more modalities available within a vehicle. Implementations can eliminate wasting of computational and communication resources by at least allowing other users to authorize execution of certain input commands from a user, without requesting the user to re-submit the commands. The vehicle can include a computing device that provides access to restricted data, which can be accessed in order for an action to be performed by the automated assistant. However, when a restricted user requests that the automated assistant perform an action involving accessing the restricted data, the automated assistant can be authorized or unauthorized to proceed with fulfilling the request via a modality controlled by an unrestricted user. The unrestricted user can also cause contextual restrictions to be established for limiting functionality of the automated assistant during a trip, for certain types of requests, and/or for certain passengers. |
| US11891075B2 |
Redundant hardware and software architecture for autonomous vehicles
A redundant hardware and software architecture can be designed to enable vehicles to be operated in an autonomous mode while improving the reliability and/or safety of such vehicles. A system for redundant architecture can include a set of at least two redundant sensors coupled to a vehicle and configured to provide timestamped sensor data to each of a plurality of computing unit (CU) computers. The CU computers can process the sensor data simultaneously based on at least a time value indicative of an absolute time or a relative time and based on the timestamped sensor data. The CU computers provide to a vehicle control unit (VCU) computer at least two sets of outputs configured to instruct a plurality of devices in a vehicle and cause the vehicle to be driven. |
| US11891073B2 |
Systems and methods for detecting and compensating camera yaw angle offset for autonomous vehicles
A control system for a vehicle using a forward-facing camera includes a look ahead module configured to determine a distance to a look ahead point. A lane center module determines a location of a lane center line. A vehicle center line module determines a location of a vehicle center line. A first lateral offset module determines a first lateral offset based on the look ahead point and the determined lane center line. A second lateral offset module determines a second lateral offset based on the determined lane center line and the vehicle center line. A yaw angle offset calculating module receives the first lateral offset, the second lateral offset and the distance to the look ahead point, calculates a yaw angle offset, and compensates a yaw angle error based on the yaw angle offset. |
| US11891072B2 |
Context-based grading
A driving analysis server may be configured to receive vehicle operation data from mobile devices respectively disposed within the vehicles, and may use the data to group the vehicles into multiple groups. A driving pattern for each vehicle may be established and compared against a group driving pattern of its corresponding group to identify outliers. A driver score the outliers may be adjusted positively or negatively based on whether the outlier behaved in a manner more or less safe than its group. Further, unsafe driving events performed by the outlier that were the result of another vehicle's unsafe driving event may be ignored or positively accounted for in determining or adjusting the outlier's driver score. |
| US11891071B2 |
Vehicle to vehicle telematics
Systems and methods of analyzing a target vehicle based on other vehicles are disclosed. One or more computing devices may receive monitoring vehicle driving data collected from vehicle operation sensors within at least one monitoring vehicle by a telematics device. The one or more computing devices may further receive target vehicle driving data from the telematics device of the at least one monitoring vehicle. The one or more computing devices may determine a driving behavior associated with the target vehicle based on an analysis of the monitoring vehicle driving data and the target vehicle driving data. The one or more computing devices may calculate one or more driver scores based on the driving behavior. |
| US11891069B2 |
Grid-based road model with multiple layers
This document describes techniques, apparatuses, and systems for a grid-based road model with multiple layers. An example road-perception system generates a roadway grid representation that includes multiple cells. The road-perception system uses data from multiple information sources to generate a road model that includes multiple layers. Each layer represents a roadway attribute of each cell in the grid and includes one or more layer hypotheses. In this way, the described techniques and systems can provide an accurate and reliable road model and quantify uncertainty therein. |
| US11891063B2 |
Safe following distance estimation system and estimation method thereof
A safe following distance estimation system and an estimation method thereof are provided. The safe following distance estimation system adapted for an autonomous vehicle includes a sensor and a processor. The sensor senses an adjacent vehicle to generate first sensing data, and senses the autonomous vehicle to generate second sensing data. The processor estimates a first friction parameter between wheels of the adjacent vehicle and a pavement according to pavement material data, and estimates a second friction parameter between wheels of the autonomous vehicle and the pavement according to the second sensing data. The processor calculates a safe following distance between the autonomous vehicle and the adjacent vehicle according to the first sensing data, the second sensing data, the first friction parameter, the second friction parameter. |
| US11891062B2 |
Velocity adjustment system for a vehicle, and method for adjusting a driving velocity
A velocity adjustment system for adjusting a driving velocity of a includes a driver control device configured to receive actuation input from a driver, the actuation input including an actuation parameter. The system further includes an actuation sensor configured to detect the actuation parameter and to output a sensor signal and a velocity control device configured to record the sensor signal and evaluate the actuation input. The velocity control device is designed to compare the actuation parameter with a reference value and to output, based on the comparison, a request signal to an engine control device or a braking request signal to brake control device of a brake system. |
| US11891061B2 |
Target vehicle detection
A lateral virtual boundary for a host vehicle is identified based on a lateral distance between the host vehicle and a target vehicle, a longitudinal distance between the host vehicle and the target vehicle, and a speed of the target vehicle relative to the host vehicle. A forward virtual boundary for the host vehicle is identified based on the longitudinal distance between the host vehicle and the target vehicle. A lateral constraint value of the lateral virtual boundary and a forward constraint value of the forward virtual boundary are determined. A longitudinal acceleration and a steering angle are determined based on the lateral and forward virtual boundaries and the lateral and forward constraint values. One or both of a steering component or a brake are actuated based on the longitudinal acceleration and the steering angle. |
| US11891059B2 |
System and methods of integrating vehicle kinematics and dynamics for lateral control feature at autonomous driving
An apparatus includes at least one camera configured to capture an image of a traffic lane in front of a vehicle. The apparatus also includes a path tracking controller configured to detect lane boundaries and a path curvature for the traffic lane from the image, determine a lateral offset of the vehicle from a reference path for the traffic lane and a heading offset for the vehicle from the path curvature, determine a yaw rate maintaining the vehicle within the traffic lane using a kinematics control, determine a steering angle maintaining the vehicle within the traffic lane using a dynamics control and the yaw rate determined by the kinematics control, and activate a steering control based on the determined steering angle. |
| US11891057B2 |
Thermal imaging system with multiple selectable viewing angles and fields of view for vehicle applications
Systems and methods to improve safety and more efficient Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) and autonomous vehicle (AV) systems for vehicular operation through the application of multiple thermal sensors arranged in systems where the resolution, Field Of View (FOV), and aiming angle of individual sensors are varied. In particular two configurations are discussed in detail, a three-sensor arrangement for forward and forward off angle data acquisition, and a two or three sensor arrangement for blind spot and pinch point awareness for towing applications. In some forward-looking three-sensor embodiments, the center sensor may provide a high-quality narrow field of view of radiometric data for use with tracking algorithms to identify pedestrian and large animal targets for long range driver identification. The side sensors may provide radiometric data for peripheral vision on short/medium range approaching targets for situational awareness at crosswalks and turning corners. |
| US11891055B2 |
Autonomous driving system for communicating with and controlling a vehicle via a vehicle control interface
A vehicle comprises an autonomous driving system and a vehicle platform that controls the vehicle in response to a command received from the autonomous driving system. In the present vehicle, when the autonomous driving system issues a first command to request the vehicle platform to provide deceleration to stop the vehicle and a first signal indicates 0 km/h or a prescribed velocity or less, the autonomous driving system issues a second command to request the vehicle platform to maintain stationary. And after brake hold control is finished, a second signal indicates standstill. Until the second signal indicates standstill, the first command continues to request the vehicle platform to provide deceleration. |
| US11891052B2 |
Parking control method and parking control device
A parking control method causes a control device of a vehicle to execute a first control instruction for moving the vehicle along a first route to a target parking space, on the basis of an operation command acquired from an operator located outside the vehicle. This method includes, when execution of the first control instruction is suspended or canceled, calculating a second route for the vehicle to leave with a predetermined distance or more from an object detected around the vehicle and causing the control device to execute a second control instruction for moving the vehicle along the second route. |
| US11891032B2 |
Brake-by-wire braking system having at least one brake circuit, method for operating the braking system and diagnosis valve for a braking system of this type
To check the functionality/leak-tightness of a brake-by-wire brake system, a motor-operated brake pressure transducer is actuated. In this case, a pressure medium would flow out into a reservoir via a master brake cylinder. A diagnostic valve is therefore provided between the master brake cylinder and the reservoir, which diagnostic valve is composed of a check valve and a restrictor connected in parallel with respect to the check valve. The outflow of pressure medium is limited by the restrictor. Because the gradient of the pressure dissipation can be calculated, a measured pressure build-up can be compared with that which is to be expected, and a determination of functionality/leak-tightness can be derived from the comparison. |
| US11891029B2 |
Brake system for a vehicle
The present invention relates to a brake system for a vehicle. The proposed brake system (1) comprises an actuation unit for actuating wheel brakes of the vehicle in a normal operating mode of the brake system (1). Further, the system (1) comprises a brake cylinder (2) for pressurizing the wheel brakes of the vehicle in an emergency operating mode of the brake system (1). The brake cylinder (2) comprises a brake cylinder housing (4) and a push rod (3) being displaceable within the brake cylinder housing (4) by operation of a brake pedal (5). The brake cylinder (2) further comprises a piston (14) movably arranged within the brake cylinder housing (4). The piston (14) has a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface. A hydraulic chamber (11) is formed within the brake cylinder housing (4) between the first surface of the piston (14) and an inner surface of the brake cylinder housing (4). The hydraulic chamber (11) is configured for being selectively fluidly connected with the wheel brakes. The brake cylinder (2) further comprises an elastic simulator element (13) arranged between the second surface of the piston (14) and the push rod (3) for pedal feel simulation. The brake cylinder (2) further comprises a locking element (22) configured to selectively mechanically couple the push rod (3) with the piston (14) to provide a rigid connection between the push rod (3) and the piston (14) during the emergency operating mode. |
| US11891025B2 |
Automatic tire inflator assembly
An automatic tire inflator assembly includes an input hose that is fluidly attachable to an air source to receive compressed air from the air source. An output hose is fluidly attachable to an air stem of an inflatable tire. A control unit is fluidly coupled to the input hose to receive the compressed air from the air source. Additionally, the control unit is fluidly coupled to the output hose to inflate the inflatable tire. A gauge is fluidly coupled to the control unit and the gauge is settable to determine the pre-determined threshold pressure. The control unit is turned off when the gauge measures air pressure that exceeds the pre-determined threshold pressure to inflate the inflatable tire to a desired air pressure. |
| US11891024B2 |
Wiper arm and wiper assembly
A wiper arm and assembly are disclosed. The wiper arm has a wiper arm holder, connected at one end to an output portion of a driving mechanism for the wiper arm that drives the wiper arm to swing back and forth in an outward-swinging direction, an extension arm pivotally connected to the other end of the wiper arm holder, a wiper arm end member located on the side of the wiper arm opposite to the wiper arm holder and configured to hold a wiper blade, and a washer assembly having at least a first nozzle, and a first conduit in fluid communication with the first nozzle. The first nozzle includes a nozzle unit, a first connector for the first conduit, and a bridge channel located between them, above the blade. The bridge channel is partially aligned with a segment of the wiper arm end member that is located above the blade. |
| US11891022B2 |
Raindrop sensor device and driving method thereof
A raindrop sensor device, including a substrate, a raindrop sensor element, a first light emitting diode, and an active element, is provided. The raindrop sensor element is located on the substrate and includes a first electrode and a second electrode separated from each other. The first light emitting diode is located on the substrate and is electrically connected to the first electrode. The first electrode and the second electrode are closer to the substrate than the active element. The active element is located on the substrate and is electrically connected to the first light emitting diode. |
| US11891018B2 |
Storage compartments having inertia force closure mechanisms, console assemblies, and vehicles incorporating the same
A storage compartment includes a housing, a lid, a locking mechanism, and a closure mechanism. The lid is pivotally coupled to the housing about a pivot axis for movement between a closed position and an opened position. The locking mechanism is displaceable in a first direction to move between an unlocked position and a locked position, the first direction extending generally normal to the pivot axis. The closure mechanism is configured to inhibit movement of the lid from the closed position towards the opened position upon movement of the locking mechanism to the unlocked position due to movement of the housing in the first direction with respect to the lid. |
| US11891015B2 |
Group sharing of a secure digital car key
During operation, an electronic device may provide, to a second electronic device, an invitation to share a digital car key associated with a user of the electronic device and a vehicle, where the invitation includes information for creating another instance of the digital car key on the second electronic device. Then, the electronic device may receive, from the second electronic device, a message accepting the invitation, where the message includes a certificate associated with the other instance of the digital car key on the second electronic device. Moreover, the electronic device may provide, to the second electronic device, an approved version of the certificate with a digital signature of the user. Next, the electronic device may provide, to the computer, an instruction to share the digital car key with a set of electronic devices, which is associated with a second user of the second electronic device. |
| US11891013B2 |
System including seatbelt alert
A system includes a seatbelt buckle. The system includes a latch plate releasably engageable with the seatbelt buckle. The system includes an actuator operatively coupled to buckle to trigger disengagement of the latch plate from the seatbelt buckle. The system includes a computer having a processor and a memory storing instructions executable by the processor to detect an impact to a vehicle. The instructions include instructions to, in response to detecting the impact, command the actuator to trigger disengagement of the latch plate from the seatbelt buckle. The instructions include instructions to, after triggering disengagement of the latch plate, detect disengagement of the latch plate from the seatbelt buckle. The instructions include instructions to, in response to detecting disengagement of the latch plate from the seatbelt buckle, actuate an audio device to produce a sound. |
| US11891012B2 |
One-piece woven occupant restraint system
A method for manufacturing a one-piece woven (OPW) air bag includes method for manufacturing an OPW airbag. The method includes providing yarns, warping the yarns on at least one beam of a loom, and simultaneously weaving yarns into a fabric air bag structure having two layer portions defining an inflatable volume and single layer portions forming seams delimiting the inflatable volume. A plurality of the yarns overlay one another to form nonwoven alignment elements in at least one of the single layer portions. The air bag structure is cut to define the OPW air bag. The alignment elements are aligned with alignment elements on a panel. The air bag structure is sewn to the panel with the alignment elements aligned with one another. |
| US11891007B1 |
Deployable panel assembly for airbag
An assembly includes a dash and a deployable panel. The deployable panel has a proximal end rotatably connected to the dash. The deployable panel is rotatable about the proximal end from an undeployed position to a deployed position. The proximal end is engaged with the dash in the deployed position and the deployable panel has a distal end spaced above the dash in the deployed position. A member is supported by the dash and translatable upwardly from an undeployed position to a deployed position. The deployable panel abuts the member in the deployed position. The member is rigid relative to the panel in the deployed position. An airbag is supported by the dash and is inflatable to an inflated position. The airbag abuts the panel in the inflated position. The deployable panel is between the airbag and the member. |
| US11890999B2 |
Vehicle, power feeding system, and power feeding method
A vehicle includes a power storage device, a discharging port, a power conversion circuit, and a controller. The discharging port includes a first output terminal, a second output terminal and a ground terminal. Each of the first output terminal and the second output terminal is not grounded to a body of the vehicle. The controller is configured to obtain a requested voltage value of a discharging connector connected to the discharging port. When the discharging connector is connected to the discharging port, the controller controls the power conversion circuit such that a voltage corresponding to the requested voltage value of the discharging connector is applied between the first output terminal and the second output terminal. |
| US11890998B2 |
Seat trim panel
A trim panel is sized to be attached to a lower region of a seat back and extend over a portion of a seat bottom. The trim panel is formed from a flexible material without carpet. |
| US11890995B2 |
Bracket for vehicle mount camera
A bracket includes an abutment portion for a front end portion of a vehicle mount camera, first support portions located at a rear side than the abutment portion to receive first supported portions provided at the vehicle mount camera from a rear side, and second support portions located at right and left at a rear side than the first support portions, for receiving therebetween a rear end portion of the vehicle mount camera. The left and right second support portions respectively include elastic engagement pieces, the elastic engagement piece permitting, by elastic deformation, an upward movement operation of a rear end portion of the vehicle mount camera at a first supported portion as fulcrum from a state that the first support portion receives the first supported portion, and engaging a second supported portion provided in the vehicle mount camera by elastic returning at a finish position of the upward movement. |
| US11890992B2 |
Vehicle electric fluid machine
A vehicle electric fluid machine includes: a housing provided with a mounting leg; a fastener having a shaft portion and a head portion at one end of the shaft portion, the fastener fastening the other end of the shaft portion to a mounting object; a sleeve disposed between the mounting leg and the shaft portion; elastic vibration dampers each having a cylindrical portion and a collar extending from one of opposite ends of the cylindrical portion in its radial outward direction; and an annular plate through which a fastening force is applied to the mounting leg. The annular plate has an elongated protrusion protruding toward the mounting leg, the elongated protrusion spaced from the collar with a predetermined clearance formed radially outside the collar. A deformation limit of the collar is defined by the elongated protrusion being in contact with the collar. |
| US11890991B2 |
Vehicular exterior rearview mirror assembly with blind spot indicator element
A vehicular exterior rearview mirror assembly includes a mirror reflective element sub-assembly having a mirror reflective element, a mirror reflector coating, a mirror back plate, and indicator element. The indicator element includes a circuit board and a light source. The indicator element includes a diffuser that diffuses light emitted by the light source. An icon is established through a metallic reflector coating disposed at the glass substrate. The icon includes a light-transmitting aperture. With the vehicular exterior rearview mirror assembly attached at the vehicle, and when the light source is activated, light emitted by the light source passes through a light-transmitting portion of a heater pad and through the light-transmitting aperture of the icon. With the vehicular exterior rearview mirror assembly attached at the vehicle and when the light source is activated, the icon is illuminated and is viewable by the driver of the vehicle. |
| US11890988B2 |
Auto panning camera mirror system including image based trailer angle detection
An method for automatically panning a view for a commercial vehicle includes analyzing a portion of a first view at a first time to determine a position of a vehicle feature within the first view, wherein the first view is a subset of a second view, estimating an expected position of the vehicle feature in the first view at a second time subsequent to the first time, defining a region of interest centered on the expected position of the vehicle feature in the second view and analyzing the region of interest to determine an exact position of the vehicle feature at the second time, and determining a current trailer angle based on a position of the vehicle feature within the second view. |
| US11890987B2 |
Advanced pedestrian and/or driver alert and/or collision avoidance system
An advanced pedestrian warning or alert system is a system for automotive vehicles is described herein in various embodiments. This system detects if a vulnerable road user, for example a pedestrian, is at an unsafe distance from the moving vehicle. If a pedestrian is too close to the vehicle when the vehicle is in motion, then the system will issue auditory and/or visual warnings to notify the pedestrian back to safety. |
| US11890986B2 |
Notification device
A notification device provided in a vehicle including an autonomous driving system which causes the vehicle to travel by autonomous driving and to evacuate the vehicle when a failure occurs, includes a display unit configured to display information toward an outside of the vehicle, and a display controller configured to control the display unit. The display controller causes the display unit to be turned on or flicker when a failure occurs and changes a display of the display unit in at least one of a time when an evacuation starts and a time when an evacuation is completed. |
| US11890984B1 |
Vehicle lamp having switching structure for low-beam and high-beam headlights
A vehicle lamp having a switching structure for low-beam and high-beam headlights is provided. The vehicle lamp includes a heat dissipating device, an LED light source, an electromagnet, a reflector assembly, a lens unit, a light-shaping plate, a driving rod, and an intermediate plate. The LED light source and the electromagnet are disposed on the heat dissipating device, and the light-shaping plate is rotatably disposed on the electromagnet. The driving rod is disposed between the electromagnet and the light-shaping plate, and the electromagnet drives the driving rod to synchronously drive the light-shaping plate to be moved to a first position or a second position. The intermediate plate is replaceably connected between the lens unit and the heat dissipating device. |
| US11890983B2 |
Optical axis adjustment device
An optical axis adjustment device for a headlamp unit to be mounted in a vehicle is configured to adjust an optical axis of the headlamp unit. The optical axis adjustment device includes an engine temperature acquirer, a displacement amount calculator, and an optical axis adjuster. The engine temperature acquirer is configured to acquire a temperature in an engine compartment of the vehicle. The displacement amount calculator is configured to calculate a displacement amount of the optical axis on a basis of the acquired temperature. The optical axis adjuster is configured to adjust the optical axis of the headlamp unit on a basis of the calculated displacement amount. |
| US11890981B2 |
Vehicle step device
A vehicle step device includes: a movable step that is provided in a door opening of a vehicle; and a drive controller that drives the movable step so that the movable step operates in deployment and storage directions. The drive controller includes a sidewalk detection unit that detects a sidewalk provided in parallel with a traveling road surface of the vehicle, a separation distance detecting unit that detects a separation distance between a side edge portion of the vehicle in which the movable step is stored and the sidewalk, and a deployment amount setting unit that sets a deployment amount of the movable step extending in a width direction of the traveling road surface from the side edge portion of the vehicle based on the separation distance. The deployment amount setting unit sets a deployment amount of the movable step to be larger as the separation distance increases. |
| US11890979B2 |
Headrest
The load applied to a connecting member that connects a second horizontal shaft to a base member in a headrest for a vehicle is reduced. The headrest comprises a pillar member including a right and a left vertical shaft extending upward from an upper part of a seat back, a right and a left first horizontal shaft extending forward from upper ends of the respective vertical shafts, each first horizontal shaft including a curved section, and a second horizontal shaft extending laterally between front parts of the first horizontal shafts, a base member including a base vertical portion extending vertically ahead of the vertical shafts, a base upper portion extending rearward from an upper end of the base vertical portion, and a right and a left first hole formed in the base upper portion to have the respective curved sections or the respective vertical shafts passed therethrough, a connecting member pivotably connecting the base upper portion to the second horizontal shaft, and a pad supported by the base member. |
| US11890974B2 |
Child safety seat
A child safety seat includes a child seat, and a support base having a shell body adapted to provide support for the child seat. The support base includes an anti-rebound part and a locking mechanism. The anti-rebound part is connected with the shell body for sliding movements along a sliding axis, the anti-rebound part having an abutting portion tilted relative to the sliding axis that extends upward at a front of the child seat, the anti-rebound part being slidable along the sliding axis relative to the shell body for displacing the abutting portion away from the child seat or toward the child seat so as to adjust a leg room for a child. The locking mechanism is operable to lock the anti-rebound part in position with respect to the shell body. |
| US11890973B2 |
Gearing arrangement for a spindle drive arrangement, spindle drive arrangement, and vehicle seat
A gearing arrangement for a spindle drive arrangement may have a gearing housing and a gearing holder. The gearing holder may have at least two receiving openings, one for each fastening screw or one for each fastening bolt for fastening to another component, in particular to a vehicle seat. The at least two receiving openings may be oriented at right-angles and/or obliquely with respect to one another. A spindle drive arrangement having such a gearing arrangement, and also to a vehicle seat having such a spindle drive arrangement is also provided. |
| US11890965B2 |
Vehicle control system and method
System and method configured to determine a direction of movement of a vehicle in response to a brake being released or in response to initiating movement of the vehicle from a stopped position along a route. The direction of movement is determined based on a selected travel direction of the vehicle, a grade of the route, and at least one of applied tractive efforts or applied braking efforts. |
| US11890963B2 |
Method and system for method for estimating a present energy consumption of an electrically propelled vehicle
A method for estimating a present energy consumption of an electrically propelled vehicle powered by a propulsion battery. The method includes obtaining previous energy consumption values for a set of previous time instants, and a present drive pattern parameter value; estimating a present energy consumption based on a weighted moving average model fed with the energy consumption values, wherein, the weighted moving average model includes a modelled gain factor for each of at least a portion of the previous energy consumption values, where the modelled gain factors are modelled as a function of the drive pattern parameter. |
| US11890960B1 |
Interface based electrical load management
Configuring chargers at a charging site is provided. A data processing system can include a processor coupled with memory and configured to identify a configuration. The configuration can indicate a plurality of chargers coupled with a first line of an electrical panel to conduct power at a first phase and a second line of the electrical panel to conduct power at a second phase different than the first phase. The one or more processors can cause, based on the configuration and operational characteristics associated with one or more of the plurality of chargers, a controller to deliver power to a charger of the plurality of chargers via the first line and the second line based on the power capacity of the electrical panel. |
| US11890958B2 |
Multifunctional charging topology for electric vehicle
A system in a vehicle includes a first winding section including first two or more windings and a second winding section including second two or more windings. Each of the second two or more windings corresponds to one of the first two or more windings of the first winding section. The system also includes an inverter including a high side switch and a low side switch corresponding to each of the first two or more windings. The inverter is coupled to a battery of the vehicle and boosts a voltage of a direct current (DC) charger during charging of the battery with the DC charger, converts alternating current (AC) from an AC grid to DC during charging of the battery with the AC grid, and converts DC to AC during supply of the AC grid by the battery. |
| US11890953B2 |
Electric accessory interface for work vehicle
An electrically powered work vehicle includes a work vehicle frame and a plurality of ground engaging units for supporting the work vehicle frame from a ground surface, at least one of the ground engaging units being powered by an electric drive motor to drive the vehicle. An electrical power storage system is carried by the work vehicle frame and connected to the electric drive motor to provide electrical power to the electric drive motor. A work tool coupler is carried by the work vehicle and configured to selectively interconnect the work vehicle with a coupler receiver of a selected one of a plurality of different work tools. A vehicle side electrical connector is carried by the work tool coupler and configured to transfer electrical power to the electrical power storage system to charge the electrical power storage system. Such a work vehicle may be used in combination with an external charging station. The external charging station may include an electrical power source, a coupler receiver configured to mechanically interconnect with the work tool coupler, and a charging station side electrical connector configured to electrically interconnect with the vehicle side electrical connector when the work tool coupler is mechanically interconnected with the coupler receiver. The charging side electrical connector is configured to connect the electrical power source to the vehicle side electrical connector. |
| US11890952B2 |
Mobile transport for extracting and depositing energy
An example operation includes one or more of maneuvering, by a Mobile Energy Storage Unit (MESU), to a transport that is stationary for an amount of time, that is not currently being charged, that is at a distance between the transport and the MESU and that is within a timeframe for the MESU to reach the transport, and retrieving, by MESU, a minimum amount of energy from the transport. |
| US11890951B2 |
Electric vehicle charging system and method utilizing a dispenser chain
Various disclosed embodiments include illustrative charging systems, electrical dispensers, dispenser chains, methods of charging a vehicle, and methods of providing charging power to a vehicle. A charging system includes a power cabinet having at least one direct current (DC) power module. The charging system also includes at least one dispenser chain, each dispenser chain being electrically couplable to a respective DC power module. Each dispenser chain includes dispensers that are electrically couplable with each other in series and that are configured to dispense electrical power, each of the dispensers being controllable such that electrical power is dispensable by only one dispenser in its dispenser chain at a time. |
| US11890947B2 |
Vehicle energy control system and method of controlling energy for a vehicle
A work vehicle is configured to perform an activity in a work area. The work vehicle includes a chassis, a plurality of ground engaging members coupled to the chassis for movement of the chassis in the work area, a generator configured to generate energy from performance of the activity of the work vehicle in the work area, an energy storage device connected to the generator to store energy generated by the generator and configured to be charged to an initial charge, and a controller configured to establish an initial charge setting corresponding to the initial charge of the energy storage device based on at least one anticipated activity input of the work vehicle. |
| US11890946B2 |
Levitation control system for a transportation system
Transport apparatus having at least one levitation generator and at least one drive generator. The at least one levitation generator configured to generate a levitating magnetic flux, move within a corresponding at least one lifting member, and elevate above a rest position relative to the at least one lifting member in response to the levitating magnetic flux. The at least one drive generator configured to generate a driving magnetic flux, move within a corresponding at least one drive member, and laterally move relative to the at least one drive member in response to the driving magnetic flux. At least a portion of the at least one levitation generator is movable relative to the at least one drive generator. |
| US11890945B2 |
Electric multi-mode drive system and method for operating the same, a track and a vehicle for use in such a drive system
An electric multi-mode drive system (400), a method for operating the same, a vehicle (110) and a track (401). The system is arranged for operating at one part (402) of the track (401), at a station (410; 411), an electric Linear Doubly Fed Motor, LDFM, (310) for launching the vehicle (110), and for operating at another part (403) of the track (401), between stations (410; 411), a further electric motor (320; 330; 340; 350), not an LDFM, arranged for at least one of accelerating, coasting and restarting movement of the vehicle (110) after launching. Electric power for operating the further electric motor (320; 330; 340; 350), is provided by an on-board rechargeable electrical energy storage device. With the LDFM (310), sufficient power is generated for accelerating the vehicle (110), and recharging the on-board electrical energy storage device during standstill, braking and/or launching. |
| US11890937B2 |
Vehicle drive transmission device and vehicle drive device including same
A first support is open toward a first side in an axial direction. A press member is at such a position as to press a first friction plate and second friction plate of a friction clutch device from the first side in the axial direction. An intermediate member includes a body between the press member and a second support in the axial direction and a protrusion protruding toward the first side of the body in the axial direction. The press member has an insertion hole extending through the press member in the axial direction and configured to receive the protrusion. |
| US11890933B2 |
Vehicle occupancy-monitoring system
The techniques of this disclosure relate to a vehicle occupancy-monitoring system. The system includes a controller circuit that receives occupant data from an occupancy-monitoring sensor of a vehicle. The controller circuit determines an occupancy status of respective seats in a cabin of the vehicle based on the occupancy-monitoring sensor. The controller circuit indicates the occupancy status of the respective seats on a display located in a field of view of occupants of the vehicle. The display is integral to one of a roof light module, a door panel, or a headliner of the cabin. The system can improve passenger safety by alerting the operator and other occupants about the occupancy status of the passengers. |
| US11890932B2 |
Transformable knob for a vehicle
A transformable knob for a vehicle comprises an axle extending along an axis and a body mounted to the axle and rotatable about the axis. The body comprises a face plate and a periphery wall defining a cavity, and with the periphery wall arranged to flex relative to the axis. The transformable knob comprises a plurality of engagement arms disposed within the cavity and movable toward and away from the axis, with the plurality of engagement arms configured to selectively engage and flex the periphery wall between first and second configurations. The transformable knob comprises an actuator in engagement with the plurality of engagement arms and arranged to move between first and second positions, with movement of the actuator facilitating corresponding movement of the plurality of engagement arms to flex the periphery wall between the first and second configurations, respectively. |
| US11890921B2 |
External hard bed cover for a pickup truck
An external hard bed cover for pickup truck including a series of panels connected to a cargo hopper, wherein the panel series includes a super large panel, a large panel, a medium panel and a small panel, the super large panel is rotationally connected with the large panel, the large panel is rotationally connected with the medium panel, the medium panel is rotationally connected with the small panel, the super large panel, the large panel, the medium panel and the small panel are all rectangular panels. |
| US11890919B2 |
Door beam structure for vehicle side door and manufacturing method thereof
A door beam structure for a vehicle side door includes a door beam having a hollow cross section, wherein the door beam includes: an outside portion forming a hollow flange of the door beam arranged to face a door skin, and an inside portion forming a hollow door beam body of the door beam. |
| US11890916B2 |
Device and method for raising a temperature in at least one portion of a vehicle
A device for raising a temperature in at least one portion of a vehicle from a low temperature value to a temperature value increased above this, has at least one electronic component producing waste heat. The at least one electronic component is formed as a processor. Furthermore, a controller is provided, being designed to command the processor to provide a computing capacity in a heating mode, and to supply the waste heat generated upon performing at least one computation of the processor to the at least one portion of the vehicle. The disclosure furthermore relates to a method for raising a temperature of at least one portion of a vehicle from a low temperature value to a temperature value increased above this. |
| US11890908B2 |
Method and apparatus for an adjustable damper
A method for controlling vehicle motion is described. The method includes accessing a set of control signals including a measured vehicle speed value associated with a movement of a vehicle. A control signal associated with user-induced input is also accessed. The method compares the measured vehicle speed value with a predetermined vehicle speed threshold value to achieve a speed value threshold approach status, and then compares the set of values to achieve a user-induced input threshold value approach status. The method monitors a state of a valve within the vehicle suspension damper, and determines a control mode for the vehicle suspension damper. The method also regulates damping forces within the vehicle suspension damper. |
| US11890904B2 |
Safety chain tie down apparatus
A tie down apparatus for securing an item is shown and described herein. The tie down apparatus may include first and second body members, where the first body member is configured to be located and rotated about a first axis within a first receiving member and the second body member is configured to be located and rotated about a second axis within a second receiving member. The tie down apparatus may also include first and second locking members each extending through the first and second body members, respectively, where rotating the first and second body members about the respective first and second axes engages the first and second locking members and generally prevents removal of the first and second body members from the first and second receiving member, and a safety chain holding member selectively engaged with either of the first and second body members. |
| US11890902B2 |
Duplex bluetooth transmission tire pressure detecting system and the method
A duplex Bluetooth transmission tire pressure system and a method thereof are provided. The system includes a Bluetooth tire pressure detector and a transceiver host, and the two can duplex Bluetooth transmit to each other, so that to complete locating and tire condition detecting. The transceiver host controls a locating program that controls the Bluetooth tire pressure detector to start or stop and limit the transmitting packet of the tire condition program of the Bluetooth tire pressure detector. |
| US11890899B2 |
Pneumatic tire, pneumatic tire assembly, and power supply system
A pneumatic tire includes a planar-shaped receiver coil in a cavity region, and configured to receive a magnetic field through a carcass ply layer and generate a signal, and an element to receive power converted from the signal. A receiving region of the receiver coil is interposed between an outermost side of a bead core in the radial direction and an innermost side of a belt layer in the radial direction, and the receiving region faces in the width direction. When a maximum dimension of the receiving region along the radial direction of the receiver coil is a length D1, a distance from the receiving region to a nearest portion of the bead core to the receiving region is L1, and a distance from the receiving region to a nearest portion of the belt layer to the receiving region is L2, relationships L1>(D1/4) and L2>(D2/4) are satisfied. |
| US11890898B2 |
Pneumatic tire
A pneumatic tire is provided. A bead filler is disposed on an outer circumferential side of each bead core in bead portions, a side reinforcing layer having a crescent-shaped cross-section is disposed on an inner side in a tire width direction of a carcass layer in a sidewall portion, and as physical properties of a rubber that constitutes the side reinforcing layer and a rubber that constitutes the bead filler, a modulus at 100% elongation is in a range from 8.4 MPa to 10.2 MPa, a tan δ at 60° C. is in a range from 0.04 to 0.08, and JIS hardness at 20° C. is in the range from 75 to 79. |
| US11890892B2 |
Layer transfer device
A layer transfer device includes a housing main body having an opening, a cover movable between an open position in which the opening is open and a closed position in which the opening is closed, a heating member provided in the housing main body and configured to heat a multilayer film and a sheet, a pressure member provided on the cover and configured to nip the multilayer film and a sheet laid on the multilayer film between the heating member and the pressure member, and a shutter movable between a protecting position in which the heating member is covered with the shutter, and a retreated position in which the shutter is away from the protecting position. The shutter is in the protecting position when the cover is in the open position. |
| US11890891B2 |
Tool having a workpiece-engaging structure that positively positions the tool relative to the workpiece
A tool that can be retained in a predetermined position relative to a workpiece and to perform an operation on the workpiece includes a head portion and a tail portion. The head portion includes a leg that is adapted to engage a first portion of a workpiece when the tool is in a predetermined position relative to the workpiece. The tail portion extends from the head portion and includes a support having a recess that is adapted to engage a second portion of the workpiece when the tool is in a predetermined position relative to the workpiece. An operation-performing device is supported on the tail portion and is operable to perform an operation on the workpiece when the tool is in the predetermined position relative to the workpiece. |
| US11890885B2 |
Printing apparatus and printing method
A printing apparatus comprises a decision unit configured to decide a ratio of ink application amounts of the fluorescent ink and the other ink respectively in each of the plurality of scans. The decision unit decides the ratio of the ink application amount of the fluorescent ink in each of the plurality of scans so that the amount of the coloring material of the fluorescent ink in a surface of an ink layer of the printing medium is less than the amount of the coloring material of the fluorescent ink in an inside of the ink layer of the printing medium. |
| US11890880B2 |
Printer with easy opening and firmly secured closure
A printer includes a support structure the is fixed in use, and in which a receptacle is formed for receiving a roll of paper tape. The printer also includes a cover hinged to a rotation axis substantially parallel to the unwinding axis of the roll of paper tape, and which is oscillatable between a closed position and an open position in which it covers and uncovers the receptacle, respectively. The printer also includes a printing device carried by the support structure, and a transport roller for paper tape unwound from the roll of paper tape, cooperating with the printing device. The cover includes a control member arranged on a flank of the cover and operable manually to disable a latching system and unlock the cover from the closed position. A control member is connected to the operating element, which may be rotated according to the opening direction of the cover. |
| US11890878B2 |
Method for generating ejection position data, device for generating ejection position data, and program
A method for generating ejection position data indicating an ejection position where ink is ejected includes performing an edge detection process, an edge correction process, and an ejection position data generation process based on processing target data indicating an image to be printed. In the processing target data, a non-ejection value indicating that ink is not ejected to a corresponding ejection position or an ejection value other than the non-ejection value is set as a pixel value of a pixel. In the edge detection process, a position where a pixel to which the non-ejection value is set and a pixel for which the ejection value is set are adjacent is detected to detect an edge. In the edge correction process, the pixel value of the corresponding pixel is changed to a non-ejection value for at least a part of the ejection position where ink is ejected to draw the edge. |
| US11890877B2 |
Food product platform for food product printer
A food product platform, system and method for supporting a food product thereon during printing. The platform has a first surface for supporting the food product thereon, the first surface having a surface topography configured to securely support the food product thereon; and a second surface supporting an attachment mechanism for removably coupling to a reciprocal attachment mechanism on a receiving arm of a printer, wherein the attachment mechanism prevents movement of the platform with respect to the receiving arm when coupled to the receiving arm. The food product platform is removably connectable to the receiving arm manually and without the use of tools. |
| US11890875B2 |
Liquid cartridge having pivotable lever provided with light-blocking portion
A liquid cartridge configured to be inserted into a cartridge-attachment section in an insertion direction includes a casing, and a lever supported by the casing. The lever is pivotable about a pivot axis between a first position and a second position. The lever includes a light-blocking portion configured to block or attenuate light traveling in a widthwise direction crossing the insertion direction and a gravitational direction, and a force-receiving portion positioned closer to a front wall of the casing than the light-blocking portion is to the front wall in the insertion direction. The light-blocking portion is positioned lower at the second position than at the first position. The pivot axis is positioned frontward of the light-blocking portion and rearward of the force-receiving portion in the insertion direction. The lever pivots from the second position to the first position upon application of an external force to the force-receiving portion. |
| US11890871B2 |
Method of driving inkjet head, and inkjet recording device
A method of driving an inkjet head having a nozzle and a pressure generator, a plurality of droplets of the ink discharged in response to a series of the drive signals being caused to hit a recording medium to form a single pixel. The method includes, applying, to the pressure generator, the series of the drive signals including a first one of the drive signals that has a first voltage amplitude and a second one of the drive signals that has a second voltage amplitude larger than the first voltage amplitude. A last drive signal in the series of the drive signals is the second one of the drive signals. The first voltage amplitude and the second voltage amplitude are determined such that a ratio of (first voltage amplitude)/(second voltage amplitude) has a value corresponding to a specific gravity of the ink to be discharged. |
| US11890867B2 |
Modular multi enhancement printing system
The subject matter discloses a printing enhancement system, comprising one or more printing enhancement modules configured to perform a printing enhancement operation on a substrate, a drum configured to carry the substrate, said drum is connected to a drum actuation mechanism configured to move the drum at a rotational movement, a processing module coupled to the drum actuation mechanism and to the one or more printing enhancement modules, wherein the processing module sends commands to the drum actuation mechanism to move the drum and sends commands to the one or more printing enhancement modules to dispense the materials according to a printing enhancement task, wherein the one or more printing enhancement modules are arranged around a circumference of the drum, wherein the rotational movement enables to bring the substrate closer to a selected printing enhancement module of the one or more printing enhancement modules. |
| US11890866B2 |
Processing device and recording device including a medium receiving unit that receives a discharged medium
A recording device as a processing device includes: a recording unit accommodated in a housing and configured to perform recording on a medium; and a medium accommodating unit that accommodates the medium discharged from the housing. The medium accommodating unit includes: a sheet-shaped accommodating member; a rotating shaft provided inside the housing and to which one end of the accommodating member is connected; and an operating portion provided separably from the housing and to which the other end of the accommodating member is connected. The accommodating member is wound around the rotating shaft and accommodated inside the housing when the operating portion is mounted on the housing. The accommodating member is fed from the rotating shaft so that the medium is accommodated when the operating portion is separated from the housing. |
| US11890863B2 |
Airflow control through vacuum platen of a printing system, and related devices, systems, and methods
A printing system comprises an ink deposition assembly and a media transport device. The ink deposition assembly comprises printheads to deposit a print fluid, such as ink, on print media, such as paper. The media transport device holds the print media against a movable support surface, such as a belt, by vacuum suction platen and transports the print media though a deposition region. The vacuum suction is communicated to the movable through platen holes and platen channels in a vacuum platen. At least some of the platen channels have a high impedance region that has a reduced open cross-sectional area as compared to another region of the platen channel. |
| US11890860B2 |
Printing apparatus
A printing apparatus, including a discharging head, a relative movable assembly to move a printable medium and the discharging head relatively, and a lighting unit including a plurality of light sources to emit light for curing the ink, is provided. A part of the plurality of light sources is arranged in a first lighting area, and another part of the plurality of light sources is arranged in a second lighting area. A quantity of the light sources per unit area in the second lighting area is smaller than a quantity of the light sources per unit area in the first lighting area. A direct distance from the discharging head to the second lighting area in a direction parallel to the predetermined direction is shorter than a direct distance from the discharging head to the first lighting area. |
| US11890857B2 |
Low-vibration cylinder
The invention relates to a cylinder (10) which is set up for application of at least one hollow cylinder, the cylinder (10) having a layer structure which comprises in this order, from inside to outside, a base layer (12) or a cylinder core, a first compressible layer (14), a filling layer (16), an interlayer (18), a second compressible layer (20) and an outer layer (22), the outer layer forming a lateral surface of the cylinder.The invention further relates to arrangements comprising at least one such cylinder (10) and further cylinders. |
| US11890853B2 |
Resin layered product, dielectric layer, metal foil with resin, capacitor element, and printed wiring board with built-in capacitor
There is provided a resin laminate including a first layer composed of a first resin composition and a second layer composed of a second resin composition. The first resin composition includes a resin component including an epoxy resin, a diamine compound, and a polyimide resin, and a complex metal oxide including at least two selected from Ba, Ti, etc. of 60 to 85 parts by weight based on 100 parts of the first resin composition, and the content of the polyimide resin is 20 to 60 parts by weight based on 100 parts of the resin component. The second resin composition includes a resin component including an epoxy resin and a diamine compound but is free of polyimide resin, and a complex metal oxide including at least two selected from Ba, Ti, etc. of 70 to 90 parts by weight based on 100 parts of the second resin composition. |
| US11890850B2 |
Additive manufacturing of highly flexible electrophoretic film and textile composites
Embodiments of the disclosure provide a flexible and stretchable textile composite including an electrophoretic film. According to one embodiment, a textile composite material can comprise a textile base layer, a first flexible, optically transparent film layer deposited onto and affixed to the textile base layer, and an electrophoretic film layer disposed onto the first flexible, optically transparent film layer on a side of the first flexible, optically transparent film layer opposite the textile base layer. The electrophoretic film layer can comprise a plurality of relief cuts therein. The plurality of relief cuts can allow the electrophoretic film layer to flex or stretch in at least one direction. |
| US11890848B2 |
Display device and method for bonding the same
A display device includes a window including a planar portion and a bending portion that is bent from the planar portion. A display module is disposed below the window. The display module includes a central portion overlapping the planar portion and an edge portion overlapping the bending portion. An adhesive member including an adhesive layer is disposed between the window and the display module. A lubrication layer overlaps at least a portion of the adhesive layer. |
| US11890846B2 |
Method of transferring graphene and flexible transparent electrode using the same
The present disclosure relates to a method of transferring a graphene, the method comprising the steps of: forming a graphene on a first substrate; forming a polymer precursor mixture on a second substrate; disposing the graphene oppositely to the second substrate having the polymer precursor mixture formed thereon; pressing the first substrate and the second substrate while curing the polymer precursor mixture; and peeling off the first substrate. |
| US11890845B2 |
Decorative sheet
A decorative sheet comprises a substrate layer; a pattern layer provided on the first front surface of the substrate layer; and a thermoplastic resin layer provided on the second front surface of the pattern layer. A test piece of 8 mm width from the decorative sheet is taken; the storage modulus is measured with an initial chuck distance of 10.77 mm, a start temperature of 30° C., an end temperature of 150° C., a temperature increase rate of 5° C./min, and a measurement frequency of 1.0 Hz. The ratio of the difference between the second storage modulus and a third storage modulus when the decorative sheet changes from the transition region to a rubbery flat region to the difference between a first storage modulus when the environmental temperature is 30° C. and a second storage modulus when the decorative sheet changes from a glassy region to a transition region is 3.5 or less. |
| US11890842B2 |
Overlapped composite component and method for manufacturing overlapped composite component
A layered composite component includes a plate-shaped base member formed from a plastic material, a cover member layered on the base member, and a stitching. The cover member includes a plate-shaped main body extending along the base member such that the main body is spaced apart by a gap from the base member and projections projecting from an opposing surface of the main body opposed to the base member. The cover member is formed from a plastic material and is elastically deformable. The cover member includes a stitched portion linearly extending and including a portion on which the stitching is formed. The projections are not formed on the stitched portion, and the stitched portion includes a ridge extending along the stitching. |
| US11890841B2 |
Laminated body and method for producing laminated body
Provided are an acrylic resin layer laminate having excellent impact resistance and a manufacturing method of the same. The laminate includes a first acrylic resin layer, a thermoplastic resin layer, and a second acrylic resin layer in this order, in which the thermoplastic resin layer contains 71% or more of a component having a spin-spin relaxation time T2H in pulse NMR measurement of 0.03 ms or longer. The manufacturing method of the laminate includes: discharging, from a die, a molten resin laminate containing at least a melt of a resin composition (1) containing a (meth)acrylic resin, a melt of a resin composition containing a thermoplastic resin, and a melt of a resin composition (2) containing a (meth)acrylic resin; and cooling the discharged molten resin laminate to obtain a laminate. |
| US11890840B2 |
Laminate structures and flexible packaging materials incorporating same
Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to laminates comprising a uniaxially oriented first multilayer film comprising ethylene-based polymer, wherein the uniaxially oriented first multilayer film has a ratio of percent elongation at break in the cross direction to percent elongation at break in the machine direction of at least 2 to 1; a biaxially oriented second multilayer film adhered to the uniaxially oriented first multilayer film and comprising an ethylene-based polymer, wherein the biaxially oriented second multilayer film has a ratio of percent elongation at break in the machine direction to percent elongation at break in the cross direction of at least 2 to 1; and a third film adhered to the biaxially oriented second multilayer film such that the biaxially oriented second multilayer film is disposed between the uniaxially oriented first multilayer film and the third film, wherein the third film comprises an ethylene-based polymer. |
| US11890835B2 |
Lamination of electrochromic device to glass substrates
Electrochromic device laminates and their method of manufacture are disclosed. |
| US11890831B2 |
Composite member and heat radiation member
A composite member excellent in corrosion resistance of a substrate and excellent in heat radiation property is provided. A composite member includes a substrate composed of a composite material containing magnesium or a magnesium alloy and SiC and a coating layer provided on a surface of the substrate. The coating layer includes an outermost layer provided as an outermost surface and an intermediate layer provided directly under the outermost layer. The outermost layer contains nickel and phosphorus. The intermediate layer is mainly composed of copper. The intermediate layer has a thickness not smaller than 30 μm. |
| US11890826B2 |
Method of enhancing footwear impression on porous surfaces using potassium ferrocyanide solution for footwear impression enhancement
A method of enhancing a footwear impression formed on a porous surface using a potassium ferrocyanide solution for footwear impression enhancement includes: forming a porous surface sample by leaving footwear impressions into an object having a porous surface; preparing a potassium ferrocyanide solution for footwear impression enhancement; and applying the potassium ferrocyanide solution for footwear impression enhancement to the porous surface sample. |
| US11890824B2 |
System for manufacturing thermoplastic parts
A system for manufacturing a thermoplastic part from a blank part having a first moulding member and a second moulding member which are configured to cooperate together. A first heating body configured to heat the first moulding member and conductively heat the blank part. Two thermal insulation members are configured to cooperatively define a closed cavity in which at least the moulding members and the first heating body are arranged. A casing defining an internal volume in which at least the moulding members, the first heating body and the thermal insulation members are arranged, and a suction member is configured to lower the internal pressure in the internal volume to compress the preform part between the moulding members. |
| US11890818B2 |
3D printer
An apparatus for dispensing build powder and support powder, in a sequence of layers, and having a frame and a container. Also, a build powder pourer is at least partially filled with build powder and a support powder pourer at least partially filled with support powder, each of the pourers having a dispensing opening and a dispensing plug, controllably covering the dispensing opening. Further, a pourer-movement and dispensing plug-actuating assembly is supported by the frame over the container and includes a movement element that is selectively attachable to the build powder pourer and alternately to the support powder pourer and also capable to controllably move an attached pourer in three orthogonal dimensions and to control the dispensing plug. In addition, at least one docking station for holding a first one of the pourers; and a computing assembly controls the pourer-movement and dispensing plug-actuating assembly to create a target shape. |
| US11890813B2 |
Anatomical protective items
Disclosed herein are methods, apparatus and computer program products for use in manufacturing an anatomical protective item for one or more users. Embodiments of anatomical protective items may comprise a single layer of energy controlling cells. Input data associated with one or more users is obtained. The obtained input data is processed to identify one or more energy controlling criteria for the anatomical protective item. A packing process is employed to generate each energy controlling cell in the single layer. Each energy controlling cell comprises one or more walls which extend from an upper surface of the single layer to a lower surface of the single layer. The packing process is performed at least on the basis of the identified one or more energy controlling criteria. The anatomical protective item comprising the single layer of energy controlling cells is manufactured. |
| US11890810B2 |
Device and method for producing three-dimensional shaped parts
The invention relates to a device and a method for producing three-dimensional shaped parts by means of a layer construction method on a construction field in a construction space of a device, wherein materials are supplied to and discharged from the construction space. A supplying and discharging of all materials is carried out in a spatial direction of the device. |
| US11890809B2 |
Three-dimensional printing
A 3D printing kit can include a powder bed material comprising from about 80 wt % to 100 wt % polymer particles, a fusing agent to selectively apply to the powder bed material, and a hardener to selectively apply to the powder bed material. The polymeric particles can include a polyalkylene backbone with both ethylene and propylene polymerized monomeric units with from 2 mol % to 15 mol % of the polymerized monomeric units include a grafted side chain having an epoxide moiety. The fusing agent can include water and a radiation absorber that absorbs electromagnetic energy and converts the electromagnetic energy to heat. The hardener can be present in the fusing agent or can be included in a hardening agent that is separate from the fusing agent. |
| US11890808B2 |
In-situ digital image correlation and thermal monitoring in directed energy deposition
A method and a system for digital image correlation and thermal monitoring during directed energy deposition are provided. The method and the system include global off-axis 3D mapping of surfaces features at high frame rates using the natural surface roughness of the additive build. Infrared thermography is projected onto these surface features to record the thermo-mechanical history of the finished component. As set forth herein, the method and the system provide a low-cost solution to monitoring and optimizing the unique temporal artifacts induced by complex scan strategies. |
| US11890804B1 |
Edge banding machine
An edge banding machine includes a base, and whereon a drive motor including a power outputting shaft, an edge band conveying mechanism having a pneumatic cylinder, a pushing block and an edge band conveying shaft parallel to the power outputting shaft, and a universal bearing. The pushing block is disposed at a terminal end of a telescopic rod of the pneumatic cylinder capable of being driven to lengthen or shorten to make an edge band approach or leave the edge band conveying shaft. Two ends of the universal bearing are connected with the power outputting shaft and edge band conveying shaft respectively, enabling the drive motor to rotate the edge band conveying shaft through the universal bearing. Through the configuration with the universal bearing, the edge band conveying shaft and power outputting shaft can be quickly connected for the completion of the whole edge banding machine assembly. |
| US11890801B2 |
Method and system for processing an extruded sheet
A method and system for processing a heated flexible sheet, with oppositely facing surfaces, that is advanced in a processing path. A first cooling roll has a first peripheral surface for contacting one of the sheet surfaces. A second cooling roll has a second peripheral surface for contacting the other sheet surface. The system is configured so that the first and second cooling rolls are selectively movable in relationship to each other in a manner, other than by moving one or both of the first and second cooling rolls towards or away from the flexible sheet, between: a) a first relationship wherein the first sheet surface is caused to engage the first peripheral surface over a first circumferential extent as the flexible sheet is advanced in the processing path; and b) a second relationship wherein the first sheet surface is caused to engage the first peripheral surface over a second circumferential extent that is different than the first circumferential extent as the flexible sheet is advanced in the processing path. |
| US11890799B2 |
Dielectric material and dielectric material production method
Provided is a dielectric material (1, 2, 3, 4) to solve the problems of low production efficiency and high production cost of the existing dielectric material. The dielectric material (1, 2, 3, 4) is a tube structure. The tube wall of the tube structure is formed from a foam material foamed. The dielectric material further includes metal wires (11, 21, 31, 41). The metal wires (11, 21, 31, 41) are disposed in the longitudinal direction of the tube structure, and are evenly distributed in the tube wall of the tube structure without being in contact with each other. The dielectric material (1, 2, 3, 4) with such a structure has the advantages of simple structure, accurate control of the dielectric constant, light weight per unit volume, easy and efficient production, and stable technical indicators. Further provided is a dielectric material production method. |
| US11890796B2 |
Mold clamping apparatus provided with forceful mold opening mechanism
In a mold clamping apparatus, a mold clamping mechanism is provided with a half nut, and a tie bar is provided with circumferential groove configured to meshed with the teeth of the half nut. A strong-force mold opening mechanism that opens molds at an initial stage of mold opening extends across a space separating a movable platen and the mold clamping mechanism and is connected to the movable platen and the mold clamping mechanism. The strong-force mold opening mechanism is set so as to have greater axial force and shorter stroke than those of a mold opening and closing mechanism. A control unit controls opening and closing of the half nut, controls the strong-force mold opening mechanism and controls the position of the half nut in such a way that the half nut is synchronized with the circumferential groove by the strong-force mold opening mechanism. |
| US11890794B2 |
Manufacturing method and mold for artificial shuttlecock
A mold for manufacturing an artificial shuttlecock from a semi-finished shuttlecock includes a male mold and a female mold. The male mold includes a cone frustum and a plurality of first annular grooves. The semi-finished shuttlecock is placed on an outside of the cone frustum. The first annular grooves are disposed apart on the outside of the cone frustum. The female mold includes a tapered slot, a plurality of second annular grooves and an injection channel. The second annular grooves are disposed apart on an inner surface of the tapered slot. When the semi-finished shuttlecock and the male mold are placed into the female mold, each of the first annular grooves corresponds to each of the second annular grooves to form a plurality of molded grooves. The injection channel communicates with the second annular grooves, and the molded grooves communicate with the injection channel through the second annular grooves. |
| US11890790B2 |
Pressing machine
A pressing machine that applies heat and pressure to a press object transported in a first direction includes a first die having a first heater, a second die having a second heater and being disposed above the first die, a support member that supports the first die and the second die, and a movement mechanism that moves the support member from a first position to a second position located in a second direction intersecting the first direction from the first position, in which the first position is the position at which the first die and the second die apply heat and pressure to the press object and the second position is the position at which the first die and the second die do not face the press object. |
| US11890787B2 |
Delivery device, mold using same, and delivery method
A delivery device includes a first fluid supply path to supply first fluid, a second fluid supply path to supply second fluid to be mixed with the first fluid for obtaining a mixture, a mixing chamber to which first and second fluid supply paths are connected and in which the first and second fluids are mixed, and a delivery port for delivering the mixture from the mixing chamber, in which the first fluid supply path is connected to a downstream side end part in the flow direction of the mixing chamber, the second fluid supply path is connected to the upstream side end part in the flow direction of the mixing chamber, and the delivery port is provided on a side wall of the mixing chamber between the downstream side end part and the upstream side end part. |
| US11890781B2 |
Alumina ceramic integrated hot press molding machine and working method thereof
An alumina ceramic integrated hot press molding machine and working method thereof, including a pressing and hot pressing device fixed accordingly on a rack, a stirring device inside the hot pressing device, and a hot pressing mold above the hot pressing device; the pressing device enables one path of high-pressure air to act on the mold, and enables the other path to enter the hot pressing device, so the slurry flows into a cavity of the mold; the stirring device stirs the slurry inside the device, so alumina blanks are more evenly distributed therein; and temperature detection components for detecting the temperature of internal oil and the slurry at a slurry outlet are inside the hot pressing device, and the power of an electric heating device is adjusted and controlled in real time according to the temperature detected by the components, to achieve the purpose of accurate temperature control. |
| US11890780B2 |
Additive manufacturing method and device for ceramic and composite thereof
Additive manufacturing (AM) methods and devices for high-melting-point materials are disclosed. In an embodiment, an additive manufacturing method includes the following steps. (S1) Slicing a three-dimensional computer-aided design model of a workpiece into multiple layers according to shape, thickness, and size accuracy requirements, and obtaining data of the multiple layers. (S2) Planning a forming path according to the data of the multiple layers and generating computer numerical control (CNC) codes for forming the multiple layers. (S3) Obtaining a formed part by preheating a substrate, performing a layer-by-layer spraying deposition by a cold spraying method, and heating a spray area to a temperature until the spraying deposition of all sliced layers is completed. (S4) Subjecting the formed part to a surface modification treatment by a laser shock peening method. |
| US11890775B2 |
Automating the planning, estimating, and impositioning of printer orders via multi-step cutting
Disclosed herein is a planning and impositioning technique for industrial printing orders that evaluates and ranks potential planning and impositioning schemes for a given print order based on available printing apparatus, media, and die-cutter specifications. The printing schemes make use non-die cutter operations to subdivide a media sheet, followed by a series of die-cutter operations each subdivision to take advantage of industrial printer efficiency. This printing operation is enabled by planning and impositioning phases that generate print instructions allows a change in media size from printer apparatus to dies. Specifically, during the planning phase of the print order, a printer apparatus and a die or set of dies are selected where the media size used by the printer apparatus is larger than the die(s) is/are designed for. |
| US11890772B2 |
Winding machine with device for calculating the poisson's ratio and related method
The machine (1;100) comprises a winding station (3; 101), adapted to receive secondary winding cores (T) coaxial with, and adjacent to, one another. The machine further comprises a cutting device (11; 104) with a plurality of blades (13; 105), arranged upstream of the winding station (3; 101) with respect to the feeding direction of the web material (N) and adapted to slit the web material into a plurality of strips (S1-S5) of web material. An in-line measurement arrangement (81-87) is also provided for measuring the Poisson's ratio of the web material (N). |
| US11890770B2 |
Device and method for separating blanks
A blank separating device includes an upper blank separating module and a lower blank separating module. The lower blank separating module includes at least three supporting elements. Each supporting element includes at least one supporting surface for bracing blanks or scrap pieces. Two of the at least three supporting elements are configured as supporting elements of a lower separating tool. The two supporting elements configured as supporting elements of the lower separating tool are each arrangeable in at least three positions in a vertical direction. |
| US11890769B2 |
Ultrasonic knife and ultrasonic cutting system
An ultrasonic knife has a cutting portion formed with at least one cutting edge and a fastening portion. The fastening portion has an external thread for connection to a sonotrode. The cutting portion and the fastening portion are formed in one piece from cemented carbide material. The cemented carbide material includes hard particles that are, at least predominantly, formed by tungsten carbide and a metallic binder. The external thread of the fastening portion has a thread pitch p and is shaped such that the root of the thread turns has a rounded shape with a root radius R of 0.2*p≤R≤0.3*p. |
| US11890764B2 |
Digital imaging systems and methods of analyzing pixel data of an image of a user's body for determining a hair density value of a user's hair
Artificial intelligence based systems and methods are described for analyzing pixel data of an image of a user's body for determining a hair density value of the user's hair. An example method includes aggregating a plurality of training images of a plurality of users' bodies, and training a hair density model operable to output a hair density value. The example method may further include receiving an image of a user comprising pixel data of a portion of the user's body or body area, and analyzing, by the hair density model, the image to determine a user-specific hair density value of the user's hair. The example method may further include generating a product recommendation, wherein the product is designed to address a feature identifiable within the pixel data of the user's body or body area. |
| US11890763B2 |
Threaded rod shearing mechanism
Shear tools are described. In one version, the shear tools include a pair of pivotally movable jaws positioned between sideplates. Various shearing dies are also described. Also described are systems and related methods utilizing the shear tools and dies which enable convenient shearing or severing of workpieces such as threaded rods. |
| US11890762B2 |
Method and apparatus for detecting ground attribute of legged robot
A method for detecting a ground attribute of a legged robot includes obtaining a collision audio of a foot of the legged robot with a ground; and detecting a workable level attribute of the ground in a working environment of the legged robot according to the collision audio. The sound of the collision between the foot of the robot and the ground is collected, and the workable level attribute of the ground in the working environment of the legged robot is detected based on the sound, so that the operable level attribute can be effectively used to control the legs of the legged robot. On the one hand, the motion noise of the legged robot can be reduced, and on the other hand, the power consumption of the legged robot can be reduced, thereby increasing its range of motion. |
| US11890760B2 |
Balancer abnormality detection system and balancer abnormality detection method
A balancer abnormality detection system includes: a robot; a motor configured to operate the robot; a balancer provided in the robot and configured to generate assist torque which assists power of the motor with force generated by elastic bodies; and a controller configured to detect abnormality of the balancer by measuring a current value of the motor operated to keep a posture of the robot during standby of the robot and comparing the current value with a current command value of the motor necessary for keeping the posture of the robot. |
| US11890758B2 |
Robot planning from process definition graph
Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for performing robot planning using a process definition graph. The techniques can include receiving a process definition graph having a plurality of task nodes that represent respective tasks to be performed by a respective robot of a plurality of robots, wherein each task node is associated with a location at which the task will be performed; generating, from the process definition graph, an initial modified process definition graph that adds constraints for respective swept volumes occupied by each task represented by the plurality of task nodes; and generating, from the initial modified process definition graph, a refined process definition graph, wherein the refined process definition graph includes respective motion plans for robots moving between tasks, wherein the motion plans define transitions that avoid the swept volumes occupied by each task represented by the plurality of task nodes. |
| US11890754B2 |
Moving robot
A moving robot includes a main body which forms a space therein, a noise generating member which is disposed inside the main body and generates a noise, an inner housing and an outer housing which surround the main body, and two or voice recognition members which are disposed in the housing and are disposed to be separated from each other, and a noise recognition member which recognizes a noise. The voice recognition members are disposed on a side opposite to the noise generating member based on a central point and disposed to be separated from each other along an outer peripheral surface of the housing. Accordingly, a voice command is determined by a difference of the voice data acquired by the two voice recognition members separated from each other and noise data recognized by the noise recognition member to improve voice recognition efficiency. |
| US11890751B2 |
Compact spherical 3-DOF mechanism constructed with scissor linkages
A curved scissor linkage mechanism (1) includes at least four linkage elements (2) each having a first end (3) and a second end (4). The linkage elements are arranged to form sides of one or more rhombi or parallelograms. Each linkage element is rotationally connected to another linkage elements via a revolute joint (5) at the first end and is rotationally connected to another one of the other linkage elements via another revolute joint at the second end. The linkage elements are configured so that the axes of each joint coincide at one common remote centre of motion. The mechanism is connectable to a first external member (7) at a proximal end and is rotationally connectable to a second external member (9) at an opposite distal end to obtain three DOFs. The scissor linkage mechanism may further include a motion controlling mechanism. |
| US11890745B1 |
Folding wide-top sawhorse
The complete sawhorse is the only product of its kind that offers a foundational table that enables users to cut any specific material that is needed regardless of its weight, size, or texture. This unprecedented product is uniquely designed with a saw line and level bar to allow for a more precise and accurate sawing process, to address commercial or DIY necessities. |
| US11890742B2 |
Extendable wrench
A pipe wrench is provided with an extendable handle that fits within a cavity of the head. A lever locks the extended length of the extendable handle along a continuous spectrum between a maximum and a minimum extension of the handle. The lever includes cam surfaces. In an unlocked position, the thickness of the lever between the pivot and a friction plate is less than the thickness between the pivot and the friction plate in the locked position. The friction plate is a composite comprising a top lever plate, a midsection, and a concave surface. The lever plate and concave surface include hard, durable materials, and the midsection is a soft elastic material that redistributes frictional forces across the frictional block. The channel-lock prevents inadvertent overextension and/or accidental removal of the extendable handle. |
| US11890738B2 |
Systems and methods for remote power tool device control
Systems and methods for remote power tool control are provided. In one example, a battery pack is coupled to a power tool device. The battery pack includes a pack transceiver and a pack electronic processor. The pack electronic processor is coupled to the pack transceiver and is configured to determine that the power tool device is remotely controllable. The pack electronic processor is further configured to receive, wirelessly via a pack transceiver of the battery pack, a remote control command from a mobile device, and to provide the remote control command to the power tool device. The system further includes a tool electronic processor of the power tool device in communication with the pack electronic processor. The tool electronic processor is configured to control the power tool device to perform an action specified by the remote control command in response to receiving the remote control command. |
| US11890732B2 |
Binding machine
A binding machine includes a body part, a feeding unit configured to feed a wire, a first guide and a second guide extending in a first direction from an end portion on one side of the body part, arranged with an interval, in which a binding object is inserted, in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction, and configured to guide the wire fed by the feeding unit, a twisting unit configured to twist the wire guided by the first guide and the second guide, and a guide moving part configured to change the interval from a first distance to a second distance shorter than the first distance. |
| US11890728B2 |
Concentrated longitudinal acoustical/ultrasonic energy fastener design and manipulation system
A system and method and fastening tool that utilizes ultrasonic or acoustic energy and a horn that focuses the energy into the fastener at a predetermined location in order to facilitate tightening or loosening the fastener. |
| US11890727B2 |
Electric power tool
An electric power tool includes: a driving shaft that is rotated by a motor; an output shaft on which a front-end tool is attachable; and a torque transmission mechanism that transmits a torque produced by the rotation of the driving shaft to the output shaft. The torque transmission mechanism includes a magnet coupling including a driving magnet member coupled to a side of the driving shaft and a driven magnet member coupled to a side of the output shaft, and the driving magnet member and the driven magnet member are provided such that respective magnetic surfaces face each other, S-poles and N-poles being alternately arranged on each of the magnetic surfaces. |
| US11890725B2 |
Assembly tool smart configuration selector by means of orientation detection
An impact wrench comprises dynamically tuned drive components, such as an anvil/socket combination. The drive components are dynamically tuned in view of inertia displacement, as well as stiffness between coupled components, and with regard to impact timing associated with clearance gaps between the component parts. |
| US11890724B2 |
Method of treating a workpiece
A surface of a workpiece is treated by rotating about an axis a brush having a multiplicity of radially projecting bristles with tips engaging a surface of a workpiece to be treated while positioning a stop nonrotatable with the brush in engagement with the bristles radially inward of the stop so as to rearwardly deflect the bristles prior to contact with the workpiece and thereby store kinetic energy in the bristles so that as the bristles pass the stop the kinetic energy is released and the bristles spring elastically forward and percussively strike the workpiece surface. A roughness of the workpiece surface is determined and the stop is positioned radially relative to the axis or the brush is positioned relative to the workpiece at a spacing in accordance with the determined roughness. |
| US11890722B2 |
Chemical mechanical polishing slurry buildup monitoring
An apparatus and method for to monitoring slurry buildup is disclosed. A substrate polishing apparatus includes a surface coated at least in part with a fluorescent material, a light source configured to illuminate the surface, an image sensor configured to image the surface, and a processor coupled to the image sensor and configured to monitor slurry buildup on the surface using data supplied from the image sensor. |
| US11890720B2 |
Quick clamping device for a portable power tool having at least one rotatably drivable output shaft, in particular an angle grinder
A quick clamping device for a portable power tool includes at least one rotatably drivable output shaft, at least one clamping unit, at least one operating unit, and at least one uncoupling unit. The clamping unit, for tool-free fastening of an insert tool unit to the output shaft, includes at least one movably mounted clamping element for applying clamping force to the insert tool unit in a clamping position of the clamping element. The operating unit is configured to move the clamping element into the clamping position and/or into a release position of the clamping element. In the release position, the insert tool unit can be removed from the clamping unit. The at least one uncoupling unit is configured to uncouple the operating unit from the clamping unit in accordance with the rotational speed of the output shaft. |
| US11890715B2 |
Polishing carrier head with piezoelectric pressure control
A carrier head for holding a substrate in a polishing system includes a housing, a first flexible membrane secured to the housing to form one or more pressurizable chambers to apply pressure through a central membrane portion of the first flexible membrane to a central portion of a substrate, and a plurality of independently operable piezoelectric actuators supported by the housing, the plurality of piezoelectric actuators positioned radially outward of the central membrane portion and at different angular positions so as to independently adjust pressure on a plurality of angular zones in an annular outer region of the substrate surrounding the central portion of the substrate. |
| US11890714B2 |
Remanufacturing method of drill
A remanufacturing method of a drill includes providing a drill with a worn-out area. The drill comprises: a shank part; and a flute part arranged on one end of the shank part. A chisel edge is formed on the front end of the flute part, and the radius of any one of the cross section of the chisel edge is defined as a core thickness; a first blade and a second blade with tilt directions toward the shank part are formed on the two sides of the chisel edge. The first circumferential surface of the first blade and the second circumferential surface of the second blade are respectively extended and spiraled toward the shank part along a periphery of the flute part and form two helical cutting edges, a first debris-discharging groove and a second debris-discharging groove. The first blade comprises a first cutting edge. The first cutting edge and the first circumferential surface define the worn-out area. The method also includes a step of aligning a grinding wheel to the worn-out area; and a step of using the aligned grinding wheel to perform a cutting operation along the helical cutting edge or the first debris-discharging groove to grind and repair the worn-out area of the drill. |
| US11890713B2 |
Power tool and cover
A power tool may include: a motor; a power transmission mechanism connected to the motor; a housing that houses the motor and the power transmission mechanism; a tip tool holder connected to the power transmission mechanism and holding a tip tool; and a cover covering at least a part of the tip tool. The cover may include: a fixed cover portion fixed to the housing; a movable cover portion movable with respect to the fixed cover portion; and an operation member mechanically connected to the movable cover portion and configured to move the movable cover portion with respect to the fixed cover portion. |
| US11890712B2 |
Tool, device, and method for polishing lenses
A tool, a device, and a method for zonal polishing of optical workpieces, wherein the tool has a preformed cap for forming a polishing surface, and the tool is placed against the workpiece that is to be polished in such a way that the tilt angle of the axis of rotation of the tool to the normal of the contact surface on the workpiece remains at least essentially constant and/or the size of the contact surface remains at least essentially constant. |
| US11890710B2 |
Multiplex bolting tool
A torque wrench for multiple bolts or nuts comprises multiple drive spindles that are arranged annularly around a center and are equipped or able to be equipped at the end with respective torque-applying tools, and a ratchet drive, associated with each drive spindle and driven by means of a hydraulic piston drive, for driving the drive spindles. In addition to the ratchet drive, a locking ratchet for locking the drive spindle acts on each drive spindle to keep it from turning back when exercising a return stroke movement of the drive ratchet. The locking ratchets are arranged in a locking bracket, which is penetrated by the drive spindles. The locking bracket has means for loosening the locking ratchets. |
| US11890707B2 |
Device assembling system, method, and apparatus
A device assembling system includes a management apparatus, a material apparatus, and an execution apparatus. The management apparatus is communicatively connected to the material apparatus and the execution apparatus, and the material apparatus and the execution apparatus are installed into an overall structure. The management apparatus is configured to obtain a maintenance task of a maintenance device. The maintenance task includes an operation type and an operation object. The management apparatus parses the maintenance task into a first control instruction and a second control instruction. The material apparatus receives the first control instruction, and searches for a to-be-assembled part according to the first control instruction, that is, the material apparatus may determine a position of the to-be-assembled part. The execution apparatus receives the second control instruction, and obtains the to-be-assembled part and assembles the to-be-assembled part to a device according to the second control instruction. |
| US11890706B2 |
Assembling parts in an assembly line
A method for assembling parts in an assembly line, such as an automotive final assembly line, is disclosed. The method includes advancing a part along the assembly line with an Automated Guided Vehicle (AGV), arranging a first real time vision system to monitor the position of the AGV in at least two directions, and providing the readings of the first real time vision system to a controller arranged to control an assembly unit of the assembly line to perform an automated operation on the part that is advanced or supported by the AGV. An assembly line is also disclosed. |
| US11890702B2 |
Solder joint
The present invention provides a highly reliable solder joint, the solder joint including a solder joint layer having a melted solder material containing Sn as a main component and further containing Ag and/or Sb and/or Cu; and a joined body including a Ni—P—Cu plating layer on a surface in contact with the solder joint layer, wherein the Ni—P—Cu plating layer contains Ni as a main component and contains 0.5% by mass or greater and 8% by mass or less of Cu and 3% by mass or greater and 10% by mass or less of P, the Ni—P—Cu plating layer has a microcrystalline layer at an interface with the solder joint layer, and the microcrystalline layer includes a phase containing microcrystals of a NiCuP ternary alloy, a phase containing microcrystals of (Ni,Cu)3P, and a phase containing microcrystals of Ni3P. |
| US11890678B2 |
Systems and methods for abrasive oxide removal in additive manufacturing processes
Systems and methods for removing an oxide layer in an additive manufacturing process are provided. A direct write machine may be used to create wire bonds for semiconductors. The direct write machine may deposit a conductive print material between bond pads to create interconnections. The bond pads may comprise aluminum and an aluminum oxide layer on an outer surface. The presence of an aluminum oxide layer may decrease the electrical connection between the wire bond and the aluminum substrate. To remove the aluminum oxide layer, an abrasive tool is provided to ultrasonically abrade the aluminum oxide layer while the conductive print material is being deposited. The conductive print material may include abrasive additives materials to further aid in abrading the aluminum oxide layer. |
| US11890677B2 |
Fracturable support structure and method of forming the structure
An embodiment of the present disclosure is directed to a method of additive manufacturing. The method comprises: i) forming a first layer, the first layer comprising at least one material chosen from an article material, a support structure material and a fracturable material; ii) forming an additional layer on the first layer, the additional layer comprising at least one material chosen from the article material, the support structure material and the fracturable material; and iii) repeating ii) one or more times to form a three-dimensional build comprising an article and at least one support structure attached to the article at an interface, the interface comprising the fracturable material formed during one or more of i), ii) or iii), the fracturable material being formed by exposing a print material with a gas reactant. A three-dimensional build is also disclosed. |
| US11890676B2 |
Waveguide fence support
A method of making a waveguide for a radar system includes forming an additive manufacturing build of a waveguide by forming an initial layer, followed by forming a succession of build layers on the initial layer in a build direction from the initial layer towards a final layer. Forming the succession of build layers includes forming an overhanging feature supported by a support formed in the succession of build layers. |
| US11890670B2 |
Production lines and methods for ceramic shell making
The present disclosure discloses a production line for ceramic shell making and a method for ceramic shell making. The production line may include a conveyor chain system, a robotic arm, a slurry coating device, and a sanding device. The conveyor chain system may be configured to convey a batch of modules. The robotic arm may be configured to replace and remove one or more modules among the batch of modules relative to the conveyor chain system and hold the one or more modules during a plurality of subsequent operations. The robotic arm may be configured to be moveable to a plurality of positions each of which corresponds to one of a plurality of stations. The slurry coating device may be configured to coat the one or more modules in slurry. The sanding device may be configured to sand the one or more modules. |
| US11890669B2 |
Method for producing a lost casting core
A method for producing a casting core including: producing a casting core insert having a side surface section that is equal to a corresponding section of a side surface of the casting core from a casting core molding material; positioning the casting core insert in a mold cavity of a core box with the side surface section of the casting core insert in the place of the corresponding section of the side surface of the finished casting core, wherein a parting plane intersects the side surface section; introducing a casting core molding material into the mold cavity of the core box to form the remainder of the casting core, wherein the introduced casting core molding material comes into contact with the casting core insert; and solidifying the casting core molding material, thereby forming a shape-fit and/or material-fit connection between the introduced casting core molding material and the casting core insert. |
| US11890668B2 |
System and method of making a cast steel alloy crankshaft having low porosity
Systems and methods of making a cast steel alloy crankshaft for an internal combustion engine are provided. The method comprises providing a mold of the crankshaft. The mold has cavities to form the crankshaft. The method further comprises melting a first metallic material at between 1400 degrees Celsius (° C.) and 1600° C. to define a molten metallic material. In addition, the method further comprises feeding the molten metallic material at a riser connection angle of between 30° and 75° in the cavities of the negative sand cast mold. The method further comprises cooling the molten metallic material at a solidification time of between 5 seconds (sec) and 20 sec in the negative sand cast mold with at least one chill member to define a solidified metallic material having dimensions of the cast steel alloy crankshaft. Furthermore, the method comprises separating the solidified metallic material from the negative sand cast mold to define the cast steel alloy crankshaft. |
| US11890665B2 |
Metal gasket and production method therefor
Provided is a metal gasket including, expressed in mass%, C: 0.10% or less, Si: 1.0% or less, Mn: 2.0% or less, P: 0.04% or less (including 0%), S: 0.01% or less (including 0%), Ni: 25.0-60.0%, Cr: 10.0-20.0%, either Mo or W alone, or both Mo+W/2: 0.05-5.0%, Al: more than 0.8% to 3.0% or less, Ti: 1.5-4.0%, Nb: 0.05-2.5%, V: 1.0% or less (including 0%), B: 0.001-0.015%, Mg: 0.0005-0.01%, S/Mg: 1.0 or less, N: 0.01% or less (including 0%), and O: 0.005% or less (including 0%), with the remainder being Fe and unavoidable impurities. The metal gasket has a metal structure in which a precipitate γ′ phase having an average equivalent circle diameter of 25 nm or larger is not present within the austenite base. |
| US11890664B2 |
Drive assembly
A drive assembly for a necker machine includes a plurality of motors, each motor including an output shaft, a plurality of drive wheel assemblies, each drive wheel assembly operatively coupled to an associated necker machine drive shaft, and a number of timing/drive belts operatively coupled to each drive wheel assembly. |
| US11890662B2 |
Method for manufacturing out plate for refrigerator
A method for manufacturing an out plate for a refrigerator includes providing a steel plate with a protective film attached to a surface thereof; seating the steel plate on a die and forming one of the plurality of through holes by a vertical movement of a punch; and horizontally moving the steel plate to one of a plurality of set positions to form another one of the plurality of through holes in the steel plate by the vertical movement of the punch, wherein the out plate defines a front surface of a door of the refrigerator and includes a display part, wherein a plurality of through holes are formed therein, and a display assembly comprising a plurality of light emitting diodes (LEDs) that are configured to transmit light through the plurality of through holes configured to display information. |
| US11890659B2 |
Production of metal-based thin foils
A method for producing metal-based thin foils is provided, which includes the steps of extruding a metal through an extruder to form a preliminary foil, cooling the preliminary foil in a coolant bath, and rolling the preliminary foil in a rolling system containing at least two rollers to form a metal-based thin foil. |
| US11890652B2 |
Cleaning chemical liquid supply device and cleaning chemical liquid supply method
A cleaning chemical liquid supply device includes: first and second mixers respectively mixing first chemical liquid with dilution water and respectively supplying to first and second nozzles respectively supplying the first chemical liquid adjusted to desired flow rates and concentrations to a first position and a second, different position of the substrate in the cleaning device; a first dilution water control box controlling flow rates of the dilution water supplied to the first and second mixers; third and fourth mixers respectively mixing second, different chemical liquid with the dilution water and respectively supplying to third and fourth nozzles for respectively supplying the second chemical liquid adjusted to desired flow rates and concentrations to a third position and a fourth, different position of the substrate in the cleaning device; and a second dilution water control box controlling flow rates of the dilution water supplied to the third and fourth mixers. |
| US11890649B2 |
System and method of sorting and sequencing items
Embodiments of a system and method for sorting and sequencing articles in a processing facility are disclosed. Delivery endpoints are divided and grouped into stop groups. A first sorter sorts items according to stop group and outputs the items to trays. The output trays from the first sorter are loaded to a second sorter in stop group order. The second sorter sorts items for each stop group into separate lanes. Each lane can then be sorted into output bins in delivery sequence order. |
| US11890647B1 |
Compression apparatuses, systems and methods for screening materials
A vibratory screening machine includes replaceable screen assemblies. Compression mechanisms are used to secure replaceable screen assemblies to the vibratory screening machine. Each compression mechanism applies a force to a replaceable screen assembly that includes both a horizontal component and a downward vertical component. Each replaceable screen assembly is typically substantially flat prior to installation on a vibratory screening machine. The force applied to a screen assembly by one or more compression mechanisms causes the screen assembly to be pushed into engagement with underlying concave support members such that the screen assembly itself assumes a concave shape with the center of the screen assembly being lower than the side edges. The vertical downward component of the force helps to secure the screen assembly to the screening machine. |
| US11890646B2 |
Disc, spacer and transportation assembly
A disc and spacer for transporting materials on a roller screen. The disc includes a circular main body and a wear resistant portion. The circular main body has a centrally arranged opening, through which opening a centrally arranged imaginary axis extends. The wear resistant portion is arranged around the circular main body and includes a plurality of protuberances that are circumferentially arranged along the periphery of the wear resistant portion and which, project radially outward from the main body. The wear resistant portion has a first material and the main body has a second material, the first and second materials having different wear resistant properties. |
| US11890645B2 |
Piler conveyor system
A piler conveyor system for screening debris such as tare dirt from materials such as beets as the materials are conveyed across a piler. The piler conveyor system generally includes a frame supporting an upper conveyor and a pair of lower conveyors. The upper conveyor is adapted to receive materials such as beets. As the materials are conveyed by the upper conveyor, debris such as tare dirt or the like will fall through screening openings in the upper conveyor and onto the lower conveyor. The lower conveyor may then dispense the debris through a debris opening. The materials will drop off the end of the upper conveyor and fall onto the second lower conveyor, which will convey the screened materials to be dispensed. |
| US11890630B2 |
Paint-supply system for a coating installation, and associated operating method
The disclosure relates to a paint supply system for a coating installation (e.g. painting installation) comprising a ring line for circulation of a coating agent, a ring line tapping point in the ring line for extraction of the coating agent from the ring line, a consumer and a tap line leading from the ring line tapping point to the consumer. The disclosure provides a device for alternately moving the coating agent forward and backward in the tap line to avoid settling of the coating agent in the tap line. |
| US11890619B2 |
Sample and reagent containers with anti-vacuum feature
Pipetting containers, such as reservoirs, reservoir liners, microplates, PCR plates, microtubes and PCR tubes, include anti-vacuum channels on the bottom wall of the receptacle to prevent a pipette tip vacuum engaging the wall during aspiration. The groupings of anti-vacuum channels are located on the bottom surface facing upward into the basin that holds liquid samples or reagents. The anti-vacuum channels also lower the required working volume for pipetting and reduce liquid waste. |
| US11890616B2 |
Microfluidic device for capture of micrometer scale objects and methods of using the device
The subject matter described herein relates to devices and methods for capturing micrometer scale objects from a fluid flow, and more particularly, to devices and methods for capturing cells. The devices generally comprise an array of posts configured and arranged to selectively direct the micrometer scale objects toward trapping channels defined between posts in which the micrometer scale objects can be trapped, and to direct smaller particles through bypass channels around the posts. Methods for using the devices to trap cells, analyze cells and treat cancer are also described. |
| US11890614B2 |
Testing for particulates
Apparatus is provided including a tube and a plunger sized and shaped to be inserted into the tube. A distal end of the plunger is shaped to define one or more first passageways therethrough, and the plunger is shaped to define one or more compartments in fluid communication with the first passageways. A filter is coupled to the distal end of the plunger. The plunger is shaped to define a second passageway that passes through the plunger from a proximal end of the plunger to the distal end of the plunger, and is positioned to facilitate testing of the filter. The apparatus is configured such that while the plunger is advanced within the tube while fluid is within the tube, the fluid in the tube is pushed through the filter, through the first passageways, and into the one or more compartments. Other embodiments are also described. |
| US11890612B2 |
Automated pipetting equipment, multi-channel pipetting assembly, and pipetting structure
A multi-channel pipetting assembly includes a linkage member and a plurality of pipetting structures arranged in parallel. Each pipetting structure includes a pipette body, a piston rod, a piston tube, and an elastic element. The pipette body has a plurality of air chambers with different inner diameters, and the air chambers are arranged axially and communicate with each other. The piston rod is fixed to the linkage member. The piston tube is sleeved on the piston rod. The piston rod and the piston tube are located in the pipette body, and are axially and reciprocatingly movable in the pipette body. The piston rod matches the air chamber with the smallest inner diameter, and the piston tube matches the remaining air chambers. The elastic element is telescopically sleeved on the piston rod and corresponds to the piston tube. Therefore, a plurality of volume ranges meeting the accuracy requirements can be provided. |
| US11890605B2 |
Composite metal organic framework materials, processes for their manufacture and uses thereof
A monolithic metal-organic framework (MOF) composite body is disclosed, comprising: MOF crystallites adhered to each other via a binder comprising MOF; and at least 0.15 vol % nanoparticles encapsulated in the MOF body. The nanoparticles have an average particle size corresponding to an average particle diameter in the range 3-200 nm. The nanoparticles may have photocatalytic activity. The MOF composite body is of use for treating water containing an organic dye, the photocatalytic reaction supported by the photocatalytic nanoparticles being a degradation reaction of the organic dye. |
| US11890604B2 |
Composite catalyst for carbon dioxide reduction and method of fabricating of the same
Provided is a carbon dioxide reduction composite catalyst, comprising an organic-inorganic porous body, and a molecular reduction catalyst combined with the organic-inorganic porous body, wherein the organic-inorganic porous body includes metal oxide clusters, and a light-condensing organic material as linkers between the metal oxide clusters, and the linkers absorb visible light to form excitons, and move the excitons through energy transfer between the linkers to transfer the electrons of the excitons to the molecular reduction catalyst. |
| US11890601B2 |
Reaction chamber for supercritical water oxidation reactor
Fuel mixed in water is combusted in a reactor having an internal operating pressure and temperature greater than 3200 psi and greater than 374° C., where the combustion of the fuel is exothermic. Air and fuel are pressurized for introduction into the reactor to a pressure greater than the internal operating pressure using energy generated from the combustion of the fuel, and the pressurized air and the pressurized fuel are injected into the reactor. Pressurized water from the reactor is injected into a drive water column that is partially filled with water to increase a pressure of the drive water column, and water at a temperature less than 100° C. is injected into the reactor to replace water from the reactor that is injected into the drive water column. Pressurized water from the drive water column is used to drive a hydroelectric drive system to produce electrical power. |
| US11890599B2 |
Catalyst for oxidative olefin generation from paraffins
The present disclosure provides an active material comprising a mixed metal oxide in a hydrotalcite derived rocksalt structure, a processes to convert paraffins to corresponding olefins and or heavier hydrocarbons using the active material, and a method of preparing the active material. |
| US11890597B2 |
Catalyst composition for different reforming techniques
The present invention provides a catalyst composition comprising different metal oxides wherein the catalyst composition comprising Ce, Cr and Ni oxides and a process for preparation thereof. The catalyst composition is used for different reforming techniques for the production of syn gas (CO+H2) at the same time this material can be used in fuel cell as a anode for power generation as this synthesized material is having good thermal stability and can sustain various redox reaction cycles also. |
| US11890590B2 |
Colored organic/inorganic hybrid materials and method for preparing same
A method for preparing an organic/inorganic hybrid composition including mineral nanoparticles functionalized by at least one molecule chosen from colored charged organic molecules, this method including providing a solution (a) of at least one colored charged organic molecule, providing a suspension (b) of non-swelling phyllosilicate nanoparticles, contacting the solution (a) and the suspension (b), the non-swelling phyllosilicate nanoparticles having a thickness of 1 nm to 100 nm, and a larger dimension of 10 nm to 10 μm. A composition of organic/inorganic hybrid colored nanoparticles obtained by this method is also disclosed. |
| US11890588B2 |
Personal cosmetic dispenser
A custom cosmetic dispensing device includes a communication enabled automated dispenser for dispensing a user-specified cosmetic product. The dispenser has a housing with a plurality of liquid-ingredient cartridges removably coupled to a motor, each cartridge used to dispense a processor memory specified volume of liquid-ingredients. The dispenser interfaces with a software application that accepts, stores and interprets user inputs, assists users in custom formulation, and relays said inputs to the device controller unit for production of a customized cosmetic formula. A collection container may be used for immediate, stored or transported final compositions. |
| US11890581B2 |
Membrane defect inspection method and membrane defect inspection device
A membrane defect inspection method is for a membrane module set including a plurality of membrane modules connected in parallel under a straight pipe portion of gas detection piping extending in a horizontal direction and communicating with primary spaces in the plurality of membrane modules to which raw water is supplied or secondary spaces. The method includes a gas injection process where gas is injected into spaces opposite to the primary spaces or the secondary spaces communicating with the gas detection piping while the gas detection piping is filled with water, and an echo detection process where an ultrasonic sensor is brought into contact with an end portion of the straight pipe portion of the gas detection piping, and a reflected wave of an ultrasonic wave transmitted from the ultrasonic sensor is detected. |
| US11890580B2 |
Field flow fractionator
The present disclosure describes a field flow fractionator including (1) a top plate assembly including (a) a first non-corrosive material, and (b) at least three fluid fittings machined (simpler) into the material, (2) a spacer, (3) a membrane, (4) a bottom plate assembly including (a) a second non-corrosive material, (b) a cavity machined into the second non-corrosive material, (c) a frit configured to be placed into the cavity, and (d) at least one bottom plate o-ring configured to seal the bottom plate assembly to the spacer, and (5) where the top plate assembly, the spacer, the membrane, and the bottom assembly define a separation channel. In an embodiment, the at least three fluid fittings including a fitting for an in-flow, a fitting for an out-flow, and a fitting for a cross-flow. |
| US11890572B1 |
Soda magcite composition, methods of manufacture and use in carbon dioxide (CO2) sequestration
Described herein is a soda magcite composition, methods of manufacture of soda magcite compositions and use of soda magcite for carbon dioxide sequestration. The soda magcite composition comprises a mixture of magnesium hydroxide, metal hydroxide and water to create a composition that is highly effective at sequestering carbon dioxide. |
| US11890568B2 |
Air purifier filter system, an air purifier and a method for controlling an air purifier
An air purifier filter system comprises an air purifier filter unit and a machine readable identifier which provides information concerning the filter unit type and performance information specific to a target pollutant to be filtered by said air purifier filter unit from a plurality of different pollutants that can be filtered by that filter unit type. This information can be used to provide an end of life prediction for the filter unit or provide advice that the filter should be changed for other reasons. This enables the user to be given advance warning, and to be given instructions when it is time to change the filter unit. The instructions to change the filter unit may be more accurate than a simple timer as they can take account of the type of filter unit and the performance information. In some examples the use history of the filter unit may also be used to predict the time when it should be changed. |
| US11890562B2 |
Filtering module
A filtering module includes at least one reinforced aluminum side plate and at least one filtering mesh. The reinforced aluminum side plate surrounds to form a rectangular frame. The reinforced aluminum side plate includes a top plate, a connecting plate, a base plate and a positioning plate. The connecting plate is connected between the top plate and the base plate. The base plate and the top plate are substantially parallel with each other. The base plate has a treated surface away from the top plate and configured to abut against a fan filtering unit. The top plate has a supporting surface away from the base plate. The positioning plate is disposed perpendicularly on the supporting plate and aligns with the connecting plate. The filtering mesh is at least partially supported on the supporting surface and at least partially abuts against the positioning plate. |
| US11890559B2 |
Liquid recovery filter
A liquid recovery filter assembly for recovering filtered liquid trapped within a core or downstream side of a filter element. Multiple embodiments each include a recovery port and a recovery filter in fluid communication with the core or downstream side of the filter element. The recovery port is opened following filtration operations to permit and to facilitate filtered liquid to flow from a downstream or outlet port, thus allowing recovery of liquid remaining in the filter core or downstream side following filtering operations. The recovery filter permits the introduction of pressurized gas to force the filtered liquids from the filter assembly without compromising the sterility and/or non-contaminant condition of the liquid. Additional aspects include exchangeable filter cartridges or filter elements in single and multi-round configurations, embodiments with aspiration tubes and dip tubes and still others with hydrophilic/hydrophobic recovery filters that function as filters and as valves for the recovery port. |
| US11890551B2 |
Movable puzzle platform
A movable puzzle platform includes a puzzle board and a board accessible unit. The puzzle board has a bottom for supporting on a playing surface, and a top surface for playing puzzle piece thereon. The board accessible unit is coupled at the bottom of the puzzle board for sliding on the playing surface, wherein the board accessible unit provides accessibility for the puzzle board to move the puzzle board at different planar directions with respect to the playing surface. Therefore, a player is able to move the puzzle board on the playing surface at a desired orientation to assemble the puzzle pieces on the top surface of the puzzle board. |
| US11890550B2 |
Electrical tomography-based object recognition
Improved techniques for identifying objects, such as toy objects, are presented herein. In particular, a play system (e.g., game, doll playset, track set, etc.) includes a probed surface for use in obtaining electrical tomography measurements when toy objects are placed on the probed surface. The play system is configured to analyze the electrical tomography measurements to determine an identity of the toy object placed on the probed surface. |
| US11890545B2 |
Enhancement of gameplay experience based on analysis of player data
An artificial intelligence (AI) based method for calibration of a gaming ecosystem and to maximize satisfaction of a player involved in a gaming session such as single-player gaming session, multi-player online gaming session, and a videogame recommendation system is provided. The system detects the gaming session that includes an execution of a video game for a first gameplay and acquires sensor data associated with a player involved in the first gameplay. The sensor data corresponds to a duration of the detected gaming session. The system determines one or more indicators of a dissatisfaction of the player with the first gameplay based on application of one or more Artificial Intelligence (AI) models on the sensor data. The system controls the execution of the video game to modify one or more aspects associated with the first gameplay or a second gameplay of the video game that is different from the first gameplay. |
| US11890544B2 |
Prop placement with machine learning
Techniques are described herein for facilitating the placement of props on maps by an automated prop placement tool that makes use of a trained machine learning mechanism. The machine learning mechanism is trained based on one or more training maps upon which props have been placed. The machine learning mechanism may be trained to suggest placement based on (a) spatial rules relating, (b) prop-specific rules, (c) prop-to-fixed-object distances between props and map structures, and (d) distances between props. Once the machine learning mechanism is trained, the prop placement tool may be provided as input (a) map data that defines a target map and (b) prop data that specifies the set of target props to be placed on the target map. Based on this input and the machine learning mechanism's trained model, the prop placement tool outputs a suggested placement, for each of the target props, on the target map. |
| US11890538B2 |
Scalable game console CPU / GPU design for home console and cloud gaming
In a multi-GPU simulation environment, frame buffer management may be implemented by multiple GPUs rendering respective frames of video, or by rendering respective portions of each frame of video. One of the GPUs controls HDMI frame output by virtue of receiving frame information from the other GPU(s) and reading out complete frames through a physically connected HDMI output port. Or, the outputs of the GPUs can be multiplexed together. |
| US11890537B2 |
System, method, and device for processing game
During execution of a game, a user terminal sends, to a first server, a message sending request for sending a message without specifying a recipient. Responsive to receiving the message sending request, the first server selects a user specified as the recipient of the message. The first server sends, to a second server, a message sending request for sending the message while specifying the selected user as the recipient and indicating a game management account as a sender. |
| US11890532B2 |
Shooting game control method and game system
A shooting game control method, which is executed by a computer incorporated in a device including a display and a touch panel, includes accepting a touch operation on the touch panel; displaying a first frame indicative of a shooting effective range on the display in accordance with a position of the touch operation; accepting an instruction for an attack on an attack target in a state in which the first frame is displayed; determining whether the attack target in a game image displayed on the display is within the first frame or not, at a time point when the instruction for the attack has been accepted; and controlling the attack on the attack target in the game image in accordance with a result of the determining. |
| US11890530B2 |
Self-stabilizing skateboard
A self-propelled, one-wheeled vehicle may include a board having two deck portions each having a concave front footpad configured to receive a foot of a rider, and a wheel assembly disposed between the deck portions. The concave front footpad has a rider detection sensor in the form of a membrane switch conforming to the shape of the footpad (e.g., facilitated by one or more slots formed in the membrane switch). A motor assembly drives the vehicle in response to board orientation and rider detection information. |
| US11890527B1 |
Latching fender for electric vehicle
Fender assemblies are disclosed, each assembly including a frame and a fender. The frame has a first leg including a first coupling portion and a second leg including a first latch portion, and the frame is configured to be coupled to the vehicle with the first leg and the second leg on opposite sides of a wheel. The fender has a first end and a second end, the first end having a second coupling portion configured to releasably mate with the first coupling portion of the frame to form a manually releasable joint, the second end comprising a second latch portion configured to mate with the first latch portion of the frame to releasably secure the second end to the frame. |
| US11890525B1 |
Providing biometric achievement user interface screens associated with biometric goals
A computing device includes a display device, one or more sensors to obtain biometric information of a user associated with the computing device, and one or more processors to execute instructions stored in one or more memories to: determine whether the user completes one or more biometric goals based on the biometric information, and receive data associated with a first user interface screen and data associated with one or more first biometric achievement user interface screens. Each of the first biometric achievement user interface screens include one or more first user interface elements from the first user interface screen and are associated with biometric goals. The first user interface screen forms at least part of a home screen, and in response to the user completing a first biometric goal, a corresponding first biometric achievement user interface screen associated with completion of the first biometric goal is provided. |
| US11890524B2 |
Reflective video display apparatus for interactive training and demonstration and methods of using same
A method includes capturing, using an Internet of Things (IoT) device, real-time video of a user performing an exercise associated with a first exercise class. Real-time video of the user is displayed, via a display, concurrently with video of an instructor, to provide a visual comparison of the user to the instructor. Image analysis of the real-time video of the user is performed to determine a performance of the user, and a representation thereof is displayed. Biometric data associated with the user is received at the IoT device from a wearable device at multiple points in time. Heart rates are identified based on the biometric data, and scores based on the heart rates are displayed via the display. A recommendation for a second exercise class different from the first exercise class is determined based on a profile of the user, and displayed via the display. |
| US11890521B1 |
Basketball training system
A basketball training system includes a server computer and a basketball training machine. The server computer executes a workout module that manages operation of a graphical user interface that presents a graphical representation of a portion of a basketball court and receives user inputs that define a workout program that includes selected ball delivery locations relative to the visual representation. The basketball training machine receives the workout program and delivers basketballs to the selected ball delivery locations. |
| US11890515B2 |
Golf club heads and methods to manufacture golf club heads
Embodiments of golf club heads, golf clubs, and methods to manufacture golf club heads and golf clubs are described herein. In one example, a golf club head includes a body portion having an interior cavity, a back opening portion, a back cover portion covering the back opening portion, a filler material at least partially filling the interior cavity, a first mass portion coupled to the back cover portion, and a second mass portion coupled to the back cover portion. The body portion may be made from a first material having a first density, and the back cover portion may be made from second material having a second density different from the first density. The diameter of the second mass portion may be greater than a diameter of the first mass portion. Other examples and embodiments may be described and claimed. |
| US11890513B2 |
Golf club head or other ball striking device having impact-influencing body features
A ball striking device, such as a golf club head, has a face with a striking surface configured for striking a ball and a channel extending across a portion of the sole. The channel may be recessed from adjacent surfaces of the sole and have a depth of recession from the adjacent surfaces of the sole, wherein the channel comprises a center portion extending across a center of the sole, a heel portion extending from a heel end of the center portion toward the heel, and a toe portion extending from a toe end of the center portion toward the toe, wherein the width and the depth of the center portion of the channel are substantially constant, and wherein the depth of the channel is greater at the heel and toe portions than at the center portion. |
| US11890501B2 |
Multi-use exercise apparatus
A multi-use exercise apparatus is disclosed. The multi-use exercise apparatus and methods of the invention may provide a means for performing both counter or standing push-ups and/or floor push-ups. The multi-use exercise device may include a base member or portion, a foot member or portion, and a hand member or portion. |
| US11890499B2 |
Exercise system
According to one example, an exercise system includes a vertical housing, a first weight system coupled to a first upper weighted touchpoint, a second weight system coupled to a second upper weighted touchpoint, a third weight system coupled to a first lower weighted touchpoint, and a fourth weight system coupled to a second lower weighted touchpoint. The exercise system further includes a control system that is configured to cause the first weight system to provide weight to the first upper weighted touchpoint independent of each of the second, third, and fourth weight systems, and cause the third weight system to provide weight to the first lower weighted touchpoint independent of each of the first, second, and fourth weight systems. The first upper weighted touchpoint and the first lower weighted touchpoint may allow the user to exercise the first arm and the first leg of the user simultaneously. |
| US11890497B2 |
Sports training ladder and hurdle
The present invention provides for a hurdle having an upright position and a collapsed position, the hurdle comprises a crossbar and a pair of legs pivotally connected to the crossbar. Each leg has a proximal end and a distal end where the proximal end is pivotally connected to the crossbar end and the distal end is for placement on an exercising surface. The distal ends of the legs can be rotated away from the bottom surface of the crossbar in an expanded upright position. In an upright position the hurdle provides height relative to the exercise surface which can be adjusted by a pivot angle between the crossbar and legs. When the hurdle is in a collapsed position the legs are substantially parallel to the crossbar. In another embodiment the crossbar of the hurdle can be used as a rung in an exercise agility ladder. |
| US11890496B2 |
Firefighting foam composition
An aqueous concentrate, which can be diluted with an aqueous diluent to form a foam precursor composition, is provided. The foam precursor composition may be aerated to form a firefighting foam. The aqueous firefighting composition includes a sugar component; a surfactant component, which includes one or more of an anionic surfactant, a zwitterionic surfactant, and a nonionic surfactant; polysaccharide thickener, which includes succinoglycan; and at least about 30 wt. % water. |
| US11890495B2 |
Sprinkler bulb
A sprinkler bulb 100 for a fire suppression system and a method of activating the sprinkler bulb 100. The sprinkler bulb includes a sealed frangible housing 110; a circuit device 120 within the housing 110, wherein the circuit device 120 comprises an ultraviolet light source 125; and a photosensitive fluid 130 within the housing that in use undergoes a chemical reaction when exposed to ultraviolet light from the light source 125. |
| US11890494B2 |
Retrofittable mask mount system for cognitive load reducing platform
A retrofittable mount system for a mask having a mask window comprises a sensor removably mounted to the mask to collect information about an environment as sensor data, wherein the sensor is removably mounted to the mask with a first mount mechanism that does not penetrate the mask window. A processor is coupled to the sensor, wherein the processor executes one or more cognitive enhancement engines to process the sensor data into enhanced characterization data. An output device is removably mounted to the mask with a second mount mechanism without penetrating the mask window. The output device receives the enhanced characterization data from the processor and communicates the enhanced characterization data to a mask wearer, such that the enhanced characterization data is integrated into natural senses of the wearer and optimized for the performance of a specific task of the wearer to reduce the cognitive load of the wearer. |
| US11890493B2 |
Noninvasive transvaginal acoustic thermal treatment of female stress urinary incontinence
Systems and methods for transvaginal high intensity concentrated ultrasound. Urinary incontinence is treated through application of high intensity ultrasound to tissue structures to affect a change in the tissue. |
| US11890489B2 |
Treatment of neurological abnormalities using dynamic electroencephalography
A method of treating a neurological disorder and/or disease includes positioning a stimulation apparatus on a patient. The stimulation apparatus includes an electrode array having a plurality of electrodes and an emitter array having a plurality of emitters. The method further includes measuring electroencephalography (EEG) signals of the patient with the electrode array. The method further includes emitting radiation into the patient's brain from the emitter array based on the measured EEG signals in order to treat the neurological disorder and/or disease. |
| US11890488B2 |
Magnetic particle actuation
Magnetic particle actuating systems may include a magnet system configured to generate a magnetic field that includes a field-free region. A corresponding control system can be configured to control the magnet system to create a field-free region at least partially matching a target region. An excitation system can be configured to generate an excitation field to cause actuation of magnetic nanoparticles in an actuation region. |
| US11890486B2 |
Esthetic apparatus useful for increasing skin rejuvenation and methods thereof
Systems and methods for increasing skin rejuvenation of a region of a patient's skin. The system includes: a pulsed electromagnetic field (PEMF) frequency generator that emits electromagnetic pulses to the region of the patient's skin; and a deep tissue diathermy device that applies heat to the region of the patient's skin up to temperature T. The system simultaneously applies the heat and the PEMF to the region of a patient's skin. |
| US11890482B2 |
Medical device and method for estimating time between voltage levels of a power source
A medical device system and method estimate a time from a first voltage of a power source of a medical device to a second voltage of the power source. The medical device includes a sensor coupled to the power source for generating a physiological signal. The medical device system determines a current drain from the power source required for generating the physiological signal and/or processing the physiological signal for detecting events from the physiological signal. A processor of the medical device system is configured to estimate the time from the first voltage of the power source until the second voltage based on at least the determined current drain. |
| US11890480B2 |
Therapy implemented using different sub-perception neuromodulation types
A neuromodulation system for use with electrodes to modulate a volume of neural tissue may include a waveform generator and a controller. The waveform generator may be configured to be electrically connected to the electrodes and provide an electrical waveform through at least some of the electrodes to provide a neuromodulation therapy. The controller may be configured to use a program to control the waveform generator to deliver a neuromodulation therapy by delivering both a fast-acting sub-perception neuromodulation and a slow-acting sub-perception neuromodulation. The fast-acting neuromodulation has a wash-in transition period less than a first time duration, and the slow-acting sub-perception neuromodulation has a wash-in transition period more than a second time duration, the second time duration being longer than the first time duration. |
| US11890479B2 |
Selection of parameters for electrical stimulation
Devices, systems, and techniques for controlling electrical stimulation therapy are described. In one example, a system may include processing circuitry configured to control a medical device to deliver a first electrical stimulation according to a first value of a first stimulation parameter of the plurality of stimulation parameters and a first value of a second parameter of the plurality of stimulation parameters, receive an input representative of an efficacy of the first electrical stimulation delivered to the patient according to the first value of the first stimulation parameter and the first value of the second parameter, select, based on the input and the relationship between the plurality of stimulation parameters, a second value of at least one of the first stimulation parameter or the second stimulation parameter, and control the medical device to deliver a second electrical stimulation according to the second value. |
| US11890477B2 |
Systems and methods for spinal cord stimulation
A system for delivering electrical pulse stimulation to a subject includes a remote control device configured to at least intermittently transmit temporal pulse pattern programming and a stimulation device comprising a control interface, at least one electrode in electrical communication with the control interface, and an input device in at least intermittent communication with the remote control device to receive the temporal pulse pattern programming. The stimulation device is configured to deliver electrical pulse stimulation to a subject via the at least one electrode according to the temporal pulse pattern programming. |
| US11890471B2 |
Vagus nerve stimulation pre-screening test
Diagnostic screening tests that can be used to identify if a patient is a good candidates for an implantable vagus nerve stimulation device. One or more analyte, such as a cytokine or inflammatory molecule, can be measured from a blood sample taken prior to implantation of a vagus nerve stimulator to determine the patient's responsiveness to VNS for treatment of an inflammatory disorder. |
| US11890470B2 |
User interface for neurostimulation waveform composition
An example of a system for programming a neurostimulator may include a storage device and a user interface. The storage device may be configured to store waveform building blocks. The user interface may include a display screen, a user input device, and an interface control circuit. The interface control circuit may include a waveform composer configured to allow for composition of one of more building blocks and composition of a pattern of neurostimulation pulses using selected one or more waveform building blocks. The waveform composer may include a library controller and waveform building block editors. The library controller may be configured to display a library management area on the screen. The displayed library management area allows a user to manage the stored waveform building blocks. The waveform building block editors may each be configured to allow the user to compose a type of the waveform building blocks. |
| US11890467B2 |
Delivering tumor treating fields (TTFields) to the neck
Tumor Treating Fields (TTFields) can be used to treat tumors (and/or prevent metastases) in or near a person's neck by affixing a first transducer array (i.e., a set of electrode elements) to the person's head and affixing a second transducer array to the person's chest. Subsequently, an AC voltage at a desired frequency (e.g., 100-300 kHz) is applied between the first transducer array and the second transducer array. This induces an electric field that is strong enough to be effective (e.g., greater than 1 V/cm) in most of the person's neck. In some embodiments, the center of the first transducer array is positioned on the vertex of the head or on an upper surface of the person's head. In some embodiments, the second set of electrode elements is positioned immediately below the base of the neck. |
| US11890462B2 |
Stimulation systems and related user interfaces
A system for stimulating body tissue may include a user interface and a control unit. The control unit may include a processor and non-transitory computer readable medium. The non-transitory computer readable medium may store instructions that, when executed by the processor, causes the processor to identify an electrode combination and determine a threshold charge for use in stimulating the body tissue. The processors identifications and determinations may be based at least partially on input received via the user interface. |
| US11890460B2 |
ECG and defibrillator electrode detection and tracking system and method
A system and method for aiding in the proper placement of ECG electrodes and other resuscitation parameters. The system includes motion sensors disposed on the ECG electrodes, and a defibrillator control system operable to interpret motion signals from the motions sensors to determine that an electrode is in motion, and thus being handled by rescuer setting up the system for use, and, based on this determination, prompt the rescuer to place the electrode in its intended location on the body of the patient. The control system may also be operable to determine relative motion and/orientation of the motion sensors and control resuscitation based on the relative motion and/orientation of the motion sensors. |
| US11890453B2 |
Injection devices and methods for making and using them
Devices and methods are provided for delivering an agent into a patient's body using an injection device that includes a drive module and an injector module coupled to the drive module. The drive module includes a canister and puncture mechanism in a first chamber, a plunger in a second chamber communicating with the first chamber, and an actuator that moves the puncture mechanism to cause a puncture pin thereon to penetrate a septum of the canister and cause the gas within the canister to flow through the first chamber around the canister, and into the second chamber. The injector module includes a piston slidably disposed within an agent chamber and coupled to the distal end of the plunger such that, when the plunger moves from a retracted position to an extended position, the piston is advanced within the agent chamber to deliver an agent therein into a patient's body. |
| US11890448B2 |
Method and system for shape-memory alloy wire control
A method for controlling a device using a shape-memory alloy wire is disclosed. The method includes determining an ontime for the shape-memory alloy wire based on a target volume to be pumped by a pump plunger, determining the temperature of the shape-memory alloy wire and adjusting the ontime based on the temperature of the shape-memory alloy wire. |
| US11890446B2 |
Cap for male and female threaded fittings
A cap for disinfecting a needleless connector is described herein. The cap includes a housing having a cavity and an insert disposed within. The insert includes one or more cantilevered prongs disposed on a distal wall of the insert. The one or more cantilevered prongs are configured to bend upon insertion of the needleless connector. On an outer sidewall of the one or more cantilevered prongs are one or more ledges extending at essentially a right angle to the one or more cantilevered prongs, the one or more ledges being configured to push against the sidewall of the housing to resist further bending of the one or more cantilevered prongs upon advancement of the needleless connector. |
| US11890442B2 |
Systems and methods for locating and identifying an implanted medical device
Systems and methods for detecting an implanted medical device, such as a vascular access port. The implanted medical device may include at least one passive RFID tag that has disposed thereon information about the implanted medical device. The at least one passive RFID tag is designed to be interrogated by a detector associated with an external device, such as an infusion set with an access needle. The interrogating signal induces a return signal from the at least one passive RFID tags. The strength of the return signal may be dependent on the distance and orientation of the tag relative to the detector. The system may be designed to interpret different signal strengths from different RFID tags to guide the needle to a correct insertion position, thereby accessing a port that cannot be readily detected visually or by palpation. |
| US11890441B2 |
Robotic tattooing systems and related technologies
An automatic tattoo apparatus can be used to robotically apply tattoos. A customer can shop on an online tattoo marketplace to select designs created by various artists located anywhere. The online tattoo marketplace can process and manage payments, artist and/or customer profiles, bookings, tattoo design uploads, browsing and design selection, design changes, and/or perform other actions. The automatic tattoo device can apply tattoos precisely, quickly, and may with reduced pain. The tattoo apparatus can apply a wide range of different types of tattoos, including but not limited to micro tattoos, dotwork, blackwork tattoos, realism tattoos, fine-line tattoos, etc. |
| US11890437B2 |
Disposable cartridge for vacuum actuated fluid delivery
Systems, methods, and apparatuses for providing instillation therapy with a negative-pressure source are described. The apparatus can include a housing having a dosing chamber and a negative-pressure chamber fluidly isolated from each other. The apparatus can also include a moveable barrier disposed in the housing between the dosing chamber and the negative-pressure chamber. The housing includes a fluid inlet in fluid communication with the dosing chamber and a fluid outlet in fluid communication with the dosing chamber. The housing can also include a negative-pressure inlet in fluid communication with the negative-pressure chamber and a biasing element coupled to the moveable barrier. The biasing element is operable to move the moveable barrier between a charge position and a discharge position. |
| US11890435B2 |
Method and apparatus for minimizing excess drug delivery
A device and method are described for aspirating within a patient during the delivery of a drug-coated treatment device to help remove drug coating dislodged in a patient's blood. The drug treatment device can be a drug-coated balloon, a drug-coated stent, or similar devices. The device can include an occlusion balloon to help contain the dislodged drug coating and aspiration can be applied proximally, distally, or both proximally and distally of the drug coated balloon during a procedure. |
| US11890431B2 |
Steerable guide catheter
A flexible guide tube having a deflectable distal end is disclosed with at least first and second tensioning lines coupled to a deflectable distal end of the flexible guide tube. The first tensioning line is configured to deflect the distal end of the flexible guide tube in a first direction and the second tensioning line is configured to deflect the distal end of the flexible guide tube in a second direction that is opposite the first direction. A handle is coupled to flexible tube, the handle having a medial portion with a longitudinal axis substantially parallel with at least a portion of the flexible guide tube, a first actuator disposed proximal the medial section, and a second actuator disposed distal the medial section. |
| US11890430B2 |
Endoscopic applicator with reagent ball cutter
A medical dispensing device which includes a catheter, an applicator tip at a distal end of the catheter, the catheter and the applicator tip defining a lumen having a longitudinal axis and a distal opening, a plunger in the lumen and movable along the longitudinal axis, and a plurality of elements in the lumen proximal to the distal opening and distal to the plunger, the plurality of elements stacked along the longitudinal axis for dispersement of one element at a time through the distal opening via a force applied by the plunger. |
| US11890429B2 |
Rapidly inserted central catheter and methods thereof
Rapidly inserted central catheters (“RICC”), and methods thereof. A RICC can include a catheter tube including a first section in a distal-end portion of the catheter tube, a second section in the distal-end portion of the catheter tube proximal of the first section, and a junction between the first and second sections of the catheter tube. The first section of the catheter tube can be formed of a first material having a first durometer. The second section of the catheter tube can be formed of a second material having a second durometer less than the first durometer. The first and second sections of the catheter tube can have a column strength sufficient to prevent buckling of the catheter tube when inserted into an insertion site and advanced through a vasculature of a patient. |
| US11890417B2 |
Cradle cushion having side stabilizers
A cradle style cushion includes a central sealing body portion including a front wall, a rear wall, a top wall and a bottom wall. The top wall includes a central sealing surface, a first stabilizing surface and a second stabilizing surface, the first and second stabilizing surfaces each extending upwardly and outwardly with respect to the central sealing surface and a top edge of the front wall and being structured to wrap around and engage an outside of the nostrils when the patient interface device is donned by the patient, wherein the first stabilizing surface includes a first front side edge portion and the second stabilizing surface includes a second front side edge portion, and wherein the top edge of the front wall, the first front side edge portion and the second front side edge portion together define a front opening of the central sealing body portion. |
| US11890414B2 |
Lung recruitment in mechanical ventilation
A ventilation system includes a breathing apparatus which provides mechanical ventilation to a patient. The breathing apparatus is configured to perform an automated full recruitment manoeuvre, FRM, comprising a recruitment phase and a PEEP titration phase. In the PEEP titration phase the breathing apparatus is configured to gradually decrease the level of PEEP and to deliver a number of breaths at each of a plurality of PEEP levels, monitor at least one parameter from which an optimal PEEP of the patient may be determined, predict whether the optimal PEEP will be possible to reliably determine later on during the PEEP titration phase, and automatically abort the FRM manoeuvre if it is predicted that it will not be possible to reliably determine the optimal PEEP. |
| US11890411B2 |
Ventilator adapter and auxiliary part thereof
Present invention is related to a ventilator adapter and auxiliary chamber thereof. The ventilator adapter of the present invention comprises a T-shaped flow guiding adapter and an auxiliary chamber detachably connected thereto. The T-shaped flow guiding adapter contains a guiding valve that can retractably close or open its opening. The auxiliary chamber is a cylindrical hollow tubing with open ends at both sides, and a chamber partition extended into the interior of the auxiliary chamber, separating the chamber at least partially into two chambers. The present invention is able to be adapted with the conventional ventilator pipeline by using the T-shaped flow guiding adapter for connecting any suitable ventilatory medicine with the auxiliary cavity. When the ventilatory medicine is administrated, the present invention is able to guide the gas flow within the ventilator pipeline reaching into the space of the auxiliary cavity and carrying the ventilatory medicine toward the patient successfully with high amount of medicine doses for better treatment result. |
| US11890408B2 |
Medical suction pump
A motorized medical suction pump has a pump assembly for generating an underpressure, a pump assembly carrier for supporting the pump assembly, and a seat for receiving an energy accumulator. The pump assembly arranged in the pump assembly carrier defines a first longitudinal axis, and the seat defines a second longitudinal axis. The pump assembly carrier forms the seat. The second longitudinal axis extends at an angle to the first longitudinal axis. This suction pump is small and compact and has good sound damping. |
| US11890407B2 |
Negative pressure wound therapy canister connection system
A canister connection system for a negative pressure wound therapy system. The canister connection system includes an attachment fixture removably connected to a pump unit. The attachment fixture includes a first engaging mechanism disposed adjacent its first end configured to engage a corresponding first engaging mechanism of the canister and a second engaging mechanism disposed adjacent its second end for engaging a corresponding second engaging mechanism of the canister for removably connecting the canister to the pump unit. |
| US11890401B2 |
Dialysis machines and methods of disinfecting a dialysis machine
Dialysis machines comprising a feed arrangement to supply a dialysis fluid to a dialyzer during dialysis treatment and a return arrangement to remove the dialysis fluid from the dialyzer during dialysis treatment and forward it to an exit; a feed recirculation circuit to allow a fluid of the feed arrangement to be re-circulated in a fluid loop path comprising, at least a portion of, the feed arrangement and the feed recirculation circuit and a return recirculation circuit to allow a fluid of the return arrangement to re-circulate in an auxiliary fluid loop path comprising, at least a portion of, the return arrangement and the return recirculation circuit. A controller configured to perform disinfection by re-circulating a disinfectant and/or a heated fluid through said fluid loop path and/or through said auxiliary fluid loop path. The dialysis machine further comprises a feed forward arrangement connected to the fluid loop path and arranged to enable a fluid of the feed arrangement to be forwarded to the exit by-passing the auxiliary fluid loop path. |
| US11890400B2 |
Device and method for determining residual blood in a dialyzer and dialysis system
The present invention relates to a device (1) and a corresponding method for determining residual blood in a dialyzer (2) comprising a holding device (6) configured to accommodate a dialyzer (2), an image capturing device (7) configured to capture at least one image of a dialyzer (2) accommodated by the holding device (6), in particular a filter (4) located in the dialyzer (2), and generate corresponding image data having a plurality of image points, each of which assigned at least one respective intensity value, in particular a color value, and a control device (9) configured to determine residual blood information characterizing the presence and/or content of residual blood in the dialyzer (2) on the basis of a statistical frequency of at least a portion of the intensity values in the at least one image. The invention further relates to a dialysis system having such a device (1). |
| US11890398B2 |
Air cleaning device
Invention relates to air cleaning systems, particularly to electric air cleaners, and may be used for decontamination of air in different industries. Invention is directed to attaining a technical effect of providing an air cleaning device, where air is cleaned owing to action of corona discharge streamers on air molecules and contamination particles. Technical effect is attained by air cleaning device that contains a high-voltage pulse generator, an outer electrode provided as a grounded metal tube, and an inner electrode rigidly secured along the tube axis by a fastening member and provided in form of a metal rod and configured so as pulsed corona discharge streamers are formed in between the inner and outer electrodes, wherein the inner electrode is spaced by a gap from an output electrode of high-voltage pulse generator and size of the gap assures breakdown of the gap with pulses formed by high-voltage pulse generator. |
| US11890393B2 |
Methods and devices for in situ formed nerve cap
Disclosed are methods, devices and materials for the in situ formation of a nerve cap to inhibit neuroma formation following planned or traumatic nerve injury. The method includes the steps of identifying a severed end of a nerve, and positioning the severed end into a cavity defined by a form. A transformable media is introduced into the form cavity to surround the severed end. The media is permitted to undergo a transformation from a first, relatively flowable state to a second, relatively non flowable state to form a protective barrier surrounding the severed end. The media may be a hydrogel, and the transformation may produce a synthetic crosslinked hydrogel protective barrier. The media may include at least one anti-regeneration agent to inhibit nerve regrowth. |
| US11890392B2 |
Absorbable bone wax and preparation method thereof
Disclosed is absorbable bone wax and a preparation method thereof. The preparation method comprises the steps of: 1) mixing polyoxypropylene polyoxyethylene block copolymer (PEG-PPG-PEG) and polyoxypropylene polyoxyethylene random copolymer (PEG-PPG), and stirring evenly under heating to obtain a liquid mixture; 2) under mechanical stirring and heating condition, adding hemostatic starch microspheres to the liquid mixture obtained in step 1) to obtain a uniformly-mixed liquid; and 3) adding a bone repair material to the uniformly-mixed liquid obtained in step 2), and mixing uniformly to obtain a mixed solution, then pouring the mixed solution into a mold or sub-packaged bottle, and leaving at room temperature for solidifying and shaping to give the absorbable bone wax. The absorbable bone wax of the present invention can achieve the effect of rapid hemostasis, changing the relatively single hemostasis method with traditional bone wax which only depends on physical sealing. |
| US11890390B2 |
Systems and methods for spraying of sanitizing or disinfecting compositions with improved compatibility
This invention relates to systems, methods, and disinfecting compositions for spraying onto surfaces to be sanitized or disinfected. Methods may include providing an aqueous hypohalite disinfecting composition, and providing a spraying system that may include a hand-held spray nozzle through which the composition is sprayed during use, and a pump and associated tubing for conveying the composition to the hand-held spray nozzle. The tubing may be specifically selected to exhibit at least a 65% recovery (no more than 35% loss) of hypohalite after 24 hours of contact between the composition and the tubing. The method may further include conveying the composition from the reservoir to the spray nozzle, and spraying the composition through the nozzle, e.g., onto the target surface. A related system may include similar components. A dilute hypohalite disinfecting composition may be provided for use with the system and/or method. The system may allow interchangeable use of a quaternary amine disinfecting composition. |
| US11890386B2 |
Disinfecting materials with intense pulsed light and catalytic microwave-assisted decontamination
Disinfecting particulate material includes combining the particulate material with a photocatalyst to yield a mixture, irradiating the mixture for a length of time with pulses from a light source having broadband emission spectrum between 190 nm-1100 nm to yield an irradiated mixture, and separating the photocatalyst from the disinfected mixture to yield the disinfected particulate matter. Irradiating the mixture inactivates microorganisms in the mixture to yield a disinfected mixture. A system for disinfecting particulate material includes a pulsed light source having a broadband emission spectrum in a range between about 190 nm and about 1100 nm, a chamber defining a cavity optically coupled to the pulsed light source, a humidifier, a fan, and one or more sensors. The chamber includes a conveyor configured to accept the particulate material and arranged such that the pulses emitted by the pulsed light source irradiate the particulate material on the conveyor. |
| US11890385B2 |
Biomedical foam
The present disclosure provides a foam nasal dressing for topically administering an active agent to a nasal cavity and for absorbing fluid discharge. The foam nasal dressing comprises a foamed core portion and a foamed shell portion arranged such that the foamed core portion is at least partially disposed within the foamed shell portion. The foamed shell portion has a porosity of greater than 80% and comprises a first phase-separated polymer and an active agent. The foamed core portion comprises a second phase-separated polymer with the first and second phase-separated polymers being the same or different. The present disclosure also provides a method of forming the foam nasal dressing. |
| US11890382B2 |
Edible plant-derived microvesicle compositions for diagnosis and treatment of disease
Compositions comprising a therapeutic agent encapsulated by an edible plant-derived microvesicle are provided. Methods of treating an inflammatory disorder and methods of treating a cancer are further provided and include administering an effective amount of a composition comprising a therapeutic agent encapsulated by an edible plant-derived microvesicle to a subject. Further provided are methods of diagnosing a colon cancer that include the steps of administering an edible plant-derived microvesicle incorporating a detectable label to a subject and then determining an amount of the detectable label in an intestine of the subject. |
| US11890380B1 |
Buccal formulation of avanafil with enhanced bioavailability and prolonged duration
A buccal tablet formulation has a polyvinylpyrrolidone K-90 as a solid dispersion polymer, a hydroxypropyl methylcellulose as a mucoadhesive polymer, a sodium deoxycholate as mucopenetration enhancer, a porous silicon dioxide (e.g., FujiSil), mannitol, and avanafil. The ratio of PVP K-90 to AVA is approximately 2:1 (e.g., 2.3:1 to 1.7:1) in the tablet. Methods of making the buccal tablet with enhanced bioavailability and prolonged duration and methods of using the formulation for the treatment of erectile dysfunction are also provided. |
| US11890379B2 |
Lyophilization syringe
Herein described are an assembly, apparatus, and method for lyophilization that utilizes a thermal block made from a conductive material, the block having multiple wells designed and dimensioned to receive containers carrying material to be lyophilized in situ. In preferred embodiments, a vented silicone pad covers the wells and secures the containers therein, and a similarly vented rigid plate in turn secures the silicone pad by fastening it to the thermal block. The assembly can be turned up to 90 degrees resulting in the turning of the containers from an upright position to a horizontal position, a position in which the distance through which sublimation must progress is drastically reduced so as to greatly enhance the efficiency of the lyophilization process. |
| US11890376B2 |
Inhalable compositions for use in the treatment of pulmonary diseases
The present disclosure relates to a pharmaceutical composition comprising an inhalable immunosuppressive macrocyclic active ingredient for use in the prevention or treatment of a pulmonary disease or condition in a subject, wherein the pharmaceutical composition is administered to the subject by inhalation in form of an aerosol, and wherein the aerosol is generated by nebulization of the pharmaceutical composition using a nebulizer (100), the nebulizer comprising: a) an aerosol generator (101) comprising: —a fluid reservoir (103) for holding the pharmaceutical composition or an interface configured to connect a fluid reservoir, and a vibratable membrane (110) having a plurality of apertures, the apertures being adapted to produce an aerosol comprising droplets having a mass median aerodynamic diameter (MMAD) of up to about 4.0 gm as measured with a 0.9% (w/v) aqueous solution of sodium chloride; b) a chamber (105) for temporarily accommodating the aerosol generated by the aerosol generator (101), the chamber having an inner lumen with a volume in the range of from about 50 to about 150 ml; and c) a mouthpiece (40) for delivering the aerosol supplied by the nebulizer (100) to the subject, the mouthpiece having an exhalation filter (30). |
| US11890373B2 |
Intravaginal device and uses thereof
The present invention relates to delivery devices adapted to mechanically dilate a pelvic anatomical canal, the delivery devices comprise a composition formulated as a gel comprising a beneficial or therapeutic agent, said delivery devices being capable of releasing the beneficial or therapeutic agent into the pelvic anatomical canal, specifically into the vaginal canal, and thereby treat vaginal conditions associated with vaginal narrowing, atrophy, or dryness. |
| US11890372B2 |
Transfusion preparation
The present invention provides an infusion preparation that is inhibited from generation of unwanted insoluble matter after mixing of two liquids of the infusion preparation in long-term storage. More specifically, the present invention provides an infusion preparation comprising two chambers separated by a communicably openable partition, a first chamber containing a first-chamber infusion comprising a fat emulsion and further comprising at least one member selected from the group consisting of amino acids that have a buffer action, divalent organic acids, and trivalent organic acids, a second chamber containing a second-chamber infusion comprising an amino acid and at least calcium as an electrolyte, wherein a total concentration of the amino acids that have a buffer action, divalent organic acids, and trivalent organic acids in the first-chamber infusion is 0.15 to 0.5 g/L, and a mixture of the first- and second-chamber infusions has a pH of 6.53 or less as measured 48 hours after the partition is communicably opened. |
| US11890369B2 |
Topical skin care formulations comprising plant extracts
A method for treating skin of a person is disclosed. The method can include topically applying to the skin of the person a composition comprising an effective amount of an aqueous, alcoholic, or aqueous-alcoholic extract from Callicarpa macrophylla, wherein the composition reduces TNF-α activity in skin, increases antioxidant activity in the skin, and/or increases skin moisture content. |
| US11890368B1 |
Universal sunscreen
A sunscreen comprises red iron oxide and a mineral sunscreen blend, that is universal with all skin colors and prevents ashy skin. |
| US11890367B1 |
Anti-aging composition based on mixed ester of stilbenic extract
A cosmetic composition having an anti-aging effect, and particularly cosmetic compositions comprising natural polyphenols, such as oligostilbenes. The polyphenols are stabilized by forming mixed polyphenol-vitamin E esters. These esters may be hydrolyzed by esterases of the skin, when topically applied, to regenerate the active ingredients in their native state and thereby treat and/or reduce skin aging or other skin diseases or deteriorations. |
| US11890366B2 |
Method for dyeing keratin material, comprising the use of an organic C1-C6 alkoxy silane and a copolymer of styrene and maleic acid (anhydride)
A method for coloring keratinous material, in particular human hair, includes the step of applying on the keratinous material: a first composition (A) comprising: (A1) one or more organic C1-C6 alkoxysilanes and/or condensation products thereof, and (A2) at least one colorant compound selected from the group comprising pigments and direct dyes, and a second composition (B) comprising (B1) a copolymer of styrene and maleic acid (anhydride). |
| US11890360B1 |
Skin care mask and method of manufacture
A method of manufacturing a clay skin care mask comprising: admixing a lipid blend, polyglutamic acid, pomegranate sterol, barley extract, wheat germ oil, linoleic acid, Montamorillonite, Kaolin Clays, Silver, Zinc Oxide, Glycyrrhetinic Acid, Natural exfoliating beads, and silica beads. |
| US11890357B2 |
Fibroblast activation protein (FAP) targeted imaging and therapy in fibrosis
Excessive deposition of extracellular matrix is a hallmark of Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), it is advantageous to target the cells and the mechanisms associated with this process. By targeting myofibroblasts (specialized contractile fibroblasts) that are key for the development of IPF with drugs conjugated with fibroblast activation protein (FAP), this technology helps minimize the production of extracellular matrix in the lungs and provides a new treatment option for patients diagnosed with IPF. |
| US11890356B2 |
HDAC6 inhibitors and imaging agents
Provided herein are compounds useful for binding to one or more histone deacetylase enzymes (HDACs). The present application further provides radiolabeled compounds useful as a radiotracer for position emission tomography imaging of HDAC. Methods for prepared unlabeled and labeled compounds, diagnostic methods, and methods of treating diseases associated HDAC are also provided. |
| US11890350B2 |
Steroid acid-peptide based cytotoxic compounds
Agents having cytotoxic activity, as well as compositions, uses, and methods relating thereto, are described herein. Certain steroid acid-peptide conjugates or moieties have the ability to induce killing or inhibition of proliferation of mammalian cells, in vitro or in vivo upon administration to a subject. The steroid acid-peptide conjugates include bile acids and bile acid analogs and peptides that may include a nuclear localisation signal or a portion thereof. Also described herein is a method for treating cancer, an autoimmune disease, or any other disease or disorder ameliorated by treatment with an antiproliferative drug in a subject in a subject with the cytotoxic agents described herein. |
| US11890348B2 |
Localized delivery of anti-fugetactic agent for treatment of cancer
The invention described herein relates to methods and compositions for treating cancer in a patient, or a tumor cell, by administering an effective amount of an antibody-anti-fugetactic agent complex. |
| US11890344B2 |
One-step processing of hydrogels for mechanically robust and chemically desired features
The application of a highly controlled, micron-sized, branched, porous architecture to enhance the handling properties and degradation rate of hydrogels is described in the instant invention. A previously described pattern created through one-step nucleated crystallization in a hydrogel film creates tunable mechanical properties and/or chemical stability for use in tissue engineering applications. The bulk mechanical properties and the degradation rate of the material can be tuned easily by the addition or subtraction of crystalline structure or by the addition and subtraction of backfill material, making this useful for a variety of applications. Relevant mechanical properties that can be tuned through the application of this unique porosity are moduli, elasticity, tensile strength, and compression strength. The method of the present invention can be applied to biopolymers and natural materials as well as synthetic materials. |
| US11890343B2 |
Medical organogel processes and compositions
Serial-solvent biomaterials are described. Embodiments include materials made in an organic solvent that are stripped of the solvent and used in a patient, where they imbibe water and form a hydrogel. These materials are useful for, among other things, delivering therapeutic agents, tissue augmentation, and radiological marking. |
| US11890342B2 |
Stimulus-responsive micellar carrier
A stimulus-responsive micellar carrier, methods that may be associated with making a stimulus-responsive micellar carrier, and methods that may be associated with using a stimulus-responsive micellar carrier are disclosed. The stimulus-responsive micellar carrier comprises a cargo molecule, and a linear block copolymer having a hydrophilic block connected to a hydrophobic block by a stimulus-responsive junction moiety. The micellar carrier can be supplied to a patient body for therapeutic purposes, such as the treatment of cancerous tissue. A method of preparing or obtaining a stimulus-responsive micellar carrier may include preparing a polyethylene glycol material having an acetal end group and then preparing a block copolymer by forming a reaction mixture including the polyethylene glycol material, a cyclic carbonate monomer, and a base. |
| US11890338B2 |
Inactivated whole-virus influenza vaccine and method for preparing same
An inactivated whole-virus influenza vaccine may have its antibody-inducing ability is maintained or enhanced and may cause fewer side reactions. A method for preparing an inactivated whole-virus influenza vaccine may use an embryonated chicken egg method, including subjecting a virus solution including a whole influenza virus collected from embryonated chicken eggs to a hypotonic treatment. |
| US11890336B2 |
Francisella glycoconjugate vaccines
The disclosure relates to a glycoconjugate vaccine conferring protection against Francisella tularensis infections and a method to manufacture a glycoconjugate antigen. |
| US11890334B2 |
Personalized immunotherapy against several neuronal and brain tumors
The present invention relates to peptides, nucleic acids and cells for use in immunotherapeutic methods. In particular, the present invention relates to the immunotherapy of cancer. The present invention furthermore relates to tumor-associated cytotoxic T cell (CTL) peptide epitopes, alone or in combination with other tumor-associated peptides that serve as active pharmaceutical ingredients of vaccine compositions that stimulate anti-tumor immune responses. The present invention relates to peptide sequences and their variants derived from HLA class I and class II molecules of human tumor cells that can be used in vaccine compositions for eliciting anti-tumor immune responses. |
| US11890333B2 |
Personalized immunotherapy against several neuronal and brain tumors
The present invention relates to peptides, nucleic acids and cells for use in immunotherapeutic methods. In particular, the present invention relates to the immunotherapy of cancer. The present invention furthermore relates to tumor-associated cytotoxic T cell (CTL) peptide epitopes, alone or in combination with other tumor-associated peptides that serve as active pharmaceutical ingredients of vaccine compositions that stimulate anti-tumor immune responses. The present invention relates to peptide sequences and their variants derived from HLA class I and class II molecules of human tumor cells that can be used in vaccine compositions for eliciting anti-tumor immune responses. |
| US11890328B2 |
Fibroin-derived protein composition
A protein composition derived from silk fibroin, which composition possesses enhanced solubility and stability in aqueous solutions. The primary amino acid sequence of native fibroin is modified in the SDP such that cysteine disulfide bonds between the fibroin heavy and fibroin light protein chains are reduced or eliminated. Additionally, the composition can have a serine content that is reduced by greater than 40% compared to native fibroin protein, and the average molecular weight of the SDP is less than about 100 kDa. |
| US11890327B2 |
Truncated von Willebrand factor polypeptides for extravascular administration in the treatment or prophylaxis of a blood coagulation disorder
The invention pertains to a recombinant polypeptide comprising a truncated von Willebrand Factor (VWF) for use in the treatment or prophylaxis of a blood coagulation disorder, said treatment or prophylaxis comprising administering the recombinant polypeptide and a Factor VIII protein (FVIII) extravascular to a subject having a blood coagulation disorder, wherein said recombinant polypeptide is capable of binding to said FVIII, and wherein the molar ratio of the recombinant polypeptide to be administered to the FVIII to be administered is higher than 50. |
| US11890326B2 |
Controlled-release PTH compound
The present invention relates to a controlled-release parathyroid hormone (PTH) compound in which PTH(1-34) is reversibly conjugated to a branched polyethylene glycol. The invention further relates to a pharmaceutical composition of the compound. The compound or pharmaceutical composition is useful for treatment, control, delay or prevention of a condition that can be treated, controlled, delayed or prevented with PTH. |
| US11890324B2 |
Compounds for use in inducing myocardial perfusion recovery
A calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) compound can be selected from N-alpha-[2-(2-{2-[(S)-4-carboxy-4-(17-carboxyheptadecanoylamino)-butyrylamino]ethoxy}ethoxy)acetyl][Ser1]alpha-human CGRP peptide (α-CGRP-analogue), or derivatives thereof; or N-alpha-[2-(2-{2-[(S)-4-carboxy-4-(17-carboxyheptadecanoylamino)butyryl-amino]-ethoxy}ethoxy)acetyl][Ser1]beta-human CGRP peptide (β-CGRP-analogue), or derivatives thereof. The CGRP compound can be used to induce myocardial perfusion recovery, in connection with AMI, by activating any CGRP family of receptors with a larger CGRP compound: CGRP potency ratio in the coronary artery than in the mesenteric artery. |
| US11890322B2 |
Methods for promoting wound healing and hair growth comprising GDNF administration
The present invention generally relates to uses of glial cell line-derived growth factor (GDNF) in cutaneous wound healing and hair growth. Methods of effecting hair growth and/or wound healing which feature administration of GDNF, or a biologically active fragment thereof, to subjects, e.g., human subject, are disclosed herein. The invention relates also to formulations and kits for achieving the indicated pharmaceutical advantages. |
| US11890321B2 |
Method of treating or inhibiting glucose intolerance
Disclosed herein are a means to prevent and/or ameliorate age, disease and obesity associated metabolic diseases, such as diabetes and impaired glucose tolerance. Also disclosed are compositions and methods that relate to the findings that GDF11 prevents weight gain, improves glucose tolerance and reduces hepatosteatosis in aged mice administered a high fat diet. In particular, the methods and compositions described herein relate to increasing the level of GDF11 in a subject, thereby treating or preventing the development of obesity in the subject, reducing the metabolic consequences of obesity and improving the subject's metabolic health. |
| US11890320B2 |
CLEC11A is a bone growth agent
The present disclosure describes the C-type lectin CLEC11a as a bone growth factor. Clec11a-deficient mice showed reduced bone volume and mineralization, while bone resorption remained unchanged. Administration of recombinant Clec11a systemically promoted bone formation in mice at risk for osteoporosis. |
| US11890317B2 |
Cell-protecting composition containing cyclo histidine-proline as active ingredient
A new use of a cyclo histidine-proline (Cyclo His-Pro, CHP) is disclosed. A composition including cyclo histidine-proline (CHP) as an active ingredient has an excellent protective effect to protect kidney and liver cells from damage and/or toxicity induced by various causes. The composition is useful and effective in protecting kidney and/or liver cells/tissues and in treating a subject with kidney and/or liver diseases and/or damages. |
| US11890316B2 |
Oral octreotide therapy and contraceptive methods
This invention relates to methods of administering oral octreotide therapy to a female subject relating to avoidance of combined oral contraceptives or use of a back-up method for contraception. |
| US11890315B2 |
Stable ascorbic acid compositions and methods of using same
The application is directed a composition comprising organic acid (e.g., ascorbic acid), glutathione, a glutathione derivative, a glutathione conjugate, a pharmaceutically-acceptable salt thereof, or any combination thereof, and methods of using the same. In certain aspects the application is directed to glutathione, a glutathione derivative, a glutathione conjugate, a pharmaceutically-acceptable salt thereof; and an organic acid; wherein the molar ratio is about 0.5-1:1. The composition can further comprises a bicarbonate salt, wherein the molar ratio is about 0.1-0.5:0.5-1:1. |
| US11890313B2 |
Natural drugs for the treatment of inflammation and melanoma
The invention is directed to natural drug compositions comprising turmeric, boswellia and ginger. Methods for the use of the inventive drug compositions in the treatment of inflammatory disorders and melanoma are within the scope of the invention. |
| US11890311B1 |
Cannabigerol (CBG) products and methods of use
A cannabinoid composition, comprising a full spectrum extract of a plant of genus cannabis comprising at least 5% by weight cannabigerol, comprising cannabis terpenes and cannabis flavonoids, and substantially without cannabidiol and tetrahydrocannabinol. The composition may be a pharmaceutically acceptable formulation for oral, sublingual, inhaled, vaporized, or smoked administration. The formulation may include absorption or pharmacological enhancers e.g., curcumin, resveratrol, quercitin, piperine and/or N-alkylamides. The composition has anti-inflammatory properties beneficial as a prophylaxis or therapy of symptoms due to SARS-Cov2 infection. |
| US11890310B2 |
Pharmaceutical composition and method of manufacturing
The present invention provides for methods of obtaining an extract of Cannabis plant material as well as subsequent processing of the extract to provide a concentrate of Cannabis. The present invention also provides for pharmaceutical dosage forms (e.g., oral thin films and transdermal patches) that include the concentrate (or extract) of Cannabis, as well as methods of medical treatment that include administering the pharmaceutical dosage forms. |
| US11890307B2 |
Compositions for fecal floral transplantation and methods for making and using them and devices for delivering them
The present disclosure provides compositions, enema products, and enema delivery systems used for gastric, gastrointestinal and/or colonic treatments; and methods for making and using them. Methods of the invention are used for the stabilization, amelioration, treatment and/or prevention of constipation, for the treatment of abdominal pain, particularly non-specific abdominal pain, and diarrhea, including diarrhea caused by a drug side effect, a psychological condition, a disease or a condition such as Crohn's Disease, a poison, a toxin or an infection, e.g., a toxin-mediated traveler's diarrhea, or C. difficile or the pseudo-membranous colitis associated with this infection. |
| US11890298B2 |
Fucoidan hair growth agent
To develop a novel administration method of a fucoidan-containing hair-growing agent and to provide a means for exerting excellent effects of a fucoidan.A hair-growing agent of the present invention is characterized in that it is composed of a combination of a fucoidan-containing microneedle and a fucoidan-containing liniment. A base of the fucoidan-containing microneedle is preferably a biosoluble polymer. A hair-growing method of the present invention is characterized in that the fucoidan-containing microneedle and the fucoidan-containing liniment are concomitantly used. |
| US11890291B2 |
Aqueous composition with water insoluble vitamins
Nanogel and nanoparticles comprising vitamin D encapsulated in agar-agar and a polymer selected from poly(acrylamidoglycolic acid) and pectin are provided. Also provided is aqueous nanogel compositions which can be used for prevention or treatment of vitamin D deficiency and methods for encapsulating vitamin D in nanogels and nanoparticles. The nanogel and nanoparticles and compositions thereof are cost-effective, have a considerable shelf life, a faster rate of absorption in the body leading to faster bioavailability. Further, the nanogels and nanoparticles are made with vegetarian sources and causes no changes in the organoleptic properties. The Vitamin D nanogels and nanoparticles developed can be used for fortification of any food, aqueous medium or beverage, including bottled drinking water. |
| US11890289B2 |
Use of glucocorticoid receptor antagonists in combination with glucocorticoids to treat adrenal insufficiency
This invention provides for a method of treating secondary adrenal insufficiency by co-administrating therapeutically effective amounts of a glucocorticoid and a glucocorticoid receptor antagonist to the patient in need thereof. In some embodiments, the method includes the proviso that the patient not be otherwise in need of treatment with a glucocorticoid and a glucocorticoid receptor antagonist. The treatment method can increase the patient's morning or basal cortisol level to at least about 12 μg/dL or a standard control level, and in turn, expedite significantly the recovery of the HPA axis. The method provided herein can improve health outcomes and life-threatening complications associated with secondary adrenal insufficiency. |
| US11890286B2 |
Methods and compositions for treating cancer
Methods and compositions for treating cancer are disclosed. |
| US11890284B2 |
Carbon dioxide shampoo apparatus and method of use thereof
The invention comprises a shampoo apparatus and method of use thereof, comprising: (1) a pressurized container, a pressure in the container in a range of seventy to two hundred pounds per square inch and (2) a shampoo in the container, the shampoo comprising greater than five thousand parts per million carbon dioxide, where the shampoo optionally contains a detergent, zinc pyrrolidone carboxylic acid, and/or minoxidil. The carbon dioxide in the container is optionally added as a solid or a liquid and/or is chemically formed inside the container, such as from any of a carbonic acid, a bicarbonate, a bicarbonate salt, and/or a carbonate. The carbon dioxide solvates/makes soluble and aids removal of sebacic acid on the scalp. |
| US11890278B2 |
Betel quid cessation therapy with nicotine and pilocarpine
Provided herein are compositions comprising nicotine, or a salt thereof, and pilocarpine, or a salt thereof, useful for reducing the use of betel quid and/or achieving betel quid cessation (e.g., replacement therapy). Also provided herein are methods of using the compositions in reducing the risk of developing or reducing the progression of a disease (e.g., cancer, oral disease, neurological disease, or painful condition). Compositions of the present invention may be administered to a subject with an addiction, e.g., a betel quid addiction, areca nut addiction, and/or nicotine addiction. |
| US11890277B2 |
Ophthalmic composition
Provided herein is an ophthalmic composition. In some embodiments, the ophthalmic composition includes a low concentration of an ophthalmic agent for treatment of an ophthalmic disorder or condition; and an ophthalmically acceptable carrier, wherein the ophthalmic agent is distributed with substantial uniformity throughout the ophthalmically acceptable carrier. Further disclosed herein include an ophthalmic composition including a low concentration of an ophthalmic agent and deuterated water. Also disclosed herein are methods of arresting or preventing myopia development by administering to an eye of an individual in need thereof an effective amount of an ophthalmic composition as described herein. |
| US11890276B2 |
Methods of treating pancreatic cancer
The present disclosure describes methods of treating pancreatic cancer and limiting over-expression of oncogenes, activating tumor suppressor genes or regulating signaling proteins in patients comprising administering compounds and pharmaceutical combinations as described herein. |
| US11890275B2 |
Therapeutic compounds
The present embodiments relate to substituted heterocyclic derivative therapeutic compounds, compositions comprising said compounds, and the use of said compounds and compositions for epigenetic regulation by inhibition of bromodomain-mediated recognition of acetyl lysine regions of proteins, such as histones. Said compositions and methods are useful for the treatment of diseases mediated by aberrant cell signalling, such as inflammatory disorders, cancer and neoplastic disease. Particular compounds described herein exhibit selective inhibitory activity against CBP compared with BRD4. |
| US11890274B2 |
Composition comprising combination of rapamycin and metformin and use thereof for treating neoplastic diseases
A formulation for treating neoplastic diseases, including post-transplant malignancies, genetically-driven neoplasia associated with mTORC1 hyperactivation, and a viral associated malignancy comprising a combination of rapamycin and metformin in a molar ratio of about 20:1, 10:1, 5:1, 4:1, 3:1, or 1:1. A method of treating neoplastic diseases comprising administering the formulation comprising a combination of rapamycin and metformin in a molar ratio of about 20:1, 10:1, 5:1, 4:1, 3:1, or 1:1. |
| US11890270B2 |
Polymorphic forms of ST-246 and methods of preparation
Polymorph forms of 4-trifluoromethyl-N-(3,3a,4,4a,5,5a,6,6a-octahydro-1,3-dioxo-4,6-ethenocycloprop[f]isoindol-2(1H)-yl)-benzamide are disclosed as well as their methods of synthesis and pharmaceutical compositions. |
| US11890268B2 |
Dibenzothiophene derivatives and methods of treating cancer therewith
In one aspect, the present disclosure provides a compound of the formula: (I) wherein the variables are as defined herein. In another aspect, the present disclosure also provides pharmaceutical compositions and methods of use of the compounds disclosed herein. |
| US11890262B2 |
Nail hardening composition and method of use
A composition and method for treatment of brittle, broken, cracked or otherwise damaged nail and hoof plates. The composition is an aqueous-organic medium containing a non-covalent complex of a diamine and an organic acid or an aqueous-organic medium with a diamine alone. |
| US11890259B2 |
Devices for clearing blockages in artificial and natural lumens
An occlusion clearing device for a patient has a housing with a motor(s) that generates repetitive motion, which is reciprocating, rotational or both. A clearing stem including a sheath that has a lumen, wherein aspiration is conducted through the sheath lumen. A wire is located in the sheath lumen and receives repetitive motion from the controller. The sheath terminates in a sheath end having at least one sheath opening. The wire terminates in a wire tip, which may be flat, helical, or tubular. The wire tip is positioned within the sheath end, in proximity to the sheath opening(s), and movement of the wire tip and/or sheath end relative to each other creates shearing forces that break up an adjacent occlusion. |
| US11890253B2 |
Percussive therapy device with interchangeable modules
A percussive therapy device includes a housing, an electrical source, a motor positioned in the housing, a switch for activating the motor, and a push rod assembly operatively connected to the motor and configured to reciprocate in response to activation of the motor. A massage attachment is removably received on a distal end of the push rod assembly at a first location. The percussive therapy device also includes an attachment module associated with the housing of the percussive therapy device at a second location. The second location is different than the first location. The attachment module is configured to provide an active effect. |
| US11890252B2 |
Device for massaging muscles in an oral cavity
The invention relates to a device (1) for massaging muscles in the oral cavity comprising a body (3) with drive means (5) and a power unit (7), an extending element (9) detachably coupled to the body (3), and two massage units (11) coupled to an end portion (13) of the extending element (9), wherein the massage units (11) operate with an alternately rotating movement, which rotates about a rotational axis (15) essentially perpendicular to the end portion (13). The invention further relates to a method for massaging muscles in the oral cavity such a device (1), wherein the massage units (11) massage the muscles in the oral cavity with an alternately rotating movement. Even further, the method may be used for reducing or eliminating snoring by massaging muscles in the oral cavity using such a device (1). |
| US11890251B1 |
Massager having stretching and expansion functions
A massager includes a flexible outer housing, a driving housing, and an inclined expansion fastener. An upper end of the driving housing is cut into a plurality of elastic sheets. A cavity is defined at the upper end of the driving housing, and the inclined expansion fastener is partially disposed in the cavity. When the inclined expansion fastener moves downward, the inclined expansion fastener opens the plurality of the elastic sheets, so that a diameter of the upper end of the driving housing is increased; and when the inclined expansion fastener moves upward, the inclined expansion fastener moves out of the cavity at the upper end of the driving housing, the plurality of the elastic sheets rebound and reset, and the diameter of the upper end of the driving housing is restored. |
| US11890250B2 |
Inflatable penile prosthesis with channels in valve of guide assembly
An inflatable penile prosthesis can include, a reservoir, an inflatable member and a pump assembly. The pump assembly can include at least one valve comprising an entry portion, a middle portion, an exit portion, and exit tube interface, and a valve member. The exit portion can include a first landing portion including an interior portion, the interior portion of the first landing portion being semicircular about a longitudinal exit axis, the longitudinal exit axis extending through a center of the exit portion parallel to a direction that an exit tube interface extends from the exit portion, and a first channel portion adjacent to the first landing portion and including an interior portion, the interior portion of the first channel portion being farther from the longitudinal exit axis than the interior portion of the first landing portion. |
| US11890247B2 |
Method and apparatus for providing blood pressure control massage
Disclosed herein are a method and apparatus for providing a blood pressure control massage. According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, there is disclosed a method for providing blood pressure control massage, the method including acquiring blood pressure information of a user, determining a blood pressure control massage pattern on the basis of the blood pressure information, and providing a massage on the basis of the determined massage pattern. |
| US11890243B2 |
Apparatus and method for positioning a patient
A patient positioning system includes a patient support device and a positioning apparatus including a body comprising a front end, a first lateral side, a second lateral side, and a ramped surface between the first lateral side and the second lateral side, a tail extending from the front end of the body, the tail comprising an elongated piece of material, and a directional guide material coupled to or integrated with the ramped surface and configured to interface with the patient support device, wherein the directional guide material inhibits relative movement in a first direction between the patient support device and the positioning apparatus more than relative movement in a second direction between the patient support device and the positioning apparatus. |
| US11890241B2 |
Techniques for managing patient therapy protocols
A system and a method for managing patient therapy protocols are disclosed. The system includes a patient support apparatus for supporting a patient, a first input device for use by a first caregiver, a location system for determining a location of the first caregiver, and a therapy management system. The therapy management system receives a location of the first caregiver and a selection of a patient therapy protocol, which includes a location requirement. The therapy management system then determines whether the first caregiver location input signal satisfies the location requirement before initiating the selected patient therapy protocol or notifying the second caregiver if the location of the first caregiver does not satisfy the location requirement. |
| US11890237B2 |
Outflow collection vessels, systems, and components thereof for hysteroscopic surgical procedures
A collection system for collecting outflow from a hysteroscopic surgical procedure includes a plurality of collection vessels each including a flexible body defining an internal volume and transitionable between a collapsed configuration and an expanded configuration. The collection system further includes connection tubing coupling adjacent collection vessels with one another, outflow tubing coupled to at least one of the collection vessels, and a plurality of retention canisters. Each retention canister includes a rigid body. Each collection vessel is configured to engage a corresponding retention canister such that each rigid body at least partially receives one of the flexible bodies therein. |
| US11890232B2 |
Method for controlling an eye surgical laser and treatment device
Method for controlling an eye surgical laser of a treatment device for the separation of a volume body with a predefined posterior interface and a predefined anterior interface from a human or animal cornea. The method includes controlling the laser by means of a control device of the treatment device such that it emits pulsed laser pulses in a shot sequence in a predefined pattern into the cornea. The interfaces of the volume body are defined by the predefined pattern and are generated by means of an interaction of the individual laser pulses with the cornea by the generation of a plurality of cavitation bubbles by photodisruption along at least one cavitation bubble path. At least a partial area of an outer cavitation bubble path of the volume body is generated with a higher cavitation bubble density than an inner cavitation bubble path. |
| US11890231B2 |
Digitally reconstructing laser cutting patterns in ophthalmic surgical laser system
An ophthalmic surgical laser system includes a laser beam delivery system having multiple moving components for scanning a laser focal spot in a target eye tissue, where the motors that actuate some of the moving components are equipped with respective digital encoders that measure actual motor positions. A controller controls the laser beam delivery system to perform a treatment scan, while recording the actual motor positions from the encoders. Using the actual motor positions and a calibration relationship between actual motor positions and delivered laser focal spot positions in a target tissue, a laser cutting pattern is digitally reconstructed, which represents the incisions actually achieved by the treatment scan. The reconstructed laser cutting pattern may be visually inspected and further analyzed, e.g. to compare it to the intended laser cutting pattern used to execute the treatment scan, to calculate the achieved refractive correction, or to simulate tissue resetting. |
| US11890226B2 |
Device and methods for directing agents into an eye
A method, system, and device for magnetically pushing agents into an eye. The agents are magnetic or magnetizable or magnetically responsive. |
| US11890220B1 |
External male catheter with suction connection
An external male catheter comprising an inner drainage sheath configured to unrolled and fitted over a penis like a condom, and an attached outer suction sheath configured to be unrolled over the fitted drainage sheath. A one-way drainage port extends from the inner drainage sheath through the outer suction sheath in fluid-tight manner, and a one-way suction port extends from the outer suction sheath. Suction is selectively applied to both the drainage and suction ports as the catheter is applied, in order to assist with fitting and retention of the catheter. |
| US11890217B2 |
Braces for immobilizing a clavicle fracture in an infant and related methods
Braces for immobilizing clavicle fractures in infants may include a garment of fabric sized and shaped to extend around a torso and along at least one arm of an infant. The garment may include a first closure configured to secure the garment around the torso of the infant, a second closure configured to secure the garment over a shoulder corresponding to a fractured clavicle of the infant, and a sleeve configured to extend around an upper and lower arm of the infant on a same lateral side of the garment as the second closure. The sleeve may include at least a third closure configured to secure the sleeve around the upper and lower arm of the infant. A portion of the sleeve may be affixed to a portion of the garment, the portion of the garment to which the sleeve may be affixed being located over the torso of the infant when the garment is secured around the torso of the infant. |
| US11890214B2 |
Process for machine repositioning of a pre-crimped drug-coated stent
A process for repositioning a drug-coated stent that is pre-crimped on a balloon of a balloon catheter extending in an axial direction so that an inner surface of the stent lies against an outer surface of the balloon. The stent is gripped with at least one contact element and a protection device between the stent and the at least one contact element to prevent contact between the stent and the at least one contact element. The stent is moved with the at least one contact element in the axial direction with respect to the balloon of the balloon catheter to reposition the stent with respect to the balloon. |
| US11890211B2 |
Fibrous tubular conduit for stenting applications
A stent composed by a bioabsorbable network of polymer fibers that can be rearranged upon expansion, accommodating for diameter enlargement without the need of a strut or strut pattern and providing temporary support to a biological duct, is provided. Additionally, a stent is provided where the rearranged fibrous network of its expanded state can act as a scaffold for cell infiltration and promote autologous tissue formation. |
| US11890208B2 |
Multi-modal upper limb prosthetic device control using myoelectric signals
Methods of operating a prosthesis having at least one moveable component and an electronic control device are provided, where the at least one moveable component has two or more operating modes and at least one operating parameter. The method comprises receiving at least one input control signal from the wearer of the prosthesis, comparing the at least one input control signal with an operating profile stored in the electronic control device in order to determine a desired operating mode and operating parameter, and instructing the moveable component to move in accordance with the desired operating mode and operating parameter. Prostheses are also provided, at least one such prosthesis comprising at least one moveable component and an electronic device operable to select both an operating mode of the at least one moveable component and at least one operating parameter of the at least one moveable component in response to an input command signal from the wearer of the prosthesis. |
| US11890206B2 |
Interbody implant inserter
An implant holder is provided with a first guide lumen and second guide lumen. The implant holder has a first position wherein the implant holder couples to an interbody implant, aligns the first guide lumen with a first hole in the interbody implant, and aligns the second guide lumen with a second hole in the interbody implant. The implant holder has a second position wherein the implant holder releases the interbody implant. |
| US11890204B2 |
Implant removal tool
An implant removal tool (1) used to remove a femoral implant (17) from a femur bone (18) by providing a substantially U-shaped body (2) having a substantially rectangular-shaped opening (9) located thereon that allows the substantially U-shaped body to be placed over a neck (21) of a femoral implant so a sharpened front edge (5) of the substantially U-shaped body makes direct contact with an inner surface of the stein of the femoral implant. The U-shaped body may have front side edges (26, 27) that extend beyond a front edge (5) to allow the front side edges to cut anterior and posterior surface of the implant. |
| US11890203B2 |
Expandable fusion device and method of installation thereof
The present invention provides an expandable fusion device capable of being installed inside an intervertebral disc space to maintain normal disc spacing and restore spinal stability, thereby facilitating an intervertebral fusion. In one embodiment, the fusion device includes a body portion, a first endplate, and a second endplate, the first and second endplates capable of being moved in a direction away from the body portion into an expanded configuration or capable of being moved towards the body portion into an unexpanded configuration. The fusion device is capable of being deployed and installed in both configurations. |
| US11890195B1 |
Leaflet capture device and system, and assembling method
A leaflet capture device and system, and an assembling method. The leaflet capture device comprises: a wire body configured to be spiral and comprising a distal coil, an intermediate coil, and a proximal coil which are arranged in sequence; and a proximal joint comprising a proximal joint main body portion, a proximal clamping jaw, and a proximal clamping portion. The proximal clamping jaw is arranged on one end of the proximal joint main body portion; the proximal clamping portion is arranged on the other end of the proximal joint main body portion; the proximal joint is provided with a proximal through hole passing the proximal clamping jaw through the clamping portion via the proximal joint main body portion; a proximal end portion of the proximal coil is clamped in the proximal clamping jaw after being fixed to the proximal joint main body portion; the proximal through hole is communicated with the proximal end portion of the proximal coil; the proximal clamping portion is fitted to a releasable portion of a delivery device; a pushing member of the delivery device abuts against the proximal end portion of the proximal coil via the proximal through hole. The leaflet capture device can be accurately arranged at a suitable position, so that the difficulty of delivery of a leaflet capture ring is reduced, and the operation time is shortened. |
| US11890194B2 |
Translation catheters, systems, and methods of use thereof
A catheter system including a wire, a translatable catheter, and first and second tethers is introduced into a body of a subject. The translatable catheter has a curved portion proximate a distal end of the translatable catheter. The first tether is coupled to the wire, and passes proximally through the translatable catheter. The second tether is attached to the curved portion. The catheter system is positioned such that the wire is disposed at a first location in the body. While the wire remains at the first location, the translatable catheter is translated away from the wire by manipulating the first tether and the second tether. Other embodiments are also described. |
| US11890190B2 |
Location indication system for implant-delivery tool
A catheter, advanced toward an anatomical site, has a proximal end and a steerable distal end. An anchor is advanced through the catheter. An anchor driver drives the anchor out of the catheter's distal end, anchoring the anchor at the site. A first constraining member engages tissue, and inhibits, after the anchor has been driven out of the catheter and before the anchoring, movement of at least the anchor driver's distal end, on a first axis between the anchor driver's distal end and a site at which the first constraining member engages the tissue. A second constraining member inhibits, after the anchor has been driven out of the catheter and before the anchoring, movement of at least the anchor driver's distal end, on a second axis. Other embodiments are also described. |
| US11890188B1 |
Transcatheter heart valve having paravalvular leakage seal
A transcatheter heart valve includes a paravalvular seal that is configured for transfemoral delivery. The valve includes a frame and the seal is formed from a plurality of outwardly extending fibers. |
| US11890183B2 |
Corneal implant with peripheral skirt
A corneal implant (10) includes a central portion (12) and a peripheral skirt (14) extending outwards from the central portion (12), and at least a portion of the peripheral skirt (14) includes a mesh (16). |
| US11890181B2 |
Percutaneous endovascular apparatus for repair of aneurysms and arterial blockages
An endovascular apparatus is provided for treating the effects of vascular disease including aneurysms and arterial blockages using a percutaneous, minimally invasive technique. In one embodiment the endovascular apparatus includes a tubular sleeve having a cranial end, a first caudal branch, and a second caudal branch such that the tubular sleeve is shaped like an upside down “Y.” The apparatus further includes at least one expandable attachment device attached to the tubular sleeve for securing the endovascular apparatus to an interior wall of a vessel. The at least one expandable attachment device includes a plurality of telescoping segments similar to the telescoping segments of a presentation pointer. Accordingly, during percutaneous insertion of the endovascular apparatus into a patient the attachment device can be collapsed into a small profile. Once positioned at the site of the aneurysm the telescoping attachment device can be expanded to hold the endovascular apparatus in place adjacent the inner lumen wall. |
| US11890180B2 |
System for treating embolism and associated devices and methods
Systems and methods for the intravascular treatment of clot material within a blood vessel of a human patient are disclosed herein. A method in accordance with embodiments of the present technology can include, for example, positioning a distal portion of a catheter proximate to the clot material within the blood vessel. The method can further include coupling a pressure source to the catheter via a tubing subsystem including a valve or other fluid control device and, while the valve is closed, activating the pressure source to charge a vacuum. The valve can then be opened to apply the vacuum to the catheter to thereby aspirate at least a portion of the clot material from the blood vessel and into the catheter. |
| US11890177B2 |
Post-partum undergarment system
A post-partum undergarment system including a brief having a pad and a compression member with a first-wing and a second-wing. The pad is integral to the brief and disposed on an inner layer of the brief in an interspace between the leg holes. The first-wing and the second-wing are configured to wrap around an abdominal region of a woman and secure the compression member in a wrapped-condition. The compression member causes direct compression to the abdominal region of the woman when the brief is worn. The brief is absorbent and disposable for use in postpartum stages. |
| US11890176B2 |
Absorbent article
An absorbent article includes a liquid-permeable topsheet, a liquid-impermeable backsheet, and an absorbent body provided between the topsheet and the backsheet, wherein the absorbent body includes a crotch-corresponding region corresponding to the wearer's crotch when worn, and a front region being adjacent to and forward of the crotch-corresponding region, and a rear region being adjacent to and rearward of the crotch-corresponding region, and has a variable-density portion with a density increasing stepwise or gradually from a front toward a rear, the variable-density portion being located in a region extending at least from the crotch-corresponding region to the rear region. |
| US11890175B2 |
Article with chassis having an elastic distribution, absorbent core and system and method for making same
An absorbent article may include an inner elasticised chassis. An opening may be formed through the inner elasticised chassis. The absorbent article may include an outer elasticised chassis, and an absorbent member located between the inner elasticised chassis and the outer elasticised chassis. The inner elasticised chassis may include sets of clastic strands surrounding the absorbent member. The opening may be located in a space between the sets of elastic strands. |
| US11890169B1 |
Distributed airflow apparatus
A device for delivering air or other gas into the area of a skin fold in order to dry the skin and thereby prevent the development of inflammation, rash, or infection features an air manifold that connects to an air or pressurized gas source. The manifold delivers air to a distribution layer, which then distributes air along the length of the skin fold when the layer is within the fold. The distribution layer is formed of a gauze material, with a plurality of tubular longitudinal sections of gauze connected by flat sections of gauze. The distribution layer is fitted between a top and bottom half of the manifold, held fast by spikes extending from within the halves. |
| US11890167B2 |
Ear cleaner
An ear cleaner is provided that includes an elongated handle, a spoon, and a disc intermediate the spoon and the disc. |
| US11890166B2 |
Dental implant with improved prosthetic interface
Dental implants, dental abutments, and dental systems are disclosed. A dental implant can include an implant body having a longitudinal axis, a coronal end, and an apical end. An internal bore can be provided within the implant body, and can have a coronal end, adjacent to the coronal end of the implant body, and an apical end. The internal bore can include a first internally facing surface, extending from the coronal end of the internal bore towards the apical end of the internal bore, at least a portion of which tapers inwardly towards the apical end of the internal bore. The internal bore can further include an internally threaded portion positioned between an apical end of the first internally facing surface and the apical end of the internal bore. A dental abutment can be configured to engage with the dental implant. |
| US11890164B2 |
Attachment members with internally located radiopaque information markers for CT scan
An attachment member for mating with a dental implant includes a non-rotational structure and a body. The non-rotational structure is configured to mate with a corresponding non-rotational feature of the dental implant. The body extends from the non-rotational structure. The body has (i) an exterior side surface configured to at least partially engage gingival tissue adjacent to the dental implant, (ii) an exterior top surface that is exposed through the gingival tissue, (iii) a screw access bore for receiving a screw that attaches the attachment member to the dental implant in a removable fashion, and (iv) a set of radiopaque information markers that is located internal to the exterior side surface and the exterior top surface. The set of radiopaque information markers indicates information regarding the dental implant that is revealed in response to a scan from a computerized tomography (CT) scanner. |
| US11890161B2 |
Orthodontic gripping device
The present invention relates to an orthodontic gripping device having a body made of a superelastic metal alloy, cold worked titanium beta III, or solution heat treated and aged titanium beta III. The body has first and second, spaced apart arm portions connected to each other. Each arm portion includes a jaw portion having an inner, arch wire-gripping, surface. The inner gripping surfaces are disposed opposite one another in spaced relation with a station defined therebetween for receiving the arch wire. At least a portion of the station is sized smaller than the arch wire. The arm portions are resiliently deflectable outwardly away from each other to admit the arch wire into the station. Once seated in the station, the arch wire is tightly held by inner gripping surfaces so as to resist displacement of the gripping device relative to the arch wire. |
| US11890152B2 |
Monolithic support structures for use in implant-supported dental devices and methods of making the same
A dental device is described that comprises a monolithic support structure for use in implant-supported dental restoration applications for partially or fully edentulous patients. The monolithic support structure comprises a unitary support body with one or more teeth projections projecting from the support body, and at least one support region providing a framework for integrating discrete artificial teeth adjacent the teeth projections. An implant-supported dental device is also provided that comprises the monolithic support structure, one or more artificial teeth, and a gingival region comprised of a formable material that secures artificial teeth within the framework of the monolithic support structure. |
| US11890148B2 |
System and method for dynamic augmented reality imaging of an antomical site
A system for dynamic augmented reality imaging of an anatomical site includes at least one image capturing device for capturing first real-time images of the site, at least one display device for displaying first images captured by the device, storage means for storing at least one second anatomical image of the site and an electronic device having a controller configured to receive and process the images. The controller is configured to display an augmented reality image obtained by superimposing images on the first image by identifying common reference elements of the images, and the common reference elements are identified automatically or manually. The second image is in 3D made up of portions of fan or cone beam computed tomography or magnetic resonance images depicting internal structures of the site. The augmented reality image is clipped to the site by the elements, irrespective of the spatial position of the electronic device. |
| US11890144B2 |
Torque-limiting screwdriver devices, systems, and methods
Various torque-limiting screwdriver devices, systems, and methods are disclosed. The screwdriver can include a body, a motor that is configured to rotate a screw engaged with the screwdriver, and a processor configured to control operation of the screwdriver. The screwdriver can have torque-limiting functionality, such as by monitoring the amount of torque applied to the screw and reducing or stopping rotation of the screw when certain torque-limiting criteria are met. In some embodiments, the screwdriver can be switched between manual operation by a user, and automated operation by a motor within the screwdriver. In some embodiments, the screwdriver can be attached to a robotic arm. |
| US11890142B2 |
System and methods for automatic lesion characterization
Methods and systems are provided for automatically characterizing lesions in ultrasound images. In one example, a method includes automatically determining an A/B ratio of a region of interest (ROI) via an A/B ratio model that is trained to output the A/B ratio using a B-mode image of the ROI and an elastography image of the ROI as inputs, and displaying the A/B ratio on a display device. |
| US11890140B2 |
Ultrasound transducer assembly
Ultrasound transducer assemblies and associated systems and method are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, an ultrasound transducer assembly includes at least one matching layer overlies a transducer layer. A plurality of kerfs extends at least into the matching layer. In some aspects, the kerfs are at least partially filled with a filler material that includes microballoons and/or microspheres. |
| US11890139B2 |
Portable ultrasound systems
Disclosed herein are portable ultrasound systems and methods. In an example, a portable ultrasound system can include a handheld computer, a case holding the handheld computer, a probe head coupled to the case, and a communicating means for communicating between the probe head and the handheld computer. The handheld computer can include a display. The case can also include an anterior opening framing the display of the handheld computer. The case can include a rechargeable battery integrated into the case opposite the anterior opening. The probe head can include an array of ultrasonic transducers powered by the battery. In another example, a method of the portable ultrasound system includes a method of using the portable ultrasound system. |
| US11890137B2 |
Intraluminal ultrasound imaging with automatic and assisted labels and bookmarks
Disclosed is an intraluminal ultrasound imaging system, including a processor circuit in communication with an intraluminal ultrasound imaging catheter, and configured to receive a plurality of intraluminal ultrasound images from the imaging catheter during movement of the imaging catheter within a body lumen of a patient, the body lumen comprising a plurality of segments. The processor circuit is further configured to generate a marker to be applied to an intraluminal ultrasound image of the plurality of intraluminal ultrasound images, wherein the marker is generated based on the movement of the intraluminal ultrasound imaging catheter, and wherein the marker is representative of a segment of the plurality of segments, and output to a display the marker and the plurality of intraluminal ultrasound images shown successively. |
| US11890133B2 |
Ultrasound-based liver examination device, ultrasound apparatus, and ultrasound imaging method
An ultrasound apparatus, ultrasound-based liver examination device and ultrasound imaging method are provided. The ultrasound apparatus may include: an ultrasound probe, a transmission and receiving controller, an ultrasound echo signal processor, a data processor and a display device. The ultrasound echo signal processor may perform different processes on an ultrasound echo signal according to usage of the ultrasound echo signal. A gain compensation for enhancing image quality may be performed on a first ultrasound echo signal to be used for obtaining the ultrasound image, and a gain compensation for preserving original information may be performed on a second ultrasound echo signal to be used for calculating a quantitative parameter of a liver. The data processor may generate the ultrasound image according to the processed first ultrasound echo signal, calculate the quantitative parameter according to the processed second ultrasound echo signal, and output the ultrasound image and the quantitative parameter. |
| US11890128B2 |
Automatic positioning system of computed tomography equipment and the using method thereof
The present invention provides an automatic positioning system of computed tomography equipment and a method for automatically positioning computed tomography equipment. By the system and the method of the present invention, a geometric locating correction is able to be made on the equipment before operating it. After the correction, the focal spot of the X-ray tube of the computed tomography equipment and the center of the X-ray detector are on the same straight line, so that a projection image close to the real image can be obtained to avoid offset or distortion in subsequent 3D mapping. |
| US11890124B2 |
Systems and methods for low-dose AI-based imaging
A low-dose imaging method includes receiving a sparse image set of a portion of a patient's anatomy; up-sampling the sparse image set, in the sinogram domain and using a first neural network, to yield an up-sampled sinogram; generating, from the up-sampled sinogram, an initial reconstruction; and removing, from the initial reconstruction and using a second neural network, one or more artifacts in the initial reconstruction to yield a final output volume. |
| US11890121B2 |
Apparatus for shielding radiation
An apparatus for shielding radiation emitted during a medical procedure. The apparatus includes a board positionable on top of a procedure table. The board extends laterally between a first board edge and a second board edge, and longitudinally between a third board edge and a fourth board edge. The board includes a plurality of apertures distributed along at least one of the board edges. At least one radiation shield is removably mountable to the board. The at least one radiation shield includes at least one peg engageable with any one of the apertures in the board. The apparatus can include a body shield assembly and/or an adjustable screen assembly. |
| US11890120B2 |
Compression arm devices and methods
A compression arm device for compressing a breast in an imaging system with a compression paddle. The compression arm device includes a drive for moving the compression paddle towards the breast such that the drive provides a variable resistance during a contact of the compression paddle with the breast. |
| US11890115B2 |
Heart failure progression monitoring based on LV conduction pattern and morphology trends
Computer implemented methods, devices and systems for monitoring a trend in heart failure (HF) progression are provided. The method comprises sensing left ventricular (LV) activation events at multiple LV sensing sites along a multi-electrode LV lead. The activation events are generated in response to an intrinsic or paced ventricular event. The method implements program instructions on one or more processors for automatically determining a conduction pattern (CP) across the LV sensing sites based on the LV activation events, identifying morphologies (MP) for cardiac signals associated with the LV activation events and repeating the sensing, determining and identifying operations, at select intervals, to build a CP collection and an MP collection. The method calculates an HF trend based on the CP collection and MP collection and classifies a patient condition based on the HF trend to form an HF assessment. |
| US11890114B2 |
System and method for classifying and managing medical application disconnects
A method for processing information includes receiving a feature set for an application in a medical system, determining a disconnection between the application and a monitoring station, and determining a type of the disconnection based on information in the received feature set. The type of disconnection may be determined by inputting the feature set into a classifier trained to automatically determine the type of disconnection based on the information in the feature set. Information indicative of the type of disconnection may then be input into a rules-based engine, which generates a recommendation for remediating or otherwise managing the classified disconnection. |
| US11890113B2 |
Method and device for detecting a neural response in a neural measurement
A method for processing a neural measurement obtained in the presence of artifact, in order to detect whether a neural response is present in the neural measurement. A neural measurement is obtained from one or more sense electrodes. The neural measurement is correlated against a filter template, the filter template comprising at least three half cycles of an alternating waveform, amplitude modulated by a window. From an output of the correlating, it is determined whether a neural response is present in the neural measurement. |
| US11890111B2 |
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). |
| US11890110B2 |
Electronic device, method and storage medium
An electronic device includes a biological information acquirer that acquires biological information of a target; an error factor detector that detects a factor that causes an error in the biological information; a display; and at least one processor. The error factor detector includes a motion detection sensor that detects a direction of motion of the electronic device, and the processor is that determines whether the factor is detected, based on the direction of the motion of the electronic device; and to cause, when the processor determines that the factor is detected, the display not to display the biological information acquired by the biological information acquirer, or to cause the biological information acquirer to stop acquisition of the biological information, in a period determined based on a timing when the factor is detected. |
| US11890109B2 |
System and method for managing nocturnal treatment
Treatment controllers and methods are provided that can be integrated with treatment systems, such as peritoneal dialysis systems, hemodialysis systems, and nocturnal treatment systems, to manage execution of treatment operations or a course of treatment based on timing information and/or patient sleep state. |
| US11890107B2 |
Systems and methods for monitoring a patient
Provided herein are methods and systems for monitoring a patient using a pressure-sensing device containing a pressure-sensitive region configured to selectively overlie a pressure ulcer-prone body part of the patient. In some embodiments, the pressure-sensing device includes a multilayered sensing unit containing a pressure-sensing layer to sense force and an adhesive layer configured to attach the pressure-sensing device to the body part. Also provided is a kit that includes the pressure-sensing device. The present methods, systems, and kits may find use in reducing the risk of pressure ulcer development in a patient. |
| US11890106B2 |
Measuring wound healing
According to an example aspect of the present invention, there is provided method for measuring wound healing, comprising, measuring a wound impedance by a first tetrapolar arrangement of electrodes arranged on both sides of a wound, measuring a reference impedance by a second tetrapolar arrangement of electrodes arranged on one side of the wound, determining, by a controller, wound healing on the basis of the wound impedance and the reference impedance measured over a frequency range. |
| US11890105B1 |
Compute system with psoriasis diagnostic mechanism and method of operation thereof
A method of operation of a compute system includes: generating a skin segmentation including a non-skin region and a skin prediction based on a patient image; generating a body part segmentation based on the patient image; generating a cropped image based on the skin segmentation and the body part segmentation with the cropped image includes the non-skin region based on the skin prediction; generating a psoriasis segmentation based on the cropped image and the skin prediction; generating intermediate scores for erythema, induration, desquamation for the cropped image; and generating a full body PASI score based a psoriasis segmentation and the intermediate scores on the for displaying on a device to assist in diagnosis. |
| US11890103B2 |
Identifying ECG signals having the same morphology
A method including processing electrocardiograph (ECG) signals taken over a heartbeat received over a plurality of channels, selecting a subset of the ECG signals captured at a point in time with a window of interest (WOI) around reference annotations and having a morphology pattern within the WOI, storing the morphology patterns, receiving continuous sets of ECG signals taken over a plurality of heartbeats over the plurality of channels and having a morphology pattern within the WOI, performing a correlation between the stored morphology patterns of the ECH signals and the morphology patterns of the continuous sets of ECH signals for each heartbeat, generating a correlation coefficient that is a measure of a goodness of fit between geometries of the ECG signals and the continuous sets of ECG signals and identifying each heartbeat having a correlation coefficient that exceeds a threshold coefficient as having been caused by an arrhythmia. |
| US11890100B2 |
Deflectable mapping guide sheath for his bundle pacing
A delivery device for delivering a pacing lead to the His bundle of a patient's heart includes an elongated sheath having a distal end, and a plurality of mapping electrodes positioned at the distal end. The distal end of the sheath may have a distal tip, and the mapping electrodes may include two electrodes that diametrically oppose one another at a position spaced from the distal tip of the sheath. The sheath includes a plurality of flexible sections spaced apart from one another, and a pull wire that causes the sheath to deflect from a straight configuration to a dual hinged curved configuration that positions the electrodes in the vicinity of the bundle of His. |
| US11890099B2 |
Systems and methods of patient data compression
A system including a medical device is provided. The medical device includes at least one sensor configured to acquire first data descriptive of a patient, first memory storing a plurality of templates, and at least one processor coupled to the at least one sensor and the first memory. The at least one processor is configured to identify a first template of the plurality of templates that is similar to the first data, to determine first difference data based on the first template and the first data, and to store the first difference data in association with the first template. The system may further include the programmable device. |
| US11890098B2 |
Wearable cardioverter defibrillator having reduced noise prompts
A wearable cardioverter defibrillator (WCD) including a support structure configured to be worn by an ambulatory patient, an energy storage module configured to store an electrical charge, a discharge circuit coupled to the energy storage module, electrodes configured to render an electrocardiogram (ECG) signal of the patient while the patient is wearing the support structure, a user interface configured to output an alarm in response to a noise alarm signal, and a processor. The processor is configured to receive the ECG signal, determine whether noise is present on the ECG signal, determine from the ECG signal whether a shock criterion is met, and cause the user interface to generate the noise alarm signal when the noise is present on the ECG signal and the shock criterion is met and not generate the noise alarm signal when noise is present on the ECG signal and the shock criterion is not met. |
| US11890097B2 |
Inductive damping brain sensor
Medical diagnostic devices and related methods of use are described in which one or multiple coils in a sensor, each coil connected with an RLC circuit and frequency counter, are held against a patient's head at predetermined cranial locations. Frequencies of the RLC circuit are measured and compared against those taken from known, control heads, to determine whether there is a medical problem and what type of problem. In some instances, too high of frequencies can reveal pooled blood in the head, a sign of hemorrhagic stroke, while too low of frequencies imply lack of blood supply, a sign of ischemic stroke. A head-mountable frame can assist a first responder in securing and guiding the coils and, along with fiducials, allow for automatic comparison of frequencies with the correct control data. |
| US11890095B2 |
Tissue oximetry probe geometry for robust calibration and self-correction
A sensor head for a compact oximeter sensor device includes light sources and light detectors. A compact oximeter sensor device implementation is entirely self-contained, without any need to connect, via wires or wirelessly, to a separate system unit. The sources and detectors are arranged in a circular arrangement having various source-detector pair distances that allow for robust calibration and self-correction in a compact probe. Other source-detector arrangements are also possible. |