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| US11904365B2 |
Support arm arrangement for a local gas extractor, and a local gas extractor with such a support arm arrangement
A support arm arrangement for a local gas extractor arrangement and a local gas extractor arrangement including such a support arm arrangement. The support arm arrangement includes a first support arm and at least one second support arm being pivotally coupled to each other by friction joint arrangements. The support arm arrangement receives a tube device coupled to an extractor hood, an exterior pump device and the support arms. The extractor hood is arranged at an outermost second support arm by a linkage arm arrangement including a first link arm pivotally coupled to the outermost second support arm by a first friction joint pivotable about a first pivoting axis, and a second link arm fixedly attached to the extractor hood and pivotally coupled to the first link arm by a second friction joint pivotable about a second pivoting axis extending in a direction perpendicular to the first pivoting axis. |
| US11904364B1 |
System comprising a portable switching device for use with a portable electronic device
A lens and/or a view screen of an electronic device having at least one case can be cleaned by wiping the view screen with a cleaning component wherein the cleaning component is configured to selectively couple to the at least one case or some other substrate using a magnetic attractive force. The cleaning devices may have secondary applications such as securing fly fishing lures, activating or deactivating a device having a magnetic switch, or preventing sunglasses from sinking. They may also be manufactured without a cleaning component for use with the secondary applications. |
| US11904362B2 |
Method and device for analysing and/or sorting scrap metal
The disclosure relates to a method for the analysis and/or sorting of scrap metal, more particularly of scrap aluminium, in which a quantity of scrap metal, more particularly aluminium scrap, in the form of a scrap bundle or a group of scrap bundles is provided, in which method the scrap bundle or the group of scrap bundles is irradiated by at least one neutron source, the gamma radiation emitted by the scrap bundle or by the group of scrap bundles is captured by at least one detector, and composition information relating to the composition of the scrap bundle or the group of scrap bundles is determined on the basis of the gamma radiation captured by the at least one detector. The disclosure further relates to a device for analysing and/or sorting scrap metal. |
| US11904360B2 |
Acoustic wave transducer and driving method thereof
The present disclosure provides an acoustic wave transducer and a driving method thereof. The acoustic wave transducer includes cell groups, at least part of which each include acoustic wave transducer cells configured to perform a same operation, each acoustic wave transducer cell being configured to perform at least one of: converting an acoustic wave signal into an electrical signal and converting an electrical signal into an acoustic wave signal; and array element signal terminals, each of which is coupled to at least two adjacent cell groups, and is coupled to different cell groups through different switch devices, each switch device being configured to control connection and disconnection between the array element signal terminal and the cell group coupled to the switch device, and the cell groups coupled to an array element signal terminal and the cell groups coupled to an adjacent array element signal terminal are partly the same. |
| US11904358B2 |
Dielectric elastomer transducer
A dielectric elastomer transducer according to the present invention includes a dielectric elastomer layer, and a pair of electrode layers sandwiching the dielectric elastomer layer. The electrode layers contain a binder and carbon black. The carbon black has a particle size distribution as measured by dynamic light scattering in which not less than 95% falls in a range of 0.15 to 8.0 μm. The carbon black has a particle size as measured by laser scattering ranging from 0.4 to 50 μm. The particle size distribution of the carbon black as measured by dynamic light scattering has a first peak that falls in a first range of 0.15 to 1.0 μm and a second peak that falls in a second range of 1.0 μm to 8.0 μm. This structure achieves both stretchability and electrical conductivity of the electrode layers. |
| US11904354B2 |
Devices and methods of formulation application to wiper blade and windshield
A coating composition for imparting a hydrophobic film on a target surface is provided that includes a quaternary ammonium silane, a polyalkylene glycol, and an optional solid lubricant. A kit is also provided that includes an applicator having the above composition applied and instructions for the composition to a blade of a windshield wiper of a vehicle to impart the hydrophobic film to the vehicle windshield contacted by the blade. |
| US11904353B2 |
Use of hardeners/densifiers in cutting or otherwise removing material from inorganic substrates
A method for cutting or otherwise removing material from an inorganic substrate (e.g., a substrate formed from a cementitious material, such as concrete, or stone, etc.) includes applying an aqueous solution that includes a hardener/densifier to the inorganic substrate and/or to a removal element (e.g., a saw blade, an abrasive wheel, a grinding disk, etc.), the inorganic substrate or material removed from the inorganic substrate as the removal element removes material from the inorganic substrate. A system for removing material from an inorganic substrate includes a removal element and an aqueous solution that includes a hardener/densifier. |
| US11904350B2 |
Texturizing a wall or ceiling with non-acoustical joint compound
A method of texturing a wall or ceiling with non-acoustical joint compound by providing a collapsible bag having an opening at its top and is adapted to contain non-acoustical joint compound for forming a textured coating on the wall or ceiling and providing a spray nozzle having a low pressure input port, a joint compound suction port attached to the opening at the top of the collapsible bag, and an output port for spraying the non-acoustical joint compound. A low pressure stream of air from an air gun attached to the low pressure input port urges a small quantity of the non-acoustical joint compound to be sprayed out of the spray nozzle when the bottom of the collapsible disposable bag is raised above its top to either allow or force the joint compound to flow into the suction port and into the interior of the spray nozzle. |
| US11904347B2 |
Vacuum impregnation device
The present disclosure provides a vacuum impregnation device for vacuum a impregnating a workpiece. The vacuum impregnation device may include a vacuum impregnation tank for storing glue, the vacuum impregnation tank including a side wall; a sliding block coupled to the side wall of the vacuum impregnation tank, the sliding block being adapted for supporting the workpiece above the glue; and an electromagnetic controller, the electromagnetic controller being disposed outside the vacuum impregnation tank and being operative to move the sliding block towards the side wall of the vacuum impregnation tank such that the workpiece is released and drops into the glue. This type of device has the advantages of simple structure, low cost and convenient operation. |
| US11904343B2 |
Device for injecting a cryogenic fluid through the base of a mixer
The invention relates to a device for injecting a fluid, in particular a cryogenic fluid, the device comprising a fluid feed head and a fluid dispenser body, detachably mounted on said feed head, said feed head comprising a groove for circulating the fluid fed to said body, said groove being closed when the body is mounted on the feed head and said groove being open when the feed head and the body are detached from one another. |
| US11904339B2 |
Water ejecting apparatus
A water ejecting apparatus includes a case and a water ejection unit coupled to one side of the case. The water ejection unit includes a fixed cover connected to the case and including a lifting gear provided on one side thereof and extending in an up-down direction and a guide bar provided on the other side thereof and extending in the up-down direction, a lifting cover movably accommodated inside the fixed cover, a lifting motor coupled to the lifting cover and configured to interwork with the lifting motor, and a water ejection nozzle installed at a lower end of the lifting cover and configured to eject water. One side of the gear module is in contact with and supported by the lifting gear and the other side thereof is in contact with and supported by the guide bar. |
| US11904335B1 |
Trackable dipole devices, methods, and systems for use with marking paint sticks
Location systems and methods for locating paint and other markings on a surface are disclosed. A paint marking stick may include a magnetic field sonde that is actuated in conjunction with dispensing of paint or other markers, where the sonde generates a magnetic field signal in conjunction with dispensing of paint or placement of a marker. A corresponding utility locator may receive the sonde magnetic field dipole signal and determine and store positional information and type information associated with the paint or other marker. |
| US11904334B2 |
Coating method and corresponding coating installation
The disclosure relates to a coating method for coating a component (e.g. motor vehicle body component) with a coating agent (e.g. paint), that includes steps ofDefining a pattern on the component surface of the component to be coated, the pattern being a surface area outlined by a contour, and areal coating of the component surface with the coating agent within the contour, sharp-edged coating of the component surface with a coating agent along at least a portion of the contour of the pattern. |
| US11904331B2 |
Dispenser container
The invention relates to a dispenser container consisting of an outer container and an inner container for receiving a fluid, wherein the outer container and the inner container are formed from blow-moulded plastics, which do not form an integral connection with one another, and wherein a first plastic from which the inner container is formed has a higher elasticity than a second plastic from which the outer container is formed, such that the inner container is deformable, and wherein the outer container has at least one pressure compensation opening for pressure compensation in the region between the outer container and the inner container, wherein the inner container has a first outlet region and the outer container has a second outlet region, wherein the first outlet region can be shifted relative to the second outlet region in an outlet direction. |
| US11904327B2 |
Treating saline water and other solvents with magnetic and electric fields
A liquid desalination system is disclosed. The liquid desalination system includes a feed line having an inlet to receive liquid and an outlet to discharge the liquid. The liquid desalination system includes a magnet coupled to the feed line, the magnet to generate an oscillating magnetic field within the feed line and in opposition to the feed water flow. The removal of targeted ions can be achieved by manipulating the frequency and rate of the generated electromagnetic waves. The generated electromagnetic waves can be tuned to weaken the hydration bonds of that specific ion and facilitate its removal. The liquid desalination system generates an electric field across the feed line to enable the liquid to flow through the electric field. The electric field may attract sodium ions to a positive electrode and may attract chloride ions to a negative electrode, to desalinate the liquid in the feed line. |
| US11904326B2 |
System for collecting and harvesting algae for biofuel conversion
Systems and methods for harvesting algae is de-scribed herein. The system can include an algae pool containing at least one algae organism; a magnetic particle storage unit adapted or configured to introduce at least one magnetic particle into the algae pool, wherein the at least one magnetic particle binds to the at least one algae organism to form at least one algae conjugate; and an algae harvester, including: at least one magnetic disc adapted or configured to attach, via a surface of the at least one magnetic disc, to the at least one algae conjugate when the at least one algae conjugate comes in contact with the at least one magnetic disc; and at least one scraper adapted or configured to: remove the at least one algae conjugate from the surface of the at least one magnetic disc; and transport the at least one algae conjugate from the algae harvester. |
| US11904323B2 |
Viscous food product grinding and dispensing system
A viscous food product dispensing system having a transport section for receiving a particulate food product from a bin, an auger for processing and conveying the received particulate food product from the transport section into an outlet adapter via one or more flutes, a milling device housed in the outlet adapter, and a discharge nozzle in the outlet adapter that pinches off the viscous food product created by the milling device. The auger has a unique design that allows it to engage and break whole nuts. |
| US11904320B2 |
Centrifuge tube, detection system and detection method
A centrifuge tube, a detection system and a detection method. The centrifuge tube includes: a tube body comprising an inner surface and an outer surface, a sensor provided at the inner surface of the tube body and comprising a first electrode group; and a second electrode group provided at the outer surface of the tube body and electrically connected with the first electrode group. |
| US11904319B2 |
Microdroplet manipulation device
A device for manipulating microdroplets using optically-mediated electrowetting comprising: a first composite wall comprising: a first transparent substrate; a first transparent conductor layer on the substrate having a thickness of 70 to 250 nm; a photoactive layer activated by electromagnetic radiation in the wavelength range 400-1000 nm on the conductor layer having a thickness of 300-1000 nm; and a first dielectric layer on the conductor layer having a thickness of 120-160 nm; a second composite wall comprised of: a second substrate; a second conductor layer on the substrate having a thickness of 70 to 250 nm; and an A/C source to provide a voltage across the first and second composite walls connecting the first and second conductor layers; at least one source of electromagnetic radiation having an energy higher than the bandgap of the photoexcitable layer; and means for manipulating the points of impingement of the electromagnetic radiation on the photoactive layer. |
| US11904313B2 |
Liquid quantifying device and application thereof
The invention discloses a liquid quantifying device which comprises a base body and a liquid quantifying area arranged on the base body; the liquid quantifying area is provided with a preset volume, two ends of the liquid quantifying area are respectively provided with a liquid quantitative inlet and a liquid quantitative outlet, the liquid flows into the liquid quantifying area from the liquid quantitative inlet and reaches the liquid quantitative outlet after the liquid quantifying area is filled; and a liquid identification device is arranged at a relevant position of the liquid quantitative outlet and used for identifying the liquid reaching the liquid quantitative outlet. The invention also discloses a use of the liquid quantifying device in a microfluidic chip. The invention can improve the accuracy of quantification and detection. |
| US11904310B2 |
High-throughput dynamic reagent delivery system
The present invention generally relates to a controlled fluidic device to develop spatially complex environments to enhance the rate of evolution in cell populations. The method further provides an enhanced understanding in the emergence, for example, drug resistance during cancer chemotherapy. |
| US11904308B2 |
Liquid ejection unit and liquid ejection device
A liquid ejection unit includes: a liquid holding section which has an ejection port through which a liquid is ejected and which holds the liquid; a pressure adjustment section which is configured to adjust a pressure of a liquid held in the liquid holding section; and a displacement member which is configured to displace at least a part of the liquid whose pressure is adjusted and eject the liquid from the liquid holding section. |
| US11904294B2 |
Concentration device
A concentration device that concentrates a solution containing a biological substance includes: a first chamber into which the solution is to be introduced; a second chamber to be filled with a drawing agent; and a film that separates a space of the first chamber and a space of the second chamber. The film has a first region and a second region. The first region is semipermeable in that the first region is permeable to a solvent of the solution but impermeable to the biological substance and the drawing agent. The second region is impermeable to the solution, the biological substance, and the drawing agent. When the solution is introduced into the first chamber, the film is positioned to incline with respect to a surface of the solution. The second region is positioned below the first region with respect to the surface of the solution. |
| US11904293B2 |
Far-infrared negative ion carbon composite plate and manufacturing process thereof
Disclosed is the object of the present invention to provide a far-infrared negative ion carbon composite plate and a manufacturing process thereof. The composite plate comprises the following components (by weight percentage): 10-6000 mesh mica powder 0.5%-95%; 10-200 mesh carbon powder 5%-91%; resin 15%-90%; dispersant 0.1%-10%; zeolite powder 1%-50%; foaming agent 0.1%-20%; and regulator 0.1-20%. The physical properties such as hardness, density, bending strength, and high and low temperature resistance of various plates of the present invention can be adjusted by means of the formulation and temperature of the material; the plates can resist 80% or more of the pressure and wear resistance of ordinary plates, and have a certain cushioning performance. The plates have no bad and harmful substances; far-infrared emissivity of as high as 80% or more, and the amount of negative oxygen ions released of 1000/cc or more. |
| US11904292B2 |
Adsorbent system
An adsorbent system including an enclosure having a cavity defining a humidity-controlled environment and a body having or defining a channel therein. The body is coupled to the enclosure such that a first end of the channel is in selective fluid communication with an ambient environment and a second end of the channel is in fluid communication with the humidity-controlled environment. The system further includes an adsorbent material in the channel, wherein the channel and adsorbent material are configured such that inlet fluid flowing from the first end to the second end through the channel is flowable over at least a portion of the adsorbent material, and such that outlet fluid flowing from the second end to the first end is directly flowable over a majority of the portion of the adsorbent material that is flowable over by the inlet fluid, The system further includes a valve system positioned at or adjacent to or in fluid communication with the first end of the channel. The valve system includes an inlet valve portion that is biased to a closed position to generally block a flow of inlet fluid therethrough and that is movable to an open position when a pressure in the channel is sufficiently low relative to a pressure in the ambient environment. The valve system further includes an outlet valve portion that is biased to a closed position to generally block a flow of outlet fluid therethrough and that is movable to an open position when the pressure in the channel is sufficiently high relative to the pressure in the ambient environment. |
| US11904289B2 |
Systems, methods and devices for producing, manufacturing and control of radiopharmaceuticals
Systems, methods, and devices for generating radionuclides for use in production of radiopharmaceuticals; synthesizing the radionuclides generated and removing any unwanted products; measuring the quantity and activity level of the synthesized radionuclides; distributively delivering the radionuclides in appropriate quantities to modular cassette synthesis units in a modular cassette subsystem for contemporaneous/parallel production of radiopharmaceutical output and that allow reuse and/or quick, safe, and disposable replacement of portions of the subsystem; delivering non-radionuclide components to the modular cassette synthesis units as part of production of radiopharmaceutical output; measuring the quantity and activity level of each stream of radiopharmaceutical output; purifying the radiopharmaceutical output; dispensing individual doses in sterile vial(s); automatically producing labeling and dose related information; performing automated quality control on extracted samples of produced radiopharmaceutical output; and providing software and hardware controls for overall and sub-portion operation for optional remote data collection, communication, and/or control. |
| US11904288B1 |
Environmentally biodegradable microcapsules
Disclosed is a composition including microcapsules, which include: a core composition including at least one hydrophobic active ingredient; and a wall partially or completely surrounding the core, wherein the wall includes at least one wall material that is a reaction product of a wall-forming reaction selected from: (A) a Type A reaction including: (i) reacting an amine moiety containing material with an epoxy and optionally an isocyanate; and (ii) reacting the isocyanate and at least one polyol; (B) a Type B reaction of a hydrolyzed protein with at least one of an epoxy and an organofunctional silane, and optionally an isocyanate; and (C) a Type C reaction of an amine moiety containing material with at least one of an epoxy and an oil soluble dialdehyde, and optionally an isocyanate. A method for preparing the composition is also disclosed. |
| US11904287B2 |
Capsules
A population of capsules, the capsules can include a core including a benefit agent and a shell surrounding the core, wherein the shell can include a first shell component. |
| US11904286B2 |
Automated solution dispenser
The present invention relates to an automated solution dispenser for dispensing a solution having a defined list of characteristics. In particular, the automated solution dispenser according to the present invention is provided with one or more of the following, modules: Central Mixing Chamber (CMC), Flush and Verification System (FVS), Liquid Handling System (LHS), Control System (CS), Pivot Pipe System (PPS), Solid Handling System (SHS) (which includes a Delivery mechanism and a Measuring mechanism), a Bottle Handling System (BHS), a Water Purification System (WPS) and Bottle Marking/Label (BM). The combination of one or more of these modules enables the automation of the creation of solution having the required characteristics. |
| US11904282B2 |
Method of controlling structure of defects in chabazite zeolite membranes through low temperature heat treatment
The present invention relates to a method of controlling a defect structure in a chabazite (CHA) zeolite membrane, the CHA zeolite membrane having a controlled defect structure by the method and a method of separating CO2, H2, or He and water from a mixture of water and an organic solvent using the CHA zeolite membrane, and more particularly, to a method of controlling a defect structure in a CHA zeolite membrane that improves the separation performance by reducing the amount and size of defects formed in the CHA membrane structure when removing organic-structure-directing agents in the membrane through calcination at a low temperature using ozone. |
| US11904277B2 |
Low dispersion, fast response mixing device
A method of dispensing a graded material includes generating droplets of a first working material, the droplets having a size in the range of 10 nanometers to 10 micrometers, adding the droplets of the first working material into a carrier fluid to create a first emulsion, wherein addition of the droplets of the first working material is controlled to create gradient in the emulsion, mixing the first emulsion to create a homogenous, graded mixture, and dispensing the homogenous, graded mixture onto a surface. |
| US11904276B2 |
Modular extraction apparatus
Apparatuses and methods for extracting desired chemical species including, without limitation, lithium, specific lithium species, and/or other chemical compounds from input flows in a modular unit. The input flows may be raw materials in which lithium metal and/or lithium species are dissolved and/or extracted. The apparatuses and methods may include daisy chain flow through separate tanks, a column array, and/or combinations thereof. |
| US11904273B2 |
Methane and carbon dioxide reduction with integrated direct air capture systems
A method for capturing carbon from a source of volatile pollutants includes the steps of capturing a mixture of volatile pollutants and air from the source of volatile pollutants, transporting the volatile pollutant-air mixture to an oxidizer module, converting the volatile pollutants into carbon dioxide within the oxidizer module, transporting the carbon dioxide from the oxidizer module to a contactor, loading the carbon dioxide onto sorbents within the contactor, and separating the carbon dioxide from the loaded sorbents to produce a concentrated carbon dioxide product stream. The step of separating the carbon dioxide from the loaded sorbents may optionally include the steps of passing the loaded sorbents to the oxidizer module, and then heating the loaded sorbents in the oxidizer module with the combustion of the mixture of volatile pollutants and air within the oxidizer module to produce the concentrated carbon dioxide product stream while regenerating the sorbents. |
| US11904272B2 |
Reducing contrails during operation of aircraft
A method is described for reducing contrails during operation of an aircraft (100, 100′) having a heat engine 10. The method includes inducing a condensation of moisture contained in the exhaust gas (A) of the heat engine by mixing at least a portion of the exhaust gas with ambient air (U) of the aircraft as well as separating the condensed-out water on the aircraft. Also described is an aircraft (100, 100′) having a heat engine (10). The aircraft includes at least one nozzle (30) which is adapted for conducting exhaust gas (A) from the heat engine of the aircraft at least partially into ambient air (U) of the aircraft and thus to produce a gas mixture, and at least one separator device (40) for separating condensed-out water from the gas mixture. |
| US11904263B2 |
Connection assembly and filter assembly
A connection assembly includes a manifold configured to attach a removable cartridge and a connector pipe with a flange. The flange is disposed between an upper plate and a lower plate of the manifold and has a width that prevents tilting of the connector pipe at greater than a maximum tilt angle. The connector pipe is configured to be inserted into a port of the removable cartridge in which an O-ring is compressed between the connector and the port. A filter assembly includes a manifold, a filter removably attached to the manifold, a connector pipe with a flange disposed between an upper plate and a lower plate of the manifold, and an O-ring. The O-ring is compressed between the connector pipe and the port. |
| US11904259B2 |
Method for isolating extracellular vesicles using cations
The present invention relates to a method for isolating extracellular vesicles using cations, and more particularly, to a method for isolating extracellular vesicles from various samples by using the affinity between the extracellular vesicles and cations. A method for isolating extracellular vesicles according to the present invention does not require expensive equipment, can be applied irrespective of sample amount, and has the advantage of being capable of efficiently isolating the extracellular vesicles while preserving the shape or characteristics thereof. Moreover, the method according to the present invention can be combined with existing isolation methods to maximize extracellular vesicle isolation efficiency, and can be applied to disease diagnosis, disease treatment, and multi-omics research using isolated extracellular vesicles, as well as to research on the properties of extracellular vesicles. |
| US11904258B2 |
Thermal isolation chambers and chromatography systems including them
Thermal isolation chambers that can be used to heat or cool a chromatography column are described. Certain configurations include at least one plate and an insulative barrier. The plate and insulative barrier can form a cyclical air flow path such that air in the cyclical air flow path can be provided to a chromatography column to remove heat from the chromatography column. The heat can be transferred to the plate. Systems including the thermal isolation chambers, and methods of using the thermal isolation chambers to perform chromatographic separations are also described. |
| US11904256B2 |
Internal functional device for simulative snowfall
The invention discloses an internal functional device for simulative snowfall, comprising a lampshade installing a lamp cover and an air blower on the top and bottom thereof, and a transparent sheet framework at upper part thereof with a foam particle dispersion net and an air guide elbow at the right-side upper end thereof, wherein the side part of the air blower is connected to an air guide slot with a material collecting slot having upper and lower hose clamps at left-side upper and lower ends as well as air guide tubes at right-side upper end in the upper end thereof. The device effectively pushes foam particles therein to move, making them convey onto the upper part of the foam particle dispersion net through the air guide tubes and further freely fall into the material collecting slot slowly in a circulating mode. |
| US11904250B2 |
Apparatus for invoking a free-fall experience
A free-fall apparatus comprising a vertical structure that houses and supports a lifting assembly that includes a wearable harness, a support member, anchored pulleys, a lifting cable, and a lifting device. The vertical structure also houses and supports a braking assembly that includes a pair of cylinders, pistons, anchored pulleys, and braking cables. The amusement ride's unique design provides end-users with selective control of their entertainment experience by allowing each end-user the ability to decide when to engage the release mechanism that induces the safe yet exhilarating free-fall experience. |
| US11904244B1 |
Multidimensional sports system
A multidimensional sports system for playing a multidimensional sports game having a physical component played by physical players manipulating a movable game object within a physical playing area, and a virtual component played by virtual game users within a virtual game space inside a virtual competitive game. The multidimensional sports system comprises an interactive game portal with a physical portal boundary and a sensor, a game host device for implementing the virtual competitive game, and a game object projector. A physical to virtual game transition occurs upon the sensor detecting the movable game object crossing the physical portal boundary, suspending the physical component and initiating the virtual component. The virtual component is played until a virtual game object crosses a virtual portal boundary, causing a virtual to physical transition suspending the virtual component and causing the game object projector to launch the movable game object onto the physical playing area. |
| US11904230B2 |
Device for inputting and controlling driving state information of billiard ball
The present invention relates to a device for inputting and controlling driving state information of a billiard ball for playing a billiard game in cyberspace and, more specifically, to a device for inputting and controlling driving state information of a billiard ball, in which an actual billiard ball is fixedly mounted on a standard table, wherein the billiard ball is mounted to be freely rotatable, and is hit by an actual billiard cue stick to receive the billiard ball's effecto information, rotation speed, and rotation direction, as well as driving state information for hitting strength and movement direction, and the received information is processed through driving state information processing software to display an image result reflecting the billiard ball's movement direction and movement amount on the actual billiard table, thereby making it possible to enjoy a billiard game in cyberspace as though a real game were being played. |
| US11904228B2 |
Systems and methods for playing a golf game within limited confines
Systems and methods for playing a golf game are disclosed herein. In an embodiment, a system for playing a golf game within limited confines includes a wall unit, a floor unit, and a control unit. The wall unit is configured to display a virtual portion of the golf game. The floor unit is configured to enable a physical portion of the golf game. The control unit is programmed to use first data related the virtual portion and second data related to the physical portion to enable a golfer to play a full golf hole. |
| US11904225B2 |
Score activated cornhole light insert
The score activated cornhole light insert is a lighting accessory that can be built into an originally manufactured cornhole board, or retrofitted into existing cornhole boards. The scoring hole with the insert in place will maintain the regulation six-inch inner diameter. The insert has adjustable mounting brackets to position the top of the insert flush with the cornhole board to prevent interference with game play or cornhole rule and regulations. The insert detects when a media filled bag has passed through the scoring hole, triggering a distinctive light pattern. In addition, the insert will indicate the battery level with a series of different blinking speeds during the first few moments of operation. The insert is watertight and designed to prevent false positives when a media filled bag lies partly on the cornhole board and partly over the scoring hole by lowering an infrared break beam below the board top surface. |
| US11904219B1 |
Basketball rebounding apparatus
The basketball rebounding apparatus includes a first frame having a first arm and a second arm. The first and second arms lead to a second frame. The second frame may be hingedly coupled to the first and second arms, thereby the second frame may descend away from the first and second arms. The basketball rebounding apparatus may have a spring that controls the second frame. When a basketball passes through a basketball hoop and the basketball rebounding apparatus, it will travel towards the second frame via the first and second arms. Once the basketball contacts the second frame, it will be in a stationary position until removed by a user. |
| US11904211B2 |
Golf ball material, method for producing the same, and golf ball
A golf ball material contains (i) fine particles that have an average particle size of less than 300 μm and are composed of a crosslinked multi-component copolymer having conjugated diene units, non-conjugated olefin units and aromatic vinyl units; and (ii) a thermoplastic resin. The conjugated diene units include butadiene units, the non-conjugated olefin units include units selected from the group consisting of ethylene, propylene and 1-butene units, the aromatic vinyl units include styrene units, and the content of the conjugated diene units in the multi-component copolymer is 5 wt % or more. This golf ball material is soft, has an excellent rebound resilience and also has a good processability. |
| US11904208B2 |
Systems and methods for climate control room
Climate control room includes systems and sensors associated therewith. A further aspect includes programmed software instructions which include obtaining data of a user of the climate control room from the one or more sensors, raising a core body temperature of the user by a predetermined threshold based on the obtained data; and determining whether the core body temperature of the user has been raised by the predetermined threshold for a predetermined time period. The programmed software instructions may also set an ultraviolet light intensity level based on the obtained data. |
| US11904207B2 |
Method and system for using artificial intelligence to present a user interface representing a user's progress in various domains
A method is disclosed for using an artificial intelligence engine to present a user interface capable of presenting the progress of a user in domains. The method includes generating, by the artificial intelligence engine, a machine learning model trained to receive measurements as input, and outputting, based on the measurements, a user interface that causes icons to dynamically change position on the user interface. While a user performs an exercise using the exercise device, the method includes receiving the measurements from sensors associated with the exercise device. The method includes presenting, on a computing device associated with the exercise device, sections of the user interface, wherein the sections are each related to a separate domain comprising the domains and wherein, based on the measurements, each section includes the icons placed. |
| US11904200B2 |
Rowing exercise machines having a configurable rowing feel
Among other things, a rowing exercise machine includes a movable inertial element, an eddy current brake coupled to the movable inertial element, a rowing grip coupled to the movable inertial element, and control circuitry coupled to the eddy current brake to cause a resistance to motion of the rowing grip during part of a rowing stroke. The resistance to motion of the rowing grip during the drive phase of the rowing stroke conforms to a target feel for a rower. The target feel corresponds to a feel for a rower of a target other rowing exercise machine or other target feel of interest. |
| US11904194B2 |
Stream straightener
A nozzle assembly includes a nozzle body, a first flow straightener coupled to the nozzle body, and a second flow straightener coupled to the nozzle body. The nozzle body defines an inlet, an outlet, and a nozzle body passage extending between the inlet and the outlet. The first flow straightener extends at least partially across the nozzle body passage and defines a first passage and a second passage each fluidly coupling the inlet and the outlet. The second flow straightener extends at least partially across the nozzle body passage and defines a third passage and a fourth passage each fluidly coupling the inlet and the outlet. |
| US11904191B2 |
Anti-fog respirator
A respirator that includes a harness and a mask body that is air permeable. The mask body has a sinus region and a primary filtering region and at least one nonwoven fibrous web. The sinus region of the mask body exhibits a resistance to airflow that is greater than the primary filtering region. This resistance to airflow is achieved through an alteration of the intrinsic structure of the plurality of nonwoven fibrous layers in the sinus region without adding additional material to the mask body. The alteration of the intrinsic structure assists in preventing eyewear fogging. |
| US11904190B2 |
Life-saving towel with function of generating oxygen
A life-saving towel generates oxygen in the event of an emergency such as a fire to enable a user to survive for a long time. The life-saving towel includes: a filter sheet; an oxygen generating receptor in which an oxygen generating material is accommodated and which is coupled to one surface of the filter sheet; an oxygen generating receptor barrier frame in contact with the other surface of the filter sheet, which is coupled to the oxygen generating receptor with the filter sheet interposed therebetween and has a plurality of empty spaces formed therein; and an oxygen generating cover in contact with the other surface of the oxygen generating receptor barrier frame to cover all of the plurality of empty spaces of the oxygen generating receptor barrier frame and having a bonding portion formed on one surface to be bonded to the oxygen generating receptor barrier frame. |
| US11904181B2 |
Systems and methods for use of a dosimetry application software tool to customize dosimetry and sphere selection for radioembolization procedure planning
Methods and systems for selection of dosimetry levels and sphere amounts of radioactive compounds for use in a radioembolization procedure for procedure planning may include inputting activity parameter information into a dosimetry portal of a dosimetry selection tool; determining a customized activity based on the activity parameter information and one or more customized activity algorithms; generating one or more sphere amount and dosage recommendations based on the customized activity and one or more dosimetry selection algorithms; selecting one of the one or more sphere amount and dosage recommendations as a selected sphere amount and dosage recommendation; and generating a radioactive compound order for the radioembolization procedure based on the customized activity and the selected sphere amount and dosage recommendation. |
| US11904180B2 |
Adjustable illuminators and methods for photodynamic therapy and diagnosis
An illuminator for photodynamically diagnosing or treating a surface includes a plurality of panels. The illuminator further includes a plurality of light sources, each mounted to one of the plurality of panels. The plurality of light sources are configured to irradiate the surface with substantially uniform intensity visible light. The illuminator also includes a heat source configured to emit heat to a patient. The heat increases the generation of a photoactivatable agent and thus shortens the time needed to complete photodynamic therapy. |
| US11904178B2 |
Light therapy wearable with jacketed side-emitting optical fiber
A light therapy wearable includes a fabric panel and a side-emitting light tube affixed to or held against the fabric panel. The side-emitting optical light tube includes a side-emitting optical fiber and a jacket surrounding the side-emitting optical fiber. The side-emitting optical fiber includes a core and cladding surrounding the core. The core is made from a synthetic polymeric material. The jacket is made from a transparent or translucent material and has a durometer of at least 65 A and an outer diameter at least seven times a core diameter of the side-emitting optical fiber. |
| US11904177B2 |
Pocket-sized automated external defibrillator
Automated External Defibrillator (AED) devices may include a high voltage capacitor (HV Cap) configured to store energy required to deliver a defibrillation shock to a patient; batteries configured to charge the HV Cap; a DC/DC converter circuit including a high voltage transformer, a FET switch with associated driver, and a rectifying diode; an H-bridge circuit configured to transform energy released from the HV Cap into a bi-phasic pulse; and a memory and microprocessor configured to operate the AED device. In particular, the HV Cap, the DC/DC converter circuit, the H-bridge circuit, the one or more batteries, and the memory and the microprocessor may contained in a pocket-sized housing, the AED device may be configured to continuously monitor and adjust the rate at which the batteries charge the HV Cap, and the AED device may include a variable frequency relaxation oscillator circuit configured to acquire a patients Z-body measurement. |
| US11904172B2 |
Methods, devices, and systems for communicating with an implantable medical device of a last far field communication session during a subsequent far field communication session while using a same session key
An external device transfers a key to an implantable medical device over a proximity communication and then establishes a first far field communication session with the implantable medical device where the key is used for the first communication session. This first communication session may occur before implantation while the implantable medical device is positioned outside of the sterile field so that using a proximity communication is easily achieved. Once the implantable medical device is passed into the sterile field for implantation, the external device may then establish a second far field communication session with the implantable medical device where the last key that was used for the first communication session is again used for the second communication session which avoids the need for another proximity communication to occur within the sterile field. |
| US11904170B2 |
Patient-learned control of medical device
A system for selecting a sensitivity level for adjusting an intensity setting for therapy provided to a patient includes one or more processors and one or more processors coupled to the memory. The one or more processors are configured to receive an indication of an input to adjust an intensity setting related to the therapy provided to the patient and determine a sensitivity level for adjustment of the intensity setting based on an efficacy of the therapy provided to the patient. The one or more processors are further configured to determine an updated intensity level for the intensity setting based on the sensitivity level and the input to adjust the intensity setting and output an instruction to cause a medical device to provide the therapy at the updated intensity level. |
| US11904166B2 |
Systems and method for adjusting auditory prostheses settings
Examples relate to systems and methods for providing settings adjustments to auditory prostheses. One or more settings adjustments can be provided to an auditory device in response to a request for the adjustments or a notification that the recipient is experiencing poor quality. The technologies disclosed herein can dynamically adapt based upon information received from a set of auditory prostheses. The information received from the set of auditory prostheses can be used to update the settings adjustments. |
| US11904163B2 |
Apparatus for providing pain relief therapy
Apparatus and methods are described including electrodes (22) configured to be placed upon a portion of a body of a subject, and a user interface device (26). A computer processor (24) applies a neuromodulation treatment to the subject, by driving electrical pulses into the portion of the subject's body via the electrodes, and generates an output on the user interface device that indicates to the subject a physiological effect that the neuromodulation treatment has upon the subject's body. Other applications are also applied. |
| US11904160B2 |
Electrode assembly
An electrode assembly includes a substrate, a plurality of electrodes, and a wiring assembly. The substrate includes an elongate body extending from a first end to a second end in a first direction and a plurality of electrode connection structures connected with the elongate body. Each electrode connection structure defines a first coupling end, a second coupling end, and a first opening positioned between the first coupling end and the second coupling end. The electrodes are positioned within the plurality of electrode connection structures. A portion of each electrode extends through the first opening of the respective electrode connection structure. The wiring assembly extends along the substrate and forms an electrical connection with each of the plurality of the electrodes. |
| US11904158B2 |
Adhesive sheet
An adhesive sheet with flexibility for attaching a health appliance to a skin, including: a health appliance sticking portion which is a portion on which the health appliance is stuck; an adhesive portion for making the adhesive sheet adhere to the skin; first release paper stuck on the health appliance sticking portion in a peelable manner; and second release paper having an outer edge nearly identical to an outer edge of the adhesive portion in shape and size and stuck on the adhesive portion in a peelable manner so as to surround the first release paper, wherein the second release paper has stiffness that allows the second release paper to support the adhesive sheet and maintain a planar state in a state in which the first release paper is removed. |
| US11904157B2 |
Method and apparatus for tagging stimulation field models with associated stimulation effect types
An example of a system for programming neurostimulation according to a stimulation configuration may include stimulation configuration circuitry, volume definition circuitry, stimulation effect circuitry, and recording circuitry. The stimulation configuration circuitry may be configured to determine the stimulation configuration. The volume definition circuitry may be configured to determine stimulation field model(s) (SFM(s)) each representing a volume of tissue activated by the neurostimulation. The stimulation effect circuitry may be configured to determine a stimulation effect type for each tagging point specified for the SFM(s) and to tag the SFM(s) at each tagging point with the stimulation effect type determined for that tagging point. The stimulation effect type for each tagging point is a type of stimulation resulting from the neurostimulation as measured at that tagging point. The recording circuitry may be configured to generate SFM data representing the determined SFM(s) with the stimulation effect type tagged at each tagging point. |
| US11904156B2 |
System for generating a blood circulation
A system for generating a blood circulation in at least part of an organ of a vertebrate, including a first artificial cavity and a second artificial cavity. The cavities each include a flexible membrane capable of beating under the action of a gas. Each of the membranes separate in a sealed manner a blood circulation chamber and a chamber containing the gas. The system also includes: a first low pressure gas buffer reservoir; a second high-pressure gas buffer reservoir; a gas distribution; and a pneumatic pump. |
| US11904154B2 |
Artificial heart system
An artificial heart system for human beings or other creatures, comprises at least one half of the heart, to be implemented into the body, instead of or in parallel to the biologic heart or outside of human body for example for a portable dialysis apparatus, maintaining or supporting at least one blood circulatory system or circuit of the human being or the other creature as a pump, completely or partially, and at least one drive unit and at least one control unit, preferably to be placed outside the body. |
| US11904152B2 |
Infiltration cannula with dual angle configuration
A blunt-tipped cannula needle for injection of fluid into a subcutaneous tissue around a vein. The cannula needle includes a tubular side wall having three straight sections, each having a central axis. A second central axis of the central axes is angled away from a first central axis of the central axes at a first preselected angle in a first plane. A third central axis of the central axes is angled away from the second central axis at a combination of a preselected second angle and a preselected third angle, such that the third central axis is effectively angled away from the second central axis both at the second angle in the first plane and at the third angle in a second plane perpendicular to the first plane. A plurality of apertures in a distal end section of the needle that face the second central axis. |
| US11904149B1 |
Oral tamper evident closure with retained indicator
A closure assembly for a syringe or other medical administering device includes an outer sleeve having an access opening and a tip cap removably disposed therein. The tip cap includes a flow restrictor structured for removable, flow restricting connection to the syringe. An indicator member is removably connected within the outer sleeve, in interruptive relation to passage of the tip cap through the access opening. A retaining structure is fixedly connected to the flow restrictor and movable therewith relative to the indicator member. The retaining structure and flow restrictor are collectively structured for retaining engagement of the tip cap with the indicator member, as the tip and indicator member are concurrently removed from the outer sleeve and as the tip cap is disconnected from the flow restricting connection with the syringe. |
| US11904147B2 |
Methods and systems for mating disposable syringes with pneumatic drivers without breaking sterility
A pneumatic driver for a syringe is provided. The syringe has an elongated barrel with a cap secured to the proximal end that has a through bore. A filter is secured to the cap interior of the barrel that covers an opening in the through bore interior of the barrel. The pneumatic driver includes a source of pressurized air; a support for receiving and locating the syringe; and a supply block configured to receive pressurized air from the source and having an outlet for delivery of pressurized air. The supply block is movable between a first position spaced apart from the cap of the syringe and a second position in contact with the cap with fluid communication being established between the outlet of the supply block and the through-bore in the cap. |
| US11904146B2 |
Medicine injection devices, systems, and methods for medicine administration and tracking
A medicine delivery and tracking system includes a medicine injection pen and a delivery port. The pen includes a needle through which medicine is dispensed and an electronic unit configured to at least one of log dispensing of medicine from the pen, control dispensing of medicine from the pen, or communicate regarding dispensing of medicine from the pen. Alternatively, the electronic unit may be part of a separate computing device. The delivery port is configured for attachment to a user and to receive the needle of the pen such that medicine dispensed from the pen is dispensed into the delivery port and through the delivery port to the user. The delivery port includes a detector mechanism configured to detect a presence of the pen and, in response thereto, to communicate a signal to the electronic unit for use in the at least one of logging, controlling, or communicating. |
| US11904143B2 |
Torque driven drug delivery device
An injector includes a housing having a syringe assembly and an actuating mechanism at least partially disposed within the housing. The syringe assembly includes a syringe barrel that stores a medicament to be injected into a user, a needle assembly, and a filter member disposed adjacent to the needle assembly. The actuating mechanism is operatively coupled to the syringe assembly and includes a torque spring that exerts a torque to urge the medicament through the filter member to be injected into the user. The actuating mechanism further includes a damper mechanism that exerts an opposing force to dampen the motion exerted by the torque spring. |
| US11904142B2 |
Needleless injection syringe
A needleless injector is provided. The needleless injector includes a loading lever having a working arm part having a lever shaft, a towing member inserted inside the cylinder housing, a link having one end portion pin-coupled to the working arm part and the other end portion pin-coupled to the towing member, an inner cylinder inserted inside the cylinder housing, a spring inserted into the inner cylinder, an actuating head inserted into the inner cylinder in front of the spring and having a catching protrusion configured to be inserted into the slit, and a trigger means having a stopper head part configured to be able to be inserted into the slit of the inner cylinder and detached from the slit. Accordingly, the needleless injector can achieve a reduction in size and thickness by having a simple structure even with a lever for reloading integrally formed therein. |
| US11904141B2 |
Coding system for a drug delivery device and drug delivery device
A coding system for a drug reservoir, where the drug reservoir is intended for use with a reservoir holder of a drug delivery device. The coding system includes a collar fitted around the drug reservoir. The collar includes a coding feature that is configured to pass through a corresponding coding feature provided by the reservoir holder of the drug delivery device. |
| US11904139B2 |
Closed-loop control in steady-state conditions
A processor-implemented method for closed-loop control in steady-state conditions includes determining, based on data including historical bolus information but excluding historical basal information, an amount of unmetabolized therapeutic substance in a patient; determining, based on a difference between a most recent measurement of a physiological condition of the patient and a target value for the physiological condition, a first amount or rate of a basal dosage for delivery to the patient; adjusting, based on the amount of unmetabolized therapeutic substance, the first amount or rate of the basal dosage to determine a second amount or rate of the basal dosage; and causing delivery of the second amount or rate of the basal dosage based on communicating the second amount or rate in a delivery command. |
| US11904138B2 |
Glucose level management without carbohydrate counting
Disclosed herein are techniques related to glucose level management without carbohydrate counting. The techniques may involve obtaining contextual information for a meal, predicting amounts of glucose to be absorbed into a bloodstream of the patient over a duration of time due to consumption of the meal based on the contextual information for the meal, determining one or more amounts of insulin to counteract effects of the predicted amounts of glucose, and affecting insulin therapy based on outputting information indicative of the determined one or more amounts of insulin. |
| US11904137B2 |
Needle guard
A method of making a needle guard includes providing a mold having a portion defining a volume, the volume being a hollow cylinder with non-uniform walls with a pair of slots therein, the slots being open at one end and closed at the other end, the pair of slots having a major portion of constant width. The walls are thicker at the other end than at the one end. The method includes filling the volume with polymer and releasing a molded part from said mold and cooling a molded part resulting from the filling and releasing such that temperature that the widths of the pair of slots is non-uniform after cooling. The needle guard has upper and lower jaws defining a channel and coming together at a hinge. A winged needle can be inserted between the jaws, with the wings of the winged needle passing through slots between the jaws. |
| US11904136B2 |
Self-contained spring inserter for drug delivery infusion set
An infusion set includes a base (221) and a flexible catheter (242) movable from a first catheter position disposed substantially entirely within the base (221) to a second catheter position in which a free end of the catheter (242) is disposed externally of the base (221). An introducer needle (234) is located within the catheter (242) and is movable between a first introducer needle position disposed substantially entirely within the base (221) and a second introducer needle position in which a free end of the introducer needle (234) is disposed externally of the bases (221). A spring (281) is activated to move the catheter (242) from the first to the second catheter position and the introducer needle (234) from the first to the second introducer needle position to facilitate insertion of the catheter (242). The introducer needle (234) is thereafter moved by the spring (281) back to the first introducer needle position to store the introducer needle (234) within the base (221) with the free end of the catheter (242) remaining disposed externally of the base (221). |
| US11904135B2 |
Cannula deployment mechanism
A cannula insertion device is disclosed. The device includes a needle carriage, a rail device on which the needle carriage is slidable, a yoke having a channel, a linkage connected to the needle carriage and extending into the channel, a torsion spring with one end connected to the linkage, and locking device for locking the torsion spring in tension and maintaining the needle carriage and the linkage in a locked position prior to activation. Upon release of the locking device, the tension of the torsion spring is released, which causes the linkage to move in the channel and slide the needle carriage along the rail device. A catheter carriage may also be provided for actuation by the linkage. |
| US11904134B2 |
Patch-sized fluid delivery systems and methods
A patch-sized fluid delivery device may include a reusable portion and a disposable portion. The disposable portion may include components that come into contact with the fluid, while the reusable portion may include only components that do not come into contact with the fluid. Redundant systems, such as redundant controllers, power sources, motor actuators, and alarms, may be provided. Alternatively or additionally, certain components can be multi-functional, such a microphones and loudspeakers that may be used for both acoustic volume sensing and for other functions and a coil that may be used as both an inductive coupler for a battery recharger and an antenna for a wireless transceiver. Various types of network interfaces may be provided in order to allow for remote control and monitoring of the device. |
| US11904133B2 |
Infusion pump systems and methods for administration sets
An LVP that provides peristaltic pumping to removably couplable administration set tubing assemblies supplying medical infusate. The LVP includes a housing, a drive-train assembly, and a controller. The housing includes an assembly receptacle configured to receive an administration set tubing assembly. The drive-train assembly provides mechanical peristaltic movement within the assembly receptacle. The drive-train assembly includes a stepper motor located within the housing and a camshaft assembly, driven by the stepper motor and at least partially extending into the assembly receptacle. The camshaft assembly includes a unitary camshaft and a plurality of tube engaging members that cooperatively move according to rotation of the unitary camshaft. Further, the controller is located within the housing that controls operation of the stepper motor and the camshaft assembly. |
| US11904132B2 |
Packaging for a medicament container
The present disclosure relates to a packaging for a medicament container, wherein the medicament container comprises at least one distal container abutment section and at least one proximal container abutment section, the packaging comprising: a bottom and a sidewall structure connected to the bottom, the bottom and the sidewall structure confining a storage space configured to accommodate at least one medicament container, at least one distal packaging abutment section, and at least one proximal packaging abutment section, wherein the at least one distal packaging abutment section is integrated into or arranged at one of the sidewall structure and the bottom and configured to abut with the at least one distal container abutment section, wherein the at least one proximal packaging abutment section is integrated into or arranged at the sidewall structure and configured to abut with the at least one proximal container abutment section. |
| US11904131B2 |
Needleless connector having check valve with concave flow surface
A needleless connector may include a housing having an inlet port, an outlet port, and an inner surface defining an internal cavity extending between the inlet and outlet ports, and a compressible valve reciprocally disposed within the internal cavity. In a closed state, a top section of a head portion of the compressible valve may have a planar shape configured to contact and seal against the inner surface of the housing. In an open state, where the compressible valve is subject to an axial force, the top section of the head portion may be lodged between two pinch points between opposing walls of an inwardly angled portion of the internal surface. Additionally, in the open state, the top section of the head portion may have a non-planar shape defining a fluid path extending at least partially between opposing walls on an outwardly angled portion of the internal surface. |
| US11904129B2 |
Coupling device and method for using the same
The present invention relates to a connector system for use in connecting conduits together, such as those used with an extracorporeal blood circulation system. The system has a male and female connector and a seal. The seal is operatively associated with the male and female connectors and forms a fluid tight connection between the male and female connectors. An inner surface of the seal and the inner surfaces of the first and second coupling ends form a continuous and smooth transitional surface. |
| US11904126B2 |
Cryo formulation-based microneedle device for transdermal delivery of bioactive therapeutic agents and performing vaccination using a cryo-microneedle patch
A cryo formulation-based microneedle device for transdermal delivery of bioactive therapeutic agents. The microneedle device includes: one or more microneedle patches each including an array of miniaturized needles, wherein each miniaturized needle defining a base end and a tip; and a substrate to which the base end of the array of miniaturized needles is attached or integrated thereto; wherein the microneedle patch is in a cryo status; wherein each of the one or more microneedle patch is adapted to be applied on a skin surface, in which the miniaturized needles penetrates into skin; wherein the miniaturized needles is further arranged to melt so as to release one or more bioactive therapeutic agents into the skin to achieve a targeted therapeutic effect; and wherein the bioactive therapeutic agents includes protein and/or antigens. |
| US11904124B2 |
Systems and methods for topical application of molecular hydrogen
A hydrogen-delivering system for topical application of molecular hydrogen is provided. The system includes a housing that comprises at least one dry chemical and a liquid composition sealed therein, and that is configured to be attached to a target area of a subject's skin. The dry chemical and the aqueous composition are separated within the housing until the system is activated and the dry chemical and the aqueous composition are mixed to generate molecular hydrogen. The molecular hydrogen passes through a skin-facing surface of the housing, which is permeable to hydrogen and not permeable to the dry chemical and the aqueous composition, and is delivered to the subject's body. |
| US11904123B2 |
Intravesical drug delivery devices and methods including elastic polymer-drug matrix systems
Intravesical drug delivery devices are provided which may include an elongated body formed of a matrix system of a drug dispersed in a silicone, wherein the elongated body has a first end, an opposed second end, and an intermediate portion between the first and second ends, and wherein the silicone of the matrix system is cured to bias the elongated body in a coiled retention shape, such that the device is elastically deformable between a relatively straightened shape suited for insertion of the device through a urethra and into the urinary bladder of a patient and the coiled retention shape which is suited to retain the device within the urinary bladder. |
| US11904122B1 |
Disposable pass through dilator and method of use
A dilator includes a tubular member composed of a flexible material, the tubular member forming a channel; wires extending inwardly from an interior of the tubular member into the channel; a string attached to the wires and extending through the channel; and a handle attached to the string; pulling the handle applies force to the string; force to the string causes the string to disengage from the wires such that the wires recoil against the interior of the tubular member such that the tubular member takes on a diameter of a predetermined dimension; and the tubular member in a recoiled state provides for dilation of a canal. |
| US11904119B2 |
Balloon catheter
Balloon catheter includes an outer shaft having a hypotube and a monolithic single-layer distal outer member, a balloon in fluid communication with an inflation lumen, and a monolithic inner tubular member having a guidewire lumen defined therethrough. The outer shaft has the inflation lumen defined therethrough. The monolithic single-layer distal outer member is necked to a reduced diameter along an entire length thereof. A proximal end of the monolithic single-layer distal outer member is coupled to the hypotube. A distal section of the hypotube comprises a skive defined by a first angled cut, an axial cut, and a second angled cut. The balloon has a proximal balloon shaft coupled to a distal end of the monolithic single-layer distal outer member. The monolithic inner tubular member extends distally from a proximal port in the monolithic single-layer distal outer member through the balloon to form a tip. |
| US11904118B2 |
Drug delivery medical device
Provided is a coated implantable medical device, comprising: a substrate; and a coating disposed on the substrate, wherein the coating comprises at least one polymer and at least one pharmaceutical agent in a therapeutically desirable morphology and/or at least one active biological agent and optionally, one or more pharmaceutical carrying agents; wherein substantially all of pharmaceutical agent and/or active biological agent remains within the coating and on the substrate until the implantable device is deployed at an intervention site inside the body of a subject and wherein upon deployment of the medical device in the body of the subject a portion of the pharmaceutical agent and/or active biological agent is delivered at the intervention site along with at least a portion of the polymer and/or a at least a portion of the pharmaceutical carrying agents. |
| US11904116B2 |
Catheter assembly having an injection port and related methods
A catheter assembly may include a catheter adapter. A body of the catheter adapter may include a distal end, a proximal end, and a first lumen extending through the distal end and the proximal end. The catheter adapter may include a side port, which may extend outwardly from the body. The side port may include a second lumen, which may be perpendicular to the first lumen. The catheter assembly may include a catheter extending distally from the distal end of the body. The catheter assembly may include a valve disposed within the first lumen. The valve may include an outer surface that is cylindrical and may seal the first lumen from the second lumen. The catheter assembly may include a divider disposed with the second lumen. The divider may divide the second lumen into a plurality of openings and may increase a burst value of the valve. |
| US11904115B2 |
Catheter assembly
A catheter assembly includes: a catheter; and an inner needle inserted through the catheter. The catheter includes: a catheter body; and a flexible portion that is located at a distal portion of the catheter body and forms a most distal portion of the catheter. An elastic modulus of the catheter body is greater than an elastic modulus of the flexible portion. The catheter has a mixed region in which the catheter body and the flexible portion overlap each other in a radial direction. |
| US11904113B2 |
Ureteral and bladder catheters and methods of inducing negative pressure to increase renal perfusion
A ureteral catheter is provided, including a drainage lumen including a proximal portion and a distal portion configured to be positioned in a patient's kidney, renal pelvis, and/or in the ureter adjacent to the renal pelvis, the distal portion including a retention portion for maintaining positioning of the distal portion of the drainage lumen, the retention portion including at least two openings on a sidewall of the retention portion for permitting fluid flow into the drainage lumen wherein a total area of a proximal most opening of the at least two openings is less than a total area of more distal opening(s) nearer to the distal end of the drainage lumen, and wherein when negative pressure is applied through the ureteral catheter, fluid is drawn into the ureteral catheter through the at least two openings. |
| US11904108B2 |
Catheters with shape locking mechanisms
A catheter includes: a tube having a distal end, a proximal end, and a tube body extending between the distal end and the proximal end, the tube having a tube wall and a first channel in the tube wall; a first elongated element located in the first channel of the tube, the first elongated element slidably moveable in the first channel relative to the tube wall; and a suction port configured to apply suction in the first channel; wherein a first part of the tube wall is configured to deform to apply a first force against the first elongated element in response to the suction in the first channel. |
| US11904102B2 |
Method and system for applying adapted colour rendering on a display
A method for applying adapted colour rendering in relation to intensity of light of wavelengths relevant to the circadian rhythm of a user, a computer program, a carrier, a system and a head-mounted device is disclosed. The method comprises receiving gaze tracking information identifying a gaze vector of the user of the system, and determining a respective location of a first area of the display and a second areas of the display based on the identified gaze vector. A first colour rendering mode is applied in the first area of the display, and a second colour rendering mode is applied in the second area of the display. The first colour rendering mode and the second colour rendering mode differ in relation to a degree of selective adaptation of intensity of light of wavelengths relevant to the circadian rhythm of the user. |
| US11904101B2 |
Digital virtual limb and body interaction
Methods and systems for pre-action training are described. In an aspect, a method is presented for constructing a user-controllable image comprising obtain anatomical and physiological data associated with a body, storing the anatomical and physiological data in a database; and creating the user-controllable image based on the stored anatomical and physiological data. At least a moveable portion of the user-controllable image may be constructed to move based on input from a user. Victims of stroke, TBI, or other neurological setbacks may pre-train their nervous system for use of one or more injured body parts. The methods and systems described provide pre-action training control of non-virtual prostheses, exoskeleton body parts, powered orthotic devices, robots or other motile or audiovisual output devices used to improve therapy, rehabilitation, and in some circumstances to lessen or prevent blood clots. Therapy may be remotely delivered. |
| US11904099B2 |
Humidification chamber for a respiratory assistance apparatus
A respiratory assistance apparatus includes a flow generator and a humidifier. The humidifier includes a humidification chamber. The humidification chamber comprises a water tub that is configured to receive a volume of water. A lid is hingedly coupled to the water tub for enclosing a volume contained within the water tub. |
| US11904091B2 |
Method and system of sensing airflow and delivering therapeutic gas to a patient
Sensing airflow and delivering therapeutic gas to a patient. At least some of the example embodiments are methods including: titrating a patient with therapeutic gas during a period of time when a flow state of breathing orifices is in a first state, the titrating results in a prescription titration volume; and then delivering the prescription titration volume of therapeutic gas to the patient when the flow state of the breathing orifices is in a second state different than the first state, the delivering only to the breathing orifices open to flow. |
| US11904090B2 |
Electronic vaping device
A cartridge of an electronic vaping device includes a housing extending in a longitudinal direction. The housing includes a sidewall, a transverse wall at the first end of the sidewall, and an inner tube integrally formed with the housing. The sidewall is generally cylindrical and a first end and a second end. The transverse wall includes at least one outlet therein. The inner tube extends in the longitudinal direction. The inner tube is concentrically positioned with respect to the sidewall. The inner tube communicates with the at least one outlet. The cartridge also includes a reservoir between the sidewall and the inner tube. The reservoir is configured to contain a pre-vapor formulation. |
| US11904089B2 |
Devices for vaporization of a substance
Devices for generating and releasing vapor. In particular, described herein are portable devices for generating a low-temperature inhalable vapor having an elongated tubular body containing a vaporization chamber and a battery-powered heater, a removable mouthpiece covering the vaporization chamber, a display configured to indicate the temperature of the vaporization chamber; a microcontroller configured to regulate the temperature of the vaporization chamber, and a control to select from among a variety of temperature settings. |
| US11904088B2 |
Methods for measuring dose content uniformity performance of inhaler and nasal devices
The methods described herein provide improvements to the measurement of dose content uniformity of inhaler and nasal devices. The methods involve analyzing and measuring a spray pattern of an emitted spray from an inhaler or nasal device. The spray pattern may be used to determine the dose content uniformity of an inhaler or nasal device. |
| US11904086B2 |
Electronic dispersion device
A dispersion device includes a first dispersion generating system, a second dispersion generating system and an outlet end element including a first outlet corresponding to the first dispersion generating system and a second outlet corresponding to the second dispersion generating system. |
| US11904085B2 |
Colon cleaning system with automatic self-purging features
Systems and methods for cleaning a colon or other portion of an intestine include optional use of sensors to detect conditions of blockage of flow of materials within an evacuation channel used to remove fecal material from the body; and devices and methods for purging such blockages from the evacuation channel. |
| US11904083B2 |
Treatment aspects for reducing the carbon dioxide content in the blood
The present disclosure relates to various aspects of a procedure for reducing the carbon dioxide content in blood during the treatment of patients. A first aspect of the present disclosure relates to a buffer solution for use in reducing the carbon dioxide content in the blood when treating a patient suffering from pulmonary insufficiency or the complete failure of lung function, wherein the fluid is in gas exchange with a portion of the patient's blood conducted through an extracorporeal circuit. The first aspect of the present disclosure further relates to an apparatus for the extracorporeal reduction of the carbon dioxide content in the blood using said buffer solution. A second aspect of the present disclosure relates to a system for extracorporeal blood treatment, likewise using said buffer solution and the apparatus, and furthermore to a treatment apparatus for extracorporeal blood treatment comprising the aforementioned system. A third aspect of the present disclosure relates to a functional unit for performing extracorporeal blood treatment, a blood-guiding apparatus for interacting with the functional unit for performing an extracorporeal blood treatment using the aforementioned buffer solution, which comprises a blood treatment element, wherein the blood treatment element is the aforementioned apparatus for the extracorporeal reduction of the carbon dioxide content in the blood. In a fourth aspect, the present disclosure relates to a treatment system comprising the aforementioned apparatus for the extracorporeal reduction of the carbon dioxide content in blood as well as a balancing device. In a fifth aspect, the present disclosure relates to a treatment system comprising the aforementioned apparatus for the extracorporeal reduction of the carbon dioxide content in blood as well as a means for reducing the pressure of the aforementioned buffer solution used in said treatment system. |
| US11904080B2 |
System and method for treatment of pulmonary edema
Systems, methods, and devices are provided for the treatment of edema. In one aspect a method for implanting an indwelling catheter within a vein of a patient is provided. The catheter can extend from a position upstream of at least one outflow port of a duct of the lymph system to a terminal position downstream of the at least one outflow port. In use, a first restriction can be created within the vein proximal to a distal region of the catheter. The first restriction can define a localized low pressure zone distal of the restriction and within a portion of the vein housing the catheter. The low pressure zone can be adjacent to the at least one outflow port to enable fluid to pass from the at least one lymph duct outflow port into the vein. |
| US11904076B2 |
Air purifying apparatus, method and system
A human-activity-environment air-purifying apparatus is provided that draws in airflow from an ambient environment, kills germs in the airflow within the apparatus and expels purified airflow back into the environment. The apparatus has a housing with an interior chamber. An airflow enters the chamber through an inlet. From the interior chamber, the airflow is expelled through an outlet. The apparatus has a germ-killing-system that kills germs in the airflow and has an airflow-generator which causes the airflow to flow from the inlet to the outlet. In one aspect, the apparatus has a three-dimensional filter structure that has air-filter-surfaces that define a filter interior region and encompassed by the air-filter-surfaces of the filter structure. The filter is positioned in connection with the inlet so that airflow entering the inlet is dispersed into the housing interior chamber in multiple directions exclusively through the air-filter-surfaces of the three-dimensional filter structure. |
| US11904072B2 |
Drug coated balloon catheters for nonvascular strictures
Embodiments of the present invention provide a method of treating a stricture in a nonvascular body lumen such as urethral strictures, benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) strictures, ureteral strictures, esophageal strictures, sinus strictures, and biliary tract strictures. Embodiments of the present invention provide a method for treating at least one of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), prostate cancer, asthma, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The method can include delivering, for example, via drug coated balloon catheters, anti-inflammatory and anti-proliferative drugs (e.g., rapamycin, paclitaxel, and their analogues) and one or more additives. |
| US11904070B2 |
Tissue scaffold and scaffold composition
The invention relates to a scaffold material composition for forming a solid tissue scaffold, the composition comprising a plurality of hollow polymer pellets, each pellet comprising an open hollow extending through the pellet, and wherein the plurality of hollow polymer pellets are capable of interlinking and setting into a solid scaffold. The invention further relates to associated compositions, uses, method of treatment and kits associated with such material. |
| US11904068B2 |
Occlusive implant compositions
Disclosed are methods of delivering an agent to the lumen of the vas deferens under guidance of ultrasound imaging. The methods include vas-occlusive contraception in which the vas deferens is non-surgically isolated and an occlusive substance is percutaneously administered into the lumen of the vas deferens under ultrasound. Also disclosed are methods of reversal of vas-occlusive contraception and methods of delivering an agent to the lumen of the vas deferens. Also disclosed are compositions for use in the methods of the invention. |
| US11904065B2 |
Apparatus and method for ultraviolet (UV) light sanitization of an aircraft
Mobile apparatus and methods for ultraviolet (UV) light sanitization of an aircraft. The mobile apparatus generally comprises a mobile platform, such as a trolley, that has integrated therewith circuitry and devices that control and actuate ultra-violet C-spectrum (UV-C) light sources that are mechanically coupled to the trolley. The proposed mobile apparatus includes a controller that receives input from an operator and, optionally, from dosimeters mounted on the proposed system and/or within the aircraft. Based on the inputs received, the controller provides guidance to the operator in the form of alerts and messages, as well as automatically adjusting components of the mobile apparatus to adapt itself to a specific aircraft type. |
| US11904063B2 |
Disinfecting glove system
A disinfecting glove includes: a glove body that can be made of nitril rubber; a disinfecting pad that includes a pad body with a disinfecting agent applied and optionally an adhesive layer, a scrubbing portion, a cleaning portion, and dusting portions, such that the disinfecting pad can be detachably or permanently positioned on a palmar side of the glove body, such that the disinfecting glove can be used to clean and disinfect a surface. Also disclosed is a disinfecting glove system including a pair of glove assemblies, each including a glove container and a disinfecting glove; and a disinfecting system including a plurality of pairs of disinfecting gloves; and a plurality of disinfecting shoe covers, each including a shove cover body and a disinfecting pad. |
| US11904061B2 |
Self-sanitizing stylus
A self-sanitizing stylus for use in combination with a touch screen device and method of using the same is disclosed. The self-sanitizing stylus comprises a body including a component retaining enclosure and longitudinal member. The longitudinal member has a body defined between a distal end with a touch tip disposed thereon, and a proximal end secured with an operative end of the component retaining enclosure. At least one ultraviolet radiation emitting device is disposed on the body. The component retaining enclosure includes a power source and switch connected between the power source, and the ultraviolet radiation emitting device, which when pressed establishes an electrical connection between the power source and the ultraviolet radiation emitting device, which emits UV radiation to disinfect the body or portion thereof. |
| US11904057B2 |
Nanoparticle-hydrogel composite for nucleic acid molecule delivery
This disclosure provides novel peptide hydrogels containing encapsulated nanoparticles comprising nucleic acid molecules (such as miRNA) that can undergo multiple gel-to-solution (gel-sol) and solution-to-gel (sol-gel) phase transitions, and their use, such as for controlled delivery of nucleic acid molecules to a subject. |
| US11904049B2 |
Pharmaceutical formulation
The present invention relates to a film comprising an alginate salt of a monovalent cation or a mixture of alginate salts containing at least one alginate salt of a monovalent cation, and an antagonist of an opioid receptor, an inverse agonist of an opioid receptor, or a prodrug thereof. The present invention further relates to methods for manufacturing such a film, and the use of such a film in the treatment of a human patient, in particular the use of such a film in the treatment of the effects of acute opioid overdose, or the use of such a film in reducing the risk of opioid abuse. |
| US11904043B2 |
Compositions, methods, and kits for cleansing and moisturizing
Compositions, methods, and kits for cleansing, moisturizing, soothing, cooling, such as those, for example, that may be used to cleanse, moisturize, soothe, and cool the body or portions thereof. |
| US11904039B2 |
Cosmetic composition for makeup removal comprising water-soluble surfactant and oil-soluble surfactant
A cosmetic composition for makeup removal and its use for removing facial make-up are disclosed. The composition includes a water-soluble surfactant and an oil-soluble surfactant and. The composition, more specifically, includes, as an active ingredient, a mixture of a water-soluble surfactant having a hydrophile-lipophile balance (HLB) value of 13 or more and an oil-soluble surfactant having an HLB value of 12 or less. The composition can excellently remove makeup residues resulting from using a makeup product, can excellently improve the transparency of the composition, and is excellent in feeling of use on the skin. |
| US11904033B2 |
Oral care article comprising a hydrophobic delivery carrier and solid hydrophilic particles comprising a bleaching agent
An oral care article in form of a strip for use in the oral cavity. The oral care article comprises a solid hydrophobic delivery carrier comprising solid hydrophilic particles comprising a bleaching agent, wherein the solid hydrophilic particles are embedded in the carrier. The concentration of the bleaching agent at a first surface of the solid delivery carrier is greater than the concentration of the bleaching agent at a second surface of the solid delivery carrier and the overall concentration of the bleaching agent is from about 0.1% to about 15% by weight of the article. |
| US11904031B2 |
Orthodontic articles comprising polymerized composition comprising at least two free-radical initiators
An orthodontic article is described comprising the reaction product of a free-radically polymerizable resin; a first free-radical photoinitiator having sufficient absorbance at a first wavelength range; and a second free-radical initiator selected from a second photoinitiator having sufficient absorbance at a second wavelength range, wherein the second wavelength range is different than the first wavelength range, or a thermal free-radical initiator. In some embodiments, the first free-radical photoinitiator exhibits a maximum absorbance at a wavelength of the range of 370-380 nm or 320-330 nm and/or comprises photoinitiator groups selected from acyl phosphine oxide or alkyl amine acetophenone. Also described are photopolymerizable compositions and methods. |
| US11904030B2 |
Dental composition
The present invention relates to a dental composition comprising a radically polymerizable compound, a redox initiator system comprising one or more clathrate compounds comprising a host molecule and one or more guest molecules, wherein the host molecule is selected from cyclodextrines, crown ethers, cucurbituriles and calixarenes and the one or more guest molecules are reducing agents, and an oxidizing agent. Furthermore, the present invention relates to a use of the redox initiator system in a dental composition. |
| US11904029B2 |
Particles functionalized with imageable radioisotopes and methods of making and use thereof
Some embodiments relate to imageable radioisotopic microspheres. In some embodiments, the imageable microspheres are radiolabeled with imageable radioisotopes. In some embodiments, the imageable radioisotope is directly coupled to a surface of a substrate of the microsphere. In some embodiments, the imageable microspheres can be used as surrogate particles to predict the distribution of therapeutic microspheres comprising radiotherapeutic isotopes. |
| US11904026B2 |
Metallohydroporphyrins for photoacoustic imaging
Provided are photoacoustic imaging contrast agents that include at least one radiation-absorbing component comprising a copper-complexed and/or manganese-complexed chlorin and/or bacteriochlorin and/or a derivative thereof, or a combination thereof. Also provided are methods for using the disclosed photoacoustic imaging contrast agents either singly or in combination for generating an image of a volume, optionally a subject or a body part, cell, tissue, or organ thereof. Further provided are compositions and methods for multiplex photoacoustic imaging of a volume, optionally a subject or a body part, cell, tissue, or organ thereof using photoacoustic imaging contrast agents that include a plurality of the presently disclosed copper-complexed and/or manganese-complexed chlorins and/or bacteriochlorins and/or derivatives thereof simultaneously. |
| US11904016B2 |
Hematopoietic stem cells in combinatorial therapy with immune checkpoint inhibitors against cancer
The novel synergistic combination of immune checkpoint blockade and hematopoietic stem cell transplantation and/or hematopoietic stem cell mobilization yield synergistic effects in disease therapy. |
| US11904015B2 |
Vaccine compositions and methods of use
The present disclosure provides vaccine compositions comprising at least one adjuvant and at least one antigen, wherein the adjuvant is a cationic lipid. The disclosure also provides methods of treating a disease in a mammal, methods of preventing a disease in a mammal, and methods of effecting antigen cross presentation to induce a humoral immune response and a cellular immune response in a mammal utilizing the vaccine compositions. Cross presentation of various antigens can be achieved by formulating the specific antigens with cationic lipids possessing adjuvant properties. |
| US11904013B2 |
Immunogenic composition and use thereof
An immunogenic composition, a SARS-CoV-2 vaccine and a vector are introduced. The immunogenic composition has a recombinant protein having a sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO: 1, SEQ ID NO: 2, SEQ ID NO: 3, SEQ ID NO: 4, and any polypeptide encoded by a polynucleotide which is at least 80% homologous with SEQ ID NO: 1-4, wherein the recombinant protein contains an IgG1 Fc protein fragment having a length of at least 6 amino acids; or a nucleic acid molecule encoding the recombinant protein. The SARS-CoV-2 vaccine has the above recombinant protein or the nucleic acid molecule encoding the above recombinant protein. The vector has the nucleic acid molecule encoding the above recombinant protein. |
| US11904012B2 |
Modification of engineered influenza hemagglutinin polypeptides
The present invention provides, among other things, modified recombinant HA polypeptides with broadened immunogenic profile that extends coverage to antigenically distinct influenza strains and methods of making and using the same. |
| US11904011B2 |
North American porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS) virus and uses thereof
The invention provides isolated polynucleotide molecules that comprise a DNA sequence encoding an infectious RNA sequence encoding a genetically-modified North American PRRS virus, methods to make it and related polypeptides, polynucleotides, and various components. Vaccines comprising the genetically modified virus and polynucleotides and a diagnostic kit to distinguish between naturally infected and vaccinated animals are also provided. |
| US11904010B2 |
Recombinant virus capable of stably expressing target proteins
Provided is a method to generate a recombinant virus that can stably express target proteins. The recombinant virus of the present invention is useful for producing an immunogenic composition or vaccine. |
| US11904008B2 |
Preparation of live vaccines
Described is a method for the generation of a live vaccine containing stable bacteria carrying at least three attenuating mutations and a vaccine containing bacteria obtained by said method. |
| US11904003B2 |
Amidated peptides and their deamidated counterparts displayed by HLA-A*02 for use in immunotherapy against different types of cancers
The invention relates to a peptide comprising an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of (i) SEQ ID NO: 1 to SEQ ID NO: 102, and (ii) a variant sequence thereof which maintains capacity to bind to MHC molecule(s) and/or induce T cells cross-reacting with said variant peptide, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. |
| US11903998B2 |
Compositions and methods of treating cancer using lipid agonists and receptors thereof
Provided herein are methods for preventing or treating cancer in a subject comprising overexpressing at least one Receptor for a lipid agonist, such as G-protein receptors for Resolvin. Such methods may be combined with administering Resolvins, or lipoxins and their analogs, of said Receptors to enhance the pro-resolution effects of the Resolvins, or lipoxins and their analogs, in the local, inflammatory environment where cancer cells are already present. |
| US11903997B2 |
Modulators of syndecan-2 and uses thereof
Modulators of syndecan-2, such as an antibody to syndecan-2 that cross-links syndecan-2 on the cell surface or a syndiecan-2 polypeptide that interferes with syndecan-2 receptor binding, is used to regulate a Th17 mediated disease such as an autoimmune disease, fibrosis or cancer. |
| US11903989B2 |
Botanical modulator of metabolic disorders
Plant-based inhibitors of MMP-9 that also function as PPAR-γ agonists, and the use of such plant-based inhibitors/agonists in modulating metabolic disorders is disclosed. The plant-based inhibitor/agonist is at least an extract obtained from the leaf of the genus Vaccinium. |
| US11903986B2 |
Methods of diagnosing and treating dry eye syndrome and compositions for treating a human eye
In preferred the invention is directed to ocular compositions for the treatment of dry eye, methods for making such compositions, and suites comprising a plurality of different ocular compositions each having a defined composition. In preferred examples, the invention is directed to compositions comprising at least one natural oil, wherein a first member of the suite of compositions is effective in treating dry in in a first patient having a particular set of symptoms and a different second member of the suite of compositions is effective in treating dry in in a second patient having a different set of symptoms. The invention is also directed to methods of making and using the compositions, and to skin care compositions for use around the eye, such as the upper and lower eyelids having a lubricating, non-irritating base composition comprising at least one natural oil. |
| US11903985B2 |
Gene therapies for lysosomal disorders
The disclosure relates to compositions and methods for treatment of diseases associated with aberrant lysosomal function, such as Parkinson's disease and Gaucher disease. The disclosure provides expression constructs comprising a transgene encoding beta-glucocerebrosidase, an inhibitory RNA targeting alpha-Synuclein, or a combination of the foregoing. The disclosure further provides methods of treating Gaucher disease, Parkinson's disease or other synucleinopathies by administering such expression constructs to a subject in need thereof. |
| US11903984B1 |
Compositions comprising Propionibacterium acnes bacteriophages for treating acne
Provided herein are, inter alia, compositions, systems, and methods for preventing or treating acne. Included are compositions, combinations, systems, and methods comprising at least one Propionibacterium acnes bacteriophage, at least one anti-acne compound, and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier. Also included are compositions, combinations, and systems comprising a Propionibacterium acnes bacteriophage and an enzyme. Methods for preventing or treating acne are also provided. |
| US11903982B2 |
Methods of treating pseudomonas aeruginosa respiratory infections
Pseudomonas aeruginosa (PA) leads to chronic respiratory infections especially in patients with cystic fibrosis patients and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), characterized by a high morbidity. After screening Lactobacilli coming from CF expectorations, on their capacity to inhibit two Pseudomonas aeruginosa (PA) virulence factors (elastase, pyocyanin), the inventors evaluated the effect of intranasal administration of Lactobacilli on PA murine pneumonia. The primary outcome was the bacterial lung load 24 hours after PA induced pneumonia. To understand the role of Lactobacillus, the chemokines, the pro and anti-inflammatory BAL rates were also measured. The administration of Lactobacilli cocktail 18 h prior the PA lung infection decreases significantly the lung bacterial load at 24 h post-infection. Although the mechanisms need to be deeply explored, an immunomodulation effect may be involved, notably through the recruitment of neutrophils. Thus the present relates to a method of treating a Pseudomonas aeruginosa respiratory tract infection in a patient in need thereof comprising administering to the patient's respiratory tract a therapeutically effective amount of at least one Lactobacillus strain. |
| US11903979B2 |
Composition comprising Lactobacillus plantarum 2830 (ECGC 13110402)
The present invention relates to compositions comprising Lactobacillus plantarum 2830 (ECGC 13110402), or mutant strain or strains thereof, for use in the treatment or prevention of hypertension. |
| US11903976B2 |
Implantable therapeutic delivery system having a nanofibrous core
Disclosed are an implantable therapeutic delivery system and methods of treatment utilizing the implantable therapeutic delivery system. The implantable therapeutic delivery system includes a nanofibrous core substrate including one or more internal spaces wherein one or more therapeutic agents is positioned in the one or more internal spaces; and an outer biocompatible polymeric coating surrounding said nanofibrous core substrate. |
| US11903972B2 |
Methods and compositions for modulating peripheral immune function
Disclosed herein are cell preparations useful for modulating various peripheral immune functions, methods for making said cell preparations, and methods for their use. |
| US11903971B2 |
Treatment of von Willebrand disease
Provided herein are methods and compositions for treating von Willebrand disease with platelets, platelet derivatives, and/or thrombosomes. |
| US11903968B2 |
Engineered immune cells resistant to tumor microenvironment
The invention pertains to the field of adoptive cell immunotherapy. It provides with engineered immune cells comprising genetic alteration into genes which are involved into immune functions downregulation, especially in response to environment signals such as nutrients depletion. Such method allows the production of more potent immune cells in the context of tumors' microenvironment. |
| US11903965B2 |
Methods for preserving and administering pre-beta high density lipoprotein having a predetermined minimum level of degradation
Systems and methods for acquiring, preserving, and administering delipidated plasma. Extracted delipidated plasma, comprising pre-beta HDL, is obtained and are spot tested to establish baseline amounts or concentrations of pre-beta HDL. The batches are subjected to preservation, stored, and then prepared again for use at some later date. A portion of the batch may be tested again to determine if the pre-beta HDL in the delipidated plasma has degraded or is no longer effective. |
| US11903964B2 |
Feces binder in feed for fish
The present disclosure generally relates to a fish feed or fish feed product including a binding agent that increases the particle size and stability of feces produced by fish that consume the fish feed or fish feed product. In general, the fish feed will include a binding against such as locust bean gum, cassia gum, xanthan gum, tara gum, or combinations thereof. Also provided are methods for increases fish feces stability and methods for eliminating suspended solids from a recirculating aquaculture system. |
| US11903963B2 |
Short-acting heparin-based anticoagulant compounds and methods
Heparin compounds and synthetic heparin analogues having short acting anticoagulant activity are provided. Methods of synthesizing such heparin compounds, including chemoenzymatic pathways using sulfotransferase enzymes are provided. Methods of treating subjects in need of anticoagulant activity are provided. |
| US11903962B1 |
Isoxazoline complexes and compositions thereof
A pharmaceutical composition comprising an isoxazoline compound complexed with a cyclodextrin such as hydroxy-propyl-cyclodextrin and combined in a dry (anhydrous) composition with polypowder. The composition can be a mixture of isomers, an enriched mixture of a specific enantiomer or a single enantiomer. |
| US11903956B2 |
Compositions and products for infectious or inflammatory diseases or conditions
Composition and methods for treating infectious and inflammatory diseases using saccharide based products and therapies. Products can be implemented as a nutritional supplement, a food, a feed, a food additive, a feed additive, a therapeutic product, a rehydration salt, or a rehydration solution. The present disclosure relates generally to the fields of compositions and products containing the compositions, and the use of the compositions or the products for preventing and/or treating infectious or inflammatory diseases or conditions in particular gastrointestinal and respiratory diseases (diarrhea and influenza infections) or inflammatory. |
| US11903954B2 |
Method of treating urolithiasis
The present disclosure provides phospholipid-containing compounds, pharmaceutical compositions and microspheres that exhibit high affinity for mineralized metals. The present disclosure also provides strategies for using said compounds, compositions and microspheres in the treatment of nephrolithiasis or kidney stone disease, and methods of manufacturing and preparing said compounds and compositions. |
| US11903951B2 |
Nasal pharmaceutical compositions with a porous excipient
Described herein are nasal pharmaceutical compositions comprising a porous excipient and an active agent, wherein the active agent is loaded onto a surface of the porous excipient located inside pores of the porous excipient, and wherein the composition is adapted for nasal administration. Also described herein are methods of making and using nasal pharmaceutical compositions. |
| US11903950B2 |
BCL-2 inhibitors
The disclosure includes compounds of Formula (A), wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8, R9, R10, and R11, h, j, m, n, k, v, s, g, V, W, L, Z1, Q1, Q2, Q3, Q4, Q5, Q6, and Q7, are defined herein. Also disclosed is a method for treating a neoplastic disease, an autoimmune disease, or a neorodegenerative disease with these compounds. |
| US11903947B2 |
Triazine formulations with a second active ingredient and surfactant(s)
The present invention is related to novel compositions comprising at least one active ingredient of the family of the triazines combined with another active ingredient and specific compounds that allow the reduction of foam formation. More particularly, the invention relates to compositions in the form of aqueous suspensions comprising a triazine, an iron complex, and one or more surfactant(s) having a particular HLB. |
| US11903945B2 |
Methods of treating antipsychotic-induced weight gain with miricorilant
Methods of Treating Antipsychotic-Induced Weight Gain with Miricorilant Methods and compositions for treating a subject at risk of, or suffering from antipsychotic-induced weight gain are disclosed. The methods include administration of a cyclohexyl pyrimidine glucocorticoid receptor modulator (GRM) such as miricorilant (CORT118335) to a patient receiving, or who has received, or who is expected to receive, an antipsychotic drug such as olanzapine, risperidone, clozapine, or other weight-inducing antipsychotic medication. The GRM (e.g., miricorilant) may be orally administered. Administration of such a GRM along with antipsychotic medication may reduce the amount of weight, or reduce the rate of weight gain, or prevent weight gain, otherwise due to antipsychotic medication alone. The methods may reverse weight gain in a patient previously administered antipsychotic medication. Administration of such a GRM with antipsychotic medication may reduce, or reduce gain in, or prevent gain in, or reverse gain in, insulin resistance or blood levels of liver enzymes (AST, ALT), triglycerides, or insulin. |
| US11903944B1 |
Experimental model using pazopanib-induced cardiotoxicity
An experimental model using pazopanib-induced cardiotoxicity is provided. The experimental model using pazopanib-induced cardiotoxicity includes administering an effective dosing regimen of pazopanib to induce a cardiotoxicity in a subject. The induced cardiotoxicity may include hypertension, arrhythmia, or cardiac toxicity. The dosing regimen may include administering a single dose or administering one or more daily doses of pazopanib. The dosing regiment may continue for a period of time between at least 10 and at least 30 days. The dose of pazopanib may be between 25 and 350 mg/kg. |
| US11903943B2 |
Compositions and use of varenicline for treating dry eye
Described herein are methods and pharmaceutical formulations for treating dry eye disease. |
| US11903942B2 |
Compositions and use of varenicline for treating dry eye
Described herein are methods and pharmaceutical formulations for treating dry eye disease. |
| US11903937B2 |
Anti-androgens for the treatment of metastatic castration-sensitive prostate cancer
Described herein are methods of treating metastatic castration-sensitive prostate cancer with anti-androgens, including but not limited to, 4-[7-(6-cyano-5-trifluoromethylpyridin-3-yl)-8-oxo-6-thioxo-5,7-diazaspiro[3.4]oct-5-yl]-2-fluoro-N-methylbenzamide. |
| US11903935B2 |
Inhibitors of SARM1 NADase activity and uses thereof
The present disclosure provides compounds useful as inhibitors of SARM1 NADase activity, compositions thereof, and methods of using the same. The present disclosure provides compounds useful for treating a neurodegenerative or neurological disease or disorder, compositions thereof, and methods of using the same. |
| US11903933B2 |
Compositions of 1-(4-bromo-5-(1-ethyl-7-(methylamino)-2-oxo-1,2-dihydro-1,6-naphthyridin-3-yl)-2-fluoropheyl)-3-phenylurea
Provided herein are low impurity compositions comprising a compound represented by Formula (I): which are useful in the treatment of disorders related to the activity of the c-KIT and PDGFRα kinases, and oncogenic forms thereof. |
| US11903928B2 |
Methods of treating pruritus
The present disclosure related to methods of treating pruritus in a subject by topically administering detomidine, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, to the subject. |
| US11903924B2 |
HBV inhibitor and its use
The present invention provides anti-HBV compounds, pharmaceutically acceptable compounds or stereoisomers thereof, and preparation methods and uses for treating, eradicating or inhibiting HBV infection or for alleviating liver injury caused by HBV infection, and so on. |
| US11903921B2 |
Systems and methods for treating coronavirus
Provided herein are methods of treatment, including methods of treating subjects having or at risk of having or having a viral infection, and specifically a SARS-CoV-2 viral infection. The methods provided include the administration of 4-methylumbelliferone (4-MU), palmitoylethanolamide (PEA), resveratrol, fisetin, H2, nebulized hyaluronidase or combinations thereof. Also provided herein are a respiratory assistance device, methods of generating a customized respiratory assistance device, methods of treating a coronavirus infection, and methods of inhibiting a coronavirus infectivity, virulence and/or spread. |
| US11903918B2 |
Fumarate ester dosage forms with enhanced gastrointestinal tolerability
Described herein are pharmaceutical compositions comprising one or more fumarate esters and methods for treating multiple sclerosis subjects with the compositions where the incidence of gastrointestinal side effects is reduced compared to treatments comprising dimethyl fumarate (e.g., TECFIDERA®). In particular, described herein are oral pharmaceutical compositions comprising monomethyl fumarate in a liquid vehicle that have reduced gastrointestinal side effects. |
| US11903915B2 |
Poultice
The present invention provides a gel patch having a paste layer on a support, wherein the paste layer comprising ketoprofen or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, propylene glycol, 1-menthol, and water, wherein the mass of propylene glycol in the paste layer is 3-fold the mass of ketoprofen or less, and wherein the content of 1-menthol based on a total mass of the paste layer is 0.1 to 0.5 mass %. |
| US11903914B2 |
Applications for sulindac in preparing anti-lung cancer products
This invention discloses uses for sulindac in preparing anti-lung cancer products. This invention provides uses for sulindac in the preparation of products to treat lung cancer. From carrying out cancer drug repositioning for the FDA- and CFDA-approved drug sulindac, experiments for this invention show, based on screening of non-anti-cancer drugs for various cancer cell lines (tissue types) and mutation sites, that sulindac has a new use as an anti-lung cancer medication, thus achieving a new purpose for an old drug. |
| US11903912B2 |
Composition for preventing and treating breast cancer including selenopsammaplin A as active ingredients
Provided is a composition for the prevention and treatment of one or more cancers selected from the group consisting of breast cancer, liver cancer, and gastric cancer, the composition comprising selenopsammaplin A as active ingredients. The selenopsammaplin A and derivatives thereof of the present invention have been confirmed to exhibit excellent anticancer activity against breast cancer, liver cancer, and gastric cancer cells, and exhibit not only a strong effect of suppressing breast cancer growth compared to existing psammaplin A but also an excellent effect of suppressing the metastasis of breast cancer cells, and thus the selenopsammaplin A and derivatives thereof are expected to be effectively usable as a pharmaceutical composition for the prevention and treatment of breast cancer, liver cancer, and/or gastric cancer, and for the suppression of breast cancer metastasis. |
| US11903910B2 |
Use of metformin and analogs thereof to reduce RAN protein levels in the treatment of neurological disorders
The present disclosure provides the use of compounds of Formulae (I), (II), (III), (III-A), and (III-B) (e.g., metformin) in treating a neurological disease associated with repeat expansions and/or RAN protein accumulation, reducing the level of one or more repeat associated non-ATG (RAN) proteins, and reducing the accumulation of RAN proteins in a subject and/or biological sample. Also provided is the use of compounds of Formulae (I), (II), (III), (III-A), and (III-B) (e.g., metformin) in inhibiting RAN protein translation in a subject and in a biological sample (e.g., cells, tissue). Also provided in the present disclosure are pharmaceutical compositions, Skits, and uses of compounds of Formulae (I), (II), (III), (III-A), and (III-B) (e.g., metformin) for treating diseases associated with repeat expansions. Exemplary diseases associated with repeat expansions include, but are not limited to, C90RFf72 amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), or C90RFf72 frontotemporal dementia; myotonic dystrophy type 1 (DM1) and myotonic dystrophy type 2 (DM2); spinocerebellar ataxia; Huntington's disease; Fragile X Tremor Ataxia Syndrome (FXTAS); and Fragile XE syndrome (FRAXE). |
| US11903906B2 |
Method for providing a singling device of a storage and dispensing container
A method for providing a singling device of a storage and dispensing container for drug portions is provided. A singling device is adapted to a specific drug portion based on the measurement of the drug portion. The measurement is obtained by generating at least one image of a to-be-measured drug portion by a detection device and using image analysis to process the at least one image. Drug information for the specific drug portion is determined, the drug information including at least the dimensions of the specific drug portion. Based on the determined drug information, a singling device fitting the drug portion to be singularized is identified and provided for use in the storage and dispensing container. A system for identifying a singling device is also provided. |
| US11903905B2 |
Medication delivery apparatus
An assembly for delivering medication to a patient has a cartridge loadable with a coiled strip of successively, physically linked medication-containing pouches. The cartridge is inserted into a delivery unit which has an advance mechanism which engages the strip and drives pouches successively out of the cartridge. Pouches are fed successively to an inspection mechanism and a separation station. At the inspection station indicia on successive pouches representing a medication schedule are inspected and compared and validated against a separately stored medication schedule recorded at the time the medication is packaged in the cartridge. A separation mechanism mounted at the separation station is used to separate a pouch at the leading end of the strip from the adjacent pouches. At a pouch exit, separated pouches are routed to a delivery zone. |
| US11903903B1 |
Multi-function pacifier assembly
A multi-functional pacifier keeps the baby preoccupied while providing entertainment and nutritional benefits. The assembly includes an interchangeable nipple, refillable liquid cartridges for supplying nutritional liquids and nutrients, a rattle toy attached to a clip hook, a detachable teether, and a glow-in-the-dark strap. |
| US11903902B2 |
Fluid transfer couplings
Fluid transfer couplings or connectors including dual function press-in bottle adaptors supporting different syringe types, connectors having a universal port for supporting different syringe types, transfer couplings compatible for use with different syringe types. Other caps and closures incorporating couplings for fluid transfer with different syringe types is also disclosed. |
| US11903900B2 |
Packaging for multiple containers
A container unit may be used to facilitate administrations of multiple medicinal fluids to a patient. A container unit may include a first container, a second container, and a carrier which holds the first container and the second container stationary relative to each other. The carrier may include a lip configured to engage a pooling device to secure the container unit to the pooling device. The carrier may also include a slot configured to engage an insert on the pooling device to guide the container unit as the container unit is secured to the pooling device. The carrier may also include a first portion and second portion with different shapes that are complementary to a shape of a port on the pooling device. The carrier may also include an extension which extends in a direction away from one of the first container to a level at least even with a stopper disposed in the first container. The container unit may include a lid including at least one rotation inhibitor configured to inhibit rotation of the lid about at least one axis. A plurality of container units may include container units having different volume containers while maintaining a congruent interface portions. |
| US11903897B2 |
Walking support system
When a frontmost white line of a crosswalk cannot be detected due to an obstacle existing on the crosswalk, an edge position of the obstacle closer to a pedestrian in an image acquired by a camera is set as the frontmost white line of the crosswalk. As a result, a vibration generation device vibrates in a pattern that urges the pedestrian to stop at the time when the pedestrian reaches a position before the edge position of the obstacle closer to the pedestrian, so that a stop notification for walking can be appropriately performed to the pedestrian even when the obstacle exists on the crosswalk. |
| US11903896B2 |
Flexible exosuit for assistive mobility
An exosuit includes a first structure including a series of link elements joined together by joints. The series of link elements extends along a length of the first structure. The joints are configured to flex such that, when the exosuit is worn by a user, the first structure at least partially conforms to a shape of the user's anatomy at a first side of the first structure that extends along the length. The joints restrict flexing that would deform a second side of the first structure extending along the length of the first structure. The exosuit includes a second structure and an actuator coupled to the first structure and the second structure. The actuator causes movement of the first structure relative to the second structure. The exosuit includes an attachment portion to attach the exosuit to the user with the first side of the first structure facing toward the user. |
| US11903890B2 |
Knee rehabilitation device
A knee rehabilitation device may include a left post and a right post, an upper transverse post and a lower transverse post. The transverse posts may extend from the left post to the right post and may include foam pads that are configured to rest against opposing sides of the user's legs. The left and right posts may be angled to facilitate handling of the device. The transverse posts may be attached to the left and right posts by clamps that allow the transverse posts to slide along the height of the left and right posts. |
| US11903888B2 |
Conditioner mat system for use with a bed assembly
According to certain arrangements, a conditioner mat for use with a bed assembly includes an upper layer comprising a plurality of openings, a lower layer being substantially fluid impermeable, at least one interior chamber defined by the upper layer and the lower layer and a spacer material positioned within the interior chamber. In one embodiment, the spacer material is configured to maintain a shape of the interior chamber and to help with the passage of fluids within a portion of interior chamber. The conditioner mat can be configured to releasably secure to a top of a bed assembly. |
| US11903885B2 |
Wheelchair armrest storage systems and subassemblies
A wheelchair armrest storage system may include a housing for a wheelchair, where: the housing includes a proximal portion, a distal portion, a first lateral side, and a second lateral side, the housing extends longitudinally between the proximal portion and the distal portion, and at least one cover receiving cavity is defined in each of the first lateral side and the second lateral side. The wheelchair armrest storage system may further include a storage area defined within the housing, and a cover configured to translate within each of the at least one cover receiving cavity defined in each of the first lateral side and the second lateral side. |
| US11903884B2 |
Customizable memorabilia cover
A customizable memorabilia cover has front and back substantially rectangular leafboard members coupled to a spine member. Elastic bands may be coupled one each at the distal and proximal ends of the elastic bands substantially to the outer corners of the rectangular leafboard members. The elastic bands are disposed acutely from the edges of the rectangular leafboard members and designed to receive the corners of a book cover of a book therethrough, the book contained within the front and back leafboard members substantially abutted by the spine member. At least one groove member of the front leafboard member has a closed base and closed side members. A substantially transparent cover member is contiguously coupled to a top portion of the side members to define an ash container assembly. An alternative embodiment includes a covering or enclosing member that holds an electronic handheld device removably coupled to the back leafboard member. |
| US11903882B2 |
Methods and systems for an adjustable head holder
Various systems are provided for an adjustable tilting head holder. In one example, a system comprises an adjustable tilting head holder for use with an imaging system the adjustable head holder comprising a head cradle, a tilt adjustment mechanism with a plurality of locking positions arranged below a first end of the head cradle, a table mount extending from a second end of the head cradle, and a tilt adjustment bar that extends from the table mount through the tilt adjustment mechanism, wherein the first end and the second end of the head cradle are located at opposite ends of the head cradle. |
| US11903881B2 |
Safety glasses for a human user
Safety glasses for a human user, with at least one lens which has an upper rim assignable to the user's forehead and a lower rim assignable to a user's cheek, with at least one nosepiece arranged at the at least one lens and with at least one protective lip to be supported on the user's face. The at least one protective lip only extends at the lower rim of the at least lens from the at least one nosepiece towards at least one of the outer lateral rims of the lens and, in extension of the lens, downwards from the lower rim of the lens to be supported on the user's cheek. |
| US11903880B2 |
Glaucoma treatment eyeglass with visual stimulation
A glaucoma treatment eyeglass with visual stimulation includes the parts of visually stimulating screen, pressure control unit, electronic control and communication unit, information display, pressure control valve, eyeglass cavity pressure sensor, flexible sealing gasket, pressure control buttons, electronic control buttons, pressure pipes, external pressure control unit, actively stimulating light source, mini notice screen, mobile device and notice lamp, which patients with glaucoma eye disease may use during the day, increasing the ocular flow of blood by means of visual stimulus according to the condition and level of the disease, decreasing the neurodegenerative effects and ensuring pressure control. |
| US11903877B2 |
Treatment to improve adhesive properties of corneal implant
A method is described of improving adhesion of an ocular implant to corneal tissue by forming an implant adhesive layer on the ocular implant, the implant adhesive layer having greater adhesive strength than a rest of the implant or by forming a corneal adhesive layer on a posterior surface of a posterior portion of the corneal tissue, the corneal adhesive layer having greater adhesive strength than a rest of the corneal tissue. |
| US11903872B2 |
Heat exchange module, system and method
A heat exchange module alone or part of a system including a control console. The HEM can include a channel enclosure assembly, a thermoelectric cooler (TEC) assembly and a heat transfer (cover) assembly. The enclosure assembly includes a channel for a heat-transfer liquid. The module can be constructed to provide for flexibility to better conform and fit on rounded and/or angular body parts and to efficiently transfer heat between the adjacent body part and the heat-transfer liquid via the TECs of the TEC assembly. |
| US11903865B2 |
Devices and methods for anchoring a sheath in a tissue cavity
According to some embodiments of the invention, an anchoring system includes a sleeve having an inner surface defining a first lumen, a first annular sealing mechanism disposed at a proximal end of the sleeve, and a second annular sealing mechanism disposed at a distal end of the sleeve. The anchoring system further includes a pressure tube in fluid connection with an outer surface of the sleeve, a sheath in mechanical connection with the sleeve, the sheath forming a second lumen, the second lumen being in fluid connection with the first lumen, and open-cell foam disposed on the outer surface of the sleeve. Application of negative pressure to the pressure tube causes a seal to form between the first and second annular sealing mechanisms and an inner surface of a tissue cavity. Application of negative pressure to the pressure tube also creates a frictional force that resists displacement of the sleeve. |
| US11903864B2 |
Pediatric child position holder and methods of using same
A pediatric position holder for holding a child in a position is provided. The pediatric position holder includes a central panel extending longitudinally from a cranial portion to a caudal portion, arm flaps extending outwardly from opposing sides of the central panel, and leg flaps extending outwardly from opposing sides of the central panel. The arm flaps each include a proximal arm segment and a distal arm segment extending from the proximal arm segment. The leg flaps each include a proximal leg segment that defines one cutout and a distal leg segment extending from the proximal leg segment. The pediatric restraint is configurable between an initial, open configuration and a second, closed configuration in which the distal arm segments of the arm flaps overlap one another, and the distal leg segment of each of the leg flaps is positioned within the cutout of the respective leg flap. |
| US11903862B2 |
Device for supporting a back of a user
The invention relates to an orthopedic device for supporting a back, especially a lower back, of a user, wherein the device comprises an upper body element 48, an upper leg element 4 and a first passive actuator 8, which is configured to apply a force to the upper leg element 4 and/or the upper body element 48 when an angle between the upper leg element 4 and the upper body element 48 is within a first predetermined angular range, wherein the device comprises at least a second passive actuator 10, which is configured to apply a force to the upper leg element 4 and/or the upper body element 48 when the angle is within a predetermined second angular range that is different to the first angular range. |
| US11903860B2 |
Brace with removable aromatherapy pouch
A brace for treating a portion of a human body, the brace including a brace body including at least one fastener adapted for fastening the brace about the portion of the human body, and an aromatherapy heat-treatment pack removably attachable to the brace body, the aromatherapy heat-treatment pack containing at least one temperature maintaining component and at least one aromatherapeutic component, wherein the aromatherapy heat-treatment pack is adapted to maintain a temperature thereof for a predetermined treatment duration. |
| US11903857B2 |
Atraumatic delivery system
The present disclosure relates generally to the field of medical devices. In particular, the present disclosure relates to delivery systems configured to position a distal portion of a medical device within a restricted anatomical area. In one example, a delivery system may include a flexible elongate member with an inner member within a lumen of the flexible elongate member. A stent may be constrained therebetween. The stent may be configured to move between a first configuration to a second deployed configuration when unconstrained from the flexible elongate member. When the stent moves from the first configuration to the second configuration, the inner member may change from a first length to a second, shorter length. Other embodiments are contemplated. |
| US11903853B2 |
Guidewire adjuster and delivery-system control handle
The present invention provides a guidewire adjuster and a delivery-system control handle provided with the guidewire adjuster. The guidewire adjuster includes a support mechanism which has a lumen for a guidewire to extend therethrough; and a driving mechanism for driving the guidewire to move back and forth in the lumen. The guidewire adjuster is able to drive the guidewire to move with respect to a sheath of the delivery system. The support mechanism is connected to the control handle of the delivery system and forms a lumen for accommodating the guidewire. A proximal end of the sheath together with the stent can be driven to move upwardly, due to the relative movement between the guidewire and the sheath of the delivery system. Therefore, the position of the stent can be adjusted by advancing the guidewire forward when the stent has been deployed at a lower position than expected. |
| US11903851B2 |
Biodegradable supporting device
A biodegradable in vivo supporting device is disclosed. The in vivo supporting device comprises a biodegradable metal scaffold and a biodegradable polymer coating covering at least a portion of the biodegradable metal scaffold, wherein the biodegradable polymer coating has a degradation rate that is faster than the degradation rate of the biodegradable metal scaffold. |
| US11903849B2 |
Intervertebral implant and tool assembly
A self-drilling bone fusion screw apparatus is disclosed which includes at least first and second sliding boxes. A first screw member having a tapered end and a threaded body is disposed within the first sliding box, and a second screw member having a tapered end and a threaded body disposed within the second sliding box. An adjuster adjusts the height of the sliding boxes. The screw members are screwed into vertebral bodies in order to fuse the vertebral bodies together. A plurality of the self-drilling bone fusion screw apparatuses may be attached together and/or integrated via a plate or cage. Also disclosed is a cervical facet staple that includes a curved staple base and at least two prongs attached to the bottom surface of the curved staple base. |
| US11903848B2 |
Spinal cage hammer
The present invention concerns a spinal cage hammer including an elongated body comprising a proximal end and a distal end, the elongated body extending from the proximal end to the distal end and defining a cavity extending from the proximal end to the distal end, the at least one cavity being configured to receive at least one portion of a spinal cage holder for holding a spinal cage. The spinal cage hammer includes an interface wall or surface configured to enter into contact with the spinal cage holder to transfer a force to the spinal cage holder. |
| US11903847B2 |
Pressure sensitive trial instrument and method
An implant-trialing instrument for objectively determining a recommended implant size based at least in part on results of inserting a pressure sensitive trial implant into the intervertebral space. The trial implant instrument can include a handle coupled to a pressure sensitive trial. The handle can include an elongate shaft. The pressure sensitive trial implant can be disposed on a distal end of the elongate shaft and include a superior end plate surface configured to engage a first end plate of a first vertebral body and an inferior end plate configured to engage a second end plate of a second vertebral body. The pressure sensitive trial implant also includes a pressure sensitive film disposed on at least one of the superior end plate and the inferior end plate. |
| US11903842B2 |
Disc replacement device and method of use
A disc replacement device including a first body member with a convex articulation surface and a second body member with a concave articulation surface is disclosed. When operably positioned, the convex articulation surface engages the concave articulation surface to provide for movement therebetween. The disc replacement device also includes a first opening in the first body member and a second opening in the second body member, wherein the openings are angled and extends from the front aspects of the body members through the external surfaces. The disc replacement device further includes at least two bone fasteners for insertion into the first and second openings to secure the disc replacement device to a first and second vertebra. An interbody motion device and fusion implant, as well as a surgical method for implantation are also disclosed. |
| US11903841B2 |
In-situ additive channeled implants
A method for growing a channeled spinal implant in situ, using a surgical additive-manufacturing system having a dispensing component, and implants formed thereby. The method can include positioning the dispensing component at least partially within an interbody space, between a first patient vertebra and a second patient vertebra, and maneuvering, in an applying step, the dispensing component within the interbody space and depositing, by the dispensing component, printing material on or adjacent the first vertebra. The applying step includes maneuvering the dispensing component and applying the printing material selectively to form an outer surface of the implant having a channel opening and to form an interior of the implant having at least one elongate channel extending to the opening. |
| US11903838B2 |
Revision knee system
A revision knee system has a unique polymeric tibial bearing monobloc defining both a superior condylar articular bearing surface and an inferior tibial bearing face. The inferior tibial bearing face bears directly on tibial cut surface so as to withstand compressive loading force applied to the superior condylar articular bearing surface thereof. The bearing component comprises a polymeric keel extending from the inferior bearing face which engages a higher strength metallic stem inferiorly with respect to the inferior bearing face and which may be configured to engage the stem in a structurally resilient manner despite the lower material strength of polymer as compared to metal. |
| US11903836B2 |
Anthropometric posterior condyle
A femoral component for a prosthesis used in a total knee arthroplasty includes a posterolateral taper on the lateral condyle. The lateral and medial condyles of the femoral component are asymmetric to accommodate for the asymmetry of a resected lateral and medial condyle of a femur. The taper is designed to improve the fit of femoral component on the femur to eliminate or reduce overhang of the femoral component's lateral condyle, thereby reducing pain, irritation, stiffness, soreness, or any other symptoms of an improperly fitting prosthesis. |
| US11903833B2 |
Prosthetic venous valves
A conical shaped venous valve structure formed from collagenous mammalian tissue. The valve structure includes a plurality of fluid flow modulating means that open and allow antegrade blood to be transmitted out of the valve structure and, into and through an associated cardiovascular vessel, when the valve structure is disposed in the cardiovascular vessel and the antegrade blood exhibits a positive pressure relative to the exterior pressure, whereby a negative hydrostatic pressure gradient is generated or present proximate the flow modulating means and/or a first positive pressure differential between first internal valvular pressure and first external valvular pressure is generated proximate the flow modulating regions, and close and prevent retrograde blood from flowing into the valve structure and, thereby, cardiovascular vessel, when a positive hydrostatic pressure gradient is generated or present proximate the flow modulating means and/or the first positive pressure differential transitions to a second pressure differential between second internal valvular pressure and second external valvular pressure, the second pressure differential being lower than the first positive pressure differential. |
| US11903831B2 |
Devices, systems, and methods for anchoring an artificial chordae tendineae to a papillary muscle or heart wall
The present disclosure relates generally to the field of medical devices for delivering artificial chordae tendineae in a patient. In an embodiment, an anchor is movable between a delivery configuration and a deployed configuration, the anchor being in the delivery configuration when disposed within a delivery catheter, the anchor being in the deployed configuration when the anchor is moved beyond a distal end of the delivery catheter. When the anchor is in the delivery configuration it has a first outer dimension and when the anchor is in the deployed configuration it has a second outer dimension, the first outer dimension being smaller than the second outer dimension. The anchor is engageable with a papillary muscle or a heart wall when the anchor is in the deployed configuration and is also coupleable to an artificial chordae tendineae to anchor the artificial chordae tendineae to the papillary muscle or heart wall. |
| US11903830B2 |
Physiologically harmonized repair of tricuspid valve
A prosthetic tricuspid remodeling annuloplasty ring having two free ends that are upturned in the inflow direction to help avoid unnecessary leaflet abrasion. The free ends are desirably separated across a gap that is large enough to reduce the risk of passing sutures through the conductive system of the heart, yet not too large that support of the septal leaflet of the tricuspid annulus is degraded. The tricuspid ring may have four sequential segments looking from the inflow side and extending in a clockwise direction from a free end located adjacent the antero septal commissure after implant. The ring may define an inflow bulge in the first segment and/or an inflow bulge in the fourth segment that help the ring conform to the natural bulges created by the adjacent aorta, thereby reducing stress and the potential for ring dehiscence. Desirably, the ring has variable flexibility, either gradual and/or between or within different segments, so as to adapt or harmonize its 3-dimensional shape to each individual patient. |
| US11903828B2 |
Transcatheter prosthetic heart valve delivery system with lateral offset control
Delivery devices for a stented prosthetic heart valve. The delivery device includes a spindle, at least one cord, and a lateral control feature. The cord is tensioned to crimp the prosthesis to a compressed condition for delivery to a target site. Tension is lessened to allow the prosthesis to self-expand. In a tethered and expanded state in which the prosthesis has self-expanded and is connected to the spindle by the cord, the lateral control feature directs the spindle to a prescribed location relative to the prosthesis appropriate for a functional evaluation of the prosthesis. In some embodiments, the spindle is directed to a center of the prosthesis; in other embodiments, the spindle is held at a commissure of the prosthesis. The lateral control features of the present disclosure assume numerous forms. |
| US11903825B2 |
Replacement heart valve and method
A replacement heart valve has an expandable frame configured to engage a native valve annulus and a valve body mounted to the expandable frame. The valve body can have a plurality of valve leaflets configured to open to allow flow in a first direction and engage one another so as to close and prevent flow in a second direction, the second direction being opposite the first direction. |
| US11903820B2 |
Three-lens intraocular lens system
The present disclosure provides a three-lens IOL system including a first, anterior lens, a second, posterior lens rigidly connected to the first lens by at least one rigid member such that the second lens is a fixed distance from the first lens along an axis, a third, center, moveable lens positioned between the first lens and the second lens and adapted to move linearly along the axis anteriorly in a direction of the first lens or posteriorly in a direction of the second lens to change an optical power of the system, and an articulating actuator that contacts the moveable lens and a capsular bag of an eye when the IOL system is implanted in the capsular bag, the articulating actuator adapted to move the moveable lens linearly along the axis. |
| US11903819B2 |
Ophthalmic lenses having an extended depth of focus for improving intermediate vision
The present disclosure provides an ophthalmic lens (such as an IOL) that is designed to enhance depth of focus for intermediate vision performance, while maintaining distance vision. The lens may include an optic having an anterior surface and a posterior surface disposed about an optical axis. One of the surfaces (e.g., the anterior surface) may have a surface profile involving a superposition of at least three structures or profiles, including a base structure, a phase shift structure having an inner region, an outer region and a transition region, and a zonal structure having an inner power zone and an outer transition zone. |
| US11903818B2 |
Intraocular pseudophakic contact lenses and related systems and methods
An apparatus includes an intraocular pseudophakic contact lens having a first optical lens, multiple projections extending from the first optical lens, and multiple anchors partially embedded in or configured to pass through the projections. The anchors are configured to pierce lens material forming a second optical lens of an artificial intraocular lens in order to secure the intraocular pseudophakic contact lens to the artificial intraocular lens. Different portions of the first optical lens have different refractive powers such that a first portion of the first optical lens has a first refractive power and a second portion of the first optical lens has a second refractive power different from the first refractive power. |
| US11903817B2 |
Surgical device and method for implanting an artificial cornea
A surgical device for implanting an artificial cornea into an eye can comprise an installation tool comprising an implantation end for receiving a back portion of an artificial cornea. The installation tool can further comprise a drive nut positioned above the implantation end. The surgical device can further comprise a thumbscrew that is received within the drive nut. The thumbscrew can be rotatable relative to the drive nut to adjust a position of the thumbscrew. During an implantation procedure, the implantation end with the back portion of the artificial cornea positioned thereon can be inserted into the eye, and the thumbscrew can be rotated relative to the drive nut to interact against a front portion of the artificial cornea to lock the artificial cornea in place. |
| US11903816B2 |
Full contour breast implant
Full contour absorbable implants for breast surgery redistribute breast volume between the breast's upper and lower poles in exact and desirable ratios. The implants preferably redistribute breast volume so that the upper pole breast volume is 20-40% of the total volume, and the lower pole breast volume is 60-80% of the total volume. The implants are also designed to provide specific curvatures to the poles of the breast, and to angulate the nipple areolar complex slightly skyward so that the patient's nipple is positioned at an angle above the nipple meridian reference line. The implants are designed to be transitory, with sufficient strength retention to allow transition from support of the breast by the implant to support by regenerated host tissue growing in and around the implants, without any significant loss of support during or subsequent to remodeling. The implants may optionally be used with permanent breast implants. |
| US11903815B2 |
Implants assembled from skeletal polyhedron unit cells, coiled unit cells or mesh unit cells
Absorbable implants can be used to create volume and shape in soft tissues with regenerated tissue. The implants comprise lattices formed from multiple unit cells. Unit cells can be coils or springs, skeletal polyhedrons, foams, or structures derived from mesh and fiber. The implants may be coated or filled with cells and tissues, and preferably with autologous fat graft. The implants are particularly suitable for use in plastic surgery procedures, for example, to regenerate or augment breast tissue following mastectomy or in mastopexy procedures, and can provide an alternative to the use of permanent breast implants in these procedures. |
| US11903812B2 |
Ureteral stent
In some examples, a medical system including a stent configured to be positioned within a ureter of a patient. The stent includes one or more distal petals and/or one or more proximal petals resiliently biased to deploy radially outwards from a stent body. The stent may be configured to position the distal petals in a kidney of a patient and position the proximal petals in a bladder of the patient. The distal petals and/or proximal petals may be configured to resist a migration of the stent within the ureter. The stent may include suture configured to cause the distal petals and/or proximal petals to substantially to collapse for withdrawal of the stent. The medical system may include a sheath to retain the distal petals and/or proximal petals in a collapsed condition during, for example, implantation in the patient. |
| US11903811B2 |
Embolus blood clot filter removal system and method
A blood filter extraction system for extracting a blood filter from within a blood vessel. The system includes an extraction wire, or plurality of such wires, positioned within an elongated tubular member. A plurality of extraction wires coupled to the distal end of the extraction member each include a hook for engaging filter members. Alternatively, the extraction wires may be one or more wires configured in a helical shape which engage filter members when the extraction member is rotated. The system may also include an elongated tubular member with the distal end having a conical shape. To extract a filter, the extraction wires are then pushed out of the tubular member and into the filter members. The extraction member is then withdrawn or rotated so the wires engage and draw in the filter members, after which the catheter is pushed over the conical portion of the tubular member. |
| US11903810B2 |
Instrument for delivery or capture of a medical device in a blood vessel
Funnel-trap type delivery and/or retrieval devices for Inferior Vena Cava (IVC) filters or other medical implants are described in which the devices comprise two layers of braid with an axially support member. The support member may be interposed between braid layers or set inside the braid layers but interposed between heatset features. Delivery and/or retrieval devices, kits in which they are included, methods of use and methods of manufacture are all contemplated herein. |
| US11903802B2 |
Absorbent article and method for manufacturing same
In order to prevent degradation of appearance, prevent a decrease in flexibility, and improve non-elasticity in a non-stretchable region in an elastic film stretchable structure, the invention is characterized by having an elastic film stretchable structure (20X) formed by stacking an elastic film (30) between a first sheet layer (20A) and a second sheet layer (20B), wherein a region having the elastic film stretchable structure (20X) includes a non-stretchable region (70) and a stretchable region (80) provided at least at one side of the non-stretchable region (70) in a stretching and contracting direction, the stretchable region (80) being stretchable in the stretching and contracting direction, the first sheet layer (20A) and the second sheet layer (20B) are joined via through holes (31) penetrating the elastic film (30) at the large number of sheet bond portions (40) arranged at intervals, and the non-stretchable region (70) does not have a section in which the elastic film (30) linearly continues along the stretching and contracting direction, due to presence of the through holes (31), even though the elastic film (30) continues in the stretching and contracting direction. |
| US11903800B2 |
Transversely extensible continuous elastic laminate, and a method for producing the same
A transversally extensible elastic laminate including two continuous tab chains having respective continuous base portions sandwiched between two corresponding edge portions of two overlapped webs and a plurality of tabs extending from the respective base portions outside the two overlapped webs, wherein each tab has a respective micro-hook pad fixed to a planar surface, and wherein the planar surface of each tab has a portion which completely surrounds the respective micro-hook pad. |
| US11903797B2 |
Taping method for elicitation of skeleton muscle tone
A taping method that follows a specific set of rules based on anatomical and physiological patterns in humans. This taping method causes a change in skeletal muscle tone in the human body when tape is directly applied to the skin of the human body over the targeted muscles. This taping method will inhibit the muscle tone in the affected motor units that are underneath the tape applied in a specific inhibition method. This taping method will elicit the muscle tone in the affected motor units that are surrounded by the tape applied in a specific elicitation method. There are three different types of elicitation method patterns based on muscle size or groups of muscles, secondarily to the length tension relationship required for a muscle contraction. There is only one type of inhibition method. |
| US11903796B1 |
Bandage for pediatric analgesia
A bandage has a plurality of prongs extending from a portion of a bottom side of the bandage base. A depression region can be formed on the top side of the bandage base, opposite the plurality of prongs, where depressing the depression region can cause the prongs to interact with the user's skin, typically at a wound site. The depression region can be a raised dome having a button in a center region thereof, wherein depressing the raised dome beyond a given depth causes the raised dome to press the plurality of prongs against the skin of the user and automatically move back to its undepressed configuration. The prongs can have sufficient sharpness to create a slightly unpleasant sensation but can be dull enough not to create any damage to skin. Such counter irritation can provide an analgesic effect for the user. |
| US11903789B2 |
Systems and methods for determining a position for an orthodontic attachment
A method and a system for determining an orthodontic treatment plan including a tooth stripping step are provided. The method comprises: acquiring a 3D digital model of a first tooth and a second tooth of the subject, the second tooth being adjacent the first tooth; receiving a stripping request for stripping tooth material, from at least one of the first tooth along a first stripping plane and the second tooth along a second stripping plane; determining, along a surface of the first tooth, a first area of interest; determining, along the surface of the second tooth, a second area of interest; determining a distance between a first set of vertices associated with the first area of interest and a second set of vertices associated with the second area of interest; in response to the distance being greater than a predetermined distance threshold, denying, by the processor, the stripping request. |
| US11903783B2 |
Apparatus, systems and methods for dental treatments
A device, method, and system are provided for aiding the whitening of teeth. The device includes a mouthpiece suitable for implementing a dental treatment, wherein the mouthpiece includes one or more stock elastomeric dental cover layers suitable for forming and maintaining a treatment cavity having a vacuum fluid seal, wherein the dental cover layers includes a layer over the upper teeth and surrounding gums and/or a layer over the lower teeth and surrounding gums, wherein each of the layers includes one or more hardened sections for enabling selected/differential collapsibility when exposed to vacuum pressure; and one or more treatment supply layers wherein the treatment supply layer incorporates a heating unit for heating treatment materials and one or more flow channels in fluid communication with the treatment cavity so that the treatment supply layer can deliver and/or remove one or more treatment fluids from the one or more fluid sealed treatment cavities. |
| US11903780B2 |
Method for designing a dental component
A method for designing a dental component, specifically a restoration, a bite guard or an impression tray, comprising the steps of: measuring a dental situation; generating a 3D model of the dental situation; applying an artificial neural network for machine learning (convolutional neural network; CNN) to the 3D model of the dental situation and/or an initial 3D model of the dental component, and automatically generating a fully designed 3D model of the dental component, specifically the restoration, the bite guard or the impression tray. |
| US11903776B2 |
Utility rings for dental hygiene
The invention is an assortment of apparatuses to magnetically tether a dental hygienist's hand to the utility tubes and hoses commonly found in a dental office. In a preferred embodiment, this is a ring containing a magnet which is worn by the hygienist. This tethers him or her finger to a utility hose or tube, which has a clasp that contains a reciprocal magnet. In another embodiment, the invention is a finger hold which contains a magnet that tether to the utility hose or tube via the magnetized clasp. |
| US11903775B2 |
Surgical instrument mounted display system
A C-arm, or a mobile intensifier device, is one example of a medical imaging device that is based on X-ray technology. Because a C-arm device can display high-resolution X-ray images in real time, a physician can monitor progress at any time during an operation, and thus can take appropriate actions based on the displayed images. Monitoring the images, however, is often challenging during certain procedures, for instance during procedures in which attention must be paid to the patient's anatomy as well as a medical imaging device display. In an example, a surgical instrument assembly includes a processor, a surgical instrument configured to operate on an anatomical structure, and a display coupled to the processor and attached to the surgical instrument. The display can be configured to display visual information comprising X-ray images generated by a medical imaging device, depth gauge information generated by a depth gauge coupled to the surgical instrument, and trajectory information associated with various intramedullary nailing operations. |
| US11903769B2 |
First-order estimation method of shear wave velocity
A first-order estimation method of shear wave velocity, includes the steps of demodulating entry data, and obtaining a complex angle value, matrix average, offset matrix, displacement matrix and shear wave velocity. According to the method, the main contour of the displacement curve is extracted by the quadrature decomposition of matrix, thereby improving the signal quality of the shear wave estimation. Unlike conventional method which needs estimating twice, the shear wave displacement curve can be estimated directly to reduce estimation errors and improve estimation efficiency. |
| US11903759B2 |
Standalone flex circuit for intravascular imaging device and associated devices, systems, and methods
An intravascular imaging device is provided. In some embodiments, the intravascular imaging device includes a flexible elongate member sized and shaped for insertion into a vessel of a patient, the flexible elongate member having a proximal portion and a distal portion; and an imaging assembly disposed at the distal portion of the flexible elongate member, the imaging assembly including a flex circuit positioned directly around the flexible elongate member. In some embodiments, a method of assembling an intravascular imaging device includes obtaining a flex circuit including a first layer having a plurality of transducers and a second layer having an acoustic backing material; and positioning the flex circuit directly around a distal portion of a flexible elongate member. |
| US11903755B2 |
Non-contact angle measuring apparatus
A non-contact angle measuring apparatus includes a matter-wave and energy (MWE) particle source and a detector. The MWE particle source is used for generating boson or fermion particles. The detector is used for detecting a plurality peaks or valleys of an interference pattern generated by 1) the boson or fermion particles corresponding to a slit, a bump, or a hole of a first plane and 2) matter waves' wavefront-split associated with the boson or fermion particles reflected by a second plane, wherein angular locations of the plurality peaks or valleys of the interference pattern, a first distance between a joint region of the first plane and the second plane, and a second distance between the detector and the slit are used for deciding an angle between the first plane and the second plane. |
| US11903754B2 |
Monochromatic X-ray methods and apparatus
According to some aspects, an x-ray apparatus for imaging and/or radiation therapy is provided, the x-ray apparatus comprises an electron source capable of generating electrons, at least one first target arranged to receive electrons from the electron source, the at least one first target comprising material that, in response to being irradiated by the electrons, emits broad spectrum x-ray radiation, at least one second target arranged to receive at least some of the broad spectrum x-ray radiation, the at least one second target comprising material that, in response to irradiation by broad spectrum x-ray radiation from the first target, emits monochromatic x-ray radiation, and at least one detector positioned to detect at least some of the monochromatic x-ray radiation emitted from the at least one second target. According to some aspects, a relatively low cost, relatively small footprint x-ray apparatus for generating monochromatic x-ray radiation suitable for medical/clinical purposes and appropriate for use in existing medical facilities such as hospitals and/or small clinical settings is provided. |
| US11903745B2 |
Image processing apparatus
An image processing apparatus according to an embodiment includes processing circuitry. The processing circuitry is configured to obtain three-dimensional image data of a brain acquired by performing a magnetic resonance imaging process. The processing circuitry is configured to generate a projection image rendering a micro bleed or calcification occurring in the brain by performing a projecting process on the three-dimensional image data in a range limited on the basis of a shape of the brain. The processing circuitry is configured to output the projection image. |
| US11903744B2 |
Blood pressure and autoregulation monitoring
In some examples, a method includes receiving a signal indicative of a blood pressure of a patient and identifying at least one first portion of the signal comprising a first characteristic of the signal exceeding a first threshold. The method also includes identifying at least one first portion of the signal comprising a second characteristic of the signal exceeding a second threshold, the first characteristic being different than the second characteristic. The method further includes determining a filtered signal indicative of the blood pressure of the patient by excluding the at least one first portion and the at least one second portion from the signal. The method includes determining a set of mean arterial pressure values based on the filtered signal and determining an autoregulation status of the patient based on the set of mean arterial pressure values. |
| US11903742B2 |
Non-invasive non-contact system and method for measuring dyslipidemia condition using thermal imaging
System and method for measuring dyslipidemia condition of a subject using thermal imaging is disclosed. The disclosed system and method includes thermal sensors for capturing thermal images and/or videos of a body part; and a processing engine to detect a predefined region of the body part in each frame of the captured images and/or videos. The processing engine segments one or more portions from the predefined region in each frame of the captured images and/or videos to identify a ROI comprising arteries in the segmented portions. Based on the identified region of interest, the engine extracts pixel values, representing biosignals, from each frame of the captured images and/or videos to determine parameters associated with a rate of atherosclerotic, levels of lipids and lipoproteins, and hemodynamic factors of the subject. Further a risk score for the dyslipidemia condition based on the determined parameters using computational models is measured. |
| US11903741B2 |
Shockable heart rhythm classifier for defibrillators
Neural network based heart rhythm classifiers are described. The neural network is configured to receive an electrocardiogram segment and to output an indication of whether the electrocardiogram segment represents a heart rhythm that is suitable for treatment by a defibrillation shock. Preferably, the received electrocardiogram segment is not transformed or processed prior to its reception by the neural network and no features of the electrocardiogram are identified to the neural network. In some embodiments, the received electrocardiogram segment is the sole input to the neural network. In various embodiments, the neural network is configured to classify electrocardiogram segments obtained while CPR was being performed on the patient. Classifiers that output a characteristic of CPR are also described. Such outputs may include an indication of whether CPR was being performed while the ECG was being detected, compression depth, etc. The described classifiers are well suited for use in defibrillators. |
| US11903738B2 |
On-body microsensor for biomonitoring
A microsensor and method of manufacture for a microsensor, comprising an array of filaments, wherein each filament of the array of filaments comprises a substrate and a conductive layer coupled to the substrate and configured to facilitate analyte detection. Each filament of the array of filaments can further comprise an insulating layer configured to isolate regions defined by the conductive layer for analyte detection, a sensing layer coupled to the conductive layer, configured to enable transduction, and a selective coating coupled to the sensing layer, configured to facilitate detection of specific target analytes/ions. The microsensor facilitates detection of at least one analyte present in a body fluid of a user interfacing with the microsensor. |
| US11903731B2 |
Electrode array apparatus, neurological condition detection apparatus, and method of using the same
An apparatus for measuring patient data includes a frame having a plurality of electrode hubs. Each hub can include one or more electrode members. The frame can be configured to receive a head of a patient. Each of the electrode hubs can have a single electrode member or a plurality of electrode members that extend from or are connected to an outer member for contacting a scalp of the head of the patient. The outer member can have at least one circuit configured to transmit data received by at least one of the electrode members to a measurement device via a wireless communication connection (e.g. Bluetooth, near field communication, etc.) or a wired communication connection. |
| US11903730B1 |
Body fat measurements from a two-dimensional image
Described are systems and methods that use one or more two-dimensional (“2D”) body images of a body to determine body fat measurements of that body. For example, a standard 2D camera of a portable device, such as a cell phone, tablet, laptop, etc., may be used to generate one or more 2D body images of a user. Those 2D body images, or image, may be processed using the disclosed implementations to determine a body fat measurement of the body represented in the image. |
| US11903728B2 |
Methods of configuring medical notifications and related accessory devices
The present disclosure provides a method performed in an accessory device. The accessory device comprises an interface configured to communicate with one or more devices of an ostomy system. The interface comprises a display. The ostomy system comprises a monitor device, and/or an ostomy appliance configured to be placed on a skin surface of a user, wherein the ostomy appliance comprises the base plate. The method comprises displaying, on the display, a notification settings user interface comprising one or more control objects including a first control object, wherein the notification settings user interface is configured to adjust notification setting parameters of an ostomy user application. The method comprises while displaying the notification settings user interface, detecting, by contact, a first input directed to the first control object, in response to detecting the first input, in accordance with a determination that the first input meets one or more first control criteria: adjusting, based on the detected first input, a first notification setting parameter that corresponds to the first control object; and displaying an updated first control object in the notification settings user interface. |
| US11903727B2 |
Method and device for health devices and wearable/implantable devices
A method for power management of a wearable device or an implantable device comprising a sensor, the sensor configured for providing a physiological information of a user, the sensor being further configured to be operated in at least two power modes comprising a first power mode and a second power mode, wherein in the first power mode the physiological information of the user is gathered and in the second power mode the sensor consumes less power than in the first power mode, the method comprising: receiving a signal being indicative of whether a health device which is configured to treat a health condition of the user is in use, wherein the health device is positioned at a different location with respect to the user than the wearable device or the implantable device; and based on the signal operating the sensor for a time duration in the first power mode; and operating the sensor in the second power mode thereafter. |
| US11903724B2 |
Method and a system for detecting a respiratory event of a subject and a method for forming a model for detecting a respiratory event
A method for detecting a respiratory event of a subject comprises: receiving a bio-impedance measurement signal (S2) dependent on respiratory action from the subject; extracting (306) at least one time-sequence of the bio-impedance measurement signal (S2); and for each extracted time-sequence: comparing (308) the bio-impedance measurement signal (S2) with each of a plurality of machine learning models in an ensemble of machine learning models to form a set of predictions of occurrence of a respiratory event, wherein each prediction is based on comparing the bio-impedance measurement signal (S2) with one machine learning model, wherein each model correlates features of time-sequences of a bio-impedance measurement signal (S2) with presence of a respiratory event and wherein each model is trained on a unique data set of training time-sequences; deciding (310) whether a respiratory event occurs in the extracted time-sequence based on the set of predictions. |
| US11903720B2 |
System and method for detecting neurological disease
A system and method of detecting eye movements of a subject for the diagnosis of neurological disorders. The method includes tracking eye movements of the subject, identifying microsaccades from the tracked eye movements, and characterizing microsaccade dynamics of the identified microsaccades to determine one or more parameters, such as microsaccade direction, microsaccade velocity, microsaccade magnitude, microsaccadic peak velocity-magnitude relationship, microsaccade duration, and intersaccadic intervals. The method also includes comparing the one or more determined parameters with a corresponding control parameter, assessing the comparison to determine differences between the one or more determined parameters and the corresponding control parameters, and generating a report including the diagnosis of neurological disorder based on the assessment. |
| US11903719B2 |
Method and system for incorporating physiological self-regulation challenge into geospatial scenario games and/or simulations
A method of providing physiological self-regulation challenges prior to participating in a series of activities or exercises at a series of predefined locations includes determining a physiological goal associated with each location. A sensing device measures a physiological state of a user, and a mobile communication device communicates to a user whether or not the user has achieved the physiological goal for the challenge. The level of difficulty of the physiological goal may be reduced if the user does not meet the goal. The physiological goal may comprise a brain state that is conducive to learning, and the sensing device may be configured to measure brain state values representing cognitive engagement. Upon achievement of each physiological goal, the participant is provided with a reward such as information concerning the current predefined location and/or information concerning the next predefined location. |
| US11903718B2 |
Automatic noise signal interval detection method and device
An automatic noise signal interval detection method and device are provided, and the method includes receiving input data and generating initial data in a time-frequency domain, calculating power for each epoch for each channel of the initial data, generating a power graph for a specific frequency region of each channel based on the power for each epoch, generating a baseline based on an average of each channel value on the power graph, and determining, as a noise signal interval, an interval exceeding a predetermined threshold based on the baseline on the power graph. |
| US11903717B2 |
Random pinout catheter
A catheter is disclosed comprising: a connector including a plurality of first contacts and one or more second contacts; a shaft including a plurality of electrodes, each electrode being coupled to a different one of the plurality of first contacts; a memory coupled to at least one of the second contacts, wherein the memory is configured to: store a pinout map identifying an order in which the plurality of electrodes is coupled to the plurality of first contacts; and provide the pinout map to an external device via one or more of the second contacts after the connector is coupled to the external device. |
| US11903709B2 |
Fluid control devices and methods of using the same
A fluid control device includes an inlet configured to be placed directly or indirectly in fluid communication with a bodily fluid source and an outlet configured to be placed in fluid communication with a fluid collection device. The fluid control device has a first state in which a negative pressure differential produced from an external source such as the fluid collection device is applied to the fluid control device to draw an initial volume of bodily fluid from the bodily fluid source, through the inlet, and into a sequestration portion of the fluid control device. The fluid control device has a second state in which (1) the sequestration portion sequesters the initial volume, and (2) the negative pressure differential draws a subsequent volume of bodily fluid, being substantially free of contaminants, from the bodily fluid source, through the fluid control device, and into the fluid collection device. |
| US11903708B2 |
Switchable low voltage electrochemical sensing for interfering species rejection
A sensor implanted in tissues and including a sensing enzyme takes an electrical measurement and compares it to reference curves for the voltage current relationship. The sensor determines whether molecular compounds are present which interfere with the detection of the molecule of interest. If interfering species are found, the measurement voltage is set in a low range to reduce errors, while if the interfering species are not found, the measurement voltage is set in a high range to increase the detected signal. |
| US11903706B2 |
Detecting an analyte in a body fluid
A medical device for detecting at least one analyte in a body fluid is disclosed. The medical device comprises: at least one analyte sensor having an insertable portion adapted for at least partially being inserted into a body tissue of a user, at least one insertion cannula, wherein the analyte sensor at least partially is placed inside the insertion cannula; at least one housing, wherein the housing comprises at least one sensor compartment, wherein the sensor compartment forms a sealed compartment receiving at least the insertable portion of the analyte sensor, wherein the sealed compartment comprises at least one detachable upper cap and at least one detachable lower cap, wherein the detachable lower cap is configured for detachment before insertion, thereby opening the insertable portion for insertion, wherein the insertion cannula is attached to the detachable upper cap, wherein the detachable upper cap is configured for detachment after insertion, thereby removing the insertion cannula; and at least one electronics unit, wherein the analyte sensor is operably connected to the electronics unit, wherein the electronics unit comprises at least one interconnect device with at least one electronic component attached thereto, wherein the interconnect device fully or partially surrounds the housing. |
| US11903705B2 |
Detecting an analyte in a body fluid
A medical device for detecting at least one analyte in a body fluid is disclosed. The medical device comprises: at least one analyte sensor having an insertable portion adapted for at least partially being inserted into a body tissue of a user, at least one insertion cannula, wherein the analyte sensor at least partially is placed inside the insertion cannula; at least one housing, wherein the housing comprises at least one sensor compartment, wherein the sensor compartment forms a sealed compartment receiving at least the insertable portion of the analyte sensor, wherein the sealed compartment comprises at least one detachable upper cap and at least one detachable lower cap, wherein the detachable lower cap is configured for detachment before insertion, thereby opening the insertable portion for insertion, wherein the insertion cannula is attached to the detachable upper cap, wherein the detachable upper cap is configured for detachment after insertion, thereby removing the insertion cannula; and at least one electronics unit, wherein the analyte sensor is operably connected to the electronics unit, wherein the electronics unit comprises at least one interconnect device with at least one electronic component attached thereto, wherein the interconnect device fully or partially surrounds the housing. |
| US11903701B1 |
Enhanced SPO2 measuring device
An enhanced SPO2 measuring device which includes an optical SPO2 measurement subsystem, an RF SPO2 measurement subsystem, and an integration module that provides at least one of the following functions: a fusion module in which the optical data and RF data are fused to create new SPO2 data: a machine learning module that enhances the final SPO2 measurements; or an accuracy module that provides more accurate SPO2 data. |
| US11903697B2 |
System and method for mode switching
Systems and methods described provide dynamic and intelligent ways to change the required level of user interaction during use of a monitoring device. The systems and methods generally relate to real time switching between a first or initial mode of user interaction and a second or new mode of user interaction. In some cases, the switching will be automatic and transparent to the user, and in other cases user notification may occur. The mode switching generally affects the user's interaction with the device, and not just internal processing. The mode switching may relate to calibration modes, data transmission modes, control modes, or the like. |
| US11903690B2 |
Devices, systems, and methods for real-time monitoring of electrophysical effects during tissue treatment
Provided herein are devices, systems, and methods for monitoring lesion or treated area in a tissue during focal ablation or cell membrane disruption therapy. |
| US11903689B2 |
Non-invasive analyte sensor device
A non-invasive analyte sensor device that includes a sensor housing, and a decoupled antenna/detector array having at least one transmit antenna/element and at least one receive antenna/element. The sensor housing has a maximum length dimension no greater than 50 mm, a maximum width dimension no greater than 50 mm, a maximum thickness dimension no greater than 25 mm, and a total interior volume of no greater than about 62.5 cm3. In addition, the at least one transmit antenna/element and the at least one receive antenna/element have a maximum spacing therebetween that does not exceed 50 mm and a minimum spacing therebetween that is at least 1.0 mm, and the at least one transmit antenna/element and the at least one receive antenna/element are less than 95% coupled to one another, or less than 90% coupled to one another, or less than 85% coupled to one another, or less than 75% coupled to one another. |
| US11903688B2 |
Vascular flow diagnostic system
A diagnostic system includes one or more blood flow sensors adapted to contact but not penetrate the skin of the pedal arch and aligned with blood vessels of the pedal arch. Readings from the blood flow sensors are transformed into blood flow acceleration times, and the blood flow acceleration times are used to identify a blood flow pathology. |
| US11903685B2 |
Apparatus and method for estimating bio-information
An apparatus for estimating bio-information includes a sensor part configured to measure a pulse wave signal and a contact force of an object, while the object is in contact with the sensor part. The apparatus further includes a processor configured to extract a first feature from the measured pulse wave signal and the measured contact force, select one estimation model from a plurality of estimation models, based on a second feature of a user corresponding to the object, and estimate the bio-information, by inputting the extracted first features in the selected estimation model. |
| US11903683B2 |
Non-barometric determination of hemodynamic effects of cardiac arrhythmias using signals sensed by an implantable device
Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide methods, apparatus, and computer-readable media for determining hemodynamic stability in a subject. In one example method, an optical signal is transmitted via at least one optical fiber in a set of one or more optical fibers partially disposed in a heart of the subject, wherein the at least one optical fiber in the set is configured to bend with the mechanical movement of the heart. A reflected portion of the optical signal is received via the at least one optical fiber, wherein changes in at least one parameter of the received reflected portion of the optical signal are indicative of the mechanical movement of the heart. A hemodynamic stability of the heart is determined based on the received reflected portion. Hemodynamic stability of the subject may further be determined based on thermal, ultrasound, and/or impedance signals measured in or near the heart. |
| US11903680B2 |
Wearable-based health state verification for physical access authorization
Embodiments disclosed herein involve a wearable-based system that can help determine in a privacy-preserving manner whether a user is healthy (and thus poses low risk of contagiousness), and use determinations of this nature to grant passage through a doorway. In one embodiment, a wearable device takes measurements of a user comprising a photoplethysmogram signal (PPG signal) and a temperature measurement. A computer calculates a health score based on a difference between baseline measurements of the user, measured one or more days earlier, and more current measurements of the user. Additionally, the computer calculates an extent of similarity between characteristics of the PPG signal in the current measurements and characteristics of the PPG signal in the baseline measurements. The computer authorizes the user's passage through the doorway responsive to the health score reaching a first threshold and the extent of the similarity reaching a second threshold. |
| US11903679B2 |
Artificial intelligence-based robotic system for physical therapy
A robotic system includes retrieval of a priori stimulus based on an input that indicates a current health state and a target health state of a user. A set of test stimuli specific for the user is determined and a stimulus device is controlled to provide the set of test stimuli to the user. A first set of responses within the body of the user and a second set of responses discernible on the body of the user are determined, and a set of stimulus parameters for the stimulus device is calibrated based on the combination of the first set of responses, the second set of responses, the current health state, the target health state, and a trained AI-based system. A new stimulus is applied to a portion of the body of the user that shifts a condition of the user from the current health state towards the target health state. |
| US11903678B2 |
3-dimensional intraoral scanner
The present invention relates to a three-dimensional oral scanner. In particular, the present invention comprises: a case which can be drawn in and out of an oral cavity and has an opening formed in a manner such that the shape of the inside of the oral cavity (hereinafter, abbreviated as “image”) is introduced to the inside in the form of light through one end thereof; a pair of lenses disposed inside the case and spaced apart from each other in the width direction of the case so as to pass light incident from one end of the case in different paths; a pair of imaging boards having an imaging sensor for imaging the respective lights transmitted through the pair of lenses and disposed in close contact with a widthwise side wall and the other widthwise side wall of the case; and a pair of light path changing units arranged to change the respective paths of the lights transmitted through the pair of lenses toward the imaging board. As such, it is possible to manufacture an oral scanner to be slim overall, while providing the advantage of maximizing the utilization of the internal space of the oral scanner. |
| US11903675B2 |
Systems, methods, and apparatus for imaging of diffuse media featuring cross-modality weighting of fluorescent and bioluminescent sources
In certain embodiments, the invention relates to systems and methods for in vivo tomographic imaging of fluorescent probes and/or bioluminescent reporters, wherein a fluorescent probe and a bioluminescent reporter are spatially co-localized (e.g., located at distances equivalent to or smaller than the scattering mean free path of light) in a diffusive medium (e.g., biological tissue). Measurements obtained from bioluminescent and fluorescent modalities are combined per methods described herein. |
| US11903673B1 |
Systems and methods of a head mounted camera with fiber bundle for optical stimulation
Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to optical instruments and methods with a head mounted camera on a subject to provide a compact and lightweight solution to imaging specimen from the brain of a subject thereby providing closer proximity imaging with minimal or negligible effect to the subject's ability to physically move and rotate freely. The head mounted camera includes a light source for illuminating light through a beamsplitter to an image lens implant, which has been surgically inserted in the brain of the subject. The head mounted camera also includes an image sensor for imaging the top surface of the imaging lens implant and for capturing and transmitting images of neurons from deep inside the brain of the subject to the image sensor. |
| US11903671B2 |
Frequency modulated continuous wave radar system and identity and information detection method thereof
A frequency modulated continuous wave radar system includes at least one identity tag, respectively disposed next to at least one test subject; and a frequency modulated continuous wave radar identity recognition device, including an identity recognition control module, for controlling a test identity tag of the at least one identity tag to be turned on to generate a specific tag reflection signal corresponding to an identity frequency in response to a chirp signal; and a frequency modulated continuous wave radar, for transmitting the chirp signal and receiving at least one reflection signal of the at least one test subject and the specific tag reflection signal in response to the chirp signal, to calculate and determine that the specific tag reflection signal and a specific reflection signal of the at least one reflection signal are corresponding to an adjacent position information. The specific reflection signal is corresponding to test subject information. |
| US11903670B2 |
Temporary pacemaker systems and deployment systems
Devices and methods for the treatment of heart conditions, and other medical purposes, include cardiac pacing systems. For example, this document describes temporary transvenous endocardial pacemaker systems and devices for deploying such systems without the need for conventional imaging procedures. |
| US11903669B2 |
Sterile drape for robotic drive
A sterile barrier for a robotic drive comprises a first drive module configured to move moving along a longitudinal axis of a drive body. The sterile barrier comprises a first resilient member having a first free edge proximate the longitudinal axis. The first free edge adjacent the first drive module is resiliently biased away from and returned to the longitudinal axis as the first drive module moves along the longitudinal axis. |
| US11903667B2 |
Methods for actively engaging and disengaging teleoperation of a surgical robotic system
A method for engaging and disengaging a surgical instrument of a surgical robotic system including receiving a sequence of user inputs from one or more user interface devices of the surgical robotic system; determining, by one or more processors communicatively coupled to the user interface devices and the surgical instrument, whether the sequence of user inputs indicates an intentional engagement or disengagement of a teleoperation mode in which the surgical instrument is controlled by user inputs received from the user interface devices; in response to determining of engagement, transition the surgical robotic system into the teleoperation mode; and in response to determining of disengagement, transition the surgical robotic system out of the teleoperation mode such that the user interface devices are prevented from controlling the surgical instrument. |
| US11903665B2 |
Systems and methods for offscreen indication of instruments in a teleoperational medical system
A medical imaging system comprises a teleoperational assembly which includes a medical instrument including an instrument tip and an imaging instrument including an imaging instrument tip. The medical imaging system also comprises a processing unit including one or more processors. The processing unit may be configured to determine an instrument tip position for the instrument tip, determine an instrument tip position error relative to the imaging instrument, and determine at least one instrument tip bounding volume based on the determined instrument tip position, the determined instrument tip position error, and a ratio between an error radius of the instrument tip position error and a size of a display screen. |
| US11903661B2 |
Systems and methods for concomitant medical procedures
Systems and methods for performing concomitant medical procedures are disclosed. In one aspect, the method involves controlling a first robotic arm to insert a first medical instrument through a first opening of a patient and controlling a second robotic arm to insert a second medical instrument through a second opening of the patient. The first robotic arm and the second robotic arm are part of a first platform and the first opening and the second opening are positioned at two different anatomical regions of the patient. |
| US11903660B2 |
Surgical robotic system and control of surgical robotic system
Some embodiments are directed to a surgical robotic system for use in a surgical procedure, including a surgical arm having a movable arm part for mounting of a surgical instrument having at least one degree-of-freedom to enable longitudinal movement of the surgical instrument towards a surgical target. Some other embodiments are directed to a human machine interface for receiving positioning commands from a human operator for controlling the longitudinal movement of the surgical instrument, and an actuator configured for actuating the movable arm part to effect the longitudinal movement of the surgical instrument, and controlled by a processor in accordance with the positioning commands and a virtual bound. The virtual bound establishes a transition in the control of the longitudinal movement of the surgical instrument in a direction towards the surgical target. The virtual bound is determined, during use of the surgical robotic system, based on the positioning commands. |
| US11903658B2 |
Robotically assisted surgical system and related devices and methods
Disclosed herein are various robotic surgical systems having various robotic devices. Further, disclosed herein are removable coupleable connection ports, each of which can be coupled to a robotic device and a camera assembly that is disposed into and through the robotic device. Also disclosed herein are removable connection ports having at least one of a elongate device body coupling mechanism, a camera assembly coupling mechanism, and/or a presence detection mechanism. Further discussed herein is a camera assembly with at least one actuation mechanism for actuating movement of the steerable distal tip thereof. |
| US11903651B2 |
System and method for pre-operatively determining desired alignment of a knee joint
A joint alignment method comprises using imaging data of at least a portion of a leg to create a leg model, wherein the leg model includes a femur having medial and lateral condyles and a tibia having tibial plateaus that are configured to engage the medial and lateral condyles at a knee joint, displaying an image of the leg model for manipulation by a user, locating a pivot point within one of the medial or lateral condyles, and rotating, in the displayed image, the tibia with respect to the femur, about the pivot point, to obtain a desired knee joint articulation in a specified plane. |
| US11903649B2 |
Systems and methods for alignment of the eye for ocular imaging
An ocular alignment system for aligning a subject's eye with an optical axis of an ocular imaging device comprising one or more guide light and one or more baffle configured to mask the one or more guide light from view of the subject such that the one or more guide light is only visible to the subject when the eye of the subject is aligned with the optical axis of an ocular imaging system. |
| US11903646B2 |
Ophthalmic apparatus, method of controlling the same, method of ophthalmic optical coherence tomography, and recording medium
An ophthalmic apparatus of an embodiment example applies an OCT scan to an anterior segment and constructs an image from acquired data. Further, the ophthalmic apparatus analyzes the image to detect an artifact along an A-scan direction and moves an OCT optical system based on the artifact. Also, the ophthalmic apparatus analyzes the image to detect a corneal image and judges whether an intersection between the artifact and the corneal image is located within a predetermined area. In addition, the ophthalmic apparatus calculates an image quality evaluation value of the image, and controls the OCT optical system to perform an OCT scan of a predetermined pattern if the intersection is located within the area and the image quality evaluation value is equal to or greater than a predetermined threshold. |
| US11903645B2 |
Method and system for measuring binocular alignment
Embodiments of the invention include a method to determine a binocular alignment, the method comprising: measuring a disassociated phoria of a first eye and a second eye of a patient at an apparent distance; and determining an accommodative convergence of the first eye and the second eye at the apparent distance using the measured disassociated phoria. In other embodiments, a system to determine a binocular alignment comprises a stereo display, for a projection of images for a first eye and a second eye; an accommodation optics, to modify the projection of the images according to an apparent distance; an eye tracker, to track an orientation of the first eye and the second eye; and a computer, coupled to the stereo display, the accommodation optics and the eye tracker, to manage a determination of the binocular alignment. |
| US11903641B1 |
Apparatus and techniques for surgical laser delivery
Apparatus and techniques described herein can include delivery of a surgical laser beam for tissue excision or to facilitate hemostasis. The surgical laser beam can be generated, for example, using an ultrafast laser source. Such an approach can provide non-invasive treatment in relation to, for example, aerodigestive anatomy, such as for treatment of laryngeal, oropharyngeal, bronchial, and oral cavity tissues. Other generally available laser sources and their associated treatments may present various drawbacks making them less suitable for treatment for laryngeal, pharyngeal or bronchial pathologies, and use of the apparatus and techniques described herein can address such drawbacks. |
| US11903640B2 |
Robot-assisted laser surgical system
A system for working biological tissue, the system comprising: a tool comprising a laser operable to perform at least one action of work; positioning means for positioning the tool relative to the biological tissue to perform the at least one action of work; a controller; storage storing electronic program instructions for controlling the controller; and an input means; wherein the controller is operable, under control of the electronic program instructions, to: receive input via the input means; process the input and, on the basis of the processing, control the positioning means and the tool to work the biological tissue. |
| US11903639B2 |
Flexible distal-end assembly with double-sided electrode array and irrigation
A medical probe includes a shaft and an expandable flexible distal-end assembly. The shaft is configured for insertion into a cavity of organ of a patient. The expandable flexible distal-end assembly, which is fitted at a distal-end of the shaft, includes a flat flexible backing sheet, including irrigation channels, and two flexible substrates having respective arrays of electrodes disposed thereon, the substrates attached one on either side of the backing sheet. |
| US11903631B2 |
Electrosurgery blade and electrosurgery blade assembly
Electrosurgery blades including electrosurgery blade assemblies having argon beam capability. The electrosurgery blade includes a non-conductive planar member having opposite planar sides and a sharp cutting tip and a conductive layer located on one or both of the opposing planar sides of the non-conductive layer. In embodiments of the electrosurgery blade assemblies having argon beam capability, the electrosurgery blade assembly includes a non-conductive tube member having a hollow tubular shaped opening and a slot where at least a portion of the conductive layer of the electrosurgery blade is positioned within the slot of the non-conductive tube member. |
| US11903626B2 |
Fastener
A fastener includes an elongate fastener body defining a longitudinal axis substantially central thereto. The fastener body has a continuous outer fastener shell laterally surrounding the longitudinal axis. The fastener shell longitudinally separates a fastener head end and a fastener tip end. A tool-engaging feature is provided on the fastener head end. A plurality of teeth are located on the fastener shell and extend substantially laterally outward from the longitudinally axis. The fastener shell is comprised of at least one undulate face and at least one substantially flat face. The plurality of teeth are located only on the undulate faces. Each tooth is longitudinally separated from adjacent teeth along an undulate face. A method of installing the fastener into a receiving structure is also described. |
| US11903624B2 |
Orthopedic implants with variable angle bone screw locking
An orthopedic implant has a plate and bone screws. Configured bone screw pockets of the plate provide variable angling and positional locking of a received bone screw relative. Each bone screw includes distal threads, a neck, and a dual threaded head. The plate has a bone screw pocket on a distal end, a bone screw pocket on a proximal end, and a strut extending between the two bone screw pockets. The bone screw pockets are at least generally cup shaped for receipt of a bone screw. The lower periphery of the opening of each bone screw pocket has an arrangement of configured prongs with configured openings to receive threading on the underside of the dual threaded head of the bone screw. The prongs can preferably, but not necessarily, deform slightly and grab onto the threading of the bone screw head to lock the bone screw in the bone screw pocket. Each prong can act independently. |
| US11903621B2 |
Rod reduction device and method of use
Provided is a novel rod reducing device including a screw jack mechanism that is moveably engaged with an elongated grasping fork assembly, the screw jack mechanism having an elongated threaded portion, the elongated threaded portion being connected at its most distal end to a rod contact member, which is positioned in sliding circumferential contact with each of the two opposing elongated grasping members and the most proximal end of the elongated threaded portion terminating in a controlling member, which can be activated in a measured and controlled manner. A method of using the device is also provided. |
| US11903617B1 |
Spinal implant system and methods of use
A spinal implant comprises a collar, and a collet including an outer surface and an inner surface. The collet is connectable with a shaft. A crown includes a surface configured for disposal of a spinal rod. The collet is disposed with the collar such that the inner surface frictionally engages the spinal rod to capture the spinal rod with the crown. In some embodiments, implants, systems, instruments and methods are disclosed. |
| US11903616B2 |
Fixation clamp with spacer
A clamping device of an external fixation system that has a jaw set with a passage at one end configured to hold an element from a first range of sizes and a second passage configured to hold an element from a different range of sizes. The jaw set includes a first jaw, a second jaw, and a slider interposed between the first and second jaws that moves to a first position when the first element is located in the first passage and to a second position when the second element is located in the second passage. |
| US11903610B2 |
Surgical cannula and methods of use
A cannula comprising a monolithic, flexible body having a central passageway bounded by a first flange and a second flange, the central passageway having an irregular shape and a diaphragm positioned therein, the first diaphragm having the same irregular shape and including at least one first diaphragm slit, and a second diaphragm positioned adjacent to or at one of the first or second flanges and having at least one second diaphragm slit. |
| US11903607B2 |
Flexible surgical device for tissue removal
An elongate tool with a cutting end. In some embodiments the end is bendable. Optionally, the end is bendable between two cutting edges. Optionally or alternatively, the end includes both a forward cutting edge and a side cutting edge. The tool may be sized for hand-held use, with control from outside the body, for treating a spinal stenosis. |
| US11903601B2 |
Surgical instrument comprising a plurality of drive systems
A surgical instrument is disclosed comprising a plurality of drive systems and one or more shifting systems. The functionality of the surgical instrument is controlled by the shifting systems. |
| US11903600B2 |
Medical handle
A retrieval device attachable to a scope includes a handle which has an attachment portion configured to couple the handle to the scope; a shaft coupled to the handle having a wire immovably coupled to the handle; and a sheath movable relative to the handle over the wire between a distal position and a proximal position via an actuator of the handle. The actuator actuates a slider assembly of the handle. The slider assembly is coupled to the sheath and movable relative to the attachment portion to move the sheath and an expandable end effector coupled to the distal end of the wire. The end effector is movable between a collapsed configuration when the sheath is moved distally to the distal position to cover the end effector and an expanded configuration when the sheath is moved proximally to the proximal position, uncovering the end effector. |
| US11903598B2 |
Bone displacement system and method
A bone displacement system includes a body having a first arm and a second arm. The first arm is connected to a first leg configured to engage a plate configured to be located on a first bone portion. The second arm is connected to a second leg configured to be connected to a second bone portion. A force application fixture is coupled to the first arm and the first leg and configured to apply a force between the first arm and the first leg. The plate has screw holes aligned to allow screws to connect the plate to the first bone portion and the second bone portion after a movement of the first bone portion relative to the second bone portion by the force applied by the force application fixture. |
| US11903595B2 |
Surgical alignment by magnetic field gradient localization
A three dimensional magnetic sensor attached to a surgical nail is located based on an applied monotonic magnetic field gradient. Another three dimensional magnetic sensor locates a surgical drill. A display generates a real time image of the relative alignment of the surgical drill and of the surgical nail, allowing a surgeon to repair bone fractures. |
| US11903592B2 |
Data modules for surgical instruments
In general, data modules for surgical instruments and methods of using data modules for surgical instruments are provided. In an exemplary embodiment, a data module is configured to be removably attached to a powered surgical tool such as an electrosurgical tool. The data module is a standalone device including electronic components that are configured to, with the data module attached to the electrosurgical tool, interact with the electrosurgical tool. |
| US11903587B2 |
Adjustment to the surgical stapling control based on situational awareness
A method of adjusting a staple parameter of a surgical stapling instrument is disclosed. The method includes determining, by a control circuit of the surgical stapling instrument, a first stroke length for a first staple driver of the surgical stapling instrument to drive a first row of staples of a circular stapling head assembly of the surgical stapling instrument; detecting, by the control circuit, a malformed staple in the first row of staples; adjusting, by the control circuit, the staple parameter, based on the detection of the malformed staple; and determining, by the control circuit, a second stroke length for a second staple driver of the surgical stapling instrument to drive a second row of staples of the circular stapling head assembly. |
| US11903582B2 |
Leveraging surfaces for cartridge installation
A surgical device having at least one rotary input screw in the end effector is provided. A rotary input screw can extend through a central longitudinal portion of the end effector. The end effector can include an improved closure system, firing systems, leveraging and alignment features between the staple cartridge and the surgical device, staple cartridges having multi-staple drivers, single-firing knifes and lockout/safety features for the same, and/or modified staple patterns, for example. Certain components can be 3D-printed components. |
| US11903581B2 |
Methods for stapling tissue using a surgical instrument
A surgical instrument comprising a firing member driven by an electric motor is disclosed. The surgical instrument comprises a control system configured to evaluate the duty cycle of the electric motor and adjust the speed of the firing member based on the detected duty cycle of the electric motor. |
| US11903577B2 |
Knot tying accessory
Devices for easily and quickly tying complex suture knots are disclosed. The knot tying accessories described herein provide a means for introducing a complex knot pattern into a bight of suture using a device body and a guide thread. The device body includes system for maintaining the guide thread and suture in a convoluted pathway, either with the use of channels, protrusions, or a combination of both within its interior, on its exterior, or both. The guide thread may include a coupler at one end for holding a suture end while the guide thread leads the suture through the convoluted path defined within the guide body. Pull tabs may also be included to aid with exchanging the guide thread for the suture ends. |
| US11903576B2 |
Suturing device and methods of use thereof
The present disclosure includes a suturing device including: a fixed arm having a fixed jaw including a first grasping slot configured to receive a needle; a movable arm coupled to a movable jaw including a second grasping slot configured to receive the needle, the movable arm configured to pivot relative to the fixed arm to pivot the movable jaw relative to the fixed jaw until the needle is received in the first grasping slot and the second grasping slot; and a needle transfer mechanism configured to grasp the needle in the first grasping slot or the second grasping slot. In some aspects, the suturing device includes a safety member configured to control when the movable arm moves. The present disclosure includes a loading apparatus including a loading slot configured to receive a fixed jaw and a slider configured to move the needle towards into the fixed jaw. |
| US11903572B2 |
Surgical instruments, systems, and methods with optical sensors
Medical or surgical devices, instruments, systems, and methods for use in optically sensing loads acting on a patient's anatomy may include a surgical device or instrument configured for insertion to a surgical site and an interrogator coupled to the surgical device or instrument via an optical fiber having a sensing area at a location of the surgical device or instrument at which a load is to be sensed. The measured load may be used as being indicative of a load acting on a patient's anatomy. Such measured or determined load may be used to make decisions before, during, or after a patient procedure. |
| US11903564B2 |
Image sensor synchronization without input clock and data transmission clock
The disclosure extends to systems and methods for reducing the area of an image sensor by reducing the imaging sensor pad count used for data transmission and clock generation. |
| US11903562B2 |
Encasement platform for smartdevice for attachment to endoscope
A case or encasement for use with a smartdevice, such as a smartphone or tablet and an endoscope is disclosed. The encasement includes a power supply, logic for controlling wireless communications, a light source, and other accessories, for use with an endoscope. In an embodiment, the encasement includes a power supply that may be used to charge a smartdevice, power a light source and a wireless communications module. Other embodiments include a mechanism for communicating between the smartdevice and the encasement to control the light source and any other accessories coupled to the encasement. |
| US11903561B2 |
Surgical systems and devices, and methods for configuring surgical systems and performing endoscopic procedures, including ERCP procedures
Embodiments relate to surgical systems and methods. The system includes a main assembly having an IMU subsystem, camera, scope head assembly, and processor. Processor processes images and IMU information, including determining whether images include a distal end of the scope head assembly and a cannulation target. Responsive to a determination that images include the distal end of the scope head assembly, the processor generates 3-dimensional position of distal end of the scope head assembly. When images are determined to include the cannulation target, the processor generates 3-dimensional positions of the cannulation target. Processor also generates predictions of one or more real-time trajectory paths for the distal end of the scope head assembly to cannulate the cannulation target. |
| US11903559B2 |
Surgeon controlled endoscope device and method
A medical apparatus including an endoscopic tool including first and second members longitudinally slidable relative to each other; and a control connected to a proximal end of the endoscopic tool. The control includes a housing and an actuation mechanism. The actuation mechanism is longitudinally slidably connected to the housing. The actuation mechanism has the first member and/or the second member connected thereto. The housing includes a connector configured to removably connect the housing to a control section of an endoscope. |
| US11903558B2 |
Intracardiac imaging catheter
A direct intracardiac imaging catheter capable of entering chambers of the heart and providing an image through a vein or an artery percutaneously, or through direct access during open surgery. The intracardiac imaging catheter apparatus is a small optical fiber imaging system. The catheter is deflectable and capable of navigating within all heart chambers to acquire detailed images, and adjacent large vessels during percutaneous cardiac procedures. The catheter can access the arterial system to acquire blood vessel images. It can pass through the intra-atrial septum (foramen ovale) for cardiac procedures in the left chambers and large vessels adjacent the left heart, including pulmonary veins and the aorta. During open heart surgery, images can be provided from hard to access regions including the back of the heart during off pump cardiac surgery. The apparatus includes balloon tip that can be inflated and deflected based the movement of catheter. |
| US11903557B2 |
Endoscope for imaging in nonvisible light
An endoscope. One or more image sensors are designed to capture image data in visible light. One or more image sensors are designed to capture image data in a nonvisible portion of the electromagnetic spectrum. An insertion shaft is designed to support the visible and nonvisible image sensors at or near a distal tip with sufficient rigidity to permit guidance to a surgical site in a human body. Image processing software is trained through machine learning to enhance image quality of at least the nonvisible portion of the image, and to present the enhanced nonvisible image as a real-time, visible presentation to a surgeon. A handle has electronics for drive of illumination circuitry and to receive imaging signal from the imaging circuitry. A joint between the proximal handle portion and the insertion shaft is designed to separably connect the insertion shaft to the proximal handle portion. When separated, the joint permits removal of the insertion shaft for disposal and replacement. |
| US11903551B2 |
Floor cleaner
A floor cleaner with an air inlet, an air outlet, a suction motor, and a filter. The filter includes a first media layer, a second media layer, an end cap, and an annular cap. The first media layer and the second media layer extend along a filter axis between the end cap and the annular cap. The filter is compressible along the filter axis between the end cap and the annular cap. |
| US11903549B2 |
Apparatus and methods for safely collecting and disposing of sharps waste
A vacuuming apparatus for collecting and disposing of sharps waste is disclosed. The sharps waste may include a used hypodermic needle. The vacuuming apparatus includes a passageway including a sidewall defining an interior chamber. The passageway includes an open suction end and an open nozzle end dimensioned to receive the sharps waste. The vacuuming apparatus includes a discharge port located at the suction end and in gaseous communication with a container, such as a used sharps container. The vacuuming apparatus includes a fan, that when operated, is configured to move air from the open nozzle end to the suction end and into the container such that the sharps waste may be moved in an airstream from a surface proximate to the open nozzle end into the container. |
| US11903542B2 |
Cleaning article with double bonded tow tufts
A cleaning article defining an XY plane and a Z direction perpendicular to the plane. The cleaning article has discrete tufts of tow fibers disposed on a carrier sheet. The discrete tufts have bond lines external to the tufts. The bond lines interrupt the Z-direction thickness of the tufts, to provide channels for improved collection and retention of debris from a target surface. |
| US11903538B2 |
Surface cleaning apparatus
A surface cleaning apparatus having a suction source defining a portion of a working air path and a fluid delivery system includes at least one fluid distributor, a fluid supply path, a first pump in the fluid supply path, and a second pump in the fluid supply path. The pumps are operable to effect dispensing cleaning fluid at different volumetric flow rates. |
| US11903533B2 |
Drying apparatus and related methods
A drying apparatus includes a body and a rotatable foot pad located on the lower part of the body to dry a user's feet. An air inlet is provided, and a flow generator to receive inlet air from the air inlet and generate an airflow to the top surface of the foot pad. |
| US11903530B2 |
Hanging apparatus for bathing accessories
Various hanging assemblies are disclosed. The hanging assembly can be configured to hold a bathing accessory, such as a loofa or a bath sponge, to more effectively dry the bathing accessory between uses. The hanging assembly can include a hanging apparatus and an adhesive component configured to adhere the hanging apparatus to a surface, such as a shower wall. The hanging assembly can include a base portion, a hook portion, and an intermediate portion extending between the base portion and the hook portion. The base portion can include a proximal side opposite a distal side. The adhesive component can be applied to the proximal side of the base portion to adhere the hanging apparatus to the surface. |
| US11903527B2 |
Foodware system having visual-stimulating, sensing, and wireless-communication components, and method of using with a plurality of dining plates
An active foodware system includes a visual-stimulating component for displaying information related to a plurality of sensing components, such as load cells, sensing weight of food on respective dining surfaces of supporting dining plates. A mechanical structure supports and positions the dining plates in a constrained relationship to each other, and cavities in the mechanical structure may unattachedly mate with the dining plates. A wireless communication component wirelessly sends weight data to the visual-stimulating component, such as a mobile phone or tablet computer. The system is configured to determine calories of the food, and the system may include a camera for sensing the food or a diner. The visual-stimulating component may display information other than information provided by a scale, and auditory and haptic stimuli may also be provided. |
| US11903526B2 |
Interlocking blending system
A blender system that includes a base that is selectively and operatively engaged with a container is shown and described herein. The base may include a near field communications chip that may communicate with a near field communications chip of a container. The base also includes a motor that is selectively and operatively engaged with a blade disposed within the container. |
| US11903520B2 |
Damping device, cooker, and device having damping structure
The present invention discloses a damping device, a cooker and a device having a damping structure, wherein the damping device is arranged between a main body and a cover body, comprising a rotary member fixed on the cover body; a fixed member fixed on the main body, the fixed member being a hollow body having openings at two ends, the rotary member being nested in the hollow body, one of the rotary member and an inner side wall of the hollow body being provided with a friction member, the other one being provided with an elastic piece; during the process of opening the cover body, the elastic piece is slidably fitted with the friction member and generates varying frictional resistance during sliding. |
| US11903518B2 |
Coffee holder
A coffee holder includes a holder body and a holder lid. The holder body includes a holder base, a holder sidewall extending from the base and defining an interior configured to receive loose coffee, and an open receiving end opposite the base. The holder lid is configured to engage the holder body to cover the open receiving end. The holder lid includes a recessed portion that extends into the holder body interior when the holder lid engages the holder body, and a passage in the recessed portion configured to allow fluid to flow into the holder body interior from the recessed portion. |
| US11903510B2 |
Extendable rail
Provided is an extendable rail, comprising a main rail and an auxiliary rail arranged in parallel with the main rail, the main rail is shifted in longitudinal direction relative to the auxiliary rail, wherein the main rail is configured with a driving wheel and a first reverse wheel; the auxiliary rail is configured with a second reverse wheel, a first guiding wheel and a second guiding wheel arranged inside; a belt loop with fixed length wraps around the driving wheel, the first reverse wheel, the first guiding wheel, the second reverse wheel, the second guiding wheel, and the driving wheel in turn. The total length of the extendable rail can be adjusted according to the practical needs of consumers by adjusting the length of the overlapped area of the main rail and the auxiliary rail, which provides easy adjustment, high universal applicability and operation performance without size customization. |
| US11903508B2 |
Wrinkle pillow
A wrinkle pillow, comprising two lobes each comprising a top, a bottom, and a side; a tapered indentation joining the two lobes, wherein the two lobes and the tapered indentation form an exterior comprising an hourglass shape, and further wherein the tapered indentation comprising a top, a bottom, and a side; and a filling. |
| US11903503B2 |
Hanger device
A hanger is provided that remains relatively stable and does not rotate in a direction a hanging rod extends from which the hanger is suspended. The hanger comprises a top hook which is configured with multiple straight sides with adjacent straight sides connected at angles, wherein two adjacent sides are connected at an angle via a high point, wherein the high point is a highest point of the top hook. The two adjacent straight sides connected via the high point are arranged to contact the hanging rod on opposing sides when suspended from the hanging rod. The top hook is connected to one or more arms which are connected to base. The base includes a wavy portion which includes one or more peaks and one or more low points, wherein a first low point is configured at a midpoint of the base and the first low point is in line with the high point of the top along a centerline. |
| US11903501B1 |
Wine bottle holder
The present disclosure provides a wine bottle holder. The wine bottle holder includes a bracket configured for placing a wine bottle, a base configured for supporting the bracket, and a first illumination module. The bracket is arranged on the base. The first illumination module is arranged on the bracket and extends along an extension direction of the bracket. The first illumination module is configured for emitting illumination light to irradiate on the wine bottle placed on the bracket. |
| US11903485B1 |
Lift chair mechanism with zero-gravity position options
A lift and recliner mechanism for use in seating units is provided that allows the ottoman to be extended independently of the back recline. In some aspects, the seat pitch is changed through a linkage as the ottoman extends, and as the back reclines. In other aspects, the seat pitch is changed using a separate motor. The seating unit can be moved to a lifted position, a TV position, a fully-reclined position, or a zero-gravity position with the ottoman partially extended, the seat pitch partially changed and the back partially reclined. |
| US11903483B1 |
Foldable storage device
This invention discloses a storage device which consists of one drawer and one shell. The shell consists of one top panel and two side panels. Each side of the top panel offers a downward protruding wall. There are at least two downward-protruding, front-to-back-extending positioning plates located on the bottom edges of the two protruding walls of the top panels of the shell. The top ends of the two side panels are pivotally connected to the protruding walls on the corresponding sides of the top panels. Each of the positions at which the top sides of the two side panels connect to the positioning plates has a front-to-back-extending long groove. When in the standing form, the two side panels can slide backwards against the top panel, allowing each positioning plate to slide into their corresponding long grooves. |
| US11903476B2 |
Information processing apparatus, method of controlling information processing apparatus, and method of generating learning model
A nail application causes an information processing apparatus to function as a user information input unit that acquires user information, an image display control unit that acquires image data of a finger inclusive of a nail of a user, and a nail detection unit that detects a nail area based on data indicating the nail area in the image data to be outputted from a nail detection model as a consequence of inputting the image data and the user information to the nail detection model. |
| US11903475B2 |
Visual tweezers and tweezers assembly
The present disclosure provides visual tweezers, includes a first shell, a first clamping arm rotatably connected to an end portion of the first shell, a second clamping arm rotatably connected to an end portion of the first shell and forming a clamping structure with the first clamping arm, and a push block slidably connected to the first clamping arm and the second clamping arm and configured to control opening and closing angles of the first clamping arm and the second clamping arm during sliding, wherein a first sliding slot is formed in the first clamping arm; a second sliding slot is formed in the second clamping arm; an angle between an extending direction of the first sliding slot and an extending direction of the second sliding slot is an acute angle. |
| US11903471B2 |
Re-usable shipping tag for baggage
A re-usable shipping tag that securely attaches to a handle of a baggage item, and allow a courier shipping label to be easily read and scanned. A zippered PVC transparent window affixed to the web of the shipping tab allows the courier shipping label or air bill to be easily scanned and read. A buckled strap permits the neck portion to be secured to the baggage handle. |
| US11903470B1 |
Luggage case
A luggage case is provided, and the luggage case includes a case body, a pull rod assembly, and a placing assembly. The placing assembly includes a fixing plate fixedly connected to the pull rod assembly and a rotatable plate rotatably connected to the fixing plate. The case body is provided with a first accommodating cavity, and the pull rod assembly is telescopically connected to the case body; in a situation that the pull rod assembly contracts, the placing assembly enters the first accommodating cavity, and in a situation that the pull rod assembly extends, the placing assembly extends out of the first accommodating cavity. When the pull rod assembly contracts into the case body, the placing assembly is located in the first accommodating cavity, the luggage case is designed artistically, and the placing assembly does not contact with external objects to prevent the placing assembly from being damaged. |
| US11903468B2 |
Mechanical wallet
A mechanical wallet or cardholder can be opened using one hand by sliding a top or second plate along rails parallel to a bottom or first plate. A card arm forces cards in the cardholder (i.e., located between the first and second plates) out a second end of the cardholder in a fanned or stepped fashion. A magnet in the card arm and in a first end of the frame (opposite the second end of the cardholder and frame) cooperate to return and retain the card arm and first plate in the closed position. A card lock at the second end of the frame retains cards in the cardholder when the cardholder is in the closed position and allows the cards to be pushed from the second end of the cardholder by the card arm when the second plate is moved to the open position. |
| US11903465B2 |
Umbrella having anti-inversion mechanism
An umbrella includes an anti-inversion mechanism that is configured to apply to each rib assembly a force that counters an inversion force that is applied to the umbrella. The anti-inversion mechanism includes a first rib joint that is coupled to first and second ribs, a first elongated member that is coupled to the first rib joint and a second elongated member that is coupled to the first elongated member and to the distal rib. The first rib joint includes an inner slot and the first elongated member comprises a wire having a bent clip portion at a first end of the wire, the bent clip portion being received within the inner slot and being biased against a floor of the inner slot resulting in the wire being attached to the first rib joint. |
| US11903461B2 |
Jewelry clasp
A jewelry clasp includes a clasp shell enclosing a spacing, the clasp shell having a first opening for slidably receiving a first end of an elongated member; and a spring-biased push button slidably received in the spacing through a second opening, the button being slidable between a releasing state and a locking state, wherein the button has a hole for receiving the first end of the elongated member when the first end is received through the first opening of the clasp shell, wherein the push button further comprises a stopper, the stopper releasing the first end of the elongated member when the button is in the releasing state; and a magnet exerting a magnetic force which, when the first end of the elongated member includes a magnetic material, acts to pull said first end of the elongated member through the first opening and into the hole of the button. |
| US11903458B1 |
Riveting multi-directional closure
A riveting multi-directional closure includes a female part releasably engagable with a male part. The female part and the male part of the closure may each be riveted to a piece of the garment or article in any orientation without adversely affecting the efficacy of the closure. Embodiments of the closure include a hybrid of plastic and metal components, and a pair of complementary magnets, providing fast, sturdy, and secure attachment to the article, as well as comfort and ease of manipulation to a user. The female part and the male part include a plate with prongs for piercing the article, and a slot ring for receiving the prongs. The closure is attachable to the article by sandwiching the article between the plate and the slot ring and riveting the prongs within the slot ring. |
| US11903456B2 |
Flat bracelet clip
A clip (100) for being strung on a bracelet and/or a necklace, said bracelet or necklace comprising an elongate member with a flat cross-sectional shape and with a first substantially flat major surface and a second substantially flat major surface. |
| US11903455B2 |
Female buckling component for magnetic buckling assembly
A female buckling component for a magnetic buckling assembly. A female locking portion comprises at least one resilient arm and at least one engaging head integrally formed with the at least one resilient arm. The at least one resilient arm drives the at least one engaging head to move when the at least one resilient arm is resiliently deformed. The female buckling component also comprises an installation chamber inside a middle portion of the female buckling component, a female magnetic component installed in the installation chamber, and at least one operating component movably disposed on the female buckling component and coupled to the at least one resilient arm of the female locking portion to resiliently deform the at least one resilient arm and thereby move the at least one engaging head. |
| US11903453B2 |
System for providing user-customized last and method therefor
The present invention discloses a tilting controller that measures foot-related human biomechanical data. The tilting controller for measuring foot-related human biomechanical data includes a mechanism having a foot hold on which a rear foot portion is placed, and a control module that tilts the foot hold by controlling the mechanism portion. |
| US11903451B2 |
Reel based closure system
A reel based closure device includes a housing, a tension member, a spool that is rotatably positioned within the housing, and a tightening component that is positioned axially above the spool and that is operably coupled therewith so that an operation of the tightening component causes the spool to rotate within the housing to wind the tension member about the spool. The reel based closure device also includes a coupling component that is separate from the tension member and that frictionally engages with a distal end of the tension member so that the coupling component is removably fixed to the tension member. The spool component includes a coupling feature within which the coupling component is positioned to attach the tension member to the spool. |
| US11903446B2 |
Image registration for printing
A method for printing on an article can include positioning an article and a fiducial within a field of view of an image sensor. The method can also include generating an image of the article and the fiducial, using the fiducial to determine a print location on the article, and printing a graphic on the article at the print location. A method for printing on an article additionally or alternatively can include transforming a graphic using a shape model to produce a transformed graphic and printing the transformed graphic on the article. A method for printing on an article additionally or alternatively can include retrieving a shape model corresponding to a reference article, obtaining a configuration file corresponding to the article, transforming a graphic based on the shape model and the configuration file to produce a transformed graphic, and printing the transformed graphic on the article. |
| US11903438B2 |
Helmet with associated rotation of chin guard and face mask
The invention discloses a helmet with associated rotation of a chin guard and a face mask, comprising a helmet body, wherein the face mask and the chin guard are symmetrically hinged to a mounting groove at a side surface of the helmet body, the mounting groove is provided with a face mask rotation limiter, a face mask mount, a linkage guide annular piece connected with the face mask mount, a driving rod matched with the annular groove on the linkage guide annular piece, a chin guard mount connected with the driving rod via hinging pieces, and a chin guard rotation guide clamped on the driving rod and the chin guard mount, wherein a double-track guide groove for guiding the rotation of the chin guard is formed in the chin guard rotation guide, and the hinging pieces provided at two ends of the driving rod respectively pass through the double-track guide groove and are connected with the chin guard mount; wherein the face mask rotation limiter is mounted on the mounting groove by a connector, and the linkage guide annular piece is hinged with the chin guard rotation guide by a first rotating shaft; and the chin rotation guide is connected with the mounting groove by a connector. |
| US11903437B2 |
Hard hat with light assembly
Various embodiments herein provide a hard hat with a removable light assembly. The hard hat includes an outer shell with one or more windows. The removable light assembly is removably coupled to an interior surface of the outer shell. The removable light assembly includes a support structure and one or more lights (e.g., light emitting diodes (LEDs)) coupled to the support structure and positioned behind respective windows of the one or more windows. In embodiments, the light assembly may include an arm that extends from the support structure to an underside of a brim of the outer shell. A power control element may be disposed on the end of the arm to control the one or more lights. Other embodiments may be described and claimed. |
| US11903436B2 |
Elastic band for clothing
An elastic band for use with articles of clothing. The elastic clothing band is configured to attach or secure to two different portions of an article of clothing, such as shorts or pants, and provide a mechanism for holding up the article of clothing to a user's body. The elastic clothing band may comprise a first end comprising a first article of clothing securing member, a second opposing end comprising a second article of clothing securing member, and a main body separating the first end and the second end. |
| US11903435B2 |
Article of apparel
A bra including a closure system, the closure system including a first layered fabric body, a second layered fabric body, a loop assembly secured to the first layered fabric body, and a hook assembly secured to the second layered fabric body. The hook assembly is configured to interface with the loop assembly to secure the first layered fabric body to the second layered fabric body, and the first layered fabric body includes a flexible supporting layer, where the flexible supporting layer is configured to provide rigidity to the second layered fabric body such that the second layered fabric body maintains a flat configuration when it is secured to the first layered fabric body. |
| US11903432B2 |
Face shield integration with eyewear
Face shields, eyewear, and kits which provide a user the ability to protect their face from solids or liquids while simultaneously providing the ability to manipulate any eyewear the user may desire to wear. |
| US11903422B2 |
Aerosol-generating device for use with an aerosol-generating article comprising means for article identification
An electrically heatable aerosol-generating device for an aerosol-generating article is provided, the device including a device housing including a receiving cavity within a proximal portion of the device to receive at least a portion of the aerosol-generating article; a separating wall disposed adjacent to a distal end of the cavity, separating the cavity within the proximal portion from a distal portion of the device; at least one electrical heating device configured to heat an aerosol-forming substrate within the article when the article is received in the cavity; and sensing circuitry including a field generator disposed within the distal portion adjacent to the separating wall, the sensing circuitry being configured to measure a change of at least one property of the field generator caused by a presence of an indicator arranged within the article when the article is received in the cavity. An aerosol-generating system is also provided. |
| US11903419B2 |
Electronic cigarette and heating assembly and heating member thereof
An electronic cigarette and a heating assembly and a heating member thereof. The heating assembly comprises a capillary structure for absorbing an e-liquid and at least one heating member for heating and atomizing the e-liquid absorbed by the capillary structure. The heating member comprises an elongated heating portion. The elongated heating portion comprises at least one straight portion and at least one curved portion which are connected sequentially. A resistance at the at least one curved portion is less than a resistance at the at least one straight portion. |
| US11903418B2 |
Composite micro-vaporizer wicks
A composite wick is provided for use in a micro-vaporizer having a fluid reservoir and a heating element. The composite wick comprises a wick body positionable so that its upstream surface is in fluid communication with the fluid reservoir and the downstream surface is disposed in opposition to a surface of the heating element. The wick body comprises at least one base wick structure having a plurality of tortuous passages that collectively provide a capillary effect to draw fluid from the reservoir and transport it toward the downstream surface. The wick body further comprises an active material positioned within the wick body so that vaporizable fluid drawn through the wick body contacts and interacts with the active material. The active material is selected to impart a desired characteristic to the vaporizable fluid. |
| US11903415B2 |
Vaporization device having remotely controllable operational modes
Vaporization devices having portions to enable signal transmission therethrough. A vaporization device includes a body having a first end, a second end, and forming an internal cavity. At least a portion of the internal cavity forming a cartridge receptacle. The vaporization device includes a battery disposed within the internal cavity and a processor operatively coupled to the battery and disposed within the body. The processor is arranged to respond to a signal to switch the vaporization device between a first operational mode and a second operational mode. The vaporization device also includes a portion of the body arranged to permit transmission of the signal through the portion of the body from a location external to the body, thereby permitting the processor to switch the vaporization device between the first and second operational modes in response to the receipt of the signal. |
| US11903405B2 |
Food bar, and method of making a food bar
A food bar, and a method for making the food bar. The food bar includes a crust, the crust having a binding agent including a sesame component, the sesame component including a combination of sesame powder, sesame paste. The food bar also includes a filling within the crust, The crust to filling weight ratio between is about 1:1. |
| US11903403B2 |
Laser cut edible decorating sheet and methods of manufacture
An edible decoration is laser kiss cut from an edible decorating sheet by optically sensing at least one printed edible design on the edible decorating sheet relative to a laser cutting tool coordinate system and driving a laser along a circuit of cutting locations defined in the laser cutting tool coordinate system. The laser beam forms a separation channel by laser ablation of at least a portion of the edible decorating sheet at the cutting locations while leaving intact the non-adhesive releasable backing upon which the edible decorating sheet rests. |
| US11903400B2 |
Process for liquid food preservation using pulsed electrical field treatment
The present invention relates to a process for fast and homogeneously heating a liquid product to a predetermined temperature by means of resistive heating. Sufficient and effective microbial inactivation is achieved upon applying an electrical field strength of between 0.1-5.0 kV/cm for a prolonged period of time, thus by selecting a relatively low electrical field strength and a pulse duration of at least 10 microseconds while the maximum temperature of the liquid product autonomously remains below 92° C. during the resistive heating. The present invention further relates to said process wherein the liquid product is pre-heated prior to subjecting the liquid product to the process. The present invention also relates to the liquid product obtainable by the process according to the invention. |
| US11903396B2 |
Process for making a soluble rapeseed protein isolate
The present invention is directed to a process for making a soluble native rapeseed protein isolate and the soluble native rapeseed protein isolate obtained by the process. |
| US11903394B2 |
Beverage composition
Provided is a beverage composition, including: non-polymer catechins; and caffeine, the beverage composition satisfying the following requirements (A), (B), and (C): (A) a mass ratio of caffeine/non-polymer catechins is 0.180 or less; (B) particles contained in the beverage composition have an average particle size of 3 μm or less; and (C) a turbidity is 30 NTU or more. |
| US11903393B2 |
Method for the preparation of a monoglyceride hydrate product
The present invention relates to a method for preparing a monoglyceride hydrate product, which product may be used as an emulsifier in various food and non-food applications. The present invention further relates to the monoglyceride hydrate product obtainable by said method. The invention further relates to a monoglyceride hydrate product, comprising monoglycerides, with saturated fatty acid residues, water and non-hydrogenated monoglycerides and/or diglycerides having unsaturated fatty acid residues. |
| US11903392B2 |
Hypoallergenic infant formula and methods for preparing the same
The invention relates to the field of infant nutritional formulations, in particular to methods for providing a hypoallergenic nutritional composition based on cow's milk protein for infants who are at risk of developing cow's milk allergy (CMA). The method comprises the steps of: (i) providing a partial hydrolysate of the milk protein(s), obtained by subjecting a starting composition comprising one or more bovine milk protein(s) in an aqueous medium to an enzymatic treatment, (ii) clearing the partial hydrolysate from one or more components capable of RAGE-binding and/or having a basophil degranulation inducing capacity; (iii) optionally concentrating the cleared partial hydrolysate; and (iv) formulating the (concentrated) cleared partial hydrolysate into a nutritional composition for infants who are at risk of developing CMA. |
| US11903383B2 |
Cryopreservation method and apparatus
The present invention relates to methods and apparatus for the cryopreservation of biological samples involving a density assisted vitrification wherein a sample of biological material in a cryopreservation agent is cooled from its top surface, causing an ice layer to form thereon. As cooling continues the ice layer grows downwards through the sample to provide a cryoprotectant and biological material rich layer below the ice layer that undergoes vitrification as cooling continues to below the glass transition temperature. |
| US11903381B2 |
Ex vivo organ care system
The disclosure generally relates to a system for perfusing an ex-vivo liver including a pump configured to pump a perfusion fluid through a perfusion circuit, the pump in fluid communication with a hepatic artery interface and a portal vein interface; an oxygenator; a heater; an inferior vena cava interface in fluid communication with an inferior vena cava of the ex-vivo liver; and a reservoir configured to receive the perfusion fluid from the inferior vena cava of the ex-vivo liver and store a volume of fluid. |
| US11903375B2 |
Method of eradicating bed bugs and alcohol spray therefor
A method of treating an area infested with bed bugs, includes applying to the infested area an amount of an isopropyl alcohol-denatured alcohol blend effective to kill the bed bugs. The alcohol blend composition is a bed bug control composition including, 25 vol. % to 33 vol. % denatured alcohol and 66 vol. % to 75 vol. % isopropyl alcohol. |
| US11903366B2 |
Leash vacuum apparatus
A leash vacuum apparatus for walking a pet and cleaning up the pet's solid waste. The leash vacuum apparatus comprises a leash component, a vacuum component, and a tubing component. The leash component is configured to function as a retractable pet leash capable of restraining the pet. The vacuum component is integrated with the leash component in a housing with a handle. The vacuum component is configured to draw the pet waste into a reservoir in the housing via suction though the tubing component. A disposable solid waste bag is insertable into the reservoir to contain the waste. The tubing component is extendable for picking up the waste and retractable when not needed. |
| US11903364B2 |
Penning system
A penning system including partitions and barriers movable from a deployed configuration, in which the partitions partition an area over a floor into spaces and in which the barriers enclose the spaces to define pens for penning animals, to a collapsed configuration, wherein the partitions and barriers are collapsed for cleaning the floor. |
| US11903363B2 |
Space divider of a milking parlor arrangement, and milking parlor arrangement
A space divider of a milking parlor arrangement for at least one milking parlor for milking milk-producing animals, wherein the space divider is arranged approximately parallel to a longitudinal axis of the animal to be milked, has an arm device having a milking cluster, which can be adjusted from a parking position to a working position and back. The arm device is arranged with the milking cluster in the parking position in the space divider and can be adjusted into the working position laterally to the animal to be milked between the front and rear legs thereof in fully automatic operation or semiautomatic operation. The space divider is designed in such a way that no additional space is required between adjacent animals, so that many animals can be milked in a milking parlor arrangement while the smallest possible amount of space is required. |
| US11903360B2 |
Machinery and method of production of pasta filata cheeses
Machinery for the production of pasta filata cheeses includes a preparation cell that receives, moves, and heats raw material, the raw material being rennet, and then transfer the heated rennet to a spinning cell that adds water and steam. Next the mixture is moved and heated to a desired density and then transferred, as paste, to a forming cell, the forming cell being provided with timed augers and a thermometer to determine the moment in which to push the paste into a forming drum. |
| US11903357B2 |
Soybean variety 01083737
The invention relates to the soybean variety designated 01083737. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety 01083737. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety 01083737 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing soybean plants by crossing the soybean variety 01083737 with itself or another soybean variety and plants produced by such methods. |
| US11903351B2 |
Grow cups for hydroponic growing systems
A removable grow cup having a grow media receptacle, a nutrigation coupler extending from the grow media receptacle, the nutrigation coupler having a socket member and a mating detachable plug member. The plug member has a nutrigation inlet extending from the grow media receptacle. The nutrigation inlet is configured to distribute nutrient rich water in the grow media receptacle using at least one of a nutrient film technique and intermittent flow saturation technique. The socket member has a self-sealing valve, a socket housing, and a means for engaging said plug member. A means for attaching the grow media receptacle to at least one of a wall, planting column, and nutrigation manifold is provided. An outlet port extends from the grow media receptacle and is configured as a root growth channel and nutrient rich water exhaust port. |
| US11903348B2 |
Irrigation system having improved construction system and adjustable crown height
An irrigation system having a pipeline supported by one or more towers includes an improved truss connection system having a means for readily adjusting a crown height of the pipeline. A pair of cooperating members define a joint which selectively couples headed ends of adjacent truss rods together to form a truss rail of a truss system that supports the pipeline. A single fastener may fasten the cooperating members, a strut, and a cross-member together at the joint. A length of the truss rail may be decreased by holding the truss rods closer together. In an aspect, the headed ends of the adjacent truss rods are held closer together by inserting a shim in one of the joints. Decreasing the length of the truss rail increases the deflection of the pipeline and raises the crown height. |
| US11903347B2 |
Optimized stump harvester
There is disclosed a system and methods of use for quickly and efficiently excavating, cross-cutting, splitting, and loading or stockpiling tree stumpage and other tree or organic materials, as well as for performing ground cleanup operations. One embodiment provides a stump harvester for attachment to a distal end of an excavator arm. The stump harvester may include front and back jaw assemblies configured to pivot between open and closed positions. The back jaw assembly may include a knife arm having a cutting blade that extends along a majority of a front side of the knife arm. A centerline plane may bisect a cutting edge of the blade. The front jaw assembly may include a planar-aligned dual anvil configured to sheath the cutting edge of the blade when the front and the back jaw assemblies move into the closed position. Other embodiments are disclosed. |
| US11903341B2 |
Portable operator-engageable native seed harvester
Disclosed herein are handheld seed harvesters comprising: an elongate handle housing a driveshaft; a motor engaged with the elongate handle and the driveshaft; a reel rotatably and demountably engaged with the elongate handle and driveshaft by way of a quick-release system at an end opposite the motor, the reel having a plurality of filaments for removing seeds from plants extending outward therefrom; a hopper partially housing the reel for collecting the seeds; a handle assembly secured to the elongate handle and the hopper; and a shoulder strap securable to the elongate handle for carrying the harvester. |
| US11903338B2 |
Systems and methods for reciprocating a cutter of an agricultural harvesting head
Systems and method for linearly displacing an object, such as a cutter or other component, in response to a rotation of a pivotable arm are disclosed. The systems and method encompass one or more actuators, such as hydraulic cylinders, to pivot a pivotable arm pivotable about an axis. A flexible component coupled to an end of the pivotable arm is displaced in response to the rotational motion of the pivotable arm. Movement of the flexible component in response to rotation of the pivotable arm is converted into linear motion via curved surface on which the flexible component rides. The pivotable arm is rotated in response to actuation of one or more actuators, such as one or more hydraulic cylinders, coupled to the pivotable arm. |
| US11910728B2 |
Flopping-mode electric dipole spin resonance
Methods, devices, and systems are described for performing quantum operations. An example device at least one magnetic field source configured to supply an inhomogeneous magnetic field, at least one semiconducting layer, and one or more conducting layers configured to: define at least two quantum states in the at least one semiconducting layer, and cause, based on an oscillating electrical signal supplied by the one or more conducting layers, an electron to move back and forth between the at least two quantum states in the presence of the inhomogeneous magnetic field. The movement of the electron between the at least two quantum states may generate an oscillating magnetic field to drive a quantum transition between a spin-up state and spin-down state of the electron thereby implementing a qubit gate on a spin state of the electron. |
| US11910720B2 |
Piezoelectric device and MEMS device
Provided is a piezoelectric device and an MEMS device whose size can be reduced. The piezoelectric device includes: a first substrate that includes a first surface on which a piezoelectric element and a first electrode coupled to the piezoelectric element are disposed; a second substrate that includes a second surface on which a second electrode configured to be coupled to a control circuit is disposed; and a third substrate that is disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate, and includes a third surface bonded to the first surface and a fourth surface facing the second surface, in which the third substrate has a through hole passing through from the third surface to the fourth surface, and a third electrode provided in the through hole and coupled to the first electrode, and the second electrode is coupled to the third electrode and is electrically coupled to the first electrode via the third electrode. |
| US11910719B2 |
Piezoelectric film
Provided is a piezoelectric film capable of realizing a piezoelectric speaker in which a high sound pressure is obtained, a sufficient sound pressure characteristic is obtained in a wide frequency band, and generation of a chattering sound particularly in a low sound can be suppressed. The piezoelectric film is a piezoelectric film including a polymer-based piezoelectric composite material which contains piezoelectric particles in a matrix containing a polymer material, and electrode layers which are laminated on both surfaces of the polymer-based piezoelectric composite material, in which a variation coefficient of a destructive force of a laminate having the polymer-based piezoelectric composite material and the electrode layers in a plane direction is 0.25 or less. |
| US11910718B2 |
Multilayered piezoelectric thin film element
A piezoelectric thin film element having a first electrode, a second electrode and a piezoelectric thin film between the electrodes, wherein the thin film comprises a laminate having two or more piezoelectric thin film layers and wherein a first thin film layer is doped by one or more dopants and a second film layer is doped by one or more dopants and wherein at least one dopant of the second thin film layer is different from the dopant or dopants of the first thin film layer. |
| US11910714B2 |
Thermoelectric conversion material, thermoelectric conversion element, thermoelectric conversion module and optical sensor
A thermoelectric conversion material contains a matrix composed of a semiconductor and nanoparticles disposed in the matrix, and the nanoparticles have a lattice constant distribution Δd/d of 0.0055 or more. |
| US11910707B2 |
Organic light-emitting device
According to one or more embodiments, an organic light-emitting device includes: a first electrode; a second electrode; and an organic layer between the first electrode and the second electrode, the organic layer including an emission layer. The organic layer includes a first compound represented by Formula 1 and a second compound represented by one selected from Formulae 2-1 to 2-3: |
| US11910705B2 |
Compound for organic electric element, organic electric element using the same, and electronic device thereof
Provided are a compound capable of improving luminous efficiency, stability and lifetime of an organic electronic device, an organic electric element using the same, and an electronic device comprising the element. |
| US11910704B2 |
Organic light emitting diode device and display panel
An organic light emitting diode device and a display panel are provided. The display panel includes the organic light emitting diode device. The organic light emitting diode device includes an emitting material layer. The emitting material layer includes a first common blue-light light-emitting layer, a red-green-blue light emitting layer, and a second common blue-light light-emitting layer. |
| US11910702B2 |
Organic electroluminescent devices
An OLED structure including a first organic layer disposed between the anode and the cathode is disclosed. The first organic layer includes a primary phosphorescent emitter and a first host, and where one of the following conditions is true: (1) the first organic layer further includes a secondary emitter; or (2) the OLED further includes a second organic layer disposed between the anode and the cathode, wherein the second organic layer includes a secondary emitter. The phosphorescent emitter has a peak emission wavelength λmax that is ≥600 nm and ≤750 nm, the secondary emitter has a peak emission wavelength λmax that is ≥750 nm, and the first host has a lowest excited state triplet energy T1 that is at least 0.1 eV higher than that of the primary phosphorescent emitter. |
| US11910700B2 |
Heteroleptic iridium complexes as dopants
Novel phosphorescent heteroleptic iridium complexes with phenylpyridine and dibenzo-containing ligands are provided. Alkyl substitution at specific positions on the ligands gives rise to compounds with improved OLED properties, including saturated green emission. |
| US11910691B2 |
Display panel, manufacturing method thereof, and display device
A display panel, a manufacturing method thereof, and a display device. The display panel includes a first display region and a second display region. The display panel further includes a base substrate, a driving circuit layer, a light emitting functional film layer and a conductive layer, which are located in the first display region and the second display region. The driving circuit layer is disposed on the base substrate; the light emitting functional film layer is disposed on the driving circuit layer; and the conductive layer is disposed on the light emitting functional film layer. A thickness of a portion of the conductive layer located in the first display region is less than a thickness of a portion of the conductive layer located in the second display region. |
| US11910690B2 |
Electronic devices with illuminated display borders
An electronic device may have a display mounted in a housing. The display may be mounted on a front side of the device and the housing may have a housing wall on the rear side of the device. The display may be formed from an array of pixels configured to display an image for a user. Pixel-free border areas that run along the edges of the array of pixels may be provided with an edge illuminator. The edge illuminator may provide illumination to the border areas during operation of the device. The edge illuminator may have crystalline semiconductor light-emitting diode dies, backlit liquid crystal devices or electrophoretic display components, or may have a light guide that is supplied with illumination from a light-emitting diode. |
| US11910681B2 |
Display apparatus
A display apparatus includes a substrate, a first-layer power supply line disposed on a substrate in a peripheral area which surrounds a display area in which an image is displayed, a first insulation layer on the substrate on which the first-layer power supply line is disposed, a second-layer power supply line disposed on the first insulation layer and the first-layer power supply line, and contacting the first-layer power supply line, a second insulation layer on the first insulation layer on which the second-layer power supply line is disposed, and a light emitting structure disposed on the second insulation layer and including a first electrode, a light emitting layer and a second electrode which is electrically connected to the second-layer power supply line. |
| US11910679B2 |
Method of manufacturing display panel with circuit-layer stack including metal, oxide, and capping layers, and display panel manufactured by the same
A method of manufacturing a display panel includes forming a circuit layer including a gate, a source, and a drain on a base substrate and forming a light emitting element layer on the circuit layer. The forming of the circuit layer includes sequentially forming a preliminary metal layer, a preliminary oxide layer comprising molybdenum and tantalum, and a preliminary capping layer which comprise a preliminary electrode layer, cleaning the preliminary electrode layer, forming a photoresist layer pattern on the preliminary electrode layer, etching the preliminary electrode layer, and removing the photoresist layer pattern. During the etching of the preliminary electrode layer, a ratio between a removal speed ER1 of the preliminary oxide layer and a removal speed ER2 of the preliminary metal layer satisfies Equation 1 to maintain a low reflection property 1≤ER2/ER1≤3. [Equation 1] |
| US11910673B2 |
Display device
The present inventive concept relates to a display device. A display device according to an exemplary embodiment of the present inventive concept include: a base layer including a plurality of islands in which a pixel is disposed, a plurality of bridges disposed around each of the plurality of islands, a plurality of first wires disposed in a bridge of the plurality of bridges connected to the pixel is disposed; an inorganic insulating layer disposed on the base layer and having an opening exposing a portion of the bridge; and an organic material layer covering the opening, wherein adjacent islands of the plurality of islands are connected to each other through at least the bridge of the plurality of bridges, and the plurality of first wires are disposed on the organic material layer. |
| US11910672B2 |
Display device including a touch line connected to touch electrodes that overlaps a power supply line
A substrate includes a display area and a non-display area with touch electrodes disposed in the display area, touch lines disposed in the non-display area and connected to the touch electrodes, a first power supply line disposed in the non-display area and having a first power supply voltage applied thereto, and a second power supply line disposed in the non-display area and having a second power supply voltage applied thereto, the second power supply voltage being higher than the first power supply voltage. Any one of the touch lines overlaps at least one of the first power supply line and the second power supply line. The first power supply line overlaps the second power supply line. |
| US11910670B2 |
Display substrate and manufacturing method thereof, and compensating method for wire load
A display substrate and a manufacturing method thereof, and a compensating method for wire load are provided. The display substrate includes a display region and a peripheral region. The display region has an opening, and the peripheral region includes an opening peripheral region at least partially in the opening; at least one wire is provided in the display region and the opening peripheral region. Each of the at least one wire includes two portions, a first portion is spaced apart and insulated from the semiconductor pattern and the conductive pattern, to provide at least one first compensation unit, and a second portion is spaced apart and insulated from one of the semiconductor pattern and the conductive pattern, to provide at least one second compensation unit. |
| US11910669B2 |
Array substrate and display apparatus
An array substrate is provided. The array substrate includes a node connecting line in a same layer as a respective one of the plurality of voltage supply lines, connected to a first capacitor electrode through a first via, and connected to a semiconductor material layer through a second via; and an interference preventing block in a same layer as the second capacitor electrode. The respective one of the plurality of voltage supply lines is connected to the interference preventing block through a third via. The interference preventing block includes a first arm and a second arm. Along the first direction, a portion of the node connecting line at a position connecting to the semiconductor material layer through the second via is spaced apart from a first adjacent data line by the first arm, and is spaced apart from a second adjacent data line by the second arm. |
| US11910665B2 |
Array substrate and display device
Provided are an array substrate and a display device. The array substrate includes: a base substrate including a display area and a peripheral area including a first peripheral area and a corner area; plurality of sub-pixels, data lines, and power lines at the display area; a plurality of control signal lines, data signal input lines, a multiplexing circuit and a first power bus which are at the first peripheral area and the corner area; a plurality of control signal connecting lines electrically connected to the control signal lines, at least partially overlapping with the data signal input lines, and located between the first power bus and the display area; and a plurality of control signal input lines electrically connected to the control signal connecting lines, at least partially overlapping with the first power bus, and on one side of the control signal connecting lines away from the display area. |
| US11910660B2 |
Organic light-emitting display substrate and manufacturing method thereof, and organic light-emitting display device
Provided are an organic light-emitting display substrate and a manufacturing method thereof, and an organic light-emitting display device. A display area of the display substrate includes at least one opening. The display substrate includes a substrate, and an organic layer, a first inorganic layer, an anode layer and an organic functional layer that are sequentially arranged on one side of the substrate. The inorganic layer and the organic layer has at least one annular partition groove corresponding to each opening. A width of an orthographic projection of the notch of the annular partition groove on the substrate is smaller than that of an orthographic projection of the annular partition groove on the substrate. The functional layer includes a first organic functional material portion located outside the annular partition groove and a second organic functional material portion located inside the annular partition groove that are not connected. |
| US11910659B2 |
Display device
A display device is provided. A display device includes a non-display area where no image is displayed, and a display area where images are displayed, and including a first area and a second area having different light transmittances, and a first pixel and a second pixel, wherein a transistor and an anode electrode of the first pixel are in the first area, wherein an anode electrode of the second pixel is in the second area, and a transistor of the second pixel is outside the second area, wherein the anode electrode and the transistor of the second pixel are electrically connected by a connection line, and wherein at least a part of the connection line is in at least one of the first area and the second area, and is covered by an anti-reflection layer. |
| US11910658B2 |
Display device and manufacturing method thereof
The present disclosure provides a display device and a manufacturing method thereof. The display device includes a display region and a non-display region surrounding the display region. The display region includes a main display region and an auxiliary region surrounding the main display region. The auxiliary region is between the non-display region and the main display region. The non-display region includes a bending region connected to the auxiliary region. The display device includes an array substrate including a plurality of pixels units, first trough holes, and second trough holes in the display region. The first trough holes and the second trough holes are disposed in the auxiliary region. The second trough holes are disposed between two adjacent pixel units. An anode electrode is disposed on the array substrate. The first trough holes are disposed in each the pixel units and directly below the anode electrode. |
| US11910653B2 |
Light-emitting device including a plurality of pixels configured to emit the same color
A light-emitting device and a method of manufacturing the same. The light-emitting device includes a body portion, and a light-emitting portion arranged in the body portion and configured to emit light to the outside. The light-emitting portion includes a plurality of pixels. At least two of the pixels are configured to emit pieces of light having different wavelengths from each other. |
| US11910652B2 |
Organic light emitting display panel and organic light emitting display device including the same
The disclosure relates to an organic light emitting display panel and an organic light emitting display device including the display panel. Specifically, the organic light emitting display panel includes a buffer layer on a first conductive layer, an active layer on or over the buffer layer, a first insulating film on or over the active layer and overlapping a part of an upper surface of the active layer, a second insulating film on or over the first insulating film and including a first contact hole exposing the part of the upper surface of the active layer, an electrode of an organic light emitting element contacting the active layer through the first and second contact holes, wherein an area in which the active layer and a second conductive layer contact is included in a node at which a reference voltage is applied to a driving transistor. |
| US11910647B2 |
Display apparatus
A display apparatus, which may prevent a defect of a pixel due to external electrostatic discharge, includes: a first pixel including a first node; a second pixel neighboring the first pixel and including a second node; and an always-off thin-film transistor including a first electrode, a second electrode, and a gate electrode, the first electrode being connected to the first node of the first pixel, the second electrode being connected to the second node of the second pixel, in which a turn-off voltage is applied to the gate electrode. |
| US11910642B2 |
Display apparatus
A display apparatus includes a first substrate, a pixel structure, a second substrate, and an anti-reflection structure. The pixel structure is disposed on the first substrate, and has an active element and a pixel electrode electrically connected to the active element. The second substrate is disposed opposite to the first substrate. The anti-reflection structure is disposed on the second substrate and is located between the first substrate and the second substrate. The anti-reflection structure includes a first insulating layer and a metal layer. The first insulating layer is disposed on the second substrate. The metal layer is disposed on the first insulating layer. The first insulating layer is located between the second substrate and the metal layer. The first insulating layer has an opening, the metal layer has an opening, and the opening of the first insulating layer and the opening of the metal layer overlap with the pixel electrode. |
| US11910639B2 |
Display device and method of manufacturing the same
A display device includes a first pixel electrode, a bank layer defining a first opening exposing at least a portion of the first pixel electrode, a first intermediate layer arranged on the first pixel electrode in the first opening and which emits light including light of a first wavelength, an opposite electrode arranged on the first intermediate layer and including a first region overlapping the first intermediate layer in a plan view, and an upper substrate arranged on the opposite electrode. An optical distance D1 between the first region and the upper substrate satisfies the equation below:D1=A+(λ1)/2×n, where A denotes the minimum optical distance between the first region and the upper substrate at a point where light of λ1 has a maximum intensity, n is an integer equal to or greater than 0, and λ1 denotes the first wavelength. |
| US11910638B2 |
Display panel and manufacturing method thereof
A display panel and a manufacturing method thereof are provided. The display panel includes an array substrate, a light emitting device layer, and an encapsulation layer. The encapsulation layer includes at least one first adhesive layer, and an orthographic projection of the at least one first adhesive layer on the array substrate is positioned in the array substrate. |
| US11910636B2 |
Display substrate including an auxiliary cathode structure and display apparatus having the same
Provided are a display substrate and a display apparatus. The display substrate includes a base substrate, and an auxiliary cathode structure located on a side of the base substrate, the auxiliary cathode structure including a first conductive layer, an intermediate support layer, and a second conductive layer. In an implementation, a side of the intermediate support layer close to the first conductive layer includes any one or more of first protrusions and first grooves, and a side of the first conductive layer close to the intermediate support layer includes any one or more of second grooves engaged with the first protrusions and second protrusions engaged with the first grooves which are correspondingly disposed. |
| US11910628B2 |
Luminescent film, organic electroluminescent element, organic material composition and method for producing organic electroluminescent element
A luminescent film includes a host compound, a blue phosphorescent compound, and a blue fluorescent compound, in which an emission spectrum of the blue phosphorescent compound and an absorption spectrum of the blue fluorescent compound have portions overlapping with each other; shortest wavelength-side maximum emission wavelengths of the blue phosphorescent compound (abbreviated as “BPM” in the expression) and the blue fluorescent compound (abbreviated as “BFM” in the expression) satisfy the following expression (1): λBFM≥λBPM: expression (1) in which λBFM represents the shortest wavelength-side maximum emission wavelength of the blue fluorescent compound and λBPM represents the shortest wavelength-side maximum emission wavelength of the blue phosphorescent compound; and light emission derived from the blue fluorescent compound is detected. |
| US11910627B2 |
Organic light emitting device and organic light emitting display device using the same
An organic light-emitting device an improved anode structure and an organic electroluminescent display device using the same are provided. The anode structure has a 3 layers stack structure in which a layer closest to an organic light-emissive layer of the organic light-emitting device is made of a material with a high work function such as 5.1 to 5.3 eV. Thus, hole injection efficiency is improved and occurrence of dark spots is suppressed. |
| US11910625B2 |
Imaging device and method for driving imaging device
An imaging device includes a pixel electrode, a counter electrode that faces the pixel electrode, a first photoelectric conversion layer that is located between the pixel electrode and the counter electrode and that generates first signal charge, a second photoelectric conversion layer that is located between the first photoelectric conversion layer and the pixel electrode and that generates second signal charge, a first barrier layer that is located between the first photoelectric conversion layer and the second photoelectric conversion layer and that forms a first heterojunction barrier against the first signal charge in the first photoelectric conversion layer, and a charge accumulator that is electrically connected to the pixel electrode and that accumulates the first signal charge and the second signal charge. |
| US11910623B2 |
Photoelectric conversion element and manufacturing method thereof
To reduce the dark current ratio.A photoelectric conversion element 10 including an anode 16, a cathode 12, an active layer 14 provided between the anode and the cathode, and at least one electron transportation layer 13 provided between the active layer and the cathode, in which the electron transportation layer contains an insulating material and a semiconductor material; a difference between a work function of the electron transportation layer and a work function of the cathode is 0.88 eV or more; the active layer contains a p-type semiconductor material and an n-type semiconductor material; and a work function of the electron transportation layer (Wf1) and an energy level of a lowest occupied molecular orbital of the n-type semiconductor material (LUMO) satisfy the following Formula (2): |LUMO|−Wf1≥0.06 eV (2). |
| US11910621B2 |
Memory device and manufacturing method thereof
A method for manufacturing a memory device includes forming a dielectric layer over a substrate. A bottom electrode via opening is formed in the dielectric layer. A bottom electrode is formed in the bottom electrode via opening. The bottom electrode is etched back. A selector is formed in the bottom electrode via opening and over the bottom electrode. A memory layer is formed over the selector. A top electrode is formed over the memory layer. |
| US11910620B2 |
Magnetic tunnel junction device with residue-protection sidewall spacer and the method for forming a magnetic tunnel junction device with residue-protection sidewall spacer
The present disclosure provides a semiconductor structure, and a method for fabricating a semiconductor structure, the method includes forming a bottom electrode, forming a magnetic tunneling junction (MTJ) layer over the bottom electrode, wherein the MTJ layer includes a first material, forming a top electrode over the MTJ layer, forming a first dielectric layer over the top electrode and the MTJ layer, and patterning the MTJ layer to form an MTJ, thereby generating residue over an outer sidewall of the first dielectric layer, wherein the residue comprises the first material, and the residue is apart from the bottom electrode, forming a second dielectric layer over the first dielectric layer to encapsulate the residue, and forming an insulation layer surrounding the second dielectric layer. |
| US11910619B2 |
Method for MRAM top electrode connection
Various embodiments of the present disclosure are directed towards a method for forming a memory device. The method includes forming a first memory cell and a second memory cell over a substrate. A first dielectric layer is formed over and around the first and second memory cells. The first dielectric layer comprises sidewalls defining an opening spaced laterally between the first and second memory cells. A second dielectric layer is formed over the first dielectric layer. The second dielectric layer is disposed in the opening. A planarization process is performed on the first and second dielectric layers. At least a portion of the second dielectric layer is in the opening after the planarization process. |
| US11910616B2 |
Three-dimensional memory device and method
In an embodiment, a device includes: a word line extending in a first direction; a data storage layer on a sidewall of the word line; a channel layer on a sidewall of the data storage layer; a back gate isolator on a sidewall of the channel layer; and a bit line having a first main region and a first extension region, the first main region contacting the channel layer, the first extension region separated from the channel layer by the back gate isolator, the bit line extending in a second direction, the second direction perpendicular to the first direction. |
| US11910615B2 |
Memory device and manufacturing method thereof
A memory device including a word line, a source line, a bit line, a memory layer, a channel material layer is described. The word line extends in a first direction, and liner layers disposed on a sidewall of the word line. The memory layer is disposed on the sidewall of the word line between the liner layers and extends along sidewalls of the liner layers in the first direction. The liner layers are spaced apart by the memory layer, and the liner layers are sandwiched between the memory layer and the word line. The channel material layer is disposed on a sidewall of the memory layer. A dielectric layer is disposed on a sidewall of the channel material layer. The source line and the bit line are disposed at opposite sides of the dielectric layer and disposed on the sidewall of the channel material layer. The source line and the bit line extend in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction. A material of the liner layers has a dielectric constant lower than that of a material of the memory layer. |
| US11910613B2 |
Semiconductor memory device, electronic system including the same, and method of fabricating the same
A semiconductor memory device includes a mold structure including a plurality of wordlines on a front side of a first substrate, and a string selection line and a stopper line on the plurality of wordlines. A channel structure extends in a vertical direction to penetrate the mold structure. A block separation area extends in a first direction to cut the mold structure. A protective structure is interposed between the block separation area and the stopper line and not between the block separation area and the string selection line and not between the block separation area and the plurality of wordlines. A string separation structure extends in the first direction to cut the string selection line and the stopper line. A bitline extends in a second direction on the mold structure. A bitline contact connects the channel structure and the bitline. |
| US11910611B2 |
Nonvolatile memory device and method for fabricating the same
A nonvolatile memory device includes a substrate including a cell region and a peripheral circuit region, a stacked structure on the cell region, the stacked structure including a plurality of gate patterns separated from each other and stacked sequentially, a semiconductor pattern connected to the substrate through the stacked structure, a peripheral circuit element on the peripheral circuit region, a first interlayer insulating film on the cell region and the peripheral circuit region, the first interlayer insulating film covering the peripheral circuit element, and a lower contact connected to the peripheral circuit element through the first interlayer insulating film, a height of a top surface of the lower contact being lower than or equal to a height of a bottom surface of a lowermost gate pattern of the plurality of gate patterns on the first interlayer insulating film. |
| US11910606B2 |
Integrated assemblies comprising conductive levels having two different metal-containing structures laterally adjacent one another, and methods of forming integrated assemblies
Some embodiments include a memory device having a vertical stack of alternating insulative levels and conductive levels. The conductive levels include first regions, and include second regions laterally adjacent to the first regions. The first regions have a first vertical thickness and at least two different metal-containing materials along the first vertical thickness. The second regions have a second vertical thickness at least as large as the first vertical thickness, and have only a single metal-containing material along the second vertical thickness. Dielectric-barrier material is laterally adjacent to the first regions. Charge-blocking material is laterally adjacent to the dielectric-barrier material. Charge-storage material is laterally adjacent to the charge-blocking material. Dielectric material is laterally adjacent to the charge storage material. Channel material is laterally adjacent to the dielectric material. |
| US11910605B2 |
Semiconductor storage device and method of manufacturing semiconductor storage device
A semiconductor storage includes a stack, columns, and first, second, third, fourth, and fifth insulators. The stack includes first conductive layers, and second and third conductive layers below and above the first conductive layers, respectively. The columns penetrate the stack in a first direction. The first and second insulators penetrate the stack and are separated from each other in a second direction. The third insulator is between the first and second insulators in a third direction. The third insulator includes first and second portions apart from each other in the second direction. The fourth insulator is between the first and second portions. The fifth insulator is between the first and second portions above the fourth insulator. The second conductive layer includes two electrically-separated regions, between which the third and fourth insulators are provided. The third conductive layer includes two electrically-separated regions between which the third and fifth insulators are provided. |
| US11910601B2 |
Microelectronic devices with source region vertically between tiered decks, and related methods and systems
A microelectronic device includes a pair of stack structures. The pair comprises a lower stack structure and an upper stack structure overlying the lower stack structure. The lower stack structure and the upper stack structure each comprise a vertically alternating sequence of insulative structures and conductive structures arranged in tiers. A source region is vertically interposed between the lower stack structure and the upper stack structure. A first array of pillars extends through the upper stack structure, from proximate the source region toward a first drain region above the upper stack structure. A second array of pillars extend through the lower stack structure, from proximate the source region toward a second drain region below the lower stack structure. Additional microelectronic devices are also disclosed, as are related methods and electronic systems. |
| US11910600B2 |
Three-dimensional nonvolatile memory device and a method of fabricating the same
A three-dimensional nonvolatile memory device includes: a substrate including a cell area and an extension area having a staircase structure; a vertical structure on the substrate; a stacking structure having electrode layers and interlayer insulating layers on the substrate; a separation insulating layer on the substrate and separating the electrode layers; and a through-via wiring area adjacent to the cell or extension area and having through-vias passing through the substrate, wherein the cell area includes a main cell area in which normal cells are arranged and an edge cell area, the separation insulating layer includes a main separation insulating layer in the main cell area and an edge separation insulating layer in the edge cell area, and a lower surface of the main separation insulating layer is higher than the upper surface of the substrate and has a different depth than a lower surface of the edge separation insulating layer. |
| US11910599B2 |
Contact structures for three-dimensional memory device
Embodiments of contact structures of a three-dimensional memory device and fabrication method thereof are disclosed. The three-dimensional memory structure includes a film stack disposed on a substrate, wherein the film stack includes a plurality of conductive and dielectric layer pairs, each conductive and dielectric layer pair having a conductive layer and a first dielectric layer. The three-dimensional memory structure also includes a staircase structure formed in the film stack, wherein the staircase structure includes a plurality of steps, each staircase step having two or more conductive and dielectric layer pairs. The three-dimensional memory structure further includes a plurality of coaxial contact structures formed in a first insulating layer over the staircase structure, wherein each coaxial contact structure includes one or more conductive and insulating ring pairs and a conductive core, each conductive and insulating ring pair having a conductive ring and an insulating ring. |
| US11910597B2 |
Integrated assemblies having transistor body regions coupled to carrier-sink-structures; and methods of forming integrated assemblies
Some embodiments include an integrated assembly having a carrier-sink-structure, and having digit lines over the carrier-sink-structure. Transistor body regions are over the digit lines. Extensions extend from the carrier-sink-structure to the transistor body regions. The extensions are configured to drain excess carriers from the transistor body regions. Lower source/drain regions are between the transistor body regions and the digit lines, and are coupled with the digit lines. Upper source/drain regions are over the transistor body regions, and are coupled with storage elements. Gates are adjacent the transistor body regions. The transistor body regions, lower source/drain regions and upper source/drain regions are together comprised a plurality of transistors. The transistors and the storage elements are together comprised by a plurality of memory cells of a memory array. Some embodiments include methods of forming integrated assemblies. |
| US11910593B2 |
Ground-connected supports with insulating spacers for semiconductor memory capacitors and method of fabricating the same
A semiconductor device may comprise: a plurality of lower electrodes which are on a substrate; a first electrode support which is between adjacent lower electrodes and comprises a metallic material; a dielectric layer which is on the lower electrodes and the first electrode support to extend along profiles of the first electrode support and each of the lower electrodes; and an upper electrode which is on the dielectric layer. |
| US11910591B2 |
Memory cell and semiconductor memory device with the same
The present invention provides a highly integrated memory cell and a semiconductor memory device including the same. According to the present invention, a semiconductor memory device comprises: a memory cell array in which a plurality of memory cells is vertically stacked to a substrate, wherein each of the memory cells includes: a bit line vertically oriented to the substrate; a capacitor laterally spaced apart from the bit line; an active layer laterally oriented between the bit line and the capacitor; and a word line and a back gate facing each other with the active layer interposed therebetween, and wherein an edge of the word line and an edge of the back gate have a step shape along a stacking direction of the memory cells. |
| US11910585B2 |
Well pick-up region design for improving memory macro performance
Well pick-up (WPU) regions are disclosed herein for improving performance of memory arrays, such as static random access memory arrays. An exemplary integrated circuit (IC) device includes a circuit region, a WPU region, a first well extending lengthwise along a first direction through the circuit region and into the WPU region, a second well extending lengthwise along the first direction through the circuit region and into the WPU region, and a third well physically connecting a portion of the first well in the WPU region and a portion of the second well in the WPU region. |
| US11910583B2 |
Electromagnetic wave absorption structure
An electromagnetic wave absorption structure includes at least one electromagnetic wave composite absorbing layer. The electromagnetic wave composite absorbing layer includes a conductive composite layer and an insulating layer. The insulating layer is stacked and overlapped with the conductive composite layer. The electromagnetic wave absorption structure can provide good electromagnetic wave absorption function, and have the features of light and thin, so it is particularly suitable for satisfying the electromagnetic wave absorption or shielding requirements of thin electronic products. |
| US11910582B2 |
Outdoor display apparatus
An outdoor display apparatus comprises a case including an inlet and an outlet, a display module disposed inside the case and including a display panel on which an image seen through at least a portion of the case is displayed, and a heat exchanger. The heat exchanger comprises a first portion located on a first flow path formed to circulate air to the display module, a second portion to receive heat from the first portion, and located on a second flow path on which outside air is heat-exchanged with air, and a phase change material provided to circulate between the first and second portions, and provided to change a phase from a fluid to a gas. The case comprises a partition wall provided to isolate the first flow path and the second flow path from each other, and the first portion and the second portion are disposed obliquely. |
| US11910581B2 |
Display device
A display device includes a display panel including a first non-folding region, a folding region, and a second non-folding region sequentially arranged along a first direction, a first plate disposed under the display panel, a heat dissipation layer disposed under the first plate, and a first adhesive layer disposed between the first plate and the heat dissipation layer. The first adhesive layer includes a first sub adhesive layer overlapping the first non-folding region, and a second sub adhesive layer overlapping the second non-folding region, the first sub adhesive layer and the second sub adhesive layer are spaced apart from each other in the first direction, and a width of a first gap by which the first sub adhesive layer and the second sub adhesive layer are spaced apart is in a range of about 9 millimeters (mm) to about 12 mm. |
| US11910577B2 |
Staged cooling for secondary coolant in datacenter cooling systems
Systems and methods for cooling a datacenter are disclosed. In at least one embodiment, a hybrid coolant distribution unit (HCDU) provides first stage cooling of secondary coolant returning from at least one cold plate in a liquid to air heat exchanger (L2AHE) and provides second stage cooling in a liquid to liquid heat exchanger (L2LHE) for secondary coolant exiting an L2AHE using varying flow rates of a primary coolant based in part on a residual temperature that is determined for such secondary coolant exiting an L2AHE. |
| US11910574B2 |
Heat dissipation unit
A heat dissipation unit includes a main body having a first and a second plate member, which are closed to each other to together define an airtight chamber in between them. A working fluid is filled in the airtight chamber. A first wick structure layer and a holding-down member are provided between the first and the second plate member and received in the airtight chamber. The holding-down member is located above the first wick structure layer, such that the first wick structure layer is held down by the holding-down member to be closely and flatly attached to the second plate member without warping. |
| US11910571B2 |
Housing parts, housings and processes for preparing the same
The present invention relates to a housing part, a housing and an electronic device. The housing part according to this invention comprises a first layer, said first layer being molded from a first composition comprising a1) 50-90 wt. % of a first amorphous polymer and b1) 10-50 wt. % of a first thermally conductive filler, the first composition having a thermal conductivity (TC1) of 4-40 W/(m*K), a second layer, said second layer being molded from a second composition comprising a2) 50-90 wt. % of a second amorphous polymer and b2) 10-50 wt. % of a second thermally conductive filler, the second composition having a thermal conductivity (TC2) of 0.5-10 W/(m*K), and the second layer being molded over the first layer by leaving at least one area of the first layer not being over-molded with the second layer for being exposed to at least one heat source, wherein, TC1 is at least 2 W/(m*K) larger than TC2, the amounts of al and b1 are based on the total weight of the first composition, the amounts of a2 and b2 are based on the total weight of the second composition, and the thermal conductivity is measured in-plane according to ASTM E1461-01. The housing part provided in this invention has high heat dissipating efficiency and mechanical properties as well as high dimensional stability. |
| US11910568B2 |
Heat dissipation system with microelectromechanical system (MEMS) for cooling electronic or photonic components
In one or more embodiments, an apparatus includes a substrate and die package, a thermal transfer plate positioned adjacent to the substrate and die package for cooling the substrate and die package, wherein at least one electrical path extends through the thermal transfer plate for transmitting power from a power module to the substrate and die package, and a microelectromechanical system (MEMS) module comprising a plurality of air movement cells for dissipating heat from the thermal transfer plate. |
| US11910566B1 |
Processor heat exchanger with separate mounting structure
A commonly designed processor heat exchanger decouples the mounting hardware used to mount the heat exchanger to a processor from the heat exchanger itself. This allows a single heat exchanger design to be mounted to various different types of processors using processor customized mounting brackets that engage with flanges extending out from a body of the heat exchanger. |
| US11910562B2 |
Localized thermal accelerator in an immersion environment
A cooling plate includes a fluid inlet port, a cooling enclosure, and an inlet channel coupled between the fluid inlet port and the cooling enclosure to channel a two-phase fluid entering from the inlet port to the cooling enclosure. The cooling enclosure includes a number of heat spreading structures coupled to an inner surface of the cooling enclosure to form spacings, where the two-phase fluid in contact with the heat spreading structures causes portions of the two-phase fluid to change into a vapor phase. The cooling plate includes an extended vapor channel coupled to the cooling enclosure to collect the two-phase fluid in vapor phase. The cooling plate includes a vapor outlet port coupled to the extended vapor channel for the two-phase fluid in vapor phase to exit the vapor outlet port, where the cooling plate is submersible in an immersion tank containing a single-phase immersion fluid. |
| US11910560B2 |
Crossbar and sled for a modular server and/or information handling system
A crossbar is provided that is operable to be removably installed in a sled for a modular server and/or information handling system, for example a network equipment building system. The crossbar includes a frame, a keystone portion of the frame forming a keystone air duct, and a riser guide extending from the frame. The keystone portion is operable to direct air flow through the keystone air duct towards a heat sink and/or a CPU. The riser guide is operable to align a riser to be plugged into a motherboard installed in the sled. The frame is operable to be a structural component that is substantially coupled to the sled chassis. |
| US11910556B1 |
Fastener with gear usage for tray install and eject
An example computing system includes an I/O module that is securable to the computer chassis. The I/O module includes a gear rack. In additional implementations, the computing system includes a fastening assembly which has a fastener configured to receive an external rotational force from a user. In other implementations, the fastening assembly includes a thread mechanism having first and second portions. The first portion of the thread mechanism are rotatably fixed to the fastener. In other implementations, the fastening assembly includes a gear rotatably fixed to the second portion of the thread mechanism, the gear being configured to engage a gear rack coupled to the I/O module. Upon receiving the external rotational force, the thread mechanism also causes (a) the gear to rotate and (b), in turn, linear movement of the gear rack to (c) secure or unsecure the I/O module relative to the computer chassis. |
| US11910554B2 |
Modular and pluggable PDU to power tray/shelf device
Implementations are described for a modular power distribution unit (PDU) for a rack-mountable power tray or power shelf. The modular PDU includes a housing defining an input face and an opposing output face, and a plurality of power cables extending to the input face. The modular PDU further includes one or more second power connectors arranged at the output face, and distribution circuitry configured to distribute power from a first power bus and a second power bus to the one or more second power connectors. The modular PDU further includes one or more fasteners configured to attach the output face of the housing to the face of the power tray or power shelf, wherein the one or more second power connectors are retained in a coupled configuration with the one or more first power connectors. |
| US11910541B2 |
Flexible display with display support
A display device includes a flexible display and a support frame. The flexible display includes a first portion, a second portion, and a third portion there between. The support frame includes a first display support supporting the first portion, a second display support supporting the second portion, and a third display support supporting the third portion. The third display support is connected to the first display support and the second display support. The first display support and the second display support are rotatably connected between a configuration for maintaining the flexible display in a closed position and a configuration for maintaining the flexible display in an open position. The third display support includes a panel movable according to the rotation of the first display support and the second display support, such that the panel contacts the third portion of the flexible display in an open position of the flexible display. |
| US11910539B2 |
Mechatronic curtain for a process chamber for carrying out thermal processes in the manufacture of electronic assemblies
A process chamber for carrying out thermal processes in the manufacture of an electronic assembly with at least one opening for moving in and/or removing the electronic assembly; a supply of a protective gas; a controllable protection device arranged at the opening to reduce escape of the protective gas from the process chamber; and a control that can control the protection device such that, when the electronic assembly passes through the opening, an opening cross section of the opening is provided, which corresponds to the cross section of the electronic assembly. |
| US11910536B2 |
Direct-ink-writing method for printing strain gauge array circuit based on insulating strips
In a direct-ink-writing (DIW) method for printing a strain gauge array circuit, several insulating strips are printed on the upper layer of the first circuit layer after the first circuit layer has been printed and cured, and the second circuit layer is then printed at the insulating strips. The functional layer of a strain gauge is printed and covered thereon without contacting the insulating strips; the head and tail electrodes of the functional layer are respectively connected to two layers of circuit layers; and finally, a layer of insulating material is printed for encapsulation. DIW is used to complete the whole printing. A new insulating method is used in a cross part of two silver lines of a row-column compound circuit. The local glue dispensing is changed to printing the insulating strips in routing regions, and ensures the strain transmission efficiency from the strain gauge substrate to the functional layer. |
| US11910534B2 |
Mounting apparatus
A mounting device includes: an application part applying paste on a substrate to form an application body; a bonding part forming a mounted body by mounting a chip component on the substrate via the application body; a first imaging part imaging the application body after application processing and before mounting processing to acquire first image information; a second imaging part imaging the mounted body after the mounting processing to acquire second image information; and a control part controlling the application part, the bonding part, and the first and second imaging parts, and obtains a 3D application body shape (first shape) from the first image information as a first shape and calculates a 3D mounted body shape (second shape) from the second image information. The control part evaluates the application processing or the mounting processing based on the first and the second shapes. |
| US11910529B2 |
Display device
A display device is provided and includes a display panel including a display area that displays an image and a pad area disposed at least at a side of the display area, and a flexible circuit film electrically connected to the pad area. The flexible circuit film includes connection pads, a first measurement pad, and a second measurement pad. The connection pads are arrayed in a first direction and inclined with respect to a reference line extending in a second direction different from the first direction, the first measurement pad is disposed adjacent to a first side of the connection pads, and the second measurement pad is disposed adjacent to a second side of the connection pads. The connection pads are between the first measurement pad and the second measurement pad. |
| US11910525B2 |
Thin flexible structures with surfaces with transparent conductive films and processes for forming the structures
Structures are described having thin flexible polymer substrates with electrically conductive films on each opposing surface while having high optical transmittance and good optical properties. The structures can have total thicknesses of no more than about 30 microns and good flexibility. Processing approaches are described that allow for the coating of the very thin structures by providing support through the coating process. The structures are demonstrated to have good durability under conditions designed to test accelerated wear for touch sensor use. |
| US11910522B2 |
Flexible circuit board, method for manufacturing flexible circuit board and display device
A flexible circuit board, a method for manufacturing the flexible circuit board, and a display device are provided. The flexible circuit board includes: a plurality of driving signal lines arranged with mutually insulate-gates, wherein the driving signal lines comprise at least two voltage signal lines arranged adjacent to each other; at least one isolation protecting line, the isolation protecting line being located between the two voltage signal lines arranged adjacent to each other. |
| US11910519B2 |
Integrated circuit / printed circuit board assembly and method of manufacture
An integrated circuit/printed circuit board (IC-PCB) assembly comprises a PCB and a heatsink plate. The PCB has a first side including a first patterned conductive layer with one or more thermal pads onto which one or more heat slugs of one or more ICs mount, and a second, opposing side including a second patterned conductive layer with a heatsink plate receiving pad onto which the heatsink plate mounts. The heatsink plate has one or more posts that project from a mounting surface of the heatsink plate, and when the heatsink plate is mounted to the heatsink plate receiving pad, each post extends from the second side of the PCB, through a matching hole in the PCB, and to an associated thermal pad located on the first side of the PCB. |
| US11910513B2 |
Vaporization device with activation protection
An electronic vaporization device with activation protection is provided. The electronic vaporization device includes a heater for heating a vaporizable material and a compartment housing the vaporizable material, said compartment being thermally connected to the heater. The electronic vaporization device further includes a power source providing electric power to the heater, said electric power being converted to thermal power. The electronic vaporization device further includes two or more contact points disposed on the outside surface of the electronic vaporization device. The electric power is provided when the two or more contact points are physically connected to an object having a resistance within a predetermined range. |
| US11910507B2 |
Systems and methods for providing interactive modular lighting
Systems and methods for an interactive modular lighting system are described. The lighting systems enable users to dynamically build a luminaire through a modular joining of individual light-emitting units, however such that risk of electrical failure is automatically prevented through a dynamic computation of electrical circuit properties and dynamic configuration of components. Additionally, lighting systems with granular and configurable touch sensing are described, wherein a user's interaction with the lighting system can be coupled to actuation of properties of the lighting system or of properties of other devices in communication with the lighting system. Illustrative embodiments of applications of said lighting systems in smart home and gaming are provided. |
| US11910506B2 |
Lamp controller
The present disclosure discloses A lamp controller, comprising a DC power supply and a switch unit, wherein an output end of the DC power supply is electrically connected to the switch unit, the switch unit comprises a first switch set, a second switch set and a control module for controlling the first switch set and the second switch set to be turned on alternately, an output end of the control module is electrically connected to the first switch set, and the output end of the control module forms a second set of switch circuit after being electrically connected to the second switch set; and the lamp controller further comprises a control unit, which is electrically connected to the switch unit; the switch unit further comprises: a first toggle switch. |
| US11910505B2 |
Device for reducing jitter of light source in low brightness by vibration suppression module and light fixture
A device for reducing jitter of light source in low brightness by a vibration suppression module includes an LED light source, an inductor L, a current control module, a switch K1, a signal control module, a current acquisition module, and the vibration suppression module. The present invention can eliminate a current ripple in a rising process of a current in the LED light source, as well as suppressing current oscillations generated when the current changes suddenly, the current on the LED light source thus can rise steadily, the LED light source can be steadily brightened in a brightness adjusting process of a dark part, and a phenomenon of light flicker and jitter caused by the current oscillation and the current ripple is avoided. |
| US11910501B2 |
Method and apparatus for providing a passive color control scheme using blue and red emitters
A lighting device capable of generating warm or neutral white light using blue light-emitting diodes (“LEDs”), red LEDs, and/or luminescent material that responds to blue LED emission is disclosed. The lighting device includes multiple first solid-state light-emitting structures (“SLSs”), second SLSs, and balancing resistor element. The first SLS such as a string of blue LED dies connected in series is able to convert electrical energy to blue optical light, which is partially turned into longer wavelength emission by the luminescent material. The second SLS such as a red LED die is configured to convert electrical energy to red optical light, wherein the second SLSs are connected in series. While the first SLSs and second SLSs are coupled in parallel, the balancing resistor element provides load balance for current redistribution between the first and second SLSs in response to fluctuation of operating temperature. |
| US11910498B2 |
Pane having an electrical connection element and connection cable
A pane has an electrical connection element and connection cable including a substrate, an electrically conductive structure on a region of the substrate, wherein the connection cable has, on its lower face facing the substrate, a contact region, in which a conductor track of the connection cable is connected to the region of the electrically conductive structure, the connection element is rigid and has a first flat region for contacting the connection cable, the connection element with the conductor track of the connection cable on an upper face of the connection cable facing away from the substrate is electrically conductively connected to the connection cable via a weld region, the contact region of the connection cable and the first flat region of the connection element are arranged one above the other such that the flat region of the connection element is provided for transferring heat to the soldering compound. |
| US11910497B2 |
Method and arrangement for de-icing a transparent window using an electric heating device
A method to retrofit a transparent window which does not comprise an electric heating device, such as a vehicle windshield, with a transparent window having an electric heating device. The method includes (i) removing from the vehicle the transparent window which does not comprise an electric heating device, (ii) installing a transparent window, provided with an electric heating device, such as a heating layer, and at least one temperature sensor, to obtain a retrofitted heating transparent window, (iii) connecting the electric heating device to a voltage supply device such that by applying a heating voltage to the transparent window, and (iv) connecting a remote control device with the at least one temperature sensor and the voltage supply device. |
| US11910496B2 |
Electrical tubular heating element with connecting pin and manufacturing method for electrical tubular heating element with connecting pin
An electrical tubular heating element is disclosed with a tubular metal sheath, in whose interior at least one electrical heating element, which is constructed as a resistive wire, arranged electrically insulated from the tubular metal sheath at least in sections, in which the electrical heating element has a base body, which consists of one or more sections of the electrical heating element each with essentially constant cross section, and two end sections and that at least one end section of at least one of the electrical heating elements is subjected to a shape-changing process, so that the cross section of the end section is reduced at least in sub-areas of the end section in comparison to the cross section in each section of the base body. A method for manufacturing such an electrical tubular heating element is also disclosed. |
| US11910492B2 |
Communication system, communication apparatus, communication method, and non-transitory medium
A first data center includes a first virtual network that provides a communication service in cooperation with at least a part of a communication facility of a first communication operator and a first communication unit that is operable to communicate with a second data center. The second data center includes a second virtual network that provides a communication service in cooperation with at least a part of a communication facility of a second communication operator and a second communication unit that is operable to communicate with the first data center. The first communication unit is operable to transmit to the second communication unit, communication data to be transmitted from a first terminal connecting to the first virtual network via a communication facility of the first communication operator to a second terminal connecting via a communication facility of the second communication operator to the second virtual network. |
| US11910491B2 |
Proxy mobile internet protocol based mobility management system
A first data plane is established between a user equipment device and a gateway device, wherein the user equipment device comprises a 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) user equipment device, and wherein the first data plane comprises a 3GPP data plane. A second data plane is established between the gateway device and an anchor device, wherein the second data plane comprises a Proxy Mobile Internet Protocol version 6 (PMIPv6) data plane. Mobility management is performed for the user equipment device via communications between the gateway device and the anchor device. |
| US11910490B2 |
Multi-member Bluetooth device capable of dynamically switching operation mode, and related main Bluetooth circuit and auxiliary Bluetooth circuit
A multi-member Bluetooth device for communicating data with a remote Bluetooth device is disclosed including: a main Bluetooth circuit and an auxiliary Bluetooth circuit. In the period during which the auxiliary Bluetooth circuit operates at a relay mode, the main Bluetooth circuit receives packets transmitted from the remote Bluetooth device and forwards the received packets to the auxiliary Bluetooth circuit; the auxiliary Bluetooth circuit does not sniff packets issued from the remote Bluetooth device, but will switch to a sniffing mode if a signal reception quality indicator of the auxiliary Bluetooth circuit is superior to a predetermined indicator value. In the period during which the auxiliary Bluetooth circuit operates at the sniffing mode, the auxiliary Bluetooth circuit sniffs packets issued from the remote Bluetooth device and the main Bluetooth circuit receives packets transmitted from the remote Bluetooth device. |
| US11910486B2 |
Commit sets in a Kubernetes environment
Techniques are disclosed for performing operations in a distributed computing environment comprising a plurality of computing devices implementing a Kubernetes environment. An indication is received of one or more custom resources of the Kubernetes environment. The custom resources are grouped into a commit set. The commit set is defined as an atomic unit which either succeeds or fails atomically. It is determined that at least one of the custom resources has failed to complete. In response to the determination, the custom resources of the commit set are reverted to a previous consistent state. |
| US11910481B2 |
Systems and methods for provisioning user equipment with an eSIM profile
A method for provisioning a communication device with an embedded subscriber identity module (eSIM) profile. The method includes releasing a first eSIM profile by an eSIM management server hosting a plurality of unallocated eSIM profiles, and registering the release of the first eSIM profile by a discovery server. The method additionally includes requesting at least some of the information related to the release of the first eSIM profile from the discovery server, wherein the request includes an international mobile equipment identity (IMEI) of the communication device, and retrieving an address of the eSIM management server by the discovery server based on the IMEI. The method further includes providing the address to a local provisioning assistant (LPA) of the communication device by the discovery server, and provisioning the communication device with the first eSIM profile from the eSIM management server by the LPA of the communication device. |
| US11910479B2 |
Management of Default Data Subscription (DDS) in multi-subscriber identity module devices
A method of wireless communication performed by a user equipment (UE) includes: operating in a Dual SIM Dual Active (DSDA) mode or a Dual SIM Dual Standby (DSDS) mode in which a first subscriber identity module (SIM) is designated as a default data subscription (DDS); determining a recommendation to change the DDS from the first SIM to a second SIM at a modem, informing a user of the recommendation to change the DDS; changing the DDS in response to, at least in part, the recommendation an input from the user; updating a first state variable to indicate a state of the DDS; and routing internet data to the second SIM. |
| US11910478B2 |
Adaptive wireless client steering
An example network information aggregator is disclosed. The network information aggregator includes a network interface, a memory, and processing circuitry. The processing circuitry is to receive a machine learning model trained using initialization data from a model creation device. The processing circuitry is also to generate a device steering rule to steer a client device from a first radio to a second radio using the machine learning model. The processing circuitry is also to send a steer command to the first radio. |
| US11910472B2 |
Systems and methods for cell selection and reselection based on user equipment (“UE”) access level
A system described herein may provide a technique for providing high priority access to one or more particular priority cells implemented by a base station of a radio access network (“RAN”) associated with a wireless telecommunications network. A first group of User Equipment (“UEs”) may be High Priority Access (“HPA”) UEs, and a second group of UEs may be non-HPA UEs. In response to triggering events, system broadcast messages and/or Radio Resource Control (“RRC”) release messages may be used to cause HPA UEs to connect to the priority cells, and may cause non-HPA UEs to connect to other (e.g., non-priority) cells implemented by the base station. |
| US11910468B2 |
Method for performing communication by using non-terrestrial network and apparatus thereof
Provided are a terminal and a network node and method thereof for performing communication in a non-terrestrial network. The method includes receiving system information including reference round trip delay offset information of a non-terrestrial network cell, performing a random access procedure in the non-terrestrial network cell; receiving configuration information for performing communication using the non-terrestrial network cell, and controlling a discontinuous reception (DRX) operation on the basis of the configuration information. |
| US11910463B2 |
Method and apparatus for transmitting and receiving wireless signal in wireless communication system
User equipment according to an embodiment of the present invention may obtain a configuration of a reference signal for an RRC idle mode or an RRC inactive mode, determine the availability of the configured reference signal, and receive the reference signal in the RRC idle mode or the RRC inactive mode. |
| US11910455B1 |
Techniques to provide sponsored data for a user equipment in a mobile network environment
Presented herein are techniques to provide sponsored data to a user equipment in a mobile network environment. For example, techniques provided herein may provide for the ability to enhance sponsored data connectivity by enabling a mobile network to facilitate sponsorship of a network slice as part of sponsored data connectivity in which the network slice can provide traffic flow specific Service Level Agreement (SLA) connectivity and treatment. In one example, a method is provided that includes determining, via a first session of a user equipment (UE), that the UE seeks to access content in which financial sponsorship for accessing the content by the UE is to be provided by a sponsoring entity in which the first session involves a first network slice and enabling the UE to establish a second session to access the content in which the second session involves a second network slice. |
| US11910454B2 |
Method for associating a new gathering node in a distributed wireless network
A method for associating a new gathering node in a distributed wireless communication network, each gathering node includes at least one access-point radio-frequency interface and/or a user node of a so-called gathering wireless network associated with the communication network, the method being performed by a management node of the network and including the steps of receiving a message which include information that a new gathering node is to be associated, sending a command activating a so-called association radio-frequency interface, receiving a message indicating that a new gathering node is associated with an existing gathering node, determining a first validation of association of the new gathering node, and, if the association is validated, then sending, to the new gathering node, information on parameterisings includes information necessary for an association of the new node with the gathering wireless network of the network. |
| US11910453B2 |
Mesh connectivity between network nodes in hierarchical network
Various embodiments disclosed herein provide for facilitating creating a mesh connectivity between network nodes in a hierarchical network. According an embodiment, a method comprising receiving a first condition, wherein the first condition indicates whether to setup a mesh connection with a first distributed unit node of a first node device. The method further comprising, in response to determining that the first condition indicates establishment of the mesh connection, facilitating establishing a peer-to-peer connection directly with the first distributed unit node of the first node device and a second distributed unit node of a second node device, wherein the first distributed unit node comprises wireless communication technologies and the second distributed unit node comprises wireless communication technologies. The method further comprising facilitating transmission of a control message or a user plane message in order to exchange connection information between the first distributed unit node and the second distributed unit node. |
| US11910450B2 |
Resetting MAC layer in two-step random-access procedures
A wireless device receives one or more configuration parameters indicating a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) resource for transmission of a message A (MsgA) payload of a contention-free two-step random-access procedure. The wireless device receives, from a radio resource control (RRC) layer of the wireless device, a request to reset a medium access control (MAC) layer of the wireless device. In response to the request and based on the configuration parameter indicating the PUSCH resource, the PUSCH resource for the MsgA transmission of the contention-free two-step random-access procedure is cleared. |
| US11910446B2 |
Access node, a method for an access node, a wireless terminal and a method for a wireless terminal
A method and apparatus is provided to use a value tag in conjunction with transmission and/or processing of system information in a wireless communication network, specifically in conjunction with second type system information or non-essential type system information. An access node may initiate broadcasting second type system information when the second type information content is updated, in order to avoid multiple on-demand delivery requests from wireless terminals. The access node may compress second type system information to be delivered by broadcast. |
| US11910443B2 |
PRACH detection method and apparatus
Embodiments of this application relate to a PRACH detection method, and the method includes: sequentially detecting frequency domain data of each beam in at least two groups of beams; obtaining frequency domain data of a frequency corresponding to a PRACH from frequency domain data of a currently detected beam; determining a time domain correlation peak of the PRACH based on the frequency domain data of the frequency corresponding to the PRACH; determining a first peak value based on the time domain correlation peak of the PRACH; and when the first peak value is greater than or equal to a first threshold, sending a random access response message to user equipment. |
| US11910441B2 |
Physical random access channel (PRACH) in unlicensed spectrum
Systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for physical random access channel (PRACH) in unlicensed spectrum may be provided. For example, a configuration may be provided to a user equipment, where the configuration is related to using short control signaling exemption (SCSe) in connection with the management of uplink PRACH transmissions. |
| US11910440B1 |
Method and apparatus for communication, electronic device, and storage medium
Disclosed are a method for communication, an electronic device, and a computer-readable storage medium. The method includes: determining a first target frequency based on historical sensed information of a destination node; transmitting an RTS frame to the destination node at the first target frequency, where the destination node obtains first sensed information of the source node from the RTS frame, and determines a first optimal receiving frequency of the source node based on the first sensed information; receiving a CTS frame transmitted by the destination node at the first optimal receiving frequency; obtaining second sensed information of the destination node from the CTS frame; determining a second optimal receiving frequency of the destination node based on the second sensed information; transmitting a data frame to the destination node at the second optimal receiving frequency; and receiving an ACK frame transmitted by the destination node at the first optimal receiving frequency. |
| US11910438B2 |
Listen before talk sequence design for wireless communication
An apparatus for wireless communication of a UE determines to transmit data in a set of RBs to at least one other UE in at least one subframe. The at least one subframe includes a first subset of symbols configured for use for transmission collision avoidance signaling and a second subset of symbols configured for transmitting the data. The apparatus determines a subset of symbols of the first set of symbols within the set of RBs of the at least one subframe for transmitting at least one concatenated sequence. The apparatus transmits the at least one concatenated sequence in each symbol of the determined subset of symbols within the set of RBs of the at least one subframe to indicate that the data will be transmitted in the second set of symbols within the set of RBs of the at least one subframe. |
| US11910435B2 |
Method and system for Wi-Fi sensing
A procedure and frame structure for Wi-Fi sensing is described. An aspect of the disclosure provides a method of sensing. Such the method includes sending, by an initiating station (STA) to a plurality of responder STAs, a sensing request comprising a sensing announcement frame indicating identifiers (ID) of the plurality of responder STAs. Such a method further includes receiving, by the initiating STA from the plurality of responder STAs, one or more responses based on the sensing request. In some embodiments, the announcement frame further indicates resource unit assignments for receiving acknowledgements from the plurality of responder STAs. In some embodiments, the method further includes receiving, by the initiating STA from the plurality of responder STAs, the acknowledgements indicating a willingness to participate in the sensing procedure. |
| US11910431B2 |
Transmission method and related devices
The present disclosure provides a transmission method and a related device. Said method comprises: when it is determined that N uplink channels to be sent cannot be sent simultaneously, sending at least part of the N uplink channels according to priority corresponding to each uplink channel among the N uplink channels, N being an integer greater than 1, the priorities corresponding to the uplink channels being determined on the basis of priority determination parameters corresponding to the uplink channels, and the priority determination parameters at least including service information corresponding to the uplink channels. |
| US11910428B2 |
Intra-frequency measurement of layer 3 based channel state information reference signals
Techniques and apparatus for intra-frequency measurement of Layer 3 (L3)-based channel state information reference signals (CSI-RSs) are described. An example method that may be performed by a user equipment (UE) includes transmitting an indication based on a UE capability to simultaneously receive downlink data from a serving cell on one or more first resources and measure one or more CSI-RSs from a target cell on one or more second resources. The one or more first resources at least partially overlap the one or more second resources in a time domain and a frequency domain. The method also includes performing a CSI-RS measurement procedure, based on the UE capability. |
| US11910422B2 |
Methods and apparatuses for self-interference processing
The present disclosure provides a method and apparatus for self-interference processing. The method being applied to a base station, and including: determining that a terminal has a self-interference processing capability, wherein the self-interference processing capability is achieved through an autonomous denial functionality; configuring a first autonomous denial parameter for achieving the self-interference processing capability for the terminal; and sending the first autonomous denial parameter to the terminal, so that the terminal performs a corresponding self-interference processing according to the first autonomous denial parameter. |
| US11910415B2 |
Combining channel busy ratios received from multiple user equipments
Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a transmitting (Tx) user equipment (UE) may receive, from a plurality of receiving (Rx) UEs, indications of channel busy ratios (CBRs) associated with the plurality of Rx UEs, respectively. The Tx UE may combine the CBRs to obtain a combined CBR associated with the Tx UE. The Tx UE may adjust a resource utilization based at least in part on the combined CBR associated with the Tx UE. Numerous other aspects are described. |
| US11910402B2 |
Feedback techniques for group-common PDCCH transmissions
A user equipment (UE) may receive a first group downlink control information transmission associated with a UE group, where the first group downlink control information transmission may reference a second group downlink control information transmission (e.g., according to a pre-notification indication). The UE may determine a feedback condition for the second group downlink control information transmission and monitor for the second group downlink control information transmission. Alternatively, the UE may receive a second group downlink control information transmission referencing the first group downlink control information transmission (e.g., according to a post-confirmation indication), and the UE may determine a feedback condition for the first group downlink control information transmission. Based on the feedback condition, the UE may transmit feedback information, for example, indicating that the UE did not correctly receive the indicated group downlink control information transmission. |
| US11910399B2 |
Method and terminal for receiving PDSCH
This disclosure provides a method for receiving a PDSCH and a terminal thereof. The method for receiving a PDSCH includes: after occurrence of a beam failure event is determined, monitoring a PDCCH on a CORESET-BFR and a PDCCH on another CORESET, determining a QCL parameter of the PDSCH based on a QCL parameter of the PDCCH on the CORESET-BFR, a QCL parameter of the PDCCH on the another CORESET, a QCL parameter of a PDCCH on a CORESET that contains DCI scheduling the PDSCH, or a QCL parameter indicated by TCI state information in the DCI scheduling the PDSCH, and receiving the PDSCH based on the determined QCL parameter. |
| US11910398B2 |
Hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) based on codeblock groups in new radio systems
Embodiments of a User Equipment (UE), Generation Node-B (gNB) and methods of communication are disclosed herein. The UE may receive a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) that schedules a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) in a slot, and on a component carrier (CC) of a plurality of CCs. The PDCCH may include a total downlink assignment index (DAI) and a counter DAI for hybrid automatic repeat request acknowledgement (HARQ-ACK) feedback of the PDSCH. The total DAI may indicate a total number of pairs of CCs and slots for the HARQ-ACK feedback. The UE may encode the HARQ-ACK feedback to include a bit that indicates whether the PDSCH is successfully decoded. A size of the HARQ-ACK feedback may be based on the total DAI, and a position of the bit may be based on the counter DAI. |
| US11910391B2 |
Methods and apparatus for an uplink control channel in NOMA asynchronous transmissions
Techniques for implementing an uplink control channel in Non-Orthogonal Multiple Access (NOMA) asynchronous transmissions are disclosed. The techniques described herein provide an additional control channel in NOMA transmissions for a user equipment (UE) (102) to indicate certain information to a base station (106) to enable the base station (106) to detect and decode the data transmitted by the UE (102). For example, uplink control information (UCI) is transmitted (406) via an uplink control channel in connection with a group user equipment identifier (group UE-ID) to enable the base station (106) to detect and decode the UCI. After decoding (506) the UCI based on the group UE-ID, the base station (106) obtains information usable to distinguish (508) the UE (102), such as a UE-specific ID, as well as to detect (510) and decode (512) a data transmission from the UE (102) on an uplink data channel. |
| US11910387B2 |
Method and apparatus for communicating two stage sidelink control information
First stage SCI can be determined. The first stage SCI can include a modification periodicity. The modification periodicity can be for the periodicity of modification of the second stage SCI. The first stage SCI can be periodically transmitted. The second stage SCI can be determined. The second stage SCI can be transmitted. |
| US11910386B2 |
Signaling parameters for relay devices
Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a network node may determine at least one parameter associated with use of a relay device to forward data between the network node and one or more wireless devices, the at least one parameter including a use time associated with the relay device, an amount of data associated with the relay device, or a combination thereof. The network node may transmit, to a central network node, the at least one parameter. Accordingly, the network node and/or the central network node may determine a payment amount associated with the relay device based at least in part on the at least one parameter. Numerous other aspects are provided. |
| US11910380B2 |
UE capabilities for supporting complementary bandwidth part operations in wireless communication
Aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques for wireless communication using a user equipment (UE) capability indication to support complementary bandwidth part (BWP) operations. In one aspect, a UE can transmit UE capability information to indicate the ability of the UE to support complementary BWP operations, and the network can configure complementary BWP operations based on the UE capability. |
| US11910374B2 |
Techniques for adapting scheduling timeline to processing grid
Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A user equipment (UE) may be configured to transmit, to a base station, a capability report indicating a capability of the UE to support multi-transmission time interval scheduling. The UE may then receive, from the base station based on the capability report, a first configuration of a first processing mode for the UE that is associated with communications scheduled for a single transmission time interval, and a second configuration of a second processing mode for the UE that is associated with communications scheduled for a scheduling interval spanning a plurality of transmission time intervals. The UE may receive, from the base station, an indication to apply the first processing mode or the second processing mode, and may communicate with the base station based on the indication. |
| US11910373B2 |
Sidelink discovery messages for beam training and onboarding of initiator user equipments to sidelink user equipment groups
Disclosed are techniques for wireless communication. In an aspect, a UE (e.g., an initiator UE) transmits sidelink discovery messages for beam training on a bandwidth associated with DMRS. One or more UEs (e.g., candidate responder UEs) select a beam to pair with a beam associated with one of the sidelink discovery messages, and transmit a sidelink discovery message on the selected beam. In another aspect, a UE (e.g., initiator UE) transmits a sidelink discovery message, which is forwarded to a UE, which may be a lead UE of a sidelink UE group. The lead UE adds the initiator UE to the sidelink UE group, and responds with a sidelink discovery response message and a group indication that at least indicates that the initiator UE now belongs to the sidelink UE group. |
| US11910367B2 |
Time-domain allocation for repetitions
Systems, methods, and apparatus for communicating transport block repetitions are disclosed. An example method performed by a wireless device includes receiving an assignment of radio resources corresponding to two or more transmissions with first start and length pairs, each transmission comprising a transport block repetition, where at least one of the first start and length pairs violates a time-domain allocation restriction. The wireless device determines second start and length pairs for the two or more transmissions such that the time-domain allocation restriction is not violated. The wireless device transmits the two or more transmissions according to the determined second start and length pairs. |
| US11910366B2 |
Method for receiving PUSCH in wireless communication system and apparatus therefor
A method for receiving, by a base station, a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) in a wireless communication system includes: transmitting a first message including information related to a configuration of a multi-TU PUSCH transmitted in a plurality of time units (TUs); transmitting a second message related to a spatial relation RS applied to the transmission of the multi-TU PUSCH; and receiving the multi-TU PUSCH. The plurality of time units (TUs) are classified into a plurality of TU groups, and the second message includes information indicating at least one spatial relation RS applied to each TU group among the plurality of TU groups. |
| US11910365B2 |
Slot format for low latency sidelink communications
Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described related to a slot format for low latency sidelink communications. A group of user equipments (UEs) may receive an indication of a configuration of a sidelink resource pool. The sidelink resource pool may include one or more slots and one or more subchannels, and a slot of the sidelink resource pool may include a control region allocated for a sidelink control channel and a set of contiguous subslots each allocated for a sidelink data channel. A first UE may transmit sidelink control information (SCI) to a second UE in the control region of a slot to reserve one or more subslot of the same slot or any quantity of different slots for a sidelink message. The first UE may transmit the sidelink message to the second UE in the subslot. |
| US11910363B2 |
Resource sharing during communication pause
Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A user equipment (UE) may establish multiple wireless connections, such as a wireless connection for a first subscriber identity module (SIM) and a wireless connection for a second SIM, that share time-frequency resources. The UE may communicate data packets with another device during a communication session on the wireless connection for the first SIM. The UE may determine to pause the communication session for a duration based on receiving an indication from the other UE or based on a user input to pause communication. The UE may communicate data packets on the wireless connection for the second SIM for at least a portion of the duration using the shared time-frequency resources based on pausing the communication session. |
| US11910361B2 |
Multi-stage sidelink control information
A radio device receives first sidelink control information from a further radio device. Based on assistance information stored in the radio device and the received first sidelink control information, the radio device determines a configuration for transmission of second sidelink control information. Based on the determined configuration for transmission of the second sidelink control information, the radio device receives the second sidelink control information from the further radio device. Based on the received second sidelink control information, the radio device receives a sidelink radio transmission from the further radio device. |
| US11910359B2 |
Techniques for control resource pool-gated data transmission
Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A user equipment (UE) may transmit a first sidelink control information (SCI) message during a mini-slot of a control resource pool which is decoupled from a data resource pool for sidelink communications. The first SCI message may indicate a data message to be transmitted on a subchannel of the data resource pool to a second UE, where resources between the control resource pool and the data resource pool are mapped. The UE may receive a feedback message from the second UE for the first SCI message during a second mini-slot of the control resource pool. The feedback message may indicate whether a collision or strong interference was detected for the first SCI message. The UE may determine whether to transmit the data message or retransmit the first SCI message based on the feedback message. |
| US11910356B2 |
Coverage-level-based paging carrier selection techniques
Wireless communications systems and methods related to coverage-level-based paging carrier selection are provided. In some aspects, a method of wireless communication performed by a user equipment includes receiving, from a base station, a first indication of one or more paging carriers, the first indication indicating for a paging carrier of the one or more paging carriers, a coverage level supported by the paging carrier; and receiving, from the base station, a paging message via the paging carrier based on a match between the coverage level supported by the paging carrier and a coverage level of the user equipment. |
| US11910354B2 |
Paging area update
According to various examples, a method for operating a wireless communication device (200) connectable to a cellular network (50) comprising a plurality of cells (300-340) is provided. The method comprises receiving (701), from the cellular network (50), configuration information for delaying a transmission of a paging area update request that triggers a paging area update of a paging area of a paging operation of the wireless communication device (200). Furthermore the method comprises, when operating in a disconnected mode associated with the paging operation, determining (703) that the paging area update is required, and upon determining (703) that the paging area update is required, delaying (708) the transmission of the paging area update request in accordance with the configuration information. |
| US11910353B2 |
Positioning measurements in new radio positioning protocol a (NRPPA)
An apparatus for use in a RAN network node includes processing circuitry coupled to a memory. To configure the RAN network node for positioning measurement reporting in a wireless network, the processing circuitry is to decode a measurement request message from a location management function (LMF) node of the wireless network. The processing circuitry also encodes a measurement response message for transmission to the LMF node based on the measurement request message. |
| US11910352B2 |
Systems and methods for supporting mobility of users with seamless connectivity in a network of moving things
Systems and methods are provided for supporting mobility of users with seamless connectivity in a network of moving things. A controller may be used to manage mobility of a plurality of end-user devices in a network of moving things. A request to establish a wireless connection with a network of moving things may be received from an end-user device, via a first access point of the network. A communication parameter for the end-user device may be determined, with the communication parameter configured for use in enabling wireless communication via the network. The determining includes assigning the communication parameter to the end-user device if the end-user device is not known to the controller, and retrieving the communication parameter if the end-user device is known to the controller. The communication parameter is then sent to the end-user device that transmitted the request. |
| US11910351B2 |
Systems and methods for determining locations of access points
Systems, methods, and computer-readable media may determine location-related data for a plurality of access points located in an area in communication with a network by determining that a plurality of access points in a network are associated with a same geographical area including identifying, from among the plurality of access points, a first access point associated with the geographical area, determining first location-related data for the first access point, determining second location-related data for a second access point of the plurality of access points, the second access point being interior to the first access point within the network based at least in part on a determination that the second access point has at least a threshold number of the neighbor access points, and exchanging ranging data indicative of a first relative distance between the first access point and the second access point, the ranging data based at least in part on ranging message exchange measurements. |
| US11910343B2 |
Sidelink primary and secondary synchronization signal transmission
Apparatus and methods for S-SSB transmission are provided. In an aspect, an S-SSS symbol is followed by a gap symbol. In another aspect, a first PSBCH symbol is followed by an S-SSS symbol. In a further aspect, the same MPR is used for the entire S-SSB, thus reducing/mitigating transient periods. For example, the S-SSS symbols in the S-SSB may be selected from a set of sequences having the same MPR as the S-PSS symbols. Alternatively, the MPR of the entire S-SSB may be selected based on a sequence ID of an S-SSS. In an aspect, additional symbols may be configured in the S-SSB to compensate for power reduction. |
| US11910338B2 |
Methods and apparatuses for transmitting and receiving synchronization signal, and transmission system
Embodiments of the disclosure provide methods and apparatuses for transmitting and receiving a synchronization signal, and a transmission system. A method includes that, a base station determines one or more sets of system parameters, each set of the system parameters including at least one of the following information of a carrier: frequency information, or a frame structure parameter; the base station constructs a synchronization signal of a predetermined structure according to the system parameters; and the base station transmits the synchronization signal to the terminal; the one or more sets of system parameters corresponding to the same predetermined structure. With the embodiments of the disclosure, the problem of excessive complexity in detection of the synchronization signal in the related technology is solved. |
| US11910332B2 |
Systems and methods of configuring a spectral mask
Systems and methods for configuring a spectral mask include a transmitting device which maintains a plurality of spectral masks for signal transmissions. The transmitting device determines a channel to transmit a signal. The transmitting device selects a first spectral mask from the plurality of spectral masks according to the determined channel to transmit the signal. The transmitting device transmits the signal in the determined channel to a receiving device according to the first spectral mask. |
| US11910325B2 |
Low power scheduling
The disclosure relates in some aspects to an energy-aware architecture that supports a low power scheduling mode. For example, a media access control (MAC) architecture for a base station (e.g., an enhanced Node B) and associated access terminals (e.g., UEs) can take the power needs of the access terminals into account when scheduling the access terminals. In some aspects, an access terminal may support a particular frame structure for a low power mode. Accordingly, scheduling of the access terminal may include use of the particular frame structure during low power mode. |
| US11910320B2 |
Handling new radio (NR) traffic configured with non-integer periodicity
A user equipment (UE) is configured to report channel state information (CSI). The UE receives CSI configuration information corresponding to downlink new radio (NR) traffic with non-integer periodicity, wherein the CSI configuration information includes one of CSI measurement configuration information, CSI reporting configuration information or CSI measurement configuration information and CSI reporting configuration information, receives CSI measurement resources and reports CSI feedback to a network. |
| US11910318B2 |
Transfer of data between nodes
A first node (10) and a second node (12) are configured for the transfer of data between them. The second node (12) is configured to determine an extent to which the second node (12) will be available for a prospective transfer (16) of data (e.g., application data) to or from the second node (12). The second node (12) is configured to transmit to the first node (10) control signaling (20) (e.g., application-layer control signaling (20)) that indicates the determined extent. The first node (10) is configured to determine, based on the control signaling (20), whether and/or when to proceed with the prospective transfer (16) of data. |
| US11910317B2 |
Signal monitoring method and apparatus
This application provides a signal monitoring method and an apparatus, to reduce power consumption of a terminal device. The method includes: receiving, by a terminal device, a downlink signal; and monitoring, by the terminal device, a first type of signal in the downlink signal, where the first type of signal is a signal used to indicate power consumption reduction information, the terminal device does not monitor a second type of signal when monitoring the first type of signal, and the second type of signal is a signal used to indicate data scheduling. |
| US11910310B2 |
Apparatus and method for reducing power consumption in multi antenna system
An apparatus and method for reducing the power consumption of a Base Station (BS) in a multi antenna system are provided. The method for reducing the power consumption of the BS includes identifying an amount of resources being in use for communication, determining whether to convert at least one Radio Frequency (RF) unit into a power saving mode considering the amount of resources, if converting at least one RF unit into the power saving mode, turning OFF a power supply of a power amplifier of at least one of at least two antenna paths constituting the at least one RF unit converted into the power saving mode, and increasing a gain of at least one antenna path turning ON a power supply such that a transmission Power Spectral Density (PSD) is not changed according to the power saving mode conversion. |
| US11910307B2 |
Systems, methods and apparatuses for 3G to volte roaming
A 3G/LTE proxy system may enable LTE wireless communication by a UE roaming in an LTE VPMN but associated with a 3G carrier. The system may include an EPC configured to proxy as an LTE-capable HPMN for the UE as the UE is attached to a VPLMN. The system may include a 3G MSC configured to proxy as a 3G-capable VPMN for the HPMN. The system may include a translator. The translator may be configured to translate a data communication from an LTE data standard to a 3G data standard, and vice versa. The translator may be configured to translate a text communication from an LTE text standard to a 3G text standard, and vice versa. The translator may be configured to translate a voice communication from an LTE voice standard to a 3G voice standard, and vice versa. |
| US11910306B2 |
Methods, systems, and computer readable media for providing updated network slice information to a network slice selection function (NSSF)
A method for providing updated network slice information to a network slice selection function (NSSF includes registering, by a network slice management function (NSMF) with a network function (NF) repository function (NRF), an NF profile corresponding to the NSMF and subscribing, by the NSMF with the NRF, for status updates corresponding to NF instances belonging to network slice instances created by the NSMF. The method further includes receiving, by the NSMF from the NRF, a notification message including one or more network traffic load level updates related to at least one of the NF instances, processing the one or more network traffic load level updates to generate network slice instance configuration information for at least one of the network slice instances, and providing, by the NSMF, the network slice instance configuration information to a NSSF managing the at least one of the network slice instances. |
| US11910305B2 |
System and method of securing allocation of network functions for session slices
Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a device including a processing system including a processor; and a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processing system, facilitate performance of operations of receiving a query for 5G Session Management Functions (SMFs) to handle a connection request, wherein the query includes a slice ID and data network name; determining a list of SMFs that each have a blockchain ID immutably recorded on a blockchain, wherein the blockchain ID is authorized to provide service to the slice ID; and sending, responsive to the query, the list of SMFs. Other embodiments are disclosed. |
| US11910303B2 |
OpenRAN solution suite
Systems, methods and computer software are disclosed for providing an OpenRAN solution suite. In one embodiment, a method is disclosed, the method including communicating, by an all G COTS (Commercial off the Shelf) Base Band Unit (BBU), with a plurality of different G user devices; communicating, by a software platform, with the all G COTS BBU, wherein the software platform includes virtualized software providing open RAN controller functionality, network orchestrator functionality, and SON edge core functionality; and communicating, by the software platform, with a plurality of different G core networks. |
| US11910301B2 |
Method and system for detecting stations in wireless local area networks
Method and system for detecting stations in wireless local area networks having at least one access point configured to: upon transmission of an association response to a station, send a radio measurement request to the station performing active scanning of a SSID having a unique identifier univocally associated with a persistent MAC address of the station, upon reception of a probe request, check if the SSID field has a unique identifier univocally associated with a persistent MAC address of a station, and associate the source address of the probe request with the persistent MAC address of the station on a database of known stations; detect stations within the coverage area of the access point based on the information stored on the database of known stations. |
| US11910300B2 |
Communication method and apparatus
The application provides an information indication method, including generating a first frame, where the first frame includes address information of a station operating on a frequency band of 6 GHz; and transmitting the first frame on a 2.4 GHz and/or 5 GHz frequency band. |
| US11910297B2 |
Access information for closed access groups
A base station central unit (CU) sends, to a base station distributed unit (DU), a request message for a context configuration of a wireless device, wherein the request message comprises one or more identifiers of closed access groups that the wireless device is allowed to access; and a field indicating that the wireless device is only allowed to access a cell that is associated with at least one closed access group. The base station CU receives from the base station DU, an acknowledge message comprising cell configuration parameters of one or more cells for the context configuration of the wireless device, wherein the one or more cells are associated with at least one first closed access group. |
| US11910296B2 |
Method and apparatus for processing SI request, terminal and storage medium
The present disclosure provides a method and an apparatus for processing a system information (SI) request. The method includes: sending an SI request to a base station in a current SI modification period, the SI request being configured to obtain at least one first SI corresponding to the SI request; determining, in the next SI modification period, whether a feedback message corresponding to the SI request returned by the base station is received; and if the feedback information is not received, stopping the SI request. |
| US11910290B2 |
Multiple application module or unit
A wireless distribution system (WDS) is configured for transmitting a downlink signal or for receiving an uplink signal. A computing device configured to serve as a client device to the WDS includes a memory; a multiple applications processor in communication with the memory and configured to execute one or more mobile applications; and a wireless service processor in communication with the multi applications processor for communicating via a corresponding wireless service with the WDS. The multi applications processor is configured to execute an instance of a data service to establish a connection with the WDS for a specified application process utilizing the wireless service to provide at least one datum on the WDS. In the method, an instance of a data service is executed to establish a connection with a WDS for a specified application process utilizing a wireless service to provide at least one datum on the WDS. |
| US11910289B2 |
Systems and methods for wireless audio
Examples are disclosed for systems and methods for supporting transmission of audio streams (e.g., streams of audio data or audio information) for different audio signals to different end-point devices. In one embodiment, a method comprises forming, with a Bluetooth® Classic or BR/EDR based master circuitry, a piconet with a plurality of Bluetooth® Classic or BR/EDR based slave circuitries through a respectively corresponding plurality of point-to-point wireless connections; and generating, from the master circuitry, a plurality of streams of packets respectively corresponding to the plurality of point-to-point wireless connections, wherein the plurality of streams of packets respectively correspond to a plurality of distinct transport identifiers; wherein the plurality of streams of packets carry audio data for different audio channels; and wherein the plurality of streams of packets are for BR/EDR transmission in compliance with revision 2.0 of the Bluetooth® core specification. |
| US11910286B2 |
Systems and methods for integrated CI/CD and orchestration workflow in a 5G deployment
Systems and methods are disclosed that seamlessly integrates orchestration and CI/CD without requiring duplication of any of the tasks. This method allows creation of test slices as well as operator specific policy control and implementation to implement dynamic test and deployment options that allows different containerized network functions (CNFs) versions to be used for different slices. |
| US11910285B2 |
Method and apparatus for supporting dynamic reconfiguration
Disclosed are systems and methods for supporting dynamic reconfiguration. The systems and methods can include: pointing to a document server providing document services as a primary document server; dynamically reconfigure and point itself to use a document appliance indicated by an electronic invite received by the first computing device from a second computing device; and enable the first computing device to pass data or information received in the electronic invite to the document application in response to the first client. |
| US11910281B2 |
Methods and systems for driver identification
A method of determining a position of a mobile device in a vehicle during a drive includes measuring at least one first acceleration magnitude of the mobile device in a gravity direction with at least one sensor of the mobile device, measuring at least one second acceleration magnitude of the mobile device in the gravity direction with the at least one sensor of the mobile device, the at least one second acceleration magnitude separated in time from the at least one first acceleration magnitude, comparing the at least one first acceleration magnitude with the at least one second acceleration magnitude, and based on a result of the comparing, predicting the position of the mobile device in the vehicle. |
| US11910280B2 |
Methods and systems for transmitting basic safety messages
A method for broadcasting a basic safety message (BSM) packet from a host vehicle includes storing at least one path history entry of the host vehicle. The method includes determining whether a global navigation satellite system (GNSS) position fix is available. The method includes performing a corrective action on the at least one path history entry in response to the GNSS position fix not being available. The method includes, in response to the GNSS position fix being available, calculating a path history entry to be stored among the at least one path history entry based on the GNSS position fix. The method includes generating and broadcasting the BSM packet based on the at least one path history entry. |
| US11910279B2 |
V2X communication with sensor assistance
Techniques described herein provide for enhanced determination of a V2X communication range based on sensor information obtained at a V2X device. According to embodiments, a V2X device can obtain sensor information regarding a detected object and determine a communication range for a V2X message transmitted by the V2X device based on one or more detected properties of the detected object. The V2X message itself may contain information regarding the one or more detected properties of the detected object, as well as information indicative of the location of the V2X device and the determined communication range. |
| US11910274B2 |
Systems and methods for providing error correction and management in a mobile-based crowdsourcing platform
The present invention provides systems and methods for providing error correction and management in a mobile-based crowdsourcing platform, specifically a platform providing geolocation services. More specifically, the system of the present invention includes a plurality of remote mobile devices configured to communicate and exchange data with a cloud-based service, such as a crowdsourcing platform. The crowdsourcing platform generally provides a geolocation service based on the crowdsourcing, or polling, of users of the mobile devices so as to determine location and movement of the users within a specific environment. The system is further configured to automatically render a floor plan or layout of a location based on the user data. The system is further configured to recognize and recalibrate data errors during the collection and aggregation of the crowd-sourced data. |
| US11910271B2 |
Communication between autonomous vehicles and operations personnel
A method for communication between autonomous vehicles and personnel can include receiving a signal from a remote computing system, the signal based upon a position of an autonomous vehicle and a first position of a mobile device, wherein the signal identifies that the mobile device is located in a path of the autonomous vehicle, responsive to receipt of the signal from the remote computing system, stopping the autonomous vehicle, receiving an updated signal from the remote computing system, the updated signal based upon a second position of the mobile device, the second position effective to facilitate a determination that the mobile device is no longer within the path of the autonomous vehicle, and responsive to receiving the updated position of the mobile device, resuming operation of the autonomous vehicle along the path. An autonomous vehicle and non-transitory computer-readable medium is also provided. |
| US11910269B2 |
Augmented reality content items including user avatar to share location
In one or more implementations, a user of a client application may share the location of the user in relation to an avatar of the user. In various examples, an avatar-based location sharing user interface element may be selectable to execute an augmented reality content item that is executable to make the location of the user accessible to one or more additional users of the client application. In one or more examples, a message may be generated that includes user content captured at a location of the user, an avatar of the user, and location information related to the location of the user. In one or more additional examples, the location of the user may be accessible via a map user interface that displays the avatar of the user at the location of the user within a geographic region. |
| US11910268B2 |
Systems and methods for locating a tracking device
In one embodiment, a method includes receiving, by a first computing device from a user of the first computing device, a request to locate a tracking device associated with the first computing device. The method includes sending, by the first computing device to a tracking system server in response to receiving the request to locate the tracking device from the user of the first computing device, a request for a location of the tracking device. The method includes receiving, by the first computing device from the tracking system server, a location of the tracking device, the location of the tracking device being a location associated with the tracking device determined by a second computing device of the plurality of computing devices and provided by the second computing device in response to the second computing device receiving a signal from the tracking device. |
| US11910267B2 |
Content request by location
A method of obtaining media content of an event, comprising: identifying a real-life event and, a time of said real-life event a geographic location of the real-life event; identifying a subset of a plurality of client terminals of users located in proximity to the geographic location of the real-life event at said time of said real-life event; sending a message to the subset of client terminals containing a request to acquire media content documenting the real-life event; and receiving at least one media content item documenting the real-life event from at least one client terminal of the subset of client terminals, the at least one media content item acquired by at least one user of the users using the at least one client terminal in response to the message. |
| US11910266B2 |
Method of controlling access
A method of controlling access of a person (101) to an area that is accessed via an access point having an associated set of access rights, the method including: measuring a characteristic of a person; and based at least in part on the measured characteristic, classifying the person (101) as being in a high risk category of persons, wherein the associated set of access rights of the access point deny permission for the high risk category of persons to access the area. |
| US11910262B2 |
Radio link management for ultra-reliable low-latency communication
Aspects relate to radio link management for a first type of link that is a high reliability, low-latency communication link such as ultra-reliable, low-latency communication (URLLC). Radio link failure (RLF) of the link may be determined in a wireless device that then transmits a link recovery request (LRR) communicating the RLF and a request for link recovery to a network in a reserved resource in an uplink channel using a second type of link that does not have as high priority (e.g., not as high reliability or as low-latency) as the first type of link, such as enhanced mobile broadband (eMBB). The wireless device receives a grant of uplink resources from the network responsive to the LRR, where the uplink resources are used by the wireless device to transmit an RLF report to the network and are also of the second type of link. |
| US11910261B2 |
Adaptive channel orchestration
A cellular communication apparatus includes antenna circuitry. A transceiver receives or transmits a signal using the antenna circuitry on a chosen channel of a portion of a radio spectrum. The portion of the radio spectrum is divided into one or more channels including the chosen channel each occupying a bandwidth of the portion of the radio spectrum. Control circuitry dynamically changes a configuration of the one or more channels of the radio spectrum and communication circuitry communicates the configuration of the one or more channels of the radio spectrum to one or more items of user equipment. |
| US11910260B2 |
Cell selection method and device, user equipment, and storage medium
The embodiments of the disclosure relate to a cell selection method and device, user equipment (UE), and a storage medium. The cell selection method may include: a parameter value of a transmission link allocated to the UE by a network side is acquired; and responsive to determining, according to the parameter value, that the transmission link allocated to the UE does not support a transmission requirement of a present service scenario of the UE, cell selection of the UE is triggered. |