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US11946341B2	Hydraulic tools, drilling systems including hydraulic tools, and methods of using hydraulic tools A hydraulic tool includes a rotor rotatably disposed within a stator. At least an inner portion of the stator and/or at least an outer portion of the rotor is configured to be installed in a drill string in either of two inverted orientations along a longitudinal axis of the hydraulic tool. The rotor is configured to rotate within the stator in either of the two orientations. A method includes disposing a rotor within a cavity defined by a stator, passing a fluid through the stator to rotate the rotor, and reversing the stator or the rotor. A drilling system includes a fluid source, a hydraulic tool, a drive shaft operatively associated with the rotor of the hydraulic tool, and a drill bit operatively associated with the drive shaft.
US11946338B2	Sleeve control valve for high temperature drilling applications A control valve assembly includes a body having a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet. A portion of the body is formed from a first magnetic material. A sleeve is slidingly mounted to the body. At least a portion of the sleeve is formed from a second magnetic material. A magnetic circuit having a gap is defined within the control valve assembly. A solenoid is mounted to the body about at least a portion of the first magnetic material of the body. The solenoid is selectively activated to create a magnetic field across the gap in the magnetic circuit. The magnetic circuit causes the sleeve to slide, narrowing the gap and sliding from the first position to the second position to produce a pressure pulse in the wellbore, wherein the biasing member biases the sleeve back to the first position.
US11946337B2	Lock tool for a subsurface safety valve A system includes a subsurface safety valve and a lock tool. The subsurface safety valve is installed within the production tubing and has a main bore delineated by an inner circumferential surface of the subsurface safety valve and a lock profile machined into the inner circumferential surface of the subsurface safety valve. The lock tool is movably disposed around a conduit and has a locking dog configured to engage with the lock profile of the subsurface safety valve and a conduit seal made of a swellable elastomer. The conduit seal is activated by an activation fluid and has an expanded position and an unexpanded position.
US11946336B1	Isolating a section of a wellbore A method includes deploying a cementing assembly within a wellbore that is at least partially open hole. The method also includes setting the cementing assembly at a target zone of the wellbore by setting a first packer of the cementing assembly downhole of the target zone. The method also includes flowing, through the wellbore string and through the cementing assembly, cement to an annulus at the target zone. The annulus is defined between an exterior surface of the cementing assembly and a wall of the wellbore. The method also includes setting, with the wellbore string, a second packer of the cementing assembly. The second packer is disposed uphole of the first packer and uphole of the target zone.
US11946330B2	Or relating to well abandonment and slot recovery A downhole actuator (16) includes a piston (15) within a chamber (17) on which fluid can act on either side to hydraulically activate the actuator. A hydrostatic equilibrium device (18) and a valve (14) are mounted around the hydraulic actuator. With a radial port (28) of the hydrostatic equilibrium device closed and the valve closed to seal the string, pumping fluid through the string operates the actuator. Pressure overbalance prevents movement of the piston (15). The radial port (28) is opened to drain fluid from the string until equilibrium is reached with the annular volume and the piston (15) can be moved.
US11946328B2	Down the hole drilling assembly exhaust assembly A down the hole drilling assembly having a drill tube adapter, an elongate casing, a fluid powered piston, a top working chamber, a bottom working chamber, a top sub and an exhaust system, wherein the exhaust system is moveable with respect to the drill string. The top sub includes an exhaust valve arranged for opening and closing the connection between the at least one exhaust passage and the at least one exhaust port.
US11946325B2	Spinner wear detection A system including a spinner assembly that includes a spinner subassembly which includes a spinner configured to engage a tubular, and a drive gear coupled to the spinner, with the drive gear configured to drive rotation of the spinner, and the encoder configured to count teeth of the drive gear as the drive gear rotates. A controller configured to determine a number of revolutions of a tubular that are needed to thread the tubular to a tubular string based on data from the encoder. The controller is also configured to determine when the tubular is unthreaded from the tubular string based on data from the encoder.
US11946321B2	Cutting element assemblies and downhole tools comprising rotatable and removable cutting elements and related methods A cutting element assembly includes a cutting element and a sleeve having a cutter-receiving aperture configured to receive at least a portion of the cutting element within the cutter-receiving aperture. The cutting element assembly may also include a retention element rotatably coupling the cutting element to the sleeve and a biasing member disposed between the cutting element and the sleeve. The biasing member may be configured to bias the cutting element relative to the sleeve. A method of forming a downhole tool includes forming a bit body including at least one blade, securing at least one sleeve to the blade, disposing at least one biasing member within the cutter-receiving aperture, and inserting a cutting element into the cutter-receiving aperture of the at least one sleeve, such that the at least one biasing member is disposed between the at least one sleeve and the cutting element.
US11946319B2	Load transfer stations A fire apparatus includes a chassis, axles coupled to the chassis, a turntable rotatably coupled to the chassis, and an aerial ladder assembly pivotably coupled the turntable. The aerial ladder assembly includes a first ladder section extending longitudinally, a second ladder section extending longitudinally, and a support slidably coupling the second ladder section to the first ladder section such that the first ladder section supports the second ladder section. The support facilitates longitudinal movement of the second ladder section relative to the first ladder section between an extended position and a retracted position. The support is pivotably coupled to the first ladder section.
US11946317B2	Floating fascia system for window coverings A floating fascia system and method for providing an easy to install and adjust mounting system for window coverings. The system has a fascia which holds a functioning shade roller assembly and is adjustable in three planes. The fascia's distance from the wall, height and also left/right position with reference to the window opening are all adjustable.
US11946314B2	Systems and methods for providing door clearance modification A tire door clearance system is disclosed that includes a non-flammable material that is fastened at a first portion thereof on an inner side thereof to any of a door and door frame, and an intumescent material applied to the inner side of the non-flammable material at a second portion thereof.
US11946311B2	Water management systems for fenestration products A flashing includes a first edge, a second edge opposite from the first edge, a first surface, and a second surface on an opposite side of the flashing from the first surface. The first surface and the second surface extend between the first edge and the second edge. The first surface includes a hydrophobic region and a hydrophilic region.
US11946309B2	Adjustable bumper design for home appliances A bumper assembly for an appliance may include a cabinet having a front panel, a door hingedly coupled with the cabinet and configured to selectively contact the front panel, and a bumper coupled to one of the door and front panel. The bumper may include a cap having an annular outer surface defining an interior, at least one flange coupled to the outer surface, the at least one flange extending along at least a portion of the annular outer surface, a through-hole in communication with the interior, and a fastener having an elastomeric cover. The fastener may be disposed within the interior and the through-hole when the bumper is in a mounted state.
US11946307B2	Control arrangement for an entrance system having one or more swing door movable door members A control arrangement for an entrance system has one or more movable door members and an automatic door operator for causing movements of the one or more movable door members between closed and open positions. The door members comprise one or more swing doors. The control arrangement comprises a controller and a plurality of sensors. Each sensor is connected to the controller and is configured to monitor a respective zone at the entrance system for presence or activity of a person or object. Each sensor has an active mode and an inactive mode, wherein the sensor consumes no electric power in the inactive mode or substantially less electric power in the inactive mode than in the active mode. The controller is configured to determine a current operational state of the entrance system among a plurality of possible operational states, and selectively cause at least one of the sensors to be in its active mode or in its inactive mode depending on the determined current operational state of the entrance system.
US11946305B2	Window operator handle and cover with magnetic securing features and detent A window operator handle and cover with magnetic features that enable the handle to be retained to the cover in a folded position. The handle can have a detent mechanism to retain the handle in an unfolded position. The operator cover can also be attached to the operator with magnets.
US11946303B2	Fixture for venting a roof It is described herein a venting apparatus for an opening in a roof. The venting apparatus for an opening in a roof may comprise a structural frame, an adapter, a mount, a hinge, and a latch. The adapter may comprise a frame adapter section, a lip extending inwardly from a portion of the frame adapter section inner surface, and a protrusion extending upwardly from the lip. The frame adapter section may be configured to fit around an outer surface of the structural frame while the mount may be configured to fit around an outer surface of the protrusion. The latch may be configured to receive a signal from a device when the device detects the presence of smoke within the building to cause the latch to change from a latch closed position to a latch opened position.
US11946302B2	Home appliance A home appliance has a door capable of being opened and closed in opposite directions. The home appliance includes a main body having an inner space and a door rotatably installed on the right or left side of the main body to open and close the inner space. A first door opening/closing system is provided on the right sides of the main body and the door to be involved in a right opening of the door. A second door opening/closing system is provided on the left sides of the main body and the door to be involved in a left opening of the door. A locking member is disposed to be slidable in a left-right direction between the first door opening/closing system and the second door opening/closing system.
US11946301B2	Arrangement for guiding a sliding door or folding sliding door An arrangement for guiding a door on a furniture wall, includes a guide to be secured on the furniture wall, a carrier on which the door is to be secured, and a guide body. The carrier is connected to the guide body such that the carrier and the guide body are coupled for movement, and via which the carrier is moveably mounted on the guide. A securing device includes a first mounting body that is connected to the carrier or the guide body, a second mounting body that is connected to the guide or configured to be connected to the furniture wall, and a securing element. The securing element is configured to fix the two mounting bodies in a secure position relative to one another and release the two mounting bodies in a release position, such that the two mounting bodies are movable relative to one another.
US11946297B2	Rearrangable locking assembly for a door The present application relates to a locking assembly for facilitated reconfiguring of a door between left hand swing operative use and right hand swing operative use. The locking assembly comprising a locking mechanism configured to secure a door to a door frame in a locking state; at least one door bracket by which the locking mechanism is arranged to the door; a control mechanism comprising a housing and a coupling member configured to couple to a handle, wherein the control mechanism, in a first operative position relative said at least one door bracket, is configured to actuate the locking mechanism out of the locking state by operatively moving the coupling member relative the housing in a first direction, and wherein the control mechanism is configured to be moved from the first operative position relative said at least one door bracket to a second operative position relative said at least one door bracket, in which second operative position the control mechanism is configured to actuate the locking mechanism out of the locking state by operatively moving the coupling member relative the housing in a second direction different from said first direction.
US11946292B2	Side door for vehicle A side door disclosed herein is a side door for a vehicle, and includes an inner panel, a door handle attached to the inner panel and operable by a user, an outer panel covering the inner panel from an outer side of the vehicle and having an opening that exposes the door handle, and a cover attached to the inner panel and at least partially closing the opening of the outer panel. A projection is provided in the cover to project into a space between the door handle and the outer panel at least in a vehicle front-rear direction across the door handle.
US11946291B2	Carrying case for a pair of two handcuffs A carrying case for a pair of two handcuffs is described.
US11946287B2	Vehicle provided with a security system for thermal runaway A vehicle includes a plurality of walls defining a volume adapted to house passengers and/or merchandise and at least one electric battery pack to supply energy for the operation of the vehicle, said at least one electric battery pack being housed in a respective seat made in at least one of the walls and defining with the latter a housing volume comprising at least one cover configured to assume a first operating position in which the volume communicates with the outside environment and a second operating position in which the volume is isolated from the outside environment. The vehicle also includes a security system configured to enable the covers to move from the first operating position to the second operating position when a temperature of the electric battery pack and/or a temperature inside the volume exceed/s a pre-set threshold temperature value.
US11946281B1	Buoyant skimmer apparatus According to the embodiments illustrated herein, is an apparatus for cleaning and skimming debris on, about and below a surface of a body of water. The apparatus comprising a handle connected to a pole, a frame configured in a generally circular shape having a center point where the handle is attached to the frame. Attached to the frame is a mesh, in the shape of a net to collect debris from at or about the surface of the body of water. A float assembly comprising a float attachment rod and a float, that is attached to either the pole, the handle or the frame so that the center of the float is positioned at the center point of the frame at a collinear point along a central axis line that runs through the frame, the float, the handle and the pole.
US11946277B2	Exercise pool with circulating flow A Exercise Pool is disclosed herein having a rigid frame modular in design to allow for improved delivery and assembling. As shown the system may be configured with a box like structure providing containment of the flow head and may be configured with a removable deck having an air gap built in. As disclosed the treadmill swimming pool system as its general configuration is safer for users as it inhibits and/or eliminates hair and body entrapment. As disclosed it has a balanced flow which better replicates or reproduces actual swimming conditions for an enhanced user experience. The propulsion system may be controlled with a variable frequency drive (VFD) to allow for improved swimming conditions and control of same.
US11946274B2	Inflatable structure and method of transporting an inflatable structure A structure is provided having a floor, and a canopy made from a flexible, substantially air-impermeable material and having a tubular rib. The canopy has an air inlet port by which the interior of the tubular rib can be connected to a source of compressed air, and is movable by the supply of compressed air from a collapsed state in which the tubular rib is deflated to an inflated state in which the tubular rib is inflated and supports the canopy in such a way that the canopy encloses an interior space above the floor and forms a roof and side walls of the structure. The floor has three substantially rigid floor panels which may be arranged together to form a substantially planar floor, or connected together to form the base and sides of a container in which the canopy can be stored when in the collapsed state.
US11946266B2	Cement form with brick ledge A cement form can be made of foam and include a brick ledge portion that forms a brick ledge in a cement foundation. In some embodiments, the cement form includes a ground facing surface extending horizontally and configured to contact a ground surface and a cement facing surface extending vertically and configured to contact and support a volume of cement used to create the cement foundation. The cement facing surface can include two vertical surfaces offset horizontally from each other and configured to form a brick ledge in the cement foundation. The cement form can be a single unitary component having an elongated shape and a solid, continuous construction. The foam material can form at least a portion of the cement facing surface.
US11946264B2	Pressure plate arrangement, production arrangement, device and method for producing a transition region between aerodynamic profile elements In order to allow or improve a laminar air flow in a transition region between aerodynamic profile elements, a pressure plate arrangement is proposed. The pressure plate arrangement comprises a pressure plate body and at least one cover strip, in particular a sealing strip. The pressure plate body has an outlet region from which free-flowing sealant can exit during pressing. The cover strip already contains cured sealant and presses the free-flowing sealant flat in order to be able to form the transition region.
US11946263B2	Roof vent with contoured foot A roof vent for a contoured metal surface. The roof vent includes a base or foot having one or more recessed channels that extend between opposing edges of the foot. The recessed channels are sized and shaped to receive correspondingly shaped ridges of the contoured metal roof surface.
US11946262B2	Panel for composing a floor covering or wall covering, panel system, and method A panel for composing a floor covering or wall covering. A panel system including at least one panel. A method of composing a covering, in particular a floor covering, by using a panel system.
US11946261B2	Panel interconnectable with similar panels for forming a covering The invention relates to a panel, in particular a floor panel, interconnectable with similar panels for forming a covering. The invention also relates to a covering consisting of mutually connected floor panels according to the invention. The invention further relates to a method of assembling multiple floor panels for forming a covering.
US11946260B2	Set for assembling building elements and connecting device therefore A connecting device for connecting a first building element and first building panel, the connecting device including at least one primary connecting means extending in a direction along a primary axis and configured to cooperate with a first mechanical locking system of a first edge of the first building element, to obtain an assembled position therewith, preferably by means of a folding displacement of the connecting device about the primary axis, to thereby lock the connecting device from displacement along a secondary axis and a perpendicular tertiary axis each being orthogonal the primary axis. The connecting device includes secondary connecting means extending in a direction along the tertiary axis and configured to cooperate with a second mechanical locking system of respective first and opposite second edges of the first and preferably second building panel, wherein the connecting device further includes tertiary means for cooperating with the first panel.
US11946256B1	Gutter cleaning tool A cleaning tool particularly adapted to cleaning gutters from a position below the gutter, such as on the ground. The invention removes most of the manual work associated with operating the device and integrates with a motor providing an adjustable motor driver switch to control the tension of the rope to close the far end gripper, pick debris and release the debris using the motor control buttons. The far end of the pole has a video capturing device paired with a video display device near the near end.
US11946254B2	Roofing materials with improved low temperature sealant performance and methods of making thereof This invention, in embodiments, relates to a roofing material comprising (a) a coated or covered substrate and (b) a single sealant applied to a surface of the coated or covered substrate, with the single sealant being free of asphalt. The single sealant exhibits a minimum activation temperature (° C.) (tan δ>1) from −10° C. to 0° C. The single sealant is configured to adhere the roofing material to at least one of (i) an underlying roofing material, (ii) an overlying roofing material, and (iii) a roofing deck substrate.
US11946251B2	Decorative panel The invention relates to a decorative panel, comprising at least one substrate comprising an upper surface and a bottom surface and two pairs of opposing side edges, wherein the substrate comprises at least one core layer and at least one decorative layer and the panel comprising at least one coating layer, wherein the coating layer is provided upon the upper surface of the substrate, wherein both the upper surface of the substrate and the upper coating surface of the coating layer have a predetermined Shore D hardness.
US11946249B2	Ceiling system A ceiling system including a carrier component and at least one removably mounted thereto. The carrier component may extend along a first longitudinal axis and may have a body portion and a plurality of support members extending from the body portion in a spaced apart manner along the first longitudinal axis. The at least one panel may be removably mounted to the carrier component by simultaneous engagement with a first support member of the plurality of support members and a second support member of the plurality of support members. At least a portion of the first and second support members may be located within a cavity of the at least one panel when the at least one panel is mounted to the carrier component.
US11946248B2	Retractable roof structure The present disclosure relates to building structures having roof arrangements that can be extended and retracted. Roof arrangements having ridge beams are disclosed. Building structures having double roof arrangements are also disclosed.
US11946245B2	Connector for a modular building A connector assembly, having an upper connector, a pin coupling the upper connector to a lower connector and a gusset plate sandwiched between the upper and lower connectors. Also, disclosed is a hoistable connector assembly, a lifting frame assembly, a coupling system for modular frame units, a method for assembling a module unit using the connector assembly, and a modular frame unit and building having the connector assembly.
US11946238B2	Adjustable flush valve poppet assembly A modular poppet assembly system for a toilet tank flush valve assembly, the modular system comprising a first float portion; and two or more second float portions; wherein, the first float portion is configured to removably attach to each of the two or more second float portions to form two or more poppet assemblies, each of the two or more poppet assemblies comprise a different buoyancy, each of the two or more poppet assemblies allow the toilet tank to fill to substantially a same water volume, and as the poppet assembly buoyancy increases, an increase in flush volume is provided.
US11946234B2	Control valve for at least one sanitary fitting having a diaphragm valve and a multi-port valve A control valve for at least one sanitary fitting that contains a body having at least one inlet (3) for a liquid; a diaphragm valve for opening and closing a flow channel of the control valve, the diaphragm valve having a diaphragm and a counterpressure chamber connected to the at least one inlet, and a pilot orifice being formed in the diaphragm, which pilot orifice connects the counterpressure chamber to the flow channel; a multi-port valve disposed downstream of the diaphragm valve and having a plurality of outlets for the liquid; and a controller for controlling the diaphragm valve and the multiport valve, the controller containing a control rod extending through the pilot orifice of the diaphragm, wherein the control rod can be adjusted in a longitudinal direction for controlling the diaphragm valve and can be rotated for controlling the multiport valve.
US11946230B2	Container load assist system and method for a work vehicle A system includes a work vehicle, user interface, and controller. The work vehicle includes a frame, boom, implement, perception sensor, and ground speed sensor. The perception sensor senses an approaching environment. The user interface includes controls and indicators. The controller is coupled to the controls, indicators, perception sensor, and ground speed sensor. The controller receives a command to move the work vehicle, drives the work vehicle, determines a distance to the container, determines the ground speed, determines a boom raising start distance from the container, receives a command to raise the boom, and activates one of the indicators if the user command to raise the boom occurs prior to the work vehicle reaching the boom raising start distance from the container.
US11946229B2	Work machine with sensor enabled user control A work machine comprises an armrest and a user control operable by the user to control tool or machine functions when the user's arm rests on the armrest. An armrest sensor is configured to sense the presence of the user's arm and to disable the control when the user's arm is removed from the armrest. The control may be mounted on the armrest and the armrest movable between enabling and disabling positions by the weight of the user's arm. A seat sensor may be configured to disable the control when the user leaves the seated position.
US11946228B2	Safety device for revolving-type work machine A safety apparatus of a work machine includes: obstacle sensors provided in the upper revolving body; a revolving angle detector; an upper-side coordinate position calculation section that calculates an upper-side coordinate position of the obstacle in the upper-side coordinate system using the upper revolving body as a reference; a lower-side judgment area setting section that sets a lower-side judgment area in the lower-side coordinate system using the lower traveling body as a reference; a coordinate transformation section that transforms one of the upper-side coordinate position and the position of the lower-side judgment area into the other coordinate system to unify the coordinate system; a lower-side approach judgment section that judges whether an obstacle exists within the lower-side judgment area in the unified coordinate system; and a safety operation command section that outputs a safety operation command based on the judgment result.
US11946220B2	Scraping device for cleaning a roadway surface The device includes two opposing lateral wings forming the right and left sides of the scraping device. Each wing includes an upper section through which the wing is attached to the central support about a vertical pivot axis, and a bottom section that is pivotable with respect to the upper section about a first horizontal pivot axis. Each wing can follow the unevenness of the roadway surface and may also include parts that can pivot backwards in case of a frontal impact with an obstacle. The scraping device offers a very high degree of versatility and can clean various kinds of roadway surfaces with an unprecedented level of efficiency.
US11946215B2	Shoreline stabilization device A system is provided for shoreline stabilization having at least five rectangular shoreline stabilization devices; wherein a first two of the devices are arranged on opposite sides of a line running perpendicular to the first two devices; at least one of the devices is positioned perpendicular to and on top or in between the first two devices, and atop the line; and wherein a second two of the devices are each positioned at an angle relative to the first two devices to provide two angled devices, with a first end on top of one of the first two devices and a second end resting on at least one of the perpendicular devices to form an angle between a slope of between about 1.5:1 and 2:1, wherein the two angled devices are not resting on the same one of the first two devices.
US11946213B1	High-speed train derailment arresting system and structural design method therefor A high-speed train derailment arresting system is provided, which includes multiple passive protection arresting devices arranged on both sides of a high-speed railway line. The passive protection arresting device includes a rigid support assembly fixed on a respective side of the high-speed railway line and a rotating protective barrel arranged on the support assembly. A structural design method for the high-speed train derailment arresting system is further provided.
US11946212B2	Vehicle security barrier and system for hostile vehicle mitigation Aspects of the invention relate to a vehicle security barrier system for hostile vehicle mitigation. The vehicle security barrier system comprising: a panel; first and second support members; and a reinforcing arrangement.
US11946211B1	Portland cement concrete slab-on-ground fabrication method for performance satisfaction and reduced carbon emission A ground site for a building is prepared for construction of a portland cement concrete slab-on-grade (PCC SoG). Using a computerized weather application, weather conditions for a geographic locale that includes the ground site are monitored to identify a window-of-time during which the weather application indicates there is a less than 50% chance of precipitation at the geographic locale. The surface of the ground site is proof rolled during the window-of-time. Using concrete emplacement equipment during the window-of-time and only after the ground site passes proof rolling, wet concrete is emplaced on the ground site to a nominal thickness that does not exceed 7 inches and that is at least one inch less than a PCC SoG design for the ground site having a design thickness based on design guidelines set forth by the American Concrete Institute. Emplacing must be completed with at least 4 hours remaining in the window-of-time.
US11946210B2	Driveway reflector holder and tool for installing A driveway reflector holder and installation tool assembly includes a reflector holder and an installation tool removably receivable in the reflector holder. The reflector holder includes a hollow sleeve body, a washer disposed on an upper end of the hollow sleeve body, and at least one retention feature disposed on the hollow sleeve body. The installation tool includes an elongated body, a head, and a tapered tip. The installation tool is configured to extend through the hollow sleeve body of the reflector holder with the head being positioned above the upper end of the hollow sleeve body and the tapered tip being positioned below the lower end of the hollow sleeve body. The installation tool is configured to be driven to insert the at least one reflector holder into a ground surface and then be removed from the at least one reflector holder.
US11946209B2	Switching assembly for an electric screed heating device of a road paver A road paver comprises a tractor vehicle with a material hopper for receiving paving material and a paving screed for compacting paving material. The paving screed comprises at least one electric heating device for heating the paving screed. The road paver comprises at least one electric switching assembly configured to switch an electric power supply of the electric heating device. The electric switching assembly comprises an electric parallel circuit of two switching devices, wherein the electric parallel circuit of the two switching devices forms a series electric circuit with the electric heating device.
US11946208B2	Swing boom concrete screeding apparatus An apparatus for screeding concrete to produce a level finished surface includes a frame assembly having a front end and rear ends and a pair of spaced vertically oriented stabilization legs supporting a generally horizontal front member. An extendable boom assembly is provided having front and rear ends, and an exterior boom section pivotably secured to the frame assembly proximate said rear end. The extendable boom assembly is also adjustably mounted on said front member to allow generally lateral motion of the boom.
US11946207B2	Portable water spreader A portable water spreader has a water tank with a coupler to couple to and be elevated and tilted by a front-end loader. Discharge pipes are coupled to the tank with spray heads. Vent pipes are coupled to the tank.
US11946206B2	Artificial turf system and support layer A synthetic turf system is disclosed. The synthetic turf system comprises a synthetic turf system and a poured-in-place (PIP) rubber subsurface. The PIP rubber subsurface is poured with a mixture of rubber buffing and urethane configured to deliver improved safety, playability, and reduced maintenance requirements for the synthetic turf placed on a playing surface. The PIP rubber subsurface is made with rubber buffings combined with a binder such as polyurethane. The system further comprises a layer of compacted gravel disposed underneath the PIP rubber subsurface configured to allow drainage. The system further comprises a plurality of cooling particle infill to avoid dislodging of infill into athlete's shoes, clothes, eyes, or ears. Further, the infill is substantially free of crumb rubber infill and the system is without the use of added shock pads. Further, the system is configured to maintain a consistent concussion resistance throughout the entire playing surface.
US11946204B2	Titanium dioxide-free cigarette tipping inks The present invention provides a method for printing high opacity images or coatings using solvent based inks comprising hollow polymeric microspheres, wherein the inks do not contain titanium dioxide. The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) has classified titanium dioxide as “possibly carcinogenic to humans,” The method of the present invention allows one to avoid the use of inks that rely on titanium oxide for high opacity, which has become of importance for articles that come into contact with one's mouth, for example, cigarette tipping papers.
US11946198B2	Disperse azo dyes, a process for the preparation thereof and the use thereof The present invention relates to azo dyes of formula (1), wherein D is a radical of formula (2) or (3), R1 and R2 independently denote hydrogen; C6-C10 aryl which is unsubstituted or substituted by cyano, carboxy, hydroxy, halogen, C1-C6alkyl, or C1-C6alkoxy; C1-C12alkyl which may be interrupted one or more times by —O—, —S—, —NR4—, —CO—, —COO— or —OOC—, and is unsubstituted or substituted by cyano, carboxy, hydroxy, C6-C10 aryl, or C6-C10 aryloxy, which C6-C10 aryl or C6-C10 aryloxy is unsubstituted or substituted by cyano, carboxy, hydroxy, halogen, C1-C6alkyl, or C1-C6alkoxy; R3 and R4 are each independently of the other hydrogen, halogen, nitro, cyano, trifluoromethyl, carboxy, C1-C6alkyl, C1-C6alkoxy, C1-C6alkylcarbonyl, C6-C10 arylcarbonyl, C1-C6alkoxycarbonyl, C1-C6alkylsulfonyl, C1-C6alkylsulfonylamino or C1-C4 alkanoylamino; and R5 is halogen, nitro, cyano, trifluoromethyl, carboxy, C1-C6alkyl, C1-C6alkoxy, C1-C6alkylcarbonyl, C6-C10 arylcarbonyl, C1-C6alkoxycarbonyl, C1-C6alkylsulfonyl, C1-C6alkylsulfonylamino or C1-C4 alkanoylamino; and R6, R7, R8 and R9 independently of each other are hydrogen, hydroxy, halogen, cyano, nitro or C1-C4 alkanoylamino, and the radicals X independently denote N or C—H, with the proviso that at least one radical X denotes C—H, which are distinguished by their good lightfastness properties.
US11946194B2	Clothing treatment apparatus A clothing treatment apparatus includes a frame, a hanger body provided to hang clothing or a hanger, and a vibration module generating vibration, and configured to move the hanger body with respect to the frame. The vibration module includes a first eccentric portion rotating about a predetermined first rotation axis, a second eccentric portion rotating about a predetermined second rotation axis that is spaced apart from and parallel to the first rotation axis, and a vibrating body fixed to a predetermined central axis that is fixed to the frame and disposed between the first rotation axis and the second rotation axis. The first eccentric portion and the second eccentric portion rotate in the same direction to rotate the vibrating body about the central axis.
US11946188B2	Retrofit auxiliary device for supporting operations of a cleaning appliance A retrofit auxiliary device that supports operations of at least one cleaning appliance. The retrofit auxiliary device including at least one fluid channel and a device controller. The device controller being communicatively coupled to the at least one cleaning appliance to monitor or control the operation of the at least one cleaning appliance, and a user display.
US11946186B2	Laundry appliance with a deflector A laundry appliance includes a cabinet defining an aperture in a front surface thereof. A drum is disposed within the cabinet. The drum defines an access opening that aligns with the aperture. A door is coupled to the cabinet and is operable between closed and opened positions relative to the aperture. A bellows extends along a perimeter of the aperture and proximate the access opening. A deflector extends along at least a portion of the perimeter of the aperture. The deflector extends into an interior of the drum over the bellows.
US11946185B2	Laundry device The present disclosure relates to a laundry device provided with: a cabinet which includes a front cabinet having a cabinet input hole formed therein; a tub which is installed inside the cabinet and has a tub input hole positioned on an extension line of the cabinet input hole; a cabinet door which is installed in the cabinet and opens and closes the cabinet input hole; a tub door which is installed in the tub and opens and closes the tub input hole; and a gap closing device for opening or closing a gap, formed between the front cabinet and the tub, according to the opening and closing of the tub door.
US11946184B2	Laundry appliance A laundry appliance includes a cabinet that has a front panel. A tub is positioned within the cabinet. A door is coupled to the front panel of the cabinet. The door moves vertically between a closed position and an opened position. A bellows assembly is coupled to the front panel. The bellows assembly extends between the cabinet and the tub. A sealing assembly includes a first seal and a second seal that are each coupled to the bellows assembly.
US11946178B2	Packaging material and an oral pouched snuff product The present invention relates to a packaging material for use in an oral pouched snuff product in order to enclose a smokeless tobacco composition or non-tobacco composi¬tion. The packaging material is a saliva-permeable nonwoven comprising carded fibres, whereof 0%-95% of the carded fibres are of a first type and 5%-100% are of a second type. The fibres of the first type are cellulose-based staple fibres. The fibres of the second type are thermoplastic fibres, comprising a first component and a second component, the second component having a lower melting temperature than the first component. The packaging material is bonded by means of at least partial melting and/or softening of the second component of the fibres of the second type and has a smooth-calendered surface.The present invention also relates to an oral pouched snuff product comprising such a packaging material.
US11946177B2	Polypropylene compositions for soft nonwoven fabrics The invention provides polypropylene compositions for producing soft nonwoven fabrics, consisting of at least three propylene-based copolymers differing in content of alpha-olefin comonomers. The provided fabrics are soft and pleasant to touch.
US11946173B2	Yarns and fabrics including modacrylic fibers Yarns and fabrics that include modacrylic fibers are described herein. A yarn and/or fabric may include modacrylic fibers, meta-aramid fibers, anti-static fibers, and optionally para-aramid fibers. In some embodiments, the modacrylic fibers, meta-aramid fibers, and, if present, para-aramid fibers, may each be solution-dyed.
US11946172B2	Antibacterial twisted yarn, and antibacterial yarn and antibacterial cloth including antibacterial twisted yarns An antibacterial twisted yarn including a first fiber and a second fiber having a shorter length than the first fiber and twisted together with the first fiber, wherein at least one of the first fiber and the second fiber includes a piezoelectric fiber that generates a charge by application of external energy.
US11946169B2	Process for making a spunmelt nonwoven batt or web from recycled polypropylene A process for making a spunmelt nonwoven web including the steps of providing a mixture of recycled polypropylene, extruding the recycled polypropylene mixture to form a molten recycled polypropylene mixture, filtering the molten recycled polypropylene mixture through a filter to form recycled polypropylene filtrate, dosing the recycled polypropylene filtrate into the spunmelt production line by an amount of 80% to 100% by weight, passing the recycled polypropylene filtrate through at least one spinneret of the spunmelt production line to form filaments at a spinning speed of greater than 1200 meters per minute, cooling and drawing the filaments, and depositing the filaments on a moving belt to form at least one layer of the spunmelt nonwoven web made up of 80% by 100% by weight of recycled polypropylene fibers.
US11946167B2	High-speed process for producing acrylic fibers and relative apparatus A process for the production of acrylic fibers, in particular a spinning process for obtaining precursor fibers of carbon fiber by the wet spinning of a polymer solution in an organic solvent and the relative apparatus.
US11946164B2	Nanofiber structures and methods of use thereof Expanded, nanofiber structures are provided as well as methods of use thereof and methods of making.
US11946163B2	Methods for measuring and improving CRISPR reagent function The invention describes a novel system for identifying optimized gRNAs for use in CRISPR/Cas9 genome editing platforms. The invention allows for the determination of specific gene alterations rendered by a particular gRNA, thereby permitting the generation of optimized gRNA libraries.
US11946162B2	Directed evolution of synthetic gene cluster The invention relates to methods and products for generating diverse libraries of genetic material. The products include libraries and constructed nucleic acids as well as kits and databases and systems thereof.
US11946153B2	Copper or copper alloy electroplating bath A copper or copper alloy electroplating bath has two or more electrolytes. The two or more electrolytes include at least one selected from nitric acid and a nitrate. The two or more electrolytes can form electrodeposits, such as a group of high-aspect bump electrodes, that have a uniform height or thickness at high speed.
US11946151B2	Electrolytic cell and electrolytic device An electrolytic cell capable of simply electrolyzing carbon dioxide into carbon monoxide and oxygen with low activation energy, and an electrolytic device. The carbon dioxide electrolytic cell includes a cathode, an anode, and a solid electrolyte having oxide ion conductivity. The cathode is the following (A) or (B); (A) a metal and a first mayenite-type compound are included therein or (B) a metal and a second mayenite-type compound are included therein, said second mayenite type compound including a mayenite type compound having electron conductivity.
US11946145B2	Gate system, canopy mount, and roller for a kettle or trough used for galvanizing objects A trough including connected walls configured to hold a molten galvanization material within the trough. The trough further includes a first end comprising a first gate system. The trough further includes a second end, opposing the first end, comprising a second gate system. The trough further includes a roller connected, inside the trough, to opposing inside walls of the plurality of connected walls. The trough further includes a sump disposed within the trough. The trough further includes an inlet connected to the sump.
US11946138B2	Vacuum valve and apparatus for fabricating semiconductor having the same A vacuum valve includes a valve flange having a first port, a second port, and a valve seat in a space between the first port and the second port, a valve body in the valve flange, the valve body having a contact surface facing the valve seat, and the valve body being moveable to have the contact surface contact the valve seat and to be separated from the valve seat, a disk on the contact surface of the valve body, the disk having an inclined surface inclined toward the second port, and an actuator connected to the valve flange, the actuator being configured to apply a driving force to the valve body to move the contact surface of the valve body into or out of contact with the valve seat.
US11946134B2	In situ nucleation for nanocrystalline diamond film deposition Methods of depositing a nanocrystalline diamond film are described. The method may be used in the manufacture of integrated circuits. Methods include treating a substrate with a mild plasma to form a treated substrate surface, incubating the treated substrate with a carbon-rich weak plasma to nucleate diamond particles on the treated substrate surface, followed by treating the substrate with a strong plasma to form a nanocrystalline diamond film.
US11946130B2	Method of manufacturing zirconium alloy tubular products Method of manufacturing zirconium alloy tubular products containing (wt. %): niobium—0.9-1.7; iron—0.04-0.10; oxygen—0.03-0.10; silicon—less than 0.02, carbon—less than 0.02, and zirconium—as the base of the alloy. This includes an ingot melting by multiple vacuum arc remelting, mechanical processing of the ingot, heating, hot working of the ingot, subsequent mechanical processing for the production of tubular billets, heat treatment of the tubular billets, application of a protective coating and heating to a hot pressing temperature, hot pressing, removal of the protective coating, multi-stage cold radial forging, vacuum thermal treatment, multiple cold rolling runs with a total deformation degree of 50-80-% per run and a tubular coefficient of Q=1.0-2.7 with intermediate vacuum thermal treatment after each cold rolling operation, and final vacuum thermal treatment of the resulting tubular products carried out at the final size with subsequent final finishing operations.
US11946129B2	Cu—Ni—Al based copper alloy sheet material, method for producing same, and conductive spring member To provide, as a sheet material of a Cu—Ni—Al based copper alloy having a compositional range exhibiting a whitish metallic appearance that is excellent in “strength-bending workability balance” and is excellent in discoloration resistance, a copper alloy sheet material having a composition containing, in terms of % by mass, Ni: more than 12.0% and 30.0% or less, Al: 1.80-6.50%, Mg: 0-0.30%, Cr: 0-0.20%, Co: 0-0.30%, P: 0-0.10%, B: 0-0.05%, Mn: 0-0.20%, Sn: 0-0.40%, Ti: 0-0.50%, Zr: 0-0.20%, Si: 0-0.50%, Fe: 0-0.30%, and Zn: 0-1.00%, with the balance of Cu and unavoidable impurities, and satisfying Ni/Al≤15.0, and having a metallic structure having, on an observation plane in parallel to a sheet surface (rolled surface), a number density of fine secondary phase particles having a particle diameter of 20 to 100 nm of 1.0×107 per mm2 or more.
US11946128B2	Remote laser desensitization systems and methods for desensitizing aluminum and other metal alloys A method for desensitizing a metal alloy such as an aluminum (Al) alloy is presented. The surface of the alloy is treated by controlled laser beam irradiation. The scanning laser beam heats the alloy to reach a relative low temperature between a solvus temperature and a soften/annealing temperature of the metal alloy to controllably reduce the degree of sensitization (DOS) of the metal alloy. The locally rapid heating and cooling effects produced by scanning the laser can improve the future sensitization resistance of the metal alloy, reduce the average desensitization temperature applied, and maintain the mechanical properties of Al alloy at the same time.
US11946127B2	Cu—Ti-based copper alloy sheet material, method for producing the same, electric current carrying component, and heat radiation component [Object]To provide a Cu—Ti-based copper alloy sheet material having a strength, an electrical conductivity, bending workability, and a stress relaxation property all at high levels in a good balance, and also having a reduced density (specific gravity).[Means for Solution]A copper alloy sheet material composed of, in mass %, Ti: 1.0 to 5.0%, Al: 0.5 to 3.0%, Ag: 0 to 0.3%, B: 0 to 0.3%, Be: 0 to 0.15%, Co: 0 to 1.0%, Cr: 0 to 1.0%, Fe: 0 to 1.0%, Mg: 0 to 0.5%, Mn: 0 to 1.5%, Nb: 0 to 0.5%, Ni: 0 to 1.0%, P: 0 to 0.2%, Si: 0 to 0.5%, Sn: 0 to 1.5%, V: 0 to 1.0%, Zn: 0 to 2.0%, Zr: 0 to 1.0%, S: 0 to 0.2%, rare earth elements: 0 to 3.0%, and the balance substantially being Cu, wherein a maximum width of a grain boundary reaction type precipitate existing region is 1000 nm or less, a KAM value when a boundary with a crystal orientation difference of 15° or more measured by EBSD (step size: 0.1 μm) is rewarded as a crystal grain boundary is 3.0° or less, and a tensile strength in a rolling direction is 850 MPa or more.
US11946125B2	Ferritic stainless steel and ferritic stainless steel pipe with improved mechanical properties of welding portion A ferritic stainless steel with improved mechanical properties of weld zone is disclosed. The ferritic stainless steel includes, in percent (%) by weight of the entire composition, C: 0.005 to 0.02%, N: 0.005 to 0.02%, Cr: 11.0 to 13.0%, Ti: 0.16 to 0.3%, Nb: 0.1 to 0.3%, Al: 0.005 to 0.05%, the remainder of iron (Fe) and other inevitable impurities, and the ferritic stainless steel has a texture maximum strength of 30 or less in the {001} direction after welding.
US11946121B2	Steel sheet for battery outer tube cans, battery outer tube can and battery Provided are a steel sheet for battery outer tube cans, which is used for an aftergilding method and is suppressed in the occurrence of scratches, and which enables the achievement of a battery outer tube can that has excellent corrosion resistance and buckling resistance; and a battery outer tube can and a battery, each of which uses this steel sheet for battery outer tube cans. This steel sheet for battery outer tube cans has an Fe—Ni diffusion layer on both surface layers of a steel sheet; the Nb content in the steel sheet is from 0.010% by mass to 0.050% by mass (inclusive); and the adhesion amount of the Fe—Ni diffusion layer per one surface of the steel sheet is from 50 mg/m2 to 500 mg/m2 (inclusive) in terms of Ni.
US11946120B2	Method for controlling amount of silicon added to ductile cast iron, method for casting ductile cast iron, and cast product The present disclosure provides a method for controlling an amount of silicon added to ductile cast iron, a method for casting ductile cast iron, and a cast product, which relate to the technical fields of metallurgical and cast iron alloys. The method for controlling an amount of silicon added to ductile cast iron includes smelting ductile cast iron using scrap steel as a raw material. After the scrap steel is melted into molten iron, a copper alloy is added so that the molten iron has a copper equivalent of 0.8% to 1.0%, wherein the copper equivalent is controlled by formula (II). Then, ferrosilicon is added so that the content of silicon added to the molten iron satisfies formula (I).
US11946119B2	Powder mixture for powder metallurgy and method for producing powder mixture for powder metallurgy Provided is a powder mixture for powder metallurgy that has excellent fluidity, can be ejected from a green compacting die with little force, and can suppress die galling in forming. The powder mixture comprises: a raw material powder; a copper powder; a binder; a graphite powder; and carbon black. The raw material powder contains an iron-based powder in an amount of 90 mass % or more with respect to the raw material powder. An average particle size of the graphite powder is less than 5 μm. Additive amounts of the binder, the graphite powder, the copper powder, and the carbon black are in specific ranges. A surface of the raw material powder is coated with at least part of the binder. A surface of the binder is coated with at least part of the graphite powder, at least part of the copper powder, and at least part of the carbon black.
US11946117B2	Product comprising recycled aluminum alloy wheel fragments and an alloying supplement, and methods and system for producing same A product comprising recycled metal fragments and an alloying supplement, and methods and system for producing same. In some examples, the product comprises a container, shot blasted pieces of aluminum alloy wheels and an alloying supplement. In some examples, the product also comprises an indication on the container of a composition estimate of the combined shot blasted pieces and alloying supplement. In other examples, the indication and/or the alloying supplement may be provided by a company in the business of providing alloying supplements.
US11946114B2	Annealing separating agent composition for grain-oriented electrical steel sheet, grain-oriented electrical steel sheet, and method for manufacturing grain oriented electrical steel sheet Provided is an annealing separating agent composition for a grain-oriented electrical steel sheet, a grain-oriented electrical steel sheet and a method for manufacturing a grain-oriented electrical steel sheet. The annealing separating agent composition for a grain-oriented electrical steel sheet according to an embodiment of the present invention contains 30 to 70% by weight of a calcium compound, and the remainder of magnesium oxide or magnesium hydroxide on a solid basis.
US11946113B2	Method for producing grain oriented electrical steel sheet A method for producing a grain oriented electrical steel sheet includes a decarburization annealing process where an oxidation degree PH2O/PH2 is controlled, an annealing separator applying process where a mass ratio of MgO and Al2O3 in an annealing separator is controlled, a final annealing process where hydrogen in mixed gas atmosphere is controlled to 50 volume % or more, an annealing separator removing process where water-washing is conducted using solution with inhibitor, a smoothing process where chemical-polished is conducted to control average roughness Ra, and an insulation coating forming process where insulation coating forming solution in which crystalline phosphide is included is applied.
US11946112B2	High-strength steel sheet and method for producing same A high-strength steel sheet of the present invention has a specific chemical composition. Furthermore, in the steel sheet, a degree of Mn segregation in a specific region is 1.5 or less; a maximum P concentration in a specific region is 0.08 mass % or less; in a specific region, at least one specific MnS particle group is present, the number of specific MnS particle groups is 2.0 or fewer per 1 mm2, and the number of specific oxide-based inclusions is 8 or fewer per 1 mm2; of all oxide-based inclusions, oxide-based inclusions having a specific composition are present in a number ratio of 80% or greater; the microstructure includes, in terms of a volume fraction, 30 to 95% martensite, 5 to 70% ferrite phase, less than 30% (and 0% or greater) bainite, and less than 2.0% (and 0% or greater) austenite phase; and a tensile strength is 980 MPa or greater.
US11946109B2	Spheroidal graphite cast iron and method of producing spheroidal graphite cast iron, and vehicle undercarriage parts A spheroidal graphite cast iron having a chemical composition of: C: 3.0% to 4.0%, Si: 2.0% to 2.4%, Cu: 0.20% to 0.50%, Mn: 0.15% to 0.35%, S: 0.005% to 0.030%, Mg: 0.03% to 0.06%, each by mass, and the balance being Fe and inevitable impurities, where Mn and Cu are contained at 0.45% to 0.75% in total; and a structure in which a ferrite layer encloses spheroidal graphite crystallized out in a matrix of pearlite. Part of the pearlite is extended from the matrix side to the spheroidal graphite side to divide the ferrite layer at one or more areas.
US11946106B2	Methods and systems to improve the signal to noise ratio of DNA methylation partitioning assays In an aspect, the present disclosure provides a method for determining a methylation status comprises: providing a biological sample of nucleic acid molecules; partitioning at least a subset of the nucleic acid molecules in the biological sample based on the methylation status of the nucleic acid molecules into a plurality of partitioned sets; digesting at least a subset of the one or more partitioned sets in the plurality of partitioned sets with at least one methylation sensitive restriction enzyme; enriching at least a subset of the nucleic acid molecules in the plurality of partitioned sets for genomic regions of interest, wherein the at least a subset of the nucleic acid molecules comprises digested nucleic acid molecules in the one or more partitioned sets; and determining methylation status at one or more genetic loci of the nucleic acid molecules in at least one of the partitioned sets.
US11946104B2	Non-invasive prenatal testing at early stage of pregnancy A highly accurate non-invasive prenatal testing methodology that allows accurate fetal rhesus determination and fetal DNA fraction measurement in a single assay is provided. The disclosed testing may be administered as early as at week 10 of pregnancy and can be conveniently combined with prenatal genetic disease testing and detection.
US11946103B2	Cleavable disulfide linkers and uses thereof Disclosed herein, inter alia, are methods and cleavable compounds that minimize byproduct formation following cleavage.
US11946102B2	Coupling method The invention relates to a new method of determining the presence, absence or characteristics of an analyte. The analyte is coupled to a membrane. The invention also relates to nucleic acid sequencing.
US11946099B2	Elimination of primer-primer interactions during primer extension The invention comprises a method of amplifying nucleic acids by primer extension with reduced formation of primer-primer byproducts.
US11946095B2	Particles associated with oligonucleotides Disclosed herein are methods, compositions, and kits for barcoding nucleic acids. For example, particles for barcoding are provided, where the particle comprises: a first plurality of oligonucleotide barcodes each comprising a target-binding region, and a second plurality of oligonucleotides each comprising a target-specific target-binding region.
US11946092B2	Method for producing 2-keto-3-deoxygluconate from 2-(acetylamino)-2-deoxy-d-gluconic acid by two enzymes A method for producing 2-keto-3-deoxygluconate (KDG) from 2-(acetylamino)-2-deoxy-D-gluconic acid (GlcNAc1A) by two enzymes; GlcNAc1A is converted to KDG by incubating GlcNAc1A with a deacetylase OngB at 25° C. for 4-12 h and then with a deaminase OngC at 25° C. for another 10-15 h; it constructs two engineered E. coli/pET22b-ongB (carrying the ongB gene) and E. coli/pET22b-ongC (carrying the ongC gene) strains to prepare recombinant proteins OngB and OngC, respectively; at the action of these two enzymes, OngB and OngC, GlcNAc1A is converted to KDG, which solves the bottleneck of GlcNAc1A utilization during the bioconversion of chitin; the KDG is an important metabolic intermediate to synthesize furan derivatives, herbicides, food additives and other industrially important chemical compounds, having wide industrial applications.
US11946082B2	Compositions and methods for identifying RNA binding polypeptide targets The present invention features fusion polypeptides comprising an RNA binding polypeptide operationally linked to an RNA modifying enzyme (e.g., adenosine deaminase, cytidine deaminase), and methods of use therefore.
US11946080B2	Protease variants and uses thereof Disclosed herein is one or more subtilisin variants, nucleic acids encoding same, and compositions and methods related to the production and uses thereof, including one or more subtilisin variants that has improved stability and/or soil removal compared to one or more reference subtilisin.
US11946074B2	Methods and compositions for inducible extracellular membrane capture of monoclonal immunoglobulins secreted by hybridomas Compositions and methods are provided for making and using a cell having expressed on its outer plasma membrane surface an Anchor designed to form a first complex with a selected Linker. The Linker is designed to form a second complex with in a target protein that is not recognized by the Anchor. These cells can be primary cells or immortalized cells, they function as fusion partners to create hybridoma cells. The cells can be designed to bind a secreted targeted protein, e.g., a secreted antibody, to the cell surface via an immune complex formed by the Anchor-Linker and permit the identification of the existence, antigen specificity, and antigen binding affinity, titer, amount, or biological activity of the target protein. In certain embodiments, the Linker is of a species heterologous to the species of the Anchor; and the target protein is of a species heterologous to the Linker and to the Anchor.
US11946073B2	Method for non-enzymatic 3D culture and amplification of mesenchymal stem cells A method for non-enzymatic 3D culture and amplification of mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) includes the followings steps: preparing PLGA porous microspheres; preparing a PLGA-PEG-PLGA thermosensitive coating microcarrier; culturing and amplifying MSCs; and performing non-enzymatic separation of MSCs, including reducing a culture temperature to below a critical phase transition temperature, and centrifuging a culture medium to collect stem cells. The present invention adopts the method for non-enzymatic 3D culture and amplification of MSCs, wherein the PLGA porous microspheres are used as a cell culture microcarrier scaffold and the thermosensitive hydrogel PLGA-PEG-PLGA is coated on surfaces of such microspheres, without needing additional enzymolysis process, thus efficiently amplifying the stem cells.
US11946069B2	Method for generating multiple cellular products from single pluripotent cell source Methods are provided for generating multiple cellular products via differentiation of cells from single clinically compliant pluripotent cells into multiple cellular products selected from retinal epithelium, retinal progenitors, neural stem cells, dopaminergic neurons, astrocytes, hepatocytes, endothelial cells and mesenchymal cells using standard differentiation protocols for the multiple cellular products.
US11946065B2	Transgene cassettes, AAV vectors, and AAV viral vectors for expression of human codon-optimized CSTB The present disclosure provides methods and compositions for the treatment of diseases and genetic disorders linked to CSTB loss and/or misfunction. The methods and compositions of the present disclosure include rAAV vectors and rAAV viral vectors comprising transgene nucleic acid molecules encoding CSTB polypeptides.
US11946063B2	Long germline DH genes and long HCDR3 antibodies The invention relates to a long DH (LDH) cassette comprising a recombinant DH construct comprising at least two DH gene segments encoding at least 10 amino acids of the HCDR3 amino acid sequence, wherein at least one of the DH gene segments is a heterologous DH gene segment; an immunoglobulin heavy chain locus and a transgenic non-human animal comprising the same; and their use in producing an immunoglobulin library with long HCDR3 regions.
US11946062B2	Gene PpHSP21 with black spot disease resistance in Pyrus pyrifolia and its applications in improving black spot disease resistance in plants A gene PpHSP21 with black spot disease resistance is isolated from Pyrus pyrifolia. A nucleotide sequence of the gene PpHSP21 is shown in SEQ ID NO. 1. An amino acid sequence of an encoded protein of the PpHSP21 gene is shown in SEQ ID NO. 2. By constructing the plant overexpression vector and silencing vector of the gene PpHSP21, the gene PpHSP21 is introduced into the plant by the Agrobacterium-mediated genetic transformation method, so that the gene PpHSP21 is able to be overexpressed in the plants, thereby significantly improving black spot disease resistance in plants. The discovery and identification of the gene PpHSP21 provide new genetic resources for stress resistance molecular design and breeding in plants, and to provide new genetic resources for the implementation of green agriculture. The development and utilization of the genetic resources is conducive to reducing agricultural production costs and achieving environmental friendliness.
US11946060B2	Drought and heat tolerance in plants Methods and materials for modulating heat and/or drought tolerance in plants are disclosed. For example, nucleic acids encoding heat and/or drought-tolerance polypeptides are disclosed as well as methods for using such nucleic acids to transform plant cells. Also disclosed are plants having increased heat and/or drought tolerance and plant products produced from plants having increased heat and/or drought tolerance.
US11946057B2	Pre-conditioning treatments to improve plant transformation Provided herein are methods for increasing plant cell transformation efficiency. These methods include exposing the plant cells to a liquid medium containing a surfactant. Following exposure to the surfactant-containing medium, the cells can become more amenable to transformation and may be genetically transformed using methods known in the art. Exposure of the cells to the surfactant-containing medium prior to transformation can increase plant transformation efficiency when compared to transformation efficiency of cells not exposed to the surfactant-containing medium.
US11946052B1	Tuning cascade assay kinetics via molecular design The present disclosure relates to compositions of matter and assay methods used to detect one or more target nucleic acids of interest in a sample. The compositions and methods allow one to control reaction kinetics of the cascade assay by two orders of magnitude via molecular design of one of the reaction components; further, varying molecular design also allows for quantification of target nucleic acids of interest over a large range of concentrations or discriminating between extremely low copy numbers of target nucleic acids of interest.
US11946046B2	Staufen1 regulating agents and associated methods Methods of minimizing dysregulation of Staufen1-associated RNA metabolism can include introducing an amount of a Staufen1-regulating agent to a target cell sufficient to minimize the dysregulation. Therapeutic compositions for treating a neurodegenerative condition associated with Staufen1-induced dysregulation of RNA metabolism can include a therapeutically effective amount of a Staufen1-regulating agent and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.
US11946043B2	Selective labeling of 5-methylcytosine in circulating cell-free DNA The present disclosure provides methods for selectively tagging 5-methylcytosine in a DNA sample and using this approach for genome-wide profiling of 5-methylcytosine in a low input DNA sample such as circulating cell-free DNA.
US11946039B2	Class II, type II CRISPR systems The present disclosure provides for endonuclease enzymes as well as methods of using such enzymes or variants thereof.
US11946036B2	Bacterium and obtaining method and application thereof The present invention discloses a bacterium and an obtaining method and application thereof. The bacterium has a property of coproducing 1,3-propanediol and D-lactic acid. Further, the bacterium is Klebsiella oxytoca, including Klebsiella oxytoca PDL-5 CCTCC M 2016185. The obtaining method of the bacterium may be to obtain the bacterium by directly screening wild bacteria that satisfy conditions from the environment or performing gene engineering modification to wild bacteria. The present invention has the advantages that the bacteria can coproduce 1,3-propanediol and D-lactic acid through fermentation, the molar conversion rate and the concentration of the two products are very high, the types of byproducts are few, the concentration is low, the product extraction process is simplified, the high-efficiency biological production of 1,3-propanediol and D-lactic acid can be realized, and the industrial application prospect is very great.
US11946031B2	Yarn for cell culture scaffold and fabric comprising the same Provided is yarn for a cell culture scaffold. The yarn for a cell culture scaffold according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes slitting yarn produced by cutting a compressed nanofiber web to a predetermined width. Accordingly, by creating microenvironments suitable for migration, proliferation and differentiation of cells, cell viability may be enhanced and cells may be three-dimensionally proliferated. In addition, a scaffold according to the present invention has a mechanical strength sufficient for prevention of disruption of the scaffold which occurs during cell culture, such that cells may be stably proliferated. Further, the scaffold according to the present invention uses slitting yarn formed of the compressed nanofiber web, thereby having pores with various sizes, and therefore cell proliferation and cell viability may be enhanced by creation of an extracellular matrix-like environment.
US11946027B2	Systems and methods for monitoring behavior of cells and/or tissues in culturing media Systems and methods for monitoring and tracking the behavior of cells and tissues in a culturing medium, for example, in a cell culture medium or an in vivo tissue environment, using a tissue scaffold system having one or more sensor arrays. Such monitoring systems include a tissue scaffold system and one or more sensor arrays on the tissue scaffold system in vertically stackable configurations. The sensor array(s) are configured to monitor electrical impedance and/or electrophysiological activities of cells or tissues which may be provided to an external data acquisition system for production of a three-dimensional (3D) map.
US11946019B2	Synthesis and use of 2-ethyl-5,5-dimethyl-cyclohexanol as fragrance and flavor material The present invention relates to the compound 2-ethyl-5,5-dimethyl-cyclohexanol, which can impart, modify and/or enhance one or more odours selected from the group consisting of minty, fresh tobacco leaf, cresol, horse and animalistic, mixtures comprising 2-ethyl-5,5-dimethyl-cyclohexanol, and a new method for producing the same, a fragrance composition comprising 2-ethyl-5,5-dimethyl-cyclohexanol, the use of 2-ethyl-5,5-dimethyl-cyclohexanol as a fragrance, particularly for imparting, modifying and/or enhancing one or more odours selected from the group consisting of minty, fresh tobacco leaf, cresol, horse and animalistic, a perfumed product comprising 2-ethyl-5,5-dimethyl-cyclohexanol, a method for perfuming such a product and a method for modifying an olfactory impression.
US11946016B2	Process for the extraction of oil-soluble components from plant material The invention is directed to a process for the extraction of one or more oil-soluble components from plant material, to an oil comprising one or more oil-soluble components from plant material, preferably obtainable by the process of the invention, a physiologically acceptable product comprising the oil, and to the use of plant material. The process of the invention comprises: a) providing oil and plant material; b) heating the oil to a temperature of 10-80° C., preferably 50-80° C.; c) contacting the oil with the plant material while the oil and plant material are in motion relative to each other, thereby extracting one or more oil-soluble components from said plant material; d) replacing plant material with new plant material during the extraction process; and e) collecting said oil when the concentration of the one or more oil-soluble components has reached a desired level.
US11946015B2	Water glycol-based hydraulic fluid The present invention provides a water-glycol hydraulic fluid comprising 0.3-0.6% by mass in total of fatty acid sodium salt and/or fatty acid, and 0.3-0.6% by mass of dimerized fatty acid. The water-glycol hydraulic fluid also comprises 20-60% by mass water, 20-60% by mass glycol, 0.01-0.06% by mass alkali hydroxide compound selected from potassium hydroxide and/or sodium hydroxide, and 1.0-5.0% by mass alkanolamine.
US11946012B2	Lubricating oil composition The purpose of the present invention is to provide a lubricating oil composition capable of achieving good wear resistance and good scoring resistance of a bearing in addition to further fuel saving while maintaining durability and seizure resistance that can be used as a gear oil for a high-output, high-speed gear mechanism. A lubricating oil composition containing a combination of Fischer-Tropsch derived base oil having a low kinematic viscosity at high temperature, polyalphaolefin having a high kinematic viscosity at high temperature, and ester compound of a trivalent or higher polyol having a low kinematic viscosity at high temperature, and further contains a partial ester compound of an unsaturated fatty acid and a polyol, including a monoester compound of the unsaturated fatty acid and the polyol.
US11946008B2	Compositions and methods for scavenging hydrogen sulfide This invention provides compositions and methods that inhibit formation of alkenyl sulfide polymers and allow the hydrogen sulfide to be removed when scavenging hydrogen sulfide by reaction with aldehydes.
US11946002B2	Method and device for treating oil gas Provided is a method for treating an oil gas, which can realize high-efficiency separation for and recovery of gasoline components, C2, C3, and C4 components. The method first conducts separation of light hydrocarbon components from gasoline components, and then performs subsequent treatment on a stream rich in the light hydrocarbon components, during which it is no longer necessary to use gasoline to circularly absorb liquefied gas components, which significantly reduces the amount of gasoline to be circulated and reduces energy consumption throughout the separation process. Besides, in this method, impurities, such as H2S and mercaptans, in the stream rich in the light hydrocarbon components are removed first before the separation for the components. This ensures that impurities will not be carried to a downstream light hydrocarbon recovery section, thus avoiding corrosion issues caused by hydrogen sulfide in the light hydrocarbon recovery section.
US11946001B2	Process and system for producing fuel A process and/or system for producing fuel using renewable hydrogen having a reduced carbon intensity. The renewable hydrogen is produced in a hydrogen production process comprising methane reforming, wherein at least a portion of the feedstock for the hydrogen production process comprises upgraded biogas sourced from a plurality of biogas plants. Each of the upgraded biogases is produced in a process that includes collecting biogas comprising methane and carbon dioxide, capturing at least 50% of the carbon dioxide originally present in the collected biogas and producing the upgraded biogas. Storage of the captured carbon dioxide reducing a carbon intensity of the fuel, without having to provide carbon capture and storage of carbon dioxide from hydrogen production.
US11945998B2	Processes and systems for making recycle content hydrocarbons Processes and systems for making recycle content hydrocarbons, including olefins, from recycled waste material. Recycle waste material may be pyrolyzed to form recycle content pyrolysis oil composition (r-pyoil), at least a portion of which may then be cracked to form a recycle content olefin composition (r-olefin). In some cases, the pyrolysis and cracking may be carried out in different sections of the same furnace, or in different furnaces in the same cracker facility. Pyrolysis conducted in a furnace may or may not require retrofitting a furnace previously used to crack alkanes to form olefins.
US11945997B2	Composition useful in sulfate scale removal The present invention discloses a novel aqueous composition for use in removing petroleum-contaminated barium sulfate scale from a surface contaminated with such, said composition comprising: a chelating agent and a counterion component selected from the group consisting of: Li5DTPA; Na5DTPA; K5DTPA; Cs5DTPA; Na4EDTA; K4EDTA; TEAH4DTPA; and TBAH5DTPA; a scale removal enhancer; and a non-ionic surfactant. There is also disclosed methods to use such compositions.
US11945995B2	Temporary plugging agent and preparation method thereof, and method for temporary plugging and fracturing of high-temperature reservoir Disclosed are a temporary plugging agent and a preparation method thereof, and a method for temporary plugging and fracturing of a high-temperature reservoir. The temporary plugging agent includes the following components in mass fractions: acrylamide 5%, composite crosslinking agent 1%, laponite 1%, ammonium persulfate 0.1% and water 92.9%.
US11945987B2	Light wavelength conversion member and light-emitting device In one aspect of the present disclosure, there is provided an optical wavelength conversion member including a polycrystalline ceramic sintered body containing, as main components, Al2O3 crystal grains and crystal grains represented by formula X3Al5O12:Ce. In the optical wavelength conversion member 9, atoms of element X are present also in an Al2O3 crystal grain adjacent to the interface between the Al2O3 crystal grain and an X3Al5O12:Ce crystal grain.
US11945984B2	Reinforcing film A reinforcing film comprises a pressure sensitive adhesive layer laminated and fixed on a principal surface of a film substrate. The pressure sensitive adhesive layer is formed of a photocurable composition containing a photocurable agent and a base polymer having a crosslinked structure. The gel fraction of the photocurable composition is preferably 60% or more. The shear storage elastic modulus at 25° C. of the pressure sensitive adhesive layer is preferably 1×104 to 1.2×105 Pa. The shear storage elastic modulus at 25° C. of the pressure sensitive adhesive layer after photocuring is preferably 1.5×105 to 2×106 Pa.
US11945982B2	Method for the adhesive bonding of electrical sheets and electrical sheet packs produced according to a corresponding method The invention relates to a method for producing an electrical sheet pack using an anaerobically curing adhesive, to an electrical sheet pack produced or producible by such a method, and to a device for creating an electrical sheet pack of the invention.
US11945981B1	Adhesion of silicone rubber to thermoplastics There is provided an adhesion mediator composition for use in the adhesion of silicone elastomers made from hydrosilylation curable silicone rubber compositions to thermoplastic substrates, especially polyolefin substrates. There is also provided a process for adhering silicone elastomers to thermoplastic substrates using the adhesion mediator composition. The adhesion mediator composition comprises: (i) a trialkoxysilane; (ii) a platinum group metal based hydrosilylation reaction catalyst; (iii) an alkoxy titanium compound; (iv) a tetraalkoxysilane; and (v): either (a′) a polyorganosiloxane containing at least two unsaturated groups; or (b′) a mixture of two or more polyorganosiloxanes containing at least two unsaturated groups. The method comprises the steps of: (a) optionally, activating a thermoplastic substrate surface; (b) treating the optionally activated thermoplastic substrate surface with the adhesion mediator composition; (c) applying a hydrosilylation curable silicone rubber composition on to the treated surface resulting from step (b); and (d) curing the hydrosilylation curable silicone rubber composition.
US11945978B2	Hot melt adhesive composition and use thereof The invention is related to fast setting, bio-based hot melt adhesive compositions and use thereof. The bio-based hot melt adhesive compositions are based on renewable-based feedstock, making them environmentally friendly, and particularly suitable for sealing cardboard case, carton, and cardboards.
US11945977B2	Styrene-based materials for hot melt adhesives A hot melt adhesive comprises at least one polymer selected from the group consisting of polystyrene, polybutene, polyisobutene, linear low density polyethylene, polypropylene random copolymer, polypropylene, olefin block copolymer, polyolefins, styrene block copolymers, and ethyl vinyl acetate polymers; a tackifying resin; and at least one precisely end-capped polystyrene (PECPS). The use of the styrene-based oligomers and polymers with the precisely controlled end-groups in hot melt adhesive formulations to improve compatibility with polymers and block copolymers frequently used in such adhesives.
US11945976B2	Heat-sealable structure for aluminum disposable beverage-brewing containers The present invention relates to a heat-sealable structure comprising an aluminum foil and a heat-seal lacquer, said structure exhibiting a seal strength, according to ASTM F2824, of more than 23 N/15 mm when heat-sealed to another heat-sealable structure comprising an aluminum foil and the same heat-seal lacquer, the heat-seal lacquers of both structures contacting each other for heat sealing, said seal lacquer comprising a copolymer blend comprising: —from 30 to 80% by weight, preferably 40 to 70% by weight, more preferably from 50 to 60% by weight of a copolymer A based on (meth)acrylate ester (co)polymers, olefin (co)polymers and block or grafted copolymers comprising (met)acrylate ester sequences and olefin sequences, —from 20 to 70% by weight, preferably 30 to 60% by weight, more preferably from 40 to 50% by weight of a copolymer (B) based on vinyl halides, vinyl esters of carboxylic acids and ethylenically unsaturated (poly)carboxylic acids.
US11945968B2	Anti-fingerprint film for automobile interior parts containing fluorine-based compound and method of manufacturing same Disclosed are an anti-fingerprint film for automobile interiors and methods of producing the same. The anti-fingerprint film for automobile interior parts may include a base layer and an outermost layer located on the base layer including a fluorine-based compound, thus reducing the attachment area of the fingerprint composed of water and oil by virtue of the outermost layer having high water and oil repellency, ultimately removing fingerprint visibility.
US11945966B2	Photocurable composition with enhanced thermal stability A photocurable composition can comprise a polymerizable material and a photoinitiator, wherein the polymerizable material may comprise at least one first polymerizable monomer having a structure of Formula (1): (R1)x—Ar—(R2)y (1), with Ar being one or more substituted or unsubstituted aromatic rings; R1 being a structure covalently bonded to Ar including at least one acrylate group; x being 1-4; and R2 being —CH═CH2 or —CCH3=CH2 covalently bonded to Ar; y being 1-4.
US11945961B2	Stabilized print materials A print material includes a vinylic molecule, a vinylic cross-linker molecule having a plurality of vinyl groups, a quantum dot, a light-scattering particle having a surface composition, and a dispersant having a chemical affinity matched to the surface composition. Methods of making and using such print materials are also described.
US11945959B2	Water-based pigment inks for textiles The present invention relates to a method of printing an image on a fibrous substrate by inkjet printing, wherein the method comprises applying a water-based ink composition onto the substrate, wherein the ink composition comprises a carboxylic or sulfonic acid functional co-polymer having an acid number of ≥225 mg KOH/g, a pigment, water and at least one organic co-solvent. The present invention also relates to use of said water-based ink composition for printing an image on a fibrous substrate by inkjet printing.
US11945953B2	Ground tire rubber density modification using elastomeric polymers The present invention relates to an asphalt product that comprises an asphalt component and a plurality of pellets comprising a mixture of a ground tire rubber and an elastomeric polymer, where the density difference between the asphalt component and the plurality of pellets is less than 10%. The present invention further relates to a pellet comprising a ground tire rubber (“GTR”) and an elastomeric polymer mixed with the GTR, where the GTR has a density of less than 1.12 g/cm3. Also disclosed are methods of producing improved asphalt and paving a surface.
US11945949B2	Polyamide composition for the production of weldable moulded bodies Disclosed is a polyamide composition including 30% to 99.9% by weight of a polyamide mixture as component A). Component A) includes aliphatic polyamide A1) and aliphatic copolyamide or terpolyamide A2). The weight ratio of A1) to A2) is 55:45 to 95:5. The polyamide composition also includes 0% to 60% by weight of glass fibers as component B), 0% to 2% by weight of nigrosin as component C), 0.1% to 10% by weight of at least one polyhydric alcohol including more than two hydroxyl groups and a number-average molecular weight (Mn) of less than 2000 as component D), 0% to 20% by weight of further additives as component E). The reported amounts sum to 100% by weight based on the total composition.
US11945948B2	Rubber-reinforcing cord and rubber product including same A rubber-reinforcing cord (12) of the present invention includes at least one strand. The strand includes at least one filament bundle and a coating provided to cover at least a portion of the surface of the filament bundle. The coating contains a polymer and cellulose nanofibers, and does not contain a resorcinol-formaldehyde condensate. The polymer contains at least one selected from a polyurethane and a rubber component. In the coating, the content of the cellulose nanofibers is 0.1 to 10 parts by mass with respect to 100 parts by mass of the polymer. The proportion of the coating in the rubber-reinforcing cord is 18 vol % or more.
US11945945B2	Resin having a catalyst for reactive adhesion to a polyester A resin including up to 99.99 weight percent (wt. %) of a first polyolefin grafted with a functional group selected from an ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid, a carboxylic acid anhydride, an ester functional group or a combination thereof; and 0.01 to 3.0 wt. % of a tin oxide-based catalyst, where the resin includes 0.2 wt. % to 1.5 wt. % of the functional group from the first polyolefin, the wt. % based on a total weight of the resin. The first polyolefin can be selected from a polyethylene, a polypropylene, an ethylene/alpha-olefin copolymer, a propylene/alpha-olefin copolymer and combinations thereof. The tin oxide-based catalyst can be selected from dibutyltin oxide, dioctyltin oxide and combinations thereof. The resin can be used in a multilayer structure, where a Layer A comprises the resin and a Layer B comprises a polyester, where a first major surface of Layer A is in adhering contact with the second major surface of Layer B.
US11945943B2	Binder composition for additive manufacturing Methods of additive manufacturing, binder compositions for additive manufacturing, and articles produced by and/or associated with methods of additive manufacturing are generally described.
US11945941B2	Fluorine-containing resin composition and article made therefrom A resin composition includes 100 parts by weight of a fluorine-containing compound, which includes tetrafluoroethylene homopolymer, perfluoroalkoxy alkane polymer or a combination thereof; 2 parts by weight to 6 parts by weight of a butyral copolymer, which includes a unit of Formula (I), a unit of Formula (II) and a unit of Formula (III), wherein 1 is an integer of 40 to 250, m is an integer of 5 to 380, n is an integer of 55 to 2500, and wherein the butyral copolymer has a content of hydroxyl group of 21 mol % to 80 mol %; and 20 parts by weight to 150 parts by weight of an inorganic filler. The resin composition may achieve improvements in at least one of the following properties of the article made therefrom including dielectric constant, dissipation factor, X-axis coefficient of thermal expansion, weight loss percentage, tensile strength and comparative tracking index.
US11945940B2	Filled polyvinyl chloride composition A composition is provided comprising: a) polyvinylchloride, b) inorganic solid particles, and c) a polymer having a polyether segment, wherein at least 60 mol-% of the end groups of the polymer are selected from the group consisting of carboxylic acid groups and hydroxyl groups, and wherein at least a part of the end groups of the polymer is a carboxylic acid group, wherein the carboxylic acid end groups are linked to the polyether segment via a linking segment comprising an ester group.
US11945936B2	Edible water-soluble film Disclosed herein are water-soluble films and resulting packets including a water soluble film, wherein the water-soluble film includes a water-soluble mixture of polyvinyl alcohol, a compatibilizing agent, and a sugar alcohol plasticizer that is a solid at room temperature, wherein the water-soluble film is substantially transparent.
US11945932B2	Plasticizer for halogen resins The present invention relates to [1] a plasticizer for a halogen-based resin containing a mixture of didecyl phthalates each containing a linear or branched C10 alkyl group, in which a content of di-n-decyl phthalate in the mixture is not less than 48 mol % and not more than 70 mol %; [2] a plasticizer composition for a halogen-based resin containing the aforementioned plasticizer; and [3] a halogen-based resin composition containing a halogen-based resin and the aforementioned plasticizer. The plasticizer of the present invention has an excellent plasticizing effect on a halogen-based resin and at the same time, can exhibit excellent effects of improving all of productivity, processability, kneading properties and heat resistance without deterioration in the respective properties.
US11945929B2	Macroporous-structured polymer aerogels A macroporous-structured polymeric aerogel, and methods for making and using the same, having a polymeric matrix that includes macropores is disclosed.
US11945926B2	Foamed polypropylene composition The present invention is directed to a polypropylene composition (C) a melt flow rate MFR2 (230° C.) determined according to ISO 1133 in the range of 15 to 40 g/10 min, the use of said polypropylene composition (C) for the production of a foamed article and a foamed article comprising said polypropylene composition (C).
US11945922B2	Thick polyimide film having improved surface quality and method of manufacturing same The present invention provides a polyimide film in which a parameter A for the relationship of the viscosity (V) of a polyamic acid solution, the number average molecular weight (Mn) of polyamic acid, and the thickness (T) of a polyimide film falls within a range from 0.4 to 1.13.
US11945918B2	Methods for the decomposition of contaminated plastic waste This invention relates to the field of contaminated plastic waste decomposition. More specifically, the invention comprises methods and systems to decompose contaminated plastic waste and transform it into value-added products.
US11945913B2	Thermosetting polyimide resin and manufacturing method thereof, composition, prepolymer, film, adhesive, and use thereof The disclosure provides a thermosetting polyimide resin and a manufacturing method thereof, a composition, a prepolymer, a film, an adhesive, and a use thereof. The composition includes at least: (a) a maleimide compound and (b) the thermosetting polyimide resin. The disclosure provides the thermosetting polyimide resin and the prepolymer, for manufacturing a film, an adhesive sheet, a cover film, a redistribution layer, a build-up board, a prepreg sheet, a high-frequency substrate, an integrated circuits carrier board, an adhesive for copper foil, a semiconductor packaging material, a radome, a substrate for server, a substrate for base station, a substrate for vehicle, etc.
US11945912B2	Polyimide film comprising omnidirectional polymer chain, method for manufacturing same, and graphite sheet manufactured using same The present invention provides a method of manufacturing a polyimide film including unit polymers that are omnidirectionally distributed, and a polyimide film. The present invention also provides a graphite sheet having good quality manufactured using the polyimide film.
US11945911B2	Polyamic acid, varnish containing same, film, touch panel display, liquid crystal display, and organic EL display The purpose of the present invention is to provide: a film having high thermal stability, high bending strength (tensile elongation), small retardation in the thickness direction, a low coefficient of thermal expansion, and high transparency; and a polyamic acid or varnish for obtaining the film. The film satisfies all of requirements (i)-(vi) below. (i) The average value of the coefficient of thermal expansion in the range of 100-200° C. is 35 ppm/K or less. (ii) The absolute value of the retardation in the thickness direction is 200 nm or less per 10 μm of thickness. (iii) The glass transition temperature is 340° C. or higher. (iv) The total light transmittance is at least 85%. (v) The b* value in the Lab* color system is 5 or less. (vi) The tensile elongation is at least 10%.
US11945910B2	Resin composition, and prepreg, resin-coated film, resin-coated metal foil, metal-clad laminate, and wiring board each obtained using said resin composition One aspect of the present invention relates to a resin composition containing (A) a thermosetting compound having a styrene structure or a (meth)acrylate structure, and (B) a maleimide compound represented by the following formula (1): wherein in the formula, p represents an integer of 1 to 10, in which the content ratio of the component (A) to the component (B) is (A):(B)=50:50 to 90:10 in mass ratio.
US11945907B2	Liquid crystal polymer film and laminate comprising the same Provided are an LCP film and a laminate comprising the same. The LCP film is made of an LCP resin comprising a structural unit represented by Formula (1): -L1-Ar-L2- (1), wherein -L1- and -L2- are respectively —O— or —CO—; —Ar— is an arylene group. Formula (1) comprises structural units Based on a total molar number of the structural unit represented by Formula (1), a molar number of the structural unit represented by Formula (I) is in the range from 15 mole % to mole %, and a sum of molar numbers of the structural units represented by Formulae (I) and (II) is in the range from 80 mole % to 100 mole %. The LCP film has a thickness and a transmittance, wherein when values of the thickness (in μm) and the transmittance are put into Formula (III), the obtained value is from 0.055 to 0.090. Formula (III): Log(1/TT %)/(Thickness)0.5.
US11945904B2	Flexible polyurethane foams The present invention relates to a process for producing a flexible polyurethane foam thermally recyclable by fusion, and to hybrid materials made of flexible polyurethane foam and compact thermoplastic elastomer and/or expanded thermoplastic polyurethane.
US11945901B2	Polyurethane composition having long processing time and high strength A composition including a first component containing at least one polyol and at least one compound having at least one reactive group of the formula (I), and a second component containing at least one aromatic polyisocyanate and/or at least one polymer containing aromatic isocyanate groups. The composition has a long open time and, even in the case of small amounts of compound having at least one reactive group of the formula (I), enables elastic coatings having improved mechanical properties without causing problems with odor emissions or migration effects. It is thus particularly suitable as a coating for floors or roof areas.
US11945898B2	Functional polymer A functional polymer including at least two different types of side chains, having the general formula (1), wherein A is an at least monosubstituted alkylene or arylene group; B is an amide, ester or ether group and n is 0 or 1; F is selected from: an ester, secondary amine, amide, ether, thio ether, thio ester, and may be the same or different for the different side chains; D is a side chain intended to reversible bind to a substrate or has a coating function; E is a side chain intended to irreversible bind to a substrate, the side chain E and polymer includes 1 to 10 different side chains D and 1 to 10 different side chains E, but at least one of each, and includes a plurality of each type, whereby the different types of side chains are randomly or regularly distributed in the polymer.
US11945896B2	Catalyst composition and system having extended lifetime A Ziegler-Natta catalyst composition is disclosed. The catalyst composition includes an internal electron donor with improved polymerization kinetics, a long lifetime, improved stereoselectivity and/or improved hydrogen response.
US11945895B2	Photochromic polydiorganosiloxane vinylic crosslinkers The invention provides a class of photochromic polydiorganosiloxane vinylic crosslinkers. Each of the photochromic polydiorganosiloxane vinylic crosslinkers of the invention comprise (1) a polydiorganosiloxane polymer chain comprising dimethylsiloxane units and photochromic siloxane unit having one methyl substituent and one organic substituent having a photochromic moiety that capable of undergoing a reversible color change upon exposure to UV-irradiation or high-energy-violet light; (2) two terminal ethylenically-unsaturated groups. The invention also provides a soft photochromic contact lens, especially a photochromic silicone hydrogel contact lens, which comprises a crosslinked polymeric material comprising repeating units of at least one of such a class of photochromic polydiorganosiloxane vinylic crosslinkers. The invention further provides a method of producing a photochromic contact lens from a polymerizable composition comprising at least one of such a class of photochromic polydiorganosiloxane vinylic crosslinkers.
US11945891B2	Speaker having an adhesive composition A composition having excellent curability and adhesive bonding ability is provided. A composition, comprising the following components (1) to (5): (1) a polymerizable vinyl monomer containing 10 to 70 parts by mass of (1-1), 10 to 60 parts by mass of (1-2), and 10 to 60 parts by mass of (1-3) based on 100 parts by mass of (1) the polymerizable vinyl monomer, in which (1-1) is a (meth)acrylic monomer represented by the formula (A) Formula (A) Z—O—R1 (wherein, Z represents a (meth)acryloyl group, and R1 represents an alkyl group.), (1-2) is a (meth)acrylic monomer represented by the formula (B) (wherein, Z and Z′ represent a (meth)acryloyl group, and R2 and R2′ represent an alkylene group; R2 and R2′ may be the same as or different from one another; R3 and R3′ represent a hydrogen atom, or an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms; R3 and R3′ may be the same as or different from one another; m and n represent an average number of moles of alkylene oxide added (proportion of alkylene oxide added)), (1-3) is a (meth)acrylic monomer that is a (meth)acrylic acid ester of a polyhydric alcohol; (2) a thermal radical polymerization initiator; (3) a photo-radical polymerization initiator; (4) an aromatic amine and/or pyridine derivative; and (5) an organic metal salt.
US11945890B2	Fluorinated PVC copolymer compositions for increased ultraviolet protection Fluorinated compositions include a fluorinated copolymer formed from a fluorine-containing monomer and vinyl chloride, the fluorine-containing monomer in an amount of from 0.5 weight % to 10.0 weight % based on a combined weight % of fluorine-containing monomer and vinyl chloride. Methods of making a fluorinated copolymer are further provided. Ultraviolet-protective films formed from a mixture including a fluorinated copolymer are further provided.
US11945886B2	Cured resin formation method and cured resin formation device A cured resin formation method including an applying step of applying an ultraviolet curable resin on a base; and a curing step of curing the ultraviolet curable resin by irradiating the ultraviolet curable resin applied in the applying step with ultraviolet rays, in which in the curing step, the ultraviolet curable resin is irradiated with ultraviolet rays while cooling the ultraviolet curable resin, so that a difference between an ordinary temperature of the ultraviolet curable resin and a temperature of the ultraviolet curable resin when irradiated with ultraviolet rays is within a set temperature difference set in advance.
US11945885B1	Vinyl-containing copolymer and resin composition A vinyl-containing copolymer is copolymerized from (a) first compound, (b) second compound, and (c) third compound. (a) First compound is an aromatic compound having a single vinyl group. (b) Second compound is polybutadiene or polybutadiene-styrene having side vinyl groups. (c) Third compound is an acrylate compound. The vinyl-containing copolymer includes 0.003 mol/g to 0.010 mol/g of benzene ring, 0.0005 mol/g to 0.008 mol/g of vinyl group, and 1.210−5 mol/g to 2.410−4 mol/g of ester group.
US11945880B2	Heterodimeric antibodies that bind CD3 and tumor antigens The present invention is directed to novel heterodimeric antibodies.
US11945874B2	Anti-human CD52 immunoglobulins The present invention relates to humanized immunoglobulins, mouse monoclonal antibodies and chimeric antibodies that have binding specificity for human CD52. The present invention further relates to a humanized immunoglobulin light chain and a humanized immunoglobulin heavy chain. The invention also relates to isolated nucleic acids, recombinant vectors and host cells that comprise a sequence which encodes a humanized immunoglobulin or immunoglobulin light chain or heavy chain, and to a method of preparing a humanized immunoglobulin. The humanized immunoglobulins can be used in therapeutic applications to treat, for example, autoimmune disease, cancer, non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, multiple sclerosis and chronic lymphocytic leukemia.
US11945872B2	Anti-ACVR1 antibodies and uses thereof The present invention provides monoclonal antibodies that bind to the Activin A type I receptor (ACVR1) protein, and methods of use thereof. In various embodiments of the invention, the antibodies are fully human antibodies that bind to ACVR1. In some embodiments, the antibodies of the invention are useful for inhibiting ACVR1-mediated bone morphogenetic protein (BMP) signal transduction, thus providing a means of treating or preventing a disease, disorder or condition associated with ACVR1.
US11945871B2	Anti-BTN3A antibodies and their use in treating cancer or infectious disorders The present invention relates to humanized antibodies that specifically bind to human BTN3A and their use in treating cancer and infectious disorders.
US11945868B2	Antibody molecules to CD138 and uses thereof Antibody molecules that specifically bind to CD138 are disclosed. The antibody molecules can be used to treat, prevent, and/or diagnose disorders, such as multiple myeloma.
US11945865B2	Blockade of CD7 expression and chimeric antigen receptors for immunotherapy of T-cell malignancies The present invention provides compositions comprising an anti-CD7 chimeric activating receptor (CAR) and an anti-CD7 protein expression blocker, and methods of using such compositions in cancer therapy.
US11945862B2	Compositions and methods for antibody production Compositions and methods for minimizing antibody disulfide bond reduction are described. In one aspect, a composition is provided for culturing mammalian host cells to express an antibody including an anti-reduction agent that minimizes reduction of a disulfide bond in the antibody or fragment thereof. In some other aspects, methods for minimizing disulfide bond reduction; increasing production of an antibody or fragment thereof with intact native disulfide bonds; increasing a ratio of non-reduced to reduced antibody or fragment thereof; producing a therapeutic antibody or fragment thereof by adding a sufficient amount of an anti-reduction agent to a cell culture media, pre-harvest cell culture fluid, or harvest cell culture fluid are described. In another aspect, minimizing disulfide bond reduction in an antibody or fragment thereof culturing the host cell in a concentration of at least about 20% O2 is described.
US11945860B2	Cancer treatment by blocking host-induced IL-1 in combination with radiotherapy Provided are blocking agents to IL-1α, IL-1β, or IL-1R activity for use in combination with radiotherapy for treating cancer patients in which radiotherapy treatment induces IL-1α, IL-1β or both in their circulation.
US11945859B2	Protein solution formulation containing high concentration of an anti-VEGF antibody The present invention provides anti-VEGF antibodies formulated as high concentration, aqueous pharmaceutical compositions, suitable for an injection, preferably an intravitreal injection. The aqueous pharmaceutical compositions are useful for delivery of a high concentration of the antibody active ingredient to a patient without high levels of antibody aggregation and without a high level of sub-visible particulate matter. An aqueous composition of the invention comprises an antibody having a concentration of at least 50 mg/ml. An aqueous pharmaceutical composition of the invention includes a sugar, a buffering agent, and a surfactant.
US11945856B2	Activin receptor type IIB variants and uses thereof There are provided polypeptides that include an Activin receptor type IIB (ActRIIB) ectodomain (ECD) variant. In some embodiments, a polypeptide of the disclosure includes an ActRIIB-ECD variant fused to an Fc domain moiety. The disclosure also provides pharmaceutical compositions and methods of using the polypeptides to treat diseases and conditions associated with TGFβ superfamily ligand signaling, such as pulmonary hypertension, fibrosis, muscle weakness and atrophy, metabolic disorders and/or cardiometabolic disease, bone damage, and/or low red blood cell levels (such as anemia).
US11945855B2	Recombinant polypeptides comprising modified MHC class II DRa1 domains and methods of use Recombinant polypeptides comprising a modified DRα1 domain are provided. In some embodiments, the polypeptides include the modified DRα1 domain, an antigenic peptide, and optionally a linker sequence. Pharmaceutical compositions comprising the recombinant polypeptides, methods of treating inflammatory disease using said recombinant polypeptides or pharmaceutical compositions, and expression constructs comprising nucleic acids that encode the recombinant polypeptides are also provided.
US11945853B2	Genetically modified probiotics for oral delivery of renin-angiotensin related therapeutic proteins and peptides Provided herein are polynucleic acids and expression vectors for the expression and secretion of angiotensin peptide fragments (e.g., angiotensin-(1-7)) in probiotic bacteria. Provided herein are also probiotic compositions that enable efficient, cost-effective and patient friendly oral therapeutics for treating diverse pathological conditions that involve the renin-angiotensin system (RAS), e.g., pulmonary hypertension, diabetes, diabetic complications, cardiovascular diseases, and ocular inflammatory and neurodegenerative diseases.
US11945851B2	MAGE-A vaccines and methods of treatment using the same Disclosed herein are compositions and methods for treating and/or preventing cancer in mammals, and in particular, vaccines that treat and provide protection against tumor growth.
US11945848B2	Chimeric inhibitor molecules of complement activation The present invention relates to novel chimeric molecules of ficolin-associated polypeptides, such as fusion polypeptides for the use in the treatment of conditions associated with inflammation, apoptosis, autoimmunity, coagulation, thrombotic or coagulopathic related diseases. The present invention further relates to nucleic acid molecules encoding such fusion polypeptides, vectors and host cells used in the production of the fusion polypeptides.
US11945845B2	Compositions and methods for regulation of chronic toxoplasma infection The present disclosure provides genetically altered protozoan parasites comprising a mutation in a bradyzoite formation deficient 1 (BFD1) gene, wherein the mutation inhibits differentiation of the parasite into a bradyzoite. The genetically altered protozoan parasites can be utilized in vaccine compositions and in methods of treating apicomplexan parasite infection.
US11945842B2	Tetravalent dengue vaccine The invention provides a recombinant polypeptide comprising the EDIII domain of each of Dengue virus serotype DENV-1, DENV-2, DENV-3, and DENV-4 linked to the N-terminal of HBsAg.
US11945841B2	Headless hemagglutin influenza vaccine Disclosed are universal influenza based on a truncated influenza hemagglutin (HA) protein lacking a head domain (hrHA). Also disclosed is a composition comprising a nanoparticle coated with a disclosed hrHA polypeptide. Also disclosed is a composition comprising a virus like particle (VLP) expressing on its surface a disclosed hrHA polypeptide.
US11945837B2	Ion exchange membrane chromatography Methods of enhancing efficiency of downstream chromatography steps for purification of proteins comprising: (a) passing a composition comprising a polypeptide of interest and various contaminants through an ion exchange membrane, wherein the polypeptide and the membrane have opposite charge, at operating conditions comprised of a buffer having a pH sufficiently distinct from the pi of the polypeptide to enhance the charge of the polypeptide and a low ionic strength effective to prevent the shielding of charges by buffer ions, which cause the membrane to bind the polypeptide and at least one contaminant, (b) overloading the ion exchange membrane such that at least one contaminant remains bound to the membrane while the polypeptide of interest is primarily in the effluent; (c) collecting the effluent from the ion exchange membrane comprising the polypeptide of interest; (d) subjecting the membrane effluent comprising the polypeptide of interest to a purification step of similar charge as the previous membrane, and (e) recovering the purified polypeptide from the effluent of the charged ion exchange chromatography purification step.
US11945828B1	Electronically weakly coupled 4,4′-divinylazobenzene-bridged diruthenium complex bearing two Ru(CO)Cl (PiPr3)2 moieties as an inorganic catalyst An electronically weakly coupled 4,4′-divinylazobenzene-bridged diruthenium complex bearing two Ru(CO)Cl(PiPr3)2 moieties, its synthesis, and its use as a catalyst in organic processes.
US11945827B2	Rapafucin derivative compounds and methods of use thereof The present disclosure provides macrocyclic compounds inspired by the immunophilin ligand family of natural products FK506 and rapamycin. The generation of a Rapafucin library of macrocyles that contain FK506 and rapamycin binding domains should have great potential as new leads for developing drugs to be used for treating diseases.
US11945826B2	Hydroxypyridoxazepines as NRF2 activators The present invention relates hydroxypyridoxazepine compounds, methods of making them, pharmaceutical compositions containing them and their use as Nrf2 activators. In particular, the invention relates to compounds of Formula (I), and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, or a tautomer thereof, or a hydrate thereof.
US11945824B2	Heterocyclic compounds as anti-viral agents The present invention discloses compounds of Formula (I), or pharmaceutically acceptable salts, esters, or prodrugs thereof: which inhibit Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) or HMPV. The present invention further relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising the aforementioned compounds for administration to a subject suffering from RSV or HMPV infection. The invention also relates to methods of treating an RSV or HMPV infection in a subject by administering a pharmaceutical composition comprising the compounds of the present invention.
US11945823B1	Substituted pyrrolo[2,3-d]pyrimidines as CK2 inhibitors Pyrrolo[2,3-d]pyrimidine compounds, a method of synthesizing said compounds, a pharmaceutical composition comprising said compounds and a suitable carrier, and a method of using the compounds. The pyrrolo[2,3-d]pyrimidine compounds, identified as CK2 inhibitors, are useful as anticancer and/or antitumor agents, and as agents for treating other kinase-associated conditions including inflammation, pain, and certain immunological disorders, and other types of diseases such as diabetes, viral infection, neurodegenerative diseases. The pyrrolo[2,3-d]pyrimidine compounds include compounds of the general formula:
US11945821B1	5-substituted aminopyrazino[2′,1′:2,3]imidazo[4,5-C][2,7]naphthyridine compounds as CK2 inhibitors Novel 5-substituted aminopyrazino[2′,1′:2,3]imidazo[4,5-c][2,7]naphthyridine compounds, a method of synthesizing said compounds, a pharmaceutical composition comprising said compounds and a suitable carrier, and a method of using the compounds. The 5-substituted aminopyrazino[2′,1′:2,3]imidazo[4,5-c][2,7]naphthyridine compounds, identified as CK2 inhibitors, are useful as anticancer and/or antitumor agents, and as agents for treating other kinase-associated conditions including inflammation, pain, and certain immunological disorders, and other types of diseases such as diabetes, viral infection, neurodegenerative diseases.
US11945819B1	Dimethyl 7-bromo-1-(4-substituted benzoyl)pyrrolo[1,2-a]quinoline-2,3-dicarboxylates as anti-inflammatory agents Novel dimethyl 7-bromo-1-(4-substituted benzoyl)pyrrolo[1,2-α]quinoline-2,3-dicarboxylates compounds, having the structure: A method of synthesizing said compounds, a pharmaceutical composition comprising said compounds and a suitable carrier, and a method of using the compounds. The dimethyl 7-bromo-1-(4-substituted benzoyl)pyrrolo[1,2-α]quinoline-2,3-dicarboxylates compounds, identified as anti-inflammatory agents, are useful for treating inflammation, pain, and swelling in a patient.
US11945814B2	Salt form Diphosphate salts of N2-(2-ethoxy-4-(4-methyl-4H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)phenyl)-6-methyl-N8-neopentylpyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidine-2,8-diamine, and crystalline forms thereof, processes for the preparation of the new salt forms; and their use as therapeutic agents for the treatment and/or prevention of proliferative diseases, such as cancer.
US11945813B2	5-substituted 4-amino-1H-benzo[c][1,2,6]thiadiazine 2,2-dioxides and formulations and uses thereof Disclosed herein are 5-Substituted 4-amino-1H-benzo[c][1,2,6]thiadiazine 2,2-dioxide compounds useful as sweet flavor modifiers. Also disclosed herein are ingestible compositions that include one or more of these compounds in combination with a natural or artificial sweetener.
US11945812B2	Annulated 2-amino-3-cyano thiophenes and derivatives for the treatment of cancer The present invention encompasses compounds of formula (I) wherein R1a, R1b, R2a, R2b, Z, R3 to R5, A, p, U, V, W, L and E have the meanings given in the claims and specification, their use as inhibitors of mutant Ras family proteins, pharmaceutical compositions and preparations containing such compounds and their use as medicaments/medical uses, especially as agents for treatment and/or prevention of oncological diseases.
US11945811B2	Potassium channel inhibitors A compound of the general formula (I), and the pharmaceutical composition including a compound of formula (I) and optionally a pharmaceutically acceptable additive. Also, the treatment of a cardiac disease, disorder or condition in a mammal, which includes the administration to the mammal a therapeutically effective amount of at least one compound of formula (I), or the pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
US11945805B2	Inhibitors of CXCR2 Compounds are provided as inhibitors of CXCR2, having the structure:
US11945803B2	Modulators of RAS GTPase RAS modulating compounds and methods of using the same are provided. The compounds find use in modulating the activity of a target RAS in a sample. The target RAS can be a mutant RAS that is implicated in a disease of interest. In some cases, the subject compounds can inhibit the growth of cancer cells whose progression is driven by kRAS or a mutated kRAS. Methods of treating a subject for a RAS driven disease including administering a therapeutically effective amount of the subject compound are provided. Also provided are pharmaceutical compositions and kits which include the subject compounds.
US11945801B2	Bicyclic aza compounds as muscarinic M1 and/or M4 receptor agonists This invention relates to compounds that are agonists of the muscarinic M1 and/or M4 receptor and which are useful in the treatment of diseases mediated by the muscarinic M1 and M4 receptors. Also provided are pharmaceutical compositions containing the compounds and the therapeutic uses of the compounds. Compounds provided are of formula where X1; X2; R1 and R4 are as defined herein.
US11945796B2	Substituted pyridine derivatives as SARM1 inhibitors This disclosure is drawn to substituted pyridine compounds and compositions, and associated methods, useful for inhibition of SARM1 activity and/or for treating or preventing neurological diseases.
US11945794B2	Nuclear transport modulators and uses thereof The present invention relates to compounds of formula I: and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds of formula I or their pharmaceutically acceptable salts, and methods of using said compounds, salts and compositions in the treatment of various disorders associated with CRM1 activity.
US11945792B2	Crystalline forms of 6-(1-acryloylpiperidin-4-yl)-2-(4-phenoxyphenyl)nicotinamide The present invention relates to various crystalline forms of 6-(1-acryloylpiperidin-4-yl)-2-(4-phenoxyphenyl)nicotinamide. The present invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising the crystalline forms.
US11945791B2	Allyl compound and composition for optical material The present invention makes it possible to provide a compound represented by formula (1) and a composition for an optical material containing this compound. (Where m+n=4, m represents an integer of from 0 to 3, and n represents an integer of from 1 to 4.) In addition, the present invention makes it possible to provide a method for producing an optical material, the method including a step for adding 0.0001-10 parts by mass of a polymerization catalyst per 100 parts by mass of the composition for an optical material, polymerizing, and curing.
US11945787B2	Substituted imidazoles for preventing and/or treating cell or tissue necrosis Inhibitor compounds and agents of Cathepsin C, CELA1, CELA3A and/or structurally related molecules thereto, compositions comprising the same, and uses thereof in the inhibition and/or prevention of cell and/or tissue necrosis are described. The compounds include imidazoles of Formula VI: wherein G1 is pyrrolidine, pyrazolidine, imidazolidine piperidine, or piperazine and G2 is alkyl, cycloalkyl, heterocycle, or aryl. The pyrrolidine, pyrazolidine, imidazolidine, piperidine, or piperazine of G1 and the alkyl, cycloalkyl, heterocycle, or aryl of G2 are optionally substituted with one or more substituents independently selected from the group consisting of halogen, NO2, CN, C1-C6 alkyl, C1-C6 haloalkyl, NH2, OH, OC1-C6 alkyl, C(O)H, C(O)C1-C6 alkyl, C(O)NH2, C(O)OH, and C(O)OC1-C6 alkyl. Variations applications for the described compounds, and combination therapies are further described as well.
US11945785B2	Pyrazine compounds as inhibitors of FLT3 Disclosed herein are heterocyclic compounds, for example, according to the following formula and analogs thereof: that inhibit the activity of FLT3. Also described are specific covalent inhibitors of FLT3. Also disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions that include the compounds. Methods of using the FLT3 inhibitors are disclosed, alone or in combination with other therapeutic agents, for the treatment of proliferative diseases or conditions, including hematological malignancies and other diseases or conditions dependent on FLT3 activity.
US11945782B2	Composition and methods of use of tetrahydroisoquinoline small molecules to bind and modulate PCSK9 protein activity This invention is related to the field of PCSK9 biology and the composition and methods of use of small organic compounds as ligands for modulation of PCSK9 biological activity. In particular, the invention provides compositions of small organic compounds that modulate circulating levels of low density lipoproteins by altering the conformation of the protein PCSK9. Binding these small organic compound ligands to PCSK9 alters the conformation of the protein, modifying the interaction between PCSK9 and an endogenous low density lipoprotein receptor, and can lead to reduced or increased levels of circulating LDL-cholesterol. High LDL-cholesterol levels are associated with increased risk for heart disease. Low LDL-cholesterol levels may be problematic in other conditions, such as liver dysfunctions; thus, there is also utility for small organic compound ligands and can raise LDL levels.
US11945780B2	Quinolines, polyquinolines, molecular segments of fullerenes and graphene nanoribbons, and graphene nanoribbons and methods of their synthesis Quinolines, polyquinolines, polybenzoquinolines, molecular segments of fullerenes and graphene nanoribbons, and graphene nanoribbons and processes for producing such materials are provided. The processes utilize a form of an aza-Diels-Alder (Povarov) reaction to first form quinolines and/or polyquinolines. In some such embodiments polyquinolines thus produced are used to form graphene nanoribbon precursors, and molecular segments and graphene nanoribbons. In many such embodiments the graphene nanoribbone precursors are formed from polybenzoquinolines.
US11945776B2	Electrolyte, electrochemical device, lithium ion secondary battery, and module An electrolyte solution containing a compound represented by the following formula (1). In the formula, Rf101 is CF3—, CF2H—, or CFH2—, and R101 is an optionally fluorinated C2-C5 alkenyl group or an optionally fluorinated C2-C8 alkynyl group and optionally contains Si in a structure:
US11945768B1	8-(3-flurobenzylideneamino)naphthalene-1,3-disulfonic acid as an antioxidant compound An 8-(3-flurobenzylideneamino)naphthalene-1,3-disulfonic acid compound, its synthesis, and its use as an antioxidant agent.
US11945763B2	Compound, core-shell dye, photosensitive resin composition including the same, and color filter A compound represented by a specific chemical formula, a core including the compound represented by the specific chemical formula, and a core-shell dye including a shell surrounding the core, a photosensitive resin composition including the compound represented by the specific chemical formula, and a color filter manufactured using the photosensitive resin composition are disclosed.
US11945761B2	Process for the production of chlorinated hydrocarbons A process of the type for producing 1,1,1,2,3-pentachloropropane by introducing 1,1,1,3-tetrachloropropane, chlorine, and Lewis acid catalyst, optionally in the presence of carbon tetrachloride, the improvement comprising introducing the Lewis acid as a slurry within a chlorinated hydrocarbon.
US11945754B2	Direct 4D printing gradient structure ceramics A method for forming a complex shape three-dimensional ceramic article by printing a first layer of a first material having a first fraction of first ceramic particles and a first fraction of a first polymeric ceramic precursor. A second layer is printed such that it is at least partially disposed on the first layer of a second material having a second fraction of second ceramic particles and a second fraction of a second polymeric ceramic precursor. A composite of the first layer and the second layer is heated at a temperature sufficient to decompose the first and second polymeric ceramic precursors and sinter the article. During the sintering process, the first and second layers with different fractions of ceramic particles undergo different degrees of shrinkage, resulting in a tuneable mismatch of the bilayer structure and accurately achieving a targeted geometry.
US11945750B1	Method for recycling residual paint colorant from empty paint colorant containers and products made therefrom The invention is a method for rendering containers having hazardous residual paint colorant non-hazardous, by washing the hazardous residual paint colorant from the containers to a level where the containers are no longer considered to be hazardous waste, at which point the containers can be safely introduced into standard waste recycling streams. The method also proposes washing the hazardous paint colorant out of the containers and using the wash water containing the colorant to make paint, aggregate, and precast concrete structures.
US11945747B2	Low viscosity glasses and methods and systems for manufacture A glass article including any one or several of SiO2, Al2O3, B2O3, Li2O, SnO2 and a fusion line. The glass article can also include a liquidus viscosity less than or equal to 100 kP. In some embodiments, the glass article includes, on an oxide basis, from 60 mol % to 74 mol % SiO2, from 7 mol % to 18 mol % Al2O3, from 3 mol % to 16 mol % B2O3, from 0 mol % to 6 mol % Na2O, from 0 mol % to 5 mol % P2O5, from 5 mol % to 11 mol % Li2O, less than or equal to 0.2 mol % SnO2.
US11945746B2	Method for depositing a coating The present invention relates to a method of depositing a coating comprising zinc oxide on a substrate; to a chemical vapour deposition precursor mixture for use in same and to a coated glass article and a photovoltaic cell prepared with a zinc oxide coating prepared using the method which comprises: providing a substrate, providing a precursor mixture comprising an alkyl zinc compound and a phosphorus source, the phosphorus source comprising a compound of formula OnP(OR)3, wherein n is 0 or 1 and each R is hydrocarbyl, and delivering the precursor mixture to a surface of the substrate.
US11945744B2	Method and apparatus for reusing wastewater Disclosed are a method and apparatus for reusing wastewater. The method for reusing wastewater disclosed herein includes: generating a mixed wastewater by mixing multiple types of wastewater (S20); performing a first purification by passing the mixed wastewater through a flocculation-sedimentation unit (S40); performing a second purification by passing an effluent of the flocculation-sedimentation unit through a membrane bioreactor (MBR) (S60); performing a third purification by passing an effluent of the MBR through a reverse-osmosis membrane unit (S80); and reusing an effluent of the reverse-osmosis membrane unit as cooling water or industrial water (S100).
US11945738B2	Unit for extemporaneous generation of a physiological or isotonic solution based on water Unit for extemporaneous generation of a quantity, variable on request, of a physiological or isotonic solution based on water, including: —at least one choice interface for allowing the user to set a desired quantity of solution to be generated from a plurality of possible quantities; —at least one water purification station that receives water from outside the unit and to purify it, —a manner of supplying (25) at least one solute, —at least one mixing station (20) that mixes the purified water with the at least one solute so as to form the desired solution; —management system including a calculation system communicating with the interface for calculating the quantity of purified water and the quantity of solute to be mixed for producing the quantity of solution set by the user.
US11945734B2	Filter device A filter device having a filter housing (1) for a filter medium formed from fibrous material (2), wherein the filter housing (1) has an inlet for liquid to be filtered and a suction opening (8) for the filtered liquid, in which it is proposed that the filter housing (1) is divided by means of an internal partition plate (4), which is provided with passage openings (11) for the liquid, into a suction-side prechamber (5) and an inlet-side filter chamber (6), wherein the prechamber (5) has a cross section which is widened in comparison to the suction opening (8) or widens from the suction opening (8) to the partition plate (4), and the filter chamber (6) is filled using the filter medium formed from fibrous material (2) and has the inlet. The filter chamber (6) enables a reliable and dimensionally stable receptacle for the fibrous material (2), wherein the risk of compression and compaction of the filter medium is reduced with the aid of the embodiment according to the invention.
US11945732B2	On-site destruction of recalcitrant perfluoroalkyl substances by molecular sieves A two-stage treatment process for destroying per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in an aqueous stream. The two-stage treatment process uses a combination of multifunctional crystalline molecular sieves, such as zeolites and zeotypes, to separate PFAS from the aqueous stream, catalytically decompose and defluorinate any PFAS molecules, and generate non-toxic waste products that are safe for disposal. The first stage includes adsorption of the PFAS within one of a pair of vessels containing porous, hydrophobic, hydrothermally stable molecular sieves, dehydration of the captured PFAS on the sieves, and catalytic ozonation of the captured PFAS molecules on the dried sieves. The second stage involves catalytic decomposition and neutralization of the ozonation results with one of a pair of vessels including a zeolite-supported CaO catalyst, catalytic oxidation of any toxic CO generated by the decomposition, and an acid wash for regeneration of the spent catalyst.
US11945730B2	Vacuum evaporative heat exchanger Techniques are described herein for using a high-pressure reactor to separate clean water from dirty water without filtration and to extract and concentrate contaminants from dirty water for use as a fuel. In particular, techniques and systems are described for separating water from hydrocarbon contaminates, other BTU-laden compounds, and dissolved minerals, while also boiling water and condensing the resulting steam into distilled water. In addition, system in which the described techniques are performed can be used as a high-pressure pump for moving the separated hydrocarbon contaminates forward into other processes, such as a high-pressure reactor or incinerator.
US11945727B2	Zirconia-based porous body The purpose of the present invention is to provide a zirconia-based porous body which can be pulverized in a relatively short time and in which performance deterioration caused by pulverization is suppressed. The present invention pertains to a zirconia-based porous body in which the total pore volume is at least 1.0 ml/g, the pore volume of pores having a diameter of 20-100 nm (exclusive of 100) is at most 0.3 ml/g, and the pore volume of pores having a diameter of 100-1000 nm is at least 0.5 ml/g.
US11945724B2	Activated carbon and production method thereof Disclosed herein are activated carbons having a high decolorization performance in a liquid phase, and methods for producing the activated carbons. Disclosed herein are also activated carbons having a high decolorization performance in liquid phases having relatively high viscosities, such as sugar liquids, and methods for producing the activated carbons. Activated carbons disclosed herein include activated carbons having a pore volume, which is calculated by measuring a nitrogen adsorption isotherm at 77 K and performing the MP method analysis, of 0.58 mL/g or less, and having a pore volume at a pore diameter of 10 to 10000 nm measured by the mercury intrusion method of 0.35 mL/g or more.
US11945714B2	Electronic device and corresponding method An electronic device comprises a “waterproof” package including a substrate of an organic material permeable to humidity and/or moisture as well as one or more electronic components arranged on the substrate. The substrate comprises a barrier layer capable of countering penetration of humidity and/or moisture into the package through the organic material substrate.
US11945713B2	Systems and methods for providing getters in microelectromechanical systems Systems and methods are provided that provide a getter in a micromechanical system. In some embodiments, a microelectromechanical system (MEMS) is bonded to a substrate. The MEMS and the substrate have a first cavity and a second cavity therebetween. A first getter is provided on the substrate in the first cavity and integrated with an electrode. A second getter is provided in the first cavity over a passivation layer on the substrate. In some embodiments, the first cavity is a gyroscope cavity, and the second cavity is an accelerometer cavity.
US11945708B2	Machine and method for filling containers with liquid contents A filling machine includes filling elements, each having a seal that seals a container's mouth, a filling valve, a gas valve, a liquid channel that, when the filling valve is opened, is in fluid communication with the container's interior, and a gas channel that, when the gas valve is open, is in fluid communication with the container's interior. The filling machine introduces an inert gas into the container's interior via the gas channel to create a preload pressure in the container such that the inert gas in the container dissolves in the liquid when the liquid is later introduced into the container. The filling machine is further configured to introduce a volume of liquid into the container's interior through the liquid channel at a filling pressure that exceeds the preload pressure.
US11945702B1	Scissor lift with middle pin offset and kicker A lift device includes a base, a platform, and a scissor assembly coupling the base to the platform. The scissor assembly includes a first scissor layer, a second scissor layer, and a third scissor layer each including an inner arm pivotally coupled to an outer arm. The first scissor layer has a first middle axis offset vertically from a first end axis center point. A kicker assembly couples an actuator configured to raise and lower the platform to the second scissor layer and the third scissor layer. The kicker assembly includes a kicker with opposing first and second kicker ends. The kicker is pivotally coupled to the second scissor layer and releasably coupled to the third scissor layer. The actuator rotates the kicker relative to the second scissor layer. A guide is coupled to the kicker and configured to limit the rotation of the kicker.
US11945700B2	Vehicle crane comprising a jib system A vehicle crane having a superstructure with a jib system including a main jib mounted in a luffable manner on the superstructure, with a jib head and a luffable additional jib and at least one luffing support supported in the region of a luffing axis of the additional jib. At least one guying support of the jib system is arranged in such a manner that a tensioner starting on the one hand from the superstructure and/or from a counterweight and connected on the other hand to the additional jib is guided via the at least one guying support and the at least one luffing support. A main jib extension is incorporated between the jib head and the additional jib with the at least one guying support supported at the main jib extension to obtain a longer design of the jib system with the highest possible permissible bearing load.
US11945694B1	Master link test fixture assembly A test fixture assembly for proof testing of a master link and a sling assembly. In one embodiment, the test fixture assembly includes a lift connector with a pair of opposed eyes and a pin receivable through the pair of eyes. An optional guide sleeve is receivable over the pin between the opposed eyes. A pair of opposed plates are suspended from the pin. At least a first pair of spaced apart load posts extend between the pair of opposed plates and are configured to receive a master link. For testing a sling assembly with multiple sling legs, a pivoting equalizer plate and a pair of spaced apart equalizer connectors are configured to pivotally connect to the multiple sling legs.
US11945693B2	Multi-functional clamp, system and method for the installation of a wind turbine on an offshore substructure A multi-functional clamp for the installation of a wind turbine on an offshore substructure by a crane vessel equipped with a lifting crane, the multi-functional clamp having: a main body configured to selectively clamp and unclamp the lower part of the tower of a wind turbine and is shaped so as to couple with the crane vessel so as to define a given position for the tower with respect to the crane vessel; and a plurality of hooking members extending from the main body and configured to secure and release the free ends of a rigging assembly of the lifting crane to the main body so as to lift the multi-functional clamp by the lifting crane.
US11945692B1	Electric stair lift An electric stair lift system for transporting people and/or cargo up and down a flight of stairs includes a pair of parallel rails, a platform that is slidably engaged with the rails, an electric winch with a take-up spool, and pair of straps attached between the slidable platform and the take-up spool of the winch. In a preferred embodiment, the electric stair lift system is portable, so that it may be installed in such a way that it may be easily removed, stored and transported, as desired.
US11945691B2	Elevator with a monitoring arrangement for monitoring an integrity of suspension members An elevator suspension member arrangement includes at least two suspension members having electrically conductive cords. A monitoring arrangement generates first and second alternating voltages phase shifted by 180° and includes a plurality of input connectors and output connectors electrically connected to the cords and a voltage analyzer arrangement analyzing a neutral point voltage resulting from applying the voltages to the cords. Each suspension member can have the cords connected in parallel between the input connector and the output connector or have two groups of the cords connected in series between the connectors with the groups connected to an interconnecting connector. A multiplexer arrangement can be used to selectively test each pair of suspension members when the suspension member arrangement includes more than two suspension members.
US11945690B2	Elevator compensation assembly monitor An illustrative example embodiment of an elevator compensation assembly includes a tie down mechanism and at least one compensation sheave that has an outer surface configured to engage at least one compensation rope member. At least one damper is associated with the tie down mechanism for resisting vertical movement of the tie down mechanism in at least one direction. At least one detector directly detects vertical movement of the tie down mechanism along the direction and provides an output indicating at least one characteristic of the detected vertical movement.
US11945689B2	Elevator load bearing member including a unidirectional weave A method of making an elevator load bearing member includes unidirectional weaving a plurality of load bearing fibers including at least a first material and a second material. A melting point of the first material is higher than a melting point of the second material. The method includes bonding the load bearing fibers together by at least partially melting at least some of the second material and coating the plurality of load bearing fibers.
US11945680B1	Spool-supporting pallet and method of use A pallet and method for supporting a spool for transport or use includes an elongated frame having two opposite ends and two opposite sides which extend between the two opposite ends. The frame includes a support surface within which a spool can be cradled so that the spool rests across the support surface and the barrel of the item is oriented substantially horizontally and normal to the longitudinal axis of the frame. A pair of cooperating members are arranged adjacent the sides of the frame and are cooperable with the spool barrel for placing a spool in condition to be lifted from the support surface. Jack assemblies are interposed between the cooperating members and the frame for lifting the spool from the support surface by way of the jack assemblies.
US11945679B2	Image forming apparatus including sheet cassette and capable of providing stabilized conveying performance of sheet positioned in sheet cassette An image forming apparatus including a housing, a sheet cassette, a second roller, a gear train, a pendulum gear, and a stop member. The gear train includes a gear rotatable together with the second roller. The pendulum gear is movable between a meshing position where the pendulum gear is in meshing engagement with the gear train and a separated position where the pendulum gear is separated away from the gear train. The stop member allows the pendulum gear to move from the separated position to the meshing position. In the state where the sheet cassette is at an internal position and the stop member is at the second position, the stop member is out of contact with a part of the sheet cassette in a first direction but contacts the part of the sheet cassette in a second direction.
US11945674B2	Document stacker with weight sensor A document stacker (1) for receiving documents from a document processing device (3), wherein the document stacker comprises: a document support (4), and a frame (5), wherein the document support is attached to the frame by a linear guide means configured such that the document support is linearly movable with respect to the frame along a predetermined path of movement (7) inclined to a horizontal plane, and wherein the document stacker further comprises a load cell (14) configured to resist relative movement between the frame and the document support along said predetermined path and to emit an output signal representative of the load applied to the load cell by the document support.
US11945673B2	Document feeder and image forming apparatus A document feeder includes a document placing tray on which a document is placed; a document discharging tray on which a document discharged from a document discharging port in a discharging direction is stacked; and a light source that radiates light to the document discharging tray. The document discharging tray is disposed below the document placing tray. The document discharging tray has a protruding portion protruding upward from the surrounding area. The light source is disposed within a region having a width that is the same as a document having a maximum size in the width direction.
US11945661B2	Packaging system adaptable to various container perimeters A conveyor system for containers including a conveyor module configured to convey and meter a stream of containers, including a first star wheel configured to move a plurality of first containers along a first travel path, wherein the first containers each have a first geometric center, and wherein the first travel path is defined by the geometric center of the first containers, and a second star wheel configured to move a plurality of second containers along a second travel path, wherein the second containers each have a second geometric center, and wherein the second travel path is defined by the geometric center of the second containers.
US11945659B2	Transport device for conveying products, in particular packaged and non-packaged food, and production installation and method with such a transport device for conveying products A transport device for conveying products (12), in particular packaged and/or non-packaged food, comprises at least one transport unit (14) which comprises at least one endless transport element (16), in particular an endless conveyor belt, which has a product support surface (18) for receiving products (12) to be conveyed, the transport device further comprising at least one guide unit (20) for guiding the transport element (16) and which has at least one, in particular movably supported, guide element (22), in particular a guide roller, and comprising at least one bearing unit (24) for pivotable or tiltable support of the guide unit (20) together with the transport unit (14) relative to a frame unit (26) of a production installation, in particular around a movement axis (30) of the guide unit (20), running at least essentially parallel to the product support surface (18), wherein the guide unit (20) has at least one further guide element (32) for guiding, in particular deflecting, an endless further transport element (34), in particular an endless further conveyor belt, wherein for the purpose of guiding the transport element (16) the further guide element (32) is supported by means of the bearing unit (24) so that it can be pivoted or tilted together with the guide element (22) and with the transport unit (14) relative to the frame unit (26).
US11945658B2	General platform for processing workpiece A platform for processing a workpiece includes a transmission mechanism, a plurality of workstations and a plurality of movable vehicles. The transmission mechanism transports the workpiece to be processed to one of the plurality of workstations. Each movable vehicle includes a processing module and a docking interface adapted to connect with a docking station of each workstation. The movable vehicles are each adapted to move in and out of each workstation, and each processing module is adapted to process the workpiece transmitted to the workstation after the movable vehicle is moved in and positioned in the workstation.
US11945655B1	System, apparatus, and method for removing and replacing conveyor system components An apparatus for a conveyor system is disclosed. The apparatus has a housing assembly, a protrusion assembly including a base member and a probe member, the base member being attached to the housing assembly, a collar assembly that is movably attached to the housing assembly and movable between a first position and a second position, and a biasing member disposed in the housing assembly and configured to bias the collar assembly away from the base member and to the first position. A tip portion of the probe member is disposed in the collar assembly in the first position and the tip portion protrudes out of the collar assembly in the second position. The collar assembly includes a collar end cavity that is configured to receive a conveyor component of the conveyor system.
US11945654B2	Grain conveyor chain The invention relates to a grain conveyor chain for a harvesting vehicle having a chain made of standard chain elements, wherein the standard chain elements comprise inner plates, outer plates, pins and/or sleeves, and a plurality of scoops, wherein the scoops are fastened on the chain and wherein the chain has chain links, which are partially back-rigid, and to a method for operating the grain conveyor chain according to the invention in a harvesting vehicle.
US11945653B2	Sequence systems and methods A sequencing system and a robotic storage and picking system include a plurality of containers disposed in stacks beneath a grid having a first set of tracks and second set of tracks, the first and second sets of tracks being disposed substantially perpendicular to each other. Plural load handling devices are operable on the grid, the load handling devices lifting and depositing containers from and to the stacks. The load handling devices can deposit containers on to conveyor belts into predetermined positions, the positions being fillable in any random order and multiple positions being fillable at any one time.
US11945651B2	Method of controlling robot system Disclosed is a method of controlling a robot system, the method including a first robot receiving user input including a request for delivery of a predetermined article, the first robot transmitting information based on the user input to a server, the server identifying a supporting robot capable of supporting a task corresponding to the delivery request, the server requesting the task from a second robot identified as the supporting robot, the second robot receiving the article, and the second robot moving to a delivery destination included in the delivery request, thereby improving use convenience through cooperation between the robots.
US11945641B2	Container with insulating features A container for containing a cold fluid. The container includes a sidewall construct that includes an inner sidewall extending at least partially around an interior of the container, an outer sleeve attached to the inner sidewall, and a cavity defined between the inner sidewall and the outer sleeve. The container also includes a closed bottom defining a bottom of the interior of the container, and insulating features that include the cavity and a plurality of annular bands, each annular band of the plurality of annular bands includes a spacer that extends in the cavity from the inner sidewall to the outer sleeve. Adjacent bands define a respective pocket of a plurality of pockets in the cavity such that the insulating features maintain a desired temperature of the cold fluid.
US11945635B2	Flexible container with handles The present disclosure provides a flexible container (10). In an embodiment, the flexible container includes a front panel (22), a rear panel (24), a first gusseted side panel (18), and a second gusseted side panel (20). The gusseted side panels adjoin the front panel and the rear panel along peripheral seals (41) to form a chamber. The panels form (i) a top portion, (ii) a body portion, and (iii) a bottom portion. The top portion comprises a neck (27) and a fitment (30) in the neck. The front panel comprises a front handle (82) extending therefrom and the rear panel comprises a rear handle (84) extending therefrom. The front handle and the rear handle are in opposing relation to each other, the front handle and the rear handle extending over the first gusseted side panel.
US11945631B2	Beverage carriers with environmentally beneficial features Beverage carriers including a body, a beverage hole, and a slit. The beverage hole is defined in the body and complementarily configured with a beverage container to receive and selectively secure the beverage container. The slit is defined in the body and configured to establish a tear line through the body when the body is pulled in opposing directions proximate the slit.
US11945630B2	Air-permeable packaging material, and package and production method therefor An air-permeable packaging material which includes a non-perforated polyolefin layer having a thickness of 3 μm to 18 μm and constituted of at least one polymer selected from the group consisting of polypropylene and polyethylene and a net-shaped reinforcing layer; a package which includes the air-permeable packaging material, the non-perforated polyolefin layer facing outward, and which contains an oxygen scavenger, a desiccant, a deodorant, an insect repellent, or a fragrance; and a method for producing the package.
US11945629B2	Child-proof container and process for making the same A child-proof container including a storage having a lateral wall, a closure system of the storage, a first coupling portion carried by the closure system, a second coupling portion carried by the storage and configured for cooperating with said first coupling portion for locking the container in a closed condition. The second coupling portion includes a tab from the lateral wall of the storage. The container includes a spacer interposed between the tab of the second coupling portion and the lateral wall.
US11945628B2	Apparatus to house botanicals during transport An apparatus for housing botanicals during transport is disclosed. The apparatus may be configured to convert to a display assembly for the botanicals. The apparatus may include: a covering component having a primary opening on one end and a permeable structure on a second end; a sleeve component having a support structure on one end and a receiving opening on a second end, the sleeve component being configured to be partially inserted into the covering component; a holding component having a secondary opening at one end and a water-tight chamber wall at the other end, the holding component being configured to be partially inserted into the sleeve component, such that the secondary opening is positioned within the sleeve component; in order facilitate converting the apparatus into a display assembly, the covering component is removed from the sleeve component and the holding component is inserted into the covering component.
US11945626B2	Container A container is provided for receiving a bag filled with a fluid, in particular a biopharmaceutical fluid, in which connector tubing is attached to the bag. The container includes a dish portion and a lid portion, and the dish portion is divided into a main compartment of the container and a tubing compartment of the container. The lid portion includes a main portion, a tubing portion, and a hinge between the main portion and the tubing portion, and the hinge is adapted to allow for an opening of the tubing portion while the main portion remains closed, such that the bag remains protected in the main compartment while the connector tubing in the tubing compartment is accessible from outside of the container.
US11945615B2	Bag applicator assembly for a stationary packer assembly for filling valve bags, stationary packer assembly comprising this bag applicator assembly and method for operating this bag applicator assembly A bag applicator assembly for a stationary packer assembly comprising a plurality of filling nozzles for filling valve bags wherein a valve bag comprising a valve selectively movable between a closed and an open configuration; the bag applicator comprising: a bag feeding device comprising a supporting plane configured for receiving a valve bag having the valve in a closed configuration; a valve opening device configured for cyclically moving between a first configuration of keeping the valve bag from the supporting plane and a second configuration of opening the valve and keeping the valve in the open configuration; a bag applicator device configured for picking up the valve bag from the valve opening device, for travelling from the valve opening device to a filling nozzle in a travelling configuration for avoiding bag interference with the filling nozzles and for releasing the bag at the filling nozzle.
US11945614B2	Sealant cartridge air release apparatus and methods Sealant cartridge press fixtures are disclosed. The fixtures include a bracket comprising first and second side arms that receive a sealant cartridge therebetween. A transverse support bar connected to the first and second side arm is attached to a sealant filling nozzle. An air pressure cylinder mounted on the bracket includes a reciprocating piston rod that contacts and deforms a sidewall of the sealant cartridge at the beginning of a filling operation to allow trapped air to escape from the cartridge. An empty sealant cartridge having a slidable plunger therein is mounted at its front end on the sealant filling nozzle. The sealant is initially dispensed into the cartridge in the space between the front end of the cartridge and the plunger. While pressing and deforming the sidewall, it temporarily creates a gap between an interior surface of the sidewall and a plunger. The gap allows unwanted trapped air to escape from the sealant cartridge.
US11945613B2	Compressed bale, packaging device and production device for compressed bales A packaging of compressed bales (1) includes packaging (11) surrounding the compressed bale. The compressed bale is formed from highly compressed, preferably short-cut, textile fibers and has mutually opposite pressing sides (5, 6), which are acted upon by a pressing device (32) in a pressing direction (10), and circumferential sides (7, 8), which are arranged between the pressing sides. The packaging has multipart film packaging (12) resting on the bale body (4) and first strapping (22) with a plurality of parallel endless bands (23) that are laid over the pressing sides of the compressed bale. An additional strapping (25) having a plurality of endless strapping bands (26, 27) are applied to the compressed bale. The strapping bands are laid peripherally only over the circumferential sides and are arranged externally on the film packaging and on the bands. The strapping bands cross the bands, forming cross strapping (21).
US11945611B2	Folded package and method of formation The technology described herein generally relates to particular form of folded package and the method of forming that folded package. More particularly, using a folding tip and the application of vacuum pressure to a paper cone it is possible to achieve the formation of properly folded packages that may further include a core that is deposited axially along the length of the package.
US11945607B2	Vehicle cabin conditioning system The cabin conditioning system can include a cabin air loop, a refrigerant loop, and a set of thermal rejection components. The system can optionally include a phase-change fluid loop. However, the cabin conditioning system can additionally or alternatively include any other suitable set of components. The cabin conditioning system functions to condition a cabin interior (and/or an air volume therein) of a vehicle, such as an atmospheric and/or space-flight capsule. Additionally or alternatively, the system can function to reject heat from the vehicle interior and/or vehicle power systems (e.g., avionics components thereof). Additionally or alternatively, the system can function to maintain the humidity of air within the cabin interior. However, the cabin conditioning system can include any other suitable components.
US11945603B2	Freight carrier for accommodation in the cargo hold of an aircraft A load carrier for an aircraft cargo hold includes a bottom element with a support surface, the load carrier being movable over a floor surface in a floor plane while the support surface faces the floor surface, the bottom element having a base surface. The support surface has rolling elements rotatable about a rotation axis oriented where a parallel to the axis runs parallel to the floor plane, and the rolling elements being retained on the bottom element where the rotation axis of each of the rolling elements can be rotated about a vertical axis running perpendicularly to the floor plane. A load carrier can include a bottom element, the support surface of which has outlet openings, through which air can exit from the support surface to form an air cushion under the support surface. A load carrier can include a bottom element the support surface of which has slider elements.
US11945602B2	Assembly for an aircraft comprising an instrument panel and a support system for a touch tablet An assembly for an aircraft. The assembly comprises a frame, an instrument panel fixed to the frame, a support system with an arm bearing a tray in which the arm positions the tray behind the instrument panel, and in which the tray comprises a first attachment arrangement, and a support comprising a second attachment arrangement which cooperates with the first attachment arrangement to removably fix the support onto the tray. The support also comprises a fixing system which ensures the removable fixing of a touch tablet onto the support. With such an assembly, the touch tablet is held without the aid of the pilot and it is positioned in front of him or her for easy access.
US11945598B2	Vapor-to-air heat exchanger for aircraft powerplant A vapor-to-air heat exchanger for an aircraft powerplant that includes: a pressurized vapor source supplying vapor; and a condenser including a condenser inlet in fluid communication with the pressurized vapor source to receive the vapor, a condenser outlet, and at least one pneumatic vessel defining a cavity in fluid communication between the condenser inlet and the condenser outlet. The pneumatic vessel is reversibly inflatable to be configurable between a collapsed vessel configuration and an inflated vessel configuration. A volume of the cavity is greater in the inflated vessel configuration than in the collapsed vessel configuration. The pneumatic vessel is inflatable from the collapsed vessel configuration to the inflated vessel configuration when the cavity is pressurized by the vapor.
US11945595B2	Support structure for attaching a gas turbine engine to an aircraft pylon A support structure for attaching an engine to an aircraft pylon at front, mid and rear attachment positions thereof, including a front mount joined to the engine and configured to attach to the pylon at the front attachment position and a rear mount joined to a core casing to attach to the pylon at the rear attachment position, each of the front and rear mounts configured to transfer lateral and vertical loads from the engine to the pylon, and the rear mount being spaced from the front mount such that yaw and pitch torques are transferred from the engine to the pylon through the front and rear mounts. The support structure also includes an axial load transfer formation to transfer axial loads from the engine to the pylon and a roll-torque transfer formation to transfer roll torque from the core casing to the pylon.
US11945588B2	Stowage bin assemblies for and a method for increasing overhead space and configurability in an internal cabin of a vehicle A vehicle includes an internal cabin, a plurality of stowage bin assemblies within the internal cabin, a plurality of passenger service units (PSUs) within the internal cabin, and an emergency oxygen system within the internal cabin. The plurality of stowage bin assemblies are uncoupled (for example, separate and distinct) from one or both of the plurality of PSUs or the emergency oxygen system. In an example, the plurality of stowage bin assemblies are uncoupled from the emergency oxygen system. In another example, the plurality of stowage bin assemblies are uncoupled from the plurality of PSUs. In another example, the plurality of stowage bin assemblies are uncoupled from both the plurality of PSUs and the emergency oxygen system.
US11945586B2	Compact aircraft control surface track mechanism A compact aircraft control surface track mechanism is disclosed. A disclosed example aerodynamic body includes a support structure, a control surface movable relative to the support structure, the control surface including at least two rollers spaced apart along at least a spanwise direction of the aerodynamic body, and at least two tracks associated with the support structure, wherein a first track is to guide a first roller along a first movement pathway, and wherein a second track is to guide a second roller along a second movement pathway shaped differently than the first movement pathway.
US11945585B2	Control surface support for an aircraft An aircraft includes a main body having an empennage, a main rotor assembly mounted on the main body, and a movable control surface assembly supported on the empennage. The movable control surface assembly includes a tube extending from the empennage along a tube axis to a free end, the tube being supported for rotation about the tube axis with respect to the empennage, and a movable control surface mounted on the tube for rotation therewith. The movable control surface is supported on the tube by a connection element that couples the movable control surface to the free end of the tube to rotatably fix the movable control surface with respect to the tube.
US11945584B2	Power supply system for moving object, and aerial vehicle A plurality of energy storage packs supply a current to a plurality of motor driver that drive a plurality of motors mounted on moving object, respectively. Sub energy storage pack supplies a current to at least one of a plurality of first current paths connecting the plurality of motor driver and the plurality of energy storage packs, or pulls a current from at least one of the plurality of first current paths. Controller controls the plurality of first switches and the plurality of second switches to adjust capacities between the plurality of energy storage packs.
US11945576B2	Multicopter with boom-mounted rotors A multicopter aircraft with boom-mounted rotors may include a fuselage; a port side wing coupled to the fuselage; and a starboard side wing coupled to the fuselage. Each of the wings has mounted thereto one or more booms, each boom having a forward end extending forward of a corresponding wing to which the boom is mounted and an aft end extending aft of said corresponding wing to which the boom is mounted. The aircraft further includes a first plurality of lift rotors, each rotor in said first plurality being mounted on a forward end of a corresponding one or said booms; and a second plurality of lift rotors, each rotor in said second plurality being mounted on an aft end of a corresponding one or said booms. Each rotor produces vertical thrust independent of the thrust produced by the other rotors.
US11945573B2	Hybrid electric aircraft with gyroscopic stabilization control A hybrid electric aircraft equipped with gyroscopic stabilization control is provided. In one aspect, a hybrid electric aircraft includes a turbo-generator having a gas turbine engine and an electric generator operatively coupled thereto for generating electrical power. The turbo-generator defines a rotation axis. The aircraft also includes one or more electrically-driven propulsors for producing thrust for the aircraft. In addition, the aircraft includes a pivot mount operatively coupled with the turbo-generator. To provide gyroscopic stabilization control of the aircraft, the pivot mount is controlled to adjust the rotation axis of the turbo-generator relative to a prime stability axis of the aircraft. Additionally or alternatively, a rotational speed of the turbo-generator can be changed to provide gyroscopic stabilization control of the aircraft.
US11945569B2	Hybrid anchor rail for aircraft floor An anchor rail for an aircraft floor includes an upper flange with a guideway and two flange wings. The rail is formed of a beam and of an anti-corrosion protection. The beam is formed at least of a body made from a first material and defining the lower stiffening structure and an upper platform. The anti-corrosion protection wholly covers an upper face of the upper platform and therewith constitutes the upper flange of the rail, thus layered. The anti-corrosion protection is at least formed of a protective sheet made of a second material more resistant to corrosion than the first material and selected from a metal and a fiber-reinforced plastic composite material. Such a rail exhibits good corrosion resistance for modest cost.
US11945568B2	Hybrid pressure deck for aircraft Embodiments for hybrid pressure deck of an aircraft. One embodiment is a pressure deck disposed over a main gear wheel well of an aircraft. The pressure deck includes longitudinal beams extending in a forward and aft direction between an aft wheel well bulkhead and a rear spar of the aircraft. The pressure deck also includes a web attached to an underside of the longitudinal beams. The web includes a flat web portion supported by transverse stiffeners extending in an inboard and outboard direction, and a curved web portion including arches configured to flex laterally from load in the inboard and outboard direction. A transition between the flat web portion and the curved web portion extends at least partially in the forward and aft direction of the aircraft.
US11945567B2	Fitting for a stiffened panel A one-piece fitting (56) for a stiffened panel (51) comprising a panel body (52) with a plurality of stiffeners (53, 54, 55) arranged thereon, the fitting comprising a fitting body (56) configured to be fastened, in use, to two or more of the stiffeners (53, 54, 55) so as to provide a junction to transfer load between the two or more stiffeners, wherein the fitting body further comprises an integral functional fitting (57) arranged for engagement with a component other than the stiffened panel.
US11945562B1	Shovel blade airplane/boat propeller Propeller for an airplane or boat includes a rotatable hub attachable to a power axle, a ring structure including an inner ring spaced apart from and connected to the hub, and shovel blades fixed to the inner ring. Each shovel blade is connected at an inner lateral edge to an outer surface of the inner ring and is angled rearward. The shovel blades are spaced apart from one another such that a leading edge of each shovel blade does not overlie a trailing edge of an immediately adjacent shovel blade and the trailing edge of each shovel blade does not underlie the leading edge of an immediately adjacent shovel blade. There may be an outer ring around the shovel blades, or separated blade guides on an opposite side of the shovel blades from the inner ring with each blade guide being associated with a respective shovel blade.
US11945561B2	Efficient undersea charging of undersea autonomous vehicles A docking/charging module for an undersea autonomous vehicle comprises a housing allowing the undersea autonomous vehicle to dock, thereby establishing both a data connection and a power connection between the module and the vehicle, the module being equipped with the battery which is charged from an undersea cable having a power conductor which may charge the undersea autonomous vehicle via the power connection when the undersea autonomous vehicle is docked with or in proximity to the docking/charging module.
US11945560B2	Storage medium, navigation monitoring method, and navigation monitoring device A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a navigation monitoring program that causes at least one computer to execute a process, the process includes acquiring direction information that indicates a direction of a vessel and position information that indicates a position of the vessel; and predicting whether or not the vessel navigates along a course by inputting the acquired direction information and the acquired position information to a prediction model generated by machine learning by using direction information and position information for each of a plurality of vessels that has navigated in the past and a correct answer label that indicates whether or not each of the plurality of vessels navigates along a course.
US11945559B2	Method for forecasting demand load of hybrid electric ship by means of working condition The disclosed is a method for forecasting a demand load during navigation of a ship based on working condition classification. The method of the disclosure comprises: training historical data values by employing a least squares support vector machine to obtain a classification plane, classifying working conditions during the navigation into a fast-changing working condition and a stable working condition, and determining in real time a working condition type of the ship in an online stage. A method for forecasting a demand load by means of a Markov chain is employed for the stable working condition, and a method for forecasting a demand load by means of a radial basis function neural network optimized by a genetic algorithm is employed for the fast-changing working condition. A desirable forecasting effect can be achieved by selecting forecast models suitable for either type of working condition.
US11945555B2	Autonomous seabased resupply system A seabased resupply system includes a fuel containment structure containing fuel and extending fore and aft along a longitudinal axis, a pump on the fuel containment structure operable to pump the fuel, containers located on an exterior of opposite lateral sides of the fuel containment structure, and an operating system located inside one or more of the containers, the operating system comprising at least one selected from a power supply, a communication system, and a control processor.
US11945554B2	Artificial floating island An artificial floating island includes a lower mounting and an upper mounting. The upper mounting includes a bottom wall and a surrounding wall that cooperatively define an internal space. The surrounding wall has service openings and root through holes. The upper mounting has internal blocks, each having a block body that is connected between the bottom wall and the surrounding wall, and that defines a service space disposed outside of the upper mounting and being in communication with a respective one of the service openings. The lower mounting is coupled to the upper mounting and has an outer surface that is formed with a plurality of guiding troughs.
US11945551B2	Backrest adjustment structure for boat seat A backrest adjustment structure for a boat seat includes a backrest and a bracket. A bottom of the bracket is rotatably connected to a seat of a boat. A back of the backrest is provided with at least two spaced pivot bases. An upper end of at least one of the pivot bases has an upper restricting portion. A pivot shaft is formed on a top of the bracket. The pivot shaft is rotatably pivoted between the pivot bases. The bracket is selectively engaged with the upper restricting portion. The leaning angle is adjustable, meeting the needs of players.
US11945548B2	Marine thru-hull fitting and drainage device A drainage device may include a channel body mountable on the surface proximate to an outlet on the surface and extendable away from the surface. A drainage device may include a groove formed along at least a partial length of the channel body. A drainage device may include a lip protruding from a bottom edge of the channel body at an end of the channel body that is distal from the surface when the drainage device is mounted thereon, wherein when the drainage device is mounted on the surface proximate to the outlet, fluid from the outlet is directed by the drainage device away from the surface.
US11945546B2	Bicycle drivetrain A pedal drivetrain includes an input interface, an output interface, and a power transmission belt. The power transmission belt is engaged with the input interface and output interface to transmit force from the input interface to the output interface. At least one of the input interface and the output interface includes a plurality of movable pins engaged with the power transmission belt.
US11945545B2	Drive disks Drive disks are configured to rotate a main wheel by applying a frictional force thereto. Each of the drive disks includes a base and a plurality of rollers. The base includes a first sheet metal member and a second sheet metal member. The first sheet metal member includes a first central part and a plurality of first arm parts. The second sheet metal member includes a second central part and a plurality of second arm parts. Each of the rollers has a first end and a second end in an axial direction thereof. Each of the first arm parts and each of the second arm parts support the first end of one of two rollers adjacent to each other and the second end of the other of the two rollers adjacent to each other.
US11945539B2	Dual sided suspension assembly for a cycle wheel A trailing link multi-bar suspension assembly for a cycle having improved stability includes a first arm having a first side and a second side, a first arm fixed pivot and a first arm shock pivot, the first side and second side defining a wheel opening. A shock link has a shock link fixed pivot and a shock link floating pivot. A shock absorber has an inline configuration, a gas spring, a first shock mount, and a second shock mount, and the shock absorber is substantially located on the first side or second side of the wheel opening. A spring unit, has a gas spring comprising a spring body, a first spring mount and a second spring mount, and the spring unit is substantially located on the first side or second side of the wheel opening A wheel carrier has a wheel carrier first pivot and a wheel carrier second pivot spaced apart from one another, and a wheel mount that is adapted to be connected to a wheel. A control link has a control link floating pivot and a control link fixed pivot, the control link floating pivot being pivotably connected to the wheel carrier second pivot, and the control link fixed pivot being pivotably connected to the first arm control pivot.
US11945538B2	Clutch assist device A motorcycle clutch assist device including a spring arm arranged for rotation or pivoting inside a housing, a biasing device coupled at one end thereof to an axle of the spring arm and at an opposite end thereof to a spring adaptor, and a shaft, one end of which is fixed to the spring arm and an opposite end of which is fixable to the clutch handle, such that the clutch handle rotates about a central longitudinal axis of the shaft and squeezing the clutch handle transfers torque to the spring arm via the shaft, wherein when the biasing device is aligned with the central longitudinal axis no torque is applied by the biasing device, and squeezing the clutch handle causes the biasing device to move past the central longitudinal axis so that the biasing device applies an auxiliary torque to torque applied by squeezing the clutch handle.
US11945537B2	First aid kit for the inside of bicycle handlebars The subject of the invention is a first aid kit into bicycle handlebars that comprises a compression storage portion, wherein the compression storage portion defines a space adapted for storing objects and an elongated retraction element attached to one end of the compression storage portion, wherein the other end of the compression storage portion is provided with a plug. The plug can be used to fix the compression storage portion in the handlebars and to define a clearance between the first aid kit and the handlebars. The retraction element (e.g., a string or a cord) can be used for retracting the compression storage portion into the handlebars. Furthermore, the first aid kit can comprise a firm storage portion which can provide an additional storage space.
US11945531B2	Steering device A steer-by-wire type steering device includes: a steering support part fixed to a vehicle body; a steering shaft rotatably supported by the steering support part; a steering wheel fixed part fixed to the steering support part; and a steering wheel rotation part connected to the steering shaft and rotatably disposed on an outer circumference of the steering wheel fixed part, wherein the steering wheel rotation part is formed in rotational symmetry with respect to a rotation axis thereof.
US11945528B2	Hip joint mechanism and humanoid robot A hip joint mechanism includes: a hip joint frame; an upper leg movably connected to the hip joint frame; a hip actuator configured to drive the hip joint frame to rotate; two upper leg actuators mounted on the hip joint frame; two transmission mechanisms configured to transmit motion from the two upper leg actuators to the upper leg, wherein each of the upper leg actuators comprises a casing connected to the hip joint frame, and an output shaft connected to one corresponding transmission mechanism, each of the two transmission mechanisms comprises an output end; and three connecting mechanisms, wherein the output ends and the hip joint frame are movably connected to the upper leg through the three connecting mechanisms, the three connecting mechanisms are arranged at three vertices of a triangle.
US11945523B2	Sensor device and method for monitoring the coupling state of a coupling element A sensor device for a monitoring of a coupling state of a coupling element, in particular a coupling bolt, preferably a kingpin, of a trailer, in particular a semitrailer, with a corresponding coupling element of a towing vehicle, in particular a semitrailer tractor, with at least one sensor which is at least configured for a recognition, in particular a detection, of a relative position of the coupling elements with respect to each other, wherein the sensor is realized as an ultra-wideband sensor.
US11945520B2	Steering system A steering system has a steering rod longitudinally displaceable in a housing and a steering motor acting on the steering rod via a ball screw drive. The steering rod has a recirculating ball thread interacting via spherical transmission elements with a transmission nut driven by the steering motor and that is rotatably mounted by a bearing arrangement with a pivot bearing having an inner ring to which a mechanism wheel is fixedly attached. The transmission nut is pivotably mounted on the mechanism wheel about a pivot axis oriented perpendicularly to the longitudinal axis of the steering rod, and has a curved joint section which interacts with a curved joint section of the mechanism wheel to form a pivoting bearing. In order to realize low-friction movement capability of the pivoting bearing, at least one of the joint sections has a sliding coating, and/or a lubricant is arranged between the joint sections.
US11945519B2	Reaction force generating device and steering device A reaction force generating device for a steering device includes a steering shaft connected to a steering member on which a steering operation is to be performed by a driver, a direct drive motor connected to the steering shaft and configured to generate reaction torque, an electromagnetic brake configured to generate friction torque and including a first friction portion configured to integrally rotate with the steering shaft, a second friction portion provided to face the first friction portion and to be non-rotatable, and an electromagnetic unit configured to press the second friction portion against the first friction portion.
US11945513B2	Vehicle body structure A vehicle body structure provided on a vehicle includes a floor pan and a bracket. On an upper surface of the floor pan, a cushion of a seat on which an occupant of the vehicle is to be seated is to be disposed. A bracket is disposed on an outer end side of a seating position for the occupant in a vehicle width direction of the vehicle on the upper surface of the floor pan, and includes at least one protruding portion protruding upward and extending in a front-rear direction.
US11945511B2	Front floor reinforcement structure for a vehicle having a battery pack in the tunnel A design and a production method of a front floor reinforcement structure 1 for a vehicle 3 having a battery pack 5 in the tunnel 7 designed to improve the energy absorption of the vehicle during a side impact by involving the front floor panel 11 in the energy absorption during the side impact. The front floor reinforcement structure 1 includes a front floor cross member 13 having a non-deformable portion 14 located on the end of the front floor cross member 13 closest to the side sill 9 and a deformable portion 16 located on the end of the front floor cross member 13 closest to the tunnel 7. The resistance to plastic deformation of the non-deformable portion 14 is greater than the resistance to plastic deformation of the deformable portion 16, which is itself greater than the resistance to plastic deformation of the front floor panel 11.
US11945510B2	Device for a power opening tailgate of a vehicle A device for a power opening tailgate of a vehicle includes an attachment means mountable to a vehicle wall at a first side of the vehicle wall for supporting a working cylinder for opening the tailgate, and a component for reinforcement of the vehicle wall. The reinforcement component is mountable to the vehicle wall at a second side of the vehicle wall, which second side is opposite to the first side of the vehicle wall, and the attachment means and the reinforcement component are mechanically connectable to each other via a through hole of the vehicle wall.
US11945508B2	Vehicle frame reinforcement structure A vehicle frame includes a first beam with a first wall and a second wall extended in a first beam longitudinal direction, wherein the first wall and the second wall are spaced from each other in a first beam transverse direction substantially perpendicular to the first beam longitudinal direction. The first beam includes at least one first beam reinforcement structure, the at least one first beam reinforcement structure including a first leg and a second leg disposed along the first beam and extended between the first wall and the second wall in the first beam transverse direction. The first leg and the second leg are angled toward each other along the first beam transverse direction from the second wall toward the first wall.
US11945507B2	Methods of making monocoques of land vehicles using modular mold systems Land vehicles, modular systems for forming monocoques of land vehicles, and methods of forming monocoques of land vehicles using modular systems are disclosed. In certain embodiments, the land vehicles are provided as delivery vehicles and/or utility vehicles. A land vehicle includes a monocoque supporting a plurality of wheels to permit movement of the vehicle relative to an underlying surface in use of the land vehicle.
US11945506B2	Light-weight beam assembly and truck trailer using the same Light-weight beam assembly and truck trailer using the same are disclosed herein. The light-weight beam assembly is a beam being a single unitary continuous piece comprising at least two cutouts cut through, at least one vertically extending supporting member and a plurality of reinforcement members. Two beams may be connected by a plurality of transversal members for use in a truck trailer.
US11945502B2	Systems and methods for providing steering assistance when parking during electrified vehicle towing events Systems and methods for coordinating steering controls between towing vehicles and towed vehicles provide more cohesive parking experiences during towing events, including bidirectional charging towing events. The towed vehicle may be controlled to provide assistive parking steering maneuvers to assist the towing vehicle when parking during the towing event. The assistive parking steering maneuver may include maneuvering a drive wheel of the towed vehicle either toward or away from a detected curb or detected traffic, for example.
US11945501B2	Method for operating a lane guidance system and lane guidance system A method for operating a lane guidance system involves determining a time period from the time of a request from the lane guidance system to a vehicle user to touch the steering handle until the occurrence of a sensor signal caused by a touch of the steering handle in the sensor region and comparing it with a predetermined time window. An activation option of the lane guidance system is blocked in the event that the determined time duration is greater than the predetermined time window. In the event of a first request to touch the steering handle after an idle state, an activation option of the lane guidance system is disabled until a subsequent idle state.
US11945499B2	Method and apparatus for trailer angle measurement and vehicle The present disclosure relates to autonomous vehicle technology, and provides a method and an apparatus for trailer angle measurement, as well as a vehicle. With the present disclosure, it can be determined whether to use a single-beam lidar or a multiple-beam lidar for trailer angle measurement based on an initial trailer angle. When it is determined to use the multiple-beam lidar a deflection direction of the semi-trailer can be obtained, and laser light emitted by the multiple-beam lidar on a side of the deflection direction and reflected by a trailer surface can be collected. A coordinate transformation and selection process can be applied on the laser point cloud to form a candidate point cloud. A boundary straight line of the trailer can be determined by means of optimized solution of the candidate point cloud. A trailer angle can be determined based on the boundary straight line of the trailer.
US11945495B2	Steering column assembly A steering column assembly for a vehicle comprising a shroud comprising an axially movable upper part and an axially fixed lower part, the upper and lower parts moving telescopically to provide adjustment for reach of the steering column assembly; a steering shaft which is supported by the shroud, a pivot which connects a part of the lower part to a fixed part of the vehicle, a clamp mechanism which releasably fixes the upper and lower shroud parts in position relative to one another and which also fixes the shroud in position relative to a further fixed part of the vehicle, a mounting bracket, fixed relative to the vehicle, a sprung support assembly which includes at least one guide element that has an outer surface that engages a complimentary shaped guide track of the mounting bracket, characterised in that the sprung support assembly is fixed in position to the upper shroud part and bears upon the mounting bracket such that the sprung support assembly provides a reaction force that at least partially supports the shroud when the clamp mechanism is released.
US11945494B2	Steering column of vehicle According to the present embodiments, the lever handling and tilt handling of a driver can be improved by reducing noise caused by collisions between components, which can be generated if the driver manipulates a lever from a locking state into an unlocking state or if the driver adjusts the angle of a steering wheel.
US11945492B2	Rolling folding frame with simultaneously deployable handle and wheelbase A stroller having a folding frame which serves as basis for a stroller which can be used in a seat configuration for the transportation of a child, and which can be alternatively used in a cart configuration wherein the seat-bottom and seat-back are hingedly interconnected and configured to fold out into a cart for transporting goods such as groceries.
US11945486B2	Self-elevating platform Technologies are shown for self-elevating platform carts that can transport a load from an initial surface to a destination surface that can be at a higher level, lower level or same level across a horizontal distance and/or barrier. One example extends a front height support to contact the destination surface and extends a rear height support control to contact the initial surface. A main lift is retracted and the system moved forward until main wheels on the main lift contact the destination surface. The main lift is extended and the extensible support beams and height supports are retracted. Another example traverses intermediate surfaces using a vertical stabilizer to stabilize the main lift on surfaces at different levels. The main lift can be the only power lift for the cart.
US11945483B2	Method and apparatus for a train control system A method and an apparatus for a train control system are disclosed, and are based on virtualization of train control logic and the use of cloud computing resources. A train control system is configured into two main parts. The first part includes physical elements of the train control system, and the second part includes a virtual train control system that provides the computing resources for the required train control application platforms. The disclosed architecture can be used with various train control technologies, including communications based train control, cab-signaling and fixed block, wayside signal technology. Further, the disclosure describes methodologies to convert cab-signaling and manual operations into distance to go operation.
US11945474B2	Driving assistance apparatus, and vehicle A driving assistance apparatus configured to support a driving of a vehicle at a time of pulling out of the vehicle, the driving assistance apparatus including: a control section configured to determine a movement path from a parking space to a predetermined position of a road region, and run the vehicle along the movement path on a basis of surroundings information of the vehicle when pulling out the vehicle from the parking space to the road region, wherein the control section leaves an accelerator operation for the vehicle to a user while automatically controlling a steering operation for the vehicle at least in a section in the movement path, and switches from an automated driving mode to a manual driving mode in response to the steering operation that is performed by the user when the vehicle travels in the section.
US11945466B2	Detection device, vehicle system, detection method, and program A detection device includes: an acquisition unit configured to acquire a detection result of a plurality of targets present in a traveling direction of a vehicle from an imaging device attached to the vehicle; a calculation unit configured to determine whether the plurality of targets detected with movement of the vehicle are an identical target based on the detection result acquired by the acquisition unit and calculate a coordinate of each of the plurality of targets in chronological order; and a detection unit configured to detect a pitch angle and a roll angle of the imaging device with respect to a horizontal direction based on the coordinate calculated in chronological order by the calculation unit.
US11945465B2	Method and device for supporting generation of scenarios for testing autonomous driving and/or advanced driver assistance system functionality Method and device for supporting generation of scenarios for testing autonomous driving and/or advanced driver assistance system, AD/ADAS, functionality for real world vehicles. A device (101; 500) provides (301) a virtual environment (200) simulating an environment relevant for operation of vehicles having said AD/ADAS functionality and in which is operating: fully computer controlled movable virtual objects (230a-c), human controlled movable virtual objects (220) and at least one virtual AD/ADAS vehicle (210) operating according to said AD/ADAS functionality. The device allows (303) a user of the device (101; 500) to, via user interface (506), control said one or more human controlled movable virtual objects (220) during operation and thereby cause generation of scenarios that the virtual AD/ADAS vehicle (210) is subjected to.
US11945464B2	Method for assessing safety of the intended functionality of autonomous driving based on dag block chain, and device A method for assessing Safety Of The Intended Functionality of autonomous driving based on DAG block chain is provided. The method is based on DAG block chain technology and fused with system of the intended functionality, realizing safety assessment of the intended functionality. The intended functionality is objectively assessed based on data. The assessment method, in combination with an in-the-loop test, analyzes the current test data, without relying on a large amount of traditional experience to make judgments. Result of credit assessment of the nodes is taken as a result of safety assessment. Each of hardware or components is analyzed in terms of the safety and reliability, and the result of assessment is relatively complete. A device and a computer-readable storage medium are further provided.
US11945454B2	Vehicle maximum speed limiter bypass system Systems and methods for dynamically limiting the road speed of a vehicle are provided herein. The method includes limiting the speed of the vehicle to a predetermined first speed under normal operating conditions. The method further includes selectively engaging an override condition for an activation interval responsive to an operator generated input. The override condition may be limited to a determined number of times in an activation assessment interval. During an activation interval of the override condition, the vehicle can exceed the predetermined first speed by a specified offset that defines a second speed greater than the first speed. The activation interval may be a period of time or a distance. The override condition is not available when the number of activations in the activation assessment interval exceeds a threshold value. The activation assessment interval may be defined by a period of time, a distance, an event or action, etc.
US11945446B2	Control device An in-vehicle control device includes: a requested torque calculation unit which calculates a requested torque on the basis of a driving state of a vehicle; a requested torque change amount calculation unit which calculates the amount of change in requested torque per unit time as a requested torque change amount; an estimated generation torque calculation unit which calculates estimated generation torque estimated as being generated by an engine; an estimated generation torque change amount calculation unit which calculates the amount of change in estimated generation torque per unit time as an estimated generation torque change amount; and an abnormality detection unit which detects an abnormality of the engine on the basis of the integrated value of a difference between the requested torque change amount and the estimated generation torque change amount, and outputs abnormality determination for the engine.
US11945445B1	Environmentally friendly smart modes for vehicles Methods, computer-readable storage media including computer instructions, and systems for reducing power consumption or greenhouse gas emissions. In some examples, a method includes determining a context of a vehicle, selecting a particular smart mode from among multiple smart modes that are associated with the vehicle, the particular smart mode being associated with deactivation or moderation of one or more vehicle components that draw battery power or that contribute to greenhouse gas emissions, and transmitting a message to deactivate or moderate the one or more vehicle components of the vehicle according to the selected, particular smart mode.
US11945440B2	Data driven rule books The current disclosure provides techniques for using human driving behavior to assist in decision making of an autonomous vehicle as the autonomous vehicle encounters various scenarios on the road. For each scenario, a model may be generated based on human driving behavior that governs how an autonomous vehicle maneuvers in that scenario. As a result of using these models, reliability and safety of autonomous vehicle may be improved. In addition, because the model is programmed into the autonomous vehicle, the autonomous vehicle, in many instances, need not consume resources to implement complex calculations to determine driving behavior in real-time.
US11945439B2	AD or ADAS aided maneuvering of a vehicle There is provided mechanisms for AD, or at least ADAS, aided manoeuvring of a vehicle. A method includes selecting between using a CRLS based positioning system and a GNSS based positioning system for aiding manoeuvring of the vehicle. Which positioning system to select is based on comparing a first error determined for the CRLS based positioning system to a second error determined for the GNSS based positioning system. The positioning system with smallest error is selected. The method comprises aiding the manoeuvring of the vehicle using the selected positioning system. The manoeuvring pertains to reversing of the vehicle.
US11945438B2	Control apparatus for vehicle A vehicle control apparatus includes: a follow-up-running control portion configured to execute a follow-up running control for causing a vehicle to run following a preceding vehicle with a target inter-vehicle distance; and a shift control portion configured to change a gear ratio of an automatic transmission in accordance with a predetermined shifting condition. The shift control portion is configured to set a high fluid-temperature determination value, based on information relating to the preceding vehicle that affects an air flow rate. When a fluid temperature of the automatic transmission is not lower than the high fluid-temperature determination value, the shift control portion is configured to change the shifting condition such that a higher-speed gear position making the gear ratio lower is more frequently established in the automatic transmission than when the fluid temperature of the automatic transmission is lower than the high fluid-temperature determination value.
US11945437B2	Smart cruise control disengagement system for vehicle driving assistance A vehicle is provided that includes a cruise control deactivation system. The system includes a cruise control system, and a user control that, when activated, commands deactivation of the cruise control system. The system also includes a processor configured to permit or override the commanded deactivation of the cruise control system while the vehicle is moving, based on at least one criterion. Criteria may include whether or not a first sensor detects a foot of a driver of the vehicle on an accelerator pedal of the vehicle, and whether or not a first computation indicates that the deactivation of the cruise control system will cause a collision with a second vehicle located behind the vehicle.
US11945433B1	Risk mitigation in speed planning A first driving solution for a vehicle along a portion of a route is determined based on an agent detected in the vehicle's environment following a first trajectory of a plurality of possible trajectories. A switching time is determined for the vehicle to deviate from the first driving solution for a situation in which the agent is following a second trajectory of the plurality of possible trajectories. The first driving solution is revised such that the vehicle will be able to switch from the revised first driving solution to another driving solution at the switching time in case if the detected agent is following the second trajectory.
US11945432B2	Driving support device for vehicle A driving support device for a vehicle includes a vehicle-exterior environment recognizer, an erroneous-start suppression controller, and an erroneous-start-suppression-control canceler. The vehicle-exterior environment recognizer is configured to recognize exterior environment of the vehicle. The erroneous-start suppression controller is configured to execute, when an obstacle is present within a set distance in an axial direction of the vehicle and an accelerator operation for starting of the vehicle to move toward the obstacle is performed, erroneous-start suppression control that prevents the start of the vehicle. The erroneous-start-suppression-control canceler is configured to cancel the erroneous-start suppression control when a steering operation that is to enable avoidance of the obstacle is input and the accelerator operation is continuously performed at a set degree of opening of an accelerator or greater for a set time period during the erroneous-start suppression control.
US11945423B2	Air guide duct for vehicle A motor vehicle having a front end, a pair of opposing front wheel wells rearward of the front end, and an air guide duct having at least one air inlet disposed forward of the front wheel wells and facing the front end of the motor vehicle. The air guide duct also has at least one air outlet opening into at least one of the front wheel wells such that incoming air from the front end of the motor vehicle is guided into at least one of the front wheel wells.
US11945420B2	Electro-pneumatic two-channel axle modulator An electro-pneumatic two-channel axle modulator (1) for utility vehicles has a first supply port (2) for connecting a first compressed air supply (3) and a second supply port (4) for connecting a second compressed air supply (5), a front axle channel port (6), a rear axle channel port (8), an electro-pneumatic front axle valve assembly (10) connected to the first supply port (2) for controlling a front axle brake pressure (pVA) at the front axle channel port (6), and an electro-pneumatic rear axle valve assembly (12) connected to the second supply port (4) for controlling a rear axle brake pressure (pHA) at the rear axle channel port (8). A first redundancy valve assembly (14) is connected to the second supply port (4) for controlling a redundant front axle brake pressure (pVAR) at the front axle channel port (6).
US11945418B2	Method for attaching a leveling system A vehicle leveling system includes a jack adapted to be mounted to a vehicle frame without modifying the vehicle frame. In a particular embodiment, the jack includes a first bracket adapted to urge against the bottom and side surfaces of a member of the frame and configured to be fastened to a member of the frame through a manufacturer-provided aperture in the frame. The jack additionally includes a second bracket to couple the first bracket to the jack. In a more particular embodiment, the first bracket includes a horizontal adjustment feature, and the second bracket includes a vertical adjustment feature.
US11945417B1	Reel compatible multi-chuck air hose The reel compatible multi-chuck air hose may allow a user to simultaneously inflate multiple tires while providing a lighter and easily stored form factor. The reel compatible multi-chuck air hose may provide four air chucks in series, as opposed to in parallel, with an air source connector at its first end, instead of in the middle of the line. Each of the four air chucks may be connected to the primary hose by a T-connector and may be stored within a dock to keep the air chuck in line with the primary hose. By this design the reel compatible multi-chuck air hose can be rolled around a storage reel for easy storage.
US11945414B2	Vehicle windshield wiper blade A vehicle windshield wiper blade comprising: a blade support portion; and a lip portion, wherein the lip portion has a tapered portion having a cross section that is taken along a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the wiper blade and that has a width that gradually decreases from a side closer to the blade support portion towards a direction farthest away from the blade support portion, the lip portion has a tip surface and first and second tapered surfaces constituting the tapered portion, and, in a specific observation region of the first and second tapered surfaces, the average value of the elastic modulus measured at a 0.1 μm pitch is 15-470 MPa and the coefficient of variation of the elastic modulus is at most 17.6%.
US11945411B2	Vehicle cargo carrier device A vehicle cargo carrier device may include first support platform and a second support platform which may be coupled together via a connection bar. The first support platform may also be coupled to a first vertical support arm, and the second support platform may also be coupled to a second vertical support arm. A first arm bracket may couple the first vertical support arm to a first portion of a vehicle, such as to a first support arm of a vehicle hitch receiver that is coupled to the rear vehicle frame, and a second arm bracket may couple the second vertical support arm to a second portion of the vehicle, such as to a second support arm of the vehicle hitch receiver that is coupled to the rear vehicle frame. Preferably, the arm brackets may be coupled to the vehicle so that the arm brackets are positioned apart from the geometric centerline of the vehicle and any hitch receiver that may be coupled to the center of the vehicle.
US11945406B2	Spacecraft device with increased cargo capacities, and associated systems and methods A representative spacecraft system includes a launch vehicle elongated along a launch vehicle axis and having at least one stage carrying a corresponding rocket engine. The representative system further includes an annular support structure carried by the at least one stage and positioned to support a cargo spacecraft having a service module and a cargo module. The cargo module of the cargo spacecraft is positioned along the launch vehicle axis in a direction distal from the support structure, and at least a portion of the service module of the cargo spacecraft positioned within an annulus of the support structure.
US11945405B2	Extendable and retractable vehicle step An extendable and a retractable vehicle step may comprise one or more assemblies. An assembly may comprise a first support arm pivotably coupled to a second support arm for extending and retracting a vehicle step. The second support arm may pass through a sleeve that may support and/or guide the second support arm. The sleeve may be rotatable and/or may comprise one or more rollers that may facilitate movement of the second support arm.
US11945404B2	Tracking and video information for detecting vehicle break-in The present specification relates to systems and methods capable of detecting and tracking a perpetrator of the vehicle break-in. In one embodiment, a computer-implemented method of tracking a perpetrator of a break-in in a vehicle is disclosed. The method includes detecting, using one or more sensors, that the vehicle has been broken in and monitoring the perpetrator during the break-in using in-vehicle data from the one or more sensors. The method further includes receiving the crowdsourced data on the perpetrator and combining the in-vehicle data and the crowdsourced data to form an integrated data set. Finally, the method tracks the perpetrator using the integrated data set.
US11945400B2	Ridable moving object, control device for ridable moving object, control method, and storage medium A ridable moving object on which a user gets is provided. The ridable moving object includes a processor configured to execute a program to determine that the user has been away from the ridable moving object, detect a usage intention of another person different from the user for the ridable moving object, and generate an action command for causing the ridable moving object to perform a prescribed operation on a basis of setting information set for at least one of the user and the ridable moving object when it is determined that the user has been away from the ridable moving object and the usage intention of the another person for the ridable moving object has been detected.
US11945398B2	Vehicle seat structure and method for assembling a vehicle seat structure A vehicle seat structure for a vehicle seat may have a structural component having an inertia belt reel. The inertia belt reel may be arranged in a cavity of the structural component, and the structural component may be connected to at least one further component of the vehicle seat structure. A method for assembling such a vehicle seat structure may include providing a structural component having an inertia belt reel and at least one further component of the vehicle seat structure that are displaced and/or rotated relative to one another such that the structural component and the at least one further component of the vehicle seat structure take up an end position with respect to one another. In a further step, the structural component and the at least one further component of the vehicle seat structure are connected to one another in a form-fitting and/or integrally bonded and/or force-fitting manner.
US11945394B2	Curtain airbag A curtain airbag is configured to include a sub chamber to simplify a structure of the curtain airbag and to improve deployment performance of an airbag cushion. The curtain airbag includes a main chamber of the airbag cushion fixed to an upper end inside a vehicle body and configured to be deployed downward, the sub chamber of the airbag cushion configured to be deployed from an upper portion of a pillar trim located inside the vehicle body and to allow the main chamber to move toward a central region of a vehicle, and a cushion cover configured to cover the main chamber and the sub chamber while being folded, wherein the sub chamber is folded with an upper end thereof located higher than a folding center of the main chamber.
US11945381B2	In-vehicle system An in-vehicle system is provided with a first in-vehicle unit having a first electric signal transfer part, a first substrate wiring, and a first connector; a second in-vehicle unit having a second electric signal transfer part, a second substrate wiring, a third substrate wiring, a second connector, and a third connector; a third in-vehicle unit having a third electric signal transfer part, a fourth substrate wiring, a fifth substrate wiring, and a fourth connector; a first insulated sheathed cable connecting the first connector and the second connector; and a second insulated sheathed cable connecting the third connector and the fourth connector. When the first insulated sheathed cable is connected, the first substrate wiring and the third substrate wiring become conductive. When the second insulated sheathed cable is connected, the second substrate wiring and the fifth substrate wiring become conductive, and the third substrate wiring and the fourth substrate become conductive.
US11945376B1	Recreational vehicle camera with marker light The present disclosure provides a recreational vehicle camera with a marker light. The recreational vehicle camera with a marker light includes a mounting housing, a lamp body assembly, a camera assembly, and a rear mounting cover. The mounting housing is provided with an accommodating cavity, a first routing hole and a second routing hole. The lamp body assembly is provided with a first cable. The camera assembly is provided with a second cable. The rear mounting cover is provided with a first cable outlet hole. The rear mounting cover is used for being fixedly connected to a recreational vehicle. The rear mounting cover detachably covers the accommodating cavity. The first cable and the second cable are threaded out of the first cable outlet hole and are electrically connected to a circuit in the recreational vehicle.
US11945374B1	Steering-wheel computer bracket A steering-wheel computer bracket includes two foldable support assemblies. Each foldable support assembly comprises a fixed portion, a movable portion, and a support element. An end of the movable portion is hinged to a side of the fixed portion and can be flipped to have an angle with respect to or to attach to the side of the fixed portion, the other side of the fixed portion serves as a mounting surface; an end of the support element is rotatably connected to the other end of the movable portion, the support element is capable of being flipped, along with the movable portion being flipped, to attach to a side of the fixed portion or to have an angle relative to the side of the fixed portion.
US11945373B2	Television mounting assembly A television mounting assembly includes a pair of first support brackets each having a lower portion, a central portion angling outwardly from the lower portion and an upper portion extending away from the central portion. Each of the first support brackets is attachable to a vent window frame in a sleeper of a semi-truck and a bed support in the sleeper of the semi-truck. A television mounting bracket is attachable to the upper portion of each of the first support brackets and can be positioned at a variety of locations along the upper portion. A second support bracket is attachable to the central portion of each of the first support brackets such that the second support bracket extends between the first support brackets. A sound bar bracket is mountable to the second support bracket thereby facilitating a sound bar to be mounted to the sound bar bracket.
US11945369B2	Display device and control circuit A display device installed in a vehicle includes a display, a reflectance control device, and a control circuit. The reflectance control device is capable of changing a reflectance for incident light. The control circuit controls the reflectance of the reflectance control device. The reflectance control device includes a first part and a second part. The first part is positioned in a first region overlapping the display surface when viewed in a normal direction being normal to the display surface. The second part is positioned in a second region surrounding the first region when viewed in the normal direction of the display surface. The control circuit controls a reflectance of the second part based on at least one of speed information indicating a speed of the vehicle and reverse information indicating whether the vehicle is reversing.
US11945364B2	Automotive headlight attachment loading block for pedestrian protection A vehicle is provided that includes a hood outer panel, hood inner panel, and engine compartment. A fender attachment bracket is disposed within the engine compartment, and a headlight assembly includes an attachment portion that couples the headlight assembly to the fender attachment bracket. The headlight assembly also includes a load block or loading block sized and shaped so that when the hood outer panel and hood inner panel are deformed by the impact of an object, the hood inner panel contacts the load block.
US11945358B2	Modular system for a room, for a living, work or storage area, or for other three-dimensional spaces A modular flooring system comprises a modular floor surface and a plurality of stackable, three-dimensional modular interior design components (MIDCs). The modular floor surface can comprise an array of discrete, raised, low-profile, receiving panels that can be rectangular in shape. MIDCs can be securely and interchangeably placed on any group of one or more adjacent unoccupied receiving panel and they can also be stackable, such that various different floor layouts can be created. Each of the MIDCs may comprise a lower surface recess that fits over a group of one or more adjacent raised receiving panels. A first MIDC may have an raised lip on a top surface such that the lower surface recess of a second MIDC fits over, separately and interchangeably, one (or more) of the raised receiving panels and the raised lip on the top surface of the first MIDC. The MIDCs can comprise a storage cube MIDC (square or rectangular cube) as well as specialized MIDCs, such as a commode MIDC, a sink MIDC, a cooler MIDC, and a tile MIDC, etc. In such a manner, a user of the modular flooring system could locate the MIDCs on the floor surface and/or stack them to configure a preferred layout. Moreover, the MIDCs could be rearranged later to design a new layout.
US11945347B2	Vehicle seat There is provided a vehicle seat (car seat) comprising a seat cushion pad (seat body) having an air passage connected to an outlet port (114), and a blower having an inlet port (113) and configured to feed air taken in through the inlet port (113) to the air passage. The blower (100) is located on the lower side of the seat cushion pad (seat body) that is opposite to an occupant's side on which an occupant is to be seated, and the inlet port (113) is directed upward that is a direction toward the seat cushion pad (seat body).
US11945346B2	Vehicle seat crash securing device and vehicle seat The invention relates to a vehicle seat crash securing device (1) used for a vehicle seat of a motorized vehicle. The vehicle seat crash securing device (1) comprises a locking device for locking a height of a seat cushion frame. An actuator (3) is actuated in the case of a crash for tightening a belt rope (5). A blocking element in a blocking position holds a locking element of the locking device in an unlocked position. In a releasing position, the blocking element releases the locking element. The locking element is biased by a spring element into the locked position. The blocking element can be moved by a friction force generated by the actuator (3) from the blocking position into the releasing position. Preferably, the friction force is generated by a follower (8) (e.g. a friction wheel (9)), the follower (8) being pressed against the belt rope (5). The movement of the follower (8) is coupled to the movement of the blocking element.
US11945344B2	Magnetic shoulder harness buckle for a child restraint A buckle for a child safety seat harness having a base part and a latch part, the latch part having a releasable latching mechanism that includes a plurality of magnetic elements arranged to urge the base and latch parts into engagement during a connection operation and to urge the base and latch parts apart during a disconnection operation that also releases the latch.
US11945341B2	Seat connection structure A seat connection structure includes a reinforcing member and a rear seat. The reinforcing member reinforces a rear floor panel and left and right rear wheel houses. The rear seat is disposed in front of a vehicle body of the reinforcing member, and is connected to the reinforcing member via left and right fixing members. The left and right fixing members connect the seat back of the rear seat and the reinforcing member, and are connected to face a front surface portion of the reinforcing member formed on a front side of the vehicle body and facing a vehicle width direction.
US11945340B2	Vehicle driver's seat structure An embodiment vehicle driver's seat structure includes a dashboard floor panel combined with a front of a center floor panel and having a shape extending in an upward inclined direction, a lower seat support installed on a top surface of the center floor panel and extending along a vehicle front-rear direction, an upper seat support installed on top of the lower seat support and underneath a driver's seat to support the driver's seat, and an upper floor horizontally connecting the upper seat support and the dashboard floor panel to each other.
US11945334B2	Method for determining a maximum value for a parameter range of a driving operation parameter of a motor vehicle and motor vehicle A method for determining a maximum value for a parameter range of a driving operation parameter of a motor vehicle. The motor vehicle includes a control device, at least one electric traction motor, an electric energy storage device which can be operated in an operating temperature range for operating the traction motor, and at least one temperature sensor for determining a temperature of the energy storage device. The control device determines the maximum value as a function of a current temperature of the energy storage device determined by the temperature sensor in such a manner that, after the approach of a destination known to the control device and/or after a journey over a predetermined distance with the driving operation parameter restricted by the maximum value of the parameter range, a predicted temperature of the energy storage device lies within a charging temperature range.
US11945332B2	Display system and vehicle including the same, and method of display of status of secondary battery A vehicle includes: an instrument panel; and an ECU that controls the instrument panel so that the instrument panel displays an icon representing a status of a battery. The icon represents one of a first indication and a second indication by an increase or decrease of a scale in a display region of the icon, and the other one of the first indication and the second indication by an amount indicated by a size of a display area of the icon, the first indication representing SOC of the battery, the second indication representing a full charge capacity of the battery.
US11945330B2	Bidirectional energy transfer systems and methods for providing enhanced household transient load support Systems and methods may coordinate and provide bidirectional energy transfer events between electrified vehicles and households or other structures, such as for supporting transient loads associated with the households/structures, for example. Vehicle information, driving habit information, and household information may be leveraged for providing enhanced transient load capability controls that permit increased appliance usage without increasing energy costs. The proposed systems/methods may particularly allow for bidirectional energy transfer support of high load appliances for increasing a user's comfort, pleasure, and convenience.
US11945329B2	Intelligent vehicle systems and control logic for battery charge control and information display Presented are intelligent vehicle systems and logic for battery charge control and information display, methods for making/using such systems, and vehicles equipped with such systems. A method of operating a vehicle includes a vehicle controller receiving vehicle location data indicating a real-time location of the vehicle and determining if the vehicle's real-time location is within a virtual geofence that delineates a predefined geographic area. If the real-time vehicle location is within the virtual geofence, the controller receives user location data indicating a real-time location of a vehicle user and determines if the user's real-time location is within a predefined proximity to the vehicle. If the user is within the predefined proximity to the vehicle, the controller responsively determines if a vehicle battery is charging; if so, the controller transmits a command signal to a resident vehicle subsystem to execute a control operation related to the charging of the vehicle battery.
US11945328B2	Method and system of controlling chargeable and dischargeable power amounts of charging and discharging apparatus group in power grid In a power transmission and distribution system, each charging and discharging apparatus includes a communication unit configured to receive information on charging and discharging requirement amounts of at least one other charging and discharging apparatus. In each charging and discharging apparatus, according to an average agreement calculation of a multi-agent system, agreement values obtained by dividing, by the number of agents, a total of charging requirement amounts and a total of discharging requirement amounts of all charging and discharging apparatuses, respectively, is calculated using own charging and discharging requirement amounts and information on the charging and discharging requirement amounts of the other charging and discharging apparatus acquired by the communication unit, and a limit amount on a charging execution amount or a discharging execution amount of each charging and discharging apparatus is controlled based on the agreement values.
US11945326B2	Method and charging device for charging a high-voltage battery of an electric vehicle A method for charging a high-voltage battery of an electric vehicle, comprising: providing the high-voltage battery having a nominal battery voltage; providing a charging station outputting a DC charging voltage; selectively pre-charging a second charging terminal of the charging station to a predetermined pre-charge voltage using a controllably limited pre-charge current supplied by electric power from the high-voltage battery.
US11945324B2	Retractable charging station A charging station for charging the battery of a vehicle, comprising: a base portion configured for mounting in a substructure; a charging portion having a charging outlet for connection to a vehicle; and a retraction mechanism for moving the charging portion between an extended position in which it extends out of the base portion and a retracted position; and a controller for controlling the retraction mechanism; the controller being configured to: determine whether a predetermined period of time has elapsed since the most recent charging from the charging outlet ceased; and cause the retraction mechanism to move the charging portion to the retracted position if the predetermined period of time is determined to have elapsed since the most recent electrical supply from the outlet.
US11945321B2	Method for charging a high-voltage battery of an electric drive of a vehicle, and power transmission system for a vehicle Technologies and techniques for charging a high-voltage battery of an electric drive of a vehicle, in which electrical power is transmitted from a low-voltage on-board electrical system of the vehicle to the high-voltage battery, and, to aid starting of the vehicle, electrical power is transmitted from a separate external unit to the low-voltage on-board electrical system of the vehicle and is transmitted from the low-voltage on-board electrical system to the high-voltage battery. The present disclosure also relates to a related power transmission system.
US11945315B2	Micro-mobility fleet vehicle powertrain systems and methods Techniques are disclosed for systems and methods associated with a powertrain for a micro-mobility fleet vehicle. The fleet vehicle may include at least one drive wheel to provide tractive contact between the flee vehicle and a road surface, an electric motor mechanically coupled to the drive wheel and configured to provide motive force for the fleet vehicle, a brake resistor configured to provide dynamic braking of the motor, and a motor controller electronically coupling the brake resistor to the motor. The motor controller may be configured to control the motive force provided by the motor using the brake resistor. The motor controller may be configured to limit a speed, power, and/or acceleration of the motor using the brake resistor based on an operational environment of, and/or on a directive received by, the fleet vehicle. The brake resistor may provide a relatively wide range of traction control for the fleet vehicle.
US11945312B2	Transmission mounted electrical charging system PTO gear arrangement A system includes a PTO device that selectively couples to a driveline of a vehicle, a motor/generator electrically coupled to an electrical power storage system, and a shared load selectively powered by one of the driveline or the motor/generator. The PTO device further includes a coupling actuator that couples the shared load to the motor/generator at a first selected ratio in a first position, and couples the shared load to the driveline at a second selected ratio in a second position.
US11945311B2	Shifting device for a hybrid drive system of a motor vehicle, drive system, and motor vehicle A shifting device for a hybrid drive system of a motor vehicle, with a centrally arranged shaft, a first gear wheel rotatably mounted relative to the shaft and a second gear wheel rotatably mounted relative to the shaft and offset along the shaft relative to the first gear wheel, a sliding sleeve slidably received directly in the first gear wheel and non-rotatably connected thereto, which sliding sleeve is configured such that, in a first displacement position, it connects the shaft in a rotationally fixed manner to the first gear wheel, while the second gear wheel is rotationally decoupled from the shaft, and in a second displacement position, it rotationally connects the shaft to both the first and second gear wheels, and in a third displacement position, it rotationally connects the two gear wheels to each other while the shaft is rotationally decoupled from the two gear wheels.
US11945308B2	Spatial image cluster for vehicle A cluster according to an embodiment of the disclosure includes a display and a spatial image panel. The display is installed in the vehicle to output predetermined information as a 2D image. The spatial image panel is configured to output a 3D image in a predetermined space in front. The spatial image panel includes a first lens array, a second lens array, and a refractive medium. The first lens array is disposed adjacent to the display and includes a plurality of first lenses arranged on the same plane. The second lens array is disposed in parallel with the first array so that the first lenses and second lenses overlap each other. The refractive medium is disposed between the first lens array and the second lens array.
US11945303B1	Method of controlling disconnector for vehicle A method includes switching a vehicle to a 4WD state by connecting a disconnector, maintaining the disconnector in the connected state for a predetermined maintenance time, determining whether a condition to be switched to a 2WD state is satisfied when the predetermined maintenance time period elapses, and disconnecting the disconnector when the condition to be switched to the 2WD state is satisfied.
US11945301B2	Vehicle wheel arrangement The invention provides a vehicle wheel arrangement (4) comprising a drive shaft (401), and a hub (402), the wheel arrangement further comprising a gear cavity (411) housing a gear arrangement (412) between the drive shaft and the hub, wherein the wheel arrangement comprises a container (42), and wherein a circulation passage (431, 441) extends from the gear cavity (411) to the container (42), and a feeding passage (451) extends from the container to the gear cavity, the wheel arrangement further comprising a pump (421), the pump being located along the circulation passage, the pump (421) being arranged to pump lubricant from the gear cavity to the container.
US11945299B2	Two-piece fuel filler tube assembly bracket A fuel fill tube assembly for an associated vehicle comprises a tubular fill conduit, a receiver attached to the fill conduit, and a bracket mountable to a surface of the associated vehicle, the bracket is configured to be received by the receiver to thereby support the fill conduit relative to the associated vehicle.
US11945296B2	Cooling module for vehicle The present invention relates to a cooling module for a vehicle, and more particularly, to a cooling module for a vehicle including a condenser, a first radiator through which coolant for an engine flow, a second radiator through which coolant for electrical components flows, and an intercooler, and capable of evenly distributing air resistance of the front surface of the first radiator to secure an overall balance of an air volume distribution by disposing the condenser, the second radiator, and the first radiator in a flow direction of air or disposing the second radiator, the condenser, and the first radiator in this order, and disposing the intercooler on lower sides of the condenser and the second radiator, and capable of minimizing a gap of each heat exchange period by disposing the condenser C and the first radiator R to be in closely contact with the second radiator L.
US11945295B2	Electric-vehicle battery restraint An assembly includes a rocker elongated along a vehicle longitudinal axis. A first slider is supported by the rocker. A second slider is supported by the rocker and is spaced from the first slider along the longitudinal axis. A first actuator is configured to slide the first slider relative to the rocker along a lateral axis. A second actuator is configured to slide the second slider relative to the rocker along the lateral axis. A cable extends from the first slider to the second slider.
US11945291B2	Truck cap A truck cap having a cap body with an opening, and a cap door that is movable between open and closed positions with respect to the opening. At least one hinge that attaches to the cap body and the cap door of the truck cap. The hinge includes a first hinge bracket member and a second hinge bracket member. The first hinge bracket member includes a hinge bracket to receive a pivot pin. The second hinge bracket member includes a hinge bracket with an opening sized to receive at least a portion of the pivot pin. The first hinge bracket member and the second hinge bracket member are pivotable with respect to each other about the pivot pin. A longitudinally extending gas prop pivotably attached to the pin extending from the second angled portion of the first hinge bracket member and to the pin of the second hinge bracket member.
US11945288B2	Vehicle door opening and closing apparatus A vehicle door opening and closing apparatus includes a vehicle door, a rail configured to be mounted on a vehicle body, a roller unit mounted on the vehicle door, and configured to allow the vehicle door to open and close in a sliding mode in which the vehicle door is configured to slide along the rail and in a swing mode in which the vehicle door is configured to swing in a predetermined position of the rail, and a hold lock releasably holding the vehicle door in an open position or releasably holding the vehicle door in a closed position when the vehicle door is opened or closed in the sliding mode, respectively.
US11945286B1	Filter for an air-conditioning system of a vehicle and a method of installing such a filter A filter for an air conditioner has a body formed of an air-transmissive material. The body is of a generally rectangular configuration and has a top, bottom, a front, a back and a pair of sides. The body has a plurality of cuts formed through a thickness thereof. The plurality of cuts define a plurality of cubical members frangibly connected together. The plurality of cubical members are separable from a remainder of the body such that the body has a size suitable for being received within a filter-receiving receptacle of the air conditioner.
US11945280B2	Integrated thermal management module for a vehicle A thermal management module for a vehicle includes: a housing disposed on a cross member between side frames arranged on both sides of an underbody of the vehicle on which wheels and a drive unit are positioned; a cooling/heating heat exchanger; an outdoor heat exchanger; a refrigerant storage; and a refrigerant circulation part. The housing includes a cooling/heating duct connected to an upper body of the vehicle, and a heat exchanging duct connected to the outside of the vehicle. The cooling/heating heat exchanger and the outdoor heat exchanger are disposed on the cooling/heating duct and the heat exchanging duct of the housing. The refrigerant storage and the refrigerant circulation part are provided on sides of the cooling/heating duct and the heat exchanging duct of the housing.
US11945279B1	Motion control system A motion control system is coupled to a first mass and a second mass and is configured to regulate motion of the first mass with respect to the second mass. The motion control system is configured to increase a contact area between the second mass and a surface on which the second mass rests by increasing a displacement of the motion control system from a neutral position in a direction toward the first mass.
US11945277B2	Methods and apparatus to use front load estimates for body control Methods, apparatus, systems, and articles of manufacture are disclosed to use front load estimates for body control are disclosed herein. An example apparatus disclosed herein includes memory including stored instructions, and a processor to execute the instructions to filter sensor data to generate a first load value, the first load value associated with a first load on a front axle of a vehicle, generate, based on the first load value and a velocity of the vehicle, a first body control adjustment value, modify a body control output value with the first body control adjustment value, and apply the modified body control output value to a suspension system of the vehicle.
US11945274B2	Vehicle roll control apparatus A vehicle roll control apparatus comprises a pair of left and right active suspensions for applying vertical forces in opposite phases to left and right wheels of a rear axle of the vehicle, and a controller for controlling the active suspensions. The controller increases control amounts of the active suspensions so as to increase roll stiffness of the rear axle in accordance with an increase in a lateral acceleration acting on the vehicle. When the lateral acceleration increases beyond the low acceleration range to the high acceleration range, the controller decreases the gain of the control amounts of the active suspensions with respect to the lateral acceleration in accordance with the increase in the lateral acceleration.
US11945272B1	Natural active vehicle suspension assembly A vehicle suspension system may include a vehicle chassis, a centerless wheel which may include a wheel rim and a tire, and a natural active suspension assembly which may operably couple the centerless wheel to the vehicle chassis via the wheel rim. The natural active suspension assembly may support the vehicle chassis at a substantially constant distance away from a ground plane by generating reactive torque to counteract displacement of the centerless wheel normal to the ground plane by moving a support location between the natural active suspension assembly and the wheel rim.
US11945270B2	Suspension system A suspension system for a vehicle is provided. A linear regenerative suspension system that converts mechanical energy into storable electrical energy is also provided. The system utilizes pistons, one on each side of the vehicle, engaged with a vehicle body at a distal end and having a fluid chamber at the proximal end. The system further has a central chamber having a rod freely laterally moving therein. A fluid communicates between the central chamber and each piston fluid chamber. Upon nonlinear forces applied to the vehicle, the rod is urged in one direction or another. This urging applies force to the fluid in the central chamber, and in turn, to the piston in the corresponding side of the vehicle, urging the piston up and in turn urging the vehicle body up.
US11945269B2	Adapter for selecting lamp function in a truck trailer An adapter for use with components of a truck trailer. The adapter may include multiple input terminals corresponding with multiple terminals of a trailer component socket of a trailer, and multiple output terminals configured to electrically connect with corresponding input terminals of a trailer component. The adapter may also include an adapter circuit configured to electrically connect at least four of the input terminals with at least four of the multiple output terminals. The multiple output terminals may include at least two mode selection output terminals configured to provide a mode selection to the trailer component, and the trailer component optionally includes control logic configured to activate and deactivate the trailer component according to the mode selection.
US11945266B2	Tire load estimation A system for estimating a tire load of a tire includes a pressure sensor configured to generate a tire pressure signal; an acceleration sensor configured to generate a tire acceleration signal; a temperature sensor configured to generate a tire temperature signal; and at least one processor configured to calculate a duration of a contact patch based on the tire acceleration signal, calculate a vehicle speed based on the tire acceleration signal, determine at least one system model coefficient based on the tire pressure signal and the tire temperature signal, and calculate the tire load of the tire using a linear system model that relates tire pressure, the duration of the contact patch, and the vehicle speed to the tire load of the tire, where the linear system model further includes the at least one system model coefficient for calculating the tire load of the tire.
US11945265B2	Systems and methods for estimating tire wear A method for determining a tire tread wear estimation of a tire includes receiving, by a controller, a direct tire tread wear measurement, when available, performing an indirect tire tread wear estimation, performing a data fusion of the indirect tire tread wear estimation with the direct tire tread wear measurement when available, estimating a percentage tire life remaining and a mileage to end of tire life, and estimating a refined tire tread wear calibration coefficient for performing future indirect tire tread wear estimations.
US11945261B2	Tire Provided is a tire including, in a surface of a tread of the tire, a land portion row in which four land portions are arranged in parallel in a width direction of the tread, in a land portion on one end side of the land portion row, a recess that opens in a circumferential groove on an adjacent land portion side, and an intermittent sipe extending in an orientation intersecting the width direction of the tread, intermittently by being interrupted by the circumferential groove, from a position of a start end corresponding to the recess, across three land portions of the four land portions excluding the land portion on the one end side, wherein the intermittent sipe opens in a surface of each of the three land portions via an inclined surface from the surface of each of the three land portions toward the intermittent sipe.
US11945260B2	Tapered replacement spindle and seal ring assemblies A tractor or trailer axle replacement spindle and seal ring assembly includes a spindle with an elongate cylindrical body having bearing surfaces and threads. The seal ring is a shorter cylindrical component having an opening sized to achieve an interference fit with the spindle. The exterior surface of the spindle and the interior surface of the ring seal include complementary oblique, shoulders bounded by regions of constant diameter. The spindle also includes a shoulder or flange at its end opposite the threads which positively axially locates the seal ring thereon. When the two components are to be assembled, the seal ring is heated to several hundred degrees Fahrenheit and slid onto the spindle until the seal ring contacts the shoulder or flange on the spindle.
US11945254B2	Security element The present invention relates to security, or decorative elements, comprising a transparent, or translucent substrate, which may contain indicia or other visible features in or on its surface, and on at least part of the substrate surface, a first layer, comprising transition metal particles having an average diameter of from 5 nm to 500 nm and a binder, on at least part of the first layer a second layer, comprising an organic material and having a refractive index of from 1.2 to 2.3 and having a thickness of from 20 to 1000 nm, wherein the transition metal is silver, copper, gold and palladium, wherein the weight ratio of transition metal particles to binder in the first layer is in the range from 20:1 to 1:2 in case the binder is a polymeric binder, or wherein the weight ratio of transition metal particles to binder in the first layer is in the range from 5:1 to 1:15 in case the binder is an UV curable binder. The security or decorative element show a certain color in transmission and a different color in reflection and a color flop on the coating side. The color in reflection and the color flop of the security or decorative elements are controlled by adjusting the refractive index and thickness of the second layer.
US11945253B2	Use of nanoparticles to tune index of refraction of layers of a polymeric matrix to optimize microoptic (MO) focus A security device includes an arrangement of image icon focusing elements, wherein each image icon focusing element of the arrangement of image icon focusing elements is associated with a focal path. The device further includes an image icon layer with one or more image icons associated with a first characteristic color and one or more image icons associated with a second characteristic color and one or more regions between the image icons comprising a volume of substantially colorless material. At a first viewing angle, a color is visible through each image icon focusing element, and the color visible through each image icon focusing element at the first viewing angle is based on one or more of the first characteristic color, the second characteristic color, or the substantially colorless material.
US11945249B2	Thermosensitive recording medium The present invention provides a thermosensitive recording medium having a high degree of water resistance and excellent surface qualities. The thermosensitive recording medium has a thermosensitive recording layer comprising a colorless or pale colored basic leuco dye and an electron accepting developing agent on a substrate, but does not have a protective layer on the thermosensitive recording layer, and the thermosensitive recording layer further comprises (i) a carboxy-modified polyvinyl alcohol as a binder, (ii) an epichlorohydrin resin and a modified polyamine/amide resin (excluding those contained in the category of epichlorohydrin resin) as crosslinking agents, and (iii) an acrylic resin with a glass transition temperature (Tg) of lower than or equal to 50 degree C. and a minimum film forming temperature (MFT) of higher than or equal to 40 degree C.
US11945248B2	Recording method A recording method includes a colored ink adhering step of adhering a colored ink composition to an intermediate transfer medium by an ink jet method to form a recording region A, a clear ink adhering step of adhering a clear ink composition to at least a portion of a recording medium to form a region B, and a transfer step of transferring an image formed in the recording region A to the region B of the recording medium by heating in a state where the recording region A of the intermediate transfer medium faces the region B of the recording medium. The colored ink composition contains a sublimation dye, a water-soluble organic solvent, and water, and the intermediate transfer medium has a peeling layer containing a resin having a glass transition point of 100° C. or more and 200° C. or less.
US11945245B2	Heat press, components, apparatuses, systems, and methods A heat press docking station base (52) comprises a nest portion (75) and one or more legs (58). The nest portion (52) includes a body shell (60, 62) and a perforated floor (54). The body shell (60, 62) includes a lower surface (63). The perforated floor (54) is connected to the body shell (60, 62). The one or more legs (58) extend from a lower surface (63) of the body shell (60, 62).
US11945237B2	Inkjet recording device An inkjet recording device includes a conveying unit, a recording unit, a device main body, and a control unit. The conveying unit includes an endless conveyor belt having many air holes for sucking air, and a sheet sucking unit. The sheet sucking unit is disposed inside a loop of the conveyor belt, and includes a fan for sucking air through the air holes and a fan drive motor. The recording unit includes a recording head disposed to face an outer circumference surface of the conveyor belt, so as to eject ink from ink ejection nozzles to the paper sheet sucked and held on the conveyor belt. The control unit executes a paper dust removing mode during image non-recording time, in which it rotates the fan drive motor by a power higher than that when conveying the paper sheet, so as to remove paper dust in the device main body.
US11945222B2	Film forming method and film forming device A film forming method includes applying liquids to a material by discharging the liquids from each of a plurality of discharge heads disposed along a transport direction of the material. Each of the discharge heads has a plurality of liquid discharge nozzles disposed along a direction intersecting the transport direction. The applying includes applying at least a first liquid, a second liquid, and a third liquid from each of the plurality of discharge heads. The second liquid is applied to a position substantially equal to a position to which the first liquid is applied along a width direction. The third liquid is applied to an intermediate position between the position to which the first liquid is applied and the position to which the second liquid is applied along the transport direction, the intermediate position being different from the position to which the first liquid is applied along the width direction.
US11945221B2	Liquid ejection head and liquid ejection device According to one or more embodiments, a liquid ejection head includes an actuator and a driver. The actuator has a piezoelectric element made of a lead-free piezoelectric material. The driver applies a voltage to the actuator to vibrate the piezoelectric element in a first direction with a first electric field in a first polarization direction of the piezoelectric element and a second electric field in a direction opposite to the first polarization direction. The second electric field is controlled to be equal to or less than a coercive electric field of the piezoelectric element.
US11945217B2	Tape cassette A tape cassette that includes a box-shaped cassette case whose outline being defined by a bottom wall, a top wall, and a side wall and including a plurality of corner portions, at least one tape contained within a tape containment area defined within the outline, a pair of cavities extending from the bottom wall and being provided between the tape containment area and the outline at opposite ends of a diagonal line connecting one of the corner portions to another of the corner portions, and a side face indicator portion provided in the side wall, indicating a type of the tape, and including a plurality of indicator portions disposed in a pattern in accordance with the type of the tape, each of the indicator portions being one of a switch hole and a surface portion.
US11945216B2	Transport device, fixing device, and image forming apparatus A transport device includes: a first rotating body including a shaft portion, a cylindrical portion on an outer periphery of the shaft portion, and a recessed portion in an outer surface of the cylindrical portion; a second rotating body capable of moving from the first rotating body while contacting an outer surface of the first rotating body and nipping a recording medium; a transport unit that includes a holding portion that holds the recording medium, and that transports the recording medium by moving the holding portion in a rotation direction of the first rotating body while the holding portion is disposed in the recessed portion; and a moving mechanism including a cam portion on a side of the cylindrical portion and a contact portion connected to the second rotating body and that comes into contact with the cam portion to separate the second rotating body from the first rotating body.
US11945210B2	Device for mounting a sheet-like roller cover on a roller A device for mounting a roller cover on a roller with a pair of tensioning rails has a plurality of identical tensioning units, which are arranged on a common pivoting beam and the partial rails of which jointly form the second tensioning rail of the tensioning rail pair, wherein said tensioning units respectively comprise a first lock assigned to the first tensioning rail and a second lock assigned to the respective partial rail, and wherein the locks selectively hold or release the roller cover.
US11945206B2	Display device A display device includes a first substrate, a second substrate, an adhesive body and a limiting adhesive tape. The second substrate is disposed to be opposite to the first substrate. The adhesive body is connected to the first substrate and the second substrate. The limiting adhesive tape is disposed on the first substrate and/or the second substrate, and the limiting adhesive tape is covered by the adhesive body.
US11945202B2	Curved surface lamination device A curved surface lamination device, comprising a profiling jig (01), the profiling jig (01) comprising a base (101) and a profiling portion (102), with the profiling portion (102) being configured to support a carrier film (02), and the side of the base (101) facing away from the profiling portion (102) being provided with an opening; and a lower jig (03), comprising a first sinking groove (301), with part of the base (101) being inserted into the first sinking groove (301), such that the lower jig (03) encloses a hollow structure (E) with the base (101) at the opening position.
US11945201B2	Cavity-containing polyester film and method for producing same A cavity-containing polyester film is disclosed, including a layer (layer A) which has therein cavities, and layers (layers B) which each include a polyester resin containing inorganic particles and which are laminated, respectively, over both surfaces of the layer A. The layer A includes a composition including a polyester resin and a polypropylene resin. The polypropylene resin satisfies requirements of: (1) the melt flow rate (MFR) ranges from 1.0 to 10 g/10-minutes (at a temperature of 230° C. under a load of 2.16 kg); (2) the deflection temperature is 85° C. or higher under load (at a bending stress of 0.45 MPa); and (3) the weight-average molecular weight Mw ranges from 200,000 to 450000 (measured by gel permeation chromatography (GPC)); and the molecular weight distribution ranges from 2 to 6 (being represented as the ratio of the weight-average molecular weight Mw to the number-average molecular weight Mn of the polypropylene resin (Mw/Mn)).
US11945200B2	Method for producing glass unit and pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet Provided is a method for producing a glass unit. The method comprises a step (A) of obtaining a glass plate comprising a glass substrate and a Low-E layer placed on the glass substrate; a step (B) of applying a protective sheet to the Low-E layer surface of the glass plate; an optional step (C) of subjecting the glass plate to at least one process selected from the group consisting of transportation, storage, processing, washing and handling; a step (D) of removing the protective sheet from the glass plate; and a step (E) of assembling a glass unit using the glass plate. The protective sheet comprises a waterproof layer, and a PSA layer provided to at least one face of the waterproof layer. The PSA layer has a surface hardness of 0.5 MPa or less.
US11945196B2	Films and sheets having microlayers and nanolayers including recycled content A polymeric film, sheet, or extrusion coating is formed as a multilayered structure having at least one A layer and at least one B layer. The polymeric film, sheet, or extrusion coating is able to include at least 30% recycled content resin while also exhibiting improved stiffness and strength relative to films with purely virgin polymers. One embodiment of the present invention further presents improved oxygen barrier properties relative to existing films, sheets, or extrusion coatings. Due to the strong structural properties, the polymeric film, sheet, or extrusion coating allows for the inclusion of recycled content into applications where recycled content has previously not been able to be included, such as flexible food, pharmaceutical, or cosmetics packaging.
US11945195B2	Water barrier laminate A water barrier laminate including inorganic barrier and water-trapping layers alternately arranged in order from the side facing the device to the outer side: a first inorganic barrier layer, a first water-trapping layer, a second inorganic barrier layer, a second water-trapping layer and a third inorganic barrier layer. A water-permeable underlying plastic layer is provided on one side of these inorganic barrier layers; a distance L1a between the first water-trapping layer and the first inorganic barrier layer and a distance L2a between the second water-trapping layer and the second barrier satisfy formulas (1) and (2): L1a<3 μm (1) L2a<3 μm (2) and a distance L1b between the second inorganic barrier layer and the first water-trapping layer satisfies formula (3): L1b≤3 μm (3) by interposing a water-permeable organic layer therebetween.
US11945191B2	Laminated glass set and laminated glass structure Provided is a laminated glass set of a plurality of laminated glasses having excellent appearance designability. A laminated glass set according to the present invention is a set of a plurality of laminated glasses, each laminated glass includes an interlayer film part having a colored part, the colored part has a specific gradation part, the gradation part forms a tip of the colored part on the other end side of the interlayer film part, and when distance X from one end of the interlayer film part to a tip of the colored part on the other end side of the interlayer film part is measured in each of the plurality of laminated glasses, the laminated glass set satisfies (\|Xmax−Xmin\|)/Xave≤0.1, or when distance Y of the colored part in the direction connecting one end and the other end of the interlayer film part is measured in each of the plurality of laminated glasses, the laminated glass set satisfies (\|Ymax−Ymin\|)/Yave≤0.1.
US11945188B2	Textile hose Textile hose for encasing elongated objects, characterised by having a radially elastic outer layer made from wear-resistant material and at least one inner layer made from thermally insulating material.
US11945187B2	Method and apparatus for dispensing and expanding expandable slit sheet material A device for expanding and dispensing expandable slit sheet paper includes a pair of support members for a roll of expandable slit sheet paper. The roll of expandable slit sheet paper has an interior core member and a roll of expandable slit sheet paper wound on said interior core member. The interior core member has an axial length that is greater than the width of said slit sheet paper that is wound on said interior core member and has end regions that extend beyond the roll of expandable slit sheet paper. Pressure means is provided for pressing a first end region against its core support member and applying a frictional rotation resistance to the core member end region. The roll of expandable slit sheet paper is mounted on the device by positioning one end region under the pressure means and in a support relationship with its core support member while the roll of expandable slit sheet paper is inclined with respect to the device. The other end region is then moved into its supported position with its core support member. An adjustable downward pressure is exerted on the paper core end region and causing the paper core end region to be pressed against its support member as the paper is pulled. The downward pressure creates the friction required to enable the unexpanded slit sheet to be unwind and fed while simultaneously expanding.
US11945186B2	Machine and method for forming containers from blanks Described are a machine and a method for forming containers from blanks, including a plurality of shaping hoppers, an endless conveyor which defines a feed path and on which the hoppers are mounted in succession and a plurality of pushing elements which are movable in such a way as to follow the respective shaping hoppers along at least a stretch of the feed path and which have a to-and-fro operating movement towards and away from the respective hopper along a direction transverse, preferably perpendicular, to the feed path. The machine also includes folding means disposed along the feed path downstream of the pushing elements and configured to produce, respectively, a top closure and/or a bottom closure of the tubular blank.
US11945184B2	Methods for manufacturing cushioning elements for sports apparel Methods for manufacturing cushioning elements for sports apparel are described. A method is provided for manufacturing a cushioning element for sports apparel from randomly arranged particles of an expanded material. The method includes positioning a functional element within a mold and loading the mold with the particles of the expanded material, wherein the loading occurs through at least two openings within the mold and/or wherein the loading occurs between different movable parts of the mold.
US11945182B2	Assembly for placement of sensors within tire An assembly (10) for positioning sensors within a tire is provided that has first and second bead sensors (14,16), and first and second side-wall/shoulder sensors (18, 20). A first actuator (30) moves the sensors in a radial direction of the tire, and a second actuator (32) moves the first and second bead sensors in the axial direction of the tire. A third actuator (34) is present and moves the first and second bead sensors in the axial direction relative to the first and second sidewall/shoulder sensors. A fourth actuator (36) moves the first and second bead sensors in the axial direction relative to one another, and a fifth actuator (38) moves the first and second sidewall/shoulder sensors in the axial direction relative to one another.
US11945175B1	Heat seal bar sensorless temperature sensing and control A sensorless temperature sensing and control system and method uses electrical voltage and current feedback signals to monitor and control the temperature of heating elements used in a heat sealing process wherein sensors are not physically connected to a heat seal bar during the heat sealing process. After calibration of a heat seal bar using a sensor, voltage and current feedback signals are processed by a programmable logic controller (PLC) to calculate the real-time electrical resistance of each heating element. Data and electrical resistance is used to calculate real-time temperature of the heat seal bar during heating.
US11945172B2	Endoscopic bendable tube, endoscope, and method of manufacturing endoscopic bendable tube An endoscopic bendable tube includes: an integrally formed resin tube; at least two wires embedded in a tube wall of the resin tube from a proximal end side to a distal end side of the resin tube, the at least two wires being parallel to a tube axis direction of the resin tube and being at positions facing each other; and a plurality of pairs of through slits formed in the tube wall of the resin tube in the tube axis direction, each pair of through slits being formed facing each other in the tube wall of the resin tube.
US11945171B2	3D printing build materials and support materials comprising a phosphor In one aspect, build materials and support materials for use with a 3D printer are described herein. Such materials include a phosphor component in combination with other components. In some embodiments, the phosphor component of a build material or support material is present in the material in an amount of 0.001-0.5 wt. % and has a peak photoluminescence (PL) emission wavelength of 430-750 nm and a photoluminescence quantum yield (QY) of 0.10-1.
US11945170B2	Systems for updating target maps including consideration of linear position change in electrochemical-additive manufacturing systems Described herein are electrochemical-additive manufacturing methods and systems using such methods. A method comprises depositing a material onto a deposition electrode by flowing a current between that deposition electrode and each of multiple individually-addressable electrodes, forming an electrode array. These currents are independently controlled based on a target map and using deposition control circuits, each coupled to one individually-addressable electrode. The target map is generated by a system controller based on various characteristics of the system (e.g., the performance of each deposition control circuit and/or individually-addressable electrode, electrolyte composition) and the desired characteristics of the deposited material (e.g., deposition location, uniformity, morphology). Furthermore, when the deposition electrode and the electrode array move relative to each other, the system controller dynamically updates the target map based on their relative positions. This movement can provide a fresh electrolyte between the electrodes and enable deposition at new locations.
US11945169B2	System and method for characterizing liquid metal drops jetted from a 3D printer using a strobe light A 3D printer includes a nozzle configured to jet a drop of liquid metal therethrough. The 3D printer also includes a light source configured to illuminate the drop with a pulse of light. A duration of the pulse of light is from about 0.0001 seconds to about 0.1 seconds. The 3D printer also includes a camera configured to capture an image, video, or both of the drop. The 3D printer also includes a computing system configured to detect the drop in the image, the video, or both. The computing system is also configured to characterize the drop after the drop is detected. Characterizing the drop includes determining a size of the drop, a location of the drop, or both in the image, the video, or both.
US11945156B2	Plate separating from support film for VAT photo-polymerization A three-dimensional printing apparatus includes a liquid tank capable of accommodating a photosensitive liquid. The liquid tank includes a film, a plurality of side walls, a plate and a motor. The film has a workpiece curing area. The plurality of side walls surrounds the film. The plate is capable of supporting the film and having at least one fluid tunnel extending from a first surface of the plate contacting the film to a second surface of the plate. The motor is connected to the liquid tank to incline the liquid tank. A gap is formed between the plat and one of the plurality of side walls of the liquid tank, and the film is communicated with an outside space via the gap.
US11945153B2	Printing apparatus and method A printing apparatus and method. The printing apparatus is for impinging liquids from at least two liquid sources. The apparatus comprises a first jet actuator configured to dispense a first liquid from a first liquid source and a second jet actuator configured to dispense a second liquid from a second liquid source. The apparatus further comprises an adjustment element configured to adjust a trajectory of at least the first liquid dispensed from the first jet actuator such that the first liquid impinges the second liquid dispensed from the second jet actuator.
US11945151B2	Additively manufacturing bio-based conductive shape memory polymer macostructure parts with highly ordered microstructures An additive manufacturing apparatus includes an additive manufacturing print head and a nozzle that receives a bio-based shape memory polymer material and a bio-based material. The nozzle extrudes the bio-based shape memory polymer material and the bio-based material onto a substrate to form a bio-based shape memory polymer part or product.
US11945146B2	Connecting part, a tool for producing a connecting part and fastening system having connecting part A connecting part (3) is formed by injection moulding. A closure part (11) forms a component of an adhesive closure having adhesive or hooking elements and is introducible as an insert part into an injection mould. In a back-injection process, the connecting part (3) forms a structural part containing the closure part (11) as an integral component.
US11945143B2	Material composites A composite containing directly adjoining and firmly bonded sections (I) and (II) of the following type: (I) section, formed from a thermoplastic moulding compound FM-1 containing at least one polyamide (A) and optionally fillers and reinforcing materials (C) and additives (D); (II) section, formed from a thermoplastic moulding compound containing at least one olefinic and/or vinyl aromatic polymer (E) and optionally fillers and reinforcing agents (F), plasticisers (G) and additives (H); wherein the moulding compound FM-1 or FM-2 contains 0.1 to 5.0 percent by weight of polyethyleneimine (B) or a copolymer or derivative thereof and a method for producing such composites.
US11945141B2	Method for producing foamed flat moldings and mold for carrying out said method The invention relates to a method for the production of foamed areal polyurethane(PUR)/polyisocyanurate(PIR) moldings, where a polyurethane/polyisocyanurate reaction mixture is injected into a mold that is under elevated pressure and then a depressurization takes place, and the foaming process is thus induced, and after the reaction the molding is demolded, and to a mold for carrying out the method.
US11945139B2	Method for composite truss manufacturing Methods for fabricating fiber-composite truss structures comprise a) individually molding multiple unit cells of a given size, and subsequently fusing them together in a repeating pattern, b) cross members are consolidated with longerons while maintaining continuity of fiber in the longerons, and c) compression-molded truss components are unioned to continuous fiber beams by means of mechanically interlocking joints.
US11945134B2	Translucent building element and method of manufacturing same The present invention is related to translucent building elements, and more specifically to their manufacture. The present invention comprises a method for the manufacture of an insulating core element for a translucent building element, an insulating core element for a translucent building element, a method for the manufacture of a translucent building element, a translucent building element, a method for the manufacture of a translucent building wall, a translucent building wall, and a method for the manufacture of a multiple of stacked rows of elongated light-conducting elements for an insulating core element.
US11945133B2	Apparatus for producing components by way of additive manufacturing processes The invention relates to an apparatus for applying slurries, comprising a doctor blade body with at least one separation element that subdivides the doctor blade body into different compartments, and to a method for producing a three-dimensional object using the apparatus according to the invention.
US11945130B2	Methods of forming a razor blade assembly A method of joining a razor blade to a blade support to form a razor blade assembly, the method including: directing a laser beam having an adjustable power output at an upper surface of the razor blade; and while advancing the laser beam along the razor blade: a) applying the laser beam at a first power output to the razor blade; b) reducing the first power output of the laser beam to a second power output; and c) applying the laser beam at the second power output to the razor to form a weld area joining the razor blade to the blade support. The weld area may be elongated and may include (i) a ratio of depth:width that is greater than about 2:1, and/or (ii) a ratio of length:width that is greater than about 5:1.
US11945129B2	Intimate area thinning razor An intimate area thinning razor, in which a comb portion includes comb teeth, a blade edge exposed portion where a blade edge is exposed, and a cover portion where the blade edge is covered. The comb teeth are provided at both ends in the width direction of the cover portion and between both of the ends, and a set of the blade edge exposed portion and the cover portion arranged in a predetermined manner is disposed repeatedly. A ratio of a total of lengths between center portions in the width direction of the comb teeth adjacent to the plurality of blade edge exposed portions, relative to a length between center portions in the width direction of the comb teeth at outermost positions in the width direction of the comb portion, is 1/10 to 4/10. Groove portions are formed on an extended line of a gap between the comb teeth.
US11945125B2	Auxiliary photographing device for dyskinesia analysis, and control method and apparatus for auxiliary photographing device for dyskinesia analysis The present disclosure relates to the field of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies, and provides an auxiliary photographing device for dyskinesia analysis, and a control method and apparatus for an auxiliary photographing device for dyskinesia analysis. The method includes controlling a camera assembly of the auxiliary photographing device at a first position to perform photographing, to obtain a first image, the first image comprising a target body part of a patient having dyskinesia; determining, in the first image, a position of a target region corresponding to the target body part; controlling an orientational movement of a mechanical arm of the auxiliary photographing device according to the position of the target region, to adjust the camera assembly to a second position; and controlling the camera assembly at the second position to perform photographing, to obtain a second image, the second image comprising the target body part.
US11945122B2	Robot control method and robot system A robot control method for a robot performing an insertion operation of inserting a second target object with force control into a first target object conveyed by a conveyor device is provided. The robot control method includes: a follow step of causing the second target object to follow the first target object from an operation start location, based on a conveyance speed of the first target object; a contact step of bringing the second target object into contact with the first target object, the second target object being in a tilted attitude in relation to the first target object, with the force control; an attitude change step of changing the attitude of the second target object in such a way that the tilt in relation to the first target object is eliminated, while pressing the second target object against the first target object, with the force control; and an insertion step of inserting the second target object into the first target object.
US11945118B2	Method of planning works for robots and work planning device A method of planning works for robots includes creating a work plan for a plurality of robots, each having a work tool, sharing at at least one station a work to a plurality of work parts of the workpiece. The method includes the steps of calculating a distribution of the work parts to the robots, calculating, as a robot operation, a work order of the work parts and a moving path of the work tool for each of the robots based on the calculated work distribution, and calculating a disposed location of each of the robots with respect to the workpiece and a station where the robot is disposed so that an inter-robot interference does not occur during execution of the calculated robot operation.
US11945111B2	Parallel mechanism with kinematically redundant actuation A spatial parallel mechanism comprises a platform. Three or more legs configured for extending from a base or ground to the platform, each leg has a distal link, one or more distal joint providing one rotational degree of freedom (DOF) about a distal rotational axis, the distal joint connecting a distal end of the distal link to the platform. A proximal joint provides at least two rotational DOFs at the proximal end of the distal link. Assemblies of joints and links provide DOFs to each said leg between the proximal joint and the base or ground. The distal rotational axes of the three legs are parallel to one another.
US11945110B2	Multi-degree-of-freedom continuum robot with flexible target grasping function A multi-degree-of-freedom continuum robot with a flexible target grasping function comprises a driving device module, a trunk simulation module and a nimble finger module. The trunk simulation module is composed of a rotary compression module and a bending compression module. Each module has a unified connection interface reserved at the end, and is combined and assembled according to actual needs. The driving module is arranged on the base of the robot to realize the driving operation of all cables to control the motion of the robot. The rotary compression module can simultaneously generate the motion in the forms of rotation and compression, thereby compensating for the defect of blind angle of the bending compression module. The bending compression module can realize compression deformation and bending deformation of the module independently. The nimble finger module realizes a grasping function by multi-finger collaboration.
US11945108B2	Robot joint with lubricant reservoir A robot arm includes a first structural component, in particular a main frame for fixing the robot arm in its surroundings, a second structural component, in particular a carousel, which is mounted rotatably about an axis of rotation on the first structural component and a transmission for twisting the second structural component relative to the first structural component. The transmission includes a transmission casing and, a casing of the first structural component has at least one integrated cavity for receiving lubricant for the transmission. The cavity is fluidically connected to the transmission casing by at least one connecting duct in the casing of the first structural component.
US11945102B2	End effector device and system for suction-based grasping of bagged objects An end effector device and system for suction-based grasping of bagged objects that can include a body structure with a vacuum line opening and an object engagement region, the vacuum line opening being configured to couple at least one pressure line of a vacuum pressure system to a defined internal channel of the body structure; the body structure comprising an internal structure that defines a concave inner chamber with a chamber opening at the object engagement region; and the internal structure comprising an array of inlets positioned along at least one wall of the concave inner chamber, wherein each inlet defines an opening in the body to the defined internal channel.
US11945099B2	System and method for fabricating soft sensors that conform to arbitrary smooth geometries A system and method for fabricating soft sensors that conform to arbitrary smooth geometries that include fabricating a top stretchable layer that includes a set of electrodes of soft sensors that are made of an elastic material. The system and method also include fabricating a bottom flexible layer that is composed of a thin sheet of suitable metal that is patterned using photolithography.
US11945097B2	Robot and robot system comprising same A robot according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises: at least one wheel for traveling; a water tank in which an accommodating space accommodating water is formed; a water pump connected to the water tank; a water purifier connected to the water pump to purify and discharge water provided from the water tank; and an air cleaner configured to suction and filter air and discharge the filtered air, wherein the water tank is disposed below the water pump, the water purifier, and the air cleaner.
US11945096B2	Product conveyance robot A product conveyance robot includes: a travel portion configured to travel on a road surface; a holding portion provided above the travel portion and configured to hold a product, the holding portion being provided rotatably around a lateral turn axis extending in the height direction of the holding portion; and a controller configured to control driving of the travel portion and a rotation angle of the holding portion around the lateral turn axis.
US11945094B2	Battery pack interface An interface for a battery pack and an electrical combination. The interface may include a battery-receiving portion configured to receive a battery pack and including a cavity. The cavity is defined by a pair of sidewalls with rails defining a groove between the rails and a lower surface of the cavity. The rails are stepped or angled along a battery insertion axis and are configured to guide the sliding engagement of a battery pack within the battery-receiving portion.
US11945090B2	Powerhead unit for tool A powered device includes a powerhead unit and an attachment unit selectively attachable to and powered by the powerhead unit. The powerhead unit includes a motor, a first shaft segment having a first driveshaft segment coupled to the motor, and a first connecting portion attached to the first shaft segment. The attachment unit includes an operational unit configured to be driven by the motor, a second shaft segment having a second driveshaft segment coupled to the operational unit, and a second connecting portion attached to the second shaft segment for coupling to the first connecting portion. One of the first connecting portion and the second connecting portion defines an axial opening having a keyway and includes a button having a hook portion. The other of the first connecting portion and the second connecting portion defines a slot and includes a key.
US11945082B2	Complex locating fixture system and method Systems and methods are provided for locating a pair of components relative to one another using complex surfaces. One component has a complex surface, where the complex surface is smoothly contoured. Another component is shaped to be connected with the first component. A fixture locates the first component relative to the second component. The fixture includes a locator with a complex surface region shaped to mate with the complex surface of the one component to locate the fixture relative to that component. The fixture includes another locator to locate the fixture relative to the second component.
US11945080B2	Power tool with adaptive speed during tightening cycle A power tool may include an end effector configured to enable a fastener to be applied by the power tool via a fastening cycle, a power unit, a drive assembly configured to apply drive power to the end effector responsive to application of input power thereto, and a motor configured to supply the input power to the drive assembly selectively based on operation of a power control assembly that controls coupling of the motor to the power unit. The drive assembly includes a clutch configured to interrupt application of the drive power at a target torque. The power control assembly may be configured to adaptively change speed of the motor in response to the power tool reaching a predefined torque value that is less than the target torque during the fastening cycle.
US11945079B2	Screwdriver A screwdriver includes a main body and a switch. The main body is coupled to a handle and includes a pair of parallel, spaced apart slots, and a pawl positioned in each slot. Each pawl is biased outwardly by a spring. The switch is pivotable relative to the main body, and the switch includes a groove extending along an arcuate portion of an inner surface. Pivoting the switch in a first direction moves the switch toward a first position in which the groove is positioned in-line with the first pawl. When the switch is in the first position, the first pawl extends outwardly from the slot and engages the internal tooth surface such that application of a torque in a first direction drives a shank in the first direction and application of a torque in the second direction causes the shank to ratchet relative to the main body.
US11945073B2	Dual membrane carrier head for chemical mechanical polishing A carrier head for chemical mechanical polishing includes a base assembly and a membrane assembly connected to the base assembly. The membrane assembly includes a membrane support, an inner membrane secured to the membrane support, wherein the inner membrane forms a plurality of individually pressurizable inner chambers between an upper surface of the membrane and the membrane support, and an outer membrane secured to the membrane support and extending below the inner membrane, the outer membrane having an inner surface and an outer surface, wherein the outer membrane defines a lower pressurizable chamber between the inner surface of the outer membrane and a lower surface of the inner membrane, wherein the inner surface is positioned for contact by a lower surface of the inner membrane upon pressurization of one or more of the plurality of chambers, and wherein the outer surface is configured to contact a substrate.
US11945069B2	Turbine motor spindle assembly for live tooling and multitasking machines A novel turbine motor spindle assembly for a spindle-mounted pneumatic tool, especially in a live tool environment is described. The novel turbine motor spindle assembly includes a manifold with a front end and a rear end. The manifold includes an air intake passage for receiving pressurized air. The pressurized air is directed axially through a drive shaft rotatably coupled to the front end. The pressurized air drives a turbine motor assembly and a drive shaft. The drive shaft is mounted inside a housing is self-lubricating. The turbine motor assembly includes tangential openings for expelling exhaust air therefrom. The turbine motor housing is mechanically coupled to the front end of the manifold with an exhaust air passage for directing exhaust air from the one or more tangential openings out through the rear end of the manifold.
US11945068B2	Machining head for the mechanical, in particular cutting, machining of a workpiece A machining head for the mechanical, in particular cutting, machining, in particular for the actuation, of a workpiece, having: —a housing, —a housing-side coupling region for coupling a machining tool to be coupled to the machining head, wherein the housing-side coupling region comprises at least one coupling interface for directly coupling a machining tool to be coupled to the machining head.
US11945067B2	Automobile hub fixture, machining device, and production line An automobile hub fixture includes a fixture body and a positioning apparatus. The fixture body includes a fixed platform and a plurality of clamping claws arranged at intervals in a circumferential direction of the fixed platform. The clamping claws are configured to clamp an outer rim of a hub. The plurality of clamping claws are connected to a driving member by using a linkage, and the driving member drives the clamping claws to radially move along the fixed platform. The positioning apparatus includes a movable platform slidably connected to the clamping claws. A positioning module configured to position an inner rim or the outer rim of the hub is mounted to the movable platform. The machining device includes a fixture, a machine tool, and a minimal quantity lubrication apparatus. The production line includes a machining device, a loading system, a loading and unloading manipulator, and a catching table.
US11945066B2	Method for on-line monitoring defects of milling tool The present disclosure relates to a method for online monitoring defect of a milling tool, comprising the steps of: 1) installing a vibration sensor module on a machine tool spindle; 2) acquiring initial sample data; 3) setting a threshold value ΔS0 with a time interval of T; 4) measuring vibration signals of n blades in x, y and z directions in each period T0; 5) shaping to obtain n strong vibration cutting wave data respectively formed by n blades in x and y directions in each period T0; 6) analyzing and processing the strong vibration cutting wave data to obtain the difference ΔS0/ between the cutting strong vibration wave areas formed by each blade in each period T0; 7) outputting a blade wear or defect signal to a display alarm module according to the constraint conditions by a data comparing and analyzing module, and giving an alarm by a display alarm module.
US11945065B2	Multi-axis turntable A multi-axis turntable includes a base, a rocker arm and a first driving device capable of driving the rocker arm to rock around the first rotation axis on the base. A swing arm and a second driving device, which is capable of driving the swing arm to swing around the second rotation axis on the rocker arm, are provided on the rocker arm. A workbench and a third driving device for driving the workbench to rotate around the third rotation axis are provided on the swing arm. The second rotation axis and the third rotation axis are parallel to each other or on different planes. Compared with the existing double rotating shaft turntable, the multi-axis turntable of the present invention has a cutting tool system of good and stable rigidity.
US11945063B2	Piston seal assembly guards and inserts for seal groove A method of repairing a piston seal assembly comprises removing worn material from a piston seal groove to generate a worked seal groove, applying a groove buildup member to the worked seal groove, and disposing a seal member proximate the groove buildup member.
US11945061B2	Equipment for fitting panels for insulating covers Equipment for fitting panels for insulating covers, such as “standing seam” panels for insulating housing roofs, includes an upper sheet, a lower sheet and an expanded polymer intermediate layer. A working unit extends along a longitudinal axis, which corresponds to the working line of the panels. A supply unit is coupled to the working unit, by a transfer unit extending along a horizontal longitudinal axis perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the working unit, for supplying reinforcement plates having a thrust portion and a flat portion. The working unit includes a carriage movable along the longitudinal axis. The carriage includes dies configured to cut and deform one end of the upper sheet of the panels and a thrust member for introducing reinforcement plates into a tail end of the expanded polymer intermediate layer. The thrust member is placed downstream of the dies along the working direction of the panels.
US11945059B2	Robot A robot is provided with a first base, a robot arm having a rotation arm member, and a second base. A bottom end portion of the first base is fixed to an upper end portion of the second base using a fixing member, the rotation arm member includes an arm member opening, the second base includes an upper surface having an upper opening and a side surface having a side opening, the rotation arm member and the first base are configured to allow the conduit containing the welding wire and introduced into an interior of the rotation arm member through the arm member opening to reach the upper opening, the side opening allows the conduit introduced into an interior of the second base through the upper opening to come out of the second base.
US11945054B2	Method for producing a metal-ceramic substrate, solder system, and metal-ceramic substrate produced using such a method A method for manufacturing a metal-ceramic substrate (1) includes providing a ceramic layer (10), a metal layer (20) and a solder layer (30) coating the ceramic layer (10) and/or the metal layer (20) and/or the solder layer (30) with an active metal layer (40), arranging the solder layer (30) between the ceramic layer (10) and the metal layer (20) along a stacking direction (S), forming a solder system (35) comprising the solder layer and the active metal layer (40), wherein a solder material of the solder layer (30) is free of a melting point lowering material and bonding the metal layer (20) to the ceramic layer (10) via the solder system (35) by means of an active solder process.
US11945052B2	Brazing material application method and manufacturing method of metal member for brazing The present invention provides a brazing material application method that can stably discharge a brazing material containing a fluoride-based flux over a long period of time. The brazing material application method of the present invention includes: a supply step of supplying a liquid brazing material containing a fluoride-based flux to a liquid chamber of a discharge apparatus that is configured to have the liquid chamber having a discharge channel, a plunger disposed in the liquid chamber movably forward and backward, and a drive device for moving the plunger forward and backward and to satisfy a predetermined relationship; and an application step of discharging the brazing material in the liquid chamber from the discharge channel by moving the plunger toward the discharge channel of the liquid chamber by the drive device, and applying the brazing material to a metal member.
US11945051B2	Heater sensor complex and soldering iron tip cartridge A heater-sensor complex 10 includes a heating wire 12, a lead wire 14 which is made from the same metal of the heating wire 12 and connected to the proximal end of the heating wire 12, the lead wire 14 having a bigger diameter than the heating wire 12, a non-heating wire 16 constituted by a different metal from the metal constituting the heating wire 12, and a sensor head 18 constituted by a metal different from the metal constituting the heating wire 12 or the metal constituting the non-heating wire 16. The sensor head 18 have a lower thermal conductivity than the non-heating wire. To the sensor head 18, the distal end of the heating wire 12 and the distal end of the non-heating wire is connected. The heating wire 12 and the non-heating wire 16 electrically conducts at least through the sensor head 18.
US11945050B2	Electrode sheet manufacturing apparatus and power storage device manufacturing method Provided is an electrode sheet manufacturing apparatus that forms an electrode sheet by cutting a sheet stack including an electrode composite material layer and a separator provided on the electrode composite material layer. The electrode sheet manufacturing apparatus includes a laser irradiation device that irradiates the sheet stack with a first laser beam having a wavelength to be absorbed by the separator and a second laser beam having a wavelength to be absorbed by the electrode composite material layer, and a controller that controls driving of the laser irradiation device. The controller moves an irradiation position of the first laser beam relative to the sheet stack and moves an irradiation position of the second laser beam so as to follow a track of the irradiation position of the first laser beam.
US11945049B2	SiC wafer manufacturing method and SiC wafer manufacturing apparatus A method for manufacturing an SiC wafer from an SiC ingot includes a verifying step of applying a test laser beam to the SiC ingot in a predetermined area with the focal point of the test laser beam set inside the SiC ingot at a predetermined depth from the end surface of the SiC ingot. The test laser beam has a transmission wavelength to SiC, thereby forming a test separation layer inside the SiC ingot at the predetermined depth. The test separation layer has a test modified portion where SiC is decomposed into Si and C and test cracks extend from the test modified portion along a c-plane in the SiC ingot. Whether or not the test cracks have been properly formed is verified. When verifying, the power of the test laser beam is changed to set a proper power at which the test cracks are properly formed.
US11945048B2	Laser-based cutting of transparent components for an electronic device Laser-based techniques for cutting and drilling of transparent components are disclosed. These laser-based techniques rely on laser modification of transparent substrates followed by chemical etching and are suitable for use with a variety of transparent substrates. Transparent components and enclosures and electronic devices including the transparent components are also disclosed herein.
US11945045B2	Annealing apparatus using two wavelengths of radiation A thermal processing apparatus and method in which a first laser source, for example, a CO2 emitting at 10.6 μm is focused onto a silicon wafer as a line beam and a second laser source, for example, a GaAs laser bar emitting at 808 nm is focused onto the wafer as a larger beam surrounding the line beam. The two beams are scanned in synchronism in the direction of the narrow dimension of the line beam to create a narrow heating pulse from the line beam when activated by the larger beam. The energy of GaAs radiation is greater than the silicon bandgap energy and creates free carriers. The energy of the CO2 radiation is less than the silicon bandgap energy so silicon is otherwise transparent to it, but the long wavelength radiation is absorbed by the free carriers.
US11945041B2	Integrated electrode maintenance for robotic welding cell including cap extractor A cap extractor for a welding gun includes a housing, a pair of springs, and first and second arms that are arranged between the springs. Each of the first and second arms have teeth that are configured to engage a welding cap. The first and second arms are configured to move relative to the housing in first and second directions that are transverse to one another by deflecting the springs.
US11945039B2	Round cutting insert for a milling tool A round cutting insert for a milling tool having a center axis and a neutral plane extending perpendicularly thereto. The round cutting insert includes a circumferential side surface surrounding the center axis between upper and lower round main surfaces. An upper cutting edge is formed along the intersection of the upper round main surface and the side surface. A plurality of elongated support grooves are arranged in the side surface. Each elongated support groove has a bottom surface extending in a lengthwise direction with opposite flank surfaces converging toward the bottom surface and extending in parallel with the lengthwise direction of the elongated support groove. The lengthwise direction of each elongated support groove forms an acute angle with the neutral plane as seen in a side view. At least one of the opposite flank surfaces of each elongated support groove is configured as a side support surface.
US11945036B2	Mobile robotic drilling apparatus and method for drilling ceilings and walls A robotic drilling apparatus is described which has been adapted for drilling holes in ceilings and walls on a construction site. The apparatus (100) comprises a robotic arm (110) mounted to a substructure (112), the substructure comprising a lifting mechanism arranged to lift the robotic arm to a working position, wherein the robotic arm has a base end (110a) and a movable end (110b), the base end being mounted to an upper surface (114) of the lifting mechanism and the movable end being capable of movement with respect to the base end in a three dimensional space, wherein the robotic drilling apparatus further comprises a mount (120) provided on the movable end for holding a drilling device (122) and a control unit (134) for controlling the operation of the robotic arm. The lifting mechanism preferably comprises a scissor-jack lifting platform. The robotic arm (110) and any support structure (134) for the robotic arm weighs less than 43 kg, and preferably individually weigh less than 23 kg.
US11945035B2	Tool holder A machine tool comprises a tool carrier, e.g. in the form of a turret disc (7) that is provided with receptacles (8) for tool holders (9), wherein each tool holder and tool carrier comprise support surfaces associated to each other and devices for fixing the tool holder at the tool carrier. At least one clamping element is provided at the tool carrier (7) that is adjustably supported between a clamping position and a release position in a direction transverse to a tie rod of a tool holder arranged on a slider (22) receptacle of the tool carrier. The clamping element is provided with a first clamping surface (24) that can be brought into engagement with a second clamping surface (35) at the tie rod of the tool holder in a self-locking and releasable manner.
US11945034B2	Cutting insert and cutting edge replacement type cutting tool What is presented is a cutting insert including a polygonal plate-shaped insert main body that includes: two polygonal surfaces; a side surface; and a cutting edge, the insert main body has a mounting hole that is centered on an insert center line passing through centers of the two polygonal surfaces, the cutting edge includes a major cutting edge extending from a first end of a corner edge located at a corner of the polygonal surface, and, in the opening of the mounting hole, a plurality of protrusions protruding with respect to a boss surface around an opening of the mounting hole are formed at intervals in a peripheral direction in an inner periphery side region of the major cutting edge.
US11945033B2	Method for heat treating an object containing at least one rare-earth element with a high vapor pressure A method is provided for the heat treatment of an object comprising at least one rare-earth element with a high vapor pressure. One or more objects comprising at least one rare-earth element with a high vapor pressure are arranged in an interior of a package. An external source of the at least one rare-earth element is arranged so as to compensate for the evaporation of this same rare-earth element from the object and/or to increase the vapor pressure of the rare-earth element in the interior of the package, and the package is heat treated.
US11945030B2	Method of forming article, coated powder and article A method of forming an article includes producing a base powder including a plurality of base particles. Each base particle includes an external surface and a first material. The method further includes removing one or more oxides from the external surface of each base particle to form a cleaned powder including a plurality of cleaned particles. Each cleaned particle includes a cleaned external surface made of the first material. The method further includes coating the cleaned external surface of each cleaned particle with a second material having a greater oxidation resistance than the first material to form a coated powder including a plurality of coated particles. Each coated particle includes an external layer including the second material that fully covers the cleaned external surface made of the first material. The method further includes forming the article using the coated powder.
US11945029B2	Cold flake suppression method A cold flake suppression method is provided. A molding device includes a sleeve, a tip, a sprue guide portion, a molding die, a sprue ring, a distributer, and a control device. The sprue guide portion includes a stamp portion, a runner portion, and a gate portion. The control device drives a supply device to slide the tip for molten metal to flow through the sleeve; sequentially calculates an amount of heat transfer changing continuously from the start of supply of molten metal until the tip slides to the position in FIG. 2, and calculates a total of the amounts as a total amount of heat transfer; and calculates a volume of the sprue guide portion based on information about the sprue guide portion input by an operator. Shapes of the sleeve and the sprue guide portion are determined to set a cold flake index equal to or less than 0.842.
US11945024B2	Mullite shell systems for investment castings and methods A mullite shell mold for casting includes a facecoat layer containing ceramic flour. The mullite shell mold also includes a first layer disposed on the facecoat layer. The first layer can contain sintered ceramic media. The facecoat layer and the first layer can each contain less than 1 wt % crystalline silica.
US11945021B2	Systems and methods for bending a needle A needle bending assembly configured to at least temporarily contain a needle can include a first housing section, a second housing section, and a coupling element coupled between the first housing section and the second housing section. The first housing section defines a first cavity configured to at least temporarily contain a first section of the needle. The second housing section defines a second cavity configured to at least temporarily contain a second section of the needle forming a distal tip. The coupling element is configured such that when the needle is contained within the housing sections, movement of the second housing section relative to the first housing section results in a bending of the needle at a location corresponding to the coupling element.
US11945018B2	Drilling processing method using press In drilling processing on a press-formed inclined portion, a hole is formed with high precision without occurrence of damage to a blade of a punch or slipping of the punch. Embodiments include a method where two through holes are formed in a blank before press-forming which are opposed to each other in the inclined direction of the inclined portion, each through portion partially forming a peripheral edge portion of the hole. The inclined portion is formed using press processing on the blank. Piercing processing using a punch is performed while pressing the inclined portion, so that the two opposed through holes are connected, thereby forming the hole.
US11945013B2	Bottle cap thread rinsing system Systems and methods for rinsing beverage residue from a mechanical interface between threads of a bottle and threads of a bottle cap is described. The bottle cap may include a sealable coating to create a seal against a rim of the bottle. The bottle cap may also include passages to allow pressurized water to be injected into an upper inner region of the bottle cap. The pressurized water is prevented from entering the bottle due to the seal between the rim of the bottle and the sealable coating of the bottle cap. Therefore, the pressurized water is caused to escape through the mechanical thread interface toward a lower inner region of the bottle cap where the water escapes from the cap at atmospheric pressure.
US11945011B2	Pipe cleaning assembly and method of cleaning a piping system using the same A pipe cleaning assembly has a connection fixture having a body defining a cavity. A first aperture, opposing first auxiliary aperture coaxially aligned with the first aperture, second aperture, and opposing second auxiliary aperture coaxially aligned with the second aperture are in fluid communication with the cavity. A first connection flange extends from and surrounds the first aperture, a second connection flange extends from and surrounds the second aperture, a third connection flange extends from and surrounds the first auxiliary aperture, and a fourth connection flange extends from and surrounds the second auxiliary aperture. A first valve is connected to the third connection flange to control fluid flow through the first auxiliary aperture.
US11944993B1	Semi concentric enhanced parallel path pneumatic nebulizer A semi concentric enhanced parallel path pneumatic nebulizer is described which has a nebulizer body with an inner capillary and outer passage, with liquid flow in one and gas flow in the other. The passage extends around the inner capillary and contacts the inner capillary's outer walls at the tip of the nebulizer body in a nozzle end. The inner capillary has a single lumen which conveys a fluid from an inlet on one end of the nebulizer to an exit port in the nozzle end. The inner capillary seals the passage within the nozzle end and has an opening in the capillary wall extending from the outermost edge of the capillary to the passage in the nebulizer body, allowing the fluid in the passage to exit the nebulizer through an exit port in the capillary wall. The fluids, being a gas and a liquid, interact to form an aerosol.
US11944991B2	Dispensing assemblies and related methods A dispensing assembly for dispensing fluid generally includes a container having a handle located toward an upper portion of the container, and a sprayer having arms extending away from the sprayer. The arms of the sprayer define a channel configured to receive at least part of the handle of the container within the channel to thereby couple the sprayer to the container. Such a dispensing assembly can be made by forming the container with a handle located toward an upper portion of the container, and forming the sprayer with the arms such that the arms can be used to couple the sprayer to the handle of the container, where the arms extend away from the sprayer and define the channel for receiving at least part of the handle of the container into the channel.
US11944988B2	Multi-zone showerhead Embodiments of multi-zone showerheads are provided herein. In some embodiments, a multi-zone showerhead includes: a body having an outer surface and including a plurality of fluidly independent plenums; and a plurality of gas distribution plugs extending through the body, wherein at least one gas distribution plug includes a first internal gas passageway coupling a first plenum of the plurality of fluidly independent plenums to the outer surface and a second internal gas passageway coupling a second plenum of the plurality of fluidly independent plenums to the outer surface. In some embodiments, the body can include: a top plate; a bottom plate; and one or more intermediate plates disposed between the top plate and the bottom plate, wherein individual plenums of the plurality of fluidly independent plenums are respectively defined between adjacent plates of the top plate, the bottom plate, and the one or more intermediate plates.
US11944987B2	Pressurizing centrifugal dehydrator A pressurizing centrifugal dehydrator for removing moisture according to the present disclosure includes: an inner basket into which slurry is introduced; an outer basket surrounding the inner basket; a blocking barrier disposed in the outer basket; and a gas supplying portion for supplying gas into the inner basket and/or the outer basket, wherein a dehydration product is positioned between an outer circumference of the blocking barrier and an inner side of the outer basket to maintain airtightness of the outer basket.
US11944979B2	Magnetic field gradient apparatus and apparatus for separation The invention relates to a magnet apparatus for generating a magnetic field, the magnet apparatus comprising: at least three coils arranged besides each other along a first axis in a first plane, wherein each coil comprises a conductor comprising a material having superconducting properties at an operating temperature, the coils further comprise two legs and two bent end sections in the first plane, wherein a first and a second leg are arranged parallel to each other along a second axis in the first plane transverse to the first axis, and the two bent sections are arranged opposite to each other; and a controller arranged to control currents through the respective coils to obtain a current distribution in the first plane, wherein a current direction of the current distribution is alternating between opposite directions parallel to the second axis, with a period λ along the first axis. The invention also related to a magnetic density separation apparatus comprising the magnet apparatus.
US11944977B2	System and method for providing a food recycler A food recycler can include a case having a case volume between 8.79 liters and 35 liters, a control system, a user interface in electrical communication with the control system, and a bucket being configured with a bucket volume, wherein a ratio of the bucket volume to the case volume is between 0.0717 and 0.2857. The recycler can include a motor in communication with the control system, the motor being configured adjacent at least in part to the bucket, a gearbox configured below the bucket and in mechanical communication with the motor, a filter system having at least one filter and configured to receive air from a top portion of the bucket and a drying component configured to remove water from waste food items.
US11944972B2	Concentrating particles in a microfluidic device A microfluidic device includes: a first microfluidic channel; a second microfluidic channel extending along the first microfluidic channel; and a first array of islands separating the first microfluidic channel from the second microfluidic channel, in which each island is separated from an adjacent island in the array by an opening that fluidly couples the first microfluidic channel to the second microfluidic channel, in which the first microfluidic channel, the second microfluidic channel, and the islands are arranged so that a fluidic resistance of the first microfluidic channel increases relative to a fluidic resistance of the second microfluidic channel along a longitudinal direction of the first microfluidic channel such that, during use of the microfluidic device, a portion of a fluid sample flowing through the first microfluidic channel passes through one or more of the openings between adjacent islands into the second microfluidic channel.
US11944971B2	Sorting particles in a microfluidic device A microfluidic device includes a particle sorting region having a first, second and third microfluidic channels, a first array of islands separating the first microfluidic channel from the second microfluidic channel, and a second array of islands separating the first microfluidic channel from the third microfluidic channel, in which the island arrays and the microfluidic channels are arranged so that a first fluid is extracted from the first microfluidic channel into the second microfluidic channel and a second fluid is extracted from the third microfluidic channel into the first microfluidic channel, and so that particles are transferred from the first fluid sample into the second fluid sample within the first microfluidic channel.
US11944965B2	Microfluidic device A microfluidic device, a diagnostic device including the microfluidic device and a method for making the microfluidic device are provided. The microfluidic device includes: (i) a transparent substrate comprising a cavity, the cavity opening up to a top of the transparent substrate; (ii) a transparent layer covering the cavity, and (iii) a semiconductor substrate over the transparent layer and the transparent substrate, wherein the semiconductor substrate comprises a through hole overlaying the cavity and exposing the transparent layer.
US11944964B2	Micro-bioelectrochemical cell devices and methods of detecting electron flows A micro-bioelectrochemical cell (μ-BEC) device is disclosed that includes from 4 to 96 microfluidically connected of chambers, in which each chamber encloses a volume of about 1 μL to 2 μL. A working electrode, reference electrode, and counting electrode contacts each volume. The μ-BEC device includes a support layer coated with a working electrode layer, a microfluidics layer containing a plurality of wells, and an electrical layer containing the reference and counter electrodes. Methods of using the μ-BEC device to perform bioelectrochemical measurements of cells are also disclosed.
US11944961B2	Method for regenerating waste organic zinc catalyst through surface modification The present disclosure relates to a method for regenerating a waste organic zinc catalyst by performing surface modification using a dicarboxylic acid and a zinc compound. When using the method for regenerating an organic zinc catalyst according to the present disclosure, the organic zinc catalyst can be regenerated using a convenient method which modifies the dicarboxylic acid and the zinc compound in an alternately repeated manner.
US11944959B2	Alkali metal ion modified titanium silicalite zeolite for gas phase epoxidation of propylene and hydrogen peroxide and preparation method thereof An alkali metal ion modified titanium silicalite zeolite for gas phase epoxidation of propylene and hydrogen peroxide and a preparation method thereof. The method includes, at first step: preparing an alkali metal hydroxide modification solution; at second step: conducting controlled hydrothermal treatment on a TS-1 zeolite matrix by using an alkali metal hydroxide solution; and at third step: conducting post-treatment on the hydrothermally modified TS-1 zeolite, including solid-liquid separation, washing, drying and calcining. In the washing process, the modified TS-1 zeolite wet material is washed with a low concentration alkali metal hydroxide solution; alkali metal ions are reserved on the silicon hydroxyl of the modified titanium silicalite zeolite; and an infrared characteristic absorption band of a framework titanium active center modified by the alkali metal ions is in a range above 960 cm−1 and below 980 cm−1.
US11944954B2	Organic-inorganic hybrid porous material and preparation method thereof, separator, electrochemical device, and electrical device An organic-inorganic hybrid porous material. The organic-inorganic hybrid porous material contains a doping element A are provided. In some embodiments, the element A is one or more selected from: Li, Na, K, Rb, Cs, Sr, Zn, Mg, Ca, or any combination thereof. An external specific surface area of the organic-inorganic hybrid porous material is 1 to 100 m2/g. A ratio of the external specific surface area to a total specific surface area of the organic-inorganic hybrid porous material is 0.7 to 0.9.
US11944940B2	Method for preparation of water-treatment separation membrane and water-treatment separation membrane prepared thereby Provided is a method for manufacturing a water-treatment membrane, the method including bringing an aqueous solution including free chlorine and a halogen ion into contact with a polyamide active layer, wherein the free chlorine is present in an amount from 150 ppm to 400 ppm and the halogen ion is present in an amount from 150 ppm to 400 ppm based on the aqueous solution, and a water-treatment membrane manufactured using the same.
US11944937B2	Model-free controller and method for solar-based distillation system A method for controlling a membrane distillation system includes determining whether there is a day time or a night time at a location of a solar collector system associated with the membrane distillation system; applying a first control mode during the day time to a flow velocity of a feed used by the membrane distillation system; and applying a second control mode, different from the first control scheme, during the night time, to the feed. The first control scheme is a model-free mode.
US11944936B2	Single pass cross flow diafiltration module and method Disclosed herein is a single pass cross flow diafiltration system comprising: a filtration module having; two or more filtration segments fluidly connected in series, each having an upstream side and a downstream side; wherein each filtration segment comprises hollow fiber filter membranes, and wherein each filtration segment has a selected length; wherein the hollow fiber filter membranes of each filtration segment have a selected inner diameter; wherein the selected inner diameter of each filtration segment may be the same or different, provided that at least one selected inner diameter differs from another selected inner diameter, and provided that the two or more filtration segments are arranged such that no selected inner diameter in a given filtration segment is larger on the upstream side; one or more pumps, mounted to urge fluid flow; and one or more points of introduction of a diadiluent, each of said points of introduction being fluidly connected to an upstream filtration segment.
US11944935B2	Gas detection purification device A gas detection purification device is disclosed and includes a main body, a purification unit, a gas guider, a gas detection module and a controlling-driving module. The main body includes an inlet, an outlet, an external socket and a gas-flow channel disposed between the inlet and the outlet. The purification unit is disposed in the gas-flow channel for filtering gas introduced through the gas-flow channel. The gas guider is disposed in the gas channel and located at a side of the purification unit. The gas is inhaled through the inlet, flows through the purification unit and is discharged out through the outlet. The gas detection module is plugged into or detached from the external socket. The controlling driving module is disposed within the main body and electrically connected to the gas guider to control the operation of the gas guider in an enabled state and a disabled state.
US11944928B2	Filter assembly and media The present disclosure relates to a filter housing having a bowl and a head. The bowl is configured to house a portion of a filter cartridge. The bowl has an annular groove disposed about a rim of the bowl. The head is configured to mate with the bowl. The head includes an inlet, outlet, and a pair of levers. The inlet is to receive a flow of fluid into the filter housing. The outlet is to release the flow of fluid from the filter housing. The pair of levers are to draw the bowl partially into the head. Each lever has a first arm configured to mate with the annular groove, a second arm having a bearing surface, and a pivot disposed between the first arm and the second arm. A force upon the bearing surface urges the bowl into the head to form a seal.
US11944915B2	Plush toy with internal skeleton and rotatable head A plush toy with an internal skeleton and a PVC head attached with a variety of coupling mechanisms. The plush toy includes a movable and poseable internal skeleton that attaches to a neck connector allowing the use of a PVC head with the plush body. Further, the present invention includes a unique shoulder design that assists in retention of plush material in the plush toy body. Additionally, four unique head coupling configurations are disclosed that enable connection of a PVC toy head to a plush body.
US11944914B2	Rotatable platform A rotatable platform for facilitating the assembly of a jigsaw puzzle by multiple person includes (a) a base having an upper or top surface and a lower surface or bottom surface; (b) a bearing or other pivot is secured to the bottom surface of the base for facilitating rotation of the platform; and (c) retainer for removably retaining a box top cover or similar part of the jigsaw puzzle box which shows the scene to be re-created is mounted to the upper surface of the platform.
US11944912B2	Multi-player game system A game system for playing a multi-player game. The game system comprises a hexagonal game board. The game board comprises a plurality of hexagonal cells on a top surface of the game board. The cells are separated into a plurality of kingdoms comprising kingdom cells, a plurality of battlefield cells, and a central cell. The game system additionally comprises a plurality of sets of game pieces. Each of the sets of game pieces is associated with one of the plurality of kingdoms. At least one of the game pieces from each of the plurality of sets of game pieces includes an indicia on the at least one game piece. The indicia is indicative of a legal maneuver permitted by the at least one game piece.
US11944910B2	System and method for providing virtual items to users of a virtual space A system and method for providing virtual items to users of an online game operated in a virtual space. Multiple users may participate in affiliations or alliances of discrete groups of users in an online game and may access the online game through client computing platforms associated with the users. The affiliations may have affiliation game units associated with affiliations which provide a benefit to the members of the online game. Affiliation members may cumulatively obtain affiliation game units and/or upgrade affiliation game units by providing one or more virtual items. Upgrading affiliation game units may require the cooperation of multiple members of the affiliation.
US11944907B2	User options in modifying face of computer simulation character A technique presents on a display a computer game character and a first scannable code (SC) scannable by a camera of at least a first user apparatus to cause a server to download to the first user apparatus a photo app operable to generate a photo of a first user and send the photo to the server, which alters the character in accordance with the photo. The character with the face altered is presented along with a second SC that can be scanned to cause the server to download to the first user apparatus a share app operable to select a second user apparatus to send an image of the character with the face altered in accordance with the photo such that the second user apparatus can display the character with the face altered in accordance with the photo. User options may be provided to alter the character or game.
US11944897B2	Device including plurality of markers An input device includes a case body and a plurality of markers 30d, 30e, and 30p configured to emit light to the outside of the case body. When an angle difference between the normal directions of the two markers 30d and 30e is less than a predetermined threshold value, a distance between the two markers 30d and 30e is equal to or greater than a predetermined first distance. When an angle difference between the normal directions of the two markers 30d and 30p is equal to or greater than a predetermined threshold value, a distance between the two markers 30d and 30p is equal to or greater than a predetermined second distance, and the second distance is shorter than the first distance.
US11944895B2	Dual axle skateboard and truck with outboard secondary wheels and methods Improved skateboards and methods of obtaining or providing skateboards with improved trucks. Trucks have two axles or axes, two primary wheels, and two secondary wheels, and skateboards have eight wheels, four in front and four at the rear portion of the skateboard. The four primary wheels support most or all of the weight of the skateboard when the skateboard is on a flat surface, and the two secondary wheels support the weight of one portion of the skateboard (e.g., front or rear) when the primary wheels cross a crack (e.g., a sidewalk contraction joint). In various embodiments, the secondary wheels are located outboard of the primary wheels. Further, in a number of embodiments, the axis of rotation or axle of the primary wheels remains parallel to that of the secondary wheels, whether the skateboard is going straight or turning.
US11944893B2	Sports boot with integrated ankle compression system Sport boots have an outer shell and an ankle compression system attached to and positioned within the outer shell to apply selective compressive force against an anterior ankle portion of a person's foot when wearing the boot. The ankle compression system includes an ankle compression member positioned forwardly adjacent to the anterior ankle portion and at least one medial positioning band having a lower terminal end immovably fixed to a medial edge portion of the strobel and having an opposite end operatively associated with the ankle compression member. An adjustment lace is connected to the ankle compression member and is operatively connected to a tightening member positioned on a lateral side of the outer shell so that operation of the tightening causes the adjustment lace to forcibly draw the ankle compression member toward and exert a selective compressive force against the anterior ankle portion of the person's foot.
US11944890B2	Coupling device for a vertical pole for gym exercises Coupling device (20) for a vertical pole (8) for gym exercises comprising a hemispherical element (3) positioned inside a seat (22), a base (1), a shaft (5) inserted inside the hemispherical element (3) to which the vertical pole (8) for gym exercises is connected, said device (20) being characterized in that the hemispherical element (3) comprises a plurality of blocking elements (10, 33, 45) configured to be coupled to a plurality of corresponding elements (26, 34, 44), made on the inner surface of the seat (22) of the hemispherical element (3) to prevent the rotation of the pole (8) around an axis (X) passing through the centre of the coupling device (20) while leaving free the oscillatory movement of the pole (8) with respect to said axis (X).
US11944887B2	Information processing device and information processing method Provided is an information processing device including: a control unit that performs position detection of an object, on which a light emitting unit or a reflective material is provided, on the basis of a captured image acquired by imaging of emitted light or reflected light of the object in a direction facing a side, on which the light emitting unit or the reflective material is provided, of the object, wherein the control unit adjusts algorithm for the position detection of the object according to an illuminance detection result of external light including at least a wavelength of the emitted light or the reflected light.
US11944886B2	Set piece simulation system and method for providing simulation by using same A set piece simulation system provides a simulation of a set piece in soccer. The system includes a data transmission/reception unit, an image output unit, a kick information analysis unit, and an image processing unit. The data transmission/reception unit receives ball location information from a sensing device, the image output unit outputs a set piece background screen to an image output device, the sensed ball location and auxiliary information including angle(s) based on the ball location, the data transmission/reception unit receives a user's kick motion image and kick information including speed, spin rate, and/or direction of the ball, the kick information analysis unit analyzes movement path of the ball, and the image processing unit displays trajectory of the ball and the speed and spin information of the ball on the set piece background screen based on the analyzed movement path.
US11944884B2	Reinforced die for use in a throwing game and method of manufacture of same A reinforced die for use in a throwing game and method of manufacture of same are provided. Having corners reinforced with multiple rows of machine stitched threads, multiple layers of inner lining padding the corners, and filler material within the inner lining layers helps the die maintain distinct sides and resist deformation even after being thrown extensively against a hard surface. The use of machine stitching to reinforce the die allows to impart uniform strength to all sides of the die, further increasing resistance to deformation. The material of the housing, such as duck cloth, is weather resistant, durable, and has a friction coefficient that is high enough to prevent excessive sliding of the die from a board upon which the die is thrown, but low enough to prevent damage to the board.
US11944882B1	Multisport targeting device and system A targeting device includes a body (504) that is formed from a flexible polymeric material with opposing sides with a target coupler (506) about one opposing side of the body (504). A goal frame coupler (502) is carried from body (504) and is formed with a surface that may be received with a friction pad (514). Also contemplated is at least one strap-type adjusting device (508) that is carried by the goal frame coupler and/or the body, and which is formed with at least one knob that cooperates with the goal frame coupler to fasten the targeting device to a pole or other structure. In variations, at least one respective channel (516) is formed in the coupler (502) and sized to capture one or more of the adjustment knobs. The target coupler (506) may be formed by a connection joint (518), which is coupled to a target (510) there about.
US11944881B2	Tennis net tension system including service let indication feature Disclosed is system and method for measuring the tension of a tennis net, and, alternatively or in addition, for determining if a service let occurs via the measuring of the net tension. The disclosed embodiments measure a force exerted on the center-strap or the singles stick by the net. In these embodiments, the measured force provides an accurate reflection of the tension of the net.
US11944879B2	Golf club head with L-shaped faceplate and dynamic lofting features Embodiments of an iron-type golf club head comprising an L-shaped faceplate configured for flexibility are described herein. The L-shaped faceplate comprises a strike face portion and a sole return that wraps around a leading edge of the golf club head. In some embodiments, the L-shaped faceplate further comprises a top rail extension and a toe extension that extend to the peripheries of the golf club head. The golf club head comprises a rear body configured to receive the L-shaped faceplate to form a hollow interior cavity. The rear body comprises a sole ledge configured to receive the sole return. In some embodiments, the golf club head further comprises a weight pad that overhangs a portion of the sole return. In some embodiments, the golf club head further comprises dynamic lofting features that increase the bending in the rear body.
US11944878B2	Golf club A golf club head includes a club body including a crown, a sole, a skirt disposed between and connecting the crown and the sole and a face portion connected to a front end of the club body. The face portion includes a geometric center defining the origin of a coordinate system when the golf club head is ideally positioned, the coordinate system including an x-axis being tangent to the face portion at the origin and parallel to a ground plane, a y-axis intersecting the origin being parallel to the ground plane and orthogonal to the x-axis, and a z-axis intersecting the origin being orthogonal to both the x-axis and the y-axis. The golf club head defines a center of gravity CG, the CG being a distance CGY from the origin as measured along the y-axis and a distance CGZ from the origin as measured along the z-axis.
US11944877B2	Racket A tennis racket includes a frame and a grommet. The frame includes a grommet groove, a small groove, and a hole. The small groove is recessed from the grommet groove. The grommet includes a base and a pipe. In a state where the grommet is attached to the frame, the base is accommodated in the grommet groove, and the pipe extends through the hole. The base is not positioned inside the small groove. Therefore, at the back of a back side surface of the base, there is a space derived from the small groove.
US11944874B2	Golf balls having cores with increased hardness gradient Golf balls having cores with increased hardness gradients are provided. The cores have an increased “positive” hardness gradient (or a “hard-to-soft” hardness) where the outer surface of the core is harder than the center. The increased positive hardness gradient can be achieved by introducing a water-releasing agent into the core rubber formulation during the curing process. The resulting golf balls have reduced spin and sufficient impact durability.
US11944870B2	Movement determination method, movement determination device and computer-readable storage medium The disclosure provides a movement determination method, a movement determination device, and a computer-readable storage medium. The method includes the following. In response to determining that a user has presented an initial movement corresponding to a to-be-detected movement, an anchor joint point among multiple joint points of the user is decided based on the to-be-detected movement. A movable range of each of the anchor joint points is decided. In response to determining that each of the anchor joint points leaves the corresponding movable range, it is determined that the user has stopped performing the to-be-detected movement.
US11944869B2	User interface for a motorized isokinetic resistance exercise machine An exercise device consisting of two or more flexible elements originating from different locations and connected to a common handle capable of being moved in a variety of directions. Each element also connected to a resistance mechanism and a force measuring device whereby a user interface and microcomputer determine force and direction and enable creation of customized workouts.
US11944863B2	Dumbbell system A dumbbell system a plurality of weights vertically stackable on top of each other and each of the weights has a pair of outer edges disposed oppositely from each other to define a first lateral edge and a second lateral edge. The weights each have a centrally displaced opening vertically extending therethrough and defining a receiving space. The receiving space of each weight is vertically aligned with the receiving space of each of the other weights. A handle is removably extendable into the receiving space. A coupler releasably engages a selected one of the weights to the handle and defines a coupled weight. The coupled weight and each of the weights positioned above the coupled weight is releasably secured to the handle. Each of the weights positioned below the coupled weight are disengaged from the handle.
US11944862B2	Multifunctional kettlebell exercise device A multifunctional kettlebell device is a uniquely designed kettlebell that can assist with a plurality of exercises. To accomplish this, the device includes loops and rings that may be attached to other equipment and accessories such as resistant bands, backpack straps, additional weights, or of the likes. Further, the device has a flat front and rear surface to prevent any bulgy uncomfortable force pushed against the body of the user when lifting the kettlebell. In addition to the flat surface, the device includes a unique indentation that assists with maintaining proper body posture and weight distribution while the invention is being used. Thus, the multifunctional kettlebell device is an exercise equipment with plurality of accessory attachment provisions, as well as a convenient and user-friendly shape.
US11944860B2	Rope fastener, exercise equipment using rope fastener, frame for exercise aid, and exercise aid including frame for exercise aid A rope fastener includes an insert inserted into a hollow in an end portion of a rope in an elastic tubular form to expand an outer diameter of the rope, a fixing part that is disposed behind the insert and that includes a boss protruding from a front surface thereof and having an insert recess into which an end of the rope is inserted, and a coupling part having a hollow into which the rope is inserted together with the insert and a rear end portion coupled to the boss of the fixing part.
US11944859B2	Hula hoop A hula hoop, comprising a hoop body which includes a plurality of unit sections connected end to end, two adjacent unit sections are detachably connected to each other through a connecting member, and each unit section has an accommodating groove for inserting the connecting member. The front section and the rear section of the connecting member are inserted into the accommodating grooves of two adjacent unit sections, and the unit section has a locking mechanism for keeping the connecting member in the accommodating groove. The hoop body comprises a plurality of unit sections connected end to end. Two adjacent unit sections are connected to each other through a connecting member, which can realize the rapid disassembly and assembly of the unit sections. By increasing or reducing the number of unit sections, the inner diameter of the hoop body can be changed to adapt to exercisers with different body shapes, and the hoop body can be opened at any position, which is more convenient to operate than the prior art.
US11944854B2	Stove top fire extinguishing device An apparatus is disclosed for extinguishing a stovetop fire over a stovetop having a first burner, the apparatus including a container detachably mountable to a microwave positioned above the stove top. A supply of fire suppressant material is retained within the container. A heat responsive actuator is disposed on the container. When the container is mounted to the microwave over the first burner, and the fire actuates the heat responsive actuator, at least a portion of the supply of fire suppressant material falls from the container toward the first burner.
US11944852B2	Emergency firefighting climbing device and system A firefighter safety system and tools purposed for extracting oneself from out of a burning and smoke infested compartment of a building structure where the floor has caved in. Disclosed is a hand tool and foot tool that a firefighter can use alongside with a pressurized fire hose whereby the hand tool and foot tool can engage the fire hose in frictional contact whereby the firefighter can pull with their hand on the tool and push with their foot on the foot tool until they extricated themselves from dangerous conditions.
US11944851B2	High-filtration reusable face mask Provided are high-filtration reusable face masks with replaceable filters. Reusable face masks can comprise a single piece mask body configured to cover a nose and a mouth of a human face and comprising at least one filter attachment port, wherein the at least one filter attachment port comprises a filter support structure, defines an opening in the mask body, and extends from the exterior surface of the mask body; wherein the at least one filter attachment port is configured to connect to a replaceable filter and support the replaceable filter by separating portions of filter media of the replaceable filter when the replaceable filter is attached to the at least one filter attachment port.
US11944849B2	Systems and methods for combined cosmetic treatment of cellulite with ultrasound Dermatological cosmetic combination treatments with high intensity focused ultrasound, dermal fillers, fat-reducing compounds, cavitation-prone fluids, and/or septa dissection are provided. A HIFU therapy system can include an imaging system, methods adapted to alter placement and position of a line focus band therapy, multiple simultaneous cosmetic ultrasound treatment zones in tissue, and dithering ultrasound beams from a transducer to alter placement and position of multiple cosmetic treatment zones in tissue. The HIFU systems can include a hand wand, removable transducer modules, and a control module. The dermal fillers can include hydroxyapatite. The fat-reducing compounds can include adipocytolytic compounds, pentacyclic triterpenoid compounds, proapoptotic compounds, compounds impairing differentiation of pre-adipocytes, and combinations thereof. The cavitation-prone fluids can include molecules dissolved in fluids, ethanol, glycerin, and ethylene glycol. The septa dissecting can include using a cutting blade and/or cavitation HIFU. The cosmetic treatment system may be used in various cosmetic procedures, such as treating cellulite.
US11944847B2	System and method for open-loop ultrasound therapy to the prostate including restricting the therapy delivered to a predetermined angular range A method for delivering ultrasound therapy using open-loop controls comprises inserting a distal tip of a therapeutic ultrasound applicator into a patient's urethra, the distal tip including an ultrasound transducer; acquiring ultrasound images of the patient's urethra and prostate with an ultrasound imaging probe; aligning the distal tip of the therapeutic ultrasound applicator with the patient's prostate using the ultrasound images; delivering therapeutic ultrasound energy to the patient's prostate, with the ultrasound transducer, according to a treatment plan, the treatment plan including a predetermined limited angular range for the therapeutic ultrasound energy that avoids the patient's rectum and neurovascular bundles, wherein the therapeutic ultrasound is delivered without temperature feedback data.
US11944842B2	Photodynamic therapy device and methods of use A therapy device comprises a shaft extending between proximal and distal portions, a surgical instrument located at the distal portion, a handpiece located at the proximal portion, a treatment end located at the distal end of the surgical instrument that can apply photodynamic therapy (PDT). The treatment end includes an applicator to apply a photosensitizer to a surface of a target tissue and a light emitter that can emit generated phototherapeutic light to activate the photosensitizer to ablate target tissue. A method for providing PDT to the target tissue includes inserting the therapy device into the patent, applying the photosensitizer and phototherapeutic light to a surface of the target tissue, and removing the device from the patient.
US11944841B2	Light-irradiation-device delivery apparatus and phototherapy method A light-irradiation-device delivery apparatus includes: a metal needle tube having a longitudinal axis, a side hole, which penetrates from an inner circumferential surface to an outer circumferential surface, and a blade surface at a distal end thereof; an optical fiber that is accommodated inside the needle tube, the optical fiber including a core allowing light to propagate, a clad covering an outer circumferential surface of the core, and an emission area provided at a distal-end section of the optical fiber; and a positioning member that positions the emission area between a distal end and a proximal end of the needle tube in the longitudinal-axis direction. The distal end of the optical fiber is positioned in an interior space of the needle tube in a state where the emission area is positioned between the distal end and the proximal end of the side hole.
US11944838B1	Personalized transcranial magnetic stimulation A method of providing neuromodulation treatment to a patient includes both an assessment procedure prior to the application of magnetic stimulation signal to the patient during a treatment period of time. The assessment procedure is completed prior to the treatment period of time and senses an electroencephalogram (EEG) signal of the person and then an evaluates the EEG signal to obtain a measure of a patient's endogenous brain activity within a selected EEG band of the EEG signal of the patient. A control subsystem adjusts a stimulation protocol parameter used in the generation of the magnetic stimulation signal based upon the measure of a characteristic of the patient's endogenous brain activity obtained during the assessment procedure. The adjusted magnetic signal is then applied to the head of the patient for providing treatment to the patient patient's brain.
US11944834B2	Modular flying lead cable and methods for use with heart pump controllers An external controller assembly for a medical device implanted in a patient includes an external controller and an external driveline assembly. The external controller includes an external controller display viewable by the patient. The external driveline assembly includes an external driveline cable and an external driveline distal connector. The external driveline cable is connected to the external driveline distal connector and the external controller. The external driveline cable accommodates positioning of the external driveline distal connector, by the patient, for simultaneous viewing of the external driveline distal connector and the external controller display by the patient. The external driveline distal connector is adapted to be connected to the distal driveline proximal connector by the patient. The external driveline distal connector is adapted to be disconnected from the distal driveline proximal connector by the patient.
US11944828B2	Rotatable adapter for connecting implantable medical leads to test devices An adapter configured to electrically connect a test device to an implantable medical lead comprises a rotational electrical coupling. The rotational electrical coupling is configured to electrically connect a lead electrical connector to an adapter electrical connector. The rotational electrical coupling comprises a first conductive component configured to be electrically connected to the lead electrical connector and rotatable with a proximal portion of the implantable medical lead, and a second conductive component electrically connected to the first conductive component and the adapter electrical connector. The second conductive component may be rotationally fixed. The first and second conductive components may comprise graphite or another soft metal.
US11944825B2	Surgical system and methods of use A method of manufacturing a surgical device including providing a substrate having opposite first and second sides. The second side having a first section and a second section. Coupling a substrate to a fixture such that the first side faces the fixture and depositing a gel onto the second side such that the gel coats the first section without coating the second section.
US11944822B2	High density neural implant cylindrical packaging A space-saving configuration for electronics is disclosed in which at least four circuit boards are arranged to form sides of a five-or-greater sided geometric prism that are perpendicular to a common plane. That is, they are stood up on their sides and connected with flex cable to approximate a cylinder. Each circuit board can include one or more sides with electrical components. The circuit boards make up at least half of the five-or-greater sided geometric prism such that the circuit boards wrap at least halfway around. A common connector on one of the circuit boards can be configured to receive power from an underlying motherboard, and flex cables connecting adjacent circuit boards in series distribute power received from the connector to each of the circuit boards in series.
US11944819B2	Analyzing ECAP signals Systems, devices, and techniques are described for analyzing evoked compound action potentials (ECAP) signals to assess the effect of a delivered electrical stimulation signal. In one example, a system includes a stimulation generator configured to deliver a stimulation pulse to a patient, sensing circuitry configured to sense an evoked compound action potential (ECAP) signal evoked from the stimulation pulse, and processing circuitry. The processing circuitry may be configured to determine a maximum value of a derivative of the ECAP signal, determine a minimum value of the derivative of the ECAP signal, determine, based on the maximum value of the derivative and the minimum value of the derivative, a characteristic value of the ECAP signal, and determine, based on the characteristic value of the ECAP signal, at least one parameter value at least partially defining electrical stimulation therapy to be delivered to the patient.
US11944818B2	System and method for embedding electronic components within an implant A system and method for embedded electronics within a medical implant comprising: an implant body; a circuitry surface, containing at least one electronic component, wherein the circuitry surface is at least partially embedded within a defined cavity of the implant along at least one path; sheathing, comprising a protective structure, wherein the at least partially embedded portion of the circuitry surface is enclosed within the sheathing; electronic components connected to, or directly on, the circuitry surface, comprising a set of electrodes and an antenna; and wiring, connecting the circuitry surface and electronic components. The system and method may further include a casing, wherein the casing is a sealed structure directly connected to the implant body including a printed a circuit board (PCB) contained within the casing itself.
US11944815B2	Non-invasive nerve stimulation with mobile device Devices, systems and methods are disclosed that allow a patient to self-treat a medical condition, such as headache, by noninvasive stimulation of a nerve. A system comprises a stimulator having an interface configured to contact an outer skin surface of a patient and an energy source coupled to the interface. The energy source transmits an electrical impulse through the interface transcutaneously through the outer skin surface of the patient to a nerve of the patient such that the nerve is modulated. The system further comprises a mobile device coupled to the stimulator to transmit data to the stimulator. The data includes a therapy regimen to reduce one or more symptoms of a headache in the patient.

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