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US11960298B2	Multi-range vehicle speed prediction using vehicle connectivity for enhanced energy efficiency of vehicles An integrated speed prediction framework based on historical traffic data mining and real-time V2I communications for CAVs. The present framework provides multi-horizon speed predictions with different fidelity over short and long horizons. The present multi-horizon speed prediction is integrated with an economic model predictive control (MPC) strategy for the battery thermal management (BTM) of connected and automated electric vehicles (EVs) as a case study. The simulation results over real-world urban driving cycles confirm the enhanced prediction performance of the present data mining strategy over long prediction horizons. Despite the uncertainty in long-range CAV speed predictions, the vehicle level simulation results show that 14% and 19% energy savings can be accumulated sequentially through eco-driving and BTM optimization (eco-cooling), respectively, when compared with normal-driving and conventional BTM strategy.
US11960290B2	Systems and methods for end-to-end trajectory prediction using radar, LIDAR, and maps Systems and methods for trajectory prediction are provided. A method can include obtaining LIDAR data, radar data, and map data; inputting the LIDAR data, the radar data, and the map data into a network model; transforming, by the network model, the radar data into a coordinate frame associated with a most recent radar sweep in the radar data; generating, by the network model, one or more features for each of the LIDAR data, the transformed radar data, and the map data; combining, by the network model, the one or more generated features to generate fused feature data; generating, by the network model, prediction data based at least in part on the fused feature data; and receiving, as an output of the network model, the prediction data. The prediction data can include a respective predicted trajectory for a future time period for one or more detected objects.
US11960285B2	Method for controlling robot, robot, and recording medium A method includes: detecting, through a sensor, a location and a movement direction of the user and an object around the user; specifying the type and the location of the detected object; if the object is a dangerous object and is located in the movement direction of the user, setting a relative position where the robot is to be located relative to the user to a lead position ahead of the user and in a direction different from the movement direction; driving at least one pair of legs or wheels of the robot to cause the robot to move to the lead position; and driving the at least one pair of legs or wheels to cause the robot to accompany the user in the lead position and induce a change in the movement direction of the user.
US11960276B2	Multi-sensor collaborative calibration system An example method for performing multi-sensor collaborative calibration on a vehicle includes obtaining, from at least two sensors located on a vehicle, sensor data items of an area that comprises a plurality of calibration objects; determining, from the sensor data items, attributes of the plurality of calibration objects; determining, for the at least two sensors, an initial matrix that describes a first set of extrinsic parameters between the at least two sensors based at least on the attributes of the plurality of calibration objects; determining an updated matrix that describes a second set of extrinsic parameters between the at least two sensors based at least on the initial matrix and a location of at least one calibration object; and performing autonomous operation of the vehicle using the second set of extrinsic parameters and additional sensor data received from the at least two sensors.
US11960274B2	Method for monitoring an electrical switching arrangement In order to specify a method, which is improved in comparison to the prior art, for monitoring an electrical switching arrangement having at least two channels, which each electrically conductively connect an electrical source supplying the respective channel, forming an electrical supply quantity, to an output of the respective channel, the switching arrangement is fed not only an external safety signal, from which an internal safety signal is respectively generated for the at least two channels in order to therewith control a voltage interrupter connected in series in the respective channel, but also a pulsed diagnostic signal, which is superimposed on the internal safety signals in order to alternately open and close again the voltage interrupters connected in the respective channels and to thus respectively alternately interrupt the supply quantities appearing in the respective channels.
US11960272B2	Production line monitoring system A production line monitoring system for monitoring a production line including a plurality of production devices is provided. The production line monitoring system includes: a plurality of terminals attached to a plurality of workers; and a server configured to communicate with the plurality of terminals via a wireless network. The server performs processing of receiving operation information about the production device and generating event information based on the operation information, processing of transmitting the event information to a first terminal and a second terminal of the plurality of terminals, and processing of transmitting event stop information to the second terminal when receiving response information transmitted from the first terminal after performing the processing of transmitting the event information.
US11960269B2	Validating operator safety requirements An opt-in from at least one user of a plurality of users associated with at least one tool of a plurality of tools is received. An authentication associated with a first opted-in user of the plurality of users associated with an access of a first tool of the plurality of tools is determined. A set of credentials required to operate the first tool associated with the first opted-in user is verified. A request to an Internet of things (IoT) receiver device is transmitted. A response from an IoT transmitter device is received. In response to determining that the first user is utilizing required equipment to operate the first tool, power to the first tool is supplied.
US11960268B2	Power allocation to heat a processing chip of a network device Examples discussed herein relate to managing power allocation for devices, such as network devices, with processing chip. In some examples, based on determining that a first temperature measurement of the processing chip does not satisfy an operating temperature threshold, the network device allocates power from a power source to a first heating element of the network device to heat the processing chip & allocates power from the power source to a second heating element of the network device to heat the processing chip. Based on determining that a second temperature measurement satisfies the operating temperature threshold, the network device allocates power from the power source to a set of power over ethernet ports of the network device & the first amount of power from the power source selectively to the first heating element to heat the processing chip.
US11960267B2	Control apparatus, control method, and storage medium Provided is a control apparatus including an acquisition unit configured to acquire a measurement value measured regarding control target equipment, a first control unit configured to output an operation amount of the control target equipment according to the measurement value by at least one of feedback control or feed-forward control, a second control unit configured to output an operation amount of the control target equipment according to the measurement value using a model learnt by using learning data, and a switching unit configured to perform switching between the first control unit and the second control unit by which the control target equipment is controlled.
US11960266B1	Patient-specific medical devices and additive manufacturing processes for producing the same Systems and processes for designing and generating personalized surgical implants and devices are described herein. In various embodiments, the process includes generating patient-specific implants with patient-specific surface(s) and/or textures designed for increased osseointegration and improved surgical outcomes. In various embodiments, the process includes extracting patient-specific data with one or more aspects of an anatomical feature, processing the one or more aspects of the anatomical feature to create a non-rigid shape reference, and generating a patient-specific implant or device.
US11960265B2	Method for adapting an apparatus to a motor-driven tool, method for operating an apparatus in a type-dependent manner, apparatus for adaptation to a motor-driven tool, and system A method adapts an apparatus to a motor-driven tool from a set of different types of motor-driven tools. The apparatus is arranged on the tool. The method has the steps of: capturing an identifier of the tool by way of the apparatus, and transmitting an item of type-specific configuration information from a database to the apparatus on the basis of the captured identifier in such a manner that the apparatus is designed to process operating data of the tool in a type-specific manner.
US11960258B2	Method for controlling smart plug of home system, smart plug, and home system A method for controlling a smart plug of a home system, a smart plug, and a home system. The method includes acquiring conditions of currently running household appliances accessing sockets and setting the priority sequence of the currently running household appliances according to the conditions of the currently running household appliances accessing the sockets. Household appliances accessing different sockets of a smart plug can have a priority sequence, and therefore, a user can rank the priorities of a plurality of household appliances by means of the smart plug and can flexibly adjust the priority sequence according to usage habits, thereby not only facilitating integrated management of usage conditions, power consumption conditions and running states of the plurality of household appliances, but also ensuring the flexibility of setting the priority sequence, such that the entire running condition of a home system is more adapted to real-time usage requirements of the user.
US11960256B2	Method for operating a plurality of devices having electrical consumers or gas consumers, and system having a plurality of such devices A method for operating a plurality of devices which each contain at least one electrical or gas consumer, with the following steps: before switching on the consumer, the device asks an allocation module whether the process can be started, on the basis of parameters of the requested process, parameters of currently running and/or planned processes of the other consumers and a predefined maximum power value, the allocation module decides whether the requested process is enabled, modified or at least temporarily disabled. A system having a plurality of devices which each have at least one electrical or gas consumer as well as a controller, and having an allocation module in which a maximum power value for the consumers is stored, wherein the controller of the devices can send information about planned and current processes via a communication link to the allocation module and receive an enable signal.
US11960253B2	System and method for parameter optimization with adaptive search space and user interface using the same A system and a method for parameter optimization with adaptive search space and a user interface using the same are provided. The system includes a data acquisition unit, an adaptive adjustment unit and an optimization search unit. The data acquisition unit obtains a set of executed values of several operating parameters and a target parameter. The adaptive adjustment unit includes a parameter space transformer and a search range definer. The parameter space transformer performs a space transformation on a parameter space of the operating parameters according to the executed values. The search range definer defines a parameter search range in a transformed parameter space based on the sets of the executed values. The optimization search unit takes the parameter search range as a limiting condition and takes optimizing the target parameter as a target to search for a set of recommended values of the operating parameters.
US11960249B2	Wearable electronic device with an optical sensor module integrated with a wireless charging module A wearable electronic device, for example a smart watch, has an optical sensor module disposed near a side of the device meant to face the wearer. The device also includes a wireless charging module. The optical sensor and wireless charging modules are at least partially integrated together via a flexible printed circuit board (“FPCB”) which is connected to both modules. The wireless charging module surrounds the FPCB of the optical sensor module, thus allowing a reduction in thickness of the wearable device and further allowing simplification in a process of assembly of the device.
US11960248B2	Dewar device comprising a pivoting bezel A Dewar device for mechanical and/or functional components of a watch, the device being provided with a bracelet and a casing including an enclosure wherein a case of the watch can be disposed so that a crystal of the case is arranged opposite a crystal of all the elements of the casing defining this enclosure and at least one fastening device fastening the watch case in the enclosure of the casing by keeping it remote from all the elements of the casing defining this enclosure, the Dewar device including a device for actuating at least one push button by rotating a pivoting bezel of the casing.
US11960247B2	Atomic clocks and related methods According to some aspects of the present disclosure, an atomic clock and methods of forming and/or using an atomic clock are disclosed. In one embodiment, an atomic clock includes: a light source configured to illuminate a resonance vapor cell; a narrowband optical filter disposed between the light source and the resonance vapor cell and arranged such that light emitted from the light source passes through the narrowband optical filter and illuminates the resonance vapor cell. The resonance vapor cell is configured to emit a signal corresponding to a hyperfine transition frequency in response to illumination from the light source, and a filter cell is disposed between the light source and the resonance vapor cell and configured to generate optical pumping. An optical detector is configured to detect the emitted signal corresponding to the hyperfine transition frequency.
US11960243B2	Electrostatic image developer, process cartridge, image forming apparatus, and image forming method An electrostatic image developer includes a toner including toner particles that include a binder resin and a release agent and have an exposure ratio of the release agent of 15% or more and 30% or less, and a carrier including magnetic particles and resin cover layers covering the magnetic particles and including inorganic particles, wherein the inorganic particles have an arithmetic average particle size of 5 nm or more and 90 nm or less, the resin cover layers have an average thickness of 0.6 μm or more and 1.4 μm or less, and a fine-irregularity-structure surface roughness of surfaces of the carrier three-dimensionally analyzed has, in an analysis region, a ratio B/A of an irregularity-surface area B to a plan-view area A of 1.020 or more and 1.100 or less.
US11960241B2	Liquid electrophotographic ink composition A liquid electrophotographic ink composition is disclosed herein. One example of the liquid electrophotographic ink composition includes a resin, a liquid carrier, a pigment chosen from titanium oxide, and a spacer chosen from barium sulfate, calcium carbonate, clay, magnesium silicate and mixtures thereof, in an amount from 5 to 15 wt. % of the total solids of the composition. A method for making a liquid electrophotographic ink composition is also disclosed herein.
US11960240B2	Electrophotographic photosensitive member, process cartridge, and electrophotographic apparatus Provided is an electrophotographic photosensitive member including an electroconductive support, a photosensitive layer, and a protection layer, wherein the protection layer contains electroconductive particles, a content of the electroconductive particles in the protection layer is 40 to 70 vol %, and a volume resistivity of the protection layer is 1.0×109 to 1.0×1014 Ω·cm.
US11960239B2	Cartridge and electrophotographic image forming apparatus An electrophotographic image forming apparatus includes a main assembly and a cartridge mountable to the main assembly, with the cartridge being movable in the main assembly between a developing position at a terminal end of a mounting path and a spaced position moved from the developing position in a direction different from a direction of the mounting path. The cartridge includes a developer carrying member and a coupling member capable of inclining relative to a rotational axis of the developer carrying member. The coupling member is capable of taking a reference position when the cartridge is at a developing position, an at-dismounting position inclined relative to the rotational axis of the developer carrying member when the cartridge is dismounted from the main assembly, and an at-spaced position inclined relative to the rotational axis of the developer carrying member in a direction different from that in the at-dismounting position.
US11960234B2	Image forming apparatus in which a document can be placed more easily on a receiving surface An image forming apparatus includes: an apparatus body having a receiving surface on which a document is placed and that is provided on a rear portion of an upper surface, the rear portion being positioned behind a front end of the upper surface; a reading unit provided on the rear portion such that the reading unit is openable and closable, the reading unit reading an image on the document while transporting the document; an inclined surface on which no operation unit is disposed, the inclined surface being continuously inclined downward from a front end of the rear portion to the front end of the upper surface; and a projecting portion provided on a front portion of the apparatus body at a position on a first side of the inclined surface in a left-right direction, the projecting portion projecting forward and upward with respect to the inclined surface.
US11960230B2	Image forming apparatus having an electrical substrate An image forming apparatus includes an apparatus main body including an electric substrate and first and second main body electrical contacts electrically connected to the electric substrate, and a cartridge detachably attached to the apparatus main body, wherein the cartridge includes first and second process members, and first and second cartridge electrical contacts electrically connected to the first and second process members, respectively. The apparatus main body includes a common holding member holding a first end portion of the first main body electrical contact and a second end portion of the second main body electrical contact, wherein the holding member is configured to move between a contact position at which the first and second end portions contact with the first and second cartridge electrical contacts, respectively, and a separation position at which the first and second end portions are separated from the first and second cartridge electrical contacts, respectively.
US11960228B2	Failure prediction server, failure prediction system, and image forming apparatus According to at least one embodiment, a failure prediction server includes an interface, a memory, and a processor. The interface is configured to communicate with equipment including a component that deteriorates over time. The memory is configured to store measurement data acquired from the equipment. The processor is configured to set a monitoring start condition for failure prediction in the corresponding equipment based on the measurement data acquired as initial data from the equipment, accumulate the measurement data acquired from the equipment in the memory after the monitoring start condition is satisfied, and predict a failure of the component based on the measurement data accumulated in the memory.
US11960226B2	Image forming apparatus An image forming apparatus includes a photosensitive member, a developing member to supply a toner to the photosensitive member at a developing portion, and a transfer member to transfer a toner image to a recording material passing through a transfer portion from the photosensitive member. In a case which the transfer is performed to a shorter width recording material and thereafter, the transfer is successively performed to a longer width recording material, a control portion controls a first back contrast formed when an area of a surface of the photosensitive member corresponding to the transfer portion through which the shorter width recording material is passing reaches the developing portion, and a second back contrast formed when an area of the surface corresponding to the transfer portion through which the longer width recording material is passing reaches the developing portion so that the second back contrast is higher than the first back contrast.
US11960222B2	Image forming apparatus capable of transferring image onto circumferential surface of object along circumference thereof An image forming apparatus includes: a transfer unit that transfers an image onto an object by making contact with the object; a holding unit that holds the object having a circumferential surface so that the circumferential surface rotates along a transfer direction of the transfer unit; and a transport unit that transports the holding unit holding the object along a transport path, and the transfer unit transfers an image onto the circumferential surface of the object in a circumferential direction as the object rotates, by making contact with the circumferential surface of the object maintained at a transfer position.
US11960219B2	Image forming apparatus for forming images on sheets by using toner An image forming apparatus controls a generation circuit to modulate a DC component of a developing voltage based on a first correction component such that a density unevenness is reduced. The image forming apparatus further restricts the first correction component for modulating the DC component of the developing voltage such that fogging of toner that may occur on a non-exposure region which is not exposed by an exposure unit and adhesion to a photosensitive member of carrier included in a developer are reduced.
US11960216B2	Invariable magnification multilevel optical device with telecentric converter A pre-alignment system includes a common object lens group configured to collect diffracted beams from a patterning device, wherein the common object lens group is further configured to produce telecentricity in an object space of the pre-alignment system. The pre-alignment system also includes a multipath sensory array having at least one image lens system, wherein the at least one image lens system includes a telecentric converter lens configured to produce telecentricity in an image space of the pre-alignment system.
US11960203B2	Method of forming patterns on substrate by double nanoimprint lithography A method of forming patterns on a substrate by double nanoimprint processes includes providing a first replicate mold and a second replicate mold. The first replicate mold includes numerous first patterns. The second replicate mold includes at least one second pattern. The second pattern corresponds to at least one of the first patterns. Later, a first substrate is provided. A first polymeric compound layer is coated on the first substrate. Next, the first patterns are nanoimprinted into the first polymeric compound layer. Subsequently, the first substrate is etched by taking the first polymeric compound layer as a mask. After that, a second polymeric compound layer is coated on the first substrate. Later, the second pattern is nanoimprinted into the second polymeric compound layer. Finally, the first substrate is etched by taking the second polymeric compound layer as a mask.
US11960202B1	EUV mask defect tool apparatus An EUV microscope device utilizing a source of a beam of EUV light. The light is sent to a collector which produces a first focused EUV beam. A monochromator receives the first focused EUV beam and produces a second EUV beam that is passed to an illumination module. The output of the illumination module is passed to a mask. The reflected beam from the mask is sent to a zone plate and a detector to produce an image.
US11960191B2	Conductive structure and e-paper device A conductive structure is applied to an e-paper device, which includes a driving substrate and an e-paper film. The e-paper film is disposed on the driving substrate, and includes a transparent substrate, a common electrode layer, and a display medium layer disposed between the common electrode layer and the driving substrate. The common electrode layer is disposed on one side of the transparent substrate facing the driving substrate. The display medium layer includes a through hole. The conductive structure is disposed in the through hole and includes a conductive member and at least one spacer. The conductive member is electrically connected to the driving substrate and the common electrode layer. The spacer is disposed in/on the conductive member, and contacts with the driving substrate and the common electrode layer. An e-paper device with the conductive structure is also disclosed.
US11960188B2	Counter electrode for electrochromic devices The embodiments herein relate to electrochromic stacks, electrochromic devices, and methods and apparatus for making such stacks and devices. In various embodiments, an anodically coloring layer in an electrochromic stack or device is fabricated to include nickel-tungsten-niobium-oxide (NiWNbO). This material is particularly beneficial in that it is very transparent in its clear state.
US11960182B2	Light absorption anisotropic film, laminate, and image display device Provided is a light absorption anisotropic film capable of preparing an image display device having excellent display performance and excellent durability, and a laminate and an image display device formed of the light absorption anisotropic film. The light absorption anisotropic film is used for an image display device, which is formed of a liquid crystal composition containing a liquid crystal compound and a dichroic substance, in which in a signal derived from the dichroic substance detected by time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectrometry, a relationship between a maximum intensity Imax of the light absorption anisotropic film in a thickness direction and an intensity Isur1 in a surface of the light absorption anisotropic film on a viewing side of the image display device satisfies Expression (I-1) 2.0≤Imax/Isur1.
US11960166B2	Display device A display device includes an organic EL element layer, a liquid crystal element layer disposed on top of the organic EL element layer, and a polarizing plate disposed at a side of the liquid crystal element layer that faces an observer. The liquid crystal element layer includes two transparent substrates and a liquid crystal layer disposed between the two transparent substrates. The liquid crystal element layer is configured to be able to, by applying a voltage to the liquid crystal layer, cause a substantially quarter-wavelength retardation in light passing through the liquid crystal layer.
US11960162B2	Anti-glare film and image display device Provided is an anti-glare film excellent in anti-glare properties and capable of suppressing reflected scattered light. The anti-glare film includes an anti-glare layer, the anti-glare film having an uneven surface, wherein for an amplitude spectrum of elevation of the uneven surface, when a sum of amplitudes corresponding to spatial frequencies of 0.005 μm−1, 0.010 μm−1, and 0.015 μm−1 is defined as AM1 and an amplitude at a spatial frequency of 0.300 μm−1 is defined as AM2, AM1 is 0.070 μm or more and 0.400 μm or less, AM2 is 0.0050 μm or more, and AM2
US11960158B2	Display device A semiconductor device including a large display portion with improved portability is provided. The display device includes a first display panel, a second display panel, and an adhesive layer. The area of the second display panel is larger than the area of the first display panel. The first display panel includes a first substrate, a second substrate, and a reflective liquid crystal element and a first transistor each positioned between the first substrate and the second substrate. The second display panel includes a first resin layer having flexibility, a second resin layer having flexibility, and a light-emitting element and a second transistor each positioned between the first resin layer and the second resin layer. The liquid crystal element has a function of reflecting light toward the second substrate side. The light-emitting element has a function of emitting light toward the second resin layer side. The first substrate and part of the second resin layer are bonded to each other with the adhesive layer.
US11960147B2	Loudspeaker The present disclosure relates to a loudspeaker. The loudspeaker may include a loudspeaker mechanism, a fixing mechanism, and a connector. The loudspeaker mechanism may be configured to generate a vibration signal and transmit the vibration signal to the human body. The fixing mechanism may be configured to support and maintain the position of the loudspeaker mechanism. The connector may be configured to connect the loudspeaker mechanism with the fixing mechanism. The loudspeaker mechanism may at least include a first fixed position and a second fixed position. The first fixed position may be a fixed position of the loudspeaker when the loudspeaker is in a non-working state. The second fixed position may be a fixed position of the loudspeaker when the loudspeaker is in a working state. The connector may be configured to switch the loudspeaker mechanism between the first fixed position and the second fixed position.
US11960144B2	Optical lens, camera module and terminal camera Disclosed are an optical lens, a camera module and a terminal camera. From an object side to an image side, the optical lens include: a first lens with a negative focal power, which has a convex object side surface and a concave image side surface; a stop; a second lens with a positive focal power, which has a convex object side surface and a concave image side surface; a third lens with a positive focal power, which has a convex object side surface and a concave image side surface; a fourth lens with a positive focal power, which has a convex object side surface and a convex image side surface; a fifth lens with a negative focal power, an object side surface of the fifth lens is convex at a paraxial region and an image side surface of the fifth lens is concave at a paraxial region; and a filter.
US11960142B2	Prism module of camera lens A prism module of a camera lens includes a fixed holder, a rotary holder, a prism mounted on the rotary holder, a rotation driver assembly provided between the fixed holder and the rotary holder, and a circuit board. The rotary holder includes a base and a rotation driver bracket. The rotation driver assembly is made of memory alloys and deformed, under control of an electrical signal transmitted from the circuit board, to drive the base to rotate. The base and the rotation connecting bracket are directly connected to each other, simplifying the structure of the prism module and reducing the production cost of the prism module. The rotation driver assembly drives the rotary holder and the prism to rotate relative to the fixed holder, in such a manner that the prism can be driven by the rotation driver assembly to automatically correct its angle, thereby providing clearer imaging effect.
US11960137B2	Intermittently bonded optical fibre ribbon The method for creating an optical fiber ribbon of the present disclosure includes a first step of arranging a plurality of optical fibers in parallel to each other for creating the optical fiber ribbon. In addition, the method includes a second step of intermittently bonding the plurality of optical fibers partially at specific intervals using a matrix material. Further, intermittent bonding of the plurality of optical fibers is in pattern of text. Furthermore, intermittent bonding of the plurality of optical fibers allows the optical fiber ribbon to bend along preferential axis. Moreover, intermittent bonding of the plurality of optical fibers is in pattern of text.
US11960135B2	Fiber indexing systems The present disclosure relates to systems and method for deploying a fiber optic network. Distribution devices are used to index fibers within the system to ensure that live fibers are provided at output locations throughout the system. In an example, fibers can be indexed in multiple directions within the system. In an example, spare ports can be providing in a forward direction and reverse direction ports can also be provided.
US11960134B2	Powered fiber distribution hub A fiber distribution hub includes a power supply and active equipment mounted to a movable frame within a cabinet. The active equipment draws power from the power supply. The movable frame blocks access to the power connections when in a closed position within the cabinet. The movable frame provides access to the power connections when in an open position. Optical connections between feeder and distribution fibers are made at active and/or passive equipment mounted to the movable frame.
US11960131B2	Integrated photonics device having integrated edge outcouplers Described herein is an integrated photonics device including a light emitter, integrated edge outcoupler(s), optics, and a detector array. The device can include a hermetically sealed enclosure. The hermetic seal can reduce the amount of moisture and/or contamination that may affect the measurement, analysis, and/or the function of the individual components within the sealed enclosure. Additionally or alternatively, the hermetic seal can be used to protect the components within the enclosure from environmental contamination induced during the manufacturing, packaging, and/or shipping process. The outcoupler(s) can be formed by creating one or more pockets in the layers of a die. Outcoupler material can be formed in the pocket and, optionally, subsequent layers can be deposited on top. The edge of the die can be polished until a targeted polish plane is achieved. Once the outcoupler is formed, the die can be flipped over and other components can be formed.
US11960124B2	Pull-back fiber optic cable installation for multi dwelling units for minimizing an unused length of fiber A pull-back fiber cable installation for multi dwelling units includes a first distribution point disposed between a first group of twelve units and a second group of twelve units, a second distribution point disposed between a third group of twelve units and a fourth group of twelve units, and a twelve fiber distribution cable optically connected to the first and second distribution points. Each fiber of the distribution cable is cut between the first and second distribution point. A first portion of the cut fiber is spliced to a first drop cable that runs to a first unit of the second group of twelve units, and a second portion of the cut fiber is spliced to a second drop cable that runs to a first unit of the third group of twelve units.
US11960122B2	Devices, systems, and methods for optical signal processing A device for optical signal processing includes a first layer, a second layer and a waveguiding layer. A lens is disposed within the first layer and adjacent to a surface of the first layer. The second layer is underneath the first layer and adjacent to another surface of the first layer. The waveguiding layer is located underneath the second layer and configured to waveguide a light beam transmitted in the waveguiding layer. A grating coupler is disposed over the waveguiding layer. The lens is configured to receive, from one of the grating coupler or a light-guiding element, the light beam, and focus the light beam towards another one of the light-guiding element or the grating coupler.
US11960119B2	Optical waveguide adapter assembly An optical waveguide adapter assembly comprises a solid core optical waveguide extending between a free end and a coupled end and having a solid waveguiding core with an associated first optical mode field size; a hollow core optical waveguide extending between a free end and a coupled end and having a hollow waveguiding core with an associated second optical mode field size; and an optical mode field adapter extending between a first end and a second end and having a waveguiding core configured to change an optical mode field of a waveguided optical signal substantially between the first optical mode field size at the first end of the optical mode field adapter and the second optical mode field size at the second end of the optical mode field adapter, the first end of the optical mode field adapter joined to the coupled end of the solid core optical waveguide to provide optical coupling between the waveguiding core of the solid core optical waveguide and the waveguiding core of the optical mode field adapter, and the second end of the optical mode field adapter joined to the coupled end of the hollow core optical waveguide to provide optical coupling between the waveguiding core of the hollow core optical waveguide and the waveguiding core of the optical mode field adapter.
US11960116B2	Optical waveguide coupler A structure includes a first waveguide and a second waveguide. The first waveguide includes a first strip portion and a first tapered tip portion connected to the first strip portion. The second waveguide includes a second strip portion and a second tapered tip portion connected to the second strip portion, wherein the first tapered tip portion of the first waveguide is optically coupled to the second tapered tip portion of the second waveguide, and the first waveguide and the second waveguide are configured to guide a light. In a region where the light is coupled between the first tapered tip portion and the second tapered tip portion, an effective refractive index of the first waveguide with respect to the light is substantially equal to an effective refractive index of the second waveguide with respect to the light.
US11960114B2	Backlight module and display device A backlight module and a display device are disclosed. The backlight module includes a back plate, an assembled light plate composed of multiple light plates, and a pressure bar. The assembled light plate is fixed to the back plate by the pressure bar. The pressure bar includes a fixing portion and a connecting portion. One end of the connecting portion goes through the gap, and the other end is connected to the fixing portion. The fixing portion extends from the gap to the light plates on both sides to form a first abutting portion and a second abutting portion. The surfaces of the first and the second abutting portions adjacent to the light plates are level and flush with each other. The first and the second abutting portions respectively abut and firmly press the light-emitting surfaces of the light plates on both sides. The fixed portion covers the entire gap.
US11960112B2	Decorative lighting device and game machine It is an object of the present invention to provide a decorative lighting device and a game machine, with which the brightness of a light presentation can be increased and a light presentation with a more dramatic effect can be given even if the number of light sources is limited. A decorative lighting device (1), which has an elongated shape in the vertical direction and is installed on both sides of a game machine, comprises a case (2) in which at least the front and side surfaces of the device are open; a transparent cover (3) that covers the open portion of the case (2); a plurality of light guide plates (4S, 4M, 4L) that are housed inside the case (2) and are disposed spaced apart in the front-rear direction of the device, with each light emitting surface (4a) facing the front surface of the device; and a plurality of light sources provided corresponding to the plurality of light guide plates (4S, 4M, 4L).
US11960111B2	Backlight for a display having an optical film with first and second prism structures disposed on opposing optical surfaces thereof, or backlight for a display having an optical film set with first and second prism structures disposed on opposing optical films An optical film, an optical film set, a backlight module and a display device are provided. The optical film includes a main body, plural first prism structures and plural second prism structures. The main body has a first optical surface and a second optical surface. The first prism structures are disposed on the first optical surface. Each of the first prism structures extends along a first direction. The second prism structures are disposed on the second optical surface. Each of the second prism structures extends along a second direction. The first direction is different from the second direction.
US11960110B2	Optical filter having differing reflectance depending on light incident side The disclosed optical filter is provided on a substrate. The optical filter includes a first layer, an absorption layer, and a second layer in order from a substrate side. The condition of \|R1−R2\|≥10 is satisfied where R1 [%] represents a reflectance of the optical filter for light whose wavelength is 550 nm and that makes incident on the optical filter from a side opposite to the substrate, and R2 [%] represents a reflectance of the optical filter for light whose wavelength is 550 nm and that makes incident on the optical filter from the substrate side.
US11960103B2	Micro-lens array, projection type image display device, method for designing micro-lens array, and method for manufacturing micro-lens array The micro-lens array is a micro-lens array in which a plurality of micro-lenses are arranged in a matrix in a plan view, wherein each of the plurality of micro-lenses has four main sides in a plan view, and each of the four main sides is inclined with respect to a row virtual line parallel to a row direction or a column virtual line parallel to a column direction.
US11960102B2	Pinpointing single molecule positions with in situ point spread function retrieval for three dimensional nanoscopy of whole cells and tissues A method of in situ point spread function (PSF) retrieval is disclosed which includes encoding 3D location of molecules into PSFs, receiving molecule-generated images containing PSFs, segmenting the images into sub-PSFs, initializing template PSFs from a pupil function, determining a maximum normalized cross correlation (NCC) coefficient (NCCmax) between the sub- and template PSFs, associating each of the sub-PSFs with a template PSF based on the NCCmax and storing the sub-PSFs in associated bins, aligning and averaging the binned sub-PSFs, applying a phase retrieval algorithm to the averaged sub-PSFs to update the pupil function, regenerating the template PSFs, repeating until a difference between a new and a prior generation pupil function is below a predetermined threshold, generating in situ PSFs from the last pupil function, and applying a maximum likelihood estimation algorithm based on the in situ PSFs and the sub-PSFs to thereby generate lateral and axial locations of molecules.
US11960097B2	Combined lenses-based apparatus for line laser uniformity generation Disclosed is a combined lenses-based apparatus for line laser uniformity generation. The apparatus includes a laser diode, and an aspheric focusing lens and combined lenses that are arranged behind the laser diode sequentially. The combined lenses include a cylindrical lens and a plano-convex cylindrical lens. The cylindrical lens and the plano-convex cylindrical lens are arranged on an optical path sequentially. One end surface of the aspheric focusing lens is an aspheric surface. Light emitted by the laser diode is focused by passing though the aspheric focusing lens, and the combined lenses are able to disperse a focused beam into uniform line laser.
US11960092B2	Waveguide concentrator for light source A light source or projector for a near-eye display includes a light source subassembly optically coupled to a waveguide concentrator. The light source subassembly may include several semiconductor chips each hosting an array of emitters such s superluminescent light-emitting diodes. The semiconductor chips may be disposed side-by-side, with their emitting sides or facets coupled to the waveguide concentrator, which provides a tight array of output light ports on a common output plane of the concentrator. The output diverging beams at the array of output light ports are coupled to a collimator, which collimates the beams and couples them to an angular scanner for scanning the collimated light beams together across the field of view of the display.
US11960091B2	Method and device for controlling display of content Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method, a computer program product, and a wearable device for controlling display of content. The method is performed in a wearable device (10) comprising a head mounted display having a display region (12). The method comprises causing (S12) to display a first visual content (32) on a first portion (14) of the display region, corresponding to an eye gaze direction (22) of the user (20). The method comprises determining (S13) to transmit a second visual content (34) to one or more external display devices (40a-40 n) based on presence of the one or more external display devices (40a-40 n) in a field of view, FoV, of the wearable device (10). Further, the method comprises sending (S14) a request to at least one of the one or more external display devices (40a-40 n) to display the second visual content (34). The method further comprises causing (S15) to display the second visual content (34), at least outside the first portion (14) of the display region (12). The resolution of the first visual content (32) is higher than the resolution of the second visual content (34).
US11960088B2	Waveguide configurations in a head-mounted display (HMD) for improved field of view (FOV) A head-mounted display (HMD) for improved field of view (FOV) is provided. The head-mounted display (HMD) may include a display element to provide display light. The head-mounted display (HMD) may also include a lens element to provide display light to a user of the head-mounted display (HMD). The head-mounted display (HMD) may further include an optical element comprising at least one waveguide to provide improved central or peripheral field of view (FOV) for the user of head-mounted display (HMD). In some examples, the waveguide may be part of central optics and/or peripheral optics. The waveguide may have a planar waveguide profile or a curved waveguide profile. In some examples, the waveguide may be stacked or may include a graded index (GRIN) layer.
US11960087B2	Optical device and display apparatus with same images for left and right eyes An optical device comprises a waveguide plate comprising an entrance pupil grating unit, a left pupil-expanding grating unit, and a right pupil-expanding grating unit. The left and right pupil-expanding grating units are bilaterally symmetric, and left and right exit pupil grating units are bilaterally symmetric. An input light is diffracted by the entrance pupil grating unit to form a first left guided light and a first right guided light, the first left guided light is diffracted by the left pupil-expanding grating unit to form a second left guided light, and the first right guided light is diffracted by the right pupil-expanding grating unit to form a second right guided light. The second left guided light is diffracted by the left pupil-expanding grating unit to form a left output light, and the second right guided light is diffracted by the right pupil-expanding grating unit to form a right output light.
US11960084B2	Optical assembly and electronic device comprising same Provided are an optical assembly and an electronic apparatus having the optical assembly.The optical assembly includes at least one reflective mirror reflecting image light output form a display module, a refractive lens through which image light reflected from the at least one reflective mirror passes, and a reflective lens having a first surface and a second surface and including a transflective coating layer provided on the first surface and reflecting the image light that passed through the refractive lens in a first direction and transmitting real light from a second direction facing the first direction.
US11960083B2	Near-eye sequential light-field projector with correct monocular depth cues Light-field projector for projecting a near-eye projected image to the eyes of a user, comprising: a light source comprising a plurality of illumination point-lights configured for sequentially emitting a plurality of incident light fields; a spatial light modulator configured for providing a sequence of source images; the spatial light modulator being further configured for modulating each of the incident light-fields in accordance with the source images such as to project sequentially a plurality of pinhole-aperture light-fields, each pinhole-aperture light-fields carrying a light-field component from the source image; wherein each sequentially projected pinhole-aperture light-field forms an intersection virtual pinhole through which the component from the source image can be seen, each virtual pinholes having an aperture stop which is determined by the size of the illumination point-light and being spatially shifted in relation with each other, the near-eye projected image being seen through the plurality of virtual pinholes.
US11960081B2	Laminated pane comprising a photopolymer layer and PDLC element A laminated pane, includes, in this order, an outer pane, an intermediate layer, a functional element with electrically controllable optical properties that is selected from among a PDLC functional element, a PNLC functional element, or an SPD functional element, an intermediate layer, a holographic display element, an intermediate layer, and an inner pane.
US11960079B2	Image display device, wire grid polarizing plate, method of manufacturing plate, method of observing wire grid polarizing plate, and method of estimating polarization axis direction of wire grid polarizing plate To provide an image display device for enabling a polarization axis direction of a reflection type polarizing plate to be identified with simplicity and accuracy, and enabling an adjustment in the polarization reflection axis direction to be made with high accuracy, a wire grid polarizing plate for enabling the polarization axis direction to be examined simply, and the like, a head-up display device (1) in the present invention is an image display device provided with an image display (14) that outputs image light which is polarized light, a reflection type polarizing plate (15) having an reflecting surface (28) that reflects the image light, and a projection plate (11) onto which the image light reflected by the reflection type polarizing plate is projected, and is characterized in that the reflection type polarizing plate allows a bright line (B) as an indicator indicative of the polarization axis direction of the reflecting surface to be observed.
US11960074B2	Optical filter and electronic apparatus An optical filter includes a pair of reflection films facing each other via a gap, and a gap change portion that changes a distance between the pair of reflection films, wherein the reflection film is formed by a plurality of layered structures, the plurality of layered structures are respectively formed by alternate stacking of high-refractive layers and low-refractive layers having smaller refractive indices than the high-refractive layers and, in the respective layered structures, optical film thicknesses of the high-refractive layers and optical film thicknesses of the low-refractive layers are film thicknesses based on predetermined design center wavelengths set with respect to each of the layered structures, and the design center wavelengths are different with respect to each of the layered structures.
US11960069B2	Confocal microscope A confocal microscope includes a housing, which may be printed, and which includes mounts for receiving optical and other components of the microscope. The positions of the mounts are pre-determined so as to obviate the need for complex calibration of the components. The components and optical path lengths are selected in order to optimise the size of the microscope.
US11960068B2	Portable device for semen quality control A portable device for quality control of semen having a housing and within an inner space of the housing, a battery, a processor and a sample storing device for fixing a sample transporting cell. The device further has a microscope having a camera secured to the housing, an optical device connected to the camera and a light source illuminating the sample transporting cell during use. The sample storing device is arranged in the upper side of the housing or adjacent thereto. The light source is arranged on the outer side of the sample storing device and connected to the housing. The camera is arranged in the inner space of the housing, on the inner side of the sample storing device such that the distance between the supporting plane of the sample storing device and the light sensor of the camera is at most 35 mm.
US11960066B2	Zoom lens and image pickup apparatus A zoom lens includes, in order from an object side to an image side, first, second and third lens units having positive, negative and positive refractive powers. The first lens unit moves during zooming. During zooming from a wide-angle end to a telephoto end, a distance between the first and second lens units widens, and a distance between the second and third lens units narrows. The first lens unit consists of three or less lenses. The second lens unit consists of, in order from the object side to the image side, a first single lens as a spherical lens having a negative refractive power, a cemented lens in which a lens having a negative refractive power and a lens having a positive refractive power are cemented, and a second single lens as a spherical lens having a negative refractive power. A predetermined condition is satisfied.
US11960060B2	Imaging lens and camera apparatus and mobile object An imaging lens includes a first group, a second group, an aperture stop, a third group, and a fourth group. The second group includes one positive lens. The third group includes two positive lenses and one negative lens. At least two of the third group are joined together to form a compound lens. The imaging lens has a fixed focal length and an angle of view of 120 degrees or more. Conditional expressions (1), (2), (3), and (4) below are satisfied: −2.7≤f1/f≤−0.7 (1) 2.2≤f2/f≤6.6 (2) 3.9≤f3/f≤14.3 (3) 2.8≤f4/f≤11.0 (4) where fi denotes focal length of i-th group with respect to a d-line, i denotes one of 1 to 4, and f denotes focal length of an entirety of the imaging lens with respect to the d-line.
US11960058B2	Optical imaging system An optical imaging system includes a first lens, a second lens, a third lens, and a fourth lens sequentially disposed from an object side toward an image side on an optical axis, and a reflecting member disposed closer to the object side, as compared to the first lens, and having a reflecting surface configured to change a path of light to be incident to the first to fourth lenses. The first to fourth lenses are disposed to be spaced apart from each other by a preset distance along the optical axis, and 1.3
US11960045B2	Method of characterising a subsurface region using multiple point statistics Disclosed are methods of modelling a subsurface region. One method comprises defining a plurality of variables for describing said subsurface region, each variable having a corresponding, domain set neighbourhood set, and conflict set. The conflict set comprises conflict variables, which are previously assigned variable which reduces the domain set of its corresponding variable. The method comprises further sequentially performing for each variable: a) selecting an unassigned variable; b) assigning a value to the selected variable from its domain set; c) assessing whether a constraint is satisfied. The selected variable's corresponding conflict set is updated to include any previously assigned variables comprised within the selected variable's corresponding neighbourhood set when said constraint is assessed not to be satisfied at step c). Another method comprises foreseeing dead end variables before they are simulated.
US11960037B2	Sensor system and method for gamma radiation dose measurement A printed radiation sensor that includes a substrate, an interdigitated electrode, and a conductive polymeric film. The interdigitated electrode including a first electrode with a plurality of first electrode digits and a second electrode with a plurality of second electrode digits. The interdigitated electrode disposed on the substrate. The conductive polymeric film including a blend of poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) polystyrene sulfonate (PEDOT:PSS) and polyvinyl alcohol (PVA). The PEDOT:PSS is configured to provide an electrically conductive medium. The PVA is configured to provide ductility and stability of the printed radiation sensor. Upon radiation exposure, the PVA is further configured to crosslink within a material matrix of the printed radiation sensor militating against the recombination of chain scission by forming a semi-interpenetrating polymer network (SIPN) with the PEDOT:PSS to provide an enhanced and stable impedance reading.
US11960035B2	Methods and systems for encoding and decoding radio frequency data Systems and methods for encoding radiofrequency, RF, data, e.g., electrical signals, by a microbeamformer are disclosed herein. The microbeamformer may use a pseudo-random sampling pattern (700) to sum samples of the RF data stored in a plurality of memory cells. The memory cells may be included in a delay line of the microbeamformer in some examples. The summed samples may form an encoded signal transmitted to a decoder which reconstructs the original RF data from the encoded signal. The decoder may use knowledge of the pseudo-random sampling pattern to reconstruct the original data in some examples.
US11960032B2	Techniques for increasing effective power in multi-beam LIDAR systems A light detection and ranging (LIDAR) system includes an optical source to emit a corresponding plurality of optical beams with synchronized chirp rates and synchronized chirp durations. The plurality of optical beams are each tuned to produce regions of constructive and destructive interference into a combined optical beam. A first optical component forms a phase-locked loop to correct nonlinearities detected in the plurality of optical beams. A second optical component transmits a combined optical beam toward a target environment and receives a target return signal. A third optical component downconverts the target return signal to a plurality of fixed frequency downconverted target return signals, each including a target range component and a target velocity component.
US11960031B2	Laser measurement module and laser radar Embodiments of this application disclose a laser measurement system and a laser radar. In one aspect, a laser measurement system includes N laser ranging components, a reflector, and MEMS micromirror. The N laser ranging components can emit an emergent light beam onto the reflector. The reflector can perform optical path reflecting on the emergent light beam and emit the reflected emergent light beam onto the MEMS micromirror. The MEMS micromirror can change a direction of the emergent light beam to implement two-dimensional scanning, change a direction of an echo light beam, and emit this beam onto the reflector. The reflector can perform optical path reflecting on the echo light beam and emit this beam onto the N laser ranging components. The N laser ranging components can receive the echo light beam and perform ranging based on a time difference between the emergent light beam and the echo light beam.
US11960029B2	Selective deactivation of light emitters for interference mitigation in light detection and ranging (lidar) devices Example embodiments relate to selective deactivation of light emitters for interference mitigation in light detection and ranging (lidar) devices. An example method includes deactivating one or more light emitters within a lidar device during a firing cycle. The method also includes identifying whether interference is influencing measurements made by the lidar device. Identifying whether interference is influencing measurements made by the lidar device includes determining, for each light detector of the lidar device that is associated with the one or more light emitters deactivated during the firing cycle, whether a light signal was detected during the firing cycle.
US11960024B2	Angle measurement system for automotive collision avoidance sensors A system for measuring the orientation angle of automotive collision avoidance sensors. An adaptive spacer is supported to conformably interengage the collision avoidance sensor module of a vehicle being repaired. The adaptive spacer extends outwardly from the sensor module and the orientation angle of the sensor module is transposed by the adaptive spacer to form an angular guideline on an underlying calibration board, mat or other surface. The angle between the angular guideline and a base guideline parallel to the center line of the vehicle and the angular guideline is measured to provide the orientation angle of the vehicle's sensor module.
US11960022B2	Spatial coordinate positioning system The present invention relates to a spatial coordinate positioning system, particularly to a spatial coordinate positioning system which is capable of measuring a position of spatial positioning target in high-precision by calculating spatial coordinates of assistant point stations at a predetermined interval on the basis of a coordinate of a ground base point station and distance information between the assistant point stations in a space where the plurality of assistant point stations are installed of which coordinates were unknown.
US11960021B2	Sidelink positioning based on PRS transmission of single user equipment in NR V2X A method for performing, by a first user equipment, wireless communication is proposed. The method may comprise the steps of: transmitting a positioning reference signal (PRS) to a plurality of second user equipments; receiving, from the plurality of second user equipments, location information of the plurality of second user equipments and time of arrival (TOA) values of the plurality of second user equipments; and determining a location of the first user equipment on the basis of the location information of the plurality of second user equipments and the TOA values of the plurality of second user equipments. For example, the TOA values may be determined on the basis of a time when the plurality of second user equipments receive the PRS.
US11960019B2	Techniques for ranging and positioning of distributed devices Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a first user equipment (UE) may identify a plurality of UEs for a UE positioning session. The UE may identify a set of parameters for the UE positioning session. The UE may broadcast information indicating at least the set of parameters for the UE positioning session. The UE may receive, from at least one of the plurality of UEs, a set of positioning reference signals (PRSs) based at least in part on the set of parameters. The UE may broadcast, based at least in part on the set of PRSs, positioning information. Numerous other aspects are provided.
US11960018B2	Receiver design for doppler positioning with low earth orbit satellites and differential carrier phase measurements System and device configurations, and processes are provided for determining position based on low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite signals. Frameworks described herein can include performing Doppler frequency measurement for received quadrature phase shift keying (QPSK) signals. The framework may include channel tracking operations to determine Doppler shift measurements, a navigation filter operation to determine clock drift based on each Doppler shift measurement from each channel tracking loop, and determining position of a device based on LEO satellite signal sources. Frameworks described herein are also provided for carrier phase differential (CD)—low Earth orbit (LEO) (CD-LEO) measurements that may utilize a base and a rover without requiring prior knowledge of rover position. Embodiments can also cancel effects of ionospheric and tropospheric delays on the carrier phase and CD-LEO measurements.
US11960015B2	Methods and apparatus for using received signal strength information in a wireless system Methods and apparatus for processing and using signals transmitted by a device, e.g., a low cost beacon transmitter device, to facilitate making location determinations with regard to the transmitting device and/or making a decision of when or how to use location information generated based on received signals are described. In accordance with some features the processing performed on the received signal strength measurements is based on whether or not the device from which the signals are received is in motion. The size of a sample period used as a processing window when determining device location is based, in some embodiments, on the rate of motion. When and/or how to use location determinations are performed is also based on motion in some embodiments. Machine learning updates of location determination parameters, based on received signals, are disabled when the signals are from devices determined to be in motion.
US11960013B2	Motion capture system and method A motion capture system and method are provided. In a motion capture method, a plurality of motion datasets are accessed. Each motion dataset is associated with a motion sensing unit at which timestamped motion data points of that motion dataset are generated, each motion sensing unit is configured to be in physical contact with a different part of a body of interest. Each timestamped motion data point is timestamped at the motion sensing unit at which it is generated using a clock time that is synchronized across the plurality of motion sensing units. The timestamped motion data points are processed to generate a kinematic model which describes motion of the respective parts of the body of interest.
US11960011B2	System and method for validating GNSS location input A computer implemented method of validating an output from a GNSS at a receiver including a fusion system comprising location sensors. A location estimate and a location error estimate are computed. A navigation update including a sensor location estimate and sensor location error estimate is also computed with the fusion system based on sensor measurements from the location sensors. A determination is made as to whether or not GNSS filters should be applied based at least on the location estimate, the sensor location estimate, and the sensor location error estimate. When GNSS filters should be applied, the location estimate and/or the location error estimate may be adjusted or rejected and a new navigation update may be computed with the fusion system based on the adjustment or rejection. When the GNSS filters should not be applied, the new navigation update is computed with the location estimate and the location error estimate.
US11960008B2	Method and system for pseudo 3D mapping in robotic applications Techniques of designing a sensing system for pseudo 3D mapping in robotic applications are described. According to one aspect of the present invention, an image system is designed to include at least two linear sensors, where these two linear sensors are positioned or disposed orthogonally. In one embodiment, the two linear sensors are a horizontal sensor and a vertical sensor. The horizontal sensor is used for the lidar application while the vertical sensor is provided to take videos, namely scanning the environment wherever the horizontal sensor misses. As a result, the videos can be analyzed to detect anything below or above a blind height in conjunction with the detected distance by the lidar.
US11960006B2	Wavelength division multiplexed LiDAR Aspects of the present disclosure describe wavelength division multiplexed LiDAR systems, methods, and structures that advantageously provide a wide field of view without employing lasers having a large tuning range.
US11960002B2	Systems and methods for analyzing and displaying acoustic data Some systems include an acoustic sensor array configured to receive acoustic signals, an electromagnetic imaging tool configured to receive electromagnetic radiation, a user interface, a display, and a processor. The processor can receive electromagnetic data from the electromagnetic imaging tool and acoustic data from the acoustic sensor array. The processor can generate acoustic image data of the scene based on the received acoustic data, generate a display image comprising combined acoustic image data and electromagnetic image data, and present the display image on the display. The processor can receive an annotation input from the user interface and update the display image based on the received annotation input. The processor can be configured to determine one or more acoustic parameters associated with the received acoustic signal and determine a criticality associated with the acoustic signal. A user can annotated the display image with determined criticality information or other determined information.
US11960001B2	Systems and methods for simulating GNSS multipath and obscuration with networked autonomous vehicles The disclosed technology teaches testing an autonomous vehicle: shielding a GNSS receiving antenna of the vehicle from ambient GNSS signals while the vehicle is under test and supplanting the ambient GNSS signals with simulated GNSS signals. Testing includes using a GNSS signal generating system: receiving the ambient GNSS signals using an antenna of the system and determining a location and acceleration of the vehicle from the GNSS signals, accessing a model of an augmented environment that includes multi-pathing and obscuration of the GNSS signals along a test path, based on the determined location—generating the simulated GNSS signals to feed to the vehicle, in real time—simulating at least one constellation of GNSS satellite sources modified according to the augmented environment, based on the determined location, and feeding the simulated signals to a receiver in the vehicle, thereby supplanting ambient GNSS as the autonomous vehicle travels along the test path.
US11959995B2	Phase-locked loop circuit, corresponding radar sensor, vehicle and method of operation A PLL has a tunable resonator including an inductance and variable capacitance coupled between first and second nodes, and capacitances coupleable between the nodes. A control node is coupled to the variable capacitance and receives a control signal for tuning the resonator. A biasing circuit biases the resonator to generate an output. A PFD circuit senses timing offset of the output with respect to a reference and asserts first or second digital signals dependent on the sign of the timing offset. A charge pump generates the control signal based on the first and second digital signals. A timer asserts a timing signal in response to a pulse sensed in a reset signal and de-asserts the timing signal after a time interval. A calibrator couples selected capacitances between the first and second nodes as a function of the second digital signal, in response to assertion of the timing signal.
US11959994B2	Electronic apparatus, method, and electronic system According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus includes a processor. The processor is configured to acquire position information indicating first and second installation positions of a plurality of pieces of equipment receive characteristic information of a first piece of equipment obtained from a first propagation characteristic and a second propagation characteristic, and characteristic information of a second piece of equipment obtained from a third propagation characteristic and a fourth propagation characteristic. The processor is configured to estimate a position where each of the first and second pieces of equipment is installed, based on the position information, and the characteristic information of the first and the second piece of equipment.
US11959992B2	Methods and systems for providing a secondary reference for evaluation of wireless power measuring accuracy, and for evaluating a power measuring accuracy of a wireless power measurement device under test A first method (100) of providing a secondary reference for subsequent use in evaluating a power measuring accuracy of a wireless power measurement device (60) under test is presented. An inanimate calibration object (50) is subjected (110) to electromagnetic field variations (38) by controlling operating points of a reference wireless power transmitter device (30). Key power absorption parameters (58) of the calibration object (50) resulting from the electromagnetic field variations (38) are generated (120) and stored (130) together with data (57) that defines the operating points in a data storage (52) being associated (54) with the calibration object (50). A second method (200) of evaluating a power measuring accuracy of a wireless power measurement device (60, DUT) under test then involves providing (210) an inanimate calibration object, and retrieving (220), from a data storage (52) associated with the calibration object (50), stored key power absorption parameters (58) for the calibration object together with data (57) that defines operating points. The second method (200) further involves subjecting (230) the calibration object (50) to electromagnetic field variations (68) by causing the wireless power measurement device (60, DUT) to operate at the operating points defined by the retrieved data (57), obtaining (240) key power absorption parameters of the calibration object resulting from the electromagnetic field variations (68); and comparing the obtained key power absorption parameters and the retrieved key power absorption parameters (58) to obtain a measurement result being indicative of the power measuring accuracy of the wireless power measurement device (60, DUT).
US11959988B2	Iterative reconstruction of gradient echo Magnetic Resonance Images Disclosed herein is a medical system (100, 300). The execution of machine executable instructions (120) causes a processor (104) to: receive (200) measured gradient echo k-space data (122); receive (202) an off-resonance phase map (124); reconstruct (204) an initial image (126) from the measured gradient echo k-space data; calculate (206) an upsampled phase map (128) from the off-resonance phase map; calculate (208) an upsampled image (130) from the initial image; calculating (210) a modulated image (132) by modulating the upsampled image with the upsampled phase map; calculate (212) a corrected image (134) comprising iteratively. The iterative calculation comprises: calculating (214) updated k-space data by applying a data consistency algorithm (138) to a k-space representation of the modulated image and the measured gradient echo k-space data and calculating (216) an updated image (142) from the updated k-space data. Calculation of the updated image comprises demodulation by the upsampled phase map and applying a smoothing algorithm.
US11959987B2	Method for an adaptive actuation of a magnetic resonance device In a method for an actuation of a magnetic resonance device for capturing image data from an examination region of an examination object, at least one first control sequence is provisioned, the magnetic resonance device is actuated according to the at least one first control sequence to capture first data from the examination object, the first data is analyzed with respect to a property to generate a result, and, based on the result, a selective performance of one of: a selection of a further control sequence, and termination of the actuation of the magnetic resonance device, is performed.
US11959986B2	MR imaging with spiral acquisition The invention relates to a method of MR imaging of an object (10) positioned in an examination volume of a MR device (1). It is an object of the invention to enable efficient spiral MR imaging even in situations of strong Bo inhomogeneity. The method of the invention comprises: subjecting the object (10) to an imaging sequence comprising at least one RF excitation pulse and sinusoidally modulated magnetic field gradients, acquiring MR signals along two or more spiral k-space trajectories (31, 32, 33) as determined by the sinusoidal modulation of the magnetic field gradients, wherein the origins of the spiral k-space trajectories are offset from each other, and reconstructing an MR image from the acquired MR signals. Moreover, the invention relates to a MR device (1) and to a computer program for a MR device (1).
US11959982B2	Low-cost modular liquid nitrogen low-temperature multi-nuclear magnetic resonance probe A low-cost modular liquid nitrogen low-temperature multi-nuclear magnetic resonance probe includes a Dewar, a pluggable coil and a front-end gain amplifier. The Dewar includes a cylindrical sandwich chamber, the center of the cylindrical sandwich chamber constitutes a room-temperature chamber, a sandwich of the cylindrical sandwich chamber is divided into a vacuum chamber and a liquid nitrogen chamber by a liquid nitrogen vessel wall, the vacuum chamber is located between the room-temperature chamber and the liquid nitrogen chamber, the pluggable coil and the front-end gain amplifier are provided in the vacuum chamber, the pluggable coil comprises a coil portion and a pluggable base, the coil portion is in pluggable connection with the pluggable base, and the pluggable coil is connected with the front-end gain amplifier. The probe realizes the transmission of radio frequency pulses and the reception of magnetic resonance signals, and is applicable to whole-body imaging of a small animal.
US11959980B2	Wearable device, electronic watch, magnetic sensor calibration method, and recording medium Power consumption due to failed automatic calibration is suppressed. An electronic watch is provided with a magnetic sensor, a processor for performing calibration of the magnetic sensor and controlling two or more function modes, and an acceleration sensor for sensing movement of a user. The processor determines whether a state of movement sensed by the acceleration sensor is a calibratable state in which calibration of the magnetic sensor can be performed, performs discrimination of a function mode being executed among the two or more function modes, and performs the calibration of the magnetic sensor when (i) the state of movement sensed by the acceleration sensor is the calibratable state and (ii) the function mode is not a non-default mode, the non-default mode being a function mode executed in accordance with an operation by the user.
US11959979B2	Sensor unit This sensor unit includes a base having a substantially-rectangular planar shape including a first side and a second side that are substantially orthogonal to each other, and a plurality of first sensors provided on the base and arranged on a first axis. The first axis is substantially parallel to the first side and passes through a center position of the base.
US11959975B2	Method and monitoring device for determining a partial insulation resistance and a partial system leakage capacitance in a branched ungrounded power supply system A method and monitoring device for selectively determining partial insulation resistance and partial system leakage capacitance of an outgoing line in a branched ungrounded power supply system monitored using an insulation monitoring device actively superposing a measuring alternating voltage on the ungrounded power supply system. Using an equivalent circuit diagram of the branched ungrounded power supply system as a basis, the partial insulation resistance having the current/voltage ratios applicable in linear systems are derived from the known measuring voltage and the inner resistance of the insulation monitoring device and from the total insulation resistance and the stationary partial current measured in the corresponding outgoing line and in the settled state. To calculate the partial system leakage capacitance, the temporal derivative of the measured non-stationary conductor-to-ground voltage is evaluated in conjunction with the non-stationary partial current and the previously determined partial insulation resistance.
US11959972B2	Battery diagnosing apparatus and method A battery diagnosing apparatus includes a measuring unit configured to measure voltage and temperature of a battery, an ohmic resistance determining unit configured to determine an ohmic resistance of the battery based on an impedance profile generated for the battery, and a control unit configured to calculate a voltage change amount by comparing the voltage of the battery measured by the measuring unit with a reference voltage, calculate a resistance change rate by comparing the ohmic resistance determined by the ohmic resistance determining unit with a reference resistance, judge an internal gas generation level of the battery by comparing magnitudes of the calculated resistance change rate and a criterion resistance change rate, and judge an internal gas generation cause of the battery by comparing magnitudes of the calculated voltage change amount and a criterion voltage change amount.
US11959971B2	Method and system for detecting connection fault of parallel connection cell Disclosed is a method and system for detecting connection failure of a parallel connected cell that provides improved accuracy by first detecting the cell connection failure due to the current interruption device (CID) operation of the battery or opening the parallel connection line for a battery that is being discharged by the operation of an external device, and confirming the first detection result through Direct Current Internal Resistance (DCIR) measurement for the battery.
US11959970B2	Method and device for capacity degradation prediction of lithium-ion battery One or more embodiments of the present specification provide a method and device for capacity degradation prediction of a lithium-ion battery. The method comprises the following steps: acquiring an original battery discharge capacity; decomposing the original battery discharge capacity through a predetermined mode decomposition method to obtain battery discharge capacities composed of a plurality of different frequency signals; inputting the respective frequency signals into a pre-constructed capacity prediction model to obtain capacity prediction results corresponding to the respective frequency signals; selecting capacity prediction result that satisfies a predetermined relevance condition corresponding to the respective frequency signals; and reconstructing the finally predicted battery discharge capacity according to the capacity prediction result that satisfies the predetermined relevance condition.
US11959964B2	Addressable test chip test system A test apparatus for testing electrical parameters of a target chip includes: a function generator; a switch matrix module; a plurality of source measurement units (SMUs); at least one of the SMUs is configured to provide power supply for the target chip; at least one of the SMUs is coupled to the switch matrix module; and at least two of said SMUs are test SMUs coupled to ports of the target chip and the function generator.
US11959953B2	Device for revealing spatial variations in the polarisation of electromagnetic radiation A device is suitable for revealing spatial variations in polarization of an electromagnetic radiation, in a form of localized temperature variations. The device includes a surface of a carrier which is electrically and thermally insulating, and includes an array of patterns which each consist of at least one rectilinear segment of a sensitive material, of which the orientation is variable within each pattern or between neighboring patterns. Such device may be used with a thermal camera to reveal, in infrared images, temperature variations which are localized at segments not perpendicular to a local direction of linear polarization of the radiation.
US11959935B2	Resonantly vibrating accelerometer with cross-coupling signal suppression An inventive accelerometer includes a proof mass, vibrating sensors, and an excitation-and-detection circuit. The vibrating sensors are substantially identical, and each exhibits corresponding fundamental and higher-order vibrational modes characterized by corresponding fundamental and higher-order resonant mode frequencies. The excitation-and-detection circuit drives each corresponding vibrating sensor at one of its resonant mode frequencies f1 or f2; the vibrational modes driven at the frequencies f1 and f2 are the same for each sensor. Compressive or tensile loads oppositely applied by the proof mass to the vibrating sensors cause a difference frequency Δf=f1−f2 to vary monotonically with acceleration of the apparatus along the sensing axis. The excitation-and-detection circuit includes at least one low-pass filter with a low-pass cut-off frequency fLP that is less than Δf.
US11959934B2	High precision weighing system and weighing method, thermogravimetric analyser and storage medium A high precision weighing system and weighing method has a weighing plate and weighing unit separation mechanism and a weight loading mechanism. The weighing plate and weighing unit separation mechanism controls separation of a weighing plate and a weighing unit, so that the weighing plate or the weighing plate and its carried material do not apply force to the weighing unit. The weight loading mechanism loads a weight onto the weighing unit or removes a weight from the weighing unit; the weighing system records a weighing value of the weighing unit during the action of the weighing plate and weighing unit separation mechanism and a sensitivity value during the action of the weight loading mechanism. The weighing system modifies the weighing value at the time of the most recent combination of the weighing plate and the weighing unit based on the recorded weighing and sensitivity values, achieving a high precision.
US11959933B2	Experimental device and method for supercritical CO2/H2O mixed fluid huff and puff for shale oil development An experimental device and method for supercritical CO2/H2O mixed fluid huff and puff for shale oil development includes a CO2 storage tank, a water vapor generator, a mixing vessel, and a core holder; the CO2 storage tank and the water vapor generator are in communication with the mixing vessel; a first pressure gauge and a hygronom are connected to an upper end of the mixing vessel, and a displacement pump is connected to a lower end of the mixing vessel; the mixing vessel is connected to an inlet end of the core holder; the core holder is connected to an inlet end of a drying pipe, and the measuring cylinder is disposed upside down in a liquid containing dish, where the liquid containing dish and the measuring cylinder are filled with a saturated sodium carbonate solution.
US11959930B2	Automatic analysis apparatus A measurement portion includes a containment unit including a plurality of containers containing a liquid, a dispensing unit including a dispensing probe for dispensing the liquid, and a gauging portion for gauging the liquid dispensed by the dispensing unit. An excessive immersion determination portion determines whether an immersion of the dispensing probe is excessive immersion that exceeds a predetermined range. An input portion can select and set an operation of the measurement portion to be performed after the excessive immersion determination portion determines that the immersion is excessive immersion from a plurality of modes. A measurement control portion controls the measurement portion depending on a mode set by the input portion.
US11959926B2	Method of determining toxicity of an immunomodulatory drug for use in humans preliminary class Humanized mouse models and methods are provided for determining whether administration of an immunomodulatory drug likely elicits a severe cytokine release syndrome in a human. Humanized mouse models and methods are also provided for determining the immunotoxicity in a human of a drug candidate or of drug combinations.
US11959922B2	Macromolecule analysis employing nucleic acid encoding A method for analyzing macromolecules, including peptides, polypeptides, and proteins, employing nucleic acid encoding is disclosed.
US11959921B2	Dendritic mesoporous silica nanoparticles synthesized via a facile one-pot surfactant-free process A method for forming dendritic mesoporous nanoparticles comprising preparing a mixture containing one or more polymer precursors, a silica precursor, and a compound that reacts with silica and reacts with the polymer or oligomer formed from the one or more polymer precursors, and stirring the mixture whereby nanoparticles are formed, and subsequently treating the nanoparticles to form dendritic mesoporous silica nanoparticles or dendritic mesoporous carbon nanoparticles. The silica precursor may comprise tetraethyl orthosilicate (TEOS), the one or more polymer precursors may comprise 3-aminophenol and formaldehyde and the compound may be ethylene diamine (EDA). There is a window of amount of EDA present that will result in asymmetric particles being formed. If a greater amount of EDA is present, symmetrical particles will be formed.
US11959918B2	Eukaryotic translation initiation factors (eIFs) as novel biomarkers in bladder cancer The present invention relates to a method of diagnosing bladder cancer in an individual. Further, the present invention relates to a method of determining the course of bladder cancer in an individual. Furthermore, the present invention relates to a kit for diagnosing bladder cancer in an individual or determining the course of bladder cancer in an individual.
US11959913B2	Quantitative cellular method for determining the biological activity of an anti-CD26 ligand The present invention relates to a quantitative cellular method for the in vitro determination of the effect of an anti-CD26 ligand, preferably of an anti-CD26 monoclonal antibody, such as begelomab.
US11959912B2	Fluorescence immunochromatographic detection card and a preparation method therefor and use thereof A fluorescence immunochromatographic detection card and a preparation method therefor and usage thereof is disclosed. The fluorescence immunochromatographic detection card comprises a treatment liquid A, a treatment liquid B, and a detection card. The treatment liquid A contains an antibody 15C4 that is coupled with a fluorescent microsphere. The treatment liquid B contains an antibody 13G12 that is coupled with biotin. The detection card comprises a detection line area and a quality control line area, and a streptavidin detection T line is fixed in the detection area, and an antibody quality control C line is immobilized in the quality control line area. The preparation method comprises: (1) formulating the treatment liquid A; (2) formulating the treatment liquid B; and (3) drawing the line on the detection card. The fluorescence immunochromatographic detection card has characteristics such as high sensitivity, high specificity, and high stability, and can be applied to the rapid detection of disease markers.
US11959907B2	Spatial separation of particles in a particle containing solution for biomedical sensing and detection A device and method for analyte detection and analytes in a particulate bearing fluid such as whole blood having an instrument for partitioning the particles from the fluid that is integrated with a detector for analyzes of one or more particulate bearing fluid analytes while the particles in the particulate bearing fluid are partitioned.
US11959905B2	System and method for single molecule detection A single molecule sensing or detecting device includes a first electrode and a second electrode separated from the first electrode by a gap. The first electrode and the second electrode have an opening formed therethrough. At least one of the first electrode and the second electrode is functionalized with a recognition molecule. The recognition molecule has an effective length LI and is configured to selectively bind to a target molecule having an effective length L2. The size of the gap is configured to be greater than L2, but less than or equal to the sum of LI and L2.
US11959901B2	Method and system for rapidly predicting foaming tendency of edible frying oil Provided are method and system for rapidly predicting foaming tendency of edible frying oil, including: heating the oil; immersing a polar component content detection probe into the oil to measure an initial polar component content of the oil; at a frying state, removing the detection probe from the oil, placing frying food into the oil and frying the same taking out the frying food from the oil after frying, and measuring the largest frying oil foam height and recording the same as an initial foam height; at an air introduction state, immersing the detection probe and introducing air into the oil, and continuing to introduce air and heat thereinto until the polar component content in the oil is 10%; repeating the frying state; and fitting measurements and parameters into a formula.
US11959899B2	Method for preparing original data of odor image Disclosed is a 4-method for preparing original data of an odor image includes a measurement result acquiring step of acquiring each measurement result measured with respect to the odor substance included in the sample in each of a plurality of sensor elements of an odor sensor, and a data processing step of generating the original data for representing the odor of the sample in the image by processing each of the acquired measurement results. Each of the sensor elements has different detection properties with respect to the odor substance. In a case where each of the original data items is represented in a small image, the odor of the sample is represented in an odor image in a predetermined display mode in which small images are assembled, and each of the small images is varied in accordance with the magnitude of the value of each original data item.
US11959897B2	High confidence compound identification by liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry Disclosed are methods for improving compound detection and characterization. Methods for characterizing a sample are disclosed. The methods can include providing a sample to a liquid chromatography system capable of sample separation to generate sample components; analyzing sample components by multiplexed targeted selected ion monitoring (SIM) to generate an inclusion list; and performing iterative mass spectral data-dependent acquisition (DDA) from the inclusion list, to identify individual sample components thereby characterizing the sample. In one example, multiplexed targeted SIMs and iterative MS2 DDA acquisition is used to increase robust compound identification for cell culture medium analysis.
US11959890B2	Experimental apparatus and experimental method for researching characteristics of subsea tunnel at bottom of seabed under wave The present invention relates to an experimental apparatus for researching characteristics of subsea tunnel at bottom of seabed under wave, comprising main control system, wave making test system, rock and soil confining pressure test system and water level regulation test system, wherein a bottom of the rock and soil confining pressure test system is connected with the water level regulation test system; a bottom of the wave making test system is connected with the rock and soil confining pressure test system; and all test systems are electrically connected with the main control system. The experimental apparatus, when being small, may simulate the situation of the subsea tunnel under a nonlinear complex wave, may consider the common action of the seabed and the wave, and may regulate water levels and soil pressures, having perfect functions and effectively exploring the effect of various aspects on the subsea tunnel.
US11959889B2	Apparatus, method, and associated system for testing a pavement material sample An apparatus for testing paving samples includes a base that includes a paving sample tray about the cabinet and configured for translation relative to the cabinet. A roller is configured for imparting compressive forces to a sample carried by the sample tray. An arm is configured for moving the roller from a stowed position to an in-use position where the roller contacts the sample. A cylinder assembly having a piston therein supplies pressure forces to the arm to move the arm from the stowed position to the in-use position, wherein a depth of travel of the arm is limited by the sample. As the sample is compressed, the depth of travel increases. A measurement device is in communication with the cylinder for determining an amount of travel of the arm to thus determine an amount of compression of the sample.
US11959887B2	Asymmetric fluidic oscillator for generating a wellbore signal An asymmetric fluidic oscillator can generate acoustic signals in a wellbore. The asymmetric fluidic oscillator can include an inlet housing defining an inlet channel, a feedback system, and an outlet housing defining an outlet channel. The inlet channel can be sized to receive fluid from the wellbore. The feedback system can be coupled to the inlet channel to oscillate the fluid from the wellbore. The outlet channel can be coupled to the feedback system and can be sized to receive the oscillated fluid from the feedback system. The outlet channel can include an asymmetric feature to generate acoustic signals detectable in the wellbore.
US11959886B2	Scanner having flexible probe The present invention relates to a scanner having a flexible probe which is an apparatus capable of being utilized for an inspection on a weld zone of a general ferrite material and a stainless material and allowing an inspection to be performed on a fitting weld zone where it is difficult for a general phased array ultrasonic testing (PAUT) probe to approach. A scanner having a flexible probe according to the present invention includes a probe fixing body (110) which moves while coming into contact with a surface of a bent fitting pipe and to which a probe body (101) is fixed, a flexible connecting chain part (120) installed to be connected to one end of the probe fixing body (110) and having a freely bendable structure, a sensor installation part (130) installed on an end of the flexible connecting chain part (120) and configured to move while pressed against the surface of the fitting pipe, a sensor (140) which is connected to the probe body (101) in a flexible state and of which an end is installed on the sensor installation part (130) and scans a weld zone of the fitting pipe, and an encoder part (150) installed to be connected at one side of the probe fixing body (110) and configured to move while pressed against the fitting pipe and detect a moving distance and a position.
US11959882B2	Optical device and photoacoustic microscope An optical device includes a first axicon lens to which collimated light is incident and which is configured to form diverging ring-shaped light; a lens to which the ring-shaped light formed by the first axicon lens is incident and which is configured to form ring-shaped collimated light; and a condensing mirror that is configured to condense the ring-shaped collimated light formed by the lens. A photoacoustic microscope includes the optical device described above and a detector that is configured to detect an acoustic wave caused by light condensed by the condensing mirror.
US11959876B2	Retaining cap A cap for use with devices, such as sensors. The cap includes protrusions on its underside, to restrict the movement of a liquid or a gel placed under cap. The protrusions may take the form of walls or pillars, depending on the application. As such, the cap retains the liquid or gel in a specified position on the device. For example, an electrochemical sensor may require a liquid electrolyte to remain in place over one or more electrodes. The protrusions may not extend far enough to touch the device, but rather leave a small gap. However, because of the surface tension of the liquid, the liquid generally stays within the protrusions.
US11959874B2	Nanostructure featuring nano-topography with optimized electrical and biochemical properties A nanostructure includes a base layer including a surface. The nanostructure further includes nano-patterned features including non-random topography located on the surface of the base layer. The nanostructure also includes an encapsulating layer including a conductive material arranged on the nano-patterned features.
US11959872B2	Method for measuring amount of blood component in blood The present invention provides a method for accurately measuring a blood component despite uneven distribution of blood introduced into a capillary. The measurement method according to the present invention is characterized in that a plurality of electrode systems for measuring the hematocrit are provided in a capillary of a biosensor to measure the hematocrit at different positions in the capillary. By measuring the hematocrit at the plurality of positions in the capillary as described above, the hematocrit can be measured mom accurately despite uneven distribution of blood introduced into the capillary.
US11959871B2	Electrochemical sensor The application provides a method of detecting an analyte in a sample. The method comprises disposing a binding agent in an electrochemical compartment. The binding agent is configured to bind to an interfering species. The method further comprises disposing a solution comprising a sample in the electrochemical compartment. The sample comprises an analyte and the interfering species. The method then comprises applying a voltage across first and second spaced apart electrodes disposed in the solution, and thereby causing a current to flow through the solution between the electrodes. Finally, the method comprises measuring the current and/or voltage and thereby detecting the analyte.
US11959869B1	Method and device for monitoring the mechanochemical activation of metal powders in dynamic electrochemical environment A method for monitoring mechanochemical activation of metal powders in dynamic electrochemical environment and a device thereof are provided. The method includes constructing a dynamic testing environment in an electrochemical cell, using a three-electrode system, and collecting data from an external electrochemical workstation. The three-electrode system is composed of the working metal plate, the reference electrode, and the platinum electrode. The dynamic testing environment includes small load impacts and changes in pH and composition of the solution. Under the premise of simulating the production environment of the mechanical plating and the water-based metal coating material, the monitoring method described in the present disclosure cooperates with an electrochemical workstation for OCPT testing to achieve the monitoring of mechanochemical activation of metal powders in dynamic electrochemical environment.
US11959866B2	Live flaw detection system for multi-bundled conductor splicing sleeve and application method thereof A live flaw detection system for a multi-bundled conductor splicing sleeve and an application method thereof are disclosed. The system includes an upper apparatus and a lower apparatus, where the upper apparatus includes an unmanned aerial vehicle and an industrial X-ray machine, and a laser sensor, and the lower apparatus includes a press plate frame apparatus, vertical screw slide table modules, a horizontal screw slide table module, a projection imager, and a linear retractable apparatus. The unmanned aerial vehicle functions as a power apparatus that controls the system to be online or offline, the industrial X-ray machine is configured to perform ray flaw detection on each splicing sleeve, the laser sensor is configured to guide the unmanned aerial vehicle to land the lower apparatus on splicing sleeves accurately, and the press plate frame apparatus is configured to fixedly clamp the splicing sleeves.
US11959860B2	Method for the classification of maple syrup The present document describes a method for the detection of off-flavor maple syrup made from buddy maple sap or maple sap contaminated with buddy maple sap, or off-flavor maple sap. The method involves the measurement of a spectrophotometric property of a nanoparticle reactive with a buddy maple sample having a size of from about 1 nm to about 250 nm contacting a maple syrup or maple sap sample. A change in the spectrophotometric property is associated with an off-flavor maple syrup or maple sap sample, and no change in the spectrophotometric property is associated with a good flavor maple syrup or maple sap sample.
US11959857B2	Apparatus for measuring Raman scattering, and apparatus and method for determining true fire using the apparatus Provided is a Raman scattering measurement apparatus including a light source which emits light to smoke particles, a filter configured to block light which is incident to the smoke particles and passes through the particle and to allow Raman scattered light to pass therethrough, and a photodetector which detects the Raman scattered light passing through the filter in order to distinguish fire smoke generated due to a true fire from non-fire smoke generated due to daily life or industrial activity. The present invention also provides a fire determination apparatus including a unit which reads a Raman shift from Raman scattered light detected by the photodetector of the Raman scattering measurement apparatus, estimates a smoke component from the read Raman shift, and determines fire/non-fire from the estimated smoke component and a method thereof.
US11959856B2	Multiplexing and quantification in PCR with reduced hardware and requirements Methods and algorithms for a multiplexed single detection channel amplification process and quantification of generated amplicons is presented. Various mathematical approaches for quantifying and verifying the amplicons in a reaction are presented. Usage of such methods and approaches allow upgrading of existing single and multiple channel instruments for further multiplexing capabilities.
US11959854B2	Resonator networks for improved label detection, computation, analyte sensing, and tunable random number generation The present disclosure provides resonator networks adapted to a variety of applications. The networks include fluorophores, quantum dots, dyes, plasmonic nanorods, or other optical resonators maintained in position relative to each other by a backbone (e.g., a backbone composed of DNA). The networks may exhibit optical absorption and re-emission according to specified temporal decay profiles, e.g., to provide temporally-multiplexed labels for imaging or flow cytometry. The networks can include resonators that exhibit a dark state, such that the behavior of the network can be modified by inducing the dark state in one or more resonators. Such networks could be configured as logic gates or other logical elements, e.g., to provide multiplexed detection of analytes by a single network, to permit the temporal decay profile of the network to be adjusted (e.g., to use the networks as a controllable random number generator), or to provide other benefits.
US11959851B2	Pipeline thickness measurement sensor device An absolute thickness distribution cannot be accurately calculated with a conventional technique. A sensor device is provided that includes a plurality of magnetic sensors arranged to face an outer circumference surface of a pipeline and ultrasonic sensors arranged to face the outer circumference surface and measure a thickness of the pipeline in a measurement region in which the plurality of magnetic sensors measure a magnetic field, the ultrasonic sensors being less than the plurality of magnetic sensors.
US11959850B2	Evaluation system and method for evaluating vulcanized rubber material deterioration by ozone A test sample of a vulcanized rubber material is placed under a preset placement condition in a fixing frame in a test tank having a predetermined ozone concentration, and detection data is acquired by detecting, over time, with a laser sensor disposed facing a surface of the test sample that has been placed in the test tank, a distance from the laser sensor to the surface of the test sample; and determining a change in a surface state of the test sample between a plurality of points in time by analyzing, with a computation device, the detection data that has been acquired. Such evaluation method and evaluation system for evaluating ozone deterioration of a vulcanized rubber material can accurately determine a change over time in ozone deterioration while reducing working man-hours.
US11959849B2	Flow cytometers including light collection enhancers, and methods of using the same Flow cytometers including light collection enhancers are provided. In embodiments, the subject flow cytometers include a flow cell, a light source, an objective lens for focusing particle-modulated light propagating within a first light collection cone and a light collection enhancer configured to collect particle-modulated light propagating along an optical path within a second light collection cone and redirect the collected light such that it is back-propagated along the same optical path and focused by the objective lens for detection. Light collection enhancers of interest include a reflective optical element (e.g., a mirror) and a condenser lens positioned between the reflective optical element and the flow cell. Methods for analyzing a sample are also provided.
US11959848B2	Method of storing and retrieving digital pathology analysis results The present disclosure is directed, among other things, to automated systems and methods for analyzing, storing, and/or retrieving information associated with biological objects having irregular shapes. In some embodiments, the systems and methods partition an input image into a plurality of sub-regions based on localized colors, textures, and/or intensities in the input image, wherein each sub-region represents biologically meaningful data.
US11959847B2	Systems and methods for extended dynamic range detection of light Systems and methods taught herein advantageously provide extended dynamic range capabilities to detect low intensity and high intensity emitted or scattered light from particles at high speeds with high sensitivity. Independently controlled first and second optical detector elements that handle light intensities in different dynamic ranges, large overall dynamic range is created. Signals from the detector elements can be combined to create a single combined signal that has excellent sensitivity over a large dynamic range. The detector systems and methods taught herein are particularly advantageous in particle processing where the population of particles can emit or scatter light over a large range of intensity values. Systems and methods taught herein enable a wide dynamic range, optical signals of related to particles of interest within a single detector's dynamic range can be acquired while other optical signals at light intensities outside the single detector's dynamic range can also be accurately captured.
US11959843B2	Cooling device A device, in particular for a biological sample grinding apparatus, comprising a first enclosure comprising an internal chamber intended to receive a material capable of producing cold by sublimation under normal temperature and pressure conditions and comprising an opening making it possible for a fluidic communication with an internal chamber of a second enclosure through an opening of it. The device further comprising an air circuit making the outside air communicate with the internal chamber of the first enclosure, a blasting module making it possible for an air circulation in the air circuit from the outside up into the internal chamber of the first enclosure.
US11959839B2	Belt-free fully-automatic mechanical truck sampling system with improved operation efficiency A non-belt automatic mechanized sampling system for a truck configured to collect materials from a carriage of the truck. The system includes an integrated sample preparation component having, in descending arrangement, a discharging mechanism and a feeder, a crusher, a constant mass dividing machine and a sample retention barrel. The system also includes a constant mass dividing machine configured to divide the crushed material into samples and discards. The samples are conveyed to a sample retention barrel and discards to a discharging mechanism, which is configured to convey the discards to the carriage.
US11959838B2	Representative diagnostics The disclosure generally relates to the preparation of representative samples from clinical samples, e.g., tumors (whole or in part), lymph nodes, metastases, cysts, polyps, or a combination or portion thereof, using mechanical and/or biochemical dissociation methods to homogenize intact samples or large portions thereof. The resulting homogenate provides the ability to obtain a correct representative sample despite spatial heterogeneity within the sample, increasing detection likelihood of low prevalence subclones, and is suitable for use in various diagnostic assays as well as the production of therapeutics, especially “personalized” anti-tumor vaccines or immune cell based therapies.
US11959835B2	Preliminary diagnoses of cut tissue sections A system for optical interrogation of tissue samples, the system including: a microtome configured to section one or more tissue sections from a tissue block, the one or more tissue sections including one or more tissue samples; a transfer medium configured to gather the one or more tissue sections and to transfer the one or more tissue sections to one or more slides; and an optical interrogation system including an illumination system configured to illuminate the one or more tissue sections and an imaging system configured to perform an imaging analysis on the one or more tissue sections illuminated with the illumination system.
US11959834B2	Manufacturing method of sample collection component A manufacturing method of a sample collection component, by which a removable light shielding component is disposed on a main body of the sample collection component to shield at least a portion of the light that passes through a storing space of the sample collection component.
US11959829B2	Startup stage protection device for experiment of EMU train coupler A startup stage protection device used in Electric Multiple Unit (EMU) train coupler experiment is provided between two test cars. The startup stage protection device is arranged between and tightly abuts two test cars at the starting stage of the experiment to receive a compressing force in place of the coupler. The startup stage protection device separates from the two test cars after the end of the starting stage.
US11959824B2	Method for monitoring a belt drive A method for monitoring a drive belt is disclosed. A drive pulley driving by a drive motor and having a drive belt is provided. First and second markings are provided on the belt. The markings are detected. A correlation is determined and a signal is generated if a reference value is exceeded.
US11959821B2	Comprehensive test platform for fluorescence microscope objective lenses A comprehensive test platform for fluorescence microscope objective lenses, comprising a bottom plate (1), wherein a horizontal adjustment device and a vertical fixing mechanism are provided on the bottom plate (1); the horizontal adjustment device comprises a two-dimensional translation stage (2) and a two-dimensional tilting stage (3) stacked in sequence; a reticle (4) is provided on the two-dimensional tilting stage (3); the vertical fixing mechanism comprises a back plate (6), and the back plate (6) is fixedly connected onto the bottom plate (1); an optical detection device and a guide sliding device (7) in the vertical direction are separately fixedly provided on the back plate (6); and a sliding support (8) that can slide along the guide sliding device is provided on the guide sliding device (7), and a measuring objective lens (5) is fixed on the sliding support (8).
US11959817B2	Electromagnetic ultrasonic double-wave transducer An electromagnetic ultrasonic double wave transducer, comprising a shell (1), and a permanent magnet assembly, a coil (4), a shielding layer (5), and a wire (6) which are provided in the shell (1). The permanent magnet assembly comprises a first permanent magnet (2) and a second permanent magnet (3) sleeved on the first permanent magnet (2). The magnetizing directions of the first permanent magnet (2) and the second permanent magnet (3) are perpendicular to the bottom of the shell (1), and the magnetic field directions of the first permanent magnet (2) and the second permanent magnet (3) are opposite. A non-conducting non-magnetic bushing material (9) is provided between the first permanent magnet (2) and the second permanent magnet (3), and upper end faces of the first permanent magnet (2) and the second permanent magnet (3) realize magnetic circuit closing by means of a magnetic circuit closing element (8). The coil (4) is fixed on the bottom of the shell (1) and is located below the first permanent magnet (2). The shielding layer (5) is provided between the lower end of the first permanent magnet (2) and the coil (4) and below the second permanent magnet (3). One end of the wire (6) is connected to the coil (4), and the other end is connected to the power supply and signal plug (7). The electromagnetic ultrasonic double-wave transducer can simultaneously stimulate longitudinal wave and transverse wave on the surface of the part to be inspected, and the inspection accuracy is improved.
US11959802B2	Spectrometer device and method for producing a spectrometer device A spectrometer device includes an optical interference filter which is designed to filter specific wavelength ranges of an incident light beam on passage through the optical interference filter. The spectrometer device also includes a detector device which is designed to detect the filtered light beam. Further, the spectrometer device includes a focusing device with a reflective surface. The focusing device is designed to focus the filtered light beam onto the detector device by reflection on the surface.
US11959796B1	Estimating gemstone weight in mounted settings A system comprises a faceted structure imaging assembly and a faceted structure image analyzer. The system is configured to determine carat weight of a gemstone while in a mounted setting. In a first mode, the imaging assembly obtains a first image of a top gemstone surface. The image analyzer uses the first image to obtain at least one gemstone dimension, such as table and diameter dimensions. In a second mode, the imaging assembly obtains a second image of the top gemstone surface while a colored light pattern is reflected onto the gemstone. The image analyzer uses the second image to obtain at least one other gemstone dimension, such as crown and pavilion angles. The image analyzer uses the dimensions obtained from the first and second images to determine weight information of the gemstone. The system quickly determines gemstone weight reliably and consistently without skilled gemologists or removal from the setting.
US11959792B2	Method for determining the fill level of a filling material in a container The present disclosure relates to a method for safe and exact ascertaining of fill level of a fill substance located in a container by means of an ultrasonic, or radar-based, fill level measuring device. In such case, the method is distinguished by the feature that the evaluation curve created based on the reflected received signal is differently greatly smoothed as a function of measured distance. To achieve this, the evaluation curve can be specially filtered, depending on the application. In this way, noise fractions and disturbance echoes can be efficiently suppressed, without unnecessarily limiting the accuracy of the fill level measurement.
US11959788B2	Wide range flow measuring device having two Coriolis meters arranged in series and a bypass line to bypass the second Coriolis meter A measuring system for measuring a mass flow rate, a density, a temperature or a flow velocity. The measuring system includes a main line, a first Coriolis measuring device arranged in the main line, a second Coriolis measuring device arranged in series with the first Coriolis measuring device in the main line, a bypass line which bypasses the second Coriolis measuring device, a first valve arranged in the bypass line, and a computing unit which is connected to the first Coriolis measuring device and to the second Coriolis measuring device. The first valve opens depending on a pressure. The first Coriolis measuring device is designed for a higher maximum flow rate than the second Coriolis measuring device.
US11959784B2	Bulk material sensing system A sensing system for a bulk material includes a housing, a sensor assembly at least partially disposed in the housing, and a controller in communication with the sensor assembly. The sensor assembly includes a flow member and an electromagnetic sensor configured to detect at least one parameter of the flow member. The controller is configured to determine at least one desired output based upon the at least one parameter of the flow member.
US11959782B2	Reflective coating for reflection means of an optical encoder and optical encoder thus produced A reflective coating belongs to a reflection structure for reflecting a light beam emitted by a light source of an optical encoder, the reflection of the light beam being directed toward a photoreceptor. The reflective coating includes at least one flat lamella made of glass, a first face of which forms a connection surface on one portion of the reflection structure of the optical encoder. A second face of the lamella opposite the first face forms another connection surface to connect with at least one layer made of at least one material having a reflection coefficient greater than 96% coated with a protective layer.
US11959781B2	Mat for sensing human body movement with sensor array A human body sensing mat can sense the movement of a human body and analyze a user's sleep. The human body sensing mat may include a substrate; a plurality of fiber sensors for generating signals according to a distance to a specific object; a sensor array disposed on the substrate; a shield layer for covering the sensor array; and a driving unit for applying a voltage to the sensor array. Each of the fiber sensors is disposed on a central portion of the substrate and on both ends of the substrate. The fiber sensors that are respectively disposed in the central portion and end portions of the mat can sense the user's breathing, tossing and turning, and the like regardless of the user's posture. Accordingly, the user's sleep can be analyzed regardless of the user's posture.
US11959779B2	Sensing of objects A pest monitoring system may include a sensor and a sensor unit. The sensor may be configured to measure a change in fringe capacitance. The sensor unit may include a housing, at least one microprocessor, a non-volatile memory, a transceiver, a clock, and a connector operatively connected to the sensor. The housing may include a power source. The sensor unit may be programmed to manage power usage.
US11959777B2	Methods and Internet of Things (IoT) systems for safety management of smart gas underground gas pipeline networks The embodiment of the present disclosure provides a method and an Internet of Things (IoT) system for safety management of a smart gas underground gas pipeline network. The method is implemented by a smart gas safety management platform and includes: obtaining basic monitoring information of at least one pipeline network partition collected by distributed monitoring components arranged at a plurality of monitoring points; determining at least one key monitoring point and monitoring content of the at least one key monitoring point; determining an inspection plan and a performance allocation plan for the smart gas safety management platform; adjusting the preset monitoring frequency of the distributed monitoring components located at different key monitoring points and at areas surrounding the different key monitoring points; and generating an alarm message to be sent to a user terminal based on an inspection result of the inspection robot.
US11959776B2	Devices and methods for rotary encoder calibration One example method involves generating a calibration control signal that causes an actuator to rotate a first platform at least one complete rotation about an axis. The method also involves receiving encoder output signals. The encoder output signals are indicative of angular positions of the first platform about the axis. The method also involves receiving sensor output signals from an orientation sensor mounted on the first platform. The sensor output signals are indicative of a rate of change to an orientation of the orientation sensor. The method also involves determining calibration data based on given sensor output signals received from the orientation sensor during the at least one complete rotation. The calibration data is for mapping the encoder output signals to calibrated measurements of the angular positions of the first platform about the axis.
US11959775B2	Information processing device and information processing method that enable simple calibration Provided is an information processing device and an information processing method that enable simple and appropriate calibration. When a pen-type device incorporating an inertial measurement unit such as an IMU is moved and a drawn image corresponding to a track is displayed, calibration is implemented on the basis of a measurement value of the inertial measurement device in one stationary attitude and a latitude and an absolute azimuth of the inertial measurement device at that time when the pen-type device is inserted into a pen stand to be fixed in a predetermined direction.
US11959771B2	Creation and use of enhanced maps A method of enhancing positioning of a moving vehicle based on visual identification of visual objects, comprising obtaining from a location sensor a global positioning and a movement vector of a moving vehicle, capturing one or more images using one or more imaging devices mounted on the moving vehicle to depict at least partial view of a surroundings of the moving vehicle, analyzing the image(s) to identify one or more visual objects having a known geographical position obtained according to the global positioning from a visual data record associated with a navigation map, analyzing the image(s) to calculate a relative positioning of the moving vehicle with respect to the identified visual object(s), calculating an enhanced positioning of the moving vehicle based on the relative positioning and applying the enhanced positioning to a navigation system of the moving vehicle.
US11959770B2	Method and device for determining the reliability of a low-definition map A method is presented for determining a reliability of a low-definition map to make the activation of at least one driving assistance system of an autonomous vehicle reliable when the autonomous vehicle is traveling on a road and wherein the vehicle comprises a navigation system and a perception system, the navigation system comprising the mapping and providing mapped data, the perception system providing measured data of the vehicle and/or the external environment of the vehicle, the method comprising the steps of: receiving mapped data; receiving measured data; determining a path of the road; calculating a road correlation value; calculating a sign correlation value; determining a reliability indicator, reliable or unreliable.
US11959768B2	Guidance control device and guidance control method A guidance control device is configured to control a projection device for projecting images. The guidance control device is configured to generate a subject-identifying image to be projected on a first projection range relating to a first position at which a subject person conducts a predetermined operation and to generate a guide image guiding the predetermined operation for the subject person to be projected on a second projection range relating to a second position viewable by the subject person. Accordingly, the guidance control device is able to control the projection device including the subject-identifying image and the guide image.
US11959766B2	In-vehicle apparatus, distribution system, and video receiving method An in-vehicle apparatus includes: a selection unit configured to select at least one candidate camera from plural cameras based on position information of each of the plural cameras; a reception unit configured to establish communication connection with the candidate camera selected by the selection unit and to start to receive video captured by the candidate camera; and a display control unit configured to display the video received by the reception unit in response to a predetermined display condition being satisfied.
US11959764B2	Automated assistant that detects and supplements various vehicle computing device capabilities Implementations set forth herein relate to interactions, between vehicle computing devices and mobile computing devices, that reduce duplicative processes from occurring at either device. Reduction of such processes can be performed, in some instances, via communications between a vehicle computing device and a mobile computing device in order to determine, for example, how to uniquely render content at an interface of each respective computing device while the user is driving the vehicle. These communications can occur before a user has entered a vehicle, while the user is in the vehicle, and/or after a user has left the vehicle. For instance, just before a user enters a vehicle, a vehicle computing device can be primed for certain automated assistant interactions between the user and their mobile computing device. Alternatively, or additionally, the user can authorize the vehicle computing device to perform certain processes immediately after leaving the vehicle.
US11959763B1	Methods and systems of generating route guidance in near real-time Generating route guidance in near real-time. At least one example is a method of providing route guidance by way of a mobile device, the method comprising: acquiring an applet by the mobile device, the acquiring responsive to a trigger event, and the trigger event identifies a destination location; determining, by the applet executed on the mobile device, an initial location of the mobile device; sending, by the applet executed on the mobile device, to a server an indication of the initial location of the mobile device and an indication of the destination location; receiving, by the mobile device from the server, a map comprising the initial location and the destination location; determining, by the applet executed on the mobile device, a route from the initial location to the destination location; and providing, by the applet executed on mobile device, guidance along the route to the destination location.
US11959760B2	Passenger preference route and alternative destination estimator Disclosed is a method including obtaining, using at least one processor, a user destination; obtaining, using the at least one processor, preference data indicative of a user route preference; determining, using the at least one processor, based on the user destination and the preference data, a set of routes towards a set of destinations, wherein at least one route of the set of routes is associated with one or more operational metrics; ranking, using the at least one processor, based on the preference data, the routes of the set of routes; and controlling, using the at least one processor, based on at least one of the ranked routes, navigation of an autonomous vehicle Systems and computer program products are also provided.
US11959758B2	Systems and methods for optimizing vehicle deployment The disclosure is generally directed to systems and methods for optimizing vehicle deployment. A software application is used to obtain information about a travel route. The information is used to evaluate an energy storage depletion characteristic of a battery that is used to operate a battery-operated vehicle and to determine whether the battery-operated vehicle can be deployed on the travel route. One of the factors that can affect the energy storage depletion characteristic of the battery is ambient temperature, because battery performance may be adversely affected by extreme temperatures. Consequently, a range of operation of the battery-operated vehicle may be impacted if the travel route has extreme ambient temperatures. If the evaluation indicates that the energy storage depletion characteristic of the battery is unsuitable for the travel route, another battery-operated vehicle with a better battery may be deployed on the travel route.
US11959753B2	Driver guidance for guided maneuvering A system and method for driver guidance are presented. A position sensor is mounted to a vehicle. The position sensor is configured to identify a position of the vehicle and a heading of the vehicle. A device is configured to generate a plurality of outputs. A controller is connected to the position sensor and the display device. The controller is configured to access, via a wireless communications network, a database to identify a target loading location for the vehicle, determine a location and a heading of the target loading location for the vehicle, and modify at least one of the plurality of outputs of the display device based upon at least one of the location and the heading of the target loading location.
US11959752B2	Vehicular position specification apparatus and vehicular position specification method A lateral position of a vehicle is estimated by collating a position of a lane division line in map data with a relative position of the lane division line with respect to the vehicle indicated by a recognition result by a peripheral monitoring sensor. The lateral position of the vehicle is precluded from being specified using the estimated lateral position of the vehicle in response to a lateral deviation between (i) a position of a landmark in the map data and (ii) a translated landmark position being equal to or greater than a first threshold value. The translated landmark position is a position on map deviated from the estimated lateral position of the vehicle assumed to be the lateral position of the vehicle on map by a relative position of the landmark with respect to the vehicle indicated by the recognition result by the peripheral monitoring sensor.
US11959749B2	Mobile mapping system Embodiments of systems and methods for a mobile mapping system are described. In an embodiment, a method includes capturing a plurality of images of an object point using a mobile computing platform. The method may also include determining an initial set of orientation parameters in response to one or more orientation sensors on the mobile computing platform. Additionally, the method may include calculating a corrected set of orientation parameters by matching object points in the plurality of images. Further, the method may include estimating a three-dimensional ground coordinate associated with the captured images in response to the corrected set of orientation parameters.
US11959746B2	Active centering control of a gyroscope A controller controls precession of a gyroscope that oscillates about a precession axis perpendicular to a spin axis and a roll axis of the gyroscope. To do so, the controller detects a deviation of a center of the oscillation away from a nominal center. The precession is caused by roll of the gyroscope about the roll axis and imposes decreasing amounts of damping upon the roll as the precession moves away from the nominal center. The controller reduces the deviation of the center of the oscillation by applying an asymmetric amount of braking to the precession when the precession and the deviation are in a same direction relative to when the precession and the deviation are in opposing directions.
US11959741B2	Valley master 2020 device for cutting a metal roofing panel This is a measuring tool for use in the installation of metal roofing when such metal roofing must be cut in order to fit along valleys in the roof structure. Valleys are places where the roof surface changes direction, such as where the roof of a gable joins the main body of the roof. The tool measures the point at which the metal roofing panel is to be cut by sliding the base of the tool down the last rib of the last installed panel until the tip of the pointer arm touches the chalk like along which the next panel must fit. The distance from the top of said last panel to the bottom of the base of the tool corresponds to the distance from the top of the new panel to the point at which its leading edge should be cut to fit along the chalk line.
US11959734B2	Training cartridge A cartridge to be fired through a barrel comprises a cartridge body with a maximum outer diameter, and a removable and replaceable driving band with an outer diameter greater than the diameter of the cartridge body. The driving band is positioned on the cartridge body such that it is the only part of the cartridge that engages the barrel through which it is fired.
US11959733B2	Mobile correctional facility robots The present disclosure is directed to mobile correctional facility robots and systems and methods for coordinating mobile correctional facility robots to perform various tasks in a correctional facility. The mobile correctional facility robots can be used to perform many of the tasks traditionally assigned to correctional facility guards to help reduce the number of guards needed in any given correctional facility. When cooperation is employed among multiple mobile correctional facility robots to execute tasks, a central controller can be used to coordinate the efforts of the multiple robots to improve the performance of the overall system of robots as compared to the performance of the robots when working in uncoordinated effort to execute the tasks.
US11959730B2	Armored cab for blast protection An exterior shell for an armored cab having a longitudinal axis and a transverse axis is provided. The exterior shell has a right side panel extending parallel to the longitudinal axis, a left side panel extending parallel to the longitudinal axis, and a rear panel extending parallel to the transverse axis. A cab lower surface extends between the right side panel and the left side panel. The cab lower surface has a center tunnel extending along the longitudinal axis with an exterior curvature having a variable radius as the center tunnel extends along the transverse axis of the exterior shell. The center tunnel is configured to act as a pressure vessel in the event of an explosion beneath the armored cab.
US11959727B1	Systems and methods for firearm sight mounting plates A firearm mounting plate assembly is provided. The firearm mounting plate assembly includes a firearm slide with a first side, a second side, and a top side. A recess defined by a first slide wall and a recess base surface is disposed on the firearm slide top side. The recess includes a rib. The firearm mounting plate assembly includes a mounting plate with a top surface, a bottom surface, a front side, and a rear side. The mounting plate includes one or more bosses. The mounting plate is configured to secure within the recess of the firearm slide.
US11959726B2	Optic cover with releasably retained display A cover for use with an optic device to hold and display shooting information. The cover may have resilient retention members that allow a display to be releasably attached and detached from the cover. The display may be made from a single substrate or multiple substrates in order to make the shooting information contained thereon highly visible in a variety of conditions and shooting preferences. The cover may include a flexible body for securing the cover to optic devices of a variety of sizes.
US11959724B2	Toy gun A toy gun capable of illuminating soft projectile being ejected therefrom, comprising a gun body, a grip assembly is fixedly attached to the gun body, and a trigger assembly mounted on the grip assembly. The gun body has a power source, a motor, a launch assembly with a launch tube, a light source and a light reflecting unit. When the trigger assembly of the toy gun is actuated, the power source activates the motor and switches on the light source. The activated motor causes the launch assembly to discharge a soft projectile in the launch tube and the light emitted from the light source is reflected by the light reflecting unit onto the soft projectile once it is discharged, thereby illuminating the soft projectile.
US11959720B2	Magazine loading aid A loading aid device for a stick magazine (2) includes a holder part (1) for inserting the stick magazine, a feed part (13) held on the holder part for displaceable guidance of cartridge(s) (8) to be loaded, a thrust piece (14) which is adjustable between passive and active positions in order to push down the magazine feed (11) together with cartridges possibly already located in the receiving space (9) of the stick magazine and to free up a front free space in a front region of the receiving space, and a pusher (16) which is adjustable between a feed position and a push-in position for pushing one of the cartridges to be loaded into a rear free space which can be freed up during pulling back of the thrust piece from the active position in the direction of the passive position in a rear region of the receiving space.
US11959717B2	Loading aid of a firearm A loading aid which projects beyond the lateral faces (220, 230) of the slide (200) and is attached in the region of a rear end face (210) of the slide (200) of a firearm is created by a panel (110) which projects beyond the lateral faces (220, 230) of the slide (200) with at least one of its lateral regions (120, 130) lying opposite one another and is introduced into a horizontally oriented recess (211) in the rear end face (210) of the slide (200).
US11959715B1	Firearm and a method of manufacturing it A bolt carrier group and a method for manufacturing it are disclosed. The bolt carrier group contains a first bolt carrier section containing a first end and a second end, a second bolt carrier section containing a first end and a second end, a plurality of pins positioned between the first bolt carrier section and the second bolt carrier section, a coupling pin configured to prevent decoupling of the first bolt carrier section from the second bolt carrier section.
US11959709B2	Heat transport device and method for manufacturing same A heat transport device comprises first flow passages through which a first fluid flows, and second flow passages through which a second fluid flows, wherein a cross-section A satisfying the following Requirement 1 to Requirement 3 can be achieved. Requirement 1 is that the cross-section A is a cross-section perpendicular to the second flow passages. Requirement 2 is that in the cross-section A, the holes of second flow passages are separated by meandering partition plates and are disposed in a layered manner. Two adjacent partition plates are a partition plate B and a partition plate C, and when comparing a point α, which is the top point of a mountain in the partition plate B closest to the partition plate C, and a point β, which is the bottom point of a valley in the partition plate C closest to the partition plate B, the point α is closer to the partition plate C side than the point μ. Requirement 3 is that the first flow passages are present inside the partition plates.
US11959707B2	Systems and methods for cooling ultrasound transducers and ultrasound transducer arrays Ultrasound devices and systems are disclosed in which cooling of an active acoustic element of an ultrasound transducer is achieved via an electrically conductive member that extends beyond a proximal side of the active acoustic element to contact a heat exchanger. The electrically conductive member delivers electrical driving signals to the active acoustic element while conducting heat to the heat exchanger. A region of the proximal surface of the active acoustic element that is free from contact with the electrically conductive member may also absent from contact with a liquid or a solid, thereby facilitating reflection of ultrasound energy. The heat exchanger may include an electrically insulating fluid that contacts the electrically conductive member to remove the heat conducted through the electrically conductive member. The active acoustic element may be a multilayer lateral mode element, and the electrically conductive member may form an electrode of the lateral mode element.
US11959706B2	Heat exchanger plate with optimized opening The invention relates to a heat exchanger (20) plate (1, 2a) intended to delimit at least one channel (30, 30a, 30b) for circulation of a fluid, the circulation plate (1) being provided with a bottom (3) and a raised rim (5, 5a-5h) that surrounds the bottom (3), the circulation plate (1) comprising at least one opening (7, 7a-7d) through which a fluid can enter the channel (30, 30a, 30b), characterized in that the opening (7, 7a-7d) is delimited by at least one at least partially rectilinear edge (9a). Application to the field of heat exchanges.
US11959700B2	Liquefaction apparatus, methods, and systems Aspects of the present disclosure relate to at-shore liquefaction of natural gas. One exemplary aspect includes an apparatus comprising: (i) an air-cooled electric refrigeration module (“AER Module”) configured to input electricity and preprocessed feed gas from a source, convert the preprocessed feed gas into a liquefied natural gas (“LNG”), and output the LNG; and (ii) a plurality of LNG storage tanks configured to input the LNG from the AER Module and output the LNG to an LNG transport vessel. According to this aspect, the AER Module may be on an upper deck of a water-based apparatus, and the plurality of LNG tanks may be in a hull of the apparatus. Numerous additional exemplary aspects of the apparatus and related kits, methods, and systems are disclosed.
US11959698B2	Liquid nitrogen dispensing head An apparatus, system, device, and the like, for a liquid nitrogen dispensing head that may be used in a system for cooling aggregate, such as may be found in a batch plant involved in producing concrete. The dispensing head is positioned over a conveyor belt that conveys aggregate to a mixing apparatus to produce concrete. The head dispenses liquid nitrogen onto the aggregate to cool the aggregate and may include interior chambers separated by one or more baffles. The chambers may reduce the pressure of the liquid nitrogen onto the aggregate in relation to the flow pressure of the liquid nitrogen entering the dispensing head. In another example, an assembly may include sidewalls that extend to the aggregate on either side of the head to form a cooling tunnel through which the aggregate is conveyed and is exposed to the liquid nitrogen being dispensed from the head.
US11959696B2	Vacuum insulated appliance with pressure monitoring A method of measuring pressure includes the steps of (1) providing a vacuum cabinet with a storage compartment and an insulating space, and three temperature sensors; (2) sensing a first temperature level of an interior wall of the storage compartment; (3) sensing an ambient temperature level within the storage compartment; (4) sensing a second temperature level of an exterior wall of the storage compartment; (5) calculating an overall heat transfer coefficient (Q) using the ambient temperature level, the first temperature level, and a convective heat transfer coefficient for the interior wall of the storage compartment; (6) calculating a temperature differential between the second and first temperature levels; (7) determining a conductivity level (K) using the temperature differential, the overall heat transfer coefficient (Q) and a thickness of the insulating space; and (8) determining a pressure level (P) within the insulating space using the conductivity level (K).
US11959694B2	Cryocooler health monitoring systems and methods Cryocooler health monitoring systems and methods are provided. In one example, a method includes determining, for each setpoint temperature of a plurality of setpoint temperatures, a respective power applied to a cryocooler to set a cold tip of the cryocooler to the setpoint temperature. The method further includes determining a first load line associated with the cold tip based on the plurality of setpoint temperatures and the respective powers applied to the cryocooler. The method further includes determining a health metric associated with the cold tip based on the first load line and a reference load line associated with the cryocooler. Related devices and systems are also provided.
US11959693B2	Vacuum adiabatic body and refrigerator A vacuum adiabatic body includes a first plate configured to define at least a portion of a wall for a first space, a second plate configured to define at least a portion of a wall for a second space having a temperature different from that of the first space, and a support configured to maintain the third space. The support includes a coupling mechanism by which a first support plate and a second support plate are coupled to each other and integrated with each other and a seating mechanism configured to maintain a gap between the first support plate and the second support plate at points at which the first support plate and the second support plate contact each other. The seating mechanisms are spaced apart from the coupling mechanism.
US11959692B2	Cooler and freezer lock A cooler and freezer access control system locks a cooler or freezer when occurrence of an event is detected that requires limiting access to the inside of the cooler or freezer. Examples of such events include the loss of power to the cooler or freezer for a predetermined period of time, the opening of the cooler or freezer door for longer than an allowed time, the loss of functionality of a temperature probe and others. In an embodiment, a service mode is supported wherein the door is left unlocked despite the occurrence of such an event, to allow a stocker or other personnel to leave the cooler or freezer door open while stocking the cooler or freezer with product.
US11959690B2	Thermal storage device for climate control system A heat pump includes a compressor, a metering device, a first heat exchanger, a second heat exchanger, a first fan, a second fan, and a refrigerant circuit between the first heat exchanger and the second heat exchanger. A thermal storage device coupled to the refrigerant circuit is configured to store thermal energy when the refrigerant fluid is above a threshold temperature and discharge thermal energy when the refrigerant fluid is below the threshold temperature. The heat pump is operated in a heating mode in which heat is transferred from the refrigerant fluid at the first heat exchanger and the temperature of the refrigerant fluid at the thermal storage device is above the threshold temperature, and a defrost mode in which heat is transferred to the refrigerant fluid at the first heat exchanger and the temperature of the refrigerant fluid at the thermal storage device is below the threshold temperature.
US11959688B2	Water gathering and distribution system and related techniques for operating in freezing environmental conditions A water gathering and distribution system and related techniques for operating in freezing environmental conditions are disclosed. The system may include a water diverter unit or a water flow regulation unit configured to receive water from a water source situated at a location that is remote, inaccessible (or difficult to access), and/or experiences freezing environmental conditions and to deliver a controlled volume of that water for downstream use. The system further may include a water supply unit configured to receive that water and to supply it to downstream snowmaking equipment. In some instances, the supply unit also may cool the water to a temperature suitable, for example, for snowmaking. In a general sense, the disclosed system may be considered modular, in that multiple system components may be placed in flow communication with one another, as desired, to provide a distributed network of water collection and distribution elements.
US11959686B2	Ice maker and refrigerator Provided is a refrigerator including a cabinet having a refrigerating compartment and a freezing compartment defined therein, and an ice-maker disposed in the freezing compartment, wherein the ice-maker includes a cold-air hole for receiving cold air, an upper tray having a plurality of hemispherical upper chambers defined therein, a lower tray pivotably disposed below the upper tray, wherein the lower tray has a plurality of lower chambers defined therein respectively connected to the upper chambers by pivoting, wherein each of the lower chambers and each of the upper chambers connected with each other define an ice chamber for forming spherical ice therein, a driver for pivoting the lower tray, and at least one shield formed on an outer face of the upper tray and corresponding to at least one of the ice chambers respectively, thereby to reduce the cold-air from invading the at least one corresponding ice chamber.
US11959683B2	Modulating refrigeration system with secondary equipment A modulating refrigeration system includes an evaporation unit and a condensing unit. The evaporation unit generates a first output airflow comprising a lower temperature, a lower relative humidity, or both than a first supply airflow and directs the first output airflow into a building. The condensing unit generates a second output airflow at a higher temperature than a second supply airflow and discharges the second output airflow to an unconditioned space. The evaporation unit comprises a first valve operable to direct a portion of refrigerant to a secondary evaporator and primary evaporator or to direct the entire flow of refrigerant to the primary evaporator and bypassing the secondary evaporator.
US11959679B2	Drive circuit for a variable speed fan motor A fan drive circuit for a variable speed fan motor in a cooling system, includes an inverter configured to supply a current signal to stator windings of the variable speed fan motor, a frequency detection circuit coupled to an output stage of an inverter of a compressor motor of the cooling system and configured to detect a first frequency of a compressor current signal at the output stage of a variable speed compressor drive circuit and generate a frequency signal, and a digital signal processor (DSP) coupled to the inverter and the frequency detection circuit. The DSP is configured to receive the frequency signal corresponding to the first frequency from the frequency detection circuit, select a second frequency corresponding to the first frequency at which to operate the variable speed fan motor, and transmit control signals to the inverter to supply current to the stator windings at the second frequency.
US11959674B2	Refrigeration system A refrigeration system including a storage in which multiple containers are joined and each include a refrigeration apparatus includes a first communication unit, a second communication unit, and a third communication unit that perform communication so that the refrigeration apparatuses of the containers operate in synchronization with each other.
US11959672B2	Air-conditioning apparatus An air-conditioning apparatus includes an outdoor heat exchanger. The outdoor heat exchanger includes a first heat exchanger and a second heat exchanger. A controller performs a heating operation and a heating-defrosting operation, in which one of the first heat exchanger and the second heat exchanger functions as an evaporator, an other one the first heat exchanger and the second heat exchanger functions as a condenser. When a temperature of the indoor heat exchanger by a temperature detection unit is treated as a first temperature, and a temperature of the indoor heat exchanger by the temperature detection unit is treated as a second temperature, the controller reduces a rotation speed of an indoor fan in a case where the second temperature is lower than the first temperature and where a difference between the first temperature and the second temperature is greater than or equal to a first setting value.
US11959666B2	System and method for harvesting geothermal energy from a subterranean formation A system and method of harvesting geothermal energy in a subterranean formation includes providing an injection wellbore that extends into the subterranean formation, positioning a plurality of selectively opening sleeves in the injection wellbore spaced apart the subterranean formation, providing at least one producing wellbore that extends into the subterranean formation in a predetermined location proximate to the injection wellbore, and fracturing the subterranean formation in a plurality of locations proximate to the plurality of selectively opening sleeves to enhance a fluid pathway between the injection wellbore and the at least one producing wellbore. Fluid is injected down the injection wellbore at a first temperature, and the fluid is produced from the at least one producing wellbore at a second temperature higher than said first temperature.
US11959662B2	Indoor and outdoor nano air purifier and system comprising said purifier Indoor and outdoor air purifier including:—a fan for suctioning air and conveying it into—an air treatment duct suitable to disintegrate the toxic and pollutant components present in the air and then reintroducing the air, purified by now, into the external environment through one of the grids; within the duct, at least the following being installed: ∘ filters in any alveolar ceramic alloy treated with a titanium dioxide TiO2 nano-coating suitable to disintegrate the pollutant substances by a photocatalytic process activated thanks to ∘ LED lights, each of which installed in proximity to a corresponding filter, suitable to start the pollutant molecules disintegration photocatalytic process, reintroducing only the harmless substances into the atmosphere.
US11959659B2	Outdoor unit for air-conditioning apparatus An outdoor unit for an air-conditioning apparatus, having a compressor, a top cover configured to cover an upper surface of the compressor, and a side cover configured to cover a side of the compressor and a side of the top cover, the side cover including a rectangular cutout portion formed in a part of an upper end of the side cover. The outdoor unit has a non-water-absorbent draining element disposed across from a central portion of the top cover to a bottom portion of the cutout portion, and tilts down from the central portion of the top cover toward the bottom portion of the cutout portion.
US11959653B2	Cloud and edge integrated energy optimizer An integrated energy optimizer having an edge side and a cloud side. The edge side may incorporate an energy optimizer, a building management system connected to the energy optimizer, a controller connected to the building management system, and equipment connected to the controller. The cloud side may have a cloud connected to the energy optimizer and to the building management system, and a user interface connected to the cloud. Data from the field sensor may go to the optimizer and the building management system. The data may be processed at the optimizer and the building management system for proper settings at the building management system.
US11959650B2	Outdoor unit of air-conditioning apparatus An outdoor unit of an air-conditioning apparatus includes a compressor, a heat exchanger, and a controller. The controller includes a compressor driving circuit configured to drive the compressor, a harmonic suppressing unit configured to suppress harmonics in the compressor driving circuit, and a housing containing the compressor driving circuit and the harmonic suppressing unit. The housing has a first section having ventilation holes that allow communication between the outside and the inside, and a second section constituting a frame outside the first section. The first section contains the harmonic suppressing unit and a fan configured to blow air from inside the first section to the outside through the ventilation holes. The second section contains the compressor driving circuit.
US11959648B2	Heat exchanger and air conditioning apparatus A heat exchanger includes a plurality of fins and a plurality of tubes that are inserted into the fins and that allow refrigerant to flow in the tubes. The tubes include first heat transfer tubes and second heat transfer tubes. Each of the first heat transfer tubes includes grooves formed in an inner surface of the first heat transfer tube, and has an inside diameter Da and a groove depth Ta. Each of the second heat transfer tubes has an inner surface smoothed, has an inside diameter Db, and is connected to an associated one of the first heat transfer tubes. Da−2×Ta≤Db is satisfied.
US11959647B2	Air-conditioning unit having a coil with an active portion and an inactive portion An air-conditioning unit is provided, comprising: an input vent for receiving return air; an intermediate vent; an output vent; a blower fan proximate to the input vent for moving the return air from the input vent to the intermediate vent; and an air-conditioner coil between the intermediate vent and the output vent including an active portion including one or more operational air-conditioning coils that receive a first portion of the return air from the intermediate vent, for circulating a coolant, condition the first portion of the return air by heat exchange with the coolant to create conditioned air, and pass the conditioned air to the output vent, and an inactive portion that does not circulate coolant and passes a second portion of the return air as unconditioned air to the output vent, wherein the conditioned air and the unconditioned air pass through the output vent as supply air.
US11959641B2	Combustor shell with shaped impingement holes A combustor for use in a gas turbine engine including a heat shield panel having a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface of the heat shield panel and a combustor shell having an inner surface and an outer surface opposite the inner surface. The inner surface of the combustor shell and the second surface of the heat shield panel being in a facing spaced relationship defining an impingement cavity therebetween. The combustor shell further includes an impingement aperture that has a nonaxisymmetric shape. The impingement aperture extending from the outer surface to the inner surface through the combustor shell.
US11959640B2	Holiday Shabbat ignitor An aspect of some embodiments of the current invention relates to a device, that may ignite a substance without the user directly causing the ignition. for example, the device may perform ignition in a manner that does not transgress Jewish religious prohibitions, for example the Jewish religious law prohibits kindling a flame on the Sabbath and/or festivals. In some cases, kindling may be permitted in an indirect manner referred to in Jewish law by the Aramaic term “Grama”. For example, the device may be designed to ignite a cigarette. Optionally, the device may be designed to be carried safely in a pocket. In some embodiments, the device may initiate ignition without direct user action and/or the initial ignition may be used to ignite another object in accordance with Jewish law allowing transfer of fire but prohibiting starting of a new fire on a holiday.
US11959637B2	Devices, systems, facilities and processes for CO2 post combustion capture incorporated at a data center Devices, systems, facilities, and methods for post combustion capture of emissions from a natural gas generator used to power a data center disclosed herein. The facility includes a process for capturing and sequestering CO2 from a post combustion capture of the natural gas generator utilizing the heat from the flue gas and from the data center. The CO2 rich streams from the post combustion capture system are sent to sequestration of some form via a sequestration compressor, thereby reducing the overall emissions from the facility.
US11959636B2	Passive and no-loss weather cap for protection of wind induced downdraft in sensitive exhaust system The invention provides a device for removing heat from a building, the device having: a first tubular member defining a first cavity; a second tubular member defining a second cavity, whereby said second tubular member resides within the first cavity and is coaxial to the first tubular member; a double conic body coaxially residing in the first cavity and coaxially positioned with the second tubular member; and a flange dimensioned to extend over at least a portion of the periphery of the existing flue so as to aid in supporting the device on the flue.
US11959633B1	Steam generation system with subcooled water spray for wellbore steam injection A steam supply system having a wet steam source and a steam separator disposed to separated wet steam into dry saturated steam and a saturated condensate. The dry saturated steam is heated in a superheater to produce superheated steam, while the saturated condensate is cooled in a subcooler to produced subcooled condensate with a target temperature selected to prevent immediate evaporation of the subcooled condensate when mixed with the superheated steam. The subcooled condensate is sprayed into a stream of superheated steam using spray nozzles and gradually evaporates downstream of the spray nozzles to produce process steam of a desired % quality. A cooling fluid passing through the subcooler is utilized to cool the saturated condensate. The flow rate of the cooling fluid through the subcooler can be utilized to achieve process steam of a desired % quality.
US11959632B2	Light-emitting device, electronic device, and method for using light-emitting device A light-emitting device includes: a light source that radiates primary light; and a first phosphor that absorbs the primary light and converts the primary light into first wavelength-converted light having a longer wavelength than the primary light, wherein the primary light is laser light, the first wavelength-converted light includes fluorescence based on electron energy transition of Cr3+, and a fluorescence spectrum of the first wavelength-converted light has a maximum fluorescence intensity value in region of a wavelength exceeding 710 nm.
US11959626B2	Shelf light for plant growth Disclosed is a shelf light for plant growth having vertical stand with a plurality of wooden partitions vertically arranged in parallel at intervals and wooden vertical rod connected between adjacent wooden partitions, and lighting unit on top of vertical stand. Wooden partition on topmost end vertically is constructed as light holder for arranging lighting unit; power box powering lighting unit is mounted on another wooden partition below light holder; power box is provided with plug connecting wire accessing to electricity, with side wall configured with USB-A, USB-B and USB-C interfaces and top surface configured with wireless charging pad. The utility model, a framework entirely formed by connecting all-wooden materials, has firm structure, with functions of plant growth light, USB power docking station and wireless charging pad, so as to provide green decoration for home environment while compounding use of charging base stations, resulting in strong functionality and high space utilization.
US11959625B2	High-performance high-power LED lighting systems and methods thereof A Light-Emitting Diode (LED) light apparatus has a housing and a printed circuit board (PCB) received in the housing. The PCB has one or more first openings and one or more LEDs on a front side thereof about the first openings. The housing has a rear-wall structure with a plurality of fins spaced from each other and one or more second openings at locations corresponding to those of the first openings for heat management. The LED light apparatus may also have a plurality of rotatable LED panels having PCBs and LEDs thereon. The LED panels are spaced from each other with gaps therebetween for heat management, and are rotatable for controlling light distribution, light angular-span, and light direction. A LED grow-light system uses a light-distribution structure such as reflectors and/or fiber-optic cables for distributing at least a portion of the light towards the plant.
US11959623B2	Connecting device and lamp system The present disclosure provides a connecting device and a lamp system. The connecting device is used to connect multiple lamps to form the lamp system. The connecting device includes a connecting element, a cover, and a shell. The cover is mounted on the connecting element and includes at least two first assembling members. The shell is detachably mounted on the cover. The shell includes a side wall, an opening, multiple gateways, and at least two second assembling members. The side wall surrounds a space. The opening and the gateways all are formed on a top of the side wall and communicate with the space. A portion of each of the lamps is received in one of the gateways. The second assembling members are disposed on the side wall and face each other in a radial line of the shell, and respectively engage with the first assembling members.
US11959622B2	Electric lighting system with removably couplable power device An example electric lighting system includes a lighting device that includes a housing including a lighting element and a power device holding portion. The power device holding portion includes a cavity. The cavity includes a first and a second electrical contact disposed within the cavity. The power device includes a third and a fourth electrical contact. The power device includes a coupling component. The coupling component is removably couplable to the power device holding portion such that an electrical communication is established when the power device is inserted into the cavity at any rotational position relative to the lighting device about a shared central axis. The power device is operable to power the lighting device through the electrical communication. The electrical communication is established between the first electrical contact and the third electrical contact and between the second electrical contact and the fourth electrical contact.
US11959617B1	Downlight emergency power supply device The application provides a downlight emergency power supply device, including an emergency power box having an accommodation cavity; a connection structure configured to fix a luminaire to the emergency power box, and comprising two clamping assemblies arranged oppositely, wherein the clamping assemblies are elastically connected to an outer side of the emergency power box; and a power supply assembly, fixed in the accommodation cavity, and configured to supply power to the luminaire; wherein the two clamping assemblies clamp and fix the luminaire in an inward or outward rebound state. By setting two clamping assemblies to clamp and fix the luminaire on the emergency power supply, it is simpler and less time-consuming to assemble than the screw mounting method used in the related art, without the need for manual screwing. Besides, the two clamping assemblies of the connection structure can be automatically clamped, achieving semi-automatic assembly, which is convenient and efficient.
US11959610B2	Combined luminous module that images the illuminated surface of a collector A luminous motor-vehicle module including in a first light source, and a first reflective surface that is configured to collect and reflect the light rays emitted by the first light source into a first light beam, a second light source and a second reflective surface that is configured to collect and reflect the light rays emitted by said second light source into a second light beam, and an optical system configured to project the first and second light beams; the first and second light sources emitting the light rays in the same direction, the first and second reflective surfaces are offset along the optical axis and the optical system is configured to form an image of the second reflective surface.
US11959605B2	Lighting device for a motor vehicle and production method The invention relates to a lighting device, for a motor vehicle, including a plurality of light sources, which have a plurality of primary lenses dedicated to each of the respective light sources for focusing the light emitted by the respective light sources. The lighting device also has a secondary optics element which has a plurality of light entry surfaces dedicated to each respective light source and one light exit surface. A grid is located downstream of the light exit surface on the secondary optics element in the exit direction of the light, for segmenting the light exiting the light exit surface.
US11959601B2	Lamp module group A lighting assembly can include a lamp module group including a first housing defining a protruding column, the first housing defining a cavity, the first housing defining a housing opening to the cavity positioned opposite from the protruding column; a power supply driving module positioned within the cavity; and a first concentric terminal connected in electrical communication with the power supply driving module, the first concentric terminal extending through the protruding column; and a second housing including a second concentric terminal, the second housing receiving a portion of the first housing, the second concentric terminal connected in electrical communication with the first concentric terminal, the second concentric terminal configured to supply power to the power supply driving module through the first concentric terminal.
US11959593B2	Method for detecting a leak in a sealed and thermally insulating tank The invention relates to a method for detection of a leak from a tank for liquid gas, said tank comprising a membrane surrounding the liquid gas, the membrane being surrounded by an insulation space which separates the membrane from a wall, the insulation space being filled an inert gas which is injected and extracted by at least one duct. The detection method comprises the following steps: determining 921 a first variation of mass of inert gas ΔM1 between two moments by measuring the gas added and removed by the duct; calculating 922 a second variation of mass of inert gas ΔM2 corresponding to a difference between two masses of inert gas measured in the insulation space; and comparing 931 the first variation with the second variation, and triggering an alarm if a difference E1 between the first variation and the second variation of mass of inert gas is greater than a first threshold S1.
US11959592B2	Self-adjusting band A self-adjusting band that includes one or more banding segments, one or more buckling assemblies, a pair of one pin and two links for each buckle assembly, a rotary joint base for each pair of one pin and two links, and a high-load, low-deflection compression spring for each section of the buckle assembly.
US11959589B2	Motor driven pump for variable speed power generation cooling An aircraft oil management system includes a generator, pump, and pump control system. The generator is mechanically coupled to a prime mover via a the rotor shaft and is configured to output three-phase power. The pump is mechanically decoupled from the rotor shaft and delivers oil to the generator. The pump control system drives the pump independent of a rotational speed of the rotor shaft.
US11959584B2	Smoothly adjustable display screen bracket A smoothly adjustable display screen bracket comprises: a first connecting seat, a connecting rod group and a second connecting seat, wherein the connecting rod group is arranged between the first connecting seat and the second connecting seat, the connecting rod group comprises a connecting rod, a force applying mechanism, a limiting sleeve, a cam member and a roller, and the roller is rotatably arranged on the second connecting seat, and one end of the force applying mechanism is connected with the first connecting seat, and the other end of the force applying mechanism is connected with the cam member, wherein a curved surface of the cam member is configured to press against the roller under the pushing action of the force applying mechanism. The limiting sleeve covers the outside of the force applying mechanism.
US11959582B2	Adjustable stand for a computer peripheral device An adjustable stand for an electronic device that is operable for stable movement in two directions with the use of a single hand of a user. An ergonomic design leverages a natural and intuitive movement of a user's hand to maintain an orientation of the electronic device throughout at least 180 degrees of movement.
US11959581B2	Quick connection mechanism A quick connection mechanism includes a truncated-cone-shaped quick release plate, a base, and a locking structure. A tapered clamping groove is provided in a larger bottom surface of the quick release plate. A sliding groove is provided in the base, and the quick release plate is clamped in the sliding groove. The locking structure is configured to fix the quick release plate that enters the sliding groove. The locking structure includes a rotating shaft, a locking arm rotatably provided on the rotating shaft, and a first elastic member connected to the locking arm and configured to apply, to the locking arm, a force in a direction for locking the quick release plate. One end of the locking arm abuts against an inner side wall of the clamping groove and is configured to enable locking of the quick release plate in the sliding groove by the abutment.
US11959574B2	Fluid connection device Disclosed is a fluid connection device (10) comprising a male connector (12) and a female connector (14), which are configured to be fitted one inside the other along an axis X so as to produce a fluid connection, and at least one annular seal (16) carried by one of the connectors and configured to engage with the other connector in order to ensure a seal between the connectors, the connectors being configured to be fastened to each other by resilient snap-fastening and to retain, after fastening, at least one degree of freedom with respect to each other, characterised in that the connectors are fastened together by a double fastening by resilient snap-fastening and by bayonet, this resilient snap-fastening being configured to be irreversible without deterioration so that, after fastening, the device cannot be dismantled without deterioration.
US11959573B2	Steel ring A steel ring includes a locking component. The locking component is provided on an inner surface of a ring body in a protruding manner. The locking component includes locking teeth, and the locking tooth is sheet-like and includes a fixed part and a contact part. Multiple locking teeth constitute a first locking tooth group, and with regard to the locking teeth in the first locking tooth group, the distance between the fixed parts is smaller than the distance between the contact parts. Multiple locking teeth constitute a second locking tooth group, and with regard to the locking teeth in the second locking tooth group, the distance between the fixed parts is greater than the distance between the contact parts. The ring body has a first state and a second state. When the ring body is in the first state, the ring body is in an unclosed annular shape, and when the ring body is in the second state, the ring body is in a closed annular shape.
US11959568B2	Retainer and pipe joint using retainer A retainer allows reduction in a length in a direction of insertion of a flexible pipe and capable of being engaged with the flexible pipe without requiring motions of other members. The retainer is a retainer having a shape of a ring and used in a pipe joint, including: a plurality of pawls for getting into a valley of a corrugated pipe of a flexible pipe to be inserted into the pipe joint; a plurality of supports for contacting an inner surface of a pipe joint body housing the retainer in the pipe joint, the supports being continuous with corresponding ones of the pawls as viewed in a direction of a center axis of the ring of the retainer; and a connector connecting the pawls and the supports in a plurality of combinations continuous with each other. The connector is more elastically deformable than the pawls and the supports.
US11959563B2	Membrane valve A membrane valve, with a valve housing, in which a housing interior is formed, in which housing interior a flexible control membrane is arranged. A drive plunger lies opposite a valve seat and the drive plunger has a shank body with a peripheral outer lateral surface. The outer lateral surface of the shank body of the drive plunger at least in the region of a guide section has a polygonally contoured prismatic shaping with a succession of outer side edges and outer side surfaces, wherein the edges and surfaces extend in the plunger longitudinal direction and the succession alternates in the circumferential direction of the drive plunger.
US11959562B1	Valve plug Systems and devices for controlling flow of a fluid through a valve are provided. A valve plug can include a hub. The hub can include a hub body having a longitudinal axis extending through the hub body and a bore extending along the longitudinal axis extending through the hub body. The hub can also include at least one elliptically-shaped protrusion integrally formed within the hub body. The valve plug can also include a dome having a first surface, a second surface opposite the first surface, and at least one side wall extending between the first surface and the second surface around a circumference of the dome. The valve plug can also include at least one arm extending between the hub body and the second surface of the dome. The valve plug can be coupled to a drive shaft and a controller in a variety of non-limiting valve types.
US11959561B2	Electronic expansion valve and refrigeration system Disclosed are an electronic expansion valve and a refrigeration system. The electronic expansion valve includes: a valve seat provided with an inlet, an outlet and a communication channel in communication with the inlet and the outlet; an actuator movably mounted in the valve seat, wherein the actuator is provided with a first position to block the communication channel and a second position to avoid the communication channel; and a driving mechanism connected with the actuator to drive the actuator to move between the first position and the second position, wherein the driving mechanism includes noise reduction members to reduce noise of the electronic expansion valve.
US11959559B2	Valve control device, drive control device, and fluid control device To provide a valve control device, a drive control device, and a fluid control device, which are suitable for adjusting a valve. The valve control device comprises: a rod-shaped rotor provided so as to rotate about a rotation axis, wherein one end of the rotor is directly or indirectly connected to a valve body, at least a part of the valve body being positioned in a flow path for fluid, wherein the rotor changes a relative position between the valve body and a valve seat that is closed by the valve body or a contact force between the valve body and the valve seat; a pair of contacts for sandwiching the rotor and for rotating the rotor; a moving unit comprising a piezoelectric element for causing the pair of contacts to perform relative movement; and a drive control unit for controlling the relative position between the valve body and the valve seat or the contact force between the valve body and the valve seat by applying a voltage waveform having a rising slope and a falling slope different from the rising slope to the piezoelectric element so as to cause the pair of contacts to rotate the rotor in a desired direction, wherein a steeper slope of the rising slope and the falling slope causes a slip between the rotor and the pair of contacts.
US11959558B2	Valve body with bypass A valve body with an integral bypass includes a primary valve body portion defining a primary bore extending through the primary valve body portion from a primary upstream end to a primary downstream end, the primary bore defining an axis, the primary bore including a primary upstream bore extending through the primary upstream end and a primary downstream bore extending through the primary downstream end, the primary valve body portion configured to house a valve member between the primary upstream bore and the primary downstream bore; and the bypass seamlessly integrated with the primary valve body portion, the bypass defining a bypass bore, the bypass bore including a bypass upstream bore and a bypass downstream bore, the bypass including a bypass valve body disposed between the bypass upstream bore and the bypass downstream bore.
US11959554B2	Three-way solenoid valve A three-way solenoid valve comprising: a valve block including a valve chamber and a first port, a second port, and a third port fluidly communicating with the valve chamber; an armature; a body; a plunger; and a flow path control assembly that is disposed inside the second body and includes a first opening/closing flow path, which allows the first port and the second port to fluidly communicate with each other or to be blocked from each other according to a magnitude of a force applied by the plunger, and a second opening/closing flow path which allows the second port and the third part to fluidly communicate with each other or to be blocked from each other according to the magnitude of the force applied by the plunger.
US11959552B2	Piston ring system for an internal combustion engine with direct water injection A piston ring system for an internal combustion engine includes a first compression piston ring (2), a second compression piston ring (4), and an oil scraper piston ring (6). The first compression piston ring (2) has a first ring body (8) with a first upper ring flank (10), a first lower ring flank (12), a first ring inner side (14), a first ring outer side (16), as well as two first abutting surfaces. A first contact region (18) of the first ring body (8) is arranged with a cylinder running surface (20) above a first piston ring center (22). At least one first oil pocket (24) is arranged below the first contact region (18) in the circumferential direction. The second compression piston ring (4) having a second ring body (26) a second upper ring flank (28), a second lower ring flank (30), a second ring inner side (32), a second ring outer side (34), as well as two second abutting surfaces. A second contact region (36) of the second ring body (26) is arranged with the cylinder running surface (20) above or below a second piston ring center (38). At least one second oil pocket (40) is arranged below the second contact region (36) in the circumferential direction. The oil scraper piston ring (6) is formed in one piece, two pieces, or three pieces.
US11959551B2	Method of operating a sealing monitoring system and a sealing monitoring system for a seal A method of operating a sealing monitoring system for a seal of a rotatable shaft including a flushing liquid system, the seal disposed between the rotatable shaft and a stationary housing. The sealing monitoring system includes a liquid detector to detect a presence of a flushing liquid in the flushing liquid system. The method includes detecting the flushing liquid presence status in the flushing liquid system with the liquid detector, and when the flushing liquid presence status is affirmative, transmitting the flushing liquid presence status for processing using a wireless data communication system with a first data transmission interval between the transmissions, and when the flushing liquid presence status is negative, transmitting the flushing liquid presence status for processing using the wireless data communication system with a second data transmission interval being shorter than the first transmission interval between the transmissions.
US11959548B1	Axle assembly and method of control A method of controlling an axle assembly. The method may include removing an actuator that is adapted to actuate a shift collar from a housing of the axle assembly, installing a positioning mechanism in place of the actuator, and securing the positioning mechanism to the housing of the axle assembly.
US11959545B2	Vehicle control device, vehicle control system, vehicle learning device, and vehicle learning method A vehicle control device includes a processor and memory. The memory stores relation-defining data for defining a relation between a state of a vehicle and an action variable that is a variable relating to operations of a transmission installed in the vehicle. The processor is configured to execute acquisition processing, operation processing, reward calculation processing, updating processing, counting processing, and limiting processing. The processor is configured to output the relation-defining data updated so that an expected income is increased when the transmission is operated following the relation-defining data, based on an updating map.
US11959535B1	Continuously variable transmission with both equal-difference output and equal-ratio output A continuously variable transmission with both equal-difference output and equal-ratio output includes an input mechanism, a hydraulic transmission mechanism, a planetary-gear-set convergence mechanism, an equal-difference output mechanism, an equal-ratio output mechanism, a clutch assembly, and a brake. The clutch assembly connects an output end of the input mechanism to an input end of the hydraulic transmission mechanism and the planetary-gear-set convergence mechanism and connects an output end of the hydraulic transmission mechanism to the planetary-gear-set convergence mechanism. The clutch assembly connects the planetary-gear-set convergence mechanism to the equal-difference output mechanism and the equal-ratio output mechanism. The clutch assembly connects the equal-ratio output mechanism to the equal-difference output mechanism. A continuously changing transmission ratio between the input mechanism and the equal-difference output mechanism/the equal-ratio output mechanism is provided by adjusting a displacement ratio of the hydraulic transmission mechanism and selectively controlling engagement of the clutch assembly and the brake.
US11959531B2	System for converting rotation to displacement A spinning arm that converts a rotational motion of a shaft to a linear movement of an object that includes a revolving piece and a rod. The lower end of the rod is connected to the shaft and the upper end is axially connected to the revolving piece in a state of tilting aside in relation to the rod so that the revolving axis line of the revolving piece crosses the rotation axis line of the rod. The revolving piece can move outwards and roll over the object when its tilt is from right to left. When the revolving piece rolls over the object in a first direction it exerts an upward force that moves the object upward, and when it rolls in a second direction it exerts a downward force that moves the object downward.
US11959527B2	Vibration isolator In a vibration isolator of the present invention, an orifice passage (24) configured to allow a main liquid chamber (14) and an auxiliary liquid chamber (15) to communicate with each other, a plurality of first communication holes (42a) configured to allow the main liquid chamber and an accommodation chamber (42) to communicate with each other, and a second communication hole (42b) configured to allow the auxiliary liquid chamber and the accommodation chamber to communicate with each other are formed in a partition member (16), a tubular member (21) that protrudes in an axial direction toward an elastic body is formed on a first wall surface (16b) of the partition member in which the first communication holes are opened and which constitutes part of an inner surface of the main liquid chamber, and the plurality of first communication holes are opened in both of an inner portion (16f) of the first wall surface positioned inside the tubular member and an outer portion (16g) of the first wall surface positioned outside the tubular member.
US11959524B2	Brake lining monitoring system A brake (200) comprising a braking surface (202); a brake lever (206) arranged to move between a retracted position and an engaged position; a brake lining (210) and at least one non-contact sensor (212). The brake lining is disposed between the braking surface and the brake lever such that when the brake lever is in the engaged position the brake lining is in contact with the braking surface. The at least one non-contact sensor is arranged to output a signal dependent on the distance between the non-contact sensor and the braking surface.
US11959521B1	Clutch actuating device A clutch actuating device includes an actuating cylinder having a piston, a multiplier cylinder, and at least one rod extending from the multiplier cylinder to the piston of the actuating cylinder. The actuating cylinder has a rod-side chamber and a clutch actuation chamber with the piston extending therebetween. The rod-side chamber has a port for connection to a first pressure source, and the clutch actuation chamber has a port for connection to a slave cylinder of a hydraulic clutch. A passage interconnects the rod-side chamber with the clutch actuation chamber, and a check-valve is located in the passage. The check-valve only permits flow between the rod-side chamber and the clutch actuation chamber for purposes of compensating for changes of volume of fluid due to temperature change and only when the piston is retracted to an idle position.
US11959519B2	Preload inspection method and assembly method for bearing device for vehicle wheel A preload inspection method for a bearing device for a vehicle wheel comprises: a first bearing preload value calculation step for calculating a first bearing preload value; a first rotating torque measurement step for measuring a first rotating torque; a caulking step for swaging the small-diameter stepped part to the inner ring; a second bearing preload value calculation step for calculating a second bearing preload value; a second rotational torque measurement step for measuring a second rotational torque; a third bearing preload value calculation step for calculating a third bearing preload value by adding, to the first bearing preload value, a preload change amount based on a differential torque between the first rotating torque and the second rotating torque; and a determination step for determining the suitability of the preload from the second bearing preload value and the third bearing preload value.
US11959513B2	Fluid dynamic bearing device Provided is a fluid dynamic bearing device, including: a shaft member; a bearing sleeve (18) having the shaft member inserted along an inner periphery thereof; and dynamic pressure generating grooves (26) configured to support the shaft member in a relatively rotatable and non-contact manner with pressure of an oil film formed in a radial bearing gap defined between an outer peripheral surface of the shaft member and an inner peripheral surface (24) of the bearing sleeve (18). The dynamic pressure generating grooves (26) include: the large number of polygonal hill portions (27) arranged in a pattern on the inner peripheral surface (24) of the bearing sleeve (18) ; and polygonal groove portions (28) formed in such a manner as to surround the polygonal hill portions (27).
US11959512B2	Joint for above ground pool frame A frame pool is disclosed including a frame assembly and a pool liner, the frame assembly including horizontal frame members and a vertical frame member coupled together via a T-shaped joint. The T-shaped joint may be constructed of plastic to facilitate attachment and detachment to the adjacent frame members and to resist galling and corrosion. The T-shaped joint may also be relatively small to improve the appearance and water containment of the frame pool.
US11959510B1	Method for manufacturing a standardized outer holster system with firearm specific inner holster inserts Provided in this disclosure is a method for manufacturing a customizable holster. Steps are provided of molding inner holster components, including molding internal surfaces that conform to shapes of respective portions of a desired firearm design. Other substeps include molding external surfaces that conform to the shape of portions of an external mating surface of an inner holster. The inner holster components are mated to form an inner holster having an internal contact surface that conforms to the firearm design, to securely receive and retain a respective firearm within the inner holster. An outer holster is molded having an interior defined by an internal mating surface that conforms with the external mating surface of the inner holster. The inner holster is then mated to the outer holster such that the external mating surface of the inner holster is received within the internal mating surface of the outer holster.
US11959509B2	Housing A housing may include a first housing part and a second housing part. The first housing part may include a first latching contour having at least one first latching lug. The first housing part may include at least one further latching contour having at least one further latching lug. The second housing part may be connected to the first housing part via a latching connection. The second housing part may include at least one counter-latching contour.
US11959504B2	Self-forming thread blind fastener Self-forming thread blind fasteners and methods for fastening are provided. The self-forming thread blind fastener comprises a sleeve and a pin. The sleeve comprises a first sleeve end, a second sleeve end, an elongate portion, and an inner wall defining a bore. The pin is configured to be at least partially received by the bore. The pin comprises a first pin end, a second pin end, a pin head portion, an at least partially threaded portion, a shank intermediate, and a driving portion. The at least partially threaded portion is configured to form threads on at least a portion of the inner wall of the sleeve. The driving portion is configured to receive a torque to rotate the pin within the sleeve and thereby axially compress and deform the sleeve and form the threads on the at least a portion of the inner wall of the sleeve.
US11959491B2	Tower fan and air channel therefor An air channel arrangement of a tower fan, arranged for accommodating an air blower therein, includes a housing having an air inlet, an air outlet and an air blower installation space therein, a volute shell and a volute member having a curved surface portion, wherein the volute shell and the curved surface portion of the volute member are arranged on two sides of the air outlet respectively such that, when the air blower is driven to rotate, the airflow is guided to flow through the air channel smoothly, so that the tower fan has excellent air supply efficiency and is able to prevent eddy airflow being formed in in the air channel and reduce working noise of the tower fan.
US11959485B2	Compressor rotor structure and method for arranging said rotor structure Compressor rotor structure and methodology for harmonizing compressor aerodynamics and rotordynamics are provided. Disclosed embodiments benefit from a compressor design effective for improving rotordynamics (e.g., stiffer rotor structure) without reducing a usable aerodynamics range of the compressor. This design may involve variation of the rotor structure along the rotor axis to locate respective surfaces defined by respective inlets of the one or more impellers at a varying distance relative to the rotor axis based on respective ratios selected for the configuration of the impeller bodies. This arrangement may be effective for improving rotordynamics while satisfactorily meeting the respective varying aerodynamics requirements at the various compression stages by the impeller bodies.
US11959483B2	Variable economizer injection position A compressor includes a bore, a rotor disposed within the bore, a compressor inlet, a compressor outlet and a compression chamber defined between the bore and the rotor. A volume of the compression chamber gradually reduces from the compressor inlet to the compressor outlet. An economizer is configured to fluidically connect to the compression chamber. The economizer is configured to inject a working fluid into the compression chamber at an injection position. The injection position is changeable according to a working condition of the compressor.
US11959475B2	Capacitive liquid leak detection device A liquid leak detector for a pump is described. The liquid leak detector is mountable on a pump to detect leaked fluid coming from the pump. The leak detector includes a buffer tube positioned on the pump to collect a leaked fluid from the pump and a sensor positioned on the buffer tube to detect the level of leaked fluid in the buffer tube and to generate a signal when the leaked fluid reaches a maximum fluid level. A purge line on the buffer tube removes leaked drive fluid from the buffer tube once the leaked drive fluid reaches a maximum level. Logic connected to the sensor receives the signal from the detector and generates an alarm.
US11959474B2	Axial piston pump with inclined plate The present invention concerns an axial piston pump (1, 1′, 1″,1′″) for the pumping of a liquid comprising: a head (20) in which there is at least partially made a plurality of cylinders (25) in a number greater than three, with central axes parallel between them, a plurality of pistons (75) each of which slide in a respective cylinder (25) of the plurality of cylinders (25) for the pumping of the liquid, and a suction channel of the liquid to pump, which is equipped with a primary duct (140) and a plurality of branch ducts (145, 145′,145″), each of said branch ducts (145, 145′,145″) being adapted to place the primary duct (140) in fluid communication with a respective cylinder (25) of the plurality of cylinders (25), in which the primary duct (140) is positioned between the central axes of the cylinders (25).
US11959473B2	Air compressor and methods of operation A reciprocating piston air compressor includes a programmable logic controller, a tank, a motor, a pump, a variable speed drive, a head unloader and a cooling system. The programmable logic controller and/or variable speed drive are utilized to monitor the operating state of the air compressor and to control various operational variables, such as motor and pump speed. The air compressor can utilize the variable speed drive to operate a three phase motor on single-phase power.
US11959471B2	Peristaltic pump having temperature-compensated volumetric delivery Described is a method for regulating a volume of liquid delivered by a peristaltic pump and a peristaltic pump system that can be used to perform the method. The method includes sensing an ambient temperature of the peristaltic pump. The peristaltic pump includes a pump motor. At least one of a motor speed and a motor operation duration is determined from the sensed temperature, a selected volume of liquid to be delivered and a predetermined correspondence of the motor speed to ambient temperature. The pump motor is operated at the determined motor speed or for the determined motor operation duration to deliver the selected volume of liquid from the peristaltic pump.
US11959468B2	Apparatus for conveying thick matter An apparatus for conveying thick matter has a drive cylinder for receiving hydraulic fluid, a drive piston, which is arranged in the drive cylinder, a conveying cylinder for receiving thick matter, a conveying piston, which is arranged in the conveying cylinder, and a piston rod, which is fastened to the drive piston for coupling motion together with the conveying piston. The drive cylinder has a rod-side opening for applying pressure to a rod side of the drive piston by way of hydraulic fluid and a crown-side opening for applying pressure to a crown side of the drive piston facing away from the rod side by the hydraulic fluid. A drive pump is designed to generate a drive volume flow having a drive pressure of hydraulic fluid for moving the drive piston. A pump connection is designed for variable connection of the drive pump to the rod-side opening or the crown-side opening for the flow of hydraulic fluid. A sensor is designed for automatic detection of whether the pump connection is connected to the rod-side opening or the crown-side opening. A control unit controls the apparatus in a rod-side operating mode, when the rod-side pump connection is detected, and in a crown-side operating mode, when the crown-side pump connection is detected.
US11959466B2	Systems and methods for generation of electrical power in an organic Rankine cycle operation Systems and methods for generating and a controller for controlling generation of geothermal power in an organic Rankine cycle (ORC) operation to thereby supply electrical power to one or more of in-field operational equipment, a grid power structure, and an energy storage device. In an embodiment, during hydrocarbon production, a temperature of a flow of heated fluid from a source or working fluid may be determined. If the temperature is above a vaporous phase change threshold of the working fluid, heat exchanger valves may be opened to divert flow of heated fluid to heat exchangers to facilitate heat transfer from the flow of wellhead fluid to working fluid through the heat exchangers, thereby to cause the working fluid to change from a liquid to vapor, the vapor to cause a generator to generate electrical power via rotation of an expander.
US11959465B2	Centrifugal gyroscopic devices, and associated systems and methods Centrifugal gyroscopic devices are described herein. A representative device can include a shaft, an arm coupled to the shaft, a rotor coupled to the arm, and a control system operably coupled to the shaft, the arm, and/or the rotor. The shaft is rotatable about a first axis and the arm is configured to rotate with the shaft. The arm is pivotable about a second axis and the rotor is configured to pivot with the arm about the second axis. The rotor is further pivotable about a third axis. The control system is configured to bring the shaft, the arm, and the rotor into a resonant mode in which the shaft rotates at a rotational rate, the arm oscillates about the second axis at a first frequency substantially equal to the rotational rate, and the rotor oscillates about the third axis at a second frequency substantially equal to the first frequency.
US11959463B2	Wind turbine blade inspection system A robotic device includes four or more legs and is configured to crawl over a surface of a wind turbine blade for inspection of and/or maintenance of the wind turbine blade. The robotic device may be programmed to crawl along a leading edge of the wind turbine blade to conduct inspection and/or maintenance of the leading edge of the wind turbine blade. The device may include a body defining a longitudinal axis, a row of legs arranged on opposite sides of the body. The legs may each include two or more articulated limb segments and a foot. The foot may include a suction cup for securing the robotic device to the wind turbine blade.
US11959461B2	Method for controlling a wind farm under turbulent wind conditions A method for controlling wind turbines of a wind farm is disclosed. The wind farm is positioned at a site which includes one or more turbulence generating structures, such as hills, valleys, trees or buildings. A wind direction at the site of the wind farm is detected, and one or more upstream wind turbines and one or more downstream wind turbines are identified, based on the detected wind direction, where each of the upstream wind turbines is arranged in front of one or more of the downstream wind turbines, as seen in the wind direction. If it is detected that turbulent wind conditions are occurring, based on measurements performed by the wind turbines of the wind farm, then at least one of the upstream wind turbines is controlled based on measurements performed by at least one wind turbine which is a downstream wind turbine relative to the upstream wind turbine.
US11959455B1	Control method and device of energy-storage coordinated floating wind turbine Provided are control method and device of an energy-storage coordinated floating wind turbine, relating to the technical field of wind turbines. The control method of an energy-storage coordinated floating wind turbine can construct a primary frequency regulation model of a floating wind farm based on a frequency response unit, construct a second frequency regulation model according to an energy storage system, further construct, according to the primary frequency regulation model and the second frequency regulation model, a frequency regulation model of a hybrid power system containing the floating wind farm, the energy storage system, and a pre-set thermal power unit, and design an overall frequency regulation control strategy of the hybrid power system based on the frequency regulation model of the hybrid power system.
US11959453B2	In-building in-pipe hydro-generation system The utilization of hydro-generation technology is provisioned inside of water distribution systems within large urban buildings that require water pressure reduction. These micro-hydro-generators reduce the water pressure for tenant use and converts the energy into electricity to be used or sold.
US11959451B2	Pumped-storage hydropower generation tower employing conduit turbines installed in multiple stages A pumped-storage hydropower generation tower employing conduit turbines installed in multiple stages, according to the present invention, comprises: a pump (400) disposed in a pumping-up pipe (410) so as to pump up water that fills a lower reservoir (300) to an upper reservoir (200); a water-guide pipe channel (500) having an inlet water-guide conduit (510) connected to the bottom surface on one side of the upper reservoir (200) so as to extend to the position of the lower reservoir (300) along a helical sloping channel (100) such that a flow rate for power generation passes therein; and a conduit turbine unit (600) comprising a driving shaft (2) extending through the center of a conduit (22) through which the flow rate passes, conduit support bodies (4) installed so as to rotate freely while supporting the driving shaft (2), the conduit support bodies (4) having arms (6) extending toward the inner surface of the conduit (22), a propeller (7) fixed to the driving shaft (2) between the conduit support bodies (4) so as to be rotated by movement of the flow rate, and a generator (10) configured to receive rotational power from the driving shaft (2) and to generate electricity, wherein at least two conduit turbine units (600) are disposed in multiple stages along the water-guide pipe channel (500).
US11959446B2	Fluid injector having a director plate and a director plate retainer A director plate retainer of a fluid injector includes an outer wall which is annular in shape and which extends from an outer wall first end to an outer wall second end and which is centered about an axis. The director plate retainer also includes a lateral wall which is annular in shape and which extends toward the axis from a radially outer extent, which is proximal to the outer wall, to a radially inner extent, which is distal from the outer wall. The director plate retainer also includes an inner wall which is annular in shape and which extends from an inner wall first end, which is proximal to the lateral wall, to an inner wall second end, which is distal from the lateral wall, the inner wall extending along the axis in a direction that is opposite from the outer wall.
US11959445B1	Isolation of plate thermal expansion between different expansion rate materials In a fuel injector, the temperature differential between a distributor plate, through which relatively cool fuel passes, and the manifold to which the distributor plate is bonded causes stresses and strains that can reduce the durability and longevity of the fuel injector. In disclosed embodiments, the distributor plate is bonded to an outer arm and inner arm. These arms act as levers to take up the stresses and strains caused by the temperature differential, thereby increasing the durability and longevity of the fuel injector.
US11959436B2	Piston including spiral features to increase in-cylinder swirl A piston for an internal combustion engine which includes a crown having spiral features designed to increase swirl of combustion gases in a cylinder of the engine is provided. The spiral features can be located in a combustion surface or in a combustion bowl of the crown. The increased swirl of the combustion gases is expected to improve mixing of the air and fuel injected into the cylinder, and thus cause the fuel to burn more completely, achieve better efficiency out of the injected fuel, and reduce unburned hydrocarbons in the exhaust gas.
US11959435B1	Turbulent jet controlled compression ignition (TJCCI) engine A method of operating an engine includes operating the engine in first and second engine operating map regions by performing passive jet ignition combustion with a first stoichiometric fuel mixture and a first volume of residual gas. The engine is operated in a third engine operating map region by performing turbulent jet controlled compression ignition (TJCCI) with an ultra lean fuel mixture and a first volume of cooled exhaust gas recirculation, a fourth engine operating map region by performing passive jet ignition combustion with a third stoichiometric fuel mixture and a second volume of cooled exhaust gas recirculation, and a fifth engine operating map region, characterized by shutting off the engine. The engine is operated in a mode transition region between the second, third, and fourth engine operating map regions by performing passive jet ignition combustion with a second stoichiometric fuel mixture and a second volume of residual gas.
US11959424B2	Gas turbine output correcting method, control method, device for executing said methods, and program causing computer to execute said methods An output corrector is provided with an adjustment coefficient creating unit which creates an adjustment coefficient, an output adjusting unit which adjusts a control output using the adjustment coefficient, and an output accepting unit which accepts an output from an output meter for detecting the output of a gas turbine. The adjustment coefficient creating unit includes a first coefficient element calculating unit which calculates a first coefficient element, a second coefficient element calculating unit which calculates a second coefficient element, and an adjustment coefficient calculating unit which calculates the adjustment coefficient using the first and second coefficient elements. The first coefficient element is the ratio of an immediately preceding output in an immediately preceding time period, to a reference output at a reference time point in the past. The second coefficient element is the ratio of the current output in the current time period, to the immediately preceding output.
US11959422B2	Combustor to vane sealing assembly and method of forming same A brush seal system includes a component including a first mating surface. The brush seal system further includes a brush seal including a brush seal backing plate, a retaining ring, and a plurality of bristles retained between the brush seal backing plate and the retaining ring. The brush seal backing plate includes a second mating surface mounted to the first mating surface. The brush seal system further includes at least one cooling channel extending from an exterior side of the component to an interior side of the component so as to bypass the brush seal.
US11959421B2	Air turbine starter with decoupler An air turbine starter with a housing; a turbine member located within the housing; a drive shaft operably coupled to the turbine member, and having an interior portion. The air turbine starter output shaft extending between a first end and a second end, the output shaft movable between a first position, where the first end is coupled to the engine, and a second position, where the second end is retained within the interior portion and the first end is uncoupled from the engine. A decoupler assembly is included for decoupling the output shaft from the engine.
US11959419B2	Onboard heater of auxiliary systems using exhaust gases and associated methods An exhaust energy recovery system (EERS) and associated methods for an engine are disclosed. An embodiment of an EERS, for example, includes an inlet duct that is configured to divert exhaust gas from an exhaust duct of the engine into the recovery system and an outlet duct configured to return the exhaust gas to the exhaust duct downstream of the inlet duct. The recovery system is configured to heat components or fluids associated with engine to operating temperatures. The recovery system may be part of a mobile power system that is mounted to a single trailer and includes an engine and a power unit such as a high pressure pump or generator mounted to the trailer. Methods of operating and purging recovery systems are also disclosed.
US11959418B2	Impeller for a planet carrier of a planetary gear speed reducer of a turbomachine An impeller (230) for a planet carrier of a planetary gear speed reducer of a turbomachine, is configured intended to be rotatably secured to the planet carrier and to be rotated about an axis A of the speed reducer. The impeller has an annular shape about the axis and includes lubrication means (43, 45, 238), in particular for lubricating bearings of planet gears of the speed reducer. The lubrication means include an annular cavity (238) situated at the inner periphery of the impeller. The impeller includes an inner peripheral wall (246) closing the cavity (238) in the radial direction, and the impeller includes an annular port (248) that extends around the axis and that opens in the axial direction into the cavity in order to supply it with lubricating oil.
US11959417B2	Ammonia-fueled gas turbine A gas turbine (A, B, C) is provided that includes at least a compressor (1), a combustor (2), and a turbine (3) and combusts ammonia serving as fuel in the combustor (2), including a reducing agent supply device (6) configured to supply a reducing agent for reducing nitrogen oxides in a combustion gas to at least one of: a combustion gas flow path between the combustor (2) and the turbine (3); and the turbine (3).
US11959415B2	Internal combustion engine fitted with engine cover In an internal combustion engine (1) comprising an electroconductive cylinder head (3), a head cover (5) attached to the cylinder head, a fuel pump (11) attached to the cylinder head and including an electroconductive pump case electrically connected to the cylinder head, and an engine cover (30) positioned so as to oppose the head cover and the fuel pump, the engine cover includes a sound insulating material (31) in contact with the pump case.
US11959403B2	Single actuator shifting cam system A camshaft assembly for a vehicle valvetrain having first and second engine valves includes a camshaft, and a first camshaft cartridge axially displaceable along the camshaft and including a plurality of first cam lobes configured to selectively impart movement to the first engine valve. A second camshaft cartridge is axially displaceable along the camshaft and includes a plurality of second cam lobes configured to selectively impart movement to the second engine valve. An actuator is configured to axially displace the first camshaft cartridge along the camshaft. A coupling is between the first camshaft cartridge and the second camshaft cartridge. Axial displacement of the first camshaft cartridge selectively imparts movement to the second camshaft cartridge for axial displacement of the second camshaft cartridge.
US11959400B2	Fan rotor with variable pitch blades and turbomachine equipped with such a rotor The present invention relates to a fan rotor with variable pitch blades, comprising a rotor disc, equipped at its periphery with a plurality of rotary fasteners (16), each fastener (16) comprising a cell (17) for receiving the root (150) of a blade (15). This rotor is characterised in that an elongated wedge (2) and a prestressing rod (3) with at least one cam (33) are also arranged in each cell (17), the bottom of the cell (17) comprising as many retraction cavities (173) as the rod (3) comprises cams (33), in that the prestressing rod (3) is interposed between the wedge (2) and the bottom (171) of the cell (17), so that said cam (33) is facing a corresponding retraction cavity (173) and in that the prestressing rod (3) can rotate about its longitudinal axis (X2-X′2), between a rest position, in which the cam (33) is housed in the retraction cavity (173), and an armed position, in which the cam (33) exerts a radial pressure on the central region (22) of the wedge (2) so as to move the wedge (2) towards the blade root (150).
US11959395B2	Rotor blade system of turbine engines A rotor blade system. The rotor blade system includes a rotor and a plurality of blades coupled to the rotor. The plurality of blades are arranged in an airfoil distribution pattern. The airfoil distribution pattern includes one or more baseline blades and one or more intentionally mistuned blades including an intentional mistuning feature.
US11959394B2	Turbine rotor blade A suction side fillet portion of a turbine rotor blade includes a central fillet portion located at the center of a length of the suction side fillet portion along an extension direction of the suction side fillet portion, an upstream intermediate fillet portion which is located between the central fillet portion and a front edge that is an upstream end of the suction side fillet portion, and in which a fillet height from an upper surface of a platform portion is higher than a fillet height of the central fillet portion, and a downstream intermediate fillet portion which is located between the central fillet portion and a rear edge that is a downstream end of the suction side fillet portion, and in which a fillet height from the upper surface of the platform portion is higher than the fillet height of the central fillet portion.
US11959388B2	Turbocharger having improved shaft seal The invention relates to a turbocharger which contains a bearing device which is arranged between a compressor and a turbine and which is designed to support a shaft. This bearing device has a bearing housing, in which an oil-lubricated bearing for supporting the shaft is arranged. The shaft has a slinger element extending in the circumferential direction for centrifugally dispersing lubricating oil. The bearing housing has an oil drainage channel for discharging the lubricating oil from the bearing housing. The inner region of the bearing housing forms an oil delimitation chamber, which is sealed off by seals arranged between the shaft and the bearing housing. The oil delimitation chamber has a deflection means which is formed in such a way that, during operation of the turbocharger, lubricating oil that is centrifugally dispersed by the slinger element is deflected by the deflection means and is conducted in the opposite direction to the seals. The oil delimitation chamber is formed in the vicinity of the slinger element in such a way that the lubricating oil centrifugally dispersed by the slinger element during operation of the turbocharger can be transferred directly from said slinger element to the deflection means. A collection channel prevents lubricating oil centrifugally dispersed from the slinger element from flowing back into the seal region. The slinger element is formed in such a way that the lubricating oil sprayed away from the slinger element has a radial and an axial directional component, and the axial directional component runs in the opposite direction to the seals.
US11959387B2	Air turbine starter An air turbine starter that includes a housing. The housing can circumscribe a turbine coupled that is coupled to a gear train in a gear box via a drive shaft. The gear train can couple to an output shaft via at least a carrier. The air turbine starter can include at least a first bearing assembly and a second bearing assembly to rotatably support the drive shaft and the output shaft.
US11959385B2	Adjustment mechanism with noise reducing features The present invention concerns an adjustment mechanism (200) for variable adjustment of an inlet cross-section (321) of a compressor inlet (322). The adjustment mechanism comprises a plurality of rotatably mounted baffle elements (210) which are arranged in a circumferential direction (26) and are adjustable between a first position and a second position. At least one baffle element (210) of the plurality of baffle elements (210) comprises an eddy-reducing feature (220).
US11959380B2	Method to detect real-time drilling events A method for detecting the occurrence of an event at a well comprising: recording a first set of measurements collected from the well; processing the recorded measurements to provide a first set of data; calculating a first score based on the first set of processed data; recording a second set of measurements collected from the well; processing the second set of recorded measurements to provide a second set of data; calculating a second score based on the second set of processed data; wherein the first set of processed data and the second set of processed data is the number median of absolute difference from normal; combining the first score and the second score using a weighted average; and comparing the combined scores to a predetermined rule based on a specified time frame; and allowing an operator to adjust parameters of the well operation based on the score comparison.
US11959378B2	System and method for diagnosing borehole structure variances using independent component analysis A method and system to be used in well inspection. An acoustic signal is transmitted from a well inspection tool into a well structure and one or more return signals is detected using at least one receiver. At least one processor is used to generate variable density log (VDL) data that includes multiple waveforms in a time domain from the one or more return signals. A number of independent components to be used based on variances in the VDL data is determined and the multiple waveforms are decomposed into multiple components associated with one or more local structure variances of the well structure using independent component analysis (ICA) and the number of independent components. Characteristics of the well structure is determined based in part on patterns or features associated with one or more independent components from the multiple components.
US11959365B2	Metal seal for liner drilling Systems and methods of forming a seal employ a robust metal sealing unit for tubulars used in rotary drilling. Specifically, eutectic alloy is used to seal a tubular to a wellbore after drilling. A downhole heater melts the alloy, allowing the alloy to expand and drain before it cools and solidifies between the wellbore and tubular, forming a gas tight seal.
US11959364B2	Hydrogen production, storage and recovery A method for operating a kerogen-rich unconventional gas reservoir characterized by there being multiple hydraulically-fractured wells drilled thereinto comprises: recovering a methane-containing gas from a first hydraulically-fractured well drilled into the gas reservoir, steam-methane reforming the recovered methane-containing gas to yield a hydrogen gas and an inorganic carbon-containing gas, injecting at least a portion of the hydrogen gas into a second hydraulically-fractured well drilled into the gas reservoir, and injecting at least a portion of the inorganic carbon-containing gas into a third hydraulically-fractured well drilled into the gas reservoir.
US11959363B2	Multilateral intelligent well completion methodology and system A technique facilitates improving a completion architecture for a multilateral intelligent well completion (IWC). Effectively, a new and enhanced completion design and deployment approach is provided for multilateral IWCs. According to an embodiment, lower completion equipment is initially deployed downhole into a lower lateral borehole and lower section of a primary borehole. An intermediate completion may then be run downhole and into engagement with the lower completion equipment. Subsequently, an upper lateral borehole (or boreholes) may be drilled and completed. After drilling and completing the one or more upper lateral boreholes, an upper completion is deployed downhole and coupled with the intermediate completion in a manner which enables signal communication with downhole sections of the well.
US11959362B2	System and method for creating pressure waves in a well A technique facilitates controlled creation of pressure waves in a downhole environment. The technique enables creation of, for example, dynamic underbalance (DUB) pressure waves or dynamic overbalance (DOB) pressure waves which can be used to perform desired activities downhole. According to an embodiment, a pump is coupled with a pressure chamber and conveyed downhole into a borehole to a desired location. The pump may be operated downhole to change a pressure level in the pressure chamber until a sufficient pressure differential exists between an interior and an exterior of the pressure chamber. A release mechanism in communication with the pressure chamber is then rapidly opened to establish the desired pressure wave as the differing pressures equalize.
US11959361B2	Pneumatic drill hammer comprising a boost chamber and a drilling rig comprising such a drill hammer The invention relates to a pneumatically operated drill hammer, comprising a piston and a distributor axially arranged relative to each other in a housing, the piston being arranged to be moved axially between a first position and a second position. The drill hammer further includes a pneumatic drive system, including a drive chamber, a return chamber and a plurality of channels for distribution of drive gas in said drive system. The return chamber is arranged at a lower side of the piston and the drive chamber is arranged at an upper side of the piston, wherein the drive chamber is defined by a variable space enclosed by at least the housing, the piston and the distributor. The drive chamber includes at least one inlet port and at least one exhaust port arranged at a circumference of the drive chamber.
US11959359B2	Sleeve valves, shifting tools and methods for wellbore completion operations therewith A shift uphole-to-open sleeve assembly is provided for insertion along a tubular string for multi-stage, selectable wellbore treatment. The sleeve assemblies are very short in length, being too short for in-sleeve engagement, and instead have a downhole shoulder engageable for opening using dogs of a conventional shifting tool. Use of a common J-mechanism having four axial inappropriately places the sealing packer of a downhole tool above the sleeve ports. Multiple extra J-mechanism cycles are required to position the packer downhole thereof. Herein a modified downhole tool is disclosed including a biased repositioning sub to eliminate many of the extra tool cycles. In embodiments the short sleeve can replace casing collars.
US11959355B2	Frac plug slips with uniform breaking mechanism and method A downhole tool for sealing a well includes a push ring, a first slip ring located adjacent to the push ring, a first wedge located adjacent to the first slip ring and configured to radially push the first slip ring and separate the first slip ring into individual parts, and a sealing element located adjacent to the first wedge and configured to seal the well. An upstream end of the first slip ring and a downstream end of the push ring form a wavy interface when in contact. The wavy interface locks the first slip ring relative to the push ring to prevent a rotation of the first slip ring relative to the push ring.
US11959349B2	Downhole pressure pulse system A pressure pulse system includes a stator, a rotor rotatably positioned in the stator, and a valve assembly configured to induce a pressure pulse in response to rotation of the rotor within the stator, wherein the valve assembly includes a first valve plate coupled to one of the stator and the rotor and including a flow passage, and a second valve plate coupled to the other of the stator or the rotor to which the first valve plate is not coupled and comprising a first flow passage and a second flow passage that is spaced from the first flow passage, wherein the valve assembly provides a first flowpath and a second flowpath between the flow passage of the first valve plate and the second flow passage of the second valve plate.
US11959348B2	Time-controlled cable-head cutter for line conveyed tools A cable head line cutter tool comprising an internal mandrel anchored to a line and releasably held in an initial position by a locking mechanism disposed within an outer housing of the cable head cutter tool. When a tensile load is applied to the line sufficient to overcome a mechanical resistance acting upon the locking mechanism, and maintained for a duration sufficient to overcome a hydraulic resistance acting upon the locking mechanism, the internal mandrel may become released from the locking mechanism and allowed to travel within the outer housing free of the locking mechanism. In embodiments, the cable head line cutter tool may comprise one or more such locking mechanisms acting independently or in coordination. If the tensile load applied to the line is sufficient to release the mandrel from each of the one or more locking mechanisms and maintained for sufficient duration, the mandrel may cause a line cutter device disposed within the cable head line cutter tool to cut the line. Alternatively, the mandrel may be returned to the initial position prior to cutting the line by reducing or relaxing the tensile load applied to the line.
US11959345B2	Separable tool with mill face, method and system A separable tool including a mill section, a mill face disposed on the mill section and having a bore therethrough that is offset from a longitudinal axis of the mill section, a tool adapter section, and a release configuration releasably securing the mill section to the tool adapter section with the mill face disposed between the mill section and the tool adapter section. A method for operating a wellbore system including in a single run, setting a plug in the wellbore system, releasing the plug, pumping cement, dressing the cement, and testing the cement.
US11959336B2	Drilling system and method of using same A drilling system having retractable wings and method of using same. The system includes at least one wing, which can extend from the system once it engages in a casing and abuts against an abutment ring at the bottom end of the casing. When the system starts drilling a hole into the ground, the casing is installed down the hole. In one configuration, the at least one wing is at least partially retracted into the drilling system and locked in this position. In another configuration, the at least one wing extends from the drilling system and locks into an extended position. The system can be connected to a down-the-hole hammer, a top-hammer drilling rod, or any other suitable rock drilling tool/apparatus, and can be used with a single and a dual rotary drilling tool/apparatus.
US11959335B1	Manual switching type drive device A manual switching type drive device is provided which comprises an outer tube, and a speed reducer, a motor core, an electrical control board, a power source and a travel unit are provided in the outer tube; the electrical control board is fixed through a fixing bracket inside the outer tube; the electrical control board is provided with a voltage sensor for controlling the stop and start of the drive device; the electrical control board is further provided with a trigger switch; the fixing bracket is provided with a slide piece which can be abutted against or separated from the trigger switch; the slide piece is connected with an actuator capable of driving the slide piece to abut against or separate from the trigger switch; an end of the actuator penetrates through the travel unit and naturally drops down for hand pull for a more convenient operating.
US11959334B2	Multifunctional glazing unit The present invention relates to a multifunctional glazing unit suitable for generating electricity, to a method of preparing same and use thereof, said multifunctional glazing unit comprising a first sheet of glazing material comprising a first face and a second face, a second sheet of glazing material comprising a first face and a second face, a photovoltaic portion, and a reflecting element, wherein the first sheet of glazing material and the second sheet of glazing material are separated by a cavity, the second faces of each sheet of glazing material face towards the cavity, the photovoltaic portion and the reflecting element are each positioned between the first sheet of glazing material and the second sheet of glazing material, and wherein the photovoltaic portion comprises a transparent region, a bi-facial region, and at least one photovoltaic element.
US11959323B2	Arrangement for guiding a movable furniture part An arrangement for guiding a movable furniture part includes a guide rail to be fastened to the fixed furniture part, a guide device mounted movably on the guide rail and in particular can be coupled to the movable furniture part, and a first cable having a first end to be secured to the fixed furniture part and a second end to be coupled to the guide device. A securing device can secure the first cable to the fixed furniture part, and the securing device has a mounting device designed such that the first cable is mounted so as to be movable relative to the fixed furniture part to a limited extent at least in the event of overload.
US11959316B2	Wafer-tumbler cam locks for cabinets A cam lock for cabinets adaptable to cabinet drawers and doors of various thicknesses is disclosed. The cam lock includes a cam, a plug, an adapter, and a cylinder housing. The plug has a keyway and tumblers in communication with the keyway. The adapter is configured to couple to the cam and the plug. The cylinder housing is configured to receive the plug and the adapter. The retainer clip is configured to extend through the cylinder housing into registry with the plug after the plug and adapter are inserted into the cylinder to thereby retain both the plug and the adapter in the cylinder housing, whereby installation of the cam lock in the cabinet is simplified.
US11959315B2	Latch assembly with hybrid backup energy source A latch assembly for a closure panel and corresponding method of operation are provided. The assembly includes an actuation group to latch and unlatch the closure panel using power from a main power source during normal operation. A first backup energy source is selectively coupled to the actuation group and stores energy during normal operation and supplies the energy during a failure. A second backup energy source is selectively coupled to the first backup energy source and supplies energy thereto during the failure. A latch controller is coupled to the backup energy sources and detects latch operation and whether there is normal operation. The latch controller charges the first backup energy source using energy from the second backup energy source based on the detection of latch operation and the failure and disconnects the second backup energy source during normal operation to conserve energy stored in the second backup energy source.
US11959299B2	Detachable illumination device and tent having same A tent frame includes a detachable illumination device with a casing to house batteries, a light source to emit light, a coupler and a first cover. The casing includes a first member. The coupler includes a second member, and one or more electrically-conductive members for electrically connecting the batteries. The second member is movable relative to the first member in a first direction to facilitate engagement/disengagement of the coupler with/from the casing. The second member is immovable relative to the first member in a second direction to prevent the one or more electrically-conductive members from misaligning with the batteries. The first cover is movable relative to the coupler in the first and second directions. When connected to the casing, the first cover pushes the coupler in the first direction toward the batteries and presses the one or more electrically-conductive members against the batteries to ensure electrical connection.
US11959296B2	Graveside memorial telepresence method, apparatus and system Apparatus and associated methods relate to a graveside communications device exchanging multimedia between a grave and a user's communications device remote from the grave, activating an energy emitter configured by the graveside device to physically interact with the grave responsive to the remote user's activity, and sending to the user's communication device a live indication of the interaction. In an illustrative example, the device at the grave may include a video camera. The user's device may be configured to exchange multimedia with the graveside device. In some examples, the energy emitter may be a laser pointer directed at the grave. The remote user's activity may be, for example, the user1 s voice captured by the user's smartphone modulating the laser pointer light. Various examples may advantageously provide graveside telepresence, permitting a user physical interaction with a grave, and providing live indication of the interaction to the user.
US11959287B2	Field-assembled water control flooring systems Described herein are methods and systems for installing flooring systems that provide waterproofing or water-control capabilities. The flooring systems can utilize a gypsum material or any other self-leveling or concrete material along with a structural board or any other type of cement, wood, gypsum board, compressed board, cellulose fiberboard, sheathing board, or sheet metal material. The flooring systems include a waterproof coating applied to the structural boards to provide the water-control features. The waterproof coating covers seams between structural boards and between structural boards and the subfloor.
US11959282B2	Adjustable width gutter guard systems An adjustable gutter guard system includes a first water management component, a second water management component, and a screen. The first water management component includes a first main body section and a front receiver section. The second water management component is slideably arranged relative to the first water management component to adjust the width of the adjustable gutter guard system. The second water management component includes a second main body section and a rear receiver section. The screen is positioned in contact with the first main body section and the second main body section. Both the first main body section and the second main body section include a longitudinal body, a plurality of passageways through the longitudinal body, and at least one wall extending from a top surface of the longitudinal body.
US11959276B1	Can plaza and process for making the same A can plaza assembly is configured to provide electrical distribution at a location. The can plaza has a box, further comprising a side wall opening and joined to a lid. A plurality of cans is arranged inside the can plaza. Conduits project outward from each can. Fittings are joined to the conduit and extend through the side wall opening of the box. Foam fills the box around the cans and the conduits, such that the foam does not completely cover the cans. Rebar is arranged twelve inches on center each way from the cans on top of the foam. Concrete fills upon the rebar and foam up to an upper edge of the can. Electrical wires are routed through the conduits and cans provide the electrical distribution at the location.
US11959275B2	Modular partition system The invention generally pertains to a modular partition system. By way of one example, the modular partition system is constructed of a number of modular partition segments having an adjustable pole support member, a plurality of lightweight, compressible foam blocks configured to be attached to and removed from the adjustable pole support member and a plurality of foam block covers sized to be securely affixed to the front and back of a compressible foam block to provide strength and structural support to each compressible foam block of the modular partition. Using a combination of multiple sized modular partition segments, a larger size room may be partitioned to create a relative soundproof barrier between the newly created adjacent rooms.
US11959274B2	Interlocking building blocks and mortarless interlocking building system A building system including at least one block and further including at least one mortarless side panel including a finished outside surface and at least one dovetail protrusion on an opposing surface for joining the side panel to the at least one blocks, and a connector on each end of the panel for joining the side panel to other side panels, and at least one top cap including a finished top surface.
US11959273B1	Damage-free engagement device for enhanced wind-resistance of base-isolated structures The present invention relates to a damage-free engagement device for wind-resistance of base-isolated structures. It includes a rubber seismic isolation support, upper and lower connecting plates, and a wind-resistance stiffness adjuster. The adjuster comprises a horizontal sliding bearing plate, a vertical guide groove, and components within the guide groove. These components include a bird beak plate, a disc spring group, and a stiffness adjustment bolt. The bird beak plate slides along the guide groove and engages with the sliding bearing plate. The invention improves horizontal stiffness while maintaining seismic isolation. It achieves a “wind lock-seismic unlock-wind lock” mechanism without component replacement, reducing maintenance costs.
US11959267B2	Force actuated liquid dispenser The present invention provides for an apparatus and a method for automating the dispensing a liquid agent into a toilet.
US11959266B2	Hands-free flushing device A hands-free flushing device and method of using same to allow a user to flush a toilet with their foot instead of their hands, thereby avoiding the spread of germs and bacteria. The hands-free flushing device is removably attached to the toilet flush handle of an existing toilet with little to no modification, allowing for easy installation. An embodiment of the hands-free flushing device comprises a foot pedal configured to suspend above the floor which allows for easy cleaning and avoids of the transmission of germs and bacteria.
US11959264B2	Suction cup article for a urinal screen A suction cup article includes at least one suction cup unit having a suction cup, a neck, and a head. The head points in a direction away from the direction in which the suction cup is oriented to suction to a surface. The head has a point at a distal end of the head, and a base that is adjacent to, and wider than the neck. The head can be passed through an opening in a basin article such as a urinal screen, resulting in the neck being disposed in the opening, and the head, having a base that is wider than the opening, providing interference that holds the suction cup unit in the basin article. The suction cup unit can further include an arm that extends from the suction cup unit near the neck. The arm prevents the suction cup article from passing through the drain of the basin.
US11959261B2	Water temperature control assembly A water temperature control assembly for remotely controlling water temperature in a shower includes a control unit that is attached to a fluid valve in a shower to adjust a temperature of water that is delivered from the fluid valve. A showerhead is provided and the showerhead is fluidly coupled to the fluid valve in the shower for bathing. The showerhead is in wireless electrical communication with the control unit to remotely control the temperature of the water.
US11959259B1	Fog and rain collector A fog and rain collector includes a number of mesh panels and a mesh roof panel for collection of fog and rain. The mesh panels used for fog collection may be concave-shaped for greater surface area and increased fog collection. The upper edges of the mesh panels may be arranged in a polygon shape allowing for the collection of fog from all directions. The mesh panels may be mounted on support posts and a trough may be mounted beneath the mesh panels for collection of rain and fog condensate. A dustproof drain is mounted on the trough and connected to a first piping section which moves the water from the trough to a filter and then through a second piping section to a water container for storage. Support posts may used for mounting the mesh panels as well as mounting plates fasted to a surface by screws.
US11959256B2	Work machine target position estimation device An operative target position of a leading end device supposed by an operator of a working machine is estimated with high accuracy. The controller calculates a prospective locus region on the basis of respective detection results of a posture detecting part and a manipulation detecting part. The prospective locus region is a region based on a prospective locus along which a leading end device is prospected to shift. The controller calculates a gaze point region on the basis of a detection result of a sight detecting part. The gaze point region is a region based on a gaze point of an operator. The controller sets a target position in a region where the prospective locus region and the gaze point region overlap each other.
US11959255B2	Work machine control device, excavating machine control device, and work machine control method A work machine control device includes a measurement-data acquisition unit that acquires measurement data of a three-dimensional measurement device that is mounted on a work machine including work equipment and measures a three-dimensional shape including a ridgeline of a work target on which the working equipment performs work, and a target calculation unit that calculates and outputs, based on the measurement data regarding the ridgeline of the work target, a distance from the work machine to the work target or an angle of repose of the work target.
US11959254B2	Shovel A shovel includes a traveling lower body; a revolving upper body rotatably installed on the traveling lower body; an excavation attachment attached to the revolving upper body; and a control device, wherein the control device includes a setting unit to set a target trajectory as a trajectory to be followed by a predetermined part of the excavation attachment, based on information on a landform before excavation is started, and a target excavation volume.
US11959250B2	Manipulation mechanism for work machine and work machine equipped with same A first operation mechanism 3 includes a first driving source 30 which generates a driving force based on a drive command and a first driving mechanism 32 which inclines a left-side traveling pedal 1c by the driving force from the first driving source 30. The first driving mechanism 32 has a first abutting portion 32a which abuts a pedal surface of the left-side traveling pedal 1c and a first driving unit 32b which inclines the left-side traveling pedal 1c by inclining the first abutting portion. The first driving unit 32b is arranged in a position shifted to a lateral side from a space in which the first abutting portion 32a moves.
US11959248B2	Device for the removal of sludge and/or sand from the bottom of a wetland A device for the removal of a layer of sludge and/or sand from the bottom of a wetland includes: a diving bell with an open bottom and a lower free edge; a unit for driving the diving bell with its lower edge into the layer of sludge to be removed; a dredge pump installed in the space of the diving bell and provided with an inlet for pumping up the sludge and/or an outlet to which a pipe is connected for pumping the pumped up sludge and/or sand to a collector; and a compressor for pumping gas under pressure into the space of the diving bell during dredging. The diving bell is also provided with a gas outlet for the compressed gas, the gas outlet being adjustable in height in the diving bell because the outlet is attached to a float that can float on the sludge.
US11959247B2	Shovel and information processing apparatus A shovel includes a lower traveling structure, an upper swing structure swingably mounted on the lower traveling structure, a work attachment attached to the upper swing structure and including a boom, an arm attached to the boom, and an end attachment attached to the arm, a first obtaining device configured to obtain data on the pose state of the work attachment, and a second obtaining device configured to obtain data on the pose state of the lower traveling structure or the upper swing structure. Predetermined control related to the movement of the work attachment is executed based on the data obtained by the first and second obtaining devices. Information on the type of the end attachment is obtained, and a response characteristic of the work attachment or the details of an operation for the work attachment during the predetermined control are corrected based on the obtained information.
US11959236B1	Material collection system A material collection system is provided. The system can include a vacuum generator having a fan to develop an airflow and draw material into a conduit. The system can also include a transmission, a power source to selectively power at least one of the vacuum generator and the transmission, a variable power divider to divide a power output from the power source to the transmission and the vacuum generator, and a control system to control the variable power divider in a first mode and a second mode.
US11959230B2	Molding system A molding system includes a frame device, a scooping device, a demolding device, a cutting device, an inspection device, a packaging device, and a conveying device. The frame device defines a scooping zone, a hot pressing zone, a cutting zone, an inspection zone, and a packaging zone. The scooping device includes a pulp tank that is adapted to contain a slurry, and a scooping mold that is adapted to scoop the slurry such that the slurry forms a blank unit thereon. The cutting device is adapted to cut the blank unit into a plurality of blank bodies. The conveying device is adapted to convey the blank bodies from the cutting zone to the packaging zone through the inspection zone.
US11959226B2	Soft tissue produced using a structured fabric and energy efficient pressing A structured rolled sanitary tissue product having at least two plies, wherein the structured rolled sanitary tissue product has a crumple resistance of less than 30 grams force, a caliper of at least 450 microns/ply, and a bulk softness (TS7) of 10 or less.
US11959224B2	Carrier with localized fibrous insert and methods A structural reinforcement for an article including a carrier that includes: (i) a mass of polymeric material having an outer surface; and (is) at least one consolidated fibrous insert having an outer surface and including at least one elongated fiber arrangement having a plurality of ordered fibers arranged in a predetermined manner. The fibrous insert is envisioned to adjoin the mass of the polymeric material in a predetermined location for carrying a predetermined load that is subjected upon the predetermined location (thereby effectively providing localized reinforcement to that predetermined location). The fibrous insert and the mass of polymeric material are of compatible materials, structures or both, for allowing the fibrous insert to be at least partially joined to the mass of the polymeric material. Disposed upon at least a portion of the carrier will be a mass of activatable material.
US11959220B2	Laundry treating appliance having a user interface within a door assembly A laundry treating appliance includes a cabinet defining an interior, a drum located within the interior and defining a treating chamber, and a door assembly coupled to the cabinet to selectively open and close the treating chamber and at least partially defining the treating chamber when the door assembly is in a closed condition. The door assembly includes an intermediate door defining an opening, a user interface, a door window, a door cover adjacent the front surface of the intermediate door, a rear door, and a trim element.
US11959217B1	Portable clothes-washing machine The portable clothes-washing machine is an electromechanical device. The portable clothes-washing machine is configured for use with one or more garments. The portable clothes-washing machine cleans the one or more garments. The portable clothes-washing machine comprises a housing structure, a fluid network, and a control circuit. The housing structure contains the fluid network and the control circuit. The control circuit controls the operation of the portable clothes-washing machine. The fluid network handles the flow of clean water and gray water through the portable clothes-washing machine.
US11959216B2	Washing machine and control method thereof Disclosed herein is a washing machine capable of identifying whether laundry of an inner tub includes waterproof clothing. The washing machine includes a cabinet provided with an opening at an upper portion thereof, an outer tub provided in the cabinet, an inner tub provided in the outer tub, a motor configured to rotate the inner tub, a camera configured to capture an image of an inside of the inner tub, and a controller configured to control the motor to increase a rotational speed of the inner tub to a first rotational speed during spinning. The controller is configured to control the motor to set the rotational speed of the inner tub to a second rotational speed, which is less than the first rotational speed, based on the image of the inside of the inner tub captured by the camera during the spinning.
US11959215B2	Wash article entrapment detection for laundry washing machines A method for detecting entrapment of an article within a laundry washing machine. The method includes rotating the drum to a target rotation speed, determining a respective drum motor torque value for each rotation, determining a distribution characteristic value of the drum motor torque values, comparing the distribution characteristic value to a predetermined threshold value, performing a correction operation to address an entrapment condition upon determining that the distribution characteristic value is above the predetermined threshold value, and proceeding with the laundry washing cycle upon determining that the distribution characteristic value is below the predetermined threshold value.
US11959213B2	Bobbin winding device and sewing machine In the large-diameter bobbin mode of the bobbin winding device, the switching lever is arranged at the switching position, and the interlocking lever is rotated to the blocking position blocking the lowering of the thread trimming holder at the raised position. Therefore, the small-diameter bobbin is arranged above the regular mounting position if it is mounted on the spool shaft. Thus, the engaging hook of the bobbin stopper does not engage with the upper end portion of the core portion of the small-diameter bobbin, and the engaging hook and the thread trimming holder do not sandwich the small-diameter bobbin vertically. Therefore, when the spool shaft is rotated by the spool motor in this state, the bobbin thread is not wound around the small-diameter bobbin since it idles with respect to the spool shaft.
US11959212B2	Alignment device for sewing alignment The present disclosure provides for an alignment device used in sewing projects, such as the construction of an inseam. The alignment device may comprise at least one tip, at least one sleeve, and one or more holes. When the alignment device comprises one or more holes, the one or more holes may allow for storage on a wall or other surface via an external hook or knob. The alignment device may further comprise one or more extensions. When the alignment device comprises one or more extensions, the one or more extensions may be coupled to the alignment device via at least one extension mechanism. One alignment device may interface with other alignment devices in a nesting alignment system. When a nesting alignment system is implemented, one or more of the alignment devices may comprise a recess to house at least one smaller alignment device therein for storage purposes. The alignment device may comprise a plastic, wooden, vinyl, or magnetic material, or any combination thereof.
US11959211B2	Embroidery frame attachment/detachment device and embroidery sewing machine provided with same An embroidery frame driving device includes: a base plate firmly fixed to an X-Y driving unit of the embroidery frame driving device; a fixation arm provided on the base plate; an attachment/detachment cam; a removing link; a coupling link; and an embroidery frame. The embroidery frame is slid against the base plate to rotate the attachment/detachment cam and the fixation arm through pressing of a pressing part of a fixation part to press and fix one end of the fixation arm to a fixation groove of the fixation part in attachment of the embroidery frame. The removing link is operated to rotate the coupling link and the attachment/detachment cam to rotate the fixation arm and release pressing and fixation of the fixation groove of the fixation part by the one end of the fixation arm in detachment of the embroidery frame.
US11959210B2	Nonwoven with two-part binder system Disclosed herein is a binder system for nonwoven fiber mats that provides desirable properties to the nonwoven mat including desirable porosity, desirable surface properties e.g., desirable wettability and/or moisture resistance, and enhanced tensile strength. The system includes a two-part binder that includes (1) a formaldehyde-free carbohydrate-based binder and (2) a formaldehyde-free hydrophobic acrylic-based hinder.
US11959208B2	Knitting of precious metal networks and a method using same The invention relates to a method for producing large stainless steel meshes on flatbed knitting machines, comprising the steps of providing stainless steel wire and knitting a stainless steel mesh, characterized in that one stainless steel mesh each is knitted on the front and the rear needle bed of the flatbed knitting machine at the same time, and these two stainless steel meshes are linked to each other on one side by connecting stitches.
US11959204B2	Full-width temple device for loom A full-width temple device for a loom including: a base body including a base plate; a cover provided on the base plate; and a temple bar accommodated in a space defined by the base plate and the cover, where the temple bar is a ring bar temple constituted by a rod-shaped inner bar and ring temples provided continuously to both sides of the inner bar and having shaft parts for support at both ends. The base body has support parts at both end portions for supporting the ring bar temple on the shall parts. The full-width temple device includes attachment members each detachably attached to each of the support parts and comprising a plate-shaped shaft fixing part having an engaging part formed to engage with a circumferential surface of the shaft part.
US11959203B2	Glass roving cloth and glass-fiber-reinforced resin sheet The glass roving cloth includes glass rovings each composed of glass filaments, each having a filament diameter Dt of 9.5 to 30.0 μm, bundled in a number bundled Ft of 400 to 8000 as a warp yarn and glass rovings each composed of glass filaments, each having a filament diameter Dy of 9.5 to 30.0 μm, bundled in a number bundled Fy of 400 to 8000 as weft yarns, wherein the weaving density of the warp yarns and weft yarn is 2.0 to 14.0 yarns/25 mm, the average yarn width of the warp yarn and the weft yarn are each 500 to 8000 μm, the widening rate of the warp yarn and the weft yarn are each 3.0 to 30.0%, the glass occupancy in the warp yarn direction is 90.0 to 106.0%, and the glass occupancy in the weft yarn direction is 75.0 to 99.0%.
US11959201B2	Textile that is both soft to touch and resistant to abrasion and stretching A woven textile includes, in at least one of the warp or weft directions, non-flocked yarns and flocked yarns. The flocked yarns include a support yarn having a core covered with an adhesive layer. The support yarn has a base diameter. Protruding filaments provide the flocked yarns with an apparent diameter. The non-flocked yarns have a diameter which is smaller than the apparent diameter and larger than the base diameter of the flocked yarns.
US11959197B2	Carbon fiber precursor acrylic fiber, carbon fiber, and method for producing same A first aspect of the present invention is carbon fiber wherein the surface of a monofilament has a center line average roughness Ra of 6.0 nm or more and 13 nm or less, and the monofilament has a long diameter/short diameter ratio of 1.11 or more and 1.245 or less. A second aspect of the present invention is carbon fiber precursor acrylic fiber wherein the surface of a monofilament has a center line average roughness Ra of 18 nm or more and 27 nm or less, and the monofilament has a long diameter/short diameter ratio of 1.11 or more and 1.245 or less. The carbon fiber according to the first aspect is obtained by stabilizing and carbonizing under specific conditions the carbon fiber precursor acrylic fiber according to the second aspect.
US11959195B2	Microscale composite carbon fiber ferrite microwave absorbers A carbon fiber composite, including a carbon fiber not connected to a substrate, an insulative layer coating at least a portion of the carbon fiber, and a material deposited on at least a portion of the insulative layer. The carbon fiber deposit may be used, for example, in adjustable Fresnel lenses and horn antennas.
US11959193B2	Method of manufacturing an aramid and carbon-nanotube composite fiber Disclosed are a spinning dope for an aramid and carbon-nanotube composite fiber and a method of manufacturing an aramid and carbon-nanotube composite fiber using the same.
US11959192B2	Method for producing non-core beta silicon carbide fibers The method for producing non-core beta silicon carbide fibers includes four steps. The first step is spinning of multifilament polymeric fiber by melt-extrusion of polycarbosilane. The second step is thermooxidative cross-linking for which the produced spun polymeric fibers are cured in an oxidation furnace at a temperature of 175-250 degrees C. at a heating rate of 3-10 degrees C./h until their weight is increased by 6-15%. The third step is carbonization of the produced cured polymeric fibers with the conversion into the ceramic phase. The fourth step is finishing of the produced beta silicon carbide fiber. The effect of the invention is producing non-core silicon carbide fibers, improving their strength performance, improving resistance to high temperatures and their high creep resistance, stable fiber properties, optimal average diameter of fibers, absence of foreign impurities in the fiber composition.
US11959190B2	Device for connecting a susceptor to a drive shaft A device is provided to fasten a susceptor of a CVD reactor to a drive shaft, and by the device, the susceptor can be set into rotation. The device includes one or more of a base plate, a support plate, adjusting levers, and a flange element. The drive shaft carries the base plate, to which the support plate, which carries the susceptor, is fastened. The inclination of the support plate relative to the base plate can be adjusted by the adjusting levers. The support plate is connected to the flange element by a screw. A through opening aligned with the screw is closed with a plug.
US11959188B2	Coating method for cationic electrodeposition coating material A coating method for a cationic electrodeposition coating material includes steps for immersing a metal object to be coated in a first solution bath, a second solution bath and a third solution bath, and wherein: at least one step among the three steps is cationic electrodeposition coating that is accompanied by application of a current; a coating film which is formed through the three steps contains at least a base resin component (A), a reaction component (B) and a catalyst (C); and the first solution bath, the second solution bath and the third solution bath contain one or a combination of two of the base resin component (A), the reaction component (B) and the catalyst (C).
US11959185B2	Titanium master alloy for titanium-aluminum based alloys A process is disclosed for the electro-refinement of titanium aluminides to produce titanium-aluminum master alloys which process is effective even in the presence of substantial amounts of aluminum and in the presence of ten (10) or more weight percent oxygen in the material(s) to be refined. The process is likewise effective without the addition of titanium chlorides or other forms of soluble titanium to the electrolyte bath comprising halide salts of alkali metals or alkali-earth metals or a combination thereof.
US11959184B2	Electrochemical generation of carbon-containing products from carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide Disclosed herein is a method of electroreduction with a working electrode and counter electrode. The method includes a step of electrocatalyzing carbon monoxide and/or carbon dioxide in the presence of one or more nucleophilic co-reactants in contact with a catalytically active material present on the working electrode, thereby forming one or more carbon-containing products electrocatalytically.
US11959182B2	Composite electrodes and methods for the fabrication and use thereof Disclosed herein are precursor compounds, composite electrodes comprising the same, and methods of making and use thereof.
US11959181B2	Hydrogen production An electrolyser (F) for generating hydrogen from water, the electrolyser comprising an electrode (102), the electrode (120) comprising nanoparticles selected from Group 1 nanoparticles or alloys or composites or mixtures thereof.
US11959180B2	Anticorrosion coating and article coated with an anticorrosion coating, especially for use in an aircraft An anticorrosion coating and an article coated with an anticorrosion coating, especially for use in an aircraft, and a method of producing a coated article and a vehicle, especially an aircraft, including an anticorrosion coating or at least one such coated article. An anticorrosion coating includes an aluminum alloy having 0.03-0.5% by weight of tin. A coated article produced at least partly from a material and having at least partly been coated with the anticorrosion coating including an aluminum alloy having 0.03-0.5% by weight of tin. A method of producing the anticorrosion coating is also disclosed.
US11959175B2	Fill on demand ampoule refill Methods and apparatus for use of a fill on demand ampoule are disclosed. The fill on demand ampoule may refill an ampoule with precursor concurrent with the performance of other deposition processes. The fill on demand may keep the level of precursor within the ampoule at a relatively constant level. The level may be calculated to result in an optimum head volume. The fill on demand may also keep the precursor at a temperature near that of an optimum precursor temperature. The fill on demand may occur during parts of the deposition process where the agitation of the precursor due to the filling of the ampoule with the precursor minimally effects the substrate deposition. Substrate throughput may be increased through the use of fill on demand.
US11959172B2	Substrate processing systems including gas delivery system with reduced dead legs A gas delivery system includes a 2-port valve including a first valve located between a first port and a second port. A 4-port valve includes a first node connected to a first port and a second port. A bypass path is located between the third port and the fourth port. A second node is located along the bypass path. A second valve is located between the first node and the second node. A manifold block defines gas flow channels configured to connect the first port of the 4-port valve to a first inlet, configured to connect the second port of the 4-port valve to the first port of the 2-port valve, the third port of the 4-port valve to a second inlet, the second port of the 2-port valve to a first outlet, and the fourth port of the 4-port valve to a second outlet.
US11959171B2	Methods of forming a transition metal containing film on a substrate by a cyclical deposition process Methods of forming a transition metal containing film on a substrate by a cyclical deposition process are disclosed. The methods may include: contacting the substrate with a first vapor phase reactant comprising a transition metal halide compound comprising a bidentate nitrogen containing adduct ligand; and contacting the substrate with a second vapor phase reactant comprising a reducing agent precursor. The deposition methods may also include forming a transition metal containing film with an electrical resistivity of less than 50 μΩ-cm at a film thickness of less than 50 nanometers.
US11959170B2	Precursor supply unit, substrate processing system, and method of fabricating semiconductor device using the same Provided are a precursor supply unit, a substrate processing system, and a method of fabricating a semiconductor device using the same. The precursor supply unit may include an outer container, an inner container provided in the outer container and used to store a precursor source, a gas injection line having an injection port, which is provided below the inner container and in the outer container and is used to provide a carrier gas into the outer container, and a gas exhaust line having an exhaust port, which is provided below the inner container and in the outer container and is used to exhaust the carrier gas in the outer container and a precursor produced from the precursor source.
US11959169B2	Asymmetric injection for better wafer uniformity A gas injector for processing a substrate includes a body having an inlet connectable to a gas source that is configured to provide a gas flow in a first direction into the inlet when processing a substrate on a substrate support disposed within a processing volume of a processing chamber, and an a gas injection channel formed in the body. The gas injection channel is in fluid communication with the inlet and configured to deliver the gas flow to an inlet of the processing chamber. The gas injection channel has a first interior surface and a second interior surface that are parallel to a second direction and a third direction. The second and third directions are misaligned with a center of the substrate, and are at an angle to the first direction towards a first edge of the substrate support.
US11959166B2	Methods of fabricating thin films comprising lithium-containing materials Thin films of lithium-containing materials and methods for fabricating them are generally described. In some embodiments, the formation of a first vapor is induced from a first target and the formation of a second vapor is induced from a second target, resulting in the formation of a thin film. In some embodiments, at least a portion of the formation of the first vapor and the formation of the second vapor occurs under vacuum conditions. In some embodiments, the thin film has a relatively high ionic conductivity, mixed ionic/electronic conductivity, or other properties beneficial for applications such as active electrode materials or solid-state electrolytes.
US11959165B2	Semiconductor device comprising oxide semiconductor film There have been cases where transistors formed using oxide semiconductors are inferior in reliability to transistors formed using amorphous silicon. Thus, in the present invention, a semiconductor device including a highly reliable transistor formed using an oxide semiconductor is manufactured. An oxide semiconductor film is deposited by a sputtering method, using a sputtering target including an oxide semiconductor having crystallinity, and in which the direction of the c-axis of a crystal is parallel to a normal vector of the top surface of the oxide semiconductor. The target is formed by mixing raw materials so that its composition ratio can obtain a crystal structure.
US11959164B2	High damage threshold and highly reliable broad-band mid-IR coatings for high power fluoride fiber laser This invention provides a process or fabrication method of forming broadband anti-reflective (AR) coating over the mid-IR fluoride fiber for high power laser applications in mid-IR wavelength range. The AR coating consists of multiple-pair Lithium fluoride (LiF) and Al2O3, and was deposited by electron beam physical vapor deposition with an iron assistant source at low temperature (<60° C.). A thin encapsulation layer of Al2O3 was applied over the AR coating by atomic layer deposition technology. The measurements show the coating has a reflectivity of <1-1.5% in the range of 1.5-5.5 μm. The laser induced damage threshold (LIDT) test shows the damage threshold is greater than 8.9 MW/cm2 with no sign of any damage on the coating exposed to atmosphere. The durability and environmental tests of the AR coating with PVD coated encapsulation layer show good humidity resistance in open air and no degradation of film quality and optical performance are observed.
US11959160B2	Copper-niobium alloy for medical biopsy puncture needle Disclosed is a copper-niobium alloy for a medical biopsy puncture needle. A needle core and/or needle tube of the puncture needle are/is made of the copper-niobium alloy. The copper-chromium alloy includes the following components by mass: 5≤Nb≤15 and the balance of Cu. A copper alloy with designed components is obtained by combining a diamagnetic material Cu with paramagnetic Nb, and compared with existing medical stainless steel and titanium alloy, the copper alloy has greatly reduced magnetic susceptibility, and specifically, the artifact area and volume are also significantly reduced. In addition, the blank of use of the copper alloy in medical biopsy paracentesis is filled.
US11959157B2	High-Mn steel and method of producing same Provided is a high-Mn steel having excellent low-temperature toughness and excellent surface characteristics. A high-Mn steel comprises: a chemical composition containing, in mass %, C: 0.100 to 0.700%, Si: 0.05 to 1.00%, Mn: 20.0 to 35.0%, P: ≤0.030%, S: ≤0.0070%, Al: 0.010 to 0.070%, Cr: 0.50 to 5.00%, N: 0.0050 to 0.0500%, O: ≤0.0050%, Ti: ≤0.005%, and Nb: ≤0.005%, with a balance consisting of Fe and inevitable impurities; and a microstructure having austenite as a matrix, wherein in the microstructure, a Mn concentration of a Mn-concentrated portion is 38.0% or less, and an average KAM value is 0.3 or more, yield stress is 400 MPa or more, absorbed energy vE−196 in a Charpy impact test at −196° C. is 100 J or more, and percent brittle fracture is less than 10%.
US11959148B2	Preventive maintenance construction method for steel bridge A preventive maintenance method includes performing abrasive blast-cleaning; performing shot peening: applying a fluorescent coating material before the shot peening is performed; and irradiating a portion applied with the fluorescent coating material with an ultraviolet ray after the shot peening is performed. Coverage is calculated based on a residual fluorescent coating material that fluoresces.
US11959147B2	Lance nozzle A top-blowing lance nozzle is configured to freely switch an adequate expansion condition so as to control an oxygen-blowing amount and a jetting velocity independently of each other without requiring a plurality of lance nozzles or a mechanically movable part. A lance nozzle is configured to blow refining oxygen to molten iron charged in a reaction vessel while a gas is blown from a top-blowing lance to the molten iron. One or more blowing holes for blowing a working gas are on an inner wall side surface of the nozzle, at a site where the lance nozzle has a minimum cross-sectional area in a nozzle axis direction or at a neighboring site of the site.
US11959146B2	Infectious disease screening device A disease screening device (100) comprising a substrate (101) and a sonication chamber (102) formed on the substrate (101). The sonication chamber (102) is provided with an ultrasonic transducer (105) which generates ultrasonic waves to lyse cells in a sample fluid within the sonication chamber (102). The device (100) comprises a reagent chamber (111) formed on the substrate (101) for receiving a liquid PCR reagent. The device (100) comprises a controller (23) which controls the ultrasonic transducer (105) and a heating arrangement (128) which is provided on the substrate (101). The device (100) further comprises a detection apparatus which detects the presence of an infectious disease, such as COVID-19 disease.
US11959136B2	Bisulfite-free, base-resolution identification of cytosine modifications This disclosure provides methods for bisulfite-free identification in a nucleic acid sequence of the locations of 5-methylcytosine, 5-hydroxymethylcytosine, 5-carboxylcytosine and 5-formylcytosine.
US11959135B2	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.
US11959130B2	Spatial analysis to detect sequence variants Provided herein are methods of detecting an analyte of interest to interrogate spatial gene expression in a sample.
US11959128B2	Method for determining content of cell-free fetal DNA and device for implementing method The present invention relates to the field of noninvasive prenatal gene testing by high-through sequencing technologies. Particularly, the present application relates to a method for determining the content of cell-free fetal DNA in maternal peripheral blood.
US11959125B2	Universal method for extracting nucleic acid molecules from a diverse population of one or more types of microbes in a sample Disclosed herein are methods of extracting genetic material from a diverse population of one or more types of microbes in a sample. Microbes can be prokaryotes or eukaryotes and may include bacteria, archaea, fungi, protozoa, helminths, parasites, viruses, phages, and others. Extraction may be from a single sample and subsequent identification may be through a molecular method such as qPCR, PCR, RFLP, SSCP, allele specific PCR, targeted sequencing, pull down sequencing, whole shotgun sequencing, or other methods. Also provided are methods that include extracting nucleic acid molecules from a variety of organisms such as fungi (i.e., Saccharomyces spp.), animal cells (Bos taurus), plants (e.g., Hordeum vulgare) from the gut of a human subject, performing a metagenomics analysis therefrom, and determining a probiotic treatment or dietary guidance for the subject based on the metagenomics analysis.
US11959122B2	Method for assessing microbial drug resistance multi-level risks of antibiotic residues in water environment A method for assessing microbial drug resistance multi-level risks of antibiotic residues in water environments, belonging to the technical field of water environment assessment, comprises the following steps: S1, environment monitoring; S2, preliminary screening of antibiotics: S2-1, determination of n-octanol/water partition coefficient, and S2-2, determination of antibiotic environment concentration; S3, assessment of microbial drug resistance; and S4, high-level assessment. The assessment method of the present disclosure conducts a step-by-step assessment of target antibiotics or target antibiotic derivatives in water environment with risks.
US11959121B2	Sensors, methods and kits for detecting NADPH based on resonance energy transfer The invention relates to the detection of the cofactor reduced nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate (NADPH). Provided is a sensor molecule for the resonance energy transfer (RET)-based detection of NADPH, the sensor comprising a segment A connected via a linker to a segment B, wherein each of segment A and segment B comprises a member of a RET pair comprising a donor moiety and an acceptor moiety, further characterized in that (i) segment A comprises a binding protein (BP) for NADPH, the BP being dihydrofolate reductase (DHFR; EC 1.5.1.3) or a functional homolog, fragment, derivative or variant thereof, showing the desired NADPH binding properties, and wherein the BP comprises a heterologous protein domain inserted at or replacing at least part of the region corresponding to positions (20) to (27) of E. coli DHFR, said heterologous protein domain comprising the member of the RET pair; (ii) segment B comprises a ligand (L) capable of intramolecular binding to said BP only in the presence of NADPH; such that the donor moiety and the acceptor moiety are in a suitable juxtaposition to yield a RET signal when L is bound to BP, and wherein NADPH-induced binding of L to BP results in an increase in RET efficiency.
US11959120B2	Method of making lipids with improved cold flow properties Provided herein are methods of producing oils with reduced saturated fatty acids. The methods include culturing oil-producing microorganisms in a fermentation medium in the presence of one or more antifoaming agents under a controlled carbon consumption rate, wherein the culturing produces oils comprising fatty acids and wherein less than 35% of the fatty acids in the oil are saturated fatty acids.
US11959113B2	Production process and application of fermented tapioca starch for baking The disclosure discloses a production process and application of fermented tapioca starch for baking, and belongs to the fields of starch deep processing and food processing and production. The disclosure develops a production method of the fermented tapioca starch for baking. The method includes simple steps and greatly shortens a process cycle. By using tapioca starch as a main raw material and adding a specific amount of carbon source and a specific strain, under the action of fermentation and illumination in cooperation, the structure of the starch is improved. By adding the fermented tapioca starch, the effects of increasing the size of gluten-free Mochi bread, increasing pores of the bread and improving the texture and taste of the bread are realized.
US11959109B2	Recombinant Factor C and method for producing the same, and method for measuring endotoxin A horseshoe crab Factor C protein having activity of Factor C, wherein the horseshoe crab is selected from Tachypleus tridentatus, Limulus polyphemus, and Carcinoscorpius rotundicauda, and wherein the horseshoe crab Factor C protein is produced through being recombinantly expressed from a Chinese Hamster Ovary (CHO) DG44 cell or HEK cell.
US11959104B2	Methods of differentiating stem cell-derived ectodermal lineage precursors The presently disclosed subject matter provides for in vitro methods of inducing differentiation of human stem cells into neural crest, cranial placode or non-neuro ectoderm precursors, and cells generated by such methods. The presently disclosed subject matter also provides for uses of such cells for treating neurodegenerative and pituitary disorders.
US11959093B2	Integration sites and uses thereof The present disclosure provides compositions and methods for enhanced expression of exogenous genes in eukaryotic cells. The method involves introducing into a mammalian cell an exogenous nucleic acid. wherein the exogenous nucleic acid intearates into a locus of the genome that comprises an extended methylation-free CpG island. Also provided are chromosomal loci, sequences for enhanced and stable expression of exogenous genes.
US11959092B2	Process for the manipulation of nucleic acids The present invention discloses a process for engineering a host cell comprising the steps of; a) integrating a first polynucleotide cassette including a first selection marker flanked by a first pair of recombination sites; b) removing the first selection marker by the action of a recombinase which recognises the first pair of recombination sites; c) integrating a second polynucleotide cassette including a second selection marker flanked by a second pair of recombination sites; and d) removing the second selection marker by the action of a recombinase which recognises the second pair of recombination sites. Also disclosed is a host cell genome polynucleotide comprising a first recombinantly engineered region and a second recombinantly engineered region, wherein a first single recombination site is adjacent to the first recombinantly engineered region, and a second single recombination site is adjacent to the second recombinantly engineered region.
US11959091B2	Methods for engineering T cells for immunotherapy by using RNA-guided Cas nuclease system The present invention relates to methods of developing genetically engineered, preferably non-alloreactive T-cells for immunotherapy. This method involves the use of RNA-guided endonucleases, in particular Cas9/CRISPR system, to specifically target a selection of key genes in T-cells. The engineered T-cells are also intended to express chimeric antigen receptors (CAR) to redirect their immune activity towards malignant or infected cells. The invention opens the way to standard and affordable adoptive immunotherapy strategies using T-Cells for treating cancer and viral infections.
US11959084B2	Nucleic acid construct The present invention provides a nucleic acid construct comprising: a first nucleotide sequence of interest (NOI1); a frame-slip motif or a translational readthrough motif (FSM/TRM); and a second nucleotide sequence of interest (NOI2). The invention also provides vectors and cells expressing such a construct. The invention also provides a method for modulating the relative expression of two transgenes in a nucleic acid construct which comprises the step of including a frame-slip motif or a translational readthrough motif between the two transgenes in order to reduce the expression of the downstream transgene.
US11959083B2	Immunosuppression-reverting oligonucleotides inhibiting the expression of CD39 The present invention refers to immunosuppression-reverting oligonucleotides comprising 12 to 18 nucleotides, wherein at least one of the nucleotides is modified, and the oligonucleotide hybridizes with a nucleic acid sequence of an ectonucleotidase (NTPdase; CD73) of SEQ ID NO.1 (human), wherein the oligonucleotide inhibits at least 50% of the CD39 expression. The invention is further directed to a pharmaceutical composition comprising such oligonucleotide.
US11959081B2	Transthyretin (TTR) iRNA compositions and methods of use thereof The present invention relates to RNAi agents, e.g., double stranded RNA (dsRNA) agents, targeting the transthyretin (TTR) gene. The invention also relates to methods of using such RNAi agents to inhibit expression of an TTR gene and to methods of preventing and treating an TTR-associated disorder, e.g., senile systemic amyloidosis (SSA), systemic familial amyloidosis, familial amyloidotic polyneuropathy (FAP), familial amyloidotic cardiomyopathy (FAC), leptomeningeal/Central Nervous System (CNS) amyloidosis, and hyperthyroxinemia.
US11959067B2	Bifidobacterium lactis strain for preventing or treating colitis and method for preventing or alleviating colitis The present disclosure provides a Bifidobacterium lactis (B. lactis) strain XLTG11 and a use thereof. The strain belongs to Bifidobacterium lactis. The B. lactis strain XLTG11 was deposited in the China General Microbiological Culture Collection Center (CGMCC) on Oct. 25, 2019, with a taxonomic name of Bifidobacterium lactis XLTG11 and an accession number of CGMCC No. 18738. The B. lactis strain XLTG11 provided by the present disclosure can regulate an inflammatory cytokine, improve an intestinal barrier function, and modulate an intestinal flora by inhibiting the activation of a TLR4/MYD88/NF-κB signaling pathway, thereby alleviating dextran sulfate sodium (DSS)-induced colitis. In addition, the B. lactis strain XLTG11 has an immune-enhancing effect on a cyclophosphamide (CTX)-induced mouse immunosuppression model.
US11959064B2	Agglomerated microbiological media A method of making a flowable, dried agglomerated nutrient medium is provided. The method comprises introducing a nutrient component comprising a powdered nutrient, and an agglomeration liquid, into an agglomerator comprising a flow-through-type agglomeration chamber, wet-massing the nutrient component with the agglomeration liquid in the agglomeration chamber for a predetermined period of time to form agglomerated nutrient medium particles, and exposing the agglomerated nutrient medium particles to drying conditions for a period of time to form the dried, agglomerated nutrient medium. The nutrient component facilitates the growth of a microorganism. Compositions, articles, and kits comprising the flowable, dried agglomerated nutrient medium are also provided.
US11959060B1	Fluid systems, apparatuses, devices and methods of management thereof for cultivating tissue Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to systems, apparatuses, devices and methods for tissue cultivating. Such systems may comprise a plurality of bioreactors, each bioreactor comprising a bag having a mandrel tube arranged therein, and a fluid management system for managing fluid flow among the plurality of bioreactors. The fluid management system can include at least one intra-luminal pump, configured to flow intra-luminal fluid in a first direction in the bioreactors, at least one media pump, configured to flow biomedia fluid in the bioreactors in a second direction opposite to the first direction, and a plurality of valves and/or clamps to effect at least one of filling, flowing, cessation of flow, and draining of at least one of the intra-luminal fluid and biomedia fluid tubes among the bioreactors.
US11959059B2	Incubator with orbital shaker It is described an orbital incubator shaker, which comprises an incubator housing (1) defining an incubation chamber (2), and an orbital shaker (3) configured to shake a shaking table (4). The orbital shaker (3) comprises a rotary direct drive motor (7, 8, 9, 10) comprising a stator (7, 8) and a rotor (9, 10) comprising a rotor shaft (9), and an eccentric bearing unit (11, 12, 14) mounted on the rotor shaft (9). The stator (7, 8) is located outside the incubation chamber (2) and the rotor shaft (9) extends from a space (22) outside the incubation chamber (2) towards the incubation chamber (2).
US11959054B2	Substrate apparatus with multi-layer substrate for cell-based meat cultivators The present disclosure relates to a substrate apparatus (and methods of manufacturing the same) with one or more substrates having a substrate spacing for growing a cell mass. In particular embodiments, the disclosed substrate apparatus includes a substrate wound into a coiled configuration with an intra-coil spacing between coil layers. To provide the intra-coil spacing, certain implementations use a separator. For example, a separator is applied to a substrate surface, and the separator-substrate combination is wound together (e.g., around a spool). In turn, a locking element is attached to the substrate to maintain the coiled configuration. The separator is then removed via heat treatment, chemical treatment, or physical displacement—thereby leaving the intra-coil spacing between the coil layers. Alternatively, no separator is used to provide a substrate spacing. For example, in lieu of a separator, the locking element is actively applied to the substrate during the winding process.
US11959050B2	Low-foaming warewash detergent containing mixed cationic / nonionic surfactant system for enhanced oily soil removal The invention includes ware detergent compositions which provides superior cleaning and removal of oily and fatty soils, without the production of excessive foam. According to the invention applicants have discovered that use of a quaternary cationic surfactant in combination with a nonionic low foaming surfactant can provide oily soil removal from ware that is superior to traditional warewash detergent formulations. Compositions for alkaline, preferably solid, warewash detergents are disclosed, as well as their use in dish machines and methods of manufacture.
US11959047B2	Method of forming and using deactivation wipe kit A hazardous drug deactivation wipe kit includes a first pouch having a one-way valve coupled to an end thereof, a second pouch, and a third pouch. The first pouch contains a wipe saturated in a hypochlorite solution, the second pouch contains a wipe saturated in thiosulfate solution, and the third pouch contains a wipe saturated in isopropyl alcohol solution. The deactivation wipe kit may be used in a clean room to deactivate most hazardous drugs on a work surface.
US11959046B2	Methods of forming protective coatings for detersive agents A method of creating a protective coating on an alkali metal hydroxide-containing solid is provided. The method includes providing carbon dioxide to an alkali metal hydroxide-containing solid and allowing the alkali metal hydroxide and carbon dioxide to react thereby forming a carbonate or bicarbonate-containing layer on the exterior of the solid wherein the carbonate or bicarbonate-containing layer is non-hygroscopic and water soluble, and wherein greater than 80% of the hydroxide in the hydroxide-containing solid does not react with the carbon dioxide, and further wherein the alkali metal hydroxide-containing solid is substantially free of lithium hydroxide. A method of testing for the presence of carbonate-containing coating on an alkali metal hydroxide containing solid is also provided. The method includes exposing the coated solid to 95 weight percent ethanol, collecting the ethanol effluent and testing the effluent for alkali metal hydroxide. A suitably coated solid does not have dissolved alkali metal hydroxide in the ethanol effluent or is substantially free of alkali metal hydroxide.
US11959042B2	Lubricant composition with improved low-temperature fluidity and method for preparing same Disclosed are a lubricant composition and a method of preparing the same. The lubricant composition has improved low-temperature fluidity and includes polyalkylene glycol, a glycol ether compound, and an antioxidant.
US11959041B2	Tribological system A device includes a tribological assembly including first and second mechanical components in relative motion with respect to each other, the assembly having a silver-alloy surface and an additive lubricant including at least one component of the formulas (Ia) or (II): MxNOy (Ia), where M is Ca, V, Sb, Ni, or Ag, x (M:N ratio) is any number between 0.25 and 2, and y (O:N ratio) is any number between 1 and 8; MxSiOy (II), where M is Mg or Al, x (M:Si ratio) is any number between 0.5 and 2, and y (O:Si ratio) is any number between 2.5 and 6, the device being a sealed constant-pressure device.
US11959037B2	System and processes for upgrading synthetic gas produced from waste materials, municipal solid waste or biomass A system and process for producing synthetic gas from solid fuel comprising waste material, municipal solid waste or biomass, and for upgrading the synthetic gas produced. The system and process utilizes a first thermal chamber having a gasification zone in which a fuel stream is gasified by thermal oxidation to produce a first synthetic gas stream and heat; a pyrolysis reactor housed within the first thermal chamber where fuel undergoes pyrolysis to produce a second synthetic gas stream; and a thermal catalytic reactor comprising a second thermal chamber having a catalyst chamber within with a selected catalyst. The first synthetic gas stream is completely thermally oxidized to produce high temperature flue gas that imparts heat to the catalyst chamber in which the second synthetic gas stream is thermally cracked and directed over the catalyst to yield a finished gas or liquid product having a desired chemical composition as determined by the selected catalyst.
US11959036B2	Tuning the zeta potential of surfaces for coke mitigation in fuel and oil systems A component and a system for mitigating coke formation during delivery of a hydrocarbon fluid. The component includes a contact surface configured to be in contact with the hydrocarbon fluid. Tuning the zeta potential of the contact surface allows selective attraction and/or repulsion of coke-catalyzing materials, metal ions, heteroatomic hydrocarbons, and/or coke precursors present in the hydrocarbon fluid. A method of mitigating coke formation during delivery of a hydrocarbon fluid includes tuning a zeta potential of the contact surface of the component and injecting or circulating the hydrocarbon fluid through the system such that the contact surface selectively attracts and/or repels coke-catalyzing materials, metal ions, heteroatomic hydrocarbons, and/or coke precursors present in the hydrocarbon fluid.
US11959033B2	Fuel composition A liquid fuel composition for a spark ignition internal combustion engine comprising (a) gasoline blending components, (b) Fischer-Tropsch derived naphtha at a level of up to 50% v/v and (c) oxygenated hydrocarbon at a level less than 50% v/v. While the low octane number of Fischer-Tropsch derived naphtha would normally severely restrict its blendability in gasoline to low levels, it has now been found that Fischer-Tropsch derived naphtha can be included in, for example, ethanol-containing gasoline fuel compositions, in surprisingly and significantly high blend ratios of Fischer-Tropsch derived naphtha to ethanol.
US11959032B2	Process for mixing dilution steam with liquid hydrocarbons before steam cracking A process for steam cracking a whole crude including a volatilization step performed to maintain a relatively large hydrocarbon droplet size. The process may include contacting a whole crude with steam to volatilize a portion of the hydrocarbons, wherein the contacting of the hydrocarbon feedstock and steam is conducted at an initial relative velocity of less than 30 m/s, for example. The resulting vapor phase, including volatilized hydrocarbons and steam may then be separated from a liquid phase comprising unvaporized hydrocarbons. The hydrocarbons in the vapor phase may then be forwarded to a steam pyrolysis reactor for steam cracking of the hydrocarbons in the vapor phase.
US11959030B2	Process for the preparation of olefins, comprising hydrotreatment, de-asphalting, hydrocracking and steam cracking The present invention relates to a process for producing olefins from a hydrocarbon feedstock 11 with a sulfur content of at least 0.1 weight %, an initial boiling point of at least 180° C. and a final boiling point of at least 600° C.
US11959028B1	Desulfurization and contaminant reduction of fuel oil A method for desulfurization and contaminant reduction of fuel oil is provided. The method includes mixing, in a first container, the fuel oil with a first catalyst to oxidize sulfur containing compounds in the fuel oil to obtain one or more of a sulfoxide and a sulfone and oxidize metal contaminants in the fuel oil to obtain oxides of the contaminants, thereby forming a first mixture; mixing, in a second container, the first mixture with a second catalyst and a third catalyst to extract sulfur and an oxygen from the sulfoxide and the sulfone, thereby obtaining a second mixture; separating, in a vapor recovery unit, the second catalyst from the second mixture to obtain a third mixture; and separating, from the third mixture, in a mechanical separator, the third catalyst, the sulfur, and the oxide of the metal contaminants to obtain a purified fuel oil.
US11959018B2	High stability polymer compositions with poly(alkyl)acrylate compounds for enhanced oil recovery applications Liquid polymer and inverse emulsion compositions comprising: one or more hydrophobic liquids having a boiling point at least about 100° C.; one or more acrylamide-(co)polymers; one or more emulsifier surfactants; one or more inverting surfactants; and one or more poly(alkyl)acrylate compounds. When the composition is inverted in an aqueous solution, it provides an inverted solution having a filter ratio using a 1.2 micron filter (FR1.2) of about 1.5 or less.
US11959015B2	Double-response self-degradable temporary plugging agent and preparation method thereof Disclosed are a double-response self-degradable temporary plugging agent and a preparation method thereof. The double-response self-degradable temporary plugging agent is prepared by compounding a crosslinkable monomer with a temperature-sensitive degradability and an inorganic material with an acid solubility with a first monomer, a dispersant, an initiator and water, and subjecting the resulting mixture to a polymerization.
US11959009B2	Abrasive particles and methods of forming same An abrasive particle having a body including a first major surface, a second major surface opposite the first major surface, and a side surface extending between the first major surface and the second major surface, such that a majority of the side surface comprises a plurality of microridges.
US11959007B2	Dielectric materials The present invention relates to a novel class of polymers which can be used as dielectric material for the preparation of passivation layers in electronic devices. The polymers are prepared from polymerizable compounds having mesogenic groups and they provide excellent film forming capability and excellent mechanical properties and have a low dielectric constant and a low coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE). There is further provided a method for forming said polymers and an electronic device containing said polymers as dielectric material. Beyond that, the present invention relates to a manufacturing method for preparing a packaged microelectronic structure and to a microelectronic device comprising said packaged microelectronic structure formed by said manufacturing method.
US11959001B2	Quantum dot composition, light emitting element, and method for manufacturing the same A quantum dot composition includes a quantum dot having a surface to which a ligand is bonded, and a thermal decomposition auxiliary compound. The quantum dot composition may be applied to an emission layer of a light emitting element and a display device, thereby improving luminous efficiency of the light emitting element and the display device.
US11959000B2	Photon up-conversion film and method of producing the film Provided are a photon up-conversion film, which is capable, of high-efficiency up-conversion even in air and even when low-intensity light is used, and a simple method of producing the film. The photon up-conversion film according to one embodiment of the present invention includes: a matrix including a resin; and a pore portion, wherein the photon up-conversion film includes at least a sensitizing component capable of absorbing light in a first wavelength region λ1, and a light-emitting component capable of radiating light in a second wavelength region λ2 including wavelengths shorter than those of the first wavelength region λ1, and wherein the sensitizing component and the light-emitting component are present at an interface between the matrix and the pore portion.
US11958997B2	Luminescent component Described are luminescent components with excellent performance and stability. The luminescent components comprise a first element 1 including first luminescent crystals 11 from the class of perovskite crystals, embedded a first polymer P1 and a second element 2 comprising a second solid polymer composition, said second polymer composition optionally comprising second luminescent crystals 12 embedded in a second polymer P2. Polymers P1 and P2 differ and are further specified in the claims. Also described are methods for manufacturing such components and devices comprising such components.
US11958996B2	Protection tape and manufacturing method thereof A protection tape includes a base film, an antistatic layer and an adhesive layer. The antistatic layer is located on the base film. The surface impedance of the antistatic layer is less than 1E+9Ω, and the antistatic layer includes a first resin and conductive materials dispersed in the first resin. The conductive materials include at least one of metal ions and carbon. The adhesive layer is located on a corona treated surface of the base film. The protection tape provided by the present disclosure has the advantage of having resistant to corona treatment.
US11958994B2	Sheet, ornamental material, and resin composition Provided is a decorative sheet having extremely good bleed-out suppression and long-term weather resistance maintenance. The decorative sheet has at least a substrate layer and a surface protective layer, and contains a hydroxyphenyltriazine compound of the general formula (I) in at least any layer of the decorative sheet
US11958990B2	Mixer system for producing aqueous coating materials with low VOC Described herein is a mixer system for producing aqueous coating materials from at least one aqueous pigment paste A, including at least one effect pigment, and at least one pigment-free component B, including an aqueous, acrylate-based microgel dispersion having a glass transition temperature Tg of 50 to 60° C., where both the aqueous pigment paste A and the component B each have a VOC value of less than or equal to 250 g/L. Further described herein is a method for producing aqueous coating materials having a VOC content of 0 to 250 g/L, in which the individual components A and B are stored separately and not mixed until shortly before application, to give the aqueous coating material. Further described herein is a method of using the mixer system of for producing aqueous coating materials for refinishing and/or for coating automobile bodies and/or plastics parts.
US11958988B2	Fluorine free anti-stick coating and method for its production Disclosed is a non-stick coating for an article, particularly for a baking pan or other household and utility item, comprises at least a base layer (G) burnt onto a surface (O) of the article and a covering layer (D) burnt above the base layer. The base layer and the covering layer each have a dry film thickness of 1 to 25 μm, wherein the base layer contains 10 to 100 wt.-%, related to the weight of the burnt base layer, of a thermoplastic resin having a temperature resistance exceeding 200° C., and wherein the covering layer contains a thermoplastic resin having a temperature resistance exceeding 200° C. and optionally a silicone resin. Both the base layer and also the covering layer are free of perfluorinated and polyfluorinated alkyl compounds. Due to the fact that the covering layer comprises a content of thermoplastic resin of at least 30 wt.-%, related to the weight of the burnt covering layer, and of at least 2.5 wt.-%, related to the weight of the burnt covering layer, of a silicone oil, novel fluorine-free non-stick coatings with good substrate adhesion and very good deep-drawing properties are obtained. In a process for applying the non-stick coating, the base layer to be formed is applied as a liquid varnish onto the surface of the article and subsequently dried at 250 to 440° C., subsequently the covering layer is applied as liquid varnish onto the predried base layer, and finally the layers are bonded to each other and to the surface of the article by means of heat treatment at 250 to 440° C.
US11958987B2	Cover window for flexible display device and flexible display device The present disclosure relates to a cover window for a flexible display device including a polymer substrate including a polyamide resin; and a hard coating layer formed on at least one surface of the polymer substrate, wherein a yellow index of the polymer substrate measured in accordance with STM E 313 is 4.00 or less, and an elastic modulus of the polymer substrate measured at a strain rate of 12.5 mm/min in accordance with ISO 527-3 is 4 to 9 GPa.
US11958986B2	Antibacterial polymer coating composition and antibacterial polymer film The present disclosure relates to: an antibacterial polymer coating composition comprising a (meth)acrylic polyol resin, which has a number average molecular weight of 3,000-20,000, a (co)polymer containing an ethylene glycol repeating unit, and a photosensitizer; an antibacterial polymer film comprising a cured product of the antibacterial polymer coating composition; and an antibacterial polymer film which comprises a substrate layer and a photosensitizer, the substrate layer comprising a (meth)acrylic polyol resin having a number average molecular weight of 3,000-20,000 and a (co)polymer containing an ethylene glycol repeating unit, and the photosensitizer being dispersed in the substrate layer.
US11958978B2	Coloring compound and thermal transfer recording sheet A coloring compound comprises a triphenylmethane structure having specific substituents.
US11958970B2	Dental cut processing resin-based block A resin block suitable for dental cutting work may include a resin matrix (A) and spherical filler (B) whose average particle size ranges from 230 to 1000 nm. When 10 mm thick and measured with a colorimeter, the lightness (V) is less than 5.0 and the saturation (C) is less than 2.0 in a Munsell color system of colored light on a black background and a white background. When 1 mm thick, the lightness (V) is less than 5.0 and the saturation (C) is 0.05 or more on a black background, but on a white background, the lightness (V) is 6.0 or more and the saturation (C) is less than 2.0 for Munsell colored light. Resin blocks can be used for dental restoration such that dental prostheses produced from the block not using a pigment/dye are compatible with natural teeth color tone, and the color tone compatibility endures.
US11958969B2	Styrene-based block copolymer latex A latex of a styrene-based block copolymer includes a styrene-based block copolymer and water. The styrene-based block copolymer includes a toluene insoluble content of 30 to 95 wt %. The latex of the styrene-based block copolymer is superior in the processability and can provide a molded film such as a dip-molded product having the high tear strength, the high stress retention and the soft texture.
US11958968B2	Thermally conductive material technical field A thermally conductive material according to the present technology includes: 100 parts by mass of a crosslinking reaction product of an acrylic polymer (A) including at least two crosslinkable functional groups containing a carbon-carbon unsaturated bond and an acrylic polymer (B) including at least one of the crosslinkable functional groups; from 100 to 200 parts by mass of an acrylic polymer (C) with a viscosity of 650 mPa·s or less; from 150 to 350 parts by mass of a trimellitate ester plasticizer; from 3500 to 7500 parts by mass of a thermally conductive filler with an average particle size ranging from 0.1 μm to 100 μm; and from 50 to 300 parts by mass of a thickener with an average particle size of 50 nm or less.
US11958963B2	Compositions and methods for making EPDM rubber sheeting The disclosure herein relates rubber sheeting materials. Specifically, the disclosure relates to ethylene propylene diene monomer (EPDM) membranes that include maleic anhydride grafted EPDM. The EPDM rubber membranes may be used for weatherproofing buildings, and in particular, as a membrane for building façade.
US11958962B2	Polyethylene homopolymer compositions having good barrier properties A polyethylene homopolymer composition comprises: a first ethylene homopolymer having a density, d1 of from 0.943 to 0.975 g/cm3, a melt index, I21 of from 0.01 to 10 g/10 min, and a molecular weight distribution, Mw/Mn of less than 3.0; and a second ethylene homopolymer having a density, d2 of from 0.950 to 0.985 g/cm3, a melt index, I22 of at least 500 g/10 min, and a molecular weight distribution, Mw/Mn of less than 3.0; wherein the ratio of the melt index, I22 of the second ethylene homopolymer to the melt index, I21 of the first ethylene homopolymer is at least 50. The polyethylene homopolymer compositions which may be nucleated have a weight average molecular weight, Mw of ≤75,000, a high load melt index, I21 of at least 200 g/10 min, a molecular weight distribution, Mw/Mn of from 4.0 to 12.0 and may be usefully employed in molding applications, such as, for example, in compression molded closures.
US11958960B2	Scratch resistant polymer composition Scratch resistant polymer composition, in particular for the manufacturing of rigid, scratch resistant and dimensionally stable building bricks, comprising: a) a bio-based HDPE granulate, produced from ethanol or ethylene obtained from biomass; b) an amorphous polymer and/or (semi)crystalline polymer; c) optionally a mineral filler and optionally a colouring pigment; Furthermore, a method for manufacturing an injection moulding article from the scratch resistant polymer composition is disclosed.
US11958954B2	Multilayer structure There is provided a multilayer structure comprising a layer (A) containing an ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer having an ethylene unit content of 1 mol % or more and less than 20 mol %, a viscosity-average polymerization degree of 200 to 5000, and a saponification degree of 80 to 99.7 mol %, wherein a block character of ethylene units is 0.90 to 0.99; and a layer (B) containing at least one resin selected from the group consisting of a polyolefin resin, a polyester resin and a polyamide resin. Such a multilayer structure has excellent oxygen-gas barrier performance. In addition, an aqueous solution containing the ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer exhibits excellent viscosity stability even after long-term storage. Therefore, even after a long period of time from preparation of the aqueous solution, it can be uniformly applied to a substrate and thus, a multilayer structure having excellent oxygen-gas barrier performance can be provided.
US11958953B2	Hard coating film and image display device comprising same A hard coating film may include a substrate and a hard coating layer provided on at least one surface of the substrate, in which, when the hard coating film is folded and unfolded 200,000 times with a bending radius of 1 mm in the direction in which the hard coating layer is oriented inwards under 60° C. and 90% relative humidity (RH), breakage does not occur, and the amount of change in transmission b* (chromaticity) of the film after UV irradiation for 100 hr using a 15 W UV-B lamp is 1.5 or less. The hard coating film may exhibit superior anti-curling properties, superior bending resistance under high-temperature and high-humidity conditions, and high light resistance, and can thus be applied not only to an image display device but also to a window for a flexible display device.
US11958942B1	Method for recycling urea-formaldehyde (UF) and raw materials from wood-based panel, and use thereof The present disclosure provides a method for recycling urea-formaldehyde (UF) from a wood-based panel. In the present disclosure, the UF is depolymerized by an ultrasonic treatment, and depolymerized UF can be reused for UF manufacture and wood-based panel production. The recycled and treated UF can be repeatedly used in wood-based panel manufacture without affecting performances of the wood-based panel. UF-glued wood-based panels can be recycled, and a recycled wood-based panel raw material can replace at least 50% of a non-recycled wood-based raw material for particle board production without affecting performances of the wood-based panel.
US11958938B2	Curable composition Provided is a curative part usable in a two-part curable composition. The curative part includes a liquid amine; a heterogeneous dispersant; and core-shell rubber particles having an elastomeric core and a (meth)acrylic shell. The core-shell rubber particles and the heterogeneous dispersant can be collectively shear-dispersed in the liquid amine such that the core-shell rubber particles are substantially non-aggregated and the curative part is phase-stable over a period of at least 3 months at ambient temperature. Advantageously, large amounts of core-shell rubber particles can thus be incorporated into a cured resin matrix, which can afford significantly enhanced impact performance.
US11958937B2	Polymerizable composition and optical material produced therefrom One embodiment relates to a polymerizable composition and an optical material produced therefrom which has excellent lightfastness and minimized color defects, and more specifically, the polymerizable composition according to one embodiment includes UV absorbers having, as the main absorption wavelength, either a long-wavelength region or a short-Wavelength region Within the UV region, wherein the UV absorbers do not absorb in the Visible light region. Accordingly, the polymerizable composition may be used to provide an optical material having excellent lightfastness and minimized color defects.
US11958924B2	Process for preparing HNBR solutions with alternative solvents The present invention relates to a process for preparing solutions of hydrogenated nitrile-diene copolymer, wherein the nitrile-diene copolymer dissolved in an ether-containing or ketone-containing solvent mixture is subjected to hydrogenation conditions. The invention further relates to solutions of hydrogenated nitrile-diene copolymer (HNBR solutions) comprising CPME as solvent, and to the use of HNBR solutions in CPME-containing solvent mixtures as binder in electrodes.
US11958921B2	Poly (meth) acrylic acid (salt)-based particulate water-absorbing agent and production method therefor To provide a disposable diaper enabling reduction in re-wet amount and having an excellent speed of incorporating liquid regardless of concentration and configuration of a water-absorbing agent in an absorbent material.A water-absorbing agent having excellent Gel Capillary Absorption (GCA) and Free Gel Bed Permeability (FGBP) is obtained by crushing a crosslinked hydrogel polymer obtained in a polymerization step to have a specific weight average particle diameter while fluid retention capacity and a surface tension of a water-absorbing agent are adjusted in a specific range, drying the crushed crosslinked hydrogel polymer, and then adding a liquid permeability enhancer thereto during surface crosslinking or after surface crosslinking.
US11958903B2	Single-domain antibodies against LAG-3 and uses thereof The present application provides anti-LAG-3 constructs comprising a single-domain antibody (sdAb) that specifically recognizes LAG-3. Also provided are methods of making and using these constructs.
US11958901B2	Anti-CXCR5 antibodies and compositions and uses thereof The invention provides antibodies, and antigen-binding fragments thereof, that specifically bind to CXCR5. The antibodies can be afucosylated and exhibit increased ADCC compared with the otherwise identical fucosylated antibodies. The invention includes uses, and associated methods of using the antibodies.
US11958900B2	Anti-age antibodies for treating neurodegenerative disorders A method of treating a neurodegenerative disorder or MD comprises administering to a subject a composition comprising an AGE antibody.
US11958894B2	Anti-VEGF protein compositions and methods for producing the same The present disclosure pertains to compositions comprising anti-VEGF proteins and methods for producing such compositions.
US11958893B2	Methods for modulating an immune response The present disclosure provides methods of modulating an immune response in an individual. The present disclosure provides methods of treatment. The present disclosure provides methods comprising administering a multimeric polypeptide (synTac) and an immune checkpoint inhibitor to an individual. The present disclosure provides methods comprising administering a multimeric polypeptide (synTac) to an individual who is undergoing treatment with immune checkpoint inhibitor.
US11958892B2	Use of ICOS-based cars to enhance antitumor activity and car persistence The present invention provides compositions and methods for treating cancer in a human. The invention includes administering a genetically modified Th17 cell to express a CAR having an antigen binding domain, a transmembrane domain, and an ICOS intracellular signaling domain.
US11958882B2	Methods directed to crystalline biomolecules Disclosed herein are methods of preparing a composition comprising crystalline biomolecules, for example, crystalline antibodies. In exemplary embodiments, the method comprises forming a fluidized bed of crystalline biomolecules using, for example, a counter-flow centrifuge to exchange buffer and/or to concentrate the crystalline biomolecules in a solution. Also provided are methods of detecting crystalline biomolecules and/or amorphous biomolecules in a sample.
US11958881B2	Optimization method for capturing proteins by multi-column continuous chromatography (MCC) An optimization method for capturing proteins by multi-column continuous chromatography (MCC), including the following steps: step 1, under the conditions of a set loading protein concentration and an arbitrary load residence time, performing a single time of protein breakthrough experiment to obtain a protein breakthrough curve; step 2, under a set breakthrough percentage for a target protein, integrating the breakthrough curve to obtain a single-column loading capacity and establishing a linear relationship between the interconnected load time and the load residence time; step 3, solving for the optimal number of operating columns for capturing proteins by MCC based on step 2; step 4, solving for the optimal load residence time for capturing proteins by MCC based on step 2, step 3; and step 5, solving for the maximum productivity of capturing proteins by MCC based on step 4.
US11958877B2	Nucleotide analogues Disclosed herein, interalia, are compounds, compositions, and methods of using the same for the sequencing of a nucleic acid.
US11958876B2	Carbacyclic phosphatidic acid compound Provided is a degradation inhibitor that delays the progress of the degradation reaction of 2ccPA and has an excellent stabilization effect by using a carbacyclic phosphatidic acid compound represented by formula (1): wherein R1 represents hydrogen, alkali metal, alkyl, arylalkyl, or aryl; bonds indicated by solid and dotted lines represent single or double bonds; wavy lines represent single bonds; and when the single bond is adjacent to a double bond, the steric configuration is E-configuration, Z-configuration, or any mixture thereof.
US11958873B2	Proteasome activity enhancing compounds The present invention is directed to compounds having the Formula (I), (II), (III), (IV), and (V), compositions thereof, and methods for the treatment of a condition associated with a dysfunction in proteostasis.
US11958872B2	Zinc complex compound comprising citric acid and arginine ligand The present invention relates to a novel zinc complex compound having zinc as a center metal and comprising citric acid and arginine as a ligand.
US11958871B2	Inhibitors of bacterial glutaminyl cyclases for use in the treatment of periodontal and related diseases The present invention relates to novel compounds which are particularly useful as inhibitors of bacterial glutaminyl cyclases (bacQC); pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds; compounds and/or pharmaceutical compositions for use in methods for treatment, in particular for use in the treatment of periodontitis and related conditions; as well as to crystals comprising bacterial glutaminyl cyclases, methods for identifying candidate compounds which may associate with the binding pocket of a bacQC and/or are bacQC inhibitors.
US11958869B2	Ruthenium arene Schiff-base complexes and uses thereof Disclosed herein are ruthenium arene Schiff-base complex and uses thereof. The ruthenium arene Schiff-base complex disclosed herein has the structure of formula (I), wherein, R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8, R9, R10, R11, and R12 are independently H, alkyl, alkoxyl, or halo; R13, R14, R15, R16, and R17 are independently H, alkyl, alkoxyl, hydroxy, halo, —C(═NH)NH2, —SO3H, —SO2NH2, —NR′R″, or —CONH2; or R13 and R14 are taken together to form a benzene ring, while R15, R16, and R17 are independently H, alkyl, alkoxyl, hydroxy, halo, —C(═NH)NH2, —SO3H, —SO2NH2, —NR′R″, or —CONH2; or R14 and R15 are taken together to form a benzene ring, while R13, R16, and R17 are independently H, alkyl, alkoxyl, hydroxy, halo, —C(═NH)NH2, —SO3H, —SO2NH2, —NR′R″, or —CONH2; R′ and R″ are independently H or alkyl; the alkyl is optionally substituted with one or more halo or hydroxy, or hydroxy; and Y is a counter anion. Also disclosed herein are methods of treating malignant neoplasm in a subject. The method includes administering an effective amount of the ruthenium arene Schiff-base complex of formula (I) to the subject to alleviate symptoms associated with the malignant neoplasm. Exemplary malignant neoplasm includes, but is not limited to triple-negative breast cancer.
US11958863B2	Binding competitors for use in macrophilin-binding pharmaceutical assays and methods of use thereof The present disclosure includes compounds, kits, and assay procedures for use in determining the levels of certain types of drugs in samples that contain specific binding proteins for the drugs. The present disclosure includes analog compounds useful for displacing the drugs from their endogenous binding proteins, and kits including same, as well as methods that utilize these displacers as binding competitors in pharmaceutical assays.
US11958857B1	5-(1H-indol-3-yl)-1,3-substitutedpyrimido[4,5-d]pyrimidine-2,4,7(1H,3H,8H)-trione as anticancer agents Methods of treating cancer in a patient by administering 5-(1H-indol-3-yl)-1,3-substituted pyrimido[4,5-d]pyrimidine-2,4,7(1H,3H,8H)-trione to a patient in need thereof.
US11958855B2	Aurora kinase inhibitors for inhibiting mitotic progression The present invention relates to compounds and methods for the treatment of cancer. In particular, the invention provides potent inhibitors of Aurora A kinase, pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds, and methods of using the compounds for the treatment of cancer.
US11958851B1	Pyrrolo[3,2-c]quinoline compounds as CK2 inhibitors Novel pyrrolo[3,2-c]quinoline compounds, a method of synthesizing these compounds, a pharmaceutical composition comprising these compounds and a suitable carrier, and a method of using the compounds. The pyrrolo[3,2-c]quinoline 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.
US11958850B2	Heteroaryl compounds for kinase inhibition Compounds and pharmaceutical compositions that modulate kinase activity, including mutant EGFR and mutant HER2 kinase activity, and compounds, pharmaceutical compositions, and methods of treatment of diseases and conditions associated with kinase activity, including mutant EGFR and mutant HER2 activity, are described herein.
US11958837B2	Quinazolinones as PARP14 inhibitors The present invention relates to quinazolinones and related compounds which are inhibitors of PARP14 and are useful, for example, in the treatment of cancer and inflammatory diseases.
US11958830B2	Protease inhibitors, preparation, and uses thereof The disclosure provides at compounds of Formula I, compositions comprising the same, and methods of using the same, including use in treating a disease and/or a symptom of a disease caused by a coronavirus.
US11958827B1	9-(2-hydroxyquinoline-3-yl)-10-[3-(dimethylamino)propyl]-3,4,6,7,9,10-hexahydroacridine-1,8(2H,5H)-dione as an antimicrobial compound A 9-(2-hydroxyquinoline-3-yl)-10-[3-(dimethylamino)propyl]-3,4,6,7,9,10-hexahydroacridine-1,8(2H,5H)-dione compound, its synthesis, and its use as an antimicrobial agent.
US11958822B2	Treprostinil derivative compounds and methods of using same Compounds represented by formulae I, II, III, and IV including pro-drugs for treprostinil and prostacyclin analogs. Uses include treatment of pulmonary hypertension (PH) or pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). The structures of the compounds can be adapted to the particular application for a suitable treatment dosage. Transdermal applications can be used.
US11958819B2	Compounds for optically active devices The present invention relates to copolymers, particularly to copolymers comprising a photoactive unit, the copolymers being particularly suitable for ophthalmic devices. The copolymers include one or more different polymer units in addition to the photoactive unit, such as polymerized units derived from ethylene, propylene, an acrylate, a methacrylate, or a styrene.
US11958817B1	4-chloro-n′-(2-(5-phenyl-1,3,4-oxadiazol-2-ylthio)acetoxy)benzimidamide as an antimicrobial compound A 4-chloro-N′-(2-(5-phenyl-1,3,4-oxadiazol-2-ylthio)acetoxy)benzimidamide compound, its synthesis, and its use as an antimicrobial agent.
US11958812B2	3, 5-disubstituted pyridine and 3, 5-disubstituted pyridazine derivatives and pharmaceutical use of same Provided is a compound superior in an ATX inhibitory action and useful for the prophylaxis or treatment of diseases involving ATX. A carboxylic acid compound represented by the following formula (1) or a pharmacologically acceptable salt thereof: wherein each symbol is as defined in the SPECIFICATION.
US11958811B1	1-[4,5-bis(4-bromophenyl)-1-hexyl-1H-imidazol-2-yl]-2-naphthol as an antimicrobial compound An 1-[4,5-bis(4-bromophenyl)-1-hexyl-1H-imidazol-2-yl]-2-naphthol compound, its synthesis, and its use as an antimicrobial agent.
US11958802B2	Migration-resistant photopolymerization sensitizer A photopolymerization sensitizer may not cause problems of dusting or coloring of a cured product due to bleeding of additives such as the photopolymerization sensitizer on the surface, e.g., by blooming at the time of photo-curing or during storage of the cured product, and which provides a practically sufficient photo-curing rate. A 9,10-bis(alkoxycarbonylalkyleneoxy)anthracene compound having ester groups, of formula (I): wherein A is a C1-20 alkylene group, optionally branched by an alkyl group, R is a C1-20 alkyl group, optionally branched by the alkyl group, the C1-20 alkyl group optionally being a cycloalkyl group or a cycloalkylalkyl group, and X and Y are independently a hydrogen, a C1-8 alkyl group, or a halogen.
US11958801B2	Process for preparing 6-isopropenyl-3-methyl-9-decenyl acetate and intermediates thereof A process for process for preparing 6-isopropenyl-3-methyl-9-decenyl acetate of the following formula (3), wherein Ac represents an acetyl group, the process comprising steps of: preparing a nucleophilic reagent, 5-isopropenyl-2-methyl-8-nonenyl compound, of the following general formula (1): wherein M1 represents Li, MgZ1, ZnZ1, Cu, CuZ1, or CuLiZ1, wherein Z1 represents a halogen atom or a 5-isopropenyl-2-methyl-8-nonenyl group, from a 5-isopropenyl-2-methyl-8-nonenyl halide compound of the following general formula (4): wherein X1 represents a halogen atom; subjecting the nucleophilic reagent (1), 5-isopropenyl-2-methyl-8-nonenyl compound, to an addition reaction with at least one electrophilic reagent selected from the group consisting of formaldehyde, paraformaldehyde, and 1,3,5-trioxane, followed by a hydrolysis reaction to form 6-isopropenyl-3-methyl-9-decenol of the following formula (2); and acetylating 6-isopropenyl-3-methyl-9-decenol (2) to form 6-isopropenyl-3-methyl-9-decenyl acetate (3).
US11958799B2	Method for producing hydrogen and carboxylic acid In a method for producing hydrogen and carboxylic acid, a primary alcohol of 1 to 7 carbon atoms and water are reacted by being continuously introduced into a flow reactor packed with a solid catalyst consisting of an alloy of ruthenium and tin on a support and passed through the reactor under temperature and pressure conditions at which the water assumes a gaseous state. This method enables hydrogen and carboxylic acid to be produced in a high yield or at a high purity from a primary alcohol and water in a short time and by simple operations.
US11958798B2	Process for the preparation of iloprost The present invention relates to a process for the preparation of iloprost of formula I through new intermediates, isolation of iloprost of formula I in solid form, as well as preparation of the 16(S)-iloprost and 16(R)-iloprost isomers of formulae (S)-I and (R)-I and isolation of iloprost of formula I and 16(S)-iloprost of formula (S)-I in solid, crystalline form.
US11958795B2	Chloride salt eliminator for glycol in natural gas dehydration A chloride salt eliminator system and method for removal of chloride salt from glycol circulated through a reboiler in natural gas dehydration, in a continuous process, close to the wellhead. Hot glycol from the reboiler is pumped into a salt eliminator unit having independently replaceable filter elements which trap chloride salts which are not soluble in hot glycol and pass clean glycol for return to the reboiler.
US11958794B2	Processes for making ethylene glycol and/or propylene glycol from aldose- and/or ketose-yielding carbohydrates with integrated tungsten catalyst recovery Integrated processes are disclosed for the catalytic conversion of carbohydrate to ethylene glycol and/or propylene glycol using a homogeneous, tungsten-containing retro-aldol catalyst. In these processes, the carbohydrate is subjected to retro-aldol conversion and hydrogenation to provide a reaction product containing ethylene glycol and/or propylene glycol, other reaction process including organic acids, itols and tungsten species. Ethylene glycol and propylene glycol are separated from the reaction product for purification, and at least a portion of the remaining fraction is subjected to ion exclusion chromatography to provide an eluant containing tungsten species and a subsequent eluant containing organic acids and a substantially reduced concentration of tungsten species. At least a portion of the eluant containing tungsten species can be recycled for reuse directly or with intervening unit operations to enhance the catalytic activity of the tungsten species. The organic-containing fraction can be subjected to one or more unit operations to provide salable products or subjected to selective hydrogenolysis to lower glycols.
US11958793B2	Urea production plant and scrubbing system A urea production plant including a synthesis and recovery section has a first evaporation section connected with the synthesis and recovery section and a first condensation section. A granulation section is connected to the first evaporation section. A scrubbing section is connected to the granulation section. A second evaporation section is connected to the scrubbing section. The second evaporation section is connected to the granulation section. A second condensation section is connected to the second evaporation section. A quenching section includes a liquid inlet for the distribution of a quenching liquid is located and connected between the granulation section and the scrubbing section and the quenching section is connected to a quenching liquid providing section and the second condensation section.
US11958791B2	Method for preventing three-phase separation of butenes from C4 hydrocarbon streams A method for separating butenes from C4 hydrocarbon streams containing butanes and butenes involves extractive distillation with a suitable solvent. The method also involves heat integration, which makes it possible to use the heat of the solvent in order to heat various streams.
US11958788B2	Method of preparing alkali activation material by using red mud-based wet grinding and carbon sequestration and application thereof The present invention discloses a method of preparing an alkali activation material by using red mud-based wet grinding and carbon sequestration and an application thereof. The preparation method includes: (1) adding water, red mud, a crystalline control agent, and a grinding aid into a wet grinding carbon sequestration apparatus to perform wet grinding, and simultaneously introducing CO2 until a slurry pH reaches 7 to 7.5; and removing wet grinding balls by a sieve to obtain a slurry A; (2) adding carbide slag, water and a water reducer to a wet planetary ball grinder tank for wet grinding, and removing wet grinding balls by a sieve to obtain a slurry B; (3) taking 50 to 80 parts of the slurry A and 20 to 50 parts of the slurry B and mixing them to obtain an alkali activation material.
US11958787B2	Tape casting coating for ceramic matrix composite The disclosure describes braze tape coatings and technique to form articles with differing physical properties in different layers or regions of the article. An example method includes forming a braze tape defining at least one layer that includes a first segment and a second segment. A portion of the second segment in the plane is adjacent to a portion of the first segment in a plane of the layer. The method also includes positioning the braze tape on a surface of a substrate, the plane of the layer of the braze tape being parallel to the surface of the substrate. The method also includes heating the braze tape to melt a constituent of at least one of the first coating material and the second coating material to form a densified coating on the surface of the substrate.
US11958780B2	Rare-earth doped metal oxide ceramic waveguide quantum memories and methods of manufacturing the same A ceramic waveguide includes: a doped metal oxide ceramic core layer; and at least one cladding layer comprising the metal oxide surrounding the core layer, such that the core layer includes an erbium dopant and at least one rare earth metal dopant being: lanthanum, cerium, praseodymium, neodymium, promethium, samarium, europium, gadolinium, terbium, dysprosium, holmium, thulium, ytterbium, lutetium, scandium, or oxides thereof, or at least one non-rare earth metal dopant comprising zirconium or oxides thereof. Also included is a quantum memory including: at least one doped polycrystalline ceramic optical device with the ceramic waveguide and a method of fabricating the ceramic waveguide.
US11958777B2	Low density particles for use in concrete and other mixtures A lightweight composite composition includes a plurality of lightweight particles including a volume of at least about 10% of a total volume of the lightweight composite composition. The plurality of lightweight particles includes an average bulk density within a range from about 0.001 g/cc to about 1.5 g/cc and an average particle size within a range from about 0.01 microns to about 90 mm. Methods of manufacturing a lightweight composite composition are provided.
US11958776B2	Surface crack filler compound Disclosed herein are concrete and asphalt crack filler compounds and methods for utilizing them. According to some embodiments, a method of utilizing one of the compounds can include the steps of (1) obtaining a surface crack filler compound, (2) depositing the surface crack filler compound into a surface crack (e.g., concrete, asphalt, etc.), and (3) depositing water onto the surface crack filler compound to cause the surface crack filler compound to solidify and fill the surface crack. Additionally, and according to some embodiments, the method can further include, prior to depositing the surface crack filler compound into the surface crack: removing debris from the surface crack using at least one of a brush, pressurized air, or pressurized water.
US11958772B2	Low-temperature fired, lead-free glass frit, paste, and vacuum glass assembly using same A glass frit according to this application may include a composition of P2O5, V2O5, TeO2, CuO, ZnO, and BaO configured to replace a conventional lead glass composition and enable a low temperature calcination. A coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE) of the glass frit may be matched with that of a glass substrate. The composition may not include an inorganic filler or at least reduce a content of an inorganic filler to reduce or prevent separation and breakage and to improve durability. The glass frit may be used as a paste for a vacuum glass assembly.
US11958771B1	Glass, glass article, method of making the glass, use of the glass and flash lamp comprising the glass A glass has a coefficient of thermal expansion in a temperature range from 20° C. to 300° C. of 4.5 ppm/K or less, and a T4 temperature, defined as the temperature at which the glass has a viscosity of 104 dPa*s, at 1500° C. or more, and having a reboil propensity score of less than 10 measured in a reboil propensity test. The reboil propensity score is determined as a number of bubbles per glass rod formed from the glass after the reboil propensity test.
US11958770B2	Highly refractive glass A glass includes the following components in % by weight: 2-10 wt-% SiO2, 2-10 wt-% B2O3, 40-55 wt-% La2O3, 4-11 wt-% Gd2O3, 6-14 wt-% Nb2O5, 8-18.5 wt-% TiO2, and 5-11 wt-% ZrO2. The glass has a refractive index nd of at least 2.02, a sum of the portions of La2O3, Nb2O5, TiO2 and ZrO2 is at least 76.5% by weight, and a weight ratio of a sum of the portions of La2O3, Nb2O5 and ZrO2 to the portion of TiO2 is at least 3.85:1.
US11958768B2	Glazing unit with frequency selective coating and method An improved a glazing unit including a glass panel which is low in reflectance for RF radiation, a coating system which is high in reflectance for RF radiation disposed on the said glass panel and creating onto the glazing unit a dual band bandpass filter. The glazing unit further includes at least one frequencies selective decoated portion of the coating system extending along a plane, P, defined by a longitudinal axis, X, and a vertical axis, Z; having a width, DW, measured along the longitudinal axis, X, and a length, DL, measured along the vertical axis, Z. The at least one frequencies selective decoated portion includes a first decoated element that includes a plurality of unit cells forming a regular grid of n rows by m columns unit cells and a plurality of second decoated elements.
US11958766B2	Recycling treatment equipment for recycling heavy metals from complexed heavy metal wastewater The present disclosure discloses recycling treatment equipment for recycling heavy metals from complexed heavy metal wastewater, and belongs to the technical field of wastewater treatment. The recycling treatment equipment includes a wastewater separation and concentration component, an oxidization and decomplexing component, an electrolytic recovery component, and an intelligent detection component. Wastewater containing complexed heavy metals is divided into fresh water and concentrated water by performing microfiltration, nanofiltration, and reverse osmosis purification pretreatment, and the fresh water is then recycled in a targeted manner, so that the equipment has energy conservation and discharge reduction effects, can decomplex and recycle heavy metals in the concentrated water, and also synchronously purifies the fresh water. The whole process has the advantages of simple operation, zero sludge, and low treatment cost, so that the equipment is suitable for being greatly promoted.
US11958765B2	Combined VOC mitigating and antimicrobial systems Fluid purification systems employing a monolithic composite photocatalyst to remove volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and/or pathogenic organisms are disclosed. Pairing of systems tuned to abate each of these materials are discussed in different configurations such as series and parallel, as well as combining systems to target both materials simultaneously. System configurations that allow a portion of the fluid stream to be purified are also disclosed as are configurations that allow regeneration of the photocatalyst. These features may be augmented by sensors that allow closed loop control of bypass and regeneration cycles in the systems.
US11958761B2	Hydrogen isotope adsorbent with differential binding properties to hydrogen isotopes, manufacturing method thereof and method for separating hydrogen Provided is a hydrogen isotope adsorbent with differential binding properties and including mesoporous silica doped with fluorine.
US11958754B2	Enhanced separation of rare earth metals A method for extracting a rare earth metal from a mixture of one or more rare earth metals, said method comprising contacting an acidic solution of the rare earth metal with a composition which comprises an ionic liquid to form an aqueous phase and a non-aqueous phase into which the rare earth metal has been selectively extracted, wherein the ionic liquid has the formula [Ca++][X′], where [X′] represents a phosphinate anion.
US11958749B2	Method of production of a silica concentrate The invention relates to methods of production of a silica concentrate from geothermal fluids. More particularly, although not exclusively, the invention relates to the production of a colloidal silica concentrate, colloidal silica or precipitated silica from high temperature geothermal fluids by ultrafiltration to produce size-specific silica colloids and step-wise concentration of silica to avoid precipitation or gelling.
US11958747B2	Annealed metal nano-particle decorated nanotubes Disclosed are methods and systems of providing carbon nanotubes decorated with polymer coated metal nanoparticles. Then, annealing the metal coated carbon nanotubes to reduce a quantity of hydrophilic components of the polymer coating.
US11958734B2	Bottle opener, device, server and method for counting beverage consumption The invention concerns a bottle opener (101) for removing a cap (301) from a bottle (300). It comprises an image sensor (206) for capturing an image of the cap (301), a fulcrum surface (103) for contacting the cap and a hook (102,104) engageable under a flange (304) of the cap (301) for removing it from the bottle in response of a relative rotation of said bottle opener (101) with respect to the bottle (300) using the fulcrum surface (103) as a fulcrum. A removal detector (202, 204) is arranged to trigger a capture of an image by sensing a force between the fulcrum surface (103) and the hook (104) that exceeds a predefined threshold.
US11958731B2	Multi-position load detection systems and methods The present disclosure provides systems and methods for detecting a load on at least one fork of a material handling vehicle. The systems and methods can comprise a housing; at least one sensor positioned within the housing; a sensor arm pivotally coupled to the housing; at least one sensor flag integral with or coupled to the inside of the sensor arm; and wherein when the sensor arm pivots inward toward the housing the at least on sensor flag triggers the at least one sensor to identify at least a first load position and a second load position.
US11958729B2	Attachment and handling device with an attachment An attachment for a mobile handling device is configured for processing walls or ceilings. The attachment comprises a mounting unit that is arranged to be supported at a mounting interface of the handling device, a processing head that is arranged to be equipped with at least one tool for material-removing processing or smoothing processing, and a compensation arrangement that is arranged between the mounting unit and the processing head and that defines a longitudinal axis. The mounting unit provides at least two pivot positions for the attachment that are offset from one another. The processing head is movable relative to the mounting unit in a longitudinal direction along the longitudinal axis. The compensation arrangement is configured to provide a defined contact pressure force for the processing head in a defined operating range along the longitudinal axis towards the surface to be processed.
US11958726B2	Work machine A work machine includes: an actuator that extends and retracts a telescopic boom; an electric drive source that is provided in the actuator and drives using power supplied from a power source; an operating unit that operates based on power of the electric drive source; and a joint that has a drive-side element fixed to a first transmission shaft that rotates on the basis of the power of the electric drive source and a driven-side element fixed to a second transmission shaft connected to the operating unit, the joint being able to take a transmission state in which both the drive-side element and the driven-side element rotate and a non-transmission state in which only either the drive-side element or the driven-side element rotates.
US11958721B2	Elevator monitoring in shuttle mode A method monitors a plurality of elevators, in which at least two elevators are set into shuttle mode in which the corresponding elevator travels between two pre-defined floors. The method calculates at least one of an arrival time and a departure time of an elevator car of each of the at least two elevators in shuttle mode at a predetermined floor; determines a time required by a user for reaching each of the at least two elevators in shuttle mode from an operation terminal location; and calculates a preference order of the at least two elevators in shuttle mode on the basis of the time of arrival and/or departure of the elevator car of each of the at least two elevators in shuttle mode and the time required by the user for reaching each of the at least two elevators in the shuttle mode from the operation terminal location.
US11958720B2	Vibration suppression device for rope-like body of elevator There is provided a vibration suppression device for a rope-like body of an elevator that can inhibit displacement of the rope-like body from becoming unstable due to amplification of the displacement and can make a movable range of the rope-like body wider. A vibration suppression device (20) includes a movable unit and a stopper. The movable unit can move in a direction in which a distance from an equilibrium position (19) of the rope-like body changes. The stopper restricts movement of the movable unit to a position closer than a first distance (d1) from the equilibrium position (19). The movable unit includes a displacement amplifier and a restriction member. The displacement amplifier is arranged to be directed to a first position (P1) of the rope-like body. The displacement amplifier amplifies displacement of the rope-like body. The restriction member inhibits the rope-like body from approaching the displacement amplifier.
US11958719B2	Action state detection method and system for elevator brake The present invention relates to the field of elevator braking, in particular to an action state detection method and system for an elevator brake, comprising: acquiring matching pairs of brake linings in the same braking state; constructing normal record data sets based on the matching pairs; grouping the normal record data sets based on braking power corresponding to samples in the normal record data sets to determine a median of elevator running speed corresponding to the samples in each group; dividing the operating state levels of the elevator brake according to the size of the median; constructing a data training set; training a constructed network model to obtain a trained network model; acquiring the operating state levels of an elevator to be detected by the trained network model, evaluating the elevator brake according to the operating state levels, and controlling the elevator.
US11958710B2	Sheet detection device, paper discharge device, and image forming apparatus A sheet detection device includes, as detection pieces, a first detection piece integrally provided on a rotary shaft and a second detection piece attached to the first detection piece via a biasing member. The second detection piece is capable of rotation in conjunction with the first detection piece under a biasing force of the biasing member. When the second detection piece is brought into contact with a ceiling at an upper part of the rotary shaft, the second detection piece stops further rotation while the first detection piece is capable of rotation together with the rotary shaft against the biasing force.
US11958704B2	Method and device for efficient moving of product display assemblies A device for moving a product display assembly off of a shelf. The device includes a body portion that is configured to slide between the product display assembly and the shelf. The body portion has a thickness of from about 0.10 inches to about 0.30 inches.
US11958701B2	Crash-resistant bulk fluid cargo distribution terminal The present invention describes a bulk fluid (wet or dry) cargo distribution terminal (10). The distribution terminal has a silo storage area (10A), a compartmentalized area (10B) which has designated inspecting, refilling and delivering/stacking stations (10C-10E). These storage and compartment areas are protected by fortified walls (11a-11e). Adjacent to the inspecting, refilling and delivering stations is a driveway (14). Trailers and prime movers carry IMO tanks and/or freight containers (22) for refilling or delivering. Located at entry and exit points of the driveway are guard-houses (72a,72b) to ensure safe operation at the distribution terminal. Overhead cranes (41a-41c) serve mechanical handling at the various stations and driveway.
US11958700B2	Automated mail sorting system and method An automated mail sorting system configured to position individual pieces of mail in one of a plurality of nested postal totes, including a denesting assembly configured to squeeze an upper portion of a postal tote of a plurality of nested postal totes to ease in separation of the postal tote from the plurality of nested postal totes, a traverse assembly configured to enable lifting of the postal tote from the plurality of nested postal totes and to transport the postal tote along a lateral distance, and a stacker assembly configured to receive the postal tote from the traverse assembly and to transport the postal tote past a feeder assembly for the positioning of individual pieces of mail within the postal tote.
US11958698B2	Smooth handoff of containers using multiple grippers A conveyor system for grouping containers includes a first track including a first plurality of lugs, each lug having a respective gripper coupled thereto configured to drive containers along the first track and a second track configured to move a second plurality of lugs wherein each of the lugs is coupled to a respective gripper configured to receive containers from the first track, and move the containers along the second track wherein the grippers of the second track contact the container while the gripper of the first track contacts the container.
US11958696B2	Method, computer program and apparatus for lining up portions of food slices A method of lining up portions of slices of food, the portions are transported by a belt conveyor on a plurality of tracks along a conveying direction, one of the plurality of tracks is selected as a first reference track, conveying speeds of a remainder of the plurality of tracks excluding the first reference track are adapted in such a way that the portions are arranged in straight rows arranged orthogonally to the conveying direction when the portions reach a lining-up position, and when the lining-up position is reached, the conveying speeds of the plurality of tracks including the first reference track are aligned to one another.
US11958693B2	Transport device, applicator and method for transporting a tire component Disclosed is a transport device, an applicator and a method for transporting a tire component in a transport direction. The transport device includes at least three conveyors extending mutually parallel in the transport direction and side-by-side in a lateral direction perpendicular to the transport direction to form a combined conveying surface for conveying the tire component in the transport direction, wherein the at least three conveyors include an intermediate conveyor, a first side conveyor on a first side of the intermediate conveyor in the lateral direction and a second side conveyor on a second side of the intermediate conveyor in the lateral direction, opposite to the first side, wherein the intermediate conveyor, the first side conveyor and the second side conveyor are movable at different speeds with respect to each other in a direction parallel to the transport direction.
US11958690B2	Rack for automated warehouses A rack for automated warehouses includes: a plurality of first support posts arranged on an installation surface along a first horizontal direction; a plurality of second support posts arranged on the installation surface along the first horizontal direction; a plurality of beam members laid over between the first support posts and the second support posts; a plurality of upper intermediate posts disposed on upper sides of the beam members and connected to the beam members; and a plurality of lower intermediate posts disposed between the installation surface and the beam members and connected to the beam members. The lower intermediate posts include a plurality of first lower intermediate posts disposed in series along the first horizontal direction. The first lower intermediate posts are disposed such that the distance to the first support posts is greater than the distance to the second support posts.
US11958687B2	High-position robot, method for calibrating return of storage container, and storage medium The high-position robot includes a pallet fork; an image collector and a distance sensor are arranged on the pallet fork; the image collector is configured to collect positioning information provided on a target stock container and obtain image data representing a positional relationship between the pallet fork and a projection image of the positioning information on a specified plane; and the distance sensor is configured to measure a distance between the pallet fork and a target stock container and obtain distance data. After a pallet fork lifts a storage container to be placed up to a same height as a target layer of a target stock container, adjusting and controlling a positional relationship between the pallet fork and a projection image of positioning information on a specified plane; and adjusting and controlling a distance between the pallet fork and the target stock container according to distance data.
US11958686B2	Braces, method and process of use thereof for the repair of a storage rack The present disclosure relates to a new method, system, and process for the repair and management of repair of a rack system. More specifically the present disclosure relates to using braces of standard sizes, pre-Certified or not, as part of a new method, and process for the onsite repair of slightly damaged elements of wholesale or storage rack systems and associated process of qualification and certification thereof. Shaped repair braces, designed to be mechanically superior to damaged pieces they replace, allow for the off-site pre-certification, off-site selection, and installation of these braces with a possibility of automatic or semi-automatic recertification of the repaired rack system when the brace is added. The process also allows for the use of one or a set of pre-certified braces and under a controlled process of determination of which brace can be used (using a software or not) and resulting in pre-certification of the system once the brace is successfully put in place.
US11958685B2	Lawn refuse bag insert A lawn refuse bag insert includes a rear wall disposed at a rear end of the lawn refuse bag insert; a first side wall hingedly coupled to the rear wall at a first side of the lawn refuse bag insert; and a second side wall hingedly coupled to the rear wall at a second side of the lawn refuse bag insert opposite the first side; wherein the lawn refuse bag insert further defines a front end opposite the rear end, and wherein the lawn refuse bag insert is unobstructed at the front end from a top end of the lawn refuse bag insert to a bottom end of the lawn refuse bag insert.
US11958684B2	Bamper Disclosed is a baby hamper with divider system that provides a convenient storing of soiled diapers and soiled clothes for a convenient storing of multiple items together in the same unit. The baby hamper with divider system comprises: a hamper; a liner or insert; two separate closing covers with a Velcro attachment for the hamper; a securing means including hooks for hamper; a fastening means including clips or tabs for interior of the insert, a holding means including a spring for hamper, and a seal gasket cover to mask odor.
US11958682B2	Automatic container interlock apparatus and methods of use An automatic container interlock apparatus having a central shaft, a drive wheel positioned on the drive wheel, a locking lever positioned upper end of central shaft configured to rotate between a locked and an unlocked position, a first vertical slide extension and second vertical slide extension, said first vertical slide extension configured to vertically extend and collapse, the first vertical slide extension and the second vertical slide extension having a second collar slider, a shaft pin, a pair of flex arms having a first flex arm assembly and a second flex arm assembly, the first flex arm assembly pivotably connected to the shaft pin and a first collar slider, the second flex arm assembly having pivotably connected to said shaft pin and the second collar slider, an expansion device between first flex arm assembly and second flex arm assembly, a first rotational drive arm and a second rotational drive arm.
US11958681B2	Ventilating and blanking device for coal storage Eurosilo The present invention relates to a ventilating and blanking device for a coal storage Eurosilo. The ventilating and blanking device includes a top blanking pipe, an axial flow fan and a baffle door, the top blanking pipe including a first pipeline and a second pipeline, an air supply pipe is connected to a side wall of the second pipeline, and the baffle door is connected to a driving mechanism; during blanking, the driving mechanism drives the baffle door so as to make the baffle door close the air supply pipe and the axial flow fan is shut off; and during ventilation, the driving mechanism drives the baffle door so as to make the baffle door close the first pipeline, and the axial flow fan is turned on. Compared with the prior art, the present invention has the advantages of ventilation efficiency, good ventilation effect, etc.
US11958665B2	System for push and turn child safety container with finger grips Provided is a system a push and turn child safety container with finger indents. The child safety container has an outer body having a first circular element bounded by a first circumferential wall extending normally away from the first circular element for a first distance, the distal end of the first outer wall having a retainer with an inner body having a second circular element bounded by a second circumferential wall extending normally away from the second circular element a second distance less than the first distance with an inner surface of the second circumferential wall having a first screw thread, the inner body nested with in the outer body and retained by the retainer. The screw element characterized by a circular first element having an outer circumferential wall having a plurality of indents structured and arranged to receive a user's finger, each of the plurality of indents providing an abutment surface to receive a substantial portion of a user's fingertip, the circumferential wall sections between the indents being substantially smooth; and a threaded circular wall extending normally from a circular first element below the indents, the threaded collar structured and arranged to be disposed within the inner body and engage the first threads of the inner surface of the second circumferential wall to temporarily bind the screw element with the inner body, the threaded collar defining at least a portion of a storage space for the safety container.
US11958660B2	Thermoplastic bags with phased deformation patterns Thermoplastic bags with phased deformation patterns are described. In particular, one or more implementations comprise thermoplastic bags with ring rolling, SELFing, or other deformation patterns phased or aligned relative to the sides of the bags. The phased deformation patterns can allow for reducing or eliminating deformation patterns in areas of the thermoplastic bag in which side seals or other seals are formed. Additionally or alternatively, the phased deformation patterns can provide for zones that provide differing properties (e.g., functional or aesthetic). Such zones can vary aligned along a width of the thermoplastic bag and optionally also vary along a height of the thermoplastic bag. The differing zones can provide the thermoplastic bags with phased deformations that provide leak prevention, liquid containment, and other benefits.
US11958657B2	Magazines for holding plural flat cards Disclosed is a lidded magazine (100) for holding plural generally flat sample collection cards (10) in spaced parallel relation, the magazine is open at its top and includes upstanding opposed side walls (110,120), each wall (110,120) further including plural opposed pairs of inwardly extending wall ribs (112,122) spaced along each wall (110,120) to provide therebetween card accepting slots, a first slot dimension (W) being defined by the spacing between an interior face (154) of each wall, the magazine being characterised in that the walls (110,120) at the top (152) of each slot (150) are tapered outwardly such that the first dimension (W) is greatest at the top of the slot (150).
US11958654B1	Tivi tray Tivi Tray is a flexible activity tray made from food-grade silicone, featuring a main compartment that holds an A4 size piece of paper with 4 attached wells. This tool is dishwasher safe, BPA free, non-toxic and oven-safe, allowing it to keep the creativity flowing with all projects in the field of science, technology, engineering, art, and mathematics. It is an easy-to-clean, mess-contained surface for activities of all kinds—designed for children of all ages.
US11958652B2	Film securing apparatus and method Systems, apparatuses, and methods to secure a film to a container are provided. An example sealing device utilizes film from a supply of film to seal a lid onto a container. Various sizes of containers are usable with some example sealing devices. Additional features, such as printing on the film and piercing the film for ventilation and/or insertion of a straw are contemplated. One or more markings along the film may be utilized for confirming that an approved film has been loaded into the sealing device. In response, various components or features of the sealing device may be appropriately enabled or disabled. The one or more markings may also be utilized to convey data to the sealing device regarding the installed film, such as for improved operation thereof.
US11958651B1	Device for filling containers A device for filling containers has a top tray that engages with a bottom tray to fill containers. The bottom tray has a plurality of receiving slots to hold the containers and the top tray has a series of sleeves to insert into the containers for filling. An optional side tray collects excess food for later use or disposal. A method of using the device has the containers being secured by a plurality of receiving slots on the bottom tray, the plurality of sleeves on the top tray inserting into the plurality of containers, and food transferred or poured onto the top surface of the top tray, travelling through top openings on each of the plurality of sleeves to the containers.
US11958644B2	Seaming shaft device for a sealer A seaming shaft device for a sealer includes a seaming shaft, a seaming device detachable from the seaming shaft, and a fastening mechanism for fastening the seaming device to the seaming shaft. The fastening mechanism includes a lock and a fastener which can be arranged between the lock and the seaming device. The lock and the seaming device can be moved relative to each other along the seaming axis so that the seaming device can be brought from a locked state to an unlocked state, and the fastener in the locked stat is clamped between the seaming device and the lock such that the seaming device is fixed to the seaming shaft. The fastener can be unclamped by bringing the seaming device from the locked state to the unlocked state so that the seaming device is detachable from the seaming shaft.
US11958641B2	Lightweight stabilized gimbal camera payload for small aerial vehicles A gimbal configured to be implemented in an unmanned aerial system. The gimbal includes a payload interface; an end effector; a structure that includes composite skins, an internal structure, and integrated seals; integrated drive components; and at least one computer, where excess heat generated by the at least one computer is disposed of through a heat transfer surface integrated into the composite skin of the gimbal.
US11958640B2	Connection system and connecting method for transferring fluids between two vehicles or between a vehicle and a fixed structure Connection systems and connecting methods for transferring fluids. According to one embodiment, the connection system includes an active unit having an active connection assembly connected to a first supply conduit and a passive unit including a passive connection assembly connected to a second supply conduit. The active connection assembly includes a first connector coupled to the first supply conduit, an active sleeve externally coupled to the first connector, and sealing means fixed inside the active sleeve which, in a fluid disconnection position, surrounds the first connector, preventing the outflow of fluid from the first connector. The passive connection assembly includes a second connector connected to a second supply conduit, the active unit including drive means for causing the movement of the active sleeve between the fluid disconnection position and a fluid connection position without axially moving the first and second connectors.
US11958639B2	Deployable supporting frame, and housing structure provided with such supporting frame, in particular for aerospace applications A supporting frame for aerospace applications comprises a plurality of rods, which are arranged along two bases substantially parallel and opposite each other, and along two sides, which are substantially parallel and opposite to each other and are coupled to each other via the two bases; the rods are coupled to each other in a mutually rotating manner by nodes so as to be able to configure the supporting frame between a deployed operating condition and a compacted operating condition; the nodes are spaced apart from one another in the deployed operating condition and are each hinged to at least two of the rods; in the compacted operating condition, each of the nodes is placed side by side with two adjacent nodes so as to form, together, two supporting members arranged at opposite longitudinal ends of the supporting frame and each being ring-shaped.
US11958638B1	Spacecraft solar array biasing and tensioning system A solar array system associated with a spacecraft includes a solar array blanket portion moveable from a stowed configuration into a deployed configuration, an extendable frame coupled to the spacecraft and the blanket portion and moveable from at least a collapsed configuration into an extended configuration to move the solar array blanket portion from the stowed configuration into the deployed configuration, and at least one biasing member extending across an exterior portion of a first hinge assembly that is configured to bias at least a portion of the extendable frame into the deployed configuration.
US11958637B2	Gyromesh solar sail spacecraft and sail panel assemblies A gyromesh solar sail spacecraft having a gyromesh of solar sail panel assemblies, each with a reflective solar sail. The gyromesh of solar sail panel assemblies distributed around a hub and rim with a cable structure, the cable structure having a plurality of radial cables and plurality of circular cables, the radial cables extending from the hub linearly and the plurality circular cables encircling the hub. The solar sail panels assemblies attached to at least one of the plurality of circular cables, at least a portion of the solar sail panel assemblies attached to the circular cables by a plurality of actuators, respectively, wherein centrifugal force keeps the plurality of radial cables, plurality of circular cables, and solar sail panels extended from the rim.
US11958635B2	Linear programming problem solving system, solution candidate calculation device, optimal solution calculation device, thruster control device for spacecraft, flying object control device, and linear programming problem solving method A dual solution candidate searcher receives an input of information about a constraint coefficient matrix and a cost vector, determines a dual problem of a linear programming problem being a primal problem and all active sets representing combinations of active formulas in constraints of the dual problem, finds, for each of the active sets, a feasible dual solution candidate meeting constraints, and stores the dual solution candidate into a storage in a manner associated with a corresponding one of the active sets. An optimal solution calculation device receives an input of a constraint vector as, selects an optimal one of the active sets as an optimal active set based on an inner product of the constraint vector and the dual solution candidate stored in the storage, and finds and outputs a basic feasible solution corresponding to the selected active set as an optimal solution.
US11958628B2	Systems and methods for run-time self-assessment of cargo handling systems A method for self-assessing components of a cargo handling system configured for autonomous control by a processor is disclosed. In various embodiments, the method includes receiving by the processor a sensor database from a plurality of sensing agents in operable communication with the processor; testing by the processor the plurality of sensing agents by comparing the sensor database against a sensor assessment; and performing by the processor a first calibration assessment of the plurality of sensing agents to assess whether a compromised operational status of the cargo handling system has occurred due to a failure of one or more of the plurality of sensing agents.

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