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US11975621B2	Double solenoid EV-DWPT system and parameter optimization method thereof The present disclosure relates to the field of EV-DWPT (electric vehicle dynamic wireless power transfer), and specifically discloses a double solenoid EV-DWPT system and a parameter optimization method thereof. The system is provided with a magnetic coupling mechanism, comprising a transmitting structure and a receiving structure. The transmitting structure includes a plurality of double solenoid transmitting rails arranged equidistantly along a road direction. Each double solenoid transmitting rail includes a square tubular magnetic core perpendicular to the road surface, and transmitting solenoids wound spirally using one and the same Litz wire wound in opposite directions. The present disclosure proposes a magnetic coupling mechanism with a double solenoid structure, provides a specific parameter optimization design method, completes the analysis of the system power transmission topology and the electrical parameter design, greatly reduces power fluctuations of the system rail switching domain, and improves the system's anti-offset capability.
US11975619B2	Controllers, devices, and methods for performing power quality control using direct current fast charging devices Various disclosed embodiments include illustrative controller units, direct current fast charging (DCFC) units, and methods. In an illustrative embodiment, a controller unit includes a controller and a memory configured to store computer-executable instructions. The computer-executable instructions are configured to cause the controller to determine status of a power electronics module (PEM) of a direct current fast charging (DCFC) unit, and instruct the PEM to control power quality of a three-phase alternating current (AC) grid power signal in response to the determined status being available.
US11975617B2	Lower box body, battery pack and vehicle A lower box body, a battery pack and a vehicle, where the battery pack includes the lower box body and a battery cell; the lower box body has an accommodating area, and the battery cell is accommodated in the accommodating area; the lower box body is further provided with an exhaust port and an exhaust channel, and the exhaust port is in communication with the exhaust channel; the exhaust port is arranged in the lower box body of corresponding accommodating area; and the lower box body further includes an exhaust assembly, the exhaust assembly is blocked at the exhaust port, and the exhaust assembly is configured to be open when pressure in the accommodating area reaches a set value, so that gas in the accommodating area enters the exhaust channel through the exhaust port.
US11975614B2	Vehicle-to-vehicle towing communication link Informed towing is provided. Towing information is identified, by a towing vehicle, with respect to a towed vehicle to be towed by the towing vehicle. A towed configuration of the towed vehicle is monitored. Responsive to the towed configuration of the towed vehicle being incorrect according to the towing information, a warning is displayed in the HMI indicating the incorrect towing configuration.
US11975613B2	Variable-gauge train control apparatus and variable-gauge train propulsion control system A variable-gauge train control apparatus for a variable-gauge train having a gauge variable in a gauge conversion section includes: a plurality of main motors that transmits driving force to axles and wheels; a plurality of inverters that outputs voltage to at least one of the main motors; and voltage control units that control the individual output voltages of the plurality of inverters. Each of the voltage control units corresponds to one of the inverters and, when at least one of the axles to be subjected to the driving force controlled by the corresponding one inverter is within the gauge conversion section, controls the speed of the associated main motors by using, as a speed command value, a train speed converted into a rotational frequency.
US11975610B2	Hybrid power system, and operating method, torque distribution method and gear shifting control method of the same A hybrid power system and an operating method, a torque distribution method and a gear shifting control method of the same. A transmission of the hybrid power system employs two independent input shafts and two motors which are in transmission connection with the two input shafts respectively, and an engine is in transmission connection with one of the two motors via a clutch. In this way, in one aspect, a torque compensation can be constantly carried out in a gear shift process of the hybrid power system, thereby avoiding a torque interruption phenomenon for the hybrid power system in the gear shift process; in the other aspect, the hybrid power system can enable a serial mode in which one motor is driven by the engine to charge a battery while the other motor is driven to transmit torque to the transmission for driving.
US11975608B2	Apparatus for displaying display information according to driving environment and method thereof The present invention relates to an apparatus for displaying display information according to a driving environment and a method thereof. The apparatus for displaying display information according to the driving environment according to the present invention includes an input unit receiving driving environment information, a memory in which a program for controlling internal and external displays of a vehicle according to a driving environment is stored, and a processor executing the program, wherein the processor controls to select and project display information according to the driving environment information in an internal screen area and an external screen area according to preset partitioning.
US11975606B2	Drive axle system having multiple electric motors A drive axle system having at least one differential assembly, a first electric motor, and a second electric motor. The first electric motor and the second electric motor may be selectively connectable to the differential assembly. The first electric motor, the second electric motor, or both may provide torque to the differential assembly.
US11975605B2	Traveling transmission device for tractor A front wheel clutch and a front wheel acceleration clutch are supported to a front wheel transmission shaft. Between the front wheel clutch and the front wheel acceleration clutch, there is provided a holder supporting the front wheel transmission shaft. A first operational oil passage for switching over the front wheel clutch is defined respectively in and between the holder and the front wheel transmission shaft. A second operational oil passage for switching over the front wheel acceleration clutch is defined respectively in and between the holder and the front wheel transmission shaft.
US11975603B2	Flip cover actuation assembly, and refueling port or charging port flip cover assembly comprising same A flip cover actuation assembly for actuating a flip cover is movably mounted on a base. The flip cover actuation assembly has a locking means, a hinge means, a drive shaft and a drive member. The drive shaft has a fitting portion. The hinge means is installed around the fitting portion. An engagement structure is provided on a receiving portion of the hinge means. The engagement structure enables the receiving portion and the fitting portion to rotatably engage or separate such that the drive shaft moves the flip cover relative to the hinge means. The locking or releasing of the flip cover and the opening and closing of the flip cover is achieved by the drive shaft with the drive member. In addition, the releasing and the opening of the flip cover are achieved at different times to avoid any interferences.
US11975598B2	Vehicle door assembly A vehicle door assembly includes inner and outer door panels, first and second support brackets, a reinforcing panel, a window opening support panel and a side mirror assembly. The first support bracket is attached to the inner door panel. The reinforcing panel is attached to the first support bracket. The second support panel attached to the first support panel and the reinforcing panel. The window opening support panel is attached to the inner door panel, the second support panel and the reinforcing panel. The outer door panel is fixed to the inner door panel such that the inner door panel and the outer door panel define a door cavity therebetween. The side mirror assembly is installed along an exterior side of the outer door panel. The side mirror assembly includes fasteners that extend through the window opening support panel and the second support panel.
US11975595B2	Clutch burnishing Technologies for enhancing performance of a clutch that is installed in connection with a transport climate control system is provided. Enhancing performance of the clutch can be performed by establishing engagement cycling parameters for the clutch, cycling the clutch through a repetition of engagement and disengagement in accordance with the established engagement cycling parameters, and terminating the cycling upon achievement of at least one predetermined criterion.
US11975589B2	Steering system A steering system includes a base body having a contact surface on a base body side and a bearing area for pivotable suspension of a first distal end and a retaining element having a contact surface on a retaining side and a fastening section for fastening a spring element, and that is arranged at an end of the base body and fixed to the base body by an adhesive between the contact surfaces, and/or wherein an axle body with a contact surface on the axle side, wherein the base body is fixed to the axle body by an adhesive introduced between the contact surfaces, wherein the retaining element is fixed to the axle body by an adhesive introduced between the contact surface on the axle side and the contact surface on the retaining side.
US11975588B1	Vehicle wheel suspension system A wheel suspension system for a vehicle having a chassis, comprising an opposing pair of wheel uprights having a plurality of pickup points located thereon, an opposing pair of main axis arms, an opposing pair of integrated axis arms, an internal cambering system comprising opposing pairs of camber links and radius rods, and an internal springing system comprising a single spring shock and an opposing pair of spring levers having tension links attached thereon. An internal roll-controlling weight transfer system comprising an opposing pair of weight transfer links having attached springing shocks may also be included.
US11975586B2	High-performance sports car and corresponding control method A high-performance sports car having: a chassis; a bottom facing a ground; four wheels; four suspensions, each of which connects a corresponding wheel to the chassis, has a variable geometry, and is equipped with at least one actuator device adapted to modify the geometry of the suspensions; and a body which covers the chassis and is equipped with four wheel arches, each of which surrounds a corresponding wheel at the top. The chassis is provided inferiorly with a plurality of support feet which are adapted to rest on the ground to support the weight of the sports car. The actuator devices are configured to lift, only when the sports car is parked, the wheels upwards with respect to the chassis changing the geometry of the suspensions up to rest on the ground the support feet.
US11975584B2	Vehicle having adjustable compression and rebound damping A damping control system for a vehicle having a suspension located between a plurality of ground engaging members and a vehicle frame are disclosed. The vehicle including at least one adjustable shock absorber having an adjustable damping characteristic.
US11975582B2	Air spring system and control An air suspension control system (ECAS, electronic controlled air suspension) (10) for a utility vehicle, such as a truck or the like, or for a passenger car, includes a main control unit (12) for operating the air suspension control system (10) and at least two auxiliary control units (14) connected to the main control unit (12) via a data link (16). The auxiliary control units (14) each have at least one output (18) for actuating at least one actuator (20) which can be connected to the output (18), in particular an adjustment drive (28) for a valve (30). Furthermore, at least one function for generating control signals at the output (18) can be stored in the auxiliary control units (14), and the main control unit (12) is adapted to call up and/or to parameterize at least the stored functions by transmitting commands via the data link (16).
US11975581B2	Method to control the active shock absorbers of a road vehicle featuring the lowering of the center of gravity Method to control active shock absorbers of a road vehicle. Each active shock absorber is part of a suspension connecting a frame to a hub of a wheel and is provided with an actuator. The control method comprises the steps of: determining a longitudinal acceleration and a transverse acceleration of the road vehicle; establishing a desired lowering of a centre of gravity of the road vehicle depending on the longitudinal acceleration and on the transverse acceleration; and controlling the actuator of each active shock absorber so as to obtain the desired lowering of the centre of gravity.
US11975579B1	Boat securement alerting apparatus A boat securement alerting apparatus may include a sensing assembly for sensing existence of a securing condition of a boat securing apparatus. The sensing assembly may include a sensor device with an actuator being movable between an actuated position and a released position. A portion of the actuator may be positionable adjacent to a movable securing element of the securing apparatus such that the actuator is actuated when the movable securing element is moved to a securing position corresponding to the securing condition of the boat securing apparatus. The alerting apparatus may further include an alerting assembly configured to produce an alert when the sensing assembly senses the existence of the securing condition of the boat securing apparatus, and the alert may be a perceptible alert perceptible to a sense of a human.
US11975576B2	Trailer coupling A trailer coupling for a motor vehicle may include a coupling element, which is mounted by a bearing so as to be movable between a usage position, in which for attachment of a trailer the coupling element projects rearwards in front of the rear of the motor vehicle, and a rest position, in which the coupling element is moved closer to the motor vehicle, wherein the bearing has a bearing base which is stationary relative to the motor vehicle and a bearing element which is movably mounted on the bearing base and supports the coupling element, wherein the trailer coupling has an electric drive motor by which the bearing element can be driven relative to the bearing base between the rest position and the usage position, and wherein the drive motor has a stator and an armature that is driven relative to the stator. It is provided that the bearing base and the bearing element form drive components, wherein the stator is arranged on one drive component forming a stator drive component, and the armature is arranged on the other drive component forming an armature drive component.
US11975572B2	In-tire electric device An in-tire electric device having a bracket and an electric circuit unit detachably held by the bracket includes: an engagement protrusion and an engagement hole provided on the electric circuit unit and the bracket to engage with each other to restrict, through a two-step operation where the electric circuit unit is moved in a first direction and then moved or rotated in a second direction intersecting the first direction, all movements and rotations except for a reverse of the second direction; a retainer mounted on the bracket from a direction intersecting the second direction and facing the electric circuit unit in the second direction to restrict the electric circuit unit from moving in the second direction; and retainer locking portions formed on the bracket and the retainer and engage with each other by elastic deformation of one of the retainer locking portions to lock the retainer to the bracket.
US11975570B2	Tire A tire includes a pair of shoulder main grooves and one or more center main grooves extending in a tire circumferential direction and four or more rows of land portions defined by the pair of shoulder main grooves and the one or more center main grooves. Each of the pair of shoulder main grooves includes a groove opening portion having a wave-like shape with an amplitude in a tire width direction. Each of the pair of shoulder main grooves includes a groove bottom portion having a zigzag shape with an amplitude in the tire width direction. The groove opening portion in each of the pair of shoulder main grooves has an amplitude A1_sh having a relationship A1_sh
US11975568B2	Self-adjusting caster assemblies A self-leveling caster assembly includes a caster frame and a castor fork which is configured to pivot relative to the caster frame. A spring or other biasing mechanism biases the caster fork away from the caster frame, to maintain contact between the ground and a wheel supported by the caster fork along a travel range of the wheel. Even if a frame supporting the self-leveling caster assembly is bent, pulling the wheel away from the ground, the biased caster fork will maintain contact between the ground and the wheel, allowing continued use of a shopping cart or other wheeled apparatus including the self-leveling caster assembly.
US11975566B2	Two piece wheel A two-piece wheel may have a first section and a second section. The wheel has areas of varying diameter across its width, and the first section and second section are joined at the area of the wheel with the smallest diameter. The first section can be a spoke section with spokes extending from a central hub and the second section can be a barrel section.
US11975564B2	Paint tray liner and lid A container liner that can be flipped on top of another same liner to provide a liner-lid combination that forms an enclosure for storing a coating and/or coating utensil therewithin. The sidewalls of the liner provide an upper rim with upper mating face which engages against the corresponding upper mating face of another same liner to form a face seal along a majority of the upper rim. The opposingly interfaced liners form a section in which the ribs of the respective liners are in juxtaposition to each other in a laterally spaced apart relationship to define a through-opening that is configured to permit a portion of a coating utensil such as a paintbrush to extend therethrough. In addition, the liners may have a feature which allows the same liners to be nested while facing the same direction, allowing for ease of storage while the liners are not forming an enclosure.
US11975563B2	Pattern maker The present disclosure relates to a drawing device for creating a pattern, wherein the drawing device comprises a gear assembly that rotates upon movement of the device, the gear assembly being operatively coupled to a cam and a cam follower, such that rotation of the gear assembly rotates the cam and causes the cam to bear against the cam follower. Movement of the cam follower thereby causes lateral movement of a marker carriage housing at least one writing instrument.
US11975562B1	Bead board having two sides According to an aspect of the present invention, a double-sided bead board, comprising: a base; a first pattern of recessed designs on a first side of the base; and a second pattern of recessed designs on a second side of the base.
US11975561B2	Digital printed heat transfer graphics for soft goods A thermal transfer and process for producing it that provides a fully-digital printed heat transfer capable of little to no process changeover between different graphics. Specifically, the method comprises printing a digital image onto a treated adhesive substrate, applying the image side to a carrier substrate, then digitally cutting and removing substrate not containing graphic elements through a combination of kiss-and-through cutting to produce a high stretch, multi-color photographic quality print transfers for the apparel and soft goods industry.
US11975559B2	Tray storage The tray storage for easy storing and reading of documents according to the present invention comprises a storage box provided with an inner space of a rectangular prism having a closure on the top; and a tray slidingly received in the inner space of the storage box, wherein the tray comprises a plate-shaped tray body part slidingly assembled to the storage box while being arranged in parallel with the inner wall of the storage box; a knob part arranged in the center of the top edge of the tray body part, extending integrally from the tray body part, and being foldable along the top edge of the tray body part with respect to the tray body part; a bottom part of the cantilever type perpendicularly extending from the tray body part along the bottom edge of the tray body part; and a separation preventing barrier of the cantilever type being folded upward from the bottom part to be parallel with the tray body part.
US11975551B2	Printer A printer includes a medium feeding device that is one of different types of medium feeding devices including a first medium feeding device that feeds an elongate medium from a first print medium including the medium, and a second medium feeding device that feeds the medium from a second print medium including the medium and a plurality of wireless communication elements provided at intervals in the longitudinal direction of the medium, and a printing device including a printing portion that performs printing on the medium fed from one of the medium feeding devices. The printing device includes a connector portion that is selectively connectable to the common connection portion of each of the different types of medium feeding devices. The second medium feeding device includes a wireless communication portion that communicates with the wireless communication elements, and a terminal portion that connects the wireless communication portion to the printing device.
US11975547B2	Fluid ejection controllers to pivotally hold firing boards In one example in accordance with the present disclosure, a fluid ejection controller is described. The fluid ejection controller includes a firing board to pass control signals to a fluid ejection device to eject fluid from the fluid ejection device. A mount pivotally holds the firing board between a disengaged position where electrical pins of the firing board are not in contact with electrical pads of the fluid ejection device and an engaged position where the electrical pins are in contact with the electrical pads. The mount includes a slot to receive the fluid ejection device and at least one biasing spring to bias the firing board away from the fluid ejection device during insertion of the fluid ejection device. The fluid ejection controller also includes a handle coupled to a cam shaft to move the firing board between the disengaged position and the engaged position.
US11975544B2	Liquid-printing apparatus A liquid-printing apparatus, having a conveyer, a printing head, a liquid storage, a carriage, a scanning assembly, a remaining amount detector, and a controller, is provided. The printing head prints an image in a printing area ranging from a print-start position to a print-finish position along a scanning direction. The scanning assembly performs pass actions to move the carriage from a scan-start position to a scan-terminal position along the scanning direction. The remaining amount detector detects an amount of the liquid in the liquid storage. The controller controls the scanning assembly to perform a first pass action in a setting such that the scan-terminal position for the first pass action is separated farther in the scanning direction, in proportion to largeness of the amount of the liquid in the liquid storage, from one of the printing area for the first pass action and the printing area for a second pass action.
US11975543B2	Liquid replenishing system A liquid replenishing system includes a liquid tank and a liquid storage bottle for storing liquid to be replenished to the liquid tank. The liquid tank includes a tank body, a cylindrical adapter, and a needle penetrating into the tank body inside the cylindrical adapter. One end of the needle is located outside the tank body and another end of the needle is located inside the tank body. The liquid storage bottle includes a bottle body, a nozzle having an ejection port for ejecting a liquid stored in the bottle body, and includes a slit valve provided at the ejection port. In a case where the nozzle of the liquid storage bottle and the cylindrical adapter of the liquid tank are fitted to each other, one end of the needle is inserted into the slit valve so that the liquid storage bottle is secured to the liquid tank.
US11975542B2	Liquid absorber and printing apparatus A liquid absorber of the present disclosure includes: a first base material; a second base material; and an absorption layer provided between the first base material and the second base material, in which the first base material and the second base material both contain a flame-retardant filament nonwoven fabric, and a content of a flame retardant in the absorption layer is less than 10% by mass.
US11975539B2	Systems and methods for controlling operation of micro-valves for use in jetting assemblies A marking system includes a valve body including an orifice plate including multiple orifices and multiple micro-valves. Each micro-valve includes an actuating beam movable from a closed position in which a corresponding one of the orifices is sealed by a portion of the actuating beam such that the micro-valve is closed, into a peak position in response to application of a control signal. A controller is configured to generate a control signal for each of the actuating beams, each control signal including a drive pulse having a predetermined voltage such that the actuating beam moves from the closed position into the peak position in which the corresponding orifice is open and returns to the closed position in a characteristic period, wherein the drive pulse has a duration that substantially corresponds to the characteristic period such that the actuating beam is in the closed position after the drive pulse is complete.
US11975538B2	Liquid ejecting apparatus and method of controlling liquid ejecting apparatus A liquid ejecting apparatus includes a plurality of ejecting unit groups each including nozzles configured to eject liquid. The ejecting unit group configured to eject a liquid to be used in the printing is referred to as a to-be-used ejecting unit group. The ejecting unit group configured to eject a liquid not to be used in the printing is referred to as the non-use ejecting unit group. In a print mode with a non-use nozzle group in which any of the plurality of kinds of liquids is not used, the driving elements of the to-be-used ejecting unit group is supplied with the in-printing micro-vibration pulse in a period without ejection of the ink, and the driving elements of the non-use ejecting unit group is not supplied with the micro-vibration pulse even in the period without ejection of the ink.
US11975533B2	Inkjet recording device and manufacturing method for same An inkjet recording device including: inkjet head having a pressure chamber; a first pressure source to adjust ink energy per unit volume to generate “energy per unit volume” P1(Pa) relative to static ink at an atmospheric pressure at a nozzle opening height; a second pressure source to adjust ink energy per unit volume to generate “energy per unit volume” P2(Pa) relative to static ink; and a hardware processor. The first pressure source, pressure chamber, and second pressure source are connected in this order by a flow path. Assuming that a pressure loss occurring from the first pressure source to the nozzle due to circulation flow rate is ΔPa, a proportionality constant of a differential pressure (P1−P2) and ΔPa is “a”, and an appropriate pressure in vicinity of the nozzle opening is Pn, the hardware processor controls pressure to establish P2={Pn−(1−a)P1}/a.
US11975531B2	Printing apparatus A printing apparatus includes a cutter unit that includes a first blade that moves in a first direction from a standby position to a cutting position to cut a printing medium and a drive pin that moves integrally with the first blade, a drive cam which has a cylindrical shape and on a side surface of which a guide groove engaged with the drive pin is provided, and a driving motor that rotates the drive cam, in which, when the drive cam rotates, the guide groove guides, via the drive pin, the first blade in the first direction from the standby position to the cutting position.
US11975528B2	Cover glass printing pad, method of manufacturing cover glass using the same and cover glass manufactured by the same A cover glass printing pad, a method of manufacturing the cover glass and the cover glass are provided. The cover glass printing pad includes a jig portion, a body portion in which a first surface contacts the jig portion and at least a part of a second surface is parallel to the first surface and a pad portion including an outer frame portion disposed on at least one side of the body portion and protruding in a first direction perpendicular to the second surface.
US11975523B2	Floor panel and method for manufacturing a floor panel A floor panel including at least one substrate and a top layer, where the substrate includes at least one first layer of a first thermoplastic material and a second layer of a second thermoplastic material. The second layer is adjacent to a first side of the first layer and the second layer provides the floor panel with its underside. The first layer is characterized by a first colour with saturation value S1 in the HSL colour space and the second layer is characterized by a second colour with saturation value S2 in the HSL colour space, where S1 is less than S2.
US11975522B2	Blow molded multilayer article with color gradient A blow molded multilayer article with a hollow body defined by a wall with an inner surface and an outer surface. The outer surface has an axial color gradient. The wall has multiple layers and at least one layer optionally contains an effect pigment and/or an opacifying pigment.
US11975517B2	Color change materials, methods of making, methods of use, and articles incorporating the color change materials The present disclosure, in general, provides for elastomeric materials which, when they contact water, take up water reversibly, and undergo a dry to wet “character change” in which the appearance of the elastomeric material, its physical properties, or both, is altered.
US11975516B2	Method for forming a composite structure Methods and systems are provided for fabricating a composite structure. In one example, the composite structure may include a honeycomb core sandwiched between face sheets. An edge of the honeycomb core may be abraded and a top face sheet may be perforated. As such, a likelihood of delamination of the composite structure during a curing step may be reduced.
US11975515B2	Surface-protective film The present invention addresses the problem of providing a surface-protective film which is excellent in terms of antiglare property, scratch resistance, and oil resistance. Provided as a means for solving the problem is a surface-protective film which comprises a protective layer constituted of a polyurethane, both surfaces of the protective layer being flat, and a hardcoat layer formed on one of the surfaces of the protective layer, wherein the hardcoat layer has an arithmetic average roughness Ra of equal to or greater than 0.1 and equal to or less than 0.8 μm.
US11975507B2	Thermosetting resin composition, prepreg containing same, metal foil-clad laminate and printed circuit board The thermosetting resin composition, a prepreg containing same, a metal foil-clad laminate and a printed circuit board; the resin composition comprises the following components: a combination of a bismaleimide resin and a benzoxazine resin or a prepolymer of a bismaleimide resin and a benzoxazine resin, an epoxy resin and an active ester. A metal foil-clad laminate prepared by using the resin composition provided by the present invention has a high glass transition temperature, a low thermal expansion coefficient, a high high-temperature modulus, a high peel strength, a low dielectric constant, a low dielectric loss factor, as well as good heat resistance and good processability.
US11975502B2	Method for folding a corrugated cardboard blank intended to form a folded box The invention relates to a method for folding a corrugated cardboard blank (1) intended to form a folded box, the method comprising the following series of steps: i) supplying a blank (1) comprising at least one longitudinal crease (11); ii) applying a liquid to the longitudinal crease (11) so as to make the corrugated cardboard more flexible at the location of the longitudinal crease (11), the application being performed by means of a liquid application arrangement (130) comprising a liquid-ejection nozzle (134) provided with a liquid outlet; iii) folding the blank (1) around the longitudinal crease (11); wherein an aspiration of liquid is produced inside an aspiration compartment (163) of the liquid application arrangement (130) during step ii). The aspiration making it possible to remove any excess liquid which might not have been absorbed by the cardboard and/or the cardboard dust produced.
US11975500B2	Method for manufacturing polarizing plate Provided is a method for manufacturing a polarizing plate, comprising a step of irradiating an optical laminate with ultraviolet rays having an emission wavelength band of 380 nm to 410 nm. The optical laminate sequentially comprises a first base film, a first adhesive layer, a linear polarizer, a second adhesive layer, a second base film and a reverse dispersion liquid crystal layer. The first adhesive layer and the second adhesive layer each comprise a photosensitizer for initiating a curing reaction in a wavelength band of 350 nm to 410 nm, and the ultraviolet rays are irradiated on the first base film side of the optical laminate.
US11975494B2	Nozzle and applicator system for fabric bonding Nozzle assemblies and methods of bonding fabric by jetting an adhesive are disclosed. A method of bonding fabrics with an adhesive includes receiving the adhesive from an adhesive supply into a nozzle assembly. The nozzle assembly has a valve seat, a valve stem configured to slidably move towards and away from the valve seat, and a plurality of outlet channels. The method further includes jetting the adhesive from the plurality of outlet channels onto a first fabric and applying a second fabric to the first fabric to adhere the first and second fabrics to each other.
US11975491B2	Chemical detection system with at least one electronic nose A system for predicting one or more analytes based on outputs from thin film gas sensors is provided. The system may comprise an electronic nose (e-nose). The e-nose may comprise the gas sensors and a first processor. The system may further comprise a second processor. The second processor may be configured to receive the output from each of the gas sensors, evaluate a prediction accuracy using an evaluation parameter of each of a plurality of models which are trained and tested and select a model from among the plurality of models to deploy based on a comparison of the evaluation parameter for each of the plurality of models and use the same. The second processor may also receive, an output of each of the gas sensors caused by unknown one or more analytes; and predict, using the deployed model, the one or more analytes that causes the output.
US11975489B2	3D printing system and method A 3D printing system includes a tank containing a liquid photopolymer resin. The tank includes an optically transparent window through which light is configured to pass. A heat exchanger is connected to the tank and is configured to cool the liquid polymer resin. A transducer is connected to the tank. The transducer is configured to emit an acoustic wave toward the optically transparent window.
US11975487B2	Method and device for producing 3D shaped parts using construction field tools The invention relates to a method and a device for producing 3D shaped parts (300), comprising a plurality of construction field tools (500), which are arranged in a movable manner, and at least one layer unit (800) which is arranged in a movable manner.
US11975483B2	Part packing Examples of methods for part packing are described herein. In some examples, a first subset and a second subset of a set of parts are determined. In some examples a first packing of the first subset is determined. In some examples, a second packing of the second subset is determined based on the first packing.
US11975480B2	Apparatus for additively manufacturing three-dimensional objects Apparatus (1) for additively manufacturing three-dimensional objects (2) by means of successive layerwise selective irradiation and consolidation of layers of a build material (3) which can be consolidated by means of an energy beam (6, 6′) generated via an irradiation device (4), wherein the irradiation device (4) comprises at least one beam guiding unit (7, 7′) that is adapted to guide the energy beam (6, 6′) across a build plane (9) in which build material (3) is applied to be irradiated, wherein the at least one beam guiding unit (7, 7′) is arranged behind a point of impact (20) of the energy beam (6, 6′) in the build plane (9), in particular all possible points of impact (20), with respect to a streaming direction (16) of the gas stream (13) streaming over the build plane (9).
US11975474B2	Blow molding tool and method for thermally processing a subregion of a surface of a plastic container A blow molding tool (1) for a blow molding machine (1). The blow molding tool (1) comprises at least one first blow mold half (2) and one second blow mold half (3). The first blow mold half (2) has a baseplate (4) and a molding body (5). At least one mold cavity (6) with an inner wall (51) is arranged in the molding body (5). At least one region (511) of the inner wall (51) of the mold cavity (6) comprises, in the associated section of the molding body (5), separate temperature control channels (54) for controlling the temperature of the region (54).
US11975469B2	Coextruded polymeric nettings and method of making the same Articles comprising first and second coextruded polymeric nettings are described. The articles comprise a plurality of pairs of first segments comprising a first material. Adjacent first segments are joined together via a second segments comprising second material, wherein the second segments extend past the first major surface of each first adjacent segments. The articles further include an adhesive on at least one of the first or second major surfaces of the first segment. The first segments, second segments, and third material each extend continuously for at least 5 mm in the machine direction, and the first and second materials of adjacent pairs are periodically bonded together in the machine direction. A portion of some of the first segments of the first coextruded polymeric netting are engaged between some of the adjacent first segments of the second coextruded polymeric netting.
US11975468B2	Coplanar modular printbars In various examples, a printbar is formed from multiple modular fluid ejection subassemblies joined together through a molding process that provides for a continuous planar substrate surface. A mold may secure the modular fluid ejection subassemblies during a molding process in which a runner conveys a molding material to seams between the joined modular fluid ejection subassemblies.
US11975467B2	Rotating apparatus for a tool part of a shaping machine A rotating apparatus includes a rotary plate for mounting a tool part, a rotary shaft connected to the rotary plate, a rotary feedthrough including a stator, and a rotor connected to the rotary shaft for feeding through at least two media to the rotary plate. The rotor has a first rotor part for feeding through a first medium and a second rotor part for feeding through a second medium, and the first and the second rotor parts are thermally separated from each other. A first media routing for the first medium is in the form of a hose and/or pipe for the first medium from the first rotor part past the connecting part to the rotary plate. A connecting part is non-rotatably connected to the second rotor part and the rotary shaft. The hose and/or pipe extends from the first rotor part.
US11975461B2	Inertable container for transporting an additive manufacturing powder An inertable container (10) for transporting an additive manufacturing powder comprises an inertable volume (12) and a main opening (14) granting access to the inside of this inertable volume, the inertable volume (12) comprising an upper portion (16) and a lower portion (18), the main opening (14) being located in the lower portion (18) of the inertable volume, and the section (S12) of the inertable volume (12) increasing gradually over at least part of the height (H10) of the container (10) and from the lower portion (18) towards the upper portion (16) of the inertable volume. The main opening is equipped with a passive half-valve (20) allowing this main opening (14) to be closed in such a way as to be sealed in an airtight and humidity-proof manner. The container comprises at least two inerting tappings.
US11975459B2	Method and installation for cutting a sheet metal format Disclosed is a method and installation for cutting a sheet metal format with a predetermined contour from a sheet metal strip supplied in a forward movement direction. The sheet metal is cut by means of a cutting head. A distance is measured from a point of an edge of the sheet metal strip aligned with the cutting head in a direction perpendicular to the forward movement direction is measured with respect to a reference point and in perpendicular direction. A corrected cutting path is calculated from a predetermined cutting path depending on the measured distance, and the cutting head is caused to follow the corrected cutting path.
US11975455B1	Method and system for automated robotic movement Provided is a method for determining a coverage path of a robotic device, including: capturing, with a sensor, spatial data of the environment; detecting, with a processor, at least one obstacle within the environment based on the spatial data; determining, with the processor, a first working zone within the environment; determining, with the processor, a coverage path within the first working zone that accounts for at least one of the obstacles detected within the first working zone; actuating, with the processor, a robotic device to drive along the coverage path within the first working zone; and wherein the processor determines an adapted coverage path when a new obstacle is detected and wherein the processor actuates the robotic device to drive along the adapted coverage path.
US11975454B2	Program generation device and non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing program A program generation device generating an operation program causing a robot to execute a task is provided. The program generation device includes: a display control unit displaying an input screen including an operation block, display area where an operation block relating to an operation of the robot is displayed, an operation block arrangement area where the operation block selected from the operation block display area is arranged to generate the operation program, and a text display area where the operation program is displayed in a text format; and a text editing unit editing the operation program in the text format and displaying the edited operation program in the text display area.
US11975452B2	Motion control method, device and system, and storage medium A motion control method is provided. The motion control method comprises: obtaining a sequence of motion parameters of a joint; interpolating the sequence of motion parameters to obtain an interpolation parameter sequence; and calculating driving parameters of a motion component based on the interpolation parameter sequence to drive the motion component to move. According to the motion control method, only a few of motion parameters need to be set by a user, and a lot of motion parameters can be obtained by interpolation, which make it possible for a motor or a robot to achieve smooth operation while a workload for the user is kept to be lower. A motion control device, system, and storage medium are also provided.
US11975443B2	Method for assembling a motor vehicle heating, ventilation and/or air conditioning device The invention relates to a method for assembling a motor vehicle heating, ventilation and/or air conditioning device, comprising a step of moving at least one part by a manipulator (I) provided with gripping means (2), the gripping means (2) comprising at least one first finger (3) delimiting a triangular shape, said part comprising an element of shape complementary to the trian-gular shape of the finger of the manipulator, termed counter shape, so that, during the movement step, the manipulator (I) grasps the part using the gripping means (2), the counter shape of the part en-gaging with the triangular shape of the finger (3).
US11975441B2	Gripper device for an object, charging robot having a gripper device A gripper device for an object and a changing robot having such a gripper device. The gripper device includes a housing having an inner contour that is a negative contour adapted at least partly to the contour of an object. Also disclosed is a charge plug for a transportation vehicle.
US11975437B2	Vibration reducing handle for early entry concrete saws A vibration suppressing handle arm (600) for an early entry concrete saw, the handle comprising a joint separating the handle into a first elongated part (120) and a second elongated part (140), wherein the first and second elongated parts are arranged pivotable with respect to each other about the joint, wherein the first part (120) has an elongation direction configured to align with an elongation direction of the second part (140) to form an elongation direction of the handle when the handle is in an unfolded position, the handle further comprising a resilient element arranged to resist but not prevent pivoting by the first elongated part (120) and the second elongated part (140) about the joint.
US11975432B2	Powered fastener driver with lifter A fastener driver includes a cylinder, a moveable piston positioned within the cylinder, and a driver blade attached to the piston and movable therewith between a top-dead-center (TDC) position and a bottom-dead-center (BDC) position. A lifter is operable to move the driver blade from the BDC position toward the TDC position. A transmission is provided for providing torque to the lifter. The lifter includes a hub and a plurality of lugs extending therefrom. Each lug is engageable with the driver blade when moving the driver blade from the BDC position toward the TDC position. The hub and the lugs are integrally formed as a single piece. The lifter includes a first side and an opposite second side. Each of the first side and the second side is flat.
US11975429B1	Tool for removing and installing a tankless water heater inlet filter A tool for removing a tankless water heater inlet filter includes a base portion having a hexagonal shape and size configured to be engaged by a socket. The tool also includes a head portion coupled to and aligned with the base portion and configured and sized to fit inside a filter cap of the tankless water heater inlet filter, wherein the inlet filter is for installation in a tankless water heater inlet line and has an engagement device along an inner periphery. In addition, the tool includes at least one reciprocal engagement device of the head portion configured to engage with the engagement device of the filter cap and as a result of rotating the base portion causes the inlet filter to rotate.
US11975428B2	Assembly tool A tool configured to assemble a drain to a household appliance wall, the drain formed by an interior tube and an exterior tube, the tool including a jaw, a housing, a spring and a guide member. The jaw is formed by a pair of arms and configured to move between a closed position, in which the jaw is configured to be inserted through an aperture formed by the household appliance wall, and an open position in which the jaw is configured to engage the interior tube. The housing houses the jaw and the spring is fixed to the housing and configured to bias the jaw towards the closed position. And the pair of arms are configured to move from the closed position to the open position as the jaw is inserted through the aperture.
US11975421B2	Single bodied platen housing a detection module for CMP systems The present disclosure provides a chemical mechanical polishing system having a unitary platen. The platen includes one or more recesses within the platen to house various components for the polishing/planarization process. In one embodiment, the platen includes a first recess and a second recess. The first recess is located under the second recess. An end point detector is placed in the first recess and a detector cover may be placed in the second recess. A sealing mean is provided in a space between the end point detector and the detector cover to prevent any external or foreign materials from coming in contact with the end point detector. A fastener used for fastening the detector cover to the platen also provides addition protection to prevent foreign materials from coming in contact with components received in the recesses.
US11975419B2	Dual mode power tool A power tool includes a grinder, sander or a polisher, which has two working modes. According to an embodiment a dual power tool includes a motor operable in two operational directions, where an operational mode of the dual mode power tool is changeable by changing operational direction of the motor.
US11975415B2	Device aeronautical aluminum alloy minimum-quantity-lubrication milling machining An aeronautical aluminum alloy minimum-quantity-lubrication milling machining device includes a machine tool worktable and spindle connected with a machine tool power system. The spindle is connected with a tool holder that is fixed with a cutting tool. The machine tool worktable is provided with a machine tool fixture, the tool holder is connected with a minimum-quantity-lubrication mechanism, the machine tool fixture includes a fixture body that is fixedly provided with a limit block for contact with two adjacent side surfaces of a workpiece, the fixture body is provided with a plurality of clamping elements capable of pressing the workpiece against an upper surface of the fixture body, and a top of the clamping element is provided with a detection member for detecting a relative position between the clamping element and the spindle. The device can avoid interference and contact between a nozzle and the clamping element.
US11975411B2	Flux and solder paste A flux according to the present invention is a flux used for soldering that includes: a thixotropic agent including a polyamide compound that has UV absorption at the wavelength range of 240 to 500 nm in UV-visible absorption spectra; and a solvent including a glycol ether-based solvent.
US11975409B2	Cutting tools having microstructured and nanostructured refractory surfaces In one aspect, cutting tools are provided comprising radiation ablation regions defining at least one of refractory surface microstructures and/or nanostructures. For example, a cutting tool described herein comprises at least one cutting edge formed by intersection of a flank face and a rake face, the flank face formed of a refractory material comprising radiation ablation regions defining at least one of surface microstructures and surface nanostructures, wherein surface pore structure of the refractory material is not occluded by the surface microstructures and surface nanostructures.
US11975391B2	Cutting tool A cutting tool including a substrate and a coating film disposed on the substrate, wherein the cutting tool includes: a rake face, a flank face contiguous to the rake face; and a cutting edge region composed of a boundary part between the rake face and the flank face, wherein the coating film includes a TiSiCN layer, the TiSiCN layer has: a first TiSiCN layer positioned in the rake face; and a second TiSiCN layer positioned in the cutting edge region, the first TiSiCN layer has a composition of Ti(1-Xr)SiXrCN, the second TiSiCN layer has a composition of Ti(1-Xe)SiXeCN, and the Xr and the Xe each represent 0.010 or more and 0.100 or less, and satisfy a relationship of Xr−Xe≥0.003.
US11975390B2	Method for producing indium tin oxide particles and method for producing curable composition Provided are a method for producing indium tin oxide particles and a method for producing a curable composition, the methods including a step of obtaining a precursor solution including indium and tin by heating indium acetate and tin acetate in a solvent including a carboxylic acid and having 6 to 20 carbon atoms, and a step of obtaining a reaction solution including indium tin oxide particles by dropwise adding the obtained precursor solution to a solvent having a hydroxy group and having 14 to 22 carbon atoms, which has a temperature of 230° C. to 320° C., in which an acetic acid concentration in the precursor solution is in a range of 0.5% by mass to 6% by mass.
US11975389B2	Additive manufacturing of components with functionally graded properties Methods of manufacturing monolithic components with complex design features and functionally graded properties in any spatial direction may include forming of outer shell with an additive manufacturing process, loading the shell with bulk material and exposing the loaded shell to a hot isostatic pressing (HIP) process. The combination of the additive manufacturing process and the HIP process forms a diffusion bond between the outer shell and the bulk material resulting in a monolithic component with functionally graded properties. The outer shell may include an exterior surface and an inner passage formed with relatively hard surfaces to accommodate fluids in a wellbore.
US11975383B2	Moulding device A moulding device (1) for moulding a material around a core (2), comprising a hollow moulding enclosure (3) suitable for receiving the core (2), and means for controlling the shape of the core (2) in the hollow enclosure (3), the control means comprising means for deforming the core (2). The control means further comprise force control means and a control unit (8) suitable for actuating the deformation means in accordance with information provided by the force control means.
US11975380B2	Tubing bender A portable tubing bender configured to automatically bend a portion of tubing according to a defined set of bend specifications, including a desired number of bends and a desired angle for each bend. The portable tubing bender including a driver configured to rotate a driven shaft and a first rotational output, a reductive gear set operably coupling the driven shaft to an output shaft, a bender shoe couplable to the output shaft, the bender shoe defining an arcuate channel configured to receive tubing during bending operations, and an automatic feed mechanism configured to advance the tubing relative to the bender shoe from an initial position to a bend position.
US11975376B2	Fluid bulging equipment for thin plate parts The embodiment of the present disclosure provides fluid bulging equipment for thin plate parts, which includes a main mechanism, a left mold opening mechanism and a right mold opening mechanism located on both sides of the main mechanism, a left mobile working platform, and a right mobile working platform. The main mechanism includes a main frame and a main oil cylinder located under the main frame. The main oil cylinder is connected to a master cylinder mold-locked booster cylinder through an oil circuit block. A hydraulic control system is arranged above the main mechanism. An ultra-high pressure generating device is arranged in the hydraulic control system. The ultra-high pressure generating device is connected to the master cylinder mold-locked booster cylinder through a pipeline. The hydraulic control system is also connected to the left mold opening mechanism and the right mold opening mechanism.
US11975371B2	Cold rolling of rolled stock A rolling device (1), a method and a rolling train (35) for the cold rolling of rolled stock (3). The rolling device (1)-a rolling stand (5), multiple assembly sets for optionally assembling the rolling stand (5) with one of the assembly sets, and a working-roll drive. Each assembly set comprises two working rolls (7, 8), and for each working roll (7, 8) two working-roll chocks (9). A spindle head (11), can be connected to a working roll journal (16) of the working roll (7, 8). The working rolls (7, 8) of different assembly sets have different working-roll diameter ranges, which are determined by a respective minimum working-roll diameter and maximum working-roll diameter. The rolling stand (5) has mountings (19) for a respective working-roll chock (9) of an assembly set. The working-roll drive has two drive spindles (27), each for driving a working roll (7, 8) via the spindle head (11) assigned to the working roll (7, 8) by rotations about a longitudinal axis of the drive spindle (27).
US11975367B2	Pipe cleaning and/or pipe inspection nozzle including extension sleeve In the case of a pipe cleaning and/or pipe inspection nozzle, an available camera module can be coupled to a plurality of pipe cleaning and/or pipe inspection nozzles in a simple and cost-efficient manner such that a secure reliable coupling of the electrical lines is attained. An extension sleeve is inserted, which includes a high-pressure line section having a sleeve loop contact. The sleeve loop contact is fastened in the extension sleeve with a sleeve insulator insert and runs so as to transition into an inner power/signal line within the extension sleeve all the way into an outlet section in the direction of the longitudinal axis. At least one outlet opening is recessed out of the outlet section, and the outlet section opens out into a coupling section, at which elements are provided so that the coupling section can be fastened to a camera adapter.
US11975362B2	Dual-layer linear cross belt sorting system A dual-layer linear cross belt sorting system is provided, including a package supply table, a sorting loop, a platform, sliding chutes and a scanning device. The sorting loop is of a closed-loop and dual-layer linear conveying structure in a vertical direction, and the sorting loop includes sorting trolleys connected along a single queue, two sets of dual-layer rails formed by connecting bent rails located at two ends and straight rails located at upper and lower layers to each other by an internal welding, a driving component and a tensioning component. The driving component and the tensioning component constitute a transmission structure of the sorting loop and are located at two ends of the sorting loop respectively.
US11975361B2	Transverse belt bud sorter and related methodologies Disclosed is a sorting device for separating buds or other product into groups by size. The device may be generally defined by two, spaced apart conveyor belts that operate in transverse directions such that items placed in the space between the two conveyor belts move in transverse directions depending on their size.
US11975349B2	Chemical liquid receiving assembly and apparatus for supplying chemical liquid An apparatus for supplying chemical liquid may include a chemical liquid supply member for supplying a chemical liquid onto a substrate, a chemical liquid storing member for storing the chemical liquid, a chemical liquid receiving assembly for receiving the chemical liquid provided from the chemical liquid storing member and for providing the chemical liquid into the chemical liquid supply member, a first chemical liquid supply line for supplying the chemical liquid from the chemical liquid storing member to the chemical liquid receiving assembly, and a second chemical liquid supply line for supplying the chemical liquid from the chemical liquid receiving assembly to the chemical liquid supply member.
US11975346B2	On-line automatic cleaning apparatus of slit extrusion type coating die for lithium battery and cleaning method thereof An on-line automatic cleaning apparatus of slit extrusion type coating die for lithium battery and a method associated therewith are provided. The cleaning apparatus includes: a die lip, a coating steel roller, and a cleaning mechanism disposed therebetween. The cleaning mechanism includes a cleaning chamber which includes elongated sealing strips and a flow-guiding arc groove. Front and rear ends of the cleaning chamber are connected to an inlet sealing plate and an outlet sealing plate respectively. The flow-guiding arc groove is in contact with and presses upper and lower sloped surfaces of the die lip through the elongated sealing strips to seal and thereby define a closed cleaning tunnel. The inlet and outlet sealing plates are in contact with and press two ends of the closed cleaning tunnel respectively for circumferential sealing. An inlet and an outlet are connected to pipes having solenoid valves installed thereon.
US11975345B2	Coating installation and corresponding coating method The disclosure relates to a painting installation for painting components with a paint, in particular for painting motor vehicle body components, with a paint booth and an application device, in particular a print head, arranged in the paint booth, for applying the paint to the component located inside the paint booth, the application device operating essentially without overspray, so that the paint applied by the application device essentially completely on the component to be coated without overspray deposits. The disclosure provides that no paint separation is arranged below the first paint booth.
US11975343B1	Automated pressure control system and method for a cleaner A cleaning apparatus includes at least one cleaning module configured to treat electronic substrates and a conveyor system configured to transport the electronic substrates through the at least one cleaning module. The at least one cleaning module includes a fluid management system having a manifold coupled to a source of fluid. The manifold includes at least one outlet. The at least one cleaning module further includes an automatic valve coupled to the at least one outlet and to a conduit leading to one or more first spray nozzles and a pressure sensor coupled to the automatic valve. The pressure sensor is configured to measure pressure of fluid flowing through the conduit. The automatic valve is configured to adjust the flow of fluid through the conduit based on the pressure measured by the pressure sensor.
US11975340B2	Device for dielectrophoretic capture of particles The disclosure relates to a device for dielectrophoretic capture of particles. The device includes at least one electrical contact and at least one layer. The at least one layer includes a top layer side, a bottom layer side, and a barrier structure. The barrier structure is configured such that a fluid comprising the particles can flow through the barrier structure which is disposed on the top layer side. The barrier structure spaces the top layer side apart from the bottom layer side of at least one of the same layer and a second of the at least one layer.
US11975339B2	Direct air carbon capture system An ionization chamber is provided with a series of parallel plates spaced from each other and with holes passing therethrough. Alternating plates have either a highest high voltage or a lower high voltage provided thereto, such as through a DC transformer coupled to an electric power source. Holes in alternating plates are preferably offset so that airflow through the plates occurs along curving pathways. The plates are sufficiently highly charged to cause carbon dioxide to be ionized and for carbon ions to become trapped within wells defining lowest regions of electric charge within an electric field inside the ionization chamber. Fans control airflow through the ionization chamber. A dehumidifier is provided upstream of the ionization chamber to reduce moisture content within the incoming gas. After the carbon has collected within the wells, harvesting of the carbon ions as carbon nano particle powder can occur within a carbon cache.
US11975337B2	Gyratory roller crusher A gyratory roller crusher in which the rollers have a corrugated profile and at least one of the rollers is eccentrically mounted to give a relative gyratory motion to the rollers. The arrangement in the gyratory roller crusher results in additional breakage mechanisms for the comminution of a very wide range of feed material, vastly improved crushing ratios and increased throughput.
US11975332B2	Impact reactor An impact reactor for comminuting composite materials having a rotor with impact elements is arranged in a cylindrical casing. An end face of the impact reactor, remote from the rotor, is closed by a cover. A suction opening is assigned to the cover and a classifying device is assigned to the suction opening. Such an impact reactor may be used to process, by way of example, accumulator batteries, mineral wool and raw material.
US11975331B2	Sample containers for use inside integrating cavities, and tools According to an example aspect of the present invention, there is provided a sample container for use inside an optically integrating cavity, comprising an enclosing member comprised of fluorocarbon plastic, the enclosing member having diffuse transmittance of at least 80% and the sample container being adapted to contain a solid or liquid sample.
US11975330B2	Devices for handling laboratory plates and methods of using the same A device for handling laboratory plates comprising a base platform and opposing gripping members including one or more gripping members each pivotally attached to a first side of the base platform and one or more gripping members each pivotally attached to a second side of the base platform, wherein said gripping members extend down from the base platform and include a gripping tip disposed at the end of the gripping member, and methods of using the same.
US11975328B2	Liquid sample loading The assembly includes a docking console and a manifold. The docking console includes a cartridge support surface having a first end and a second end. The manifold has one or more wells defined therein. The docking console further includes a manifold retention bracket to releasably hold the manifold against a fluid cartridge supported on the cartridge support surface at an interface position such that the one or more wells are in fluid communication with the fluid cartridge and a biased seal bar to press the fluid cartridge against the manifold held by the manifold retention bracket. A hydrophilic porous frit disposed within at least one of the wells and is to permit liquid to flow through the outlet aperture but prevent gas from passing through the outlet aperture.
US11975326B2	Cell accommodating chip and screening method using the cell accommodating chip A cell accommodating chip capable of accommodating a plurality of cells includes a substrate composed of a light-transmitting material, and a plurality of wells on at least one of main faces of the substrate, the plurality of wells being capable of accommodating cells. A surface of the cell accommodating chip including the plurality of wells has a low cell adhesion property, and affinity to a specific binding material having affinity to a produced substance produced by a cell accommodated in one of the wells and/or a released substance released by the cell.
US11975325B2	Nucleic acid capture, concentration, and purification An example of a kit includes a flow cell assembly. The flow cell assembly includes a reaction chamber, a temperature controlled flow channel in selective fluid communication with an inlet of the reaction chamber, and a filter positioned in the temperature controlled flow channel. The reaction chamber includes depressions separated by interstitial regions and capture primers attached within each of the depressions. The filter is i) to block concentrated biological sample-polymer complexes generated in the temperature controlled flow channel at a first temperature, and ii) to allow passage of concentrated biological sample and polymer released from the complexes in the temperature controlled flow channel at a second temperature.
US11975324B2	Microfluidic chip A microfluidic chip for conducting microbiological assays, comprises a substrate in which incubation segments, a sample reservoir and microfluidic channels connecting said sample reservoir with said incubation segments are arranged. Said microfluidic chip further comprise a non-aqueous liquid reservoir for containing non-aqueous liquid wherein said reservoir is connectable via a releasable airtight and liquid-tight valve with said microfluidic channels connecting said sample reservoir with said incubation segments each incubation segment comprises an incubation well (113) connected by a gas-exchange channel (115) to an unvented gas cavity (111).
US11975323B2	Microfluidic chip capable of finely adjusting coaxial alignment of capillary tubes A microfluidic chip includes an integrated chip support (1), a continuous phase liquid inlet (1-6), an intermediate phase liquid inlet (1-7), a dispersed phase liquid inlet (2), an injection capillary tube (3), a collection capillary tube (4), a collection port (5), capillary tube nesting assemblies (6) and capillary tube coaxial fine adjustment assemblies (7). The chip support (1) is provided with threaded holes (1-1), sealing holes (1-2), capillary tube coaxial alignment holes (1-3), adjusting holes (1-4) and positioning holes (1-5). The injection capillary tube (3) and the collection capillary tube (4) present a three-dimensional coaxial alignment under the combined adjustment of the adjusting holes (1-4) and the capillary tube coaxial fine adjustment assemblies (7), and the capillary tube nesting assemblies (6) can realize the fixing and sealing of the capillary tubes in the chip support (1).
US11975317B2	Ion exchange reactor with particle traps for lithium extraction The present invention relates to the extraction of lithium from liquid resources such as natural and synthetic brines, leachate solutions from clays and minerals, and recycled products.
US11975316B2	Methods and reforming systems for re-dispersing platinum on reforming catalyst Methods and systems for re-dispersing platinum on catalysts used in continuous catalyst regeneration reformer systems are disclosed. Some aspects of the disclosure provide, for example, methods of evaluating the platinum re-dispersion of a reforming catalyst in a small-scale reactor for use in a continuous catalyst regeneration reformer system and methods of improving the activity and selectivity of reforming catalysts for use in a continuous catalyst regeneration reformer system by selection of appropriate reaction parameters in a small-scale reactor for use in a continuous catalyst regeneration reformer system.
US11975311B1	Chemoselective hydrogenation catalyst of α,β-unsaturated ketone and polyelectrochromism of electronically weakly coupled 4,4′divinylazoarylene-bridged diruthenium complex bearing two Ru(CO)(8-hydroxyquinolato)(PiPr3)2 moieties A 4,4′-divinylazoarylene-bridged diruthenium complex bearing two Ru(CO) (8-hydroxyquinolato)(PiPr3)2 moieties, its synthesis, and its use as a catalyst.
US11975309B2	FCC catalyst with enhanced mesoporosity, its preparation and use Process for the preparation of a catalyst and a catalyst comprising enhanced mesoporosity is provided herein. Thus, in one embodiment, provided is a particulate FCC catalyst comprising 2 to 50 wt % of one or more ultra stabilized high SiO2/Al2O3 ratio large pore faujasite zeolite or a rare earth containing USY, 0 to 50 wt % of one or more rare-earth exchanged large pore faujasite zeolite, 0 to 30 wt % of small to medium pore size zeolites, 5 to 45 wt % quasi-crystalline boehmite 0 to 35 wt % microcrystalline boehmite, 0 to 25 wt % of a first silica, 2 to 30 wt % of a second silica, 0.1 to 10 wt % one or more rare earth components showiomg enhanced mesoporosity in the range of 6-40 nm, the numbering of the silica corresponding to their orders of introduction in the preparation process.
US11975305B2	Sorbent and method of making Sorbents are disclosed which exhibit less inherent leaching of arsenic and antimony than what is achieved by conventional sorbents. The inventive sorbents are formed by a process which includes the steps of contacting the porous sorbent particulate with a solution of a metal oxide or metal hydroxide, or a metal oxide or metal hydroxide precursor, and depositing metal oxides and hydroxides within the pores of the porous sorbent particulate. Purification of water is also described.
US11975301B2	Method of producing nanoparticles Disclosed is a method for preparing a nanoparticle composition. The method includes forming a nanoparticle aerosol in a low pressure reactor, wherein the aerosol comprises MX-functional nanoparticles entrained in a gas, where M is an independently selected Group IV element and X is a functional group independently selected from H and a halogen atom. The method further includes collecting the MX-functional nanoparticles of the aerosol in a capture fluid, where the capture fluid is in fluid communication with the low pressure reactor. The capture fluid includes a polar aprotic fluid immiscible with water and having a viscosity of from 5 to 200 centipoise at 25° C. The capture fluid further includes a functionalization compound miscible with the polar aprotic fluid, the functionalization compound comprising a functional group Y reactive with the functional group X of the MX-functional nanoparticles.
US11975300B2	Processing system and method for producing a particulate material A processing system and method of producing a particulate material from a liquid mixture are provided. The processing system generally includes a system inlet connected to one or more gas lines to deliver one or more gases into the processing system, one or more power jet modules adapted to jet a liquid mixture into one or more streams of droplets and to force the one or more streams of droplets into the processing system, and a reaction chamber adapted to deliver the one or more streams of droplets in the presence of the one or more gases and process the one or more streams of droplets into the particulate material. The method includes delivering one or more gases into a processing system, jetting the liquid mixture into one or more first droplets streams using one or more power jet modules of the processing system and into the processing system, and reacting the one or more first droplets streams delivered from the processing chamber inside a reaction chamber of the processing system in the presence of the one or more gases into the particulate material at a first temperature.
US11975291B2	Magnetic adsorbents and methods of their use for removal of contaminants Provided are sorbents and associated methods and systems for removing mercury from process gases or fluid streams. The sorbents may include activated carbon and pyrite. The sorbents may optionally include one or more additives, such as a halide salt.
US11975289B2	Systems and methods for water extraction control A controller can be configured to control a system for extracting liquid water from air comprising a thermal unit, a primary desiccant wheel, and a regeneration fluid path. The controller can comprise a sensor, a motor, and a microcontroller coupled to the sensor and the motor. The microcontroller can be configured to determine a water extraction efficiency based on at least one signal received from the sensor, and also can be configured to maximize the water extraction efficiency by adjusting a speed of the motor in response to the determined water extraction efficiency.
US11975288B2	Static dryer Drying device including a drying medium with a predetermined number of drying segments which extend adjacently of each other and are associated with at least one opening at each of a first connecting end and a second connecting end, wherein the predetermined number is greater than six and wherein each connecting end includes first and second complementary concentric elements which are rotatable relative to each other round an axis. The openings are provided in the first concentric elements along a rotation ring around the axis. The second concentric elements each delimit at least two channels which open at the position of said rotation ring, so that corresponding channels of the first and second connecting end are connected to each other via the openings and the drying segments in order to allow a first airflow and a second airflow through the drying device.
US11975287B2	Pleated channel flow filter and/or roll form method A roll forming method may be used to provide a pleated filter media pack and filter cartridges with channels formed. The pack includes a strip of a filter media extending opposed edges and opposed front and back sides. The strip is pleat tips with spacer structure such as integrally formed embossments maintaining a spacing between pleat panels. The inlet and outlet flow faces are created by the edges of the filter media rather than the pleat tips. Alternating pairs of pleat panels are closed such as by seal beads at the inlet and outlet flow faces.
US11975286B2	Folding air filter assemblies Collapsible filter assembly includes a filter medium element and a frame at least partially surrounding the filter medium element. The frame and filter media element are configured to vary in at least two dimensions by folding or unfolding. In at least on example, the filter medium element is rectangularly pleated or round pleated. Upon removal of the filter assembly from packaging and other restraints, the filter assembly may naturally expand with regard to footprint and volume, with some manual assistance being expected of a typical user in unfolding from an area-reduced configuration to an area-expanded configuration, and from a volumetrically reduced configuration to a volumetrically expanded configuration.
US11975281B2	Spun-bonded nonwoven fabric and air filter constituted from spun-bonded nonwoven fabric The present invention is intended to provide a spunbond nonwoven fabric having low pressure loss, high collecting performance, and excellent processability and an air filter fabricated using the spunbond nonwoven fabric, the spunbond nonwoven fabric including fibers formed of a polyolefin-based resin, in which an average single fiber diameter of the fibers is 6.5 μm or more and 22.0 μm or less, a hindered amine-based compound represented by Formula (1) is contained at 0.1% by mass or more and 5% by mass or less, a melt flow rate (MFR) of the nonwoven fabric is 32 g/10 minutes or more and 850 g/10 minutes or less, and the nonwoven fabric is processed into an electret.
US11975279B2	Fluid filter assembly with a filter cartridge and housing interface A fluid filter assembly having a filter cartridge and housing interface to indicate whether a replacement filter cartridge is proper and desirable for the fluid filter assembly. A substantially cylindrical interface is connected to and extends from the filter cartridge and is matingly received by a bore provided in a boss of a housing of the fluid filter assembly. A means for indicating at least one characteristic of the filter cartridge is provided to ensure the replacement filter cartridge is proper and desirable for the fluid filter assembly.
US11975278B2	Valve arrangement, liquid filters, filter assemblies, and method A valve arrangement includes a valve shaft having a fluid flow bore, and valve gear projections or teeth projecting from the valve shaft, constructed and arranged to receive a force to rotate the valve shaft. The valve arrangement can be used in a filter assembly having cartridge projections such as gear teeth to mesh with the teeth on the valve gear.
US11975276B2	Process monitoring and control of filtration by means of filtrate measurements Provided are methods for monitoring a filtration and washing operation on a solid-state bulk material in a filter apparatus for cake filtration. The methods include separating a solid-state bulk material in a suspension medium using a filter element for the cake filtration, leading off the suspension medium in the form of a filtrate stream into a filtrate outlet, measuring at least one parameter value of the filtrate stream over a period of time during the filtration and washing operation, and conducting a change analysis of the at least one parameter value over the period of the filtration and washing operation to achieve the end of the filtration and washing operation and/or the effectiveness of the filtration and washing operation.
US11975275B2	Method and apparatus for filtering fluid in nuclear power generation A filtering apparatus for a fluid intake of a nuclear power generation facility comprise primary and secondary frames. The primary frame defines an enclosed volume having least one inlet opening, and at least one outlet opening in fluid communication with the fluid intake. A primary filter is supported on the primary frame and covers the inlet opening such that fluid passes into the enclosed volume through the primary filter. The secondary frame is located within the volume enclosed by the primary frame. A secondary filter is supported on the secondary frame and defines an enclosed flow passage in communication with the outlet opening, such that fluid passes into the at least one outlet opening through the secondary filter and the enclosed flow passage.
US11975273B2	Toy assembly with inner object in housing that performs function In an aspect, a toy assembly is provided, and includes a housing and a toy vehicle inside the housing. The housing has a movable housing portion, and at least one functional element that is movable and is separate from the movable housing portion. The toy vehicle has a drive wheel that, when driven in a first rotational direction causes the drive wheel to drive movement of the functional element so as to carry out a function without driving movement of the toy vehicle towards the movable housing portion, and when driven in a second rotational direction causes the drive wheel to drive the vehicle towards the movable housing portion.
US11975272B2	Magnetic thumb-tip covers interface to magnetic thumb-stick covers, magnetic thumb-stick extensions and magnetic directional pad thumb-stick apparatus for enhanced gaming performance A magnetic thumb-tip covers interface for controller magnetic thumb-stick covers, magnetic thumb-stick extensions and magnetic directional pad thumb-slick for enhanced gaming controller performance are disclosed in the present invention. The invention is a video game magnetic connection apparatus that assists in gaming performance by allowing the gamers to connect magnetic thumb-tip covers to the magnetic thumb-sticks covers, magnetic thumb-stick extensions and magnetic directional pad thumb-stick to maneuver the controllers thumb-sticks with no or little down pressure from a center position thereby helping the gamer play a good, sustained, and comfortable game.
US11975270B2	Sensorimotor assessment and training Disclosed herein are system, method, and computer program product embodiments for assessing performance of a player of a game. An embodiment operates by monitoring for an input from the player of the game, receiving the input from the player of the game, and determining a characteristic of the game resulting from the input from the player. Based on the input from the player, a performance of the player is assessed. The performance of the player relating to one or more metrics of the game is monitored, and is assessed by comparing the input from the player during the period of time to an optimal input during the period of time in the game.
US11975268B2	User input method and apparatus A user input method includes the steps of inputting real events arising from a user acting as a spectator of content, analysing the real events to estimate user sentiment, and modifying an aspect of computer-controlled character behaviour in response to estimated user sentiment.
US11975267B2	Synchronization of physiological data and game data to influence game feedback loops A system and method for synchronizing sensor data and game event data to influence a subsequent game event are described herein including: presenting a first instance of a first game event; associating the first instance of the first game event with a first set of one or more time stamps; receiving readings from one or more biosensors indicating at least one physiological measure of a user; associating at least some of the readings with respective time stamps, wherein the first set of one or more time stamps and the respective time stamps share a common time standard; determining a subsequent game event using a first set of one or more readings; and presenting the subsequent game event.
US11975266B2	Attribute value restoration method and apparatus, storage medium, and electronic device An attribute value restoration method and apparatus, a storage medium, and an electronic device are provided. The method includes: obtaining a current attribute value of a life attribute of a first object in a virtual scene displayed by a client; based on a determination that the current attribute value is a first threshold, controlling a target attribute of the first object to become effective, the target attribute having an attribute value in a preset range, and controlling the attribute value of the target attribute to start to decrease in the preset range; and restoring the attribute value of the life attribute of the first object to a third threshold based on a determination that a target operation triggered by using the client is completed before the attribute value of the target attribute decreases to a second threshold in the preset range, the third threshold being greater than the first threshold.
US11975264B2	Gaze-based coordination of virtual effects indicators A method and system for providing gaze-based generation of virtual effects indicators correlated with directional sounds is disclosed. Gaze data is tracked via a camera associated with a client device to identify a point of focus within a three-dimensional virtual environment towards which one or both eyes of the player are focused. When the point of focus indicated by the gaze data when the point of focus does not move towards the source location within the three-dimensional virtual environment when the directional sound is received indicates that a virtual effect indicator associated with the directional sound type of the indicated directional sound is should be generated.
US11975263B2	Image stabilization system and method Systems and methods for image stabilization of video imagery generated by applications are disclosed. In some embodiments, an Information Handling System (IHS) may include executable instructions to receive a video stream from an application executed on the IHS, identify a level of jitter in the video stream, and process the video stream by re-positioning imagery in the video stream to compensate for the jitter. The instructions may then display the processed video stream on a display. The display displays the processed video stream in place of the video stream generated by the application.
US11975261B2	Online software video capture and replay system A user-activity video signal can be received. The user-activity video signal can comprise a video capture characterizing a user's interaction with a software application on a client. The software application can have an interface display space on the client and the software application can execute on the client in operation with at least one remote backend computing system. Backend user interaction data corresponding to the user's interaction with the software application as generated by the at least one remote back-end computing system can be received. A new video comprising a plurality of divided segments of the user-activity video signal can be generated automatically using the backend user interaction data and a plurality of predefined rules. The new video can be provided. Related apparatus, systems, techniques, and articles are also described.
US11975257B2	Playground apparatus A playground apparatus comprises a frame adapted to rest on a ground surface, the frame comprising a pair of laterally opposed outermost sides having first ends arranged towards an outermost end of the frame and second ends opposed to the first ends, wherein the outermost sides taper inwardly towards the first ends. Monkey bars are supported by the frame above the ground surface that comprise a plurality of graspable rungs arranged in a row. The playground apparatus also comprises a pair of upright support poles, wherein uppermost sections of the upright support poles are connected to the frame towards the first ends such that the uppermost sections are laterally inwardly disposed relative to the second ends. Lowermost ends of the upright support poles extend outwardly away from one another and towards the outermost end to increase a surface area of the ground surface engaged by the upright support poles.
US11975255B2	Golf practice tool A golf practice device is disclosed to derive a proper stance and swing form of a golf club. The device to be installed on a shaft of a golf club with a club head, comprises a fixing part to be installed on the shaft and including a bearing part formed at a part thereof, and a shaft part to be fitted in the bearing part. In a state where a longitudinal direction of the shaft is horizontalized and a toe side of the club head is located on a ground side, the fixing part is installed at a center of gravity position of the entire golf club, on the shaft, and one end in an opposite side of the bearing part in the longitudinal direction, of the shaft part faces a vertical direction with respect to the longitudinal direction of the shaft to point a core of the golf club.
US11975254B2	Removable accessory for a fencing mask A removable accessory for a fencing mask provided with a mesh having an array of apertures is provided. The accessory can include a main body having a first surface, and a plurality of projections extending from the first surface of the main body. Each projection is configured to be removably insertable into an aperture of the mesh. Therefore, the accessory may be removably attached to the fencing mask, without damaging the fencing mask.
US11975253B2	Basketball training device and method A basketball training device that is usable trains basketball players to sweep the ball low when dribbling against and opposing player or protect the ball if they are being defended by an opposing player with high hands is disclosed. The training device includes a base with a friction surface to engage the gym floor. Upright fibers are able to bend upon contact with a ball and regain their original position.
US11975251B2	Power gap adjustable flex bat The invention describes a bat for baseball or softball having a composite or metallic outer barrel and an insert assembly formed from composite or metallic materials and soft foam materials. The invention describes a number of embodiments of the insert assembly which may include adjustable floating or fixed power cones and adjustable sleeves, as well as a dual wall construction with the radially outer wall having an annular gap to allow limited directional flex of the radially outer wall of the insert assembly upon impact with a ball.
US11975249B2	Iron-type golf club head Disclosed herein is an iron-type golf club head comprising a body comprising a heel portion, a sole portion, a toe portion, and a topline portion. The topline portion has a mass per unit length of between 0.09 g/mm and 0.40 g/mm. The golf club head also comprises a strike plate coupled to the body at a front portion of the golf club head and a cavity defined between the topline portion, the sole portion, and the strike plate. The golf club head further comprises a bridge bar at a rear portion of the golf club head. The bridge bar spans the cavity, is spaced apart from the strike plate, and is rigidly fixed to and extends uprightly between the sole portion and the topline portion. The bridge bar has a mass per unit length of between 0.09 g/mm and 0.40 g/mm.
US11975248B2	Golf club heads Disclosed golf club heads include a body defining an interior cavity, a face, a sole, a crown, and a hosel. Certain embodiments include a weight channel positioned in the sole and defining a path along the sole. Some embodiments include a weight member positioned in the weight channel that is configured to be adjusted to any of a range of selectable positions to adjust mass properties of the golf club head. A fastener may be configured to secure the weight member in any of the selectable positions, while the fastener itself, regardless of where the weight member is positioned along the path, may be secured to the body at a fixed location that is independent of the position of the weight member along the path.
US11975241B2	Golf ball A golf ball including an outer surface having dimples located on the outer surface, at least one core, at least one mantle layer, at least one cover layer, and a plurality of images located on the outer surface, the images being provided with at least two contrasting colors, wherein the plurality of images each have a Major Peak Ratio of between 0.18 and 1, a Major Valley Ratio of between 0.18 and 1, a slope value of between −5 and 5, and an intercept value between 5 and 80.
US11975235B2	Cycling or motorcycling simulator for recreation and physical exercise The present invention discloses a cycling or motorcycling simulator for recreation and physical exercise characterized by allowing left, right, and backward movements and tilts that can be controlled with the handlebars or body thrust. Structurally, the device of the present invention is divided mainly into six parts interconnected to get the device to function optimally. Thus, the simulator consists of i) a base that supports the other systems of the invention, ii) a mounting base that allows coupling the lifting system, the lower coupling system, and the lateral tilt system, iii) a frame giving a bicycle-shaped structure to the simulator, iv) a lifting system, v) a lateral tilt system, and vi) a lower coupling system; wherein the said systems control the turns and the tilt of the simulator. Because the present invention allows a greater range and variety of movements, the monotony of the exercise is reduced, and the user can exercise a greater number of muscles.
US11975234B2	Personal activity mat A personal activity exercise mat including a base, a first handle connected to the base, a second handle connected to the base, a first equipment connector connected to the base, a second equipment connector connected to the base, a first elastic band connected to the base, and a second elastic band connected to the base, wherein these components facilitate use of the personal activity mat for multiple different activities.
US11975231B2	Long-term fire retardant with corrosion inhibitors and methods for making and using same A forest fire retardant composition contains a retardant compound that includes a potassium salt. The potassium salt may include a potassium salt of an organic acid, a potassium salt of an inorganic acid, or mixtures thereof. The organic acid may include formic acid, acetic acid, propanoic acid, butanoic acid, lactic acid, oxalic acid, malic acid, gluconic acid, tartaric acid, uric acid, malic acid, or citric acid. The inorganic acid may include sulfuric acid, phosphoric acid, carbonic acid, or hydrochloric acid. The composition may be in the form of a dry concentrate, a liquid concentrate, or a final diluted product. The final diluted product is effective in suppressing, retarding, and controlling forest fires while exhibiting corrosion resistance and low toxicity.
US11975230B2	User configurable long-range fire-fighting apparatus There is described a fire-fighting apparatus comprising a housing comprising an upstream air inlet and a downstream fire-extinguishing stream outlet and a hollow body therebetween, wherein the housing houses an air stream traveling at high velocity; and a spray assembly concentrically mounted to the housing. The spray assembly comprises a fluid inlet connected to a source of fluid outside the housing; and a plurality of injecting assemblies fluidly connected to the fluid inlet and designed for breaking down an inflow of the fluid into droplets and projecting the droplets of the fluid within the air stream in a multiphase fire-extinguishing stream. The injecting assemblies each comprises a fluid outlet; a base plate through which extends the fluid outlet; a holding structure mounted to the base plate and extending downstream therefrom, and a unibody jet-fragmenting device mounted to the holding structure facing the stream of fluid exiting the fluid outlet.
US11975227B2	Method for producing a pipe element, particularly a pipe element of a fire-extinguishing facility, pipe element and pipe system comprising same The invention relates to a method for producing a pipeline of a fire extinguishing installation. The method includes providing a first hollow body and a second hollow body, positioning the hollow bodies relative to one another in a welding zone such that the connection of the hollow bodies can be performed in the welding zone, positioning a collecting container within the first and/or second hollow body in the region of the welding zone, welding the first hollow body to the second hollow body in the welding zone such that the pipeline element is obtained, wherein a fully encircling weld seam is generated which has a root extending on the inside of the pipeline element; and collecting, by the collecting container, weld spatter that occurs on the inside of the pipeline element during the welding process.
US11975219B2	Systems and methods for particle portal imaging A particle portal imaging (PPI) system and method are provided that can be used to provide a “beam's eye view” of a patient's anatomy as a charged particle beam is delivered to a target region of the patient's body. The PPI system is capable of performing real-time image acquisition and in-situ dose monitoring using at least exit neutrons generated within the patient. The PPI system can perform charged particle treatment (PT) monitoring to monitor the particle beam being used for PT.
US11975214B2	Devices utilizing fluorescent enhancement theragnosis technology A plurality of devices that provide examination/diagnosis and/or treatment benefits to a patient are presented. The device including a plurality of light sources that provide for the emission of light in a plurality of wavelength ranges, wherein the plurality of light sources are activated by a sensor, configured to determine a proximity of the device to a patient, to control an application of a voltage to selected one of the plurality of light sources for a predetermined time period.
US11975213B2	Systems for neuro-EEG synchronization therapy Described are methods, devices, and systems for a novel, inexpensive, easy to use therapy for a number of disorders. Described are methods and devices to treat disorders that involves no medication. Methods and devices described herein use alternating magnetic fields to gently “tune” the brain and affect mood, focus, and cognition of subjects.
US11975209B2	External defibrillator A wearable external defibrillator with a plurality of ECG sensing electrodes and a first defibrillator pad electrode and a second defibrillator pad electrode. The ECG sensing electrodes and the defibrillator pad electrodes are configured for long term wear.
US11975208B2	Implantable medical device for arrhythmia detection A computer implemented method for determining heart arrhythmias based on cardiac activity that includes under control of one or more processors of an implantable medical device (IMD) configured with specific executable instructions to obtain far field cardiac activity (CA) signals at electrodes located remote from the heart, and obtain acceleration signatures, at an accelerometer of the IMD, indicative of heart sounds generated during the cardiac beats. The IMD is also configured with specific executable instructions to declare a candidate arrhythmia based on a characteristic of at least one R-R interval from the cardiac beats, and evaluate the acceleration signatures for ventricular events (VEs) to re-assess a presence or absence of at least one R-wave from the cardiac beats and based thereon confirming or denying the candidate arrhythmia.
US11975206B2	Multi-electrode implantable medical device (IMD) An implantable medical device (IMD) comprises a plurality of deep tines configured to be advanced into a septum of a heart of a patient in different directions that are not parallel to a longitudinal axis of the implantable medical device, wherein each deep tine of the plurality of deep tines is configured to deliver cardiac pacing to cardiac tissue distal to a chamber of the heart in which the IMD is implanted, and one or more shallow electrodes engageable with the septum, wherein the one or more shallow electrodes are configured to deliver cardiac pacing to the chamber of the heart in which the IMD is implanted.
US11975202B2	Methods for reducing the risk of strokes by pharmacotherapy to reduce the number and duration of atrial fibrillations Disclosed are methods to treat patients with AFib by monitoring their heart rhythm to determine the presence and/or the number of episodes of long duration AFib, and optionally the extent of AFib burden. Patients who meet threshold requirements are qualified for the treatment of AFib with a dosage of budiodarone. Patient monitoring is continued in order confirm that the patient is and remains responsive to budiodarone therapy including dose adjusting the patient to achieve such therapy. Subsequently, monitoring is continued to confirm that the patient remains responsive. These methods allow for treatment of the AFib and, correspondingly, reduce or delay the risk of stroke and/or congestive heart failure in the treated patient.
US11975198B2	Nerve stimulator and manufacturing method thereof A nerve stimulator and a manufacturing method thereof. The nerve stimulator includes a glass substrate, and a plurality of metal pins provided on the substrate, wherein the metal pins form stimulation portions on one side of the substrate, and the density of the metal pins is greater than 15 Pin/mm2. The stimulation portions in the present nerve stimulator have a high density and a good stimulation effect. The processing method thereof is to cut out a high-density metal pin array first by using a metal underlayer, then the manufacturing method overcomes the deficiency in the prior art that it is rather difficult to manufacture a high density of nerve stimulation electrodes by using other substrates such as ceramics and the like.
US11975196B2	Tools to assist spinal cord stimulation self-reprogramming Methods and systems for assisting a patient to reprogram parameters of an implantable medical device, such as a spinal cord stimulator, are disclosed. A patient may use an external controller, which may be either a dedicated device or a personal computing device, to interact with their implantable medical device and evaluate the efficacy of their therapy. If the efficacy diminishes, the patient may use their external controller to adjust either the neural dosage (i.e., frequency, pulse width, and/or amplitude) and/or the location at which stimulation is provided. A reprogramming assistant is provided, which guides the patient in adjusting their stimulation using their external controller. The patient may use supra-perception or sub-perception stimulation for the adjustment. The implantable medical device may include pre-programmed “rescue programs” to assist the patient in recovering the efficacy of their therapy.
US11975194B2	Non-regular electrical stimulation patterns for improved efficiency in treating Parkinson's disease Systems and methods for stimulation of neurological tissue generate stimulation trains with temporal patterns of stimulation, in which the interval between electrical pulses (the inter-pulse intervals) changes or varies over time. Compared to conventional continuous, high rate pulse trains having regular (i.e., constant) inter-pulse intervals, the non-regular (i.e., not constant) pulse patterns or trains that embody features of the invention provide a lower average frequency. The systems and methods for stimulation of neurological tissue may be used to increase the efficacy of treatment in patients with Parkinson's Disease.
US11975193B2	Cochlea implant system with measurement unit A method and a cochlea implant system for providing reliably control and stability of the ratio between the positive charge and the capacitive discharge of an electrical pulse are disclosed. The system includes an external unit configured to receive acoustical sound and process the acoustical sound into a coded audio signal, and an implantable unit configured to receive the coded audio signal. The system further comprises a pulse generating unit configured to generate a first electrical pulse of a first pulse duration and a second electrical pulse of a second pulse duration different from the first pulse duration based on the coded audio signal. The system still further comprises an electrode array including a plurality of electrodes, wherein at least one of the plurality of electrodes is configured to receive at least the first electrical pulse and the second electrical pulse, and a capacitor connected to the at least one of the plurality of electrodes. The system still further comprises a measurement unit configured to measure, across the connection of the at least one of the plurality of electrodes and the capacitor, a first voltage based on the first electrical pulse and a second voltage based on the second electrical pulse. The system still further comprises an evaluation unit configured to calculate a voltage difference between the measured first and second voltages.
US11975192B2	Inner ear apparatus A hearing-aid apparatus includes an audio collector, an audio processor, a speaker and an inner-ear implant device. The audio collector collects audio information. The speaker generates a sound wave by reference to the audio information. The sound wave is transmitted to an inner ear of a user. The inner-ear implant device is implanted aside a round window of the user for generating an electrical signal encoded by the audio processor based on the audio information to stimulate high frequency auditory nerve cells of the user with an electrode of the inner-ear implant device. The audio wave sent to the inner ear of and the electrical signal stimulating the auditory nerve cells together form an integrated auditory recognition corresponding to the audio information.
US11975191B2	Stretchable wiring board and electrical muscle stimulating device Provided is a stretchable wiring board including: a base material having stretchability; a wiring line having at least a portion coated and formed on the base material with a conductive stretchable material; and an uneven engaging portion that is electrically connected to the wiring line and has a protrusion or a recess configured to engage with a connection terminal of an external device.
US11975184B2	Training device for defibrillators A training device for training a trainee to operate a defibrillator including a housing having a shape which imitates a shape of a defibrillator, a defibrillator function emulation device attached to the housing and configured to emulate a predefined subset of functions of a defibrillator, and electrodes attached to the housing. The trainer defibrillator of the disclosure simulates a real defibrillator, but, due to limited functionality and construction, will be much less expensive than existing trainer defibrillators and will therefore be able to be distributed more widely.
US11975183B2	Component for conducting a fluid having a sensor A component for conducting a fluid having a sensor, wherein the component comprises an inner and an outer wall, where-in the inner wall is configured to conduct the fluid, the outer wall terminates the component to the outside, and a wall region is formed between the inner and outer walls. The component in accordance with the invention is characterized in that the sensor has an electromechanical element and is arranged in the wall region at the inner wall, wherein the sensor is adapted to measure a degree of deformation of the inner wall in the region of the sensor by means of the sensor element and to output it as an electrical signal, wherein the sensor element preferably has a length and/or a width of ≤50 μm.
US11975178B2	Resin syringe, prefilled syringe, and method for producing resin syringe A resin syringe includes: a syringe body made of polyolefin, and a printing layer having a shape that extends in a band around an outer surface of the syringe body. The printing layer comprises components including chlorinated polypropylene having a degree of chlorination in a range of 15 to 30%, a colorant, and a filler. A plurality of recessed portions is formed in the outer surface of the syringe body on which the printing layer is printed and the recessed portions form a shape that extends in a band around the outer surface of the syringe body and that is entirely covered by the printing layer. Each of the recessed portions has a depth of 50 nm or more and less than 1 μm and a width of 50 nm or more and less than 1 μm and is filled with at least one of the components of the printing layer.
US11975163B2	Enema device, and a delivery container for use in said enema device The present invention relates to an enema device comprising a delivery container arranged for accommodating an enema and an applicator nozzle for dispersing the enema, and wherein the delivery container is arranged as a hand held pump and for remaining in an at least partly compressed configuration when the user releases the pressure on said delivery container during use. Thereby is provided a simple, inexpensive and essentially maintenance free enema device which can be used for self-administrating of an enema.
US11975160B2	Low-drag septum for a catheter system A peripheral intravenous catheter assembly may include a low-drag septum. The septum may include a body having a distal end and a proximal end, which may be sealed. The septum may include a slot disposed within an outer surface of the body and oriented along a longitudinal axis of the body. The slot may include a distal end spaced apart from the distal end of the body, and a proximal end spaced apart from the proximal end of the body. An introducer needle may extend through the slot.
US11975158B2	Medical device with haptic sensing capabilities Medical devices and methods for using medical devices are disclosed. An example medical device includes a catheter having a proximal end region and a distal tip and an array of sealed chambers disposed along the distal tip, wherein each of the chambers includes a distal membrane disposed along an outer surface of the distal tip and a proximal membrane extending radially inward from the outer surface. Further, each proximal membrane is configured to shift between a first position and an expanded position in response to a change in pressure within the chamber.
US11975156B2	Methods of using planar or defocused acoustic waves for non-invasive sonodynamic therapy Disclosed are methods of using planar or defocused acoustic waves for providing non-invasive sonodynamic therapy. The method includes acoustically coupling an array of piezoelectric transducers to a patient. A controller is configured to generate an electrical drive signal at a frequency selected from a range of frequencies, modulate the drive signal, and drive the transducer with the modulated drive signal at the frequency to produce modulated acoustic waves to produce an average acoustic intensity sufficient to activate a sonosensitizer in a treatment region without damaging healthy cells in the treatment region.
US11975147B2	Curved bougie guide A guide, system and method for endotracheal intubation using a pre-shaped, curvilinear guide to deliver a flexible bougie into the trachea under videoscopic visualization. The guide comprises an elongate tube with sufficient rigidity to maintain a pre-shaped path with multiple curvatures to provide a conduit through which the bougie is passed to the proper location and orientation with respect to the glottis and upper trachea.
US11975144B2	Emergency ventilator system An emergency ventilation system ventilates a patient and includes a chamber housing defining a breathing chamber; a piston; and a motor operably connected to the piston. The motor applies an exhalation force to move the piston in an exhalation direction applies an inhalation force to move the piston in an inhalation direction. The piston increases air in the breathing chamber as the exhalation force is applied and decreases air in the breathing chamber as the inhalation force is applied. An exhalation check valve allows airflow from the air source to the breathing chamber and not to allow airflow from the breathing chamber to the air source as the inhalation force is applied. An inhalation check valve allows airflow from the breathing chamber to the air output and not to allow airflow from the air output to the breathing chamber as the exhalation force is applied.
US11975142B2	Control device for an electronic aerosol provision system A control device for an electronic aerosol provision system is provided. The control device is configured to receive a replaceable component to form an electronic aerosol provision system. The control device includes a communication interface for performing communications external to the electronic aerosol provision system; a memory configured to hold a set of stored identifiers; and a control system. The control system is configured to: receive control information from a remote server via the communication interface; update the set of stored identifiers based on the control information received from the remote server; receive an identifier from a replaceable component received by the control device; make a comparison of the received identifier against the set of stored identifiers; and perform a control action for the electronic aerosol provision system dependent upon the result of said comparison.
US11975141B2	Breath actuated inhalers An accessory (50,80) adapted to be used with a breath actuated inhaler (10), the breath actuated inhaler (10) comprising an air inlet (19), an outlet (20) for delivering medicament and a trigger mechanism (30) for triggering the delivery of a dose of the medicament in response to a flow (40) between the air inlet (19) and the outlet (20), wherein the accessory comprises: a pressure assist unit (52, 54) for application to the air inlet, comprising an assist chamber (52) for holding a volume of air and a mechanical release system (54, 70) for expelling air from the assist chamber to the air inlet, at a rate sufficient to trigger the trigger mechanism. Hence, it has an assist chamber for holding a volume of air and a mechanical release system for expelling air from the assist chamber to the air inlet, at a rate sufficient to trigger a dose trigger mechanism of the breath actuated inhaler. In this way, a user may use a breath actuated inhaler even if they do not have the ability to generate an inhalation suitable for activating the inhaler.
US11975140B2	Medication delivery system with mask A medication delivery system having a holding chamber capable of delivering dosages of medicament from a metered dose inhaler. The holding chamber includes an actuator detector, a flow detector, and a display. In another embodiment, a medication delivery system includes a holding chamber having an input end and an output end, a metered dose inhaler operably coupled to the input end of the holding chamber, and a metered dose inhaler identifier associated with the holding chamber and operable to identify the metered dose inhaler coupled to the holding chamber.
US11975138B2	Apparatus for generating aerosol from an aerosolizable medium, an article of aerosolizable medium and a method of operating an aerosol generating apparatus An aerosol generating device for receiving an aerosol generating article includes an electrical circuit including a controller for determining a change in an electrical property of the circuit. The change in the electrical property of the circuit is caused by the user interacting with an aerosol generating article received by the device.
US11975136B2	System and method for aseptic collection of mammalian amniotic fluid A system for aseptic collection of mammalian amniotic fluid. The system includes a cannula having an attachment end and external end. The attachment end provides a concentric opening to a hollow chamber disposed about a central passage. The hollow chamber has a port disposed adjacent to the external end permitting at least a partial suction to be established within the hollow chamber, the attachment end thereby suctionally attached to a surface when the attachment end is disposed upon the surface. The central passage provides access to a central portion of the surface surrounded by the concentric opening of the hollow chamber. An extraction needle is disposed within the central passage of the cannula and presented to the central portion of the surface. The extraction needle penetrates the central portion of the surface and extracts amniotic fluid there beneath. An associated method of use is also provided.
US11975135B2	Device and method for clearing tubing A device for moving contents of a tube by acting on the exterior of the tube is provided. The device includes a housing having a tube passageway extending along a length thereof for holding a tube therein. A first roller and a second roller are moveable between a first position and a second position and configured to compress the tube in the second position. A first roller chassis is coupled to the housing for mounting the first roller therein and a second roller chassis is coupled to the housing for mounting the second roller therein. The first and second roller chassis are moveable between a first position in which the tube is disengaged and a second position in which the tube is engaged. A lever operably coupled to the housing causes the first or second roller to pivot and engage the tube positioned within the passageway.
US11975134B2	Blockage and leak detection in multiple dressing reduced pressure wound therapy systems Embodiments of apparatuses and methods for providing negative pressure wound therapy to multiple wounds are disclosed. In some embodiments, presence of blockage in one or more fluid flow paths connecting a negative pressure source to one or more dressings can be performed. Determination of a blockage can be performed based on comparing one or more pressure measurements to at least one threshold. The at least one threshold can be determined based on detected capacities of the one or more dressings.
US11975128B2	Medical treatment system and methods using a plurality of fluid lines A medical treatment system, such as a peritoneal dialysis system, may include a control and other features to enhance patient comfort and ease of use. For example, a cycler device may include a heater bag receiving section and a lid mounted to cover and uncover the heater bag receiving section, potentially enabling faster heating of a dialysate. A user interface may be moveable to be received into the receiving section and covered by the lid, if desired. The system may detect anomalous conditions, such as tilting of a housing of the system, and automatically recover without terminating a treatment. The system may include noise reduction features, such as porting pneumatic outputs to a common chamber, and others. The system may also automatically detect any one of several different solution lines connected to the system, and control operation accordingly, e.g., to mix solutions provided by two or more lines and form a needed dialysate solution. A cassette control surface may be arranged to have one or more ports that can detect a presence of a liquid, e.g., to identify if a cassette is leaking or has otherwise been compromised.
US11975125B2	Medical devices Described are medical devices including expandable tubular bodies configured to be implanted into a lumen, wherein the outer surface of the expandable tubular bodies are coupled to a polymer(s).
US11975122B2	Preparation method for revitalizing a biocompatible tissue A method for preparing a biocompatible tissue for revitalization thereof, wherein such tissue has an essentially tubular shape. The method provides inserting a support that mainly extends along a longitudinal extension axis inside the cavity defined by the tissue and performing on the outer and/or inner surface of the tissue a plurality of holes spread out on at least one of the generatrixes of the tissue. Holes are made with a depth which occupies at least a part of the thickness of the tissue.
US11975118B1	Aqueous ozone floor disinfection system The present invention relates to an aqueous ozone floor disinfection system. A floor cleaning machine traverses a floor surface entering a pre-hygienic zone prior to cleaning, cleaning within a midst-hygienic zone for a cleaning period, and moving away from the midst-hygienic zone creating a post-hygienic zone. An aqueous ozone generator receives water and generates an ozonated concentrate liquid. A post-hygienic mixer ratiometrically blends the ozonated concentrate liquid and water to form a post-hygienic ozone disinfection solution having a predetermined post-hygienic ozone treatment concentration. A post-hygienic nozzle spray of the post-hygienic ozone disinfection solution onto the post-hygienic zone portion of the floor surface for at least a post-hygienic treatment time absent agitation or removal by the floor cleaning machine improving disinfection of the floor surface. The service life of the aqueous ozone generator can be tracked and the disinfected floor surface can be GPS geofenced.
US11975117B2	Dome light with sanitizing features A dome-style light is provided for vehicles or other environments and includes one or more sanitizing feature such as light elements and/or a disinfectant dispenser. The light elements may be UVC emitting lights. The disinfectant dispenser may include a container or tank of aerosol or liquid disinfectant. The light includes a control unit for controlling the lights and/or dispenser at certain times. The control unit may receive an output for one or more sensors, such as detectors, for detecting activity in the presence of the light, where the control unit may prevent the illumination of the light(s) or the dispensing of disinfectant when activity is detected. The light may be retrofit into a vehicle for use in disinfecting a vehicle.
US11975116B2	Entryway sanitizing assembly An entryway sanitizing assembly for neutralizing microbes on an entrant includes a frame, which defines an opening through which a user can pass. A first sensor, which detect motion, is engaged to the frame and can detect a user approaching the opening. A lamp engaged to the frame emits ultraviolet radiation into the opening to neutralize microbes on the user passes through the opening. A plurality of nozzles is engaged to the frame and is directed into the opening. A pump is operationally engaged to the plurality of nozzles and to a reservoir containing a disinfectant solution. The disinfectant solution is pumped by the pump to the nozzles to generate a disinfectant mist to neutralize the microbes on the user passing through the opening. A controller selectively actuates the lamp and the pump upon detection of motion by the first sensor.
US11975112B2	Treatment of vomiting and nausea with minimum dose of olanzapine Compositions, devices, and methods for transdermal administration of olanzapine and uses thereof, e.g., to treat nausea and vomiting.
US11975111B2	Dactinomycin compositions and methods for the treatment of myelodysplastic syndrome and acute myeloid leukemia The disclosure provides compositions comprising dactinomycin, formulated for delivery by nanoparticle, and methods for treating a myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) or cancer, for example, NPM1-mutated acute myeloid leukemia (AML), by administration of the compositions of the disclosure.
US11975107B2	Compositions and resulting hard capsules comprising hydrophilic coloring foodstuff concentrates An aqueous composition for making dip-molded comestible hard capsules comprising a film forming capsule base material and one or more colorants each consisting of a hydrophilic coloring foodstuff concentrate.
US11975098B2	Nanosuspensions of cannabidiol for developing water-dispersible formulations Aqueous nanosuspensions of cannabidiol (CBD) having improved stability, shelf life, and/or CBD content are provided, as are methods of making such nanosuspensions. The nanosuspensions include ethyl maltol as an emulsifying agent and may be manufactured by either a melt emulsification process or a solvent evaporation process. The nanosuspensions may also have an improved taste and are thus suitable for use as, e.g., beverage additives.
US11975089B2	Composition for conditioning keratin fibers A composition for conditioning keratin fibers, comprising: (a) at least one (C10-C30)alkylamido(C1-C8)alkyl(di)(C1-C6)alkylamine and their cosmetic salts and their solvates such as hydrates; (b) at least one dicarboxylic acid containing at least one hydroxyl group, preferably two hydroxyl groups, the said dicarboxylic acid not bearing a cyclic group; (c) at least one oil from eater of C6-C20 fatty acid and C6-C20 fatty alcohol; The composition provides to the keratin fibers, in particular the hair, an improved disentangling, and smoothness sensory.
US11975083B2	Wet wipes with a cellulosic substrate and gentle lotion A wet wipe with a substrate having cellulosic fibers and a lotion is provided. The lotion may have between about 96.0% and about 99.5%, by weight of the lotion, of water. The lotion may have a preservative system having benzoic acid and/or a salt thereof, succinic acid and/or a salt thereof, and phytic acid and/or a salt thereof. The lotion may also have a surfactant, pH buffering system, and a pH of about 3.5 to about 5.
US11975077B2	Guanylurea functionalized peptides and proteins for therapeutics A cell-penetrating peptide (CPP) comprising a plurality of mono(amino acid)s, oligo(amino acid)s, or poly(amino acid)s where a plurality of the amino acids comprise a positively charged guanylurea unit with a small molecule fragment and each of the mono(amino acid)s, oligo(amino acid)s, or poly(amino acid)s comprising a drug attached through a linker. The CPP can be used for treating cancers.
US11975072B2	Pyropheophorbide conjugate and use thereof in the treatment of cancer and as a fluorescent marker The invention relates to a compound of formula (I) and to the pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. The invention also relates to the use of said compound of formula (I) in the treatment of cancer, particularly by photodynamic therapy.
US11975071B2	Tumor ablation using low-intensity ultrasound and sound excitable drug A method for ablating cancerous tissue in a subject, the method comprising incorporating a sound excitable compound into said cancerous tissue followed by exposure of said cancerous tissue to low-intensity ultrasound having an intensity of no more than 5 W/cm2, said sound excitable compound having the structure Formula (1) wherein: X1, X2, X3, and X4 are each independently selected from iodine and bromine atoms; X5, X6, X7, and X8 are each independently selected from hydrogen atom, chlorine, bromine, and iodine atoms; Y1 is an —O—, —NR′—, or —CR′2— linker, wherein R′ is independently selected from hydrogen atom and methyl; Z is a hydrocarbon linking group containing 1-12 carbon atoms; R1 is selected from hydrogen atom, methyl, —OH, and —OR groups, wherein R is an alkyl group containing one to three carbon atoms; and wherein said Formula (1) includes pharmaceutically acceptable salts and solvates of the compounds embraced by Formula (1).
US11975067B2	Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine The present invention includes a vaccine comprising a SARS-CoV-2 spike protein (S) or portion thereof, and methods of use thereof.
US11975064B2	Vaccination with mRNA-coded antigens The present invention relates to vaccines comprising at least one mRNA encoding at least one antigen for use in the treatment of a disease in an elderly patient preferably exhibiting an age of at least 50 years, more preferably of at least 55 years, 60 years, 65 years, 70 years, or older, wherein the treatment comprises vaccination of the patient and eliciting an immune response in said patient. The present invention is furthermore directed to kits and kits of parts comprising such a vaccine and/or its components and to methods applying such a vaccine or kit.
US11975062B2	Zika vaccines and immunogenic compositions, and methods of using the same The present disclosure relates to Zika virus vaccines and immunogenic compositions having one or more antigens from a Zika virus (e.g., a Zika virus clonal isolate, a non-human cell adapted Zika virus, etc.), and methods of treatments and uses thereof.
US11975061B2	Protective immunity enhanced Salmonella vaccine (PIESV) against Brucella spp Bacterial pathogens have evolved means to succeed as pathogens by infecting without recognition by receptors triggering innate immunity, by suppressing induction of immunity and by inducing immune responses to antigens that confer no protectives immunity. Embodiments described herein circumvent these abilities in Salmonella so as to provide a vector system that induces maximal protective immune responses. Another major problem in using live attenuated bacterial vaccine vectors is the accumulation of attenuating mutations that confer a virulence and safety but which decrease the ability of the vaccine to invade cells in the MALT to colonize and persist in internal effector lymphoid tissues. The embodiments disclosed herein solve this problem in multiple ways by using regulated delayed in vivo shut off of virulence genes, regulated delayed synthesis of recombinant protective antigens and regulated delayed lysis in vivo to confer biological containment with no persistence of vaccine cells and no survival if excreted.
US11975056B2	AADC polynucleotides for the treatment of Parkinson's disease The disclosure relates to compositions and methods for the preparation, manufacture and therapeutic use of polynucleotides encoding AADC for the treatment of Parkinson's Disease.
US11975054B2	Nucleic acid molecules encoding clostridium histolyticum collagenase I and methods of producing the same The invention relates to recombinant nucleic acid and polypeptides encoding collagenase I and collagenase II, methods for the preparation thereof and methods for the use thereof. The invention also encompasses methods related to releasing a composition comprising collagenase prior to therapeutic administration.
US11975051B1	Therapeutic peptides and uses thereof Methods for ameliorating neurodegenerative disorders and methods for ameliorating inflammatory disorders comprising administering to said subject an effective amount of a polypeptide comprising, in order from N-terminus to C-terminus, R-X1-X2-X3-X4-X5-R′ wherein: R is optionally 1-5 additional α-amino acids of either L-configuration or D configuration; X1 is any amino acid of either L-configuration or D-configuration; X2 is any amino acid of either L-configuration or D-configuration; X3 is Asp or Glu of either L-configuration or D-configuration; X4 is any amino acid of either L-configuration or D-configuration; X5 is any amino acid of either L-configuration or D-configuration; and R′ is optionally 1-5 additional α-amino acids of either L-configuration or D-configuration, with the proviso that at least three of X1, X2, X3, X4, and X5 are of the D-configuration, wherein the N-terminus is optionally modified by acetylation, and wherein the C-terminus is optionally modified by amidation and/or methylation.
US11975049B2	Therapeutic treatment for neurotrophic keratopathy The invention provides reagents, pharmaceutical compositions and methods for the treatment of prevention of disorders and diseases related to defects in trigeminal innervation of the cornea, stem cell deficiency, nonhealing epithelial wounds and particularly to diseases such as neurotrophic keratopathy.
US11975047B1	Methods for storing and warming purified corticotropin compositions A method of storing and warming a sterile corticotropin composition by storing the sterile corticotropin composition in a multiple-dose vial comprising 80 USP units/mL of the sterile corticotropin composition, wherein the vial comprises a rubber stopper coated with cross-linked silicones, at a temperature of 2° to 8° C.; and warming the vial to a temperature of 18° to 26° C., wherein the corticotropin comprises amino acids 1-39 of SEQ ID NO: 1, or wherein the sterile corticotropin composition has not more than 0.05 USP Vasopressin Units/USP Corticotropin Units.
US11975045B2	Use of a VEGF antagonist to treat angiogenic eye disorders The present invention provides methods for treating angiogenic eye disorders by sequentially administering multiple doses of a VEGF antagonist to a patient. The methods of the present invention include the administration of multiple doses of a VEGF antagonist to a patient at a frequency of once every 8 or more weeks. The methods of the present invention are useful for the treatment of angiogenic eye disorders such as age related macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy, diabetic macular edema, central retinal vein occlusion, branch retinal vein occlusion, and corneal neovascularization.
US11975042B2	Immunotherapy against several tumors including gastrointestinal and gastric cancer A pharmaceutical composition contains an antibody or a fragment thereof specific for COL6A3 for the treatment of a cancer. A method of treating a cancer includes administering to a subject in need thereof the pharmaceutical composition. A kit includes a container that contains the pharmaceutical composition. A method of producing an antibody or a fragment thereof against a peptide or a MHC/peptide complex. A method for detecting a diseased tissue includes administering to a subject in need thereof an antibody or a fragment thereof conjugated to a radioisotope and detecting a signal from the radioisotope in the subject. A method for treating a diseased tissue includes administering to a subject in need thereof an antibody or a fragment thereof conjugated to a toxin.
US11975038B1	Therapeutic composition including phenolic compounds derived from opuntia littoralis A therapeutic composition including phenolic compounds derived from Opuntia littoralis (OL) includes an extract of Opuntia littoralis and lutein. The Opuntia littoralis extract can be formed by extracting an Opuntia littoralis plant powder with an alcohol to provide an Opuntia littoralis alcohol extract (OLAE) including the phenolic compounds. In an embodiment, the therapeutic composition can be effectively used as an analgesic for the treatment of pain, as an anti-inflammatory, as a treatment for immunological disorders, and/or as a treatment for oxidant conditions.
US11975036B2	Methods of treating ovarian cancer with hemp extract Methods for treating ovarian cancer comprising: administering to a patient and effective amount of a cannabis extract comprising CBD wherein preferably the cannabis extract is administered via a mucosal formulation.
US11975030B2	Treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and lung degeneration using activated fibroblasts and exosome derivatives thereof Embodiments of the disclosure include methods and compositions for treatment of lung disease, including at least chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). In particular cases, fibroblasts (including activated fibroblasts) and/or exosomes thereof are provided to an individual for the treatment of COPD. In particular cases the fibroblasts are activated and/or express one or more particular markers.
US11975029B2	Compositions and methods for inhibition of lineage specific proteins Disclosed herein are compositions, methods, and kits for use in treating hematopoietic malignancies, the compositions, methods, and kits comprise a cytotoxic agent targeting cells expressing a lineage-specific cell-surface protein and a population of hematopoietic cells that express the lineage-specific cell-surface protein, the hematopoietic cells being manipulated such that they do not bind the cytotoxic agent.
US11975026B2	CD19 and CD22 chimeric antigen receptors and uses thereof The present disclosure provides compositions and methods for treating diseases associated with expression of CD19 and/or CD22, e.g., by administering a recombinant T cell or natural killer (NK) cell comprising a CD22 CAR and a CD19 CAR as described herein. The disclosure also relates to CAR molecules specific to CD22 and/or CD19, methods of making a cell comprising the same and vectors encoding the same.
US11975025B2	Viral vectors and use thereof in adoptive cellular therapy A vector containing a first nucleotide sequence S1 encoding a protein Z1, a second nucleotide sequence S2 encoding a protein Z2, a third nucleotide sequence S3 encoding a protein Y1, and a fourth nucleotide sequence S4 encoding a protein Y2, in which Z1 and Z2 form a first dimer and Y1 and Y2 form a second dimer, in which the first dimer Z1Z2 is different from the second dimer Y1Y2.
US11975024B2	T regulatory (Treg) cell transplantation in osteogenesis imperfecta (OI) The present invention relates to compositions comprising induced T regulatory cells (iTregs), methods of making the compositions, and methods of using the compositions for enhancing bone remodeling in the treatment of Osteogenesis Imperfecta (OI).
US11975022B2	Trace element compositions, methods of making and use Injectable compositions that can be added to parenteral nutrition are provided. In particular, a stable injectable composition is provided which includes water, and at least one of about 800 μg to about 4,000 μg of zinc, about 40 μg to about 400 μg of copper, from about 4 μg to about 90 μg of selenium, or from about 1 μg to about 80 μg of manganese per 1 mL of the injectable composition. Methods of preparing and using of the stable injectable composition are also provided.
US11975021B1	Topical compositions comprising emulsified povidone iodine solutions and methods of preparation Compositions for treating inflammatory skin conditions are described. The compositions can include povidone iodine in aqueous solution, hydrocortisone, diphenhydramine, an emulsifier, and a hydrophobic carrier, where the povidone iodine aqueous solution is emulsified in the hydrophobic carrier. A method of preparing a composition is also described. The method can include adding an aqueous solution of povidone iodine to a hydrophobic carrier, and adding an emulsifier to the hydrophobic carrier at a concentration that emulsifies the aqueous solution of povidone iodine in the hydrophobic carrier upon mixing.
US11975020B2	Colon lavage system The present invention provides compositions, systems, kits, and methods for preparation prior to a colonoscopy or other gastrointestinal procedure. In particular, the present invention provides a colon lavage system comprising an aqueous portion and a solid portion.
US11975018B2	Methods for treatment or prevention of damage resulting from radiation, trauma or shock Described herein are methods of treating a subject that has been or will be exposed to radiation, trauma or shock, the method comprising identifying a subject that has been or will be exposed to radiation, and treating the subject with a compound that treats, reduces the severity or delays the onset of sepsis or reduces the likelihood of mortality in a subject upon administration of a therapeutically effective amount the compound to the subject.
US11975013B2	Stable formulations comprising thiotepa The present disclosure provides pharmaceutical compositions comprising thiotepa and one selected from PEG, such as PEG400 or PEG600, and DMSO, and optionally water or an aqueous saline solution and thiosulfate. The composition is free or substantially free of impurities. Also provided is a method for treating cancer in a subject, or myeloablation prior to bone marrow transplantation using the composition. A method for enhancing the stability of a thiotepa formulation is also contemplated.
US11975007B2	Medicaments containing riboflavin exhibiting improved flowability Antihypertensive agents which are crystalline having a general plate shape may be difficult to formulate as they often do not exhibit good flowability properties. Addition of spray-dried riboflavin surprisingly improves flowability of these agents.
US11975002B2	Preparation and composition for treatment of malignant tumors It is intended to provide a novel method for treating a cancer using an FGFR inhibitor that exhibits a remarkably excellent antitumor effect and has fewer side effects. The present invention provides a combination preparation for the treatment of a malignant tumor comprising a compound represented by Formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and one or more additional compound(s) having an antitumor effect or pharmaceutically acceptable salt(s) thereof, and a pharmaceutical composition comprising both the active ingredients. The present invention also provides an antitumor effect enhancer, an antitumor agent, a kit for malignant tumor treatment, etc. comprising a compound represented by Formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
US11975001B2	Immediate release pharmaceutical formulation of 4-[3-(4-cyclopropanecarbonyl-piperazine-1-carbonyl)-4-fluoro-benzyl]-2H-phthalazin-1-one The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical formulation comprising the drug 4-[3-(4-cyclopropanecarbonyl-piperazine-1-carbonyl)-4-fluoro-benzyl]-2H-phthalazin-1-one in a solid dispersion with a matrix polymer that exhibits low hygroscopicity and high softening temperature, such as copovidone. The invention also relates to a daily pharmaceutical dose of the drug provided by such a formulation. In addition, the invention relates to the use of a matrix polymer that exhibits low hygroscopicity and high softening temperature in solid dispersion with 4-[3-(4-cyclopropanecarbonyl-piperazine-1-carbonyl)-4-fluoro-benzyl]-2H-phthalazin-1-one for increasing the bioavailability of the drug.
US11974998B2	Methods of treatment The present disclosure provides for methods of treating a patient with a CYP3A4 substrate drug, wherein the patient is treated with posaconazole. In some embodiments, the patient stops posaconazole treatment, waits for at least 3 days, and then is treated with the CYP3A4 substrate drug as soon as it is safe to do so. In some embodiments, treatment with the CYP3A4 substrate drug is delayed for about 3-42 days after stopping posaconazole. In some embodiments, the patient is treated with a reduced dose of the CYP3A4 substrate drug for about 3-42 days.
US11974996B2	Naloxegol oxalate and solid dispersion thereof The present invention relates to solid dispersion of Naloxegol oxalate. Further, the present invention relates to an improved process for Naloxegol oxalate and intermediates thereof.
US11974995B1	6′-(4-bromophenyl)-2′-methoxy-3,4′-bipyridine-3′-carbonitrile as an antioxidant compound A 6′-(4-bromophenyl)-2′-methoxy-3,4′-bipyridine-3′-carbonitrile as antioxidant compound, its synthesis, and its use as an antioxidant agent.
US11974994B2	Agent for treating or preventing glaucoma including a sulfonamide compound and another drug A preventive or therapeutic agent for glaucoma or ocular hypertension includes a combination of isopropyl (6-{[4-(pyrazol-1-yl)benzyl] (pyridin-3-ylsulfonyl) aminomethyl}pyridin-2-ylamino)acetate with one or more other preventive or therapeutic drugs for glaucoma or ocular hypertension, with the proviso that tafluprost is excluded.
US11974993B2	Solution formulations of CX-011 Provided herein are solution formulations of CX-011 and related methods for making solution formulations of CX-011. Also provided are methods of treating an inflammatory disorder, such as osteoarthritis, or cancer in a subject in need thereof by administering an effective amount of the solution formulations of CX-011.
US11974990B2	TXNIP-TRX complex inhibitors and methods of using the same Disclosed herein, inter alia, are compounds and methods for inhibiting the thioredoxin-thioredoxin-interacting-protein (TXNIP-TRX) complex.
US11974988B2	Neuroprotective compositions and methods of using the same This invention is directed to neuroprotective compositions and methods of using the same to treat neurodegenerative diseases.
US11974979B2	Treatments for benign prostatic hyperplasia Minimally invasive treatment methods for benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) tissue. A system includes a sustained release formulation comprising a cytostatic or cytotoxic drug, and an applicator or delivery system for local delivery of a composition comprising or consisting essentially of the sustained release formulation to the prostate. The applicator containing the composition is characterized by a KIR value of between 40 and 400 Centipoise per unit area.
US11974978B2	Bismuth-thiol compositions and methods for treating wounds The invention relates to bismuth-thiol compounds and pharmaceutical preparations thereof. The invention further relates to methods for treating a topical wound, comprising administering to a subject in need thereof a therapeutically effective amount of a composition comprising a bismuth-thiol compound, wherein the composition is applied to the infection. Methods for treating microbial infections such as diabetic foot infections are also provided.
US11974977B2	Composition and uses for influencing hair growth The invention describes a combination of at least one aromatase inhibitor selected from the group of chemical-synthetic aromatase inhibitors and aromatase inhibition exhibiting extracts of soya beans and rapeseed, respectively, and at least one plant extract that contains one or more active ingredient substance(s) extracted from the plant, which is(are) selected from the group of 5α reductase type I and/or type II inhibitors and androgen receptor blockers, said combination being contained for example in a composition and having special properties for influencing hair growth. Uses of this combination are also described.
US11974974B2	Controlled-release tablets, method of making, and method of use thereof Disclosed are gastroretentive, sustained-release tablet formulations comprising an active agent, such as pregabalin or a pharmaceutically acceptable form thereof, crospovidone, and a cationic copolymer based on dimethylaminoethyl methacrylate, butyl methacrylate, and methyl methacrylate random copolymer.
US11974972B1	Anti-mycobacterial drugs The subject invention provides oligo(carbamoylated guanidine)s (OCGs) having fast and selective mycobactericidal effects via disruption of the mycobacterial membrane potential. OCGs also potentiates bedaquiline, an oxidative phosphorylation-targeting anti-TB drug. The combination of OCG and anti-TB drug can be used as an effective therapy for treating tuberculosis.
US11974971B2	Compositions and methods for treating metabolic disorders Methods for improving the gastrointestinal tolerability of biguanide compounds and for treating metabolic disorders and/or inducing weight loss in patients in need thereof, particularly in individuals having a contraindication for treatment with biguanide compounds, are provided comprising administering delayed release formulations of such biguanide compounds, including metformin, targeted to the small intestine.
US11974970B2	Muscular atrophy-inducing agent using hypometabolism-inducing substance T1AM, and use thereof in treating muscular hypertrophy A muscular atrophy-inducing agent containing, as an active ingredient, a hypometabolism-inducing substance selected from the group consisting of 3-iodothyronamine (T1AM), [D-Ala2,D-Leu5] enkephalin (DADLE), 5′-adenosine monophosphate (5′-AMP), and hydrogen sulfide (H2S), and a method for preventing or treating muscular hypertrophy; and a method for shrinking facial muscle are proposed. The muscular atrophy study model can provide a study model for an economic muscular atrophy study by using a hypometabolism-inducing substance which can be mass-produced, has an effect which may be usefully used by verification for screening of a drug for preventing or treating muscular atrophy, and can be usefully used as a compositions for preventing or treating muscular hypertrophy and a composition for facial muscle shrinkage through the muscular atrophy effect.
US11974967B2	Fixing device for transport sample for use in vacuum heat insulating double walled container In a vacuum heat insulating double walled container 1, adsorbent blocks 30 are formed in block, and each of the adsorbent blocks 30 disposed on the peripheral surface of a sample storage container 25 is placed on a partition plate 27. Moreover, an inner container 10 is hang in an outer container 3 using a connecting tube 20 formed of a thin material having an uneven outer peripheral surface, and a heat insulating tube 40 is disposed on the inner surface of the connecting tube 20. Further, as to a workpiece carrier 50 as a fixing device, a carrier guide 52 is in close contact with the heat insulating tube 40, and a plate-like portion 54 and a workpiece storage portion 51 are disposed in a non-contact state with respect to the sample storage container 25. As a result, it is possible to suppress the amount of heat transferred from the inner container 10 to the outer container 3, and vibration and impact is less likely to applied to a sample in the workpiece storage portion 51 even if an external force such as impact is applied to the vacuum heat insulating double walled container 1.
US11974966B2	Medical product including pre-filled product bag A medical product includes a bladder, a filtration device, and a sterile product concentrate. The bladder has a perimeter seal and defining a sterile chamber. The filtration device includes a stem and a filter membrane disposed in line with the stem. The stem extends through the perimeter seal and has an inlet end accessible from outside of the perimeter seal and an outlet end in fluid communication with the sterile chamber. The filter membrane can have a nominal pore size in a range of approximately 0.1 μm to approximately 0.5 μm, wherein the filter membrane is shaped as a hollow fiber with a wall and pores residing in the wall of the fiber. The sterile product concentrate is disposed in the sterile chamber and adapted to be reconstituted by the introduction of a pharmaceutical fluid into the chamber through the filtration device.
US11974963B2	Massage chair capable of massaging front body region A massage chair capable of massaging the front body region is proposed. In the massage chair, one end is rotatably coupled to the backrest part and the backrest part for supporting the user's back, and includes a front massage part for massaging the user's abdomen or chest. According to the present configuration, there is proposed a massage chair capable of performing massage even in a front body region of a person to be treated, such as a chest or an abdomen.
US11974957B2	Walker step A walker that includes a first frame having first and second legs, a second frame having first and second legs, one or more support bars connecting the first leg of the first frame to the first leg of the second frame; and a foldable or stowable foot rest.
US11974956B2	Massage gun and massage gun extension arm A massage gun and a massage gun extension arm having a handle end that can extend through a first bend and further extend to terminate at an attachment end. Various attachment mechanisms may be used to connect the massage gun extension arm to the massage gun, or to a separate massage tool. The massage gun extension arm can include a telescoping adjustment along the portion between the bend and the handle end, or between the bend and the attachment end. In some embodiments, the arm, between the bend and the handle end, can include a disconnection, the disconnection being in the form of a pivoting bend or in a complete disconnection of parts. This disconnection allows for ease of transport, with the massage gun extension arm stored and carried in a relatively small footprint.
US11974951B2	Pair of eye goggles A pair of eye goggles is provided. The pair of eye goggles includes a nosepiece fittable over a portion of a wearer's face, the nosepiece comprising one or more strands, at least a portion of the nosepiece comprising a phase change material, wherein a shape of the nosepiece changes upon an application of an energy to the phase changing portion to conform to the face; and a pair of eyepieces connected to the nosepiece.
US11974948B2	Method, apparatus, and a system for robotic assisted surgery Systems and processes for facilitating the removal of material with a robotically assisted tool with laser, irrigation capabilities, aspiration capabilities. Tool guidance systems that make use of vision technologies, including optical coherence tomography (OCT), white light imaging, and structured light imaging. Emulsification patterns optimized to minimize risk to the patient and reduce procedure time. Robotic tools with articulation capabilities that allow for precise control during capsulorhexis and emulsification procedures. Robotic instrument drive mechanisms combined with pumps, flow meters, and valves regulate and control irrigation and aspiration functionalities during robotic ophthalmologic procedures.
US11974945B2	Devices and methods for novel retinal irradiance distribution modification to improve and restore vision without producing corneal vitrification Methods and apparatus to improve or restore vision by causing a rebooting of the visual system of an eye with modification of visual search, sampling and stimulation away from the preferred retinal locus of fixation of an eye to enhance neural integration and perception of visual information from within the field of view are described herein. Some embodiments cause transient, reversible or repeatable redirection of environmental light away from the preferred retinal locus of fixation of an eye to multiple retinal locations that are not the preferred retinal locus of fixation. Some embodiments reduce exposure of environmental light at the preferred retinal locus of fixation of an eye for a determinable interval at a determinable rate. Some embodiments cause a defocusing of environmental light at the preferred retinal locus of fixation in an eye with a visual impairment or loss.
US11974939B2	Stress urinary incontinence device A stress urinary incontinence device is provided to limit or prevent leakage of urine in an individual. The device includes a body comprising an inner portion surrounded by an outer portion. The outer portion comprises biocompatible material and has a contact face opposing a guide face. The contact face is configured to occlude the urethral opening of the individual. A guide having an interior portion surrounded by an exterior portion projects from the guide face to aid in the application of the device onto the urethral meatus beneath the inner labia and above the vaginal opening of the individual. The device comprises materials that render it reusable.
US11974937B2	Incontinence assistance appliances and garments An incontinence assist appliance for a user includes an envelope including a surface, such as an upper outside surface, for contact with the user. A removable bladder is receivable within the envelope and includes a port for attachment of a catheter which passes through an opening in the outer envelope. The bladder contains a urine absorbing substance so that it avoids spills of liquid urine. The envelope may be formed as a wearable garment. A pair of trousers incorporating the appliance in each leg is also provided.
US11974931B2	Enveloping body An enveloping body for at least partly enveloping a limb, comprising an enclosed volume and a connection for supplying fluid to the volume and discharging it from the volume, wherein the enveloping body defines an inner circumference and an outer circumference, wherein the inner circumference of the enveloping body increases as the pressure of the volume increases.
US11974930B2	Compliant four-bar linkage mechanism for a robotic finger A system and method for a compliant four-bar linkage mechanism for a robotic finger that includes: a monolithic bone structure comprised of a compliant joint region and an input link segment and a coupler link segment, wherein the input link segment and the coupler link segment are connected through the compliant joint; an output link; a ground structure; wherein the monolithic bone structure, output link, and ground structure are connected through a set of joints in a configuration of a compliant four-bar linkage mechanism which comprises: the output link on a first end and the coupler link segment connected through an output joint, the output link on a second end connected to a ground joint on the ground structure, and the monolithic bone structure connected to an input joint connected to the ground structure; and an actuation input coupled to the input joint.
US11974929B1	Electromagnetized external device for dynamic reversible fusion of the shoulder A dynamic reversible electromagnetic locking element for locking the shoulder joint of a patient, in particular, in the form of a shoulder orthosis or a shoulder prosthesis, and methods for implementing the same. The dynamic reversible electromagnetic locking element has a ball and socket configuration to assist in operation of a glenohumeral joint (GHJ) in the patient.
US11974928B2	Interbody fusion cages An implant for interbody fusion of vertebrae comprising a unibody cage structure having an enveloping cage volume and a minimized material volume. The cage structure comprises a first and a second generally planar ring member, each ring member formed from an opposing pair of lengthwise joists and an opposing pair of cross joists, the joists together forming a large opening through the ring member. The ring members are fixedly sandwiched on a plurality of support members, the support members holding the ring members in a spaced apart relationship to thereby provide a large void volume relative to the enveloping cage volume, to thereby allow for receipt of a large volume of bone graft within the cage structure.
US11974917B2	Hydraulic crimping device A crimping device for reducing the size of prosthetic heart valve devices and other medical devices. A hydraulically operated piston advances a pusher toward an opening of a funnel. An interior surface of the funnel is configured to provide substantially uniform compression forces to a prosthetic heart valve device between the pusher and the funnel as the pusher advances the prosthetic heart valve device into the funnel. A system may comprise the crimping device and a prosthetic heart valve device positioned between the pusher and the funnel. A technique for using the crimping device includes delivering a pressurized fluid and crimping a prosthetic heart valve device using the interior surface of the funnel.
US11974916B2	Jacket for surgical heart valve Various aspects of the present disclosure are directed toward apparatuses, systems, and methods that include a prosthetic valve. The prosthetic valve may include a jacket configured to cover at least one of gaps, spaces, or interfaces in a frame or between one or more leaflets attached to the frame.
US11974912B2	Injector having a handle for carrying along a front and a rear displacement mechanism An injector for inserting an intraocular lens into the capsular bag of an eye has an injector body; a plunger for displacing the lens out of the injector in an insertion direction, with the lens having an optic body with an optical axis and a rear and a front haptic; a rear mechanism for displacing an optic body distant longitudinal end of the rear haptic onto the optic body via a displacement of the plunger; a front mechanism for displacing an optic body distant longitudinal end of the front haptic along a front trajectory having a front component parallel to the optical axis; and a handle operable from outside of the injector and which has a first catch coupled to the plunger to carry along the plunger in the insertion direction via a longitudinal displacement of the handle and has a second catch to carry along the front displacement mechanism.
US11974907B2	Pelvic floor muscle supporting aid Embodiments are utilized to provide a pelvic floor muscle supporting aid that not only supports the pelvic floor muscles but also is effective for preventing a pelvic organ prolapse. An annular part provided so as to be situated at a position corresponding to an outer peripheral portion of the vaginal opening is pulled by a pulling part, so that an interval between left and right side portions situated on the left and right of the vaginal opening is narrowed. Consequently, not only force to press up the pelvic floor muscles from under is applied but also the vaginal opening is narrowed. Consequently, the pelvic organs do not easily slip out. Therefore, it is possible to prevent urinary incontinence and the like by supporting the pelvic floor muscles and at the same time prevent a pelvic organ prolapse.
US11974906B2	Absorbent article with multiple layers The present invention corresponds to an absorbent article comprising substrates having a top layer and a bottom layer, wherein the substrates are located one on top pf the other. The bottom substrate having attachment media located on the bottom layer, and the top substrate having support media located on the top end and bottom end of the top substrate. The bottom and op substrates are attached throughout the periphery thereof, and the top layer is permeable.
US11974905B2	Absorbent sheet and absorbent article An absorbent member (20) includes an absorbent sheet (10) in which absorbent polymer (12) is fixed to a base sheet (11) and a cover sheet (21) covering at least a first surface of the absorbent sheet (10). The absorbent sheet (10) has an absorbent polymer fixing proportion of 40% or more. The absorbent member (20) has high fixing performance of the absorbent polymer (12) to the base sheet (11) and is less likely to suffer from detachment of the absorbent polymer (12) even after liquid absorption. The absorbent polymer (12) is preferably fixed to the base sheet (11) with a base sheet fixing adhesive (13) interposed therebetween. The adhesive (13) is preferably an acrylic, silicone-based or rubber-based adhesive, and is preferably a hot-melt adhesive.
US11974904B2	Tampons made of non-woven fabric Tampons and production methods are provided that provide tampons made of at least 80% cellulose-based fibers, such as cotton or viscose, without plastic top sheets. The tampons consist of cylindrically-compressed rolled strips of entangled non-woven fabric and may be made of 100% natural cellulose-based fibers, the fabric having a tensile strength that is larger than 10N/50 mm. The fabric may be folded longitudinally in various folding configurations and rolled transversely before compression to tampon dimensions.
US11974901B2	Small animal intraventricular injection compensator Disclosed is a small animal intraventricular injection compensator for injecting a drug into a desired location through a syringe, the compensator including: a guide part provided with a guide hole into which a needle of a syringe is inserted; a body comprising an upper cavity provided inside thereof and a cradle provided to seat the guide part on an upper side thereof; and a fixation part integrally provided with the body or separately provided, and comprising a lower cavity provided to allow a head accommodation space, which a head of a small animal may enter into or exit from, to be provided inside thereof by corresponding to the upper cavity.
US11974899B2	Subperiosteal dental implant device, subperiosteal securement kit and method for securing a subperiosteal dental implant device to an exposed jawbone A subperiosteal securement kit is provided including a subperiosteal dental implant device and a drilling guide attachable thereto. The subperiosteal dental implant device has a frame engageable with the jawbone of a patient and a Fixation bore sized and shaped to receive therein a bone screw. The drilling guide has an elongated guiding channel sized shaped to receive a drill bit therein and is removably attachable to the frame of the subperiosteal dental implant device, with the guiding channel being in communication with the fixation bore when the drilling guide is attached to the frame of the subperiosteal dental implant device. A method subperiosteal dental implant device is provided to be secured to a jawbone of a patient and being engageable with a drilling guide having a threaded section.
US11974895B2	Dental appliance having particulate laser marking Dental appliances, materials, and methods of forming such appliances and materials for improved laser marking are provided herein including the use of a particulate material for enhancing laser marking.
US11974889B2	Variable rigidity, conformable apparatus for non-invasively affixing surgical fiducials and surgical tools to patients An apparatus for supporting a medical device on a patient includes a mounting structure configured to be fitted onto the patient to encircle at least a portion of a body part of the patient. The mounting structure includes an inner layer and an outer layer that define a confinement. A jamming material is contained within the confinement. The jamming material is configured to flow within the confinement to conform to the shape of the body part of the patient onto which the mounting structure is fitted. The mass of jamming material is configured to harden and become rigid in its conformed shape in response to a vacuum being formed in the confinement.
US11974886B2	Surgical tool systems and methods Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a surgical robot system may include an end-effector element configured for controlled movement and positioning and tracking of surgical instruments and objects relative to an image of a patient's anatomical structure. In some embodiments the end-effector and instruments may be tracked by surgical robot system and displayed to a user. In some embodiments, tracking of a target anatomical structure and objects, both in a navigation space and an image space, may be provided by a dynamic reference base located at a position away from the target anatomical structure.
US11974881B2	Method and system for providing an anatomic orientation indicator with a patient-specific model of an anatomical structure of interest extracted from a three-dimensional ultrasound volume A system and method for providing an anatomic orientation indicator with a patient-specific model of an anatomical structure of interest extracted from a three-dimensional (3D) ultrasound volume is provided. The method includes extracting the anatomical structure of interest from the 3D volume and generating a patient-specific model of the anatomical structure of interest. The method includes generating an anatomic orientation indicator including at least one mocked patient anatomy model of an anatomical structure adjacent the anatomical structure of interest at a position and orientation relative the patient-specific model. The method includes displaying the anatomic orientation indicator with the patient-specific model at a same first point of view. The method includes receiving an instruction to change a point of view of the patient-specific model to a second point of view and updating the displaying of the anatomic orientation indicator with the patient-specific model to the second point of view.
US11974878B2	Ultrasonic coupling device An ultrasonic coupling device. The ultrasonic coupling device includes a hydrogel wherein the hydrogel has a water content of at least 10 wt %; and a near field communication device.
US11974876B2	Quantitative assessment of prosthesis press-fit fixation A system and method for quantitatively assessing a press fit value (and provide a mechanism to evaluate optimal quantitative values) of any implant/bone interface regardless the variables involved including bone site preparation, material properties of bone and implant, implant geometry and coefficient of friction of the implant-bone interface without requiring a visual positional assessment of a depth of insertion. The following description is presented to enable one of ordinary skill in the art to make and use the invention and is provided in the context of a patent application and its requirements.
US11974865B2	System and method of providing distance and orientation feedback while navigating in 3D A system for navigating to a target includes an extended working channel having a lumen for receiving a tool, a computing device including a memory and at least one processor, and a display device. A plurality of images and a program are stored in the memory. The program, when executed by the at least one processor, presents a user interface. The user interface includes at least one image of the plurality of images depicting the target and a progression of the extended working channel through the airway. The user interface also includes a probability treatment zone defining a probability distribution of a trajectory of the tool once deployed beyond an opening of the extended working channel.
US11974864B2	Stackable endoscope storage tray and method of use An endoscope tray is provided. The tray comprises an interior for storage of an endoscope. The tray has a lid configured to cover the tray. The lid has an exterior surface having a recess and/or projection, and the tray has a bottom exterior surface having a recess and/or projection such that the recess and/or projection of the lid is configured to mate with the recess and/or projection of the bottom exterior surface of the tray. Systems and methods are also provided.
US11974860B2	Offset illumination of a scene using multiple emitters in a hyperspectral, fluorescence, and laser mapping imaging system Offset illumination using multiple emitters in a fluorescence imaging system is described. A system includes an emitter for emitting pulses of electromagnetic radiation and an image sensor comprising a pixel array for sensing reflected electromagnetic radiation. The emitter comprises a first emitter and a second emitter for emitting different wavelengths of electromagnetic radiation. The system is such that at least a portion of the pulses of electromagnetic radiation emitted by the emitter comprises one or more of a hyperspectral emission, a fluorescence emission, and/or a laser mapping pattern.
US11974859B2	Wearable system for detecting and measuring biosignals A system for detecting bioelectrical signals of a user comprising: a set of sensors configured to detect bioelectrical signals from the user, each sensor in the set of sensors configured to provide non-polarizable contact at the body of the user; an electronics subsystem comprising a power module configured to distribute power to the system and a signal processing module configured to receive signals from the set of sensors; a set of sensor interfaces coupling the set of sensors to the electronics subsystem and configured to facilitate noise isolation within the system; and a housing coupled to the electronics subsystem, wherein the housing facilitates coupling of the system to a head region of the user.
US11974858B2	Impedance sensor for ophthalmic device using shared antenna electrode A contact lens system includes a shared antenna electrode, an accommodation actuator to provide variable optical power, and a controller coupled to the accommodation actuator and the shared antenna electrode. The controller including logic for arbitrating access to the shared antenna electrode between an impedance sensor and a communication circuit; selectively establishing an oscillator with the impedance sensor and the shared antenna electrode; correlating an oscillation condition of the oscillator to an accommodation setting; and adjusting the variable optical power of the accommodation actuator based upon the accommodation setting. An impedance across the shared antenna electrode varies based upon an amount an eyelid overlaps the contact lens system when the contact lens system is worn on an eye.
US11974854B2	Algorithmic techniques for deduction of functional characteristics of cardiac tissue in cardiac electrical fibrillation from a densely packed array of high-resolution electrodes The present disclosure describes cardiac mapping techniques that find particular use in assessing fibrillation, and which also improve the ability to correctly identify local activation time from signals in any rhythm.
US11974853B2	Heart graphic display system Systems are provided for generating data representing electromagnetic states of a heart for medical, scientific, research, and/or engineering purposes. The systems generate the data based on source configurations such as dimensions of, and scar or fibrosis or pro-arrhythmic substrate location within, a heart and a computational model of the electromagnetic output of the heart. The systems may dynamically generate the source configurations to provide representative source configurations that may be found in a population. For each source configuration of the electromagnetic source, the systems run a simulation of the functioning of the heart to generate modeled electromagnetic output (e.g., an electromagnetic mesh for each simulation step with a voltage at each point of the electromagnetic mesh) for that source configuration. The systems may generate a cardiogram for each source configuration from the modeled electromagnetic output of that source configuration for use in predicting the source location of an arrhythmia.
US11974849B2	Intrauterine balloon apparatus, system, and method for augmenting uterine birthing forces during parturition An intrauterine balloon apparatus to augment uterine birthing forces and assist fetal descent during parturition is provided. The body of the balloon apparatus begins packaged in a compressed state minimizing volume, enabling delivery through the birth canal. The apparatus is advanced to a proximal uterine location and deployed for operation by introducing a pressurized agent through its conduit, causing the body to expand and apply directional forces towards the infant and birth canal. The balloon body is shaped to apply pressures dispersed towards the infant and the bidirectional conduit enables fluid conduction as the infant descends. After the infant has successfully descended and been delivered through the birth canal, pressure within the balloon body is relieved through the conduit thereby collapsing the volume of the balloon body and enabling retraction through the birth canal.
US11974848B2	Low-area, low-power neural recording circuit, and method of training the same A sensor circuit that is capable of sensing of neural action potentials is disclosed. The circuit can be designed to minimize power dissipation and total silicon area so that it can be incorporated into a massively parallel sensor array and ultimately implanted in the body (e.g. into the brain) in a safe manner. The circuit can also be designed to be tunable such that it can be optimized in silico prior to fabrication, and can be optimized through the use of controllable current sources after fabrication.
US11974846B2	Biological fluid transfer device and biological fluid sampling system A biological fluid sampling transfer device adapted to receive a multi-component blood sample is disclosed. After collecting the blood sample, the biological fluid sampling transfer device is able to separate a plasma portion from a cellular portion. After separation, the biological fluid sampling transfer device is able to transfer the plasma portion of the blood sample to a point-of-care testing device. The biological fluid sampling transfer device also provides a closed sampling and transfer system that reduces the exposure of a blood sample and provides fast mixing of a blood sample with a sample stabilizer. The biological fluid sampling transfer device is engageable with a blood testing device for closed transfer of a portion of the plasma portion from the biological fluid sampling transfer device to the blood testing device. The blood testing device is adapted to receive the plasma portion to analyze the blood sample and obtain test results.
US11974844B2	Sensor systems, devices, and methods for continuous glucose monitoring Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) may be used in conjunction with continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) to enable identification of valid and reliable sensor data, as well implementation of Smart Calibration algorithms.
US11974837B2	Blood pressure measurement device A blood pressure measurement device includes an outer case; a base; a pump provided on the base such that the pump is shifted from a center of the outer case and located on one side as viewed in a circumferential direction of a living body; a drive unit provided on the base and located on one side of the pump as viewed in a direction orthogonal to the circumferential direction; an on-off valve provided on another side of the pump as viewed in the direction orthogonal to the circumferential direction; a pressure sensor provided on said another side of the pump as viewed in the direction orthogonal to the circumferential direction; and packing provided between the on-off valve and the pressure sensor and the base.
US11974834B2	Apparatus and method for estimating bio-information An apparatus for estimating bio-information may include: a processor configured to measure a current time interval between a plurality of element waveforms of the pulse wave signal, determine whether a current measurement posture of the user corresponds to a reference posture based on the current time interval of the plurality of element waveforms, and estimate the bio-information based on a determination of whether the current measurement posture corresponds to the reference posture.
US11974833B2	Wearable device for noninvasive body temperature measurement A wearable device for a noninvasive measurement of a user's body temperature can include a housing, a first substrate coupled to the housing and having an opening, a second substrate coupled to the first substrate and configured to secure to skin of a user, a mounting frame enclosed by the housing and the first substrate, a circuit board secured by the mounting frame, a temperature sensor coupled to the circuit board and configured to determine a body temperature of the user, and a thermally conductive probe. The thermally conductive probe is secured by the mounting frame and positioned proximate to the first temperature sensor. The thermally conductive probe extends at least partially through the opening in the first substrate and transmits a thermal energy from a portion of the user's skin to the first temperature sensor.
US11974831B2	Apparatus and method for estimating body temperature An apparatus for estimating a core body temperature of an object is provided. The apparatus may include a heat flow sensor configured to measure a first heat flux from an object, a first temperature sensor positioned under a thermal conducting material and configured to measure a surface temperature of the object, a second temperature sensor positioned above the thermal conducting material and configured to measure a surface temperature of the thermal conducting material, and a processor configured to obtain a second heat flux by calibrating the first heat flux based on the surface temperature of the object and the surface temperature of the thermal conducting material, and configured to estimate a core body temperature of the object based on the obtained second heat flux and the surface temperature of the object.
US11974829B2	Link-driven articulation device for a surgical device Disclosed is a robotic surgical tool, comprising an end effector, an elongate shaft, and an articulation joint. The articulation joint comprises a pivot plate attached to the end effector, a fixed plate attached to the elongate shaft, and a spherical joint coupled to the pivot plate and the fixed plate. The robotic surgical tool further comprises an articulation drive system. The articulation drive system comprises a first rod, a second rod, a third rod, and a fourth rod that extend through the elongate shaft, a first mechanical link pivotably coupled to the first rod and to the pivot plate, a second mechanical link pivotably coupled to the second rod and to the pivot plate, a third mechanical link pivotably coupled to the third rod and to the pivot plate, and a fourth mechanical link pivotably coupled to the fourth rod and to the pivot plate.
US11974828B2	Techniques for operating a kinematic structure by manual motion of link coupled to the kinematic structure Techniques for operating a kinematic structure by manual motion of a link coupled to the kinematic structure include a system having a kinematic structure configured to support an instrument and a processor. The processor is configured to place the system in a clutching mode; transition the system from the clutching mode to a set-up mode in response to detecting a joint operation of the kinematic structure; while in the set-up mode, determine an input displacement of a link from an initial positional relationship relative to a portion of the kinematic structure to a displaced positional relationship relative to the portion of the kinematic structure; and while in the set-up mode and in response to the determined input displacement, drive the kinematic structure so that the link returns toward the initial positional relationship relative to the portion of the kinematic structure.
US11974826B2	Computer-assisted teleoperated surgery systems and methods A computer-assisted teleoperated surgical system includes one or more manipulator devices and other components. A manipulator device includes a first link, a second link coupled to a distal end of the first link, a third link coupled to the second link, and an instrument actuator coupled to the third link. A joint that couples the second link to the first link defines a yaw axis. A joint that couples the third link to the second link defines a pitch axis. The instrument actuator defines an insertion axis. The yaw, pitch, and insertion axes are fixed in relation to each other and intersect at a remote center of motion. The instrument actuator may insert a surgical instrument along the insertion axis roll and may roll the surgical instrument around the insertion axis. The proximal end of the first link may be coupled to a repositionable setup structure, which may optionally be mechanically grounded to an operating room table. A user control unit includes a processor that acts as a controller, and user inputs at the user control unit teleoperated the manipulator device via the controller.
US11974825B2	Motor adjustments in absence of motor drive signal Disclosed is a surgical system, comprising an end effector configurable between an open state and a clamped state. The end effector comprises a first jaw and a second jaw moveable relative to the first jaw. The surgical system further comprises a drive system, comprising a motor and a drive assembly movable by the motor to effect a tissue-treatment motion at the end effector. The surgical system further comprises a motor control system comprising motor control electronics. The motor control system is configured to transmit a motor drive signal that causes the motor to move the drive assembly to effect the tissue-treatment motion at the end effector and control the motor control electronics to modify the tissue-treatment motion independent of the motor drive signal.
US11974824B2	Robotic surgical devices with tracking camera technology and related systems and methods The various inventions relate to robotic surgical devices, consoles for operating such surgical devices, operating theaters in which the various devices can be used, insertion systems for inserting and using the surgical devices, and related methods. A positionable camera is disposed therein, and the system is configured to execute a tracking and positioning algorithm to re-position and re-orient the camera tip.
US11974819B2	Three-dimensional visualization during surgery A method comprising segmenting at least one vertebral body from at least one image of a first three-dimensional image data set. The method comprises receiving at least one image of a second three-dimensional image data set. The method comprises registering the segmented at least one vertebral body from the at least one image of the first three-dimensional image data set with the at least one image of the second three-dimensional image data set. The method comprises determining a position of the at least one surgical implant based on the at least one image of the second three-dimensional image data set and a three-dimensional geometric model of the at least one surgical implant. The method comprises overlaying a virtual representation of the at least one surgical implant on the registered and segmented at least one vertebral body from the at least one image of the first three-dimensional image data set.
US11974817B2	Catheter representation via voxels within organ Methods, devices, and systems for acquiring the volume of a catheter are disclosed. The system may comprise a catheter and a processor. The processor may be configured to receive a voxel grid comprising a plurality of voxels and a plurality three-dimensional coordinates of a location of a catheter. The processor may render the catheter on a display using the three-dimensional coordinates, wherein the catheter rendering comprises a plurality of shaded pixels. The processor may identify coordinates of one or more voxels of the voxel grid which overlap with at least one shaded pixel and mark the voxels of the voxel grid which overlap with at least one shaded pixel. As such, a voxel trail may be created wherever a catheter moves. The voxel trail may be used to define an internal volume within which the catheter is positioned, such as a chamber of a heart, blood vessel, or valve.
US11974815B2	Robot for minimally invasive neurosurgery A robotic device for performing intracranial procedures, comprising a baseplate for mounting on the subject's skull and a rotatable base element rotating on the baseplate. The rotatable base element has a central opening through which a cannulated needle can protrude such that it can rotate around an axis perpendicular to the baseplate. This cannulated needle is robotically controlled to provide motion into and out of the subject's skull. A flexible needle is disposed coaxially within the cannulated needle, and it is controlled to move into and out of a non-axial aperture in the distal part of the cannulated needle. Coordinated control of the insertion motion of the cannulated and flexible needles, and rotation of the combined cannulated/flexible needle assembly enables access to be obtained to a volume of a region of the brain having lateral dimensions substantially larger than the width of the cannulated needle.
US11974812B2	Laser-speckle contrast imaging system and method Laser-Speckle Contrast imaging apparatus configured to assess and quantify motion associated with an object and, in a specific case of an eye—retinal vascular anatomy and hemodynamics and generate substantially contrast-free maps of retinal blood flow over a wide field-of-view at up to 590 fps and under short exposure durations (>50 μs), is applicable for diagnosis, study, and management of neurodegenerative conditions (i.e. mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer's disease) and systemic cardiovascular diseases (i.e. athero- and arteriosclerosis, coronary artery occlusion, and hypertension). The apparatus employs a) a set of apertures substantially blocking light, delivered from a source of light to an illumination arm of the apparatus, from impinging onto an axial point of the front surface of the lens of the illumination arm, and b) polarization gating between the illumination and light-collecting arms of the apparatus. In one implementation, the apparatus is configured to allow for irradiation of the object with an optical field a degree of coherence and/or spectral content of which are varied delivered through the same optical train including the set of apertures.
US11974809B2	Non-mydriatic, non-contact system and method for performing widefield fundus photographic imaging of the eye A non-mydriatic, non-contact ultra-widefield fundus (u-WF) photographic imaging system and method are provided for performing u-WF photographic imaging of the eye. The non-mydriatic, non-contact u-WF photographic imaging system includes an illumination system that delivers trans-pars-planar illumination to the eyeball. This frees the entire pupil to be used for imaging. Freeing the entire pupil to be used for imaging allows a u-WFC of the non-mydriatic, non-contact u-WF photographic imaging system to use a relatively simple optics system to capture an ultra-wide FOV. Eliminating the need to dilate the pupil and the need to make contact with the eye while performing imaging eliminates the many problems associated with mydriatic, contact-mode fundus imaging systems and methods. In addition, the system can be implemented in a way that makes it highly suitable for telemedicine applications in underserved areas where clinics and trained healthcare providers may not be available.
US11974804B2	Bilateral renal neuromodulation Methods and apparatus are provided for treating hypertension, e.g., via a pulsed electric field, via a stimulation electric field, via localized drug delivery, via high frequency ultrasound, via thermal techniques, etc. Such neuromodulation may effectuate irreversible electroporation or electrofusion, necrosis and/or inducement of apoptosis, alteration of gene expression, action potential attenuation or blockade, changes in cytokine up-regulation and other conditions in target neural fibers. In some embodiments, neuromodulation is applied to neural fibers that contribute to renal function. In some embodiments, such neuromodulation is performed in a bilateral fashion. Bilateral renal neuromodulation may provide enhanced therapeutic effect in some patients as compared to renal neuromodulation performed unilaterally, i.e., as compared to renal neuromodulation performed on neural tissue innervating a single kidney.
US11974796B2	Catheter for plaque stabilisation Disclosed herein is a catheter for plaque stabilisation by cryotherapy, the catheter comprising: a first tube with a first end for receiving a flow of a coolant and a second end for supplying the flow of the coolant to a cooling element; a second tube, with a first end and a second end, wherein the second end of the second tube is configured to receive a flow of the coolant from the cooling element such that the second tube provides a flow path of the coolant from the second end of the second tube to the first end of the second tube; an inflatable flexible heat transfer element on the outer surface of the catheter; and a conduit for supplying an inflation fluid for inflating the flexible heat transfer element, wherein, when the flexible heat transfer element is inflated by the inflation fluid, the cooling element is configured to be within the balloon and in thermal conductivity with the inflation fluid; wherein the cooling element comprises an elongate tubular wall defining an elongate cooling chamber therein, the cooling chamber has a first end that is in fluid communication with the second end of the second tube and the cooling chamber has a second end that is closed.
US11974795B2	Surgical rod bending system and method System and method for automatically bending a surgical rod are provided. The system includes a linear movement device configured to axially feed the surgical rod, a rotational movement device configured to rotate the surgical rod as it is axially fed, and a bending device including a roller to impose bending forces against the rod. The rod is free from contact with the bending device after it is axially fed past the roller.
US11974794B2	Subperiosteal syringe device for admitting bone graft material into a subperiosteal locus A subperiosteal syringe assembly for storing, containing and delivering bone graft material to a location within the tissue of a jaw for use in a medical procedure. The syringe assembly has a lumen body that is maneuverable within the subperiosteal tissue to deposit bone graft material at the desired surgical site. Embodiments include a lumen body that has a flat shape, such as an elliptical shape. A plunger is provided to deliver the syringe contents. The syringe may be loaded with bone graft material, and some embodiments may be supplied pre-loaded with bone graft material. An end cap seals the open end of the lumen, and may function as a septum that may be punctured with a needle to introduce a liquid substance, such as a growth factor, into the lumen where the bone material is stored. The syringe may be designed to incorporate surgical navigation and laparoscopic systems.
US11974788B2	Adjustable angle orthopedic distractor and/or compressor An orthopedic instrument, comprising a pair of pivotally-connected arms, extending beyond a pivot axis of a first pivot; a pair of feet mounted to ends of the pair of pivotally-connected arms; and a quadrilateral linkage configured to maintain parallelism between the pair of feet over a range of angles and to selectively alter a distance between the pair of feet.
US11974787B2	Bone plate Variable angle holes in bone plates structured to facilitate the formation of axial compression or tension of a bone, or which can assist in bone distraction. The variable angle hole can extend about a central axis and includes an inwardly extending wedge wall. The variable angle hole can be sized to receive insertion of a fixation element at a location at which a central longitudinal axis of the fixation element is axially offset from the central axis of the variable angle hole by an offset distance at least when the fixation element is initially driven into bone at least in a transverse direction. The wedge wall can be configured to be engaged by a portion of the fixation element in a manner that axially displaces at least one of the bone plate, the fixation element, and/or bone(s) in a direction that can generally reduce or increase the offset distance.
US11974786B2	Intraosseous intramedullary fixation assembly and method of use An intramedullary assembly for intraosseous bone fusion includes a lag screw member and a tapered screw member. The lag screw member includes a first elongated body, where the first elongated body includes a first threaded portion at a first end and a bulbous portion at a second end. The tapered screw member is coupled to the lag screw member, and the tapered screw member includes a second elongated body, where the second elongated body includes a second threaded portion at a third end, and an opening at a fourth end.
US11974784B2	Multipoint fixation implants Bone anchor assemblies are disclosed herein that can provide for improved fixation as compared with traditional bone anchor assemblies. An exemplary assembly can include a bracket or wing that extends down from the receiver member and accommodates one or more auxiliary bone anchors that augment the fixation of the assembly's primary bone anchor. Another exemplary assembly can include a plate that is seated between the receiver member and the rod and accommodates one or more auxiliary bone anchors that augment the fixation of the assembly's primary bone anchor. Another exemplary assembly can include a hook that extends out from the receiver member to hook onto an anatomical structure or another implant to augment the fixation of the assembly's primary bone anchor. Surgical methods using the bone anchor assemblies described herein are also disclosed.
US11974779B2	Modular signal interface system and powered trocar A modular signal interface system for providing electrical communication with a surgical instrument when the surgical instrument is inserted into a cannula of a trocar. The system includes a signal interface adapter and an instrument connector. The signal interface adapter is provided on, or adapted to be mounted on a trocar, and includes central aperture extending therethrough and a proximal face having a plurality of conductive contacts. The instrument connector is provided on or adapted to be mounted on a shaft of a surgical instrument, and includes a central aperture extending therethrough and a distal face having a plurality of conductive contacts. The signal interface adapter and the instrument connector are adapted for mating engagement such that, when matingly engaged, their central apertures are axially aligned and predetermined ones of the plurality of contacts of the signal interface adapter are in conductive contact with predetermined ones of the plurality of contacts of the instrument connector.
US11974776B2	Arthroscopic introduction system An arthroscopic port introduction system includes an elongate hollow introducing needle and an elongate stylet sized and adapted to be disposed within the elongate hollow introducing needle together forming a single tissue-penetrating tip. The system also includes an elongate hollow enlarging shaft adapted to be disposed over the elongate hollow introducing needle. An operative tissue-penetrating length of the elongate hollow introducing needle is exposed beyond a distal end of the elongate hollow enlarging shaft. The elongate hollow introducing needle can be removed in a proximal direction from the elongate hollow enlarging shaft. An arthroscopic port sheath is disposed over the elongate hollow enlarging shaft and an operative tissue-penetrating length of the elongate hollow enlarging shaft is exposed beyond a distal end of the arthroscopic port sheath. The elongate hollow enlarging shaft can be removed in a proximal direction from the arthroscopic port sheath.
US11974774B2	Separable two-part single lumen gas sealed access port for use during endoscopic surgical procedures A system for performing an endoscopic surgical procedure in a surgical cavity of a patient that includes a multi-lumen tube set including a dual lumen portion having a pressurized gas line and a return gas line for facilitating gas recirculation relative to the surgical cavity of the patient, and a single lumen portion having a gas supply and sensing line for delivering insufflation gas to the surgical cavity of the patient and for periodically sensing pressure within the surgical cavity of the patient, a first gas sealed single lumen access port communicating with the dual lumen portion of the tube set and a second valve sealed single lumen access port communicating with the single lumen portion of the tube set.
US11974773B2	Latchless obturator with interference fit feature A surgical access device includes a cannula assembly and an obturator. The obturator is configured to removably couple with the cannula assembly along a central axis of the cannula assembly to facility inversion of the surgical access device through a body wall of the patient. The obturator includes an elongated shaft extending along a longitudinal axis, a tapered distal tip located at a distal portion of the elongated shaft, and an obturator head located at a proximal portion of the elongated shaft. The obturator head includes an interference fit feature capable of inhibiting proximal movement between the obturator and the cannula assembly via a frictional force against a surface of the cannula assembly.
US11974769B2	Carpal tunnel release systems and methods An embodiment includes an apparatus for carpel tunnel syndrome surgery. The apparatus comprises: a shaft including a shaft proximal end, a shaft distal end, and a shaft long axis, wherein the shaft distal end comprises a raised edge; a linkage included within the shaft; a blade coupled to a distal end of the linkage; wherein (a)(i) an axis parallel to the shaft long axis intersects the raised edge but does not intersect the shaft, (a)(ii) the raised edge is curvilinear, (a)(iii) the raised edge includes a first lateral edge portion, a second lateral edge portion, and a middle edge portion between the first and second lateral edge portions; and (a)(iv) the first and second lateral edge portions are both proximal to the middle edge portion. Other embodiments are described herein.
US11974768B2	Rotary oscillating and reciprocating surgical tool A surgical tool that has a pair of transmissions coupled to one another to effect driving of a cutting tool in both an oscillating manner and a reciprocating manner. The transmissions are driven by a motor coupled to one of the transmissions.
US11974764B2	Self-orienting rotating stentriever pinching cells A clot removal device for removing a clot from a body vessel, the clot removal device including: an elongated member sized to traverse vasculature and having a proximal end and a distal end, the elongated member comprising a longitudinal axis; and an engagement structure connected to the distal end of the elongated member, the engagement structure comprising a plurality of pinching cells connected to each other, the at least one pinching cell being configured to engage clot in an expanded deployed configuration and to pinch the clot upon actuation to the clot pinching configuration, a first pinching cell of the plurality of pinching cells being connected to a second pinching cell of the plurality of pinching cells such that the second pinching cell is rotatable respective the first pinching cell substantially about the longitudinal axis.
US11974758B2	Orientation apparatus with feedback A touch/orientation apparatus having, for orienting a saw template: an adjusting element, a moving element having a profiled indentation, a feeler that is movable relative to the adjusting element, a scale for measuring the height of the adjusting element relative to the moving element, at least one first stop formed on the adjusting element, and at least one second stop formed on the scale or acting as a scale and being provided and adapted to function as a resistance to the first stop. The second stop and/or the first stop resiliently deflects the respective other stop.
US11974754B2	Systems and methods for treating aneurysms A vaso-occlusive system configured for embolizing an aneurysm, includes an implantable vaso-occlusive device coupled to a distal end of an elongate pusher and having a collapsed delivery configuration and an expanded, deployed configuration, wherein the vaso-occlusive device includes a proximal end configured to seat against the aneurysm adjacent the neck of the aneurysm, a distal end configured to extend in the sac and away from the neck of the aneurysm, and a central longitudinal axis, and wherein the vaso-occlusive device is configured to be releasably coupled to the distal end of the pusher at a releasable joint including either one or both of the configurations in the list consisting of: (1) the distal end of the pusher extends from the releasable joint at an angle formed with the central longitudinal axis of between about 30 degrees and about 120 degrees, and (2) the releasable joint is coupled at a location on the proximal end of the vaso-occlusive device that is radially offset from the central longitudinal axis.
US11974753B2	Medical system and method of using the same A method includes indwelling a filter inside a body lumen in a living body so that the filter is indwelled at a position downstream from a stenosed site in the body lumen, moving a collection device in a downstream direction within the living body from upstream of the stenosed site to the stenosed site while the filter remains indwelled at the position downstream from the stenosed site, engaging the filter with the collection device while the filter is indwelled at the position downstream from the stenosed site so that the filter is connected to the collection device, and removing the collection device and the filter from the living body by moving both the filter and the collection device in an upstream direction while the filter and the collection device are engaged with one another.
US11974750B2	Surgical staple cartridge A staple cartridge is adapted to enhance cell migration towards a wound site when staples are placed in tissue. In order to enhance cell migration, the staples in the staple cartridge are adapted to create an electrical potential within the tissue in the area of a wound or cut line. More specifically, the staples are arranged in spaced rings, wherein the staples in the spaced rings are formed of dissimilar metals having different anodic indexes to create a voltage gradient in the tissue to enhance cell migration toward the cut line.
US11974748B2	System and method for attaching a fluid conduit to an anatomical structure A system and method for end-to-side anastomosis to an anatomical passageway is disclosed. The system and method are particularly useful in coupling an LVAD pump to an aorta. The system and method include using a tubular graft member having a skirt flange that engages the side of the aorta, a seating assembly and a flanged stent for securing the tubular graft to the side of the anatomical passageway. An assembly for creating an opening in the side of the anatomical passageway and an assembly for delivering the tubular graft is also disclosed.
US11974743B2	Linear stapling device with a gap locking member A method and a tool assembly maintain a tissue gap between distal portions of an anvil and a cartridge assembly of a stapling device. In embodiments, the tool assembly includes a locking member that is supported on one of the anvil and the cartridge assembly and is movable from an unlocked position to a locked position to secure distal portions of the anvil and the cartridge assembly together. In the locked position, the locking member is engaged with the distal portion of the other of the anvil and the cartridge assembly to maintain a tissue gap between the distal portion of the anvil and the cartridge assembly.
US11974739B1	Compression and fixation systems and processes for using the same A staple apparatus can include a base member substantially coplanar to a first axis and a second axis perpendicular to the first axis. The base member can include a trapezoidal shape including two substantially equal length sides and two unequal length sides, the two unequal length sides comprising a first side and a second side with the first side being shorter than the second side and the first side being parallel with the second side on the first axis. The base member can include an aperture passing through a center point of the base member, a first indentation in the first side, and a second indentation in the second side. The staple apparatus can include a first pair of legs protruding from the first side of the base member and a second pair of legs protruding from the second side of the base member.
US11974735B2	Method and apparatus for percutaneous surgical operations Aspects of the disclosure provide a method and apparatus for retraction of body structures during spinal surgery as well as identification of nerve structures through use of a piezoelectric device.
US11974734B2	Skin closure devices with interrupted closure A device for application onto incisions or wounds with a liquid rapidly polymerizable adhesive for forming skin closure systems, comprising a flat porous mesh elongated along a longitudinal axis and having an upper side and an opposing lower or wound facing side and a central portion in immediate vicinity of the axis; further having a plurality of pores and windows in said mesh, said windows substantially larger than said pores and arranged along said longitudinal axis in said central portion; a crosslinking or polymerization accelerator or initiator disposed in or on said mesh; and a pressure sensitive adhesive disposed on at least a portion of the lower surface of said mesh.
US11974732B2	System and method for urine analysis and personal health monitoring A system for urine analysis and personal health monitoring includes a testing box, including a testing chamber, a camera aperture, a visual check aperture, and a test slot, an interchangeable color pattern chart, including a bar code, a base color calibration strip, a test result area, and a test lookup area; a diagnostic analysis server, and a diagnostic analysis device, including a processor, a diagnostic manager, a camera manager, an image analyzer, a camera calibrator, and a camera; such that the diagnostic analysis device captures an original image of the testing chamber interior with a test strip inserted, and analyzes a diagnostic portion of the original image and calculates a test result. Also disclosed is a method for diagnostic analysis, including installing interchangeable color pattern chart, depositing sample, inserting test strip, capturing image, performing color calibration, reading bar code, extracting test strip image, performing color conversion, and calculating test result.
US11974730B2	Minimally-invasive measurement of esophageal inflammation In some embodiment, the present invention is directed to a device for obtaining samples from a subject. In other embodiments, methods and devices of the present invention allow the evaluation of conditions of the gastrointestinal tract of a subject. Measurements may be utilized, for example, to diagnose a disease of the esophagus, to monitor inflammation of the esophagus, or to access the treatment of a disease of the esophagus. In one embodiment, the invention comprises a method for measuring esophageal inflammation comprising deploying a device into the esophagus of a subject, removing the device after a predetermined period of time, analyzing the device for a diagnostic indicator of esophageal inflammation and evaluating the diagnostic indicator to diagnose esophageal inflammation.
US11974729B2	Video laryngoscope Disclosed is a video laryngoscope having a body, an insertion section extending from the body generally parallel to a median plane of the laryngoscope extending through the body, and a display screen assembly extending from the body generally perpendicular to the median plane, the body having a grip portion intermediate the display screen assembly and the insertion section. The display screen assembly, including a display screen, extends laterally from the body and the inner edge of the display screen falls within the lateral extent of the body. The display screen may be adjustable about an axis.
US11974726B2	Tissue detection systems and methods A tissue detection system includes a probe having a body and an emission optical fiber extending from an input end through the probe body to an output end at a distal end portion of the probe body. The emission optical fiber defines a Numerical Aperture (NA). The tissue detection system further includes an emitter configured to output electromagnetic radiation and an optical coupler optically coupling the emitter with the input end of the emission optical fiber such that, in response to receiving the output from the emitter, electromagnetic radiation is input to the input end of the emission optical fiber. The optical coupler modifies the electromagnetic radiation such that the electromagnetic radiation input to the input end of the emission optical fiber defines an NA about equal to or less than the NA of the emission optical fiber.
US11974724B2	Endoscope having multiple viewing directions An endoscope may include a shaft having a longitudinal axis, a first image sensor facing a distal direction, and a second image sensor facing a lateral direction. The endoscope may further include a tubular member having a lumen, the lumen having a distal-end opening and defining a longitudinal axis through a center of the lumen. The tubular member may be movable between a first configuration and a second configuration. In the first configuration of the tubular member, the longitudinal axis of the lumen may be parallel to the longitudinal axis of the shaft. In the second configuration of the tubular member, the longitudinal axis of the lumen may extend through a lateral opening in a wall of the shaft.
US11974723B2	Tip part for an endoscope An endoscope having a tip part including an exterior housing including a circumferentially extending side wall with a proximal opening, the circumferentially extending side wall defining an interior space with an air volume; a camera assembly positioned in the interior space so that the air volume envelops at least the distal portion of the camera assembly; and an interior housing part including a circumferentially extending closure surface and a circumferentially extending attachment surface, the interior housing part being positioned in the proximal opening; wherein the exterior housing and interior housing part are formed as separate prefabricated components, wherein the closure surface is configured for closing the proximal opening of the exterior housing so as to liquid-seal the air volume in the tip part, and wherein the attachment surface extends proximally from the proximal opening and is configured for attaching the interior housing part to another element of the tip part.
US11974722B2	Endoscopic device with interchangeable shaft An endoscopic device includes a handle body operatively couplable to a shaft housing. The handle body includes an actuator for controlling a distal end of an endoscopic shaft extending from the shaft housing. The device also includes a pull wire attachment configured to operatively couple to a pull wire extending through the shaft housing and the endoscopic shaft to the distal end. Applying tension to the pull wire deflects the distal end of the endoscopic shaft. In addition, the device includes a pulling mechanism coupled to the actuator and having the pull wire attachment extending therefrom. When the pull wire attachment is operatively coupled to the pull wire, actuation of the actuator applies tension to the pull wire and deflects the distal end of the endoscopic shaft.
US11974715B2	Self-propelled floor processing device A self-propelled floor processing device has a drive unit for moving the floor processing device within an environment, a communication interface for outputting information to a user of the floor processing device, an obstacle detection unit for detecting obstacles within the environment and a computing device, which is set up to generate an area map based upon the obstacles detected by the obstacle detection unit, localize the floor processing device using the area map, and transmit control commands to the drive unit and the communication interface. The computing device defines at least one obstacle within the area map that cannot be independently overcome by the floor processing device as a transition obstacle, identifies the transition obstacle based upon a comparison of currently detected obstacles with the transition obstacle stored in the area map, and reports a manual transport requirement to the user upon reaching the transition obstacle.
US11974704B2	Customizable shower caddy There is provided an endcap, connector, sleeve, and rod system lock designs that can be used to form a customizable shower caddy. The endcap can freely spin without axial movement. The connectors can support product holders at different positions along an extendable rod system. The sleeve can securely connect two rods together. The rod system lock provides a more secure connection between rods of the rod system to easily and reliably lock the rods to their desired combined length.
US11974699B2	Drive coupling for a food processing device A drive coupling assembly for a food processing device includes an adapter having a connection mechanism for connection of the adapter to a drive shaft of a motor of a food processing device, and a coupler body having an aperture and an opening, the opening being configured to receive a shaft of a blade of a food processing container, and the aperture being configured to releasably receive the adapter.
US11974696B2	Method for covering an item with a framed cover A method for covering an item with a framed cover is disclosed. A rigid tubular frame that is larger than the maximum planar dimensions of the item to be covered is constructed. The rigid tubular frame is built into a cover's opening makes it possible to find the opening, lift the cover evenly, place the cover over the item, rotate the cover to the proper position and drop the cover in an even manner and without snagging. In addition, the tubular frame can be made to fold so that the cover can be stowed away for storage in a controlled manner, and by folding the tubular frame on a larger size cover it makes it easier for the user to control the covers weight because its center of gravity is held closer to the user's body until it is properly positioned and opened on top of the item to be covered.
US11974689B2	Cooking appliance, in particular commercial cooking appliance A cooking appliance, in particular a commercial cooking appliance, comprising a cooking chamber; a motor-driven fan wheel which is arranged in an area which is separated from the cooking chamber by a suction plate having a central suction opening; a heating device which has one, at least two heating coils and is arranged around the fan wheel; an appliance control, the appliance control activating the heating coils independently of one another.
US11974688B2	Clip for a yoga mat In one embodiment there is provided a clip for use with a yoga mat and towel. The clip includes a first and second plates each having a first and second jaw section, respectively. The jaw sections are disposed to face each other. The clip further includes a threaded knob configured to move the first and second plate such that the first jaw section and the second jaw section move into and out of open and closed configurations. The threaded knob is configured to fit within a well defined on the first plate and an opening defined on the second plate, such that a height profile of the threaded knob matches a height profile of the first and second plates when assembled.
US11974687B2	Intelligent item receptacle An intelligent item receptacle, system, and method for providing supplemental media content in response to depositing an item having media indicia disposed thereon. An intelligent item receptacle includes an item receptacle securely enclosing an interior volume, an item sensor configured to detect an inserted item, a camera within the interior volume configured to capture an image of the item, and an output configured to play audio or visual content to bystanders outside the item receptacle. Processing circuitry within the item receptacle analyzes the image to determine if the media indicia are present on the item and, if present, causes the output to play the audio or visual content associated with the media indicia.
US11974686B1	Device and method related to hiding delivered packages A method and a device used to hide packages left in a publicly accessible area such as a porch that includes using a lenticular lens array printed on a translucent or transparent sheet of material and positioned such that it is between a delivered package and a potential viewer. The device can include a plurality of sections of material to which the lenticular lens array is attached to shield the package from view from more than one direction. The lens array can be printed in different orientations to provide different visual effects.
US11974685B2	Smart device for retaining planar items An apparatus comprising: a retaining device for retaining planar items including mail and/or documents, in which mail can be located and from which mail can be collected; a control means; a sensor means for indicating to the control means information indicative of mail and/or documents having been placed in the retaining device and/or removed from the retaining device, wherein the control means is arranged to cause, in response thereto, at least one action to be performed.
US11974680B1	Picture hanging apparatuses and methods of use Picture hanging apparatuses and methods of use are disclosed herein. An example system can include a first frame having a plurality of struts arranged into a polygon, at least one of the plurality of struts comprises a receiver slot, the first frame being configured to be secured to a wall and receive a first picture; a second frame that is identical to the first frame, the second frame receiving a second picture; and a coupling member spacing the first frame with the first picture from the second frame with the second picture.
US11974674B2	Seat with sliding base A movable seat such as for use with a gaming device is disclosed and described herein. An example chair includes a chair portion and a base portion. The base portion includes a support member, a slide portion, and a floorplate. The example chair portion is affixed to the support member, and the support member is movably affixed to a mounting plate in the slide portion to enable the chair portion to slide along at least a portion of a length of the floorplate.
US11974672B2	Countertop installation Aspects of the present invention provide devices and methods for installation of countertops. A countertop installation device may include: a housing; a rim, extending outwards from the housing, the rim being connectable to a frame; a movable tongue arranged to move along a first axis of the shaft, and extend from the housing; and an adjustment screw configured to adjust the location of the movable tongue along a second axis. During installation of the device, the first axis may be the horizontal axis and the second axis may be the vertical axis.
US11974671B1	Chair anti-tip device A chair anti-tip device comprising a frame having horizontal bars in vertical spaced apart relationship with a vertical post, and a pair of spaced apart L shaped legs rotatably connected to the frame. The chair anti-tip device is removably attached to one or more of a back, legs and stretcher of a chair by one or more removable and length adjustable straps attached to the frame and positioned around the chair. Once installed on the chair, the anti-tip device has a storage position, where the legs are rotated so as to be approximately parallel with the bars, and a use position, where the legs are rotated away from the bars to a maximum rotation of 90 degrees so as to be perpendicular with the bars. An optional suction cup and strap of the anti-tip device secures to a front stretcher of the chair for additional anti-tip properties.
US11974669B1	Height-adjustable desk and telescopic posts thereof The height adjustable desk according to the present disclose includes a work surface and at least one telescopic leg attached to the work surface. The telescopic leg has a motor, a gear set, a first rotator, and a second rotator. The gear set has a first gear connected to the motor and a second gear engaged with the first gear, wherein the motor transfers force to the second gear through the first gear. The first rotator is engaged with the second gear and the second rotator engaged with the first rotator. The motor rotates the first rotator through the gear set so that the first rotator can translate along a length of the second rotator. The first gear is located above the motor and the second gear is located above the first rotator.
US11974667B2	Modular storage system for barrels The present invention relates to a modular storage system for barrels. The modular storage system includes a base rick module, an aisle rick module, and an end rick module, whereby a plurality of each module type may be assembled to construct a rickhouse.
US11974664B2	Modular cabinet assembly A modular cabinet assembly has at least a first sub-cabinet and a second sub-cabinet. Each sub-cabinet includes a back board having at least two separate back board pieces that are pivotably connected to each other, a left side board pivotably connected to one of the at least two back board pieces, and a right side board pivotably connected to another of the at least two back board pieces. At least one shelf board having opposite ends is removably connected to the left side board and the right side board of either the first sub-cabinet or the second sub-cabinet. A first end board is connected to either an upper end of the first sub-cabinet or a lower end of the second sub-cabinet. A first connector removably connects the left side boards of the first and second sub-cabinets, and a second connector removably connects the right side boards of the first and second sub-cabinets.
US11974663B2	Folding table A folding table includes a table board, a supporting frame, a folding module, two supporting columns and a pair of caster feet. The folding module is fixed between the table board and the supporting frame, so that the table board is able to rotate and fix on the supporting frame. The two supporting columns are installed to the supporting frame, and the caster feet are respectively installed to the supporting columns.
US11974662B1	Heavy duty activity table with mounting gusset An apparatus for mounting a table leg to a tabletop is provided. The apparatus may include a base. The apparatus may include a bracket. The apparatus may include a first support. The apparatus may include a second support. The base may be mounted to the tabletop via first holes defined in the base. The table leg may be mounted to the bracket. The bracket may include a U-shaped channel. The bracket may include a first wing. The bracket may include a second wing. The U-shaped channel may define a second hole to receive a bolt included in the table leg. The first wing may extend from an end of the U-shaped channel. The second wing may extend from an opposite end of the U-shaped channel. The wings may include third holes to receive screws to be mounted into the table leg. The supports may connect the base to the bracket.
US11974659B2	Toothbrush suction apparatus and method A suction assembly, toothbrush, and method are provided that suction fluids and debris resulting from brushing. The suction assembly includes a housing configured to couple to the toothbrush so that a portion extends around sides and a back of the toothbrush head and is spaced from the toothbrush head by a gap. The suction assembly further includes a vacuum pump, a collection reservoir, and one or more conduits that couple the vacuum pump, suction head portion, and collection reservoir to apply a suction around the toothbrush head through the gap and deposit suctioned material in the collection reservoir.
US11974658B2	Handheld cosmetic device with kinematic and optical sensing for customizing treatment routines A skincare device includes a brushhead; a body including a motor assembly configured to oscillate the brushhead and an inertial measuring unit (IMU) configured to determine kinematic measurements of the device; a first optical encoder including a light source and an optical sensor configured to capture images; and processing circuitry configured to determine a location of the brushhead with respect to a body part of the user based on a combination of data measured from the IMU and the first optical encoder.
US11974652B2	Makeup extension wand system A makeup extension wand system includes a body, including a frame with left and right vertical frame segment, and a stationary axle; and extension wand assemblies, rotatably and detachably mounted to the stationary axle, each including an extension shaft, an applicator tip, and a connector portion that can be rear or front offset, such that each extension wand assembly is rotatable to a vertical folded-in orientation for storage of the extension wand assembly and to a folded-out orientation for use of the extension wand assembly.
US11974651B2	System for dispensing a cosmetic product The invention relates to a system (10) for dispensing a product, comprising a dispenser that can house at least two cartridges, each of which includes a reservoir containing a base product, a first base product comprising at least 0.1 wt.-% particles having a density differential relative to the medium containing same, preferably of at least 0.5 g/cm3, in particular particles having a density greater than or equal to 2 g/cm3, and a thickening agent. The dispenser allows at least two base products to be dispensed in adjustable proportions, the viscosity of the first base product being preferably greater than 2 Pa·s and more preferably greater than or equal to 4 Pa·s.
US11974649B2	Cosmetic container A cosmetic container is disclosed. A cosmetic container according to one aspect of the present invention comprises: an inner case having an inner space; a rotating bezel which is rotatably coupled to the upper part of the inner case and which has a discharge hole; a rotating member positioned in the inner space, and coupled to the rotating bezel so as to rotate integrally with the rotating bezel; and a piston positioned in the inner space, and coupled to the rotating member so as to be lifted or lowered by being linked with the rotation of the rotating member, wherein contents are discharged through the discharge hole by the lifting of the piston.
US11974646B2	Devices and methods for mounting an article to a surface In some embodiments, an apparatus includes a holder including a first surface, a second surface, a body portion in between the first surface and the second surface, and a protrusion. The first surface is configured to be coupled to a mounting surface. A magnet is disposed within the body such that a portion of the second surface is magnetically attractable to a first portion of an article. The protrusion is configured to engage a second portion of the article. The article being removably coupled to the holder when the first portion of the article is magnetically coupled against the portion of the second surface and the second portion of the article is engaged with the protrusion.
US11974645B2	Device and method for coiling hair The invention provides an apparatus for coiling hair having a working end with a plurality of spaced-apart, round monoliths. The invention also provides a method for coiling hair having the steps of bringing an apparatus for coiling hair into contact with hair to be coiled wherein the apparatus for coiling hair has a working end with a plurality of spaced-apart, round monoliths; and moving the apparatus over and through the hair in a circular motion.
US11974640B2	Wristband and wrist wearable device Disclosed is wristband and wrist wearable device, including: a wristband body portion, one end is connected to one end of a device body of a wrist wearable device, and the other end is a free end; and a memory metal portion, which is arranged on the wristband body portion and has an arc-shaped memory state in a natural state, so that the wristband body portion is naturally maintained in an arc shape. The memory metal portion comprises a strip-shaped memory metal piece including a first metal segment, a second metal segment, and a third metal segment that are sequentially connected, the first metal segment and the third metal segment extend along a length direction of the wristband body portion in parallel, the second metal segment is arranged at the free end of the wristband body portion and is provided with at least one bent portion.
US11974637B2	Boots with fit adjustment systems Boots with fit adjustment systems that are configured to selectively adjust a fit of the boot on the wearer's foot by engaging the foot with more force and/or across a greater surface area relative to a pull-on boot that lacks the fit adjustment system. The fit adjustment system may adjust the fit of the boot without adjusting the external dimensions of the boot. The fit adjustment system includes an instep pad that is positioned interior of the external surface of the upper within an instep region of the boot, a lace that is coupled to the instep pad, and a lace adjustment mechanism. The lace adjustment mechanism includes a lace lock that selectively defines an adjustment length of the lace. Actuating the lace adjustment mechanism to reduce the adjustment length exerts a tightening force on the instep pad and draws the instep pad toward a heel region of the boot.
US11974636B2	Method and article for forming a foot insole exhibiting a pinched edge profile An orthotic support insole having a body including each of an uppermost anti-microbial lining, an intermediate foam layer, a rigid stabilizer insert and a bottom-most thermo-formable foam layer. An extending edge of the body corresponds to at least a heel cup and intermediate sides being fused along an outer perimeter edge to prevent delamination. The body includes a non-standard thickness along an axial length thereof and the fused perimeter edge extends to a location proximate a forward extending edge portion of the body.
US11974631B2	Bladder for a footwear sole structure A sole structure for an article of footwear includes a bladder defining a peripheral chamber and a heel chamber fluidly isolated from the peripheral chamber. The peripheral chamber is configured as an elongated tube, and has a heel portion establishing a rear periphery of the bladder, a lateral arm portion extending from the heel portion and establishing a lateral periphery of the bladder, and a medial arm portion extending from the heel portion and establishing a medial periphery of the bladder. The bladder includes webbing connecting the heel chamber to the peripheral chamber, with the heel chamber disposed between the medial arm portion and the lateral arm portion and forward of the peripheral chamber in a heel region of the bladder. The bladder may include additional forefoot and midfoot chambers having specific shapes.
US11974628B2	Article of footwear with outsole bonded to cushioning component and method of manufacturing an article of footwear An article of footwear comprises a sole structure having a cushioning component defining an enclosed, fluid-filled chamber. The cushioning component has a top wall, a bottom wall, a medial side wall at a medial side of the article of footwear, and a lateral side wall at a lateral side of the article of footwear. The cushioning component includes a unitary outsole having a bottom portion, a medial side portion, and a lateral side portion. The bottom portion is bonded to the bottom wall, the medial side portion is bonded to the medial side wall, and the lateral side portion is bonded to the lateral side wall. A method of manufacturing includes disposing the first and second polymer sheets and the outsole in a mold assembly and thermally bonding the outsole to the second polymer sheet, and the first and second polymer sheets to one another to form a chamber.
US11974627B2	Apparatus, methods and wearable devices for delivering cooled filtered air for breathing to users thereof An apparatus and method for providing cooled clean filtered air to the wearer of this device while allowing them to remain inconspicuous and to do so using inexpensive easily obtainable filtration supplies.
US11974620B2	Artificial hair, artificial hair unit, artificial hair application method, and method of applying artificial hair unit The present invention provides artificial hair, an artificial hair unit, a method of applying artificial hair, and a method of applying an artificial hair unit, in which a fiber bundle does not hang down under its own weight, rises up, and exhibits excellent appearance with extra volume at a root. Also provided is a configuration including a base material, a plurality of fiber bundles, and a fixing thread. In the configuration, the base material may have a first side extending in a first direction. Each of the plurality of fiber bundles includes a plurality of fiber parts and a connecting part, where the connecting part connects a first end side of each of the plurality of fiber parts and extends in a direction different from an extending direction of the plurality of fiber parts, and where the fixing thread attaches a vicinity of the connecting part to the base material.
US11974619B2	Smart article visual communication based on facial movement A smart mask includes a first material layer, at least one display, a first sensor, and a control module. The first material layer is configured to cover a portion of a face of a person. The at least one display is connected to the first material layer and configured to display images over a mouth of the person. The first sensor is configured to detect movement of the mouth of the person and generate a signal indicative of the movement of the mouth. The control module is configured to receive the signal and display the images on the display based on the movement of the mouth.
US11974617B2	Methods and devices for preventing viral transmission An apparatus includes multiple first reservoirs and multiple second reservoirs joined with a substrate. Selected ones of the multiple first reservoirs include a reducing agent, and first reservoir surfaces of selected ones of the multiple first reservoirs are proximate to a first substrate surface. Selected ones of the multiple second reservoirs include an oxidizing agent, and second reservoir surfaces of selected ones of the multiple second reservoirs are proximate to the first substrate surface.
US11974616B2	Wearable airbag device A wearable airbag device for protecting the hip of a wearer includes an airbag adapted to be worn around the pelvis and inflatable with an inflation gas. The airbag includes: an inner wall configured to face the wearer at airbag deployment; an outer wall opposite the inner wall and having a circumferential edge jointed with that of the inner wall so that the airbag has a substantially board shape when inflated; a contact portion disposed in an upper reach of a stream of inflation gas and configured to be deployed at a side of the pelvis; a protecting portion configured to be deployed in such a manner as to extend downward from the contact portion for covering an outer side of the trochanter of femur at airbag deployment; and a float-preventing means for preventing the protecting portion from floating away from the body of the wearer at airbag deployment.
US11974614B2	Shirt with convertible collar A shirt having a shirt body and a collar connected to the shirt body. The collar is convertible between at least a straight collar orientation and a mandarin orientation. The collar has a first end and a second end each having a slit. The slit allows a portion of each of the first end and the second end of the outer collar portion to fold to a turned under position relative to a base portion of the outer collar portion in the straight collar orientation.
US11974612B2	Aerosol generating device and operation method thereof An aerosol generating device and an operation method thereof are disclosed. The aerosol generating device may include a heater for heating an aerosol generating material, a battery for supplying power to the heater, and a controller for dividing a preheating period for preheating the heater into a plurality of sections and controlling so that more power is supplied to the heater in a first section than in a second section among the plurality of sections.
US11974611B2	Method for controlling temperature of heater included in aerosol generation device according to type of cigarette, and aerosol generation device for controlling temperature of heater according to type of cigarette Provided is a method of controlling a temperature of a heater included in an aerosol generation device according to a type of cigarette. The method includes receiving temperature profiles of different types of cigarette from a user terminal; sensing a cigarette coupled to the heater after receiving the temperature profiles; identifying a type of the sensed cigarette; selecting a temperature profile corresponding to the identified type from among the temperature profiles; and controlling power supplied from a battery to the heater according to the selected temperature profile.
US11974610B2	Electronic smoke apparatus An electronic smoke comprises a puff detection sub-assembly module. The puff detection sub-assembly comprises a first conductive surface, a second conductive surface and an insulated ring spacer separating the first and the second conductive surfaces at an effective separation distance. The first conductive surface, the second conductive surface and the insulated ring spacer are housed inside a metallic can. The first conductive surface is electrically connected to the metal can by a first conductive ring which is disposed between the first conductive surface and a ceiling portion of the metal can. The second conductive surface is electrically connected to an output terminal through a second conductive ring, the second conductive ring elevating the puff detection sub-assembly above a floor portion of the metal can and urging the first conductive ring against a ceiling portion of the metal can.
US11974608B2	Apparatus for generating aerosol from an aerosolizable medium, an article of aerosolizable medium and a method of operating an aerosol generating apparatus A method of operating an aerosol generating apparatus is disclosed. The method includes sensing, at a first sensor of a sensor arrangement, a first indicia of an article including aerosolizable medium; sensing, at a second sensor of the sensor arrangement spaced a predetermined distance from the first sensor, a second indicia of the article; determining a distance between the first indicia and the second indicia; and operating the aerosol generating apparatus based at least on the distance between the first indicia and the second indicia.
US11974607B2	Inductively heatable aerosol-generating article comprising an aerosol-forming rod segment and method for manufacturing such aerosol-forming rod segments An inductively heatable aerosol-generating article for an inductively heating aerosol-generating device is provided, the article including: an aerosol-forming rod segment having a cylindrical shape with a constant outer cross-section including an elongate susceptor element and an aerosol-forming substrate surrounding the susceptor element so as to define the cylindrical shape of the rod segment, the susceptor element including at least one narrower portion at each extreme end of the susceptor element, and the narrower portion at each extreme end including a reduced transverse cross-section as compared to one or more portions of the susceptor element along a length extension of the susceptor element including a maximum transverse cross-section of the susceptor element. A method is also provided for manufacturing inductively heatable aerosol-forming rod segments in a continuous rod-forming process including usage of a continuous susceptor profile having reduced transverse cross-sections at periodically spaced positions along its length extension.
US11974604B2	Heater assembly with pierced transport material A heater assembly for an aerosol-generating system is provided, including: a fluid-permeable heating element to vaporise a liquid aerosol-forming substrate; and a transport material to transport the substrate to the heating element and having a thickness defined between a first surface and an opposing second surface thereof, the first surface being in fluid communication with the element and the second surface being arranged to receive the substrate and provided with at least one hole extending into the material to a depth corresponding to at least a part of the thickness to define a formed fluid channel for the substrate, the material including a capillary material having elongate fibres, an average direction of the fibres is substantially parallel to the first and second surfaces, and the hole extends substantially perpendicular to the average direction. A method of manufacturing a heater assembly, a cartridge, and an aerosol-generating system are also provided.
US11974599B2	Electrically heated smoking system having a liquid storage portion An electrically heated smoking system includes a shell and a replaceable mouthpiece. The shell includes an electric power supply and electric circuitry. The mouthpiece includes a liquid storage portion and a capillary wick having a first end and a second end. The first end of the wick extends into the liquid storage portion for contact with liquid therein. The mouthpiece also includes a heating element for heating the second end of the capillary wick, an air outlet, and an aerosol forming chamber between the second end of the capillary wick and the air outlet. When the shell and mouthpiece are engaged or connected, the heating element is in electrical connection with the power supply via the circuitry, and a flowpath for air is defined from at least one air inlet to the air outlet via the aerosol forming chamber. In use, liquid is transferred from the liquid storage portion towards the heating element by capillary action in the wick. Liquid at the second end of the capillary wick is vaporized by the heating element. The supersaturated vapor created, is mixed and carried in the air flow from the at least one air inlet to the aerosol forming chamber. In the aerosol forming chamber, the vapor condenses to form an aerosol, which is carried towards the air outlet.
US11974596B2	Systems and methods for an automatic filling machine A rolling system including a measuring station. The measuring station includes a hopper for receiving a smokable product, a vibratory bowl for receiving the smokable product from the hopper, a weigh bowl for receiving the smokable product from the vibratory bowl, a weigh module attached to the weigh bowl for measuring the smokable product in the weigh bowl, and a puck defining a plurality of cavities for receiving the smokable product therein. Each cavity of the plurality of cavities is configured to receive a predetermined amount of smokable product within a predetermined tolerance of the predetermined amount.
US11974593B2	System for processing foodstuff A system for processing foodstuff includes a drum and a conveyor for conveying foodstuff to the drum; the drum having a peripheral wall and at least one opening into which, in use, foodstuff enters the drum; the drum having a proximal extremity and a distal extremity; the drum being rotatable about at least one axis of rotation; whereby foodstuff may be tumbled for flavouring and/or seasoning the foodstuff; and the drum being removable; wherein the peripheral wall includes titanium or a titanium alloy.
US11974588B2	System for beverage and/or flowable edible product dispensing The present disclosure relates to a beverage and/or flowable edible product dispensing apparatus, including: a programmable controller; a touchscreen interface including an indicator of at least one edible item for selection, the operator interface in communication with the programmable controller a dispensing system in communication the operator interface, the programmable controller, being wirelessly connected to the internet, and being operable to associate the at least one edible item with the least one beverage and/or flowable edible and/or inedible product; and the dispensing system dispenses an amount of the at least one beverage and/or flowable edible and/or inedible product associated with the selected edible item when the at least one edible and/or inedible item is selected.
US11974577B2	Gyoza wrapper molding machine A molding machine 1 is provided, which molds a gyoza wrapper by rolling a gyoza wrapper material lump. A first roller 12 rolls the gyoza wrapper material lump vertically downward to form an approximately elliptical semi-finished product. A direction changing device 30 including a pendulum 31 is positioned vertically below the first roller 12. The pendulum 31 includes a fulcrum portion 314 and an edge receiving portion 311 positioned closer to the central portion side of the first roller 12 than a position immediately below the fulcrum portion 31, which receives the front edge of the semi-finished product. When the semi-finished product is received by the edge receiving portion 311, the pendulum 31 changes the direction of the semi-finished product. A second roller 22 positioned vertically below the first roller 12 then rolls the semi-finished product vertically downward, so as to form a gyoza wrapper.
US11974576B2	Gas powered pizza oven A gas-powered oven includes a cooking surface and a heat deflecting frame, such that the cooking surface and heat deflecting frame collectively define at least a portion of a cooking chamber. An outer housing extends around the cooking surface and the heat deflecting frame, with the outer housing having an opening formed therein and in communication with the cooking chamber. A first burner is connectable to a gas source and is located within the outer housing and spaced from the cooking chamber. The first burner is elongate and includes a first array of openings formed therein. A second burner is connectable to the gas source and extends into the cooking chamber toward a portion of the heat deflecting frame. The second burner includes a tapered passageway and an expanding passageway downstream of the tapered passageway to achieve desired flow characteristics of the gas flowing through the second burner.
US11974575B1	Eco-friendly control of red palm weevil using green synthesized silver nanoparticles of chlorophyll derivatives Silver nanoparticles made by a green synthesis method using silver nitrate and a chlorophyll derivative, such as a chlorophyllin are provided. The thus produced silver nanoparticles can have a crystalline structure and an average particle size ranging from about 10 nm to about 40 nm. The disclosed silver nanoparticles may be useful in treating, preventing, and/or reducing insect infestation of a variety of plants, particularly date palms.
US11974570B1	1,3-bis(naphthalen-1-yloxy)propan-2-one an eco-friendly insecticidal agent against Spodoptera littoralis (Boisd.) Synthesis of a compound 1,3-bis(naphthalen-1-yloxy)propan-2-one and its use as an insecticidal agent.
US11974568B2	Portable, ex vivo, normothermic limb perfusion machine A portable, ex vivo perfusion system for preserving detached biological tissue includes a receptacle for housing the tissue in a normothermic environment, a perfusion core to pump perfusate through the tissue via at least one conduit, at least one detection device to measure parameters during perfusion, and at least one parameter control device to maintain the parameter in a predetermined threshold. The system also include a controller with instructions to receive the measured parameters, compare the parameters to predetermined thresholds, and when the parameters are outside the thresholds change an output of the at least one parameter control device to get the parameters within the threshold and alert a user that parameters were outside the thresholds.
US11974567B2	Method for applying a spray onto a field A method for applying a spray, in particular a plant protection product, onto a field, including: detecting plants in a field section of the field with the aid of an optical and/or infrared detection unit; identifying at least one plant row in the detected field section; defining a plant area encompassing the at least one identified plant row and a weed area, different from the plant area, in the detected field section; ascertaining a plant identifier of the weed area; and applying spray onto the weed area, in particular onto the field section, depending on the ascertained plant identifier with the aid of a spraying device.
US11974554B2	Liquid dispensing device, in particular for watering animals A liquid dispensing device (100), in particular for watering animals, in particular laboratory animals, such as small rodents or the like, said device (100) comprising a main body (101) which defines a longitudinal cavity (1011) for the passage of watering liquids, said longitudinal cavity (1011) being in communication with the outside through a delivery (1002) and a discharge (1001) for introducing said liquids in said longitudinal cavity (1011) and discharging said liquids from said longitudinal cavity (1011) respectively, a valve body (105) and an annular shape elastic sealing element (120) arranged inside said longitudinal cavity (1011), said valve body (105) comprising a stem with a first portion (106) which extends through said annular sealing element (120) and a flange-shaped head (107), wherein said flange-shaped head (107) is kept pressed against said annular sealing element (120) by means of an elastic thrust element (130), and wherein said stem can switch between a first closing position, in which the flow of said liquid downstream of said annular sealing element (120) is prevented by said annular sealing element (120), and a second opening position, in which the flow of said liquids downstream of said annular sealing element (120) is possible.
US11974549B2	Wireless terminal, livestock monitoring system, and livestock monitoring method A wireless terminal includes a pressure sensor, a wireless circuit, and a case accommodating the pressure sensor and the wireless circuit in a waterproof manner, and is left inside a stomach of a livestock animal to measure pressure inside the stomach and wirelessly transmit acquired pressure data. The case includes a cylindrical case body and a lid member closing an opening of the case body. The lid member has a measurement hole extending between inside and outside of the lid member and a protection wall part located outside of the case body. The measurement hole has a pressure-receiving pressure measurement part inside for measurement of the pressure and is closed. The measurement hole includes a first linear part and a second linear part intersecting in T shape with the first linear part, and has distal ends open to an outer face of the protection wall part.
US11974545B1	Horse training apparatus with hoppers, an adjustment member, and a notched disk latch Apparatus for training horses includes a housing including a lower section under an upper section, the lower section configured with a stall for confining a horse and having opposed sides, and the upper section including a tank for loose granular material and configured with a hopper proximate to each of the sides, the hoppers concurrently openable for releasing the loose granular material into the lower section from above the stall along the respective sides for sufficiently filling the stall with the loose granular material for covering at least a portion of the horse.
US11974542B2	Plants and seeds of hybrid corn variety CH011232 According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH011232. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH011232, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH011232 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to genetic complements of plants of variety CH011232.
US11974540B2	Plants and seeds of hybrid corn variety CH011212 According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH011212. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH011212, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH011212 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to genetic complements of plants of variety CH011212.
US11974531B1	Timed vertical plant transport in indoor farming A multi-level vertical farm comprises a lift apparatus configured to carry growth trays from a bottom to a top position adjacent to a conveyor. The conveyor is configured to transport trays downwardly to near the bottom position and normally is fully loaded with adjacent trays along the entire conveyor. A growth tray in the lowest, bottom position is discharged out of that position to an irrigation or harvesting station. The discharge of a tray from the bottom position causes preceding trays to move downward, thereby opening a space in the top position for another tray, which may be lifted there. A computer system may be connected to the apparatus and programmed to start a motor of the lift apparatus to move the growth trays. The apparatus enables simulating a day-night plant growth cycle, and using thermal convection to apply more warmth to higher positions, in a compact vertical arrangement.
US11974528B2	Tessellated ceramic apparatus for plant growth A tessellated ceramic apparatus for plant growth is set forth devised to support germination and plant growth upon an exterior surface. Water moves under osmotic pressure from a water storage volume disposed in osmotic communication with the ceramic, through the ceramic to become available water at the exterior surface. A graduated cross-section regulates water flow from a water storage volume through to the exterior surface along a pressure gradient exerted by the water head. Plant growth is facilitated within a plurality of tessellated indentations disposed upon the exterior surface and growth may be restricted from areas of the exterior surface by application of gloss, glaze, sealants and/or other surface features that may blend design elements to augment and support a living design.
US11974527B2	Automated facility for intensive large scale production of grass fed cattle with reduced or eliminated carbon footprint An irrigation and harvesting system includes one or more center pivot irrigation assemblies. The center pivot irrigation assembly includes a hollow shaft attached to an area of land; one end of a hollow member is attached to the hollow shaft, wherein the hollow member pivots around the hollow shaft, and wherein the hollow member carries irrigation water; a second end of the hollow member is connected to a wheel in contact with the ground, and the wheel is driven at a controlled speed; and a traction device including harvesting equipment is attached to the hollow member.
US11974525B2	Aquatic plant growing material The present application is directed to a method of applying a plant growing material to a surface of a mold décor, the method comprising flocking at least one aquatic seed to the surface of a mold décor to adhere the at least one aquatic seed to the surface of the mold décor.
US11974523B2	Atmosphere and or atmosphere composition control in vacuum chamber method, system, and apparatus Methods, apparatus, and system to manage an atmosphere and/or an antimicrobial inside a vacuum chamber or container, including via at least one of valves, sensors, manifold, antimicrobial delivery unit, antimicrobial sachet, vacuum pump, and an atmosphere control.
US11974522B2	Method and control system for controlling baler power-take-off speed A method for forming a bale of crop material in an agricultural baler. The method includes rotating a baler power-take-off (PTO) shaft at a rotational speed, rotating a bale of crop material in a bale chamber, and sensing, by at least one sensor, at least one bale ejection condition. The at least one sensor is configured to provide at least one bale ejection condition value corresponding to the at least one sensed bale ejection condition. The method further includes receiving, by a controller, the at least one bale ejection condition value, and adjusting, by the controller, the rotational speed of the baler PTO shaft responsive to the at least one bale ejection condition value.
US11974521B2	Bale chamber arrangement for an agricultural baler An agricultural baler includes a main bale chamber extending in a bale forming direction from an inlet end to an outlet end. The main bale chamber includes a plurality of stationary walls and a plurality of movable density doors positioned downstream from the stationary walls, relative to the bale forming direction. The stationary walls include a ceiling, a first side wall and a second side wall. A plunger compresses and moves the crop material from the inlet end towards the outlet end of the bale chamber. The baler is characterized in that the first side wall, the second side wall and/or the ceiling comprises a constriction surface, which constricts the main bale chamber in a direction transverse to the bale forming direction.
US11974514B2	Autonomous agricultural carrier vehicle An autonomous agricultural carrier vehicle, for carrying an agricultural implement includes a chassis with steerable wheels or tracks attached to a frame, wherein the frame includes a mounting apparatus for connection to the agricultural implement. The vehicle further includes an environmental sensor system for determining obstacles or elements present in the vicinity of the carrier vehicle and a control device for controlling the carrier vehicle or the at least one implement, wherein the control device is connected to a position determination system that captures and issues a position to create an autonomous agricultural carrier vehicle with which the impact force is not reduced. No additional tractor vehicle is needed for the implement and no operator is necessary during field work, wherein it is provided that position-dependent working instructions for the carrier vehicle are preferably stored in the control device.
US11974513B2	Cylindrical device with knives connected thereto A method for a cylindrical device includes semi-helically oriented teeth, knives, or blades radially outward from an outer surface of the cylindrical device or rotor is provided. Each tooth, knife, or blade is part of a row of teeth, knives, or blades. Each row is oriented with an offset angle such that the spirally orientation completes angular offset of about 90° or less. The knives may have sharpened edges that are oriented to cut on different planes as the cylindrical device rotates. The knives may be held in place by holders that have configurations to oriented the knives at certain angles.
US11980111B2	Confined bridge cell phase change memory A phase change memory bridge cell comprising a dielectric layer located on top of a at least one electrode, wherein a trench is located in the dielectric layer. A first liner located at the bottom of the trench in the dielectric layer and the first liner is located on the sidewalls of the dielectric layer that forms the sidewalls of the trench. A phase change memory material located on top of the first liner, wherein a top surface of the phase change memory material is aligned with a top surface of the dielectric layer, wherein the dielectric layer is located adjacent to and surrounding the vertical sidewalls of the phase change memory material, wherein a top surface of the phase change memory material is flush with a top surface of the dielectric layer.
US11980107B2	Quantum computing system and method of using quantum computing system A quantum computing system including plural base configurations each configured including a first quantum bit group configured from first quantum bits arranged so as to form a single column without mutual coupling, a second quantum bit group configured from second quantum bits arranged so as to form a single column with adjacent ones of the second quantum bits coupled together and each of the second quantum bits coupled to the first quantum bit that is arranged in a same row, and a third quantum bit coupled to all of the second quantum bits. The plural base configurations are arranged so as to form a single column with the third quantum bits in adjacent ones of the base configurations coupled together. In a quantum computing circuit configuration, a two-dimensional cluster state or a three-dimensional cluster state is accordingly realized with two-dimensional control wiring, or surface code is accordingly realized with a pseudo two-dimensional superconducting circuit.
US11980103B2	Power generation element and actuator A power generation element and an actuator for vibration power generation is provided that can be mass-produced at low cost while achieving increase in electromotive force. A power generation element includes a main series magnetic circuit having a frame yoke made of magnetic material and provided with a fixed portion that is one end and a free portion that is the other end across a U-shaped bent portion, a main magnet that applies a magnetic bias to the frame yoke, and a first gap formed at a position in contact with the free portion; and an auxiliary series magnetic circuit having an auxiliary yoke made of magnetic material and attached to the frame yoke, an auxiliary magnet that gives a magnetic bias to the auxiliary yoke, a second gap formed at a position facing the first gap across the free portion, the frame yoke, the main magnet, and the first gap. The amount of change in a main magnetic flux passing in a coil wound around the frame yoke increases when the free portion vibrates due to application of an external force and a magnetic resistance of the first gap and a magnetic resistance of the second gap increase or decrease reciprocally.
US11980102B2	Systems and devices powered by autonomous electrical power sources An electrically-powered device, structure and/or component is provided that includes an attached autonomous electrical power source in a form of a unique, environmentally-friendly structure that is configured to transform thermal energy at any temperature above absolute zero to an electric potential without any external stimulus including physical movement or deformation energy. The autonomous electrical power source component provides a mechanism for generating renewable energy, or a renewable energy supplement, as primary or auxiliary power for the electrically-powered device, structure and/or component. The autonomous electrical power source component is formed of one or more elements, each of which includes a first conductor having a surface with a comparatively low work function, a second conductor having a surface with the comparatively high work function and a dielectric layer on a scale of 200 nm or less interposed between the conductors.
US11980101B2	Thermoelectric device and manufacturing mold and manufacturing method therefor Disclosed are a thermoelectric device and a manufacturing mold and manufacturing method thereof. The thermoelectric device includes at least one set of thermoelectric arm unit, wherein a first thermoelectric arm is provided with a first upper surface and a first lower surface opposite to the first upper surface; a second thermoelectric arm is provided with a second upper surface and a second lower surface opposite to the second upper surface; the second thermoelectric arm is seamlessly bonded with the first thermoelectric arm via an insulating adhesive layer; the first upper surface is flush with the second upper surface, and a first spacing groove is formed between adjacent positions of the first upper surface and the second upper surface; the first lower surface is flush with the second lower surface, and a second spacing groove is formed between adjacent positions of the first lower surface and the second lower surface.
US11980096B2	Semiconductor devices and methods for forming the same A semiconductor device includes a substrate. The semiconductor device also includes a semiconductor layer disposed in the substrate. The semiconductor device further includes a first dielectric layer disposed on the semiconductor layer. The semiconductor device includes a second dielectric layer disposed on the first dielectric layer. The semiconductor device also includes a pair of thermopile segments disposed on the second dielectric layer. The first dielectric layer and the second dielectric layer form a chamber.
US11980092B2	Organic electroluminescence element It is an object of the present invention to provide an organic EL element including a capping layer constituted by two layers consisting of a first capping layer and a second capping layer that has a refractive index that is higher than that of the first capping layer, in order to improve the light extraction efficiency compared with an organic EL element including a capping layer constituted by a single layer. The present invention provides an organic electroluminescent element at least including an anode, a hole transport layer, a light emitting layer, an electron transport layer, a cathode, and a capping layer arranged in this order, wherein the capping layer has a structure constituted by two layers consisting of a first capping layer and a second capping layer, a refractive index of the second capping layer is higher than a refractive index of the first capping layer throughout a wavelength range from 450 to 650 nm, and the second capping layer contains an arylamine compound having a specific structure.
US11980091B2	Organic electroluminescence device and compound for organic electroluminescence device An organic electroluminescence device of an embodiment includes a first electrode, a second electrode, and an emission layer between the first electrode and the second electrode, and the emission layer includes a compound represented by Formula 1 below, and thus the organic electroluminescence device may exhibit high luminous efficiency characteristics and improved service life characteristics.
US11980090B2	Compound and organic light emitting device comprising the same A novel compound represented by the following Chemical Formula 1, and an organic light emitting device comprising the same.
US11980088B2	Organic electroluminescence device and amine compound for organic electroluminescence device An organic electroluminescence device includes a first electrode, a hole transport region on the first electrode, a light-emitting layer on the hole transport region, an electron transport region on the light-emitting layer, and a second electrode on the electron transport region. The hole transport region includes an amine compound represented by Formula 1.
US11980077B2	Pixel arrangement structure for organic light emitting display device A pixel arrangement structure of an OLED display is provided. The pixel arrangement structure includes: a first pixel having a center coinciding with a center of a virtual square; a second pixel separated from the first pixel and having a center at a first vertex of the virtual square; and a third pixel separated from the first pixel and the second pixel, and having a center at a second vertex neighboring the first vertex of the virtual square.
US11980075B2	Organic light emitting display device including an organic light emitting diode connected to connection electrodes An organic light emitting display device includes a substrate having a display area and a peripheral area; a pad disposed on the substrate in the peripheral area; a first conductive pattern disposed on one side of the display area in the peripheral area and electrically connected to the pad; a second conductive pattern disposed on the substrate in the peripheral area and disposed on an opposite side of the first conductive pattern; a first connection electrode disposed on the first conductive pattern in the peripheral area and electrically connected to the first conductive pattern; and a second connection electrode disposed on the second conductive pattern in the peripheral area and electrically connected to the second conductive pattern. A cathode electrode of a light emitting diode is disposed on the first and second connection electrodes and electrically connected to the first and second connection electrodes.
US11980071B2	Display substrate and display device A display substrate and a display device. The display substrate includes a display region, a first connecting wire, and a second connecting wire. A first display region includes a first sub-pixel array, including a plurality of light emitting elements arranged in an array, and the plurality of light emitting elements include a first light emitting element and a second light emitting element. The second display region includes a first pixel circuit array, including a plurality of first pixel circuit units, and the plurality of pixel circuit units include a first pixel circuit (D10) and a second pixel circuit. The first connecting wire (151) is connected to the first pixel circuit and the first light emitting element. The second connecting wire is connected to the second pixel circuit and the second light emitting element. The second connecting wire extends in a first direction, the first connecting wire extends in a second direction.
US11980070B2	Display panel and display apparatus A display panel has a display region and at least one bonding region located beside the display region. The display panel includes: a base; and a plurality of conductive pads provided on the base and located in each bonding region. The plurality of conductive pads are arranged at intervals along a first direction. The plurality of conductive pads include at least one first type of conductive pad configured to transmit a direct current voltage signal to the display region and a plurality of second type of conductive pads configured to transmit a pulse voltage signal to the display region. A dimension of one first type of conductive pad in the first direction is greater than a dimension of one second type of conductive pad in the first direction.
US11980067B2	Transparent display panel and transparent display device including the same A transparent display panel and a transparent display device including the same are disclosed. A transparent display panel includes a substrate having a display region including a plurality of light-emitting regions and a plurality of transmissive regions; and a plurality of line regions disposed over the substrate and extending across the display region, wherein an outer contour of each of the transmissive regions is at least partially curved or wherein each of the transmissive regions has a polygonal shape, and all internal angles of the polygon shape are obtuse. Thus, parallel regularity and periodicity of array of transmissive regions are avoided wherein a haze value is reduced by reducing or minimizing occurrence of light diffraction, and thus, clarity or visibility of an image is improved.
US11980065B2	Display panel and display device with symmetrically arranged structures corresponding to same-color light-emitting units A display panel and a display device are provided in the present disclosure. The display panel includes a base substrate; an array layer, on a side of the base substrate; a plurality of light-emitting units, on a side of the array layer away from the base substrate, where a light-emitting unit of the plurality of light-emitting units includes a first electrode, a light-emitting layer, and a second electrode which are sequentially disposed away from the base substrate; a pixel defining layer, on the side of the array layer away from the base substrate, where the pixel defining layer includes a plurality of pixel openings, the plurality of pixel openings correspond to the plurality of light-emitting units, and a projection of the light-emitting layer on the pixel defining layer is within a pixel opening; and a first metal part between the array layer and the first electrode.
US11980064B2	Display apparatus and method of manufacturing the same A display apparatus includes a substrate including a display area and a sensor area, the display area including main pixels and the sensor area including auxiliary pixels and a transmission portion; a first pixel electrode and a first emission layer in each of the main pixels; a second pixel electrode and a second emission layer in each of the auxiliary pixels; an opposite electrode integrally arranged in the display area and the sensor area; and a metal layer at least partially surrounding the transmission portion, wherein the opposite electrode has an opening corresponding to the transmission portion.
US11980063B2	Display device having a groove penetrating through an organic bi-layer in a blocking region A display device includes a substrate including a display area and a non-display area adjacent to the display area. The non-display area includes a blocking region. An organic layer is disposed on the substrate. An emission layer is disposed in the display area of the substrate. An auxiliary pattern is disposed in the blocking region of the non-display area of the substrate. A thin film encapsulation layer is disposed on the substrate and overlaps the emission layer and the blocking region. The organic layer has a groove penetrating an entire thickness of the organic layer in the blocking region. The auxiliary pattern overlaps the groove. The auxiliary pattern includes a same material as a gate electrode disposed in the display area of the substrate.
US11980062B2	Display apparatus and multi display apparatus including the same A display apparatus includes a first substrate including a plurality of pixel areas provided in a display portion, a second substrate coupled to the first substrate, and a routing portion disposed on an outer surface of the first substrate and an outer surface of the second substrate. The first substrate includes a dam pattern disposed along an edge of the display portion, a light emitting device layer including a light emitting device disposed on the dam pattern and in the plurality of pixel areas, and a trench pattern portion disposed near the dam pattern. The light emitting device is isolated by the trench pattern portion.
US11980059B2	Array substrate and manufacturing method thereof including via hole to facilitate dehydrogenation, display panel, and display device Provided are an array substrate and a manufacturing method of an array substrate and a display panel and device. The array substrate includes a pixel circuit. The pixel circuit includes a first transistor and a second transistor, the first transistor includes a first active layer, the second transistor includes a second active layer, and the first active layer and the second active layer both include silicon. The array substrate further includes a first-type inorganic layer and a second-type inorganic layer and a first via hole. The first via hole is located above the first active layer and at least penetrates through the second-type inorganic layer. Concentration of hydrogen ions in the first active layer is less than concentration of hydrogen ions in the second active layer.
US11980058B2	Display substrate including additional insulating layer between transistor gate and active layer for preventing dark spots, preparation method thereof, and display apparatus A display substrate, a preparation method thereof, and a display apparatus are provide. The display substrate includes: a base substrate, an active layer disposed on the base substrate, a first gate insulating layer disposed on the active layer, a first conductive layer disposed on the first gate insulating layer, and a second conductive layer disposed on the first conductive layer and electrically connected with the first conductive layer; an orthographic projection of the first conductive layer on the base substrate does not overlap with an orthographic projection of the active layer on the base substrate; the second conductive layer includes gates; orthographic projections of the gates on the base substrate and the orthographic projection of the active layer on the base substrate have an overlap area; and the display substrate further includes: at least one insulating layer located between the first conductive layer and the gates.
US11980057B2	Emissive display configured for through-display imaging A display configuration to facilitate imaging through the display is disclosed. The imaging can be achieved by positioning a camera behind a through-transmissive area of a display. The through-transmissive area is configured to reduce the interaction between the light propagating through the display and circuit elements of the display. The configuration of the through-transmissive area can be characterized by reduced pixel density, rearranged circuit elements, and a light blocking layer to prevent light from diffracting from gaps formed by circuit elements.
US11980051B2	Display device A display device can include an organic light emitting device in a display area on a substrate, a thin film transistor being connected with the organic light emitting device, a protecting portion surrounding at least a portion of a camera area on the substrate, a dam structure disposed between the thin film transistor and the protecting portion, an encapsulation layer, and a hole in the camera area. The encapsulation layer can include a first encapsulation layer, a second encapsulation layer on the first encapsulation layer, and a third encapsulation layer on the second encapsulation layer. The hole can be provided inside the display area, and the first encapsulation layer and the third encapsulation layer are disposed on a side surface and an upper surface of the dam structure.
US11980047B2	Display panel and display device A display panel includes a driving back plate, a first insulating layer, and a light-emitting device layer sequentially stacked. The driving back plate includes a first reflecting electrode layer. The first reflecting electrode layer includes first primary reflecting electrodes in a display area and first auxiliary reflecting electrodes in a peripheral area. The light-emitting device layer includes a second reflecting electrode layer including second primary reflecting electrodes in the display area and second auxiliary reflecting electrodes in the peripheral area. The second primary reflecting electrodes are in one-to-one correspondence and electrically connected with the first primary reflecting electrodes. The orthographic projection of the second primary reflecting electrode on the first reflecting electrode layer are located within the first primary reflecting electrode.
US11980042B2	Method for enhancing the performance of pentacene organic field-effect transistor and the structure of pentacence organic field-effect transistor A method for enhancing the performance of pentacene organic field-effect transistor (OFET): an n-type semiconductor thin film was set as a buffer layer between pentacene and polymer electret in the OFET with the structure of gate-electrode/insulating layer/polymer/pentacene/source (drain) electrode. The thickness of n-type organic buffer layer is 1˜100 nm. The induced electrons at the interface lead to the reduction of the height of the hole-barrier formed at the interface, thus effectively reducing the programming/erasing (P/E) gate voltages of pentacene OFET. The widened distribution region of positive space charges caused by ionized donors in n-type organic buffer layer effectively restricts the back-transfer of holes from polymer to pentacene, thus improving the performance of pentacene OFET, such as the P/E speeds, P/E endurance and retention characteristics.
US11980041B2	Method to form memory cells separated by a void-free dielectric structure Various embodiments of the present application are directed towards an integrated chip comprising memory cells separated by a void-free dielectric structure. In some embodiments, a pair of memory cell structures is formed on a via dielectric layer, where the memory cell structures are separated by an inter-cell area. An inter-cell filler layer is formed covering the memory cell structures and the via dielectric layer, and further filling the inter-cell area. The inter-cell filler layer is recessed until a top surface of the inter-cell filler layer is below a top surface of the pair of memory cell structures and the inter-cell area is partially cleared. An interconnect dielectric layer is formed covering the memory cell structures and the inter-cell filler layer, and further filling a cleared portion of the inter-cell area.
US11980040B2	Semiconductor device with magnetic tunnel junctions A semiconductor device includes a substrate; a memory array over the substrate, the memory array including first magnetic tunnel junctions (MTJs), where the first MTJs are in a first dielectric layer over the substrate; and a resistor circuit over the substrate, the resistor circuit including second MTJs, where the second MTJs are in the first dielectric layer.
US11980039B2	Wide-base magnetic tunnel junction device with sidewall polymer spacer A semiconductor device including a second magnetic tunnel junction stack aligned above a spin conductor layer above a first magnetic junction stack, a sidewall dielectric surrounding the second magnetic tunnel junction stack, a vertical side surface of the sidewall dielectric is aligned with vertical side surfaces of the spin conductor layer and the first magnetic junction stack. A method including forming a first magnetic tunnel junction stack, a spin conductor layer and a second magnetic tunnel junction stack, patterning the second magnetic tunnel junction stack, while not patterning the spin conductor layer and the first magnetic tunnel junction stack, forming a sidewall dielectric and a polymer layer on the sidewall dielectric. A method including patterning a second magnetic tunnel junction stack, while not patterning a spin conductor layer below the second magnetic tunnel junction stack nor a first magnetic tunnel junction stack below the spin conductor layer.
US11980036B2	Semiconductor structure having memory device and method of forming the same A semiconductor structure includes a substrate, an interconnection structure disposed over the substrate and a first memory cell. The first memory cell is disposed over the substrate and embedded in dielectric layers of the interconnection structure. The first memory cell includes a first transistor and a first data storage structure. The first transistor is disposed on a first base dielectric layer and embedded in a first dielectric layer. The first data storage structure is embedded in a second dielectric layer and electrically connected to the first transistor. The first data storage structure includes a first electrode, a second electrode and a storage layer sandwiched between the first electrode and the second electrode.
US11980031B2	Non-volatile memory device According to an embodiment, a non-volatile memory device includes first electrodes stacked on an underlying layer, a second electrode provided on the first electrodes, a semiconductor layer extending in a first direction from the underlying layer to the second electrode, and a memory film provided between each of the first electrodes and the semiconductor layer. The semiconductor layer includes a first portion adjacent to the first electrodes and a second portion adjacent to the second electrode. The second portion has a thickness thinner than a thickness of the first portion in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction.
US11980030B2	Three-dimensional memory device and fabrication method thereof Three-dimensional (3D) NAND memory devices and methods are provided. In one aspect, a 3D NAND memory device includes a substrate, core regions, isolation regions, a layer stack, channel structures, and an isolation structure. Each core region is surrounded by one or more of the isolation regions. The layer stack is formed in each core region and includes first dielectric layers and conductor layers that are alternatingly stacked over each other. The channel structures are formed through the layer stack. The isolation structure is formed in one or more of the isolation regions, and includes second dielectric layers and third dielectric layers that are alternatingly stacked over each other.
US11980029B2	Erasable programmable single-ploy non-volatile memory cell and associated array structure An erasable programmable single-poly non-volatile memory cell and an associated array structure are provided. The memory cell comprises a select transistor and a floating gate transistor. The floating gate of the floating gate transistor and an assist gate region are collaboratively formed as a capacitor. The floating gate of the floating gate transistor and an erase gate region are collaboratively formed as another capacitor. Moreover, the select transistor, the floating gate transistor and the two capacitors are collaboratively formed as a four-terminal memory cell. Consequently, the size of the memory cell is small, and the memory cell is operated more easily.
US11980028B2	Semiconductor device and data storage system including the same A semiconductor includes a lower structure and a stack structure having interlayer insulating layers and horizontal layers alternately stacked on the lower structure. A first dam vertical structure penetrates the stack structure. The first dam vertical structure divides the stack structure into a gate stack region and an insulator stack region. The horizontal layers include gate horizontal layers in the gate stack region and insulating horizontal layers in the insulator stack region. A memory vertical structure and a supporter vertical structure penetrate the gate stack region. Separation structures penetrate the gate stack region. One separation structure includes a first side surface, a second side surface not perpendicular to the first side surface, and a connection side surface extending from the first side surface to the second side surface. The connection side surface is higher than an uppermost gate horizontal layer of the gate horizontal layers.
US11980024B2	Semiconductor structure having word lines intersect with active regions The present disclosure relates to the field of semiconductor technologies, and provides a semiconductor structure and a method for manufacturing the same. The semiconductor structure includes a semiconductor base, bit lines and word lines, wherein a plurality of active regions is provided in the semiconductor base; the bit lines are disposed in the semiconductor base, extend in a first direction and are connected to the active regions; and the word lines are disposed on the semiconductor base above the bit lines, extend in a second direction, and intersect with the active regions.
US11980023B2	Capacitor, method of controlling the same, and transistor including the same A capacitor comprises a first electrode, a second electrode provided on the first electrode, a ferroelectric film provided between the first electrode and the second electrode, and a dielectric film provided between the ferroelectric film and the second electrode, impedance of the ferroelectric film and impedance of the dielectric film are determined such that a control voltage applied between the first electrode and the second electrode is equal to a capacitance boosting operating voltage, and the capacitance boosting operating voltage is determined by the following equation: V MAX = ( 1 + ❘ "\[LeftBracketingBar]" Z 2 ❘ "\[RightBracketingBar]" ❘ "\[LeftBracketingBar]" Z 1 ❘ "\[RightBracketingBar]" ) ⁢ t F ⁢ E FM where VMAX is a capacitance boosting operating voltage, Z1 is impedance of the ferroelectric film, Z2 is impedance of the dielectric film, tF is a thickness of the ferroelectric film, and EFM is an electric field applied to the ferroelectric film having a maximum polarization.
US11980021B2	CMOS over array of 3-D DRAM device Disclosed are 3-D DRAM devices and methods of forming 3-D DRAM devices. One method may include forming a stack of DRAM device layers, forming a MOS substrate directly atop the stack of alternating DRAM device layers, and forming a trench through the MOS substrate and the stack of DRAM device layers. The method may further include depositing a protection layer over the MOS substrate, wherein the protection layer is deposited at a non-zero angle of inclination relative to a vertical extending from a top surface of the MOS substrate.
US11980020B2	Semiconductor structure and forming method thereof The present disclosure relates to the technical field of semiconductor manufacturing, and provides a semiconductor structure and a forming method thereof. The forming method includes: providing a semiconductor substrate, where a surface of the semiconductor substrate is provided with a plurality of conductive structures arranged at intervals; forming sidewall dielectric layers on surfaces of the conductive structures, and then depositing sequentially and alternately to form at least two supporting layers and sacrificial layers; etching the supporting layers and the sacrificial layers to form contact holes exposing the surfaces of the conductive structures; and forming an electrode layer on surfaces of the contact holes.
US11980018B2	Semiconductor device and method of fabricating the same The present disclosure relates to a semiconductor device and a method of fabricating the same, which includes a substrate, a plurality of bit lines, a plurality of first plugs, a first spacer, a second spacer, a plurality of second plugs and a metal silicide layer. The bit lines are disposed on the substrate. The first plugs are disposed on the substrate and separated from the bit lines. The first spacer and the second spacer are disposed between each of the bit lines and the first plugs, and include a first height and a second height respectively. The second plugs are disposed on the first plugs respectively, and the metal silicide layer is disposed between the first plugs and the second plugs, wherein an end surface of the metal silicide layer is clamped between the second spacer and the first spacer.
US11980017B2	Capacitor structure and its formation method and memory The present disclosure discloses a capacitor structure and its formation method and a memory. The method includes: providing a substrate; forming an electrode support structure on the substrate in a stacking fashion, wherein the electrode support structure includes at least a first support layer on its top, a capacitor hole is formed at intervals within the electrode support structure and extends upwards in a direction perpendicular to a surface of the substrate; forming, within the capacitor hole, an electrode post and an electrode layer extending from the electrode post to the upper surface of the first support layer; removing the electrode layer; removing the first support layer; forming a dielectric layer on the top of the electrode support structure, wherein the dielectric layer covers the top of the electrode post, and an outer peripheral wall of the top of the electrode post is connected with the dielectric layer.
US11980016B2	Connection between source/drain and gate A semiconductor device according to the present disclosure includes a gate extension structure, a first source/drain feature and a second source/drain feature, a vertical stack of channel members extending between the first source/drain feature and the second source/drain feature along a direction, and a gate structure wrapping around each of the vertical stack of channel members. The gate extension structure is in direct contact with the first source/drain feature.
US11980014B2	Memory devices with gate all around transistors A memory structure and a system-on chip (SOC) device are provided. A memory structure according to the present disclosure includes a first static random access memory (SRAM) macro comprising first gate-all-around (GAA) transistors and a second SRAM macro comprising second GAA transistors. The first GAA transistors of the first SRAM macro each includes a first plurality of channel regions each having a first channel width (W1) and a first channel thickness (T1). The second GAA transistors of the second SRAM macro each comprises a second plurality of channel regions each having a second channel width (W2) and a second channel thickness (T2). W2/T2 is greater than W1/T1.
US11980009B2	Liquid cooling high-density pluggable modules for a network element A network element include one or more modules each supporting one or more pluggable modules; and a first manifold and a second manifold each configured to connect to a conduit associated with a coldplate, wherein one of the first manifold and the second manifold is an inlet manifold and the other is an outlet manifold for a cooling fluid that flows through the conduit to cool the one or more pluggable modules. The one or more pluggable modules can be each a pluggable optical module that is one of compliant to any of XFP, SFP, XENPAK, X2, CFP, CFP2, CFP4, CFP8, QSFP, QSFP+, QSFP28, OSFP, and QSFP-DD and have a housing that has dimensions similar to any of XFP, SFP, XENPAK, X2, CFP, CFP2, CFP4, CFP8, QSFP, QSFP+, QSFP28, OSFP, and QSFP-DD.
US11980006B2	Leak segregation and detection system for an electronics rack According to one embodiment, a system for a rack includes an equipment module for coupling to a rack module. The rack module includes a pair of main connectors for coupling to a coolant source and a pair of manifold connectors, and includes a vertical leak detection channel that has a leak detection cable. Positioned between the main connectors and the manifold connectors is a structure that at least partially contains the main connectors and has a liquid path to the channel. The equipment module includes a chassis that has a pair of connectors and a conducting path. The chassis also has an opening for receiving the manifold connectors for coupling to the connectors, and another opening, the conducting path extends from an interior of the chassis to the other opening and is arranged to guide liquid out of the opening and into the channel while both modules are coupled together.
US11980005B2	Corrosion preventive heatsink for network device In one embodiment, an apparatus includes a chassis base, a printed circuit board mounted on the chassis base, a heatsink positioned over the printed circuit board to prevent corrosion of components on the printed circuit board, wherein the heatsink comprises a plurality of upward extending fins and a plurality of downward extending walls, a seal interposed between an edge of the downward extending walls and the chassis base, and a cover extending over the heatsink.
US11979994B2	Battery rack The present invention provides a battery rack including: a housing; a plurality of battery modules stacked in the housing; and a connection member configured to electrically connect the plurality of battery modules, wherein each of the plurality of battery modules includes a plurality of battery submodules stacked on each other, and each of the plurality of battery submodules comprises: at least one cooling member; and a plurality of battery cells located on both sides with the at least one cooling member interposed therebetween, wherein at least two of the plurality of battery cells are located on each of both sides of the at least one cooling member.
US11979990B2	Wiring board and method for manufacturing the same A method for manufacturing a wiring board according to the present disclosure includes: in the following order, (a) a step of irradiating an insulating layer composed of a resin composition with active energy rays; (b) a step of adsorbing an electroless plating catalyst to the insulating layer; and (c) a step of forming a metal layer on a surface of the insulating layer by electroless plating, in which in the step (a), a modified region having a thickness of 20 nm or more in a depth direction from the surface of the insulating layer and voids communicating from the surface of the insulating layer is formed by irradiation of the active energy rays.
US11979989B2	Battery connection module and battery device The present disclosure relates to a battery connection module and a battery device. The battery connection module includes a carrying tray, a plurality of busbars and a flexible circuit board. The plurality of busbars are provided to the carrying tray. The flexible circuit board is provided to the carrying tray and includes a main board body and a plurality of connecting board bodies integrally connected to the main board body in a floatable manner and respectively electrically connected to the plurality of busbars, each connecting board body is provided to a side edge of the main board body, extends in a longitudinal direction and faces the corresponding busbar in a transverse direction, each connecting board body has a central portion and two cantilevered portions respectively extending from two opposite sides of the central portion in the longitudinal direction, each cantilevered portion has a proximal segment connected to the central portion, a distal segment opposite to the proximal segment and a curved segment positioned between the proximal segment and the distal segment, the curved segment extends along at least the longitudinal direction and the transverse direction, each connecting board body is connected to the main board body only by the distal segments of the two cantilevered portions, a gap is formed between the connecting board body and the main board body.
US11979988B2	Electric circuit module and manufacturing method thereof Disclosed herein is an electric circuit module that includes a circuit board, an electronic component mounted on an upper surface of the circuit board, and a mold member that covers the upper and side surfaces of the circuit board. The lower area of the side surface of the circuit board is exposed so as not to be covered with the mold member.
US11979987B2	Electronic component, electric device including the same, and bonding method thereof Provided is an electronic component including a pad region including a plurality of pads extending along corresponding extension lines and arranged in a first direction, and a signal wire configured to receive a driving signal from the pad region, wherein the plurality of pads include a plurality of first pads arranged continuously and a plurality of second pads arranged continuously, and extension lines of the plurality of first pads substantially converge into a first point and extension lines of the plurality of second pads substantially converge into a second point different from the first point.
US11979986B2	Component-embedded substrate A component-embedded substrate includes: a plurality of insulating layers each including a wiring pattern formed on one surface; an embedded component including a connection terminal; and a plurality of vias that electrically connect the connection terminal to the wiring patterns adjacent to each other in a lamination direction. The plurality of insulating layers is laminated on the connection terminal. Each of the plurality of vias is composed of a via hole formed in the respective insulating layer of the plurality of the insulating layers and a conductive material provided in the via hole. One of the plurality of vias is a connection via directly connected to the connection terminal. Another of the plurality of vias is a first adjacent via adjacent to the connection via in the lamination direction. The first adjacent via is connected to the wiring pattern formed on a surface of a top insulating layer.
US11979984B2	Splicing display screen A splicing display screen is provided. The splicing display screen includes a circuit board, a plurality of display panels, and a plurality of first metal lines. The circuit board includes a plurality of circuit areas, and each of the circuit areas includes one of mounting areas and one of electrical connection areas. A plurality of first metal parts are disposed in the electrical connection areas. The display panels are disposed on the circuit board and positioned in the mounting areas, and metal connection pads on the display panels are electrically connected to the first metal parts by the first metal lines.
US11979982B2	Printed wiring board and method for manufacturing printed wiring board Printed wiring board manufacturing method, and printed wiring board. The method includes preparing sheet material including cloth-like material woven of reinforced fiber with a 90 degree between warp thread and a weft thread; arranging the sheet material on a cutting-out apparatus so that the sheet material is tilted 5 to 30 degrees with respect to threads configuring the cloth-like material and cutting a portion to cross the cloth-like-material configuration threads aligned on a cutting blade at 5 to 30 degrees; cutting the sheet material from the tilted sheet material with the cut portion crossing the cloth-like-material configuration threads aligned on the cutting blade to form the sheet material with a circumferential edge of the sheet material crossing the cloth-like material configuration threads at 5 to 30 degrees; creating a mother laminate configured with the sheet material as an inner-layer board or an insulating board; and providing a conductor pattern on a metal layer of the mother laminate along a circumferential edge portion of the mother laminate.
US11979977B2	Circuit board with heat dissipation structure and method for manufacturing same A method for manufacturing a circuit board including: providing at least one wiring base board, the wiring base board comprising a first conductor layer, an insulation layer, and an alloy layer which are stacked in order, wherein a solder paste layer is formed on a side of the alloy layer, a part of the alloy layer is exposed out of the solder paste layer to form a thermal conductive surface; providing a core layer; and pressing two wiring base boards on two opposite sides of the core layer to form a sealed heat dissipating chamber between the thermal conductive surfaces of the two wiring base boards. The present disclosure further provides a circuit board having a heat dissipation structure.
US11979976B2	Methods of forming interconnect circuits Provided are interconnect circuits and methods of forming thereof. A method may involve laminating a substrate to a conductive layer followed by patterning the conductive layer. This patterning operation forms individual conductive portions, which may be also referred to as traces or conductive islands. The substrate supports these portions relative to each other during and after patterning. After patterning, an insulator may be laminated to the exposed surface of the patterned conductive layer. At this point, the conductive layer portions are also supported by the insulator, and the substrate may optionally be removed, e.g., together with undesirable portions of the conductive layer. Alternatively, the substrate may be retained as a component of the circuit and the undesirable portions of the patterned conductive layer may be removed separately. These approaches allow using new patterning techniques as well as new materials for substrates and/or insulators.
US11979973B2	Semiconductor manufacturing apparatus and operating method thereof Disclosed are semiconductor manufacturing apparatuses and operating methods thereof. The semiconductor manufacturing apparatus includes an oscillation unit that includes a first seed laser, a second seed laser, and a seed module, wherein the first seed laser oscillates a first pulse, and wherein the second seed laser oscillates a second pulse, and an extreme ultraviolet generation unit configured to use the first and second pulses to generate extreme ultraviolet light. The seed module includes a plurality of mirrors configured to allow the first and second pulses to travel along first and second paths, respectively, and a pulse control optical system including a first optical element, a second optical element, and a third optical element. The pulse control optical system is on the second path that does not overlap the first path. The third optical element includes a lens between the first optical element and the second optical element.
US11979971B2	EUV light source and apparatus for lithography An extreme ultra violet (EUV) radiation source apparatus includes a collector mirror, a target droplet generator for generating a tin (Sn) droplet, a rotatable debris collection device, one or more coils for generating an inductively coupled plasma (ICP), a gas inlet for providing a source gas for the ICP, and a chamber enclosing at least the collector mirror and the rotatable debris collection device. The gas inlet and the one or more coils are configured such that the ICP is spaced apart from the collector mirror.
US11979970B2	Electric component, X-ray generation apparatus, and X-ray imaging apparatus An electric component includes an electric circuit and a metal container covering the electric circuit. The metal container includes a side wall portion surrounding the electric circuit, and a closing portion forming an end surface of the metal container while covering an end portion of the side wall portion. An exposed surface of an outer peripheral portion of the closing portion exposed to an outside of the metal container has a roundness in a section perpendicular to the end surface.
US11979967B2	Combination microwave and hood system A combined ventilation and microwave oven system includes an external enclosure with a top portion defining recirculation vent outlets, a cooling air inlet, a cooling air outlet, and an outside vent outlet, first and second side portions, and a bottom portion defining a vent inlet. The vent inlet is connected with the recirculation vent outlets and the outside vent outlet via airflow pathways. A hood assembly is disposed within the external enclosure and includes a first hood fan disposed between the cooking cavity and the first side portion and a second hood fan disposed between the cooking cavity and the second side portion. The hood assembly is configured to direct air through the vent inlet and through an interior of the external enclosure. A cooling fan is disposed between the cooking cavity and the second side portion to direct air through the cooling air inlet and the cooling air outlet.
US11979962B2	Method for controlling an induction heating system A method for controlling an induction heating system, particularly an induction heating system of a cooktop on which a cooking utensil with a certain contents is placed for heating/cooking purposes, comprises the steps of carrying out a predetermined number “n” of electrical measurements of a first electrical parameter of the heating system on the basis of a predetermined electrical value of a second electrical parameter, “n” being ≥2, repeating the above set of measurements at a predetermined time after the first measurements, and estimating at least one thermal parameter of the heating system, particularly of the contents of the cooking utensil, on the basis of the above set of measurements.
US11979961B2	Networked lighting control system with lighting value tracking protocol A lighting system includes a plurality of lighting system elements. The lighting system elements include a luminaire and a reporting device. The luminaire includes a light source to emit illumination light. The reporting device includes a reporting device network communication interface system for network communication, a reporting device processor, a reporting device memory, and reporting device programming in the reporting device memory. Execution of the reporting device programming causes the respective reporting device to collect a respective performance metric of a respective luminaire and submits a respective claim including the respective performance metric to one or more storage devices. A respective storage device validates a plurality of claims, including the respective claim. The storage device stores the subset or all of the plurality of claims in a block in at least one storage device of the one or more storage devices. The block includes a lighting value token.
US11979956B2	Reading data from a log data storage in an emergency lighting converter An emergency converter device for lighting applications provides a supply current to a load device such as a lighting module. The emergency converter device has a printed circuit board arranged within a housing. A control circuit such as a microcontroller and a non-volatile memory for storing log data are arranged on the printed circuit board. An interface is configured to connect mechanically and electrically at least one of a status indicator light a test switch or a duration link select switch. The interface has a first connecting element and a second connecting element. The emergency converter device has a connecting means for connecting a data output terminal (USART_TX) and a data input terminal (USART_RX) of the control circuit to the exterior of the housing.
US11979953B2	Color LED driving circuit and color controller The present application provides a color LED driving circuit, which comprises a set of switches and a color controller. The switch assembly has a first switch and a second switch, respectively having a first terminal, a second terminal and a control terminal. The first terminal of the first switch is configured to be coupled to a first LED load, and the first terminal of the second switch is configured to be coupled to a second LED load. The color controller comprises a first controller and a second controller. A ground terminal of the first controller is coupled to ground. The first controller is used to generate an output signal according to a PWM signal, and transmit the output signal to the second controller. The second controller is used to generate a first driving signal and a second driving signal according to the output signal, and output the first driving signal and the second driving signal to the control terminals of the first switch and the second switch through a first driving terminal and a second driving terminal, respectively. A reference terminal of the second controller is coupled to the second terminal of the first switch and the second terminal of the second switch, and potential of the reference terminal is different from a potential of the ground terminal of the first controller.
US11979951B2	Anti-condensation assembly A window operable to separate an interior from an exterior is disclosed. The window comprises a pressure pane and an anti-condensation assembly. The anti-condensation assembly is disposed in an interior direction relative the pressure pane. Further, the anti-condensation assembly comprises a substantially transparent substrate disposed in a spaced apart relationship relative the pressure pane. Additionally, the anti-condensation assembly comprises a resistively heatable layer associated with the first substrate. The resistively heatable layer is operable to generate heat when an electrical current is applied thereto. Accordingly, application of power to the resistively heatable layer may serve to reduce or eliminate the presence of visible condensation in the window.
US11979950B2	Heater for contaminant remediation A heater for thermal conduction heating suitable for use in non-vertical heater wells for purposes of soil remediation. The heater includes a rigid bar to position a non-insulated heating element in the casing away from the interior surface of the casing.
US11979948B2	Methods, wireless communications networks and infrastructure equipment A method of controlling communications within a wireless communications network is provided. The method comprises receiving, at a first infrastructure equipment acting as a donor node connected to a core network part of a wireless communications network, signals representing data from one or more others of infrastructure equipment, the data having been received at the one or more others of the infrastructure equipment from one or more communications devices or from other infrastructure equipment, and transmitting, by the first infrastructure equipment, the data from the one or more others of the infrastructure equipment to the core network part of the wireless communications network. At least one of the infrastructure equipment uses at least one spectral efficiency enhancing technique to receive the signals, the at least one spectral efficiency enhancing technique allowing the at least one infrastructure equipment to receive the signals in the backhaul communications link.
US11979946B2	Shareable transient IoT gateways A system and a method for a transient gateway, including a storage device storing a set of data, and a gateway engine coupled to the storage device accessing and updating the set of data, the gateway engine configured to share bandwidth and resources, across a plurality of organizations. The transient gateway organizes the set of data to act as a broker amongst the plurality of organizations. The transient gateway is configured to provide resources as a monetized commodity. The transient gateway provides protocols handling capabilities of its connected devices of one organization to another organization from among the plurality of organizations.
US11979945B2	Determining a radio access technology availability indicator to present This disclosure relates to techniques for a wireless device to determine a radio access technology availability indicator to present. A wireless device may establish a wireless link with a cellular network via a cell that operates according to a first radio access technology. The wireless device may determine if access to the cellular network is also available via a cell that operates according to a second radio access technology, by configuration by the serving cell or from another standalone cell. The wireless device may select a radio access technology availability indicator to present based at least in part on determining if access to the cellular network is also available via a cell that operates according to the second radio access technology.
US11979942B2	Implementation and communication methods, apparatus and system of virtual subscriber identity module Implementation and communication methods, an apparatus and a system of a virtual subscriber identity module (VSIM) are provided. The implementation method includes: receiving a VSIM application request sent by a terminal, where the VSIM application request carries an identifier of a VSIM desired by the terminal; obtaining corresponding VSIM installation information according to the identifier of the desired VSIM; and sending the VSIM installation information to the terminal, so that the terminal installs the VSIM according to the VSIM installation information. According to the present application, a problem where an existing mobile operator network does not support the VSIM is effectively solved, and an effective and convenient operation scheme is provided for an existing domestic or international roaming service.
US11979941B2	Data transmission method and terminal Embodiments of this application relate to the terminal field and disclose a data transmission method and a terminal, to increase a speed of data transmission between terminals and ensure stability during the data transmission. The method includes: A terminal establishes a wireless connection to another terminal; in addition, the terminal establishes a USB connection to the another terminal; then, the terminal can display a first interface, where the first interface includes at least one piece of candidate data; a user may select to-be-transmitted data from the at least one piece of candidate data after performing a first input on the first interface; and the terminal may send the to-be-transmitted data to the another terminal through the wireless connection and the USB connection after the user performs a second input on the first interface.
US11979940B2	System and method for provisioning enhanced SIM profiles as standard eUICC profiles A method and system for provisioning an embedded SIM (eSIM) with an enhanced SIM profile are provided. The method includes creating an eSIM card with a single enhanced SIM profile on a connected device, wherein the created eSIM includes at least an applet; initiating a subscription management data exchange between the eSIM card and various components of a cellular network; initiating a bootstrap control of the applet to restart the eSIM; and configuring the eSIM with the plurality of multi-international mobile subscriber identity (multi-IMSI) profiles and actions related to IMSI profiles, wherein the configuration is performed using over-the-air (OTA) configuration, thereby configuring the enhanced SIM profile with plurality IMSI profiles.
US11979937B2	Method, apparatus and computer program There is provided an apparatus comprising at least one processor and at least one memory including a computer program code, the at least one memory and computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus at least to: receive, at a first network repository function in a first network from a security edge protection proxy in a second network, a request for discovering one or more roaming hubs and/or security edge protection proxies in the first network; and send, from the first network repository function to the security edge protection proxy in the second network, a response comprising information identifying the one or more roaming hubs and/or security edge protection proxies in the first network and information identifying one or more further networks which can be reached via a respective roaming hub and/or security edge protection proxy in the first network.
US11979935B2	Data for small data transmission A base station distributed unit receives, by a base station distributed unit, from a wireless device not in a radio resource control (RRC) connected state, an RRC request message for a small data transmission (SDT) procedure, and uplink data associated with the SDT procedure. The base station distributed unit receives, from a base station central unit, a message indicating the SDT procedure. The base station distributed unit sends, based on the message, to the base station central unit, the uplink data.
US11979934B2	Radio resource control connection procedures for remote wireless devices This disclosure relates to techniques for performing radio resource control procedures for remote wireless devices in a wireless communication system. A remote wireless device may transmit a radio resource control message that includes information configured to be relayed to a cellular base station to a relay wireless device, which may relay the information to the cellular base station. The cellular base station may also transmit a radio resource control message that includes information configured to be relayed to the remote wireless device to the relay wireless device, which may relay the information to the remote wireless device.
US11979932B2	Radio link maintenance for sidelink wireless communications Methods, systems, and devices for sidelink wireless communications are described in which a user equipment (UE) engaged in sidelink communications may provide for radio link maintenance of the sidelink connection by initiating a maintenance procedure, such as a measurement procedure, when one or more conditions are detected. The one or more conditions may include a threshold time being exceeded since a data transmission via the sidelink connection, or a threshold time being exceeded since a successful reception of a sidelink transmission from another UE. An access stratum layer at the initiating UE may format a data packet in the absence of higher layer data to be transmitted via the sidelink connection to initiate the maintenance procedure.
US11979928B2	Handheld electronic device, data-transmitting method thereof and non-transitory storage device A data-transmitting method of a handheld electronic device includes: detecting movement of a first handheld electronic device to generate a first motion data; receiving a broadcast signal, wherein the broadcast signal carries a source device data and a second motion data; comparing the first motion data with the second motion data; establishing a communication link to a second handheld electronic device according to the source device data when the first motion data matches the second motion data; and receiving a specific data from the second handheld electronic device or sending the specific data to the second handheld electronic device.
US11979925B2	Apparatus, system and method of communicating a multi-link element For example, an apparatus may be configured to generate, transmit, receive and/or process a frame including a multiple Basic Service Set Identifier (BSSID) element corresponding to a multiple BSSID set including a reporting AP, the BSSID element including one or more non-transmitted BSSID profile elements corresponding to one or more other APs belonging to the multiple BSSID set, wherein a non-transmitted BSSID profile element corresponding to an other AP includes one or more elements of information corresponding to the other AP, and a multi-link element, the multi-link element including one or more profile subelements for one or more reported APs of an other MLD including the other AP, respectively, wherein a profile subelement corresponding to a reported AP includes one or more elements of information corresponding to the reported AP.
US11979924B2	Device address bundling for IoT communication Various embodiments comprise systems, methods, and apparatus enabling communications between a mobile network node (e.g., base station, eNB, gNB) and a large number of Internet of Things (IoT) devices by defining IoT device groups comprising at least one primary IoT device and a plurality of secondary IoT devices. The mobile network node communicates directly with group primary IoT devices via a mobile network protocol, and the group primary IoT devices further communicate with the secondary IoT devices via a local wireless protocol. Identifiers are used to identify secondary IoT devices that are the source of transmitted uplink messages, or the target/destination of downlink messages. Identifiers may be bundled or concatenated such that the primary IoT devices can manage messages or other communications to/from the base station, which in turn handles all backhaul services necessary to support the group of IoT devices.
US11979922B2	Communication device, communication method, and communication program A communication device is a device in which a radio connection state with another communication device changes from an unconnected state to a predetermined connected state by performing a predetermined connection procedure. The communication device acquires predetermined information for transmitting data to the another communication device in the unconnected state. The communication device then transmits the data to the another communication device in the unconnected state based on the predetermined information.
US11979916B2	Method and apparatus for determining RA-RNTI Disclosed are a method and apparatus for determining an RA-RNTI. In the present application, a base station receives a random access preamble sent by a terminal; the base station determines an RA-RNTI according to a time-frequency resource occupied by the random access preamble, and the time-frequency resource is a time-frequency resource of an orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) symbol level; and the base station sends a random access response message, and the random access response message includes downlink control information allocated, by the base station, for the terminal, and the downlink control information is scrambled using the RA-RNTI. By means of the present application, an RA-RNTI can be determined during a random access process of an NR system.
US11979915B2	Communications methods and infrastructure equipment for providing an indication of data transmission without a radio connection A method for transmitting data by an infrastructure equipment in a wireless communications network to a communications device, the method comprising transmitting by the infrastructure equipment a paging message; receiving by the infrastructure equipment a random access request, the random access request transmitted by the communications device in response to the paging message; in response to receiving the random access request, transmitting by the infrastructure equipment an indication of communications resources allocated for a transmission by the infrastructure equipment and transmitting by the infrastructure equipment an indication that the transmission by the infrastructure equipment comprises data to be transmitted while no radio connection is established between the communications device and the infrastructure equipment; and transmitting by the infrastructure equipment the data using the allocated communications resources.
US11979914B2	Random access method and apparatus A random access method includes working, by a user equipment (UE), on a first bandwidth part (BWP), where the first BWP is a currently active BWP, when the UE needs to perform a random access procedure, the UE performs the random access procedure on an initial BWP or on the first BWP, and when the UE receives BWP switching indication information from a network device instructing the UE to use a second BWP when performing the random access procedure on the first BWP, continuing, by the UE, to perform the random access procedure on the first BWP, or stopping, by the UE, performing the random access procedure on the first BWP, and performing the random access procedure on the second BWP.
US11979913B2	User equipment and signal monitoring method There is provided a user equipment, the user equipment including: a reception unit that receives configuration information in which a reference signal and a synchronous signal block are associated with each other from a base station; a control unit that selects a specific reference signal from a plurality of reference signals to be monitored in a random access procedure; and a transmission unit that transmits a random access signal to the base station using a resource corresponding to the specific reference signal, wherein the reception unit assumes based on the configuration information that there is a quasi co-location relation between the synchronous signal block corresponding to the specific reference signal and a signal to be monitored in a predetermined search space, and monitors the signal.
US11979908B2	Method, device, terminal and system for transmitting data The present disclosure can provide a method, device, terminal and system for transmitting data. The method for transmitting data includes: receiving target data from a target gateway via a channel to be detected; detecting whether an interference signal from another terminal for data transmission with the target gateway exists on the channel to be detected within the preset frame interval duration; and stopping receiving the target data when the interference signal exists until the channel to be detected is determined to be idle, and continuing to receive the target data via the idle channel to be detected.
US11979907B2	Methods and apparatuses for COT sharing in unlicensed spectrum A user equipment (UE) may transmit a configured-grant uplink control information (CG-UCI) to a base station during a channel occupancy time (COT) initiated by the UE in a shared spectrum, the CG-UCI comprising COT sharing information, the COT sharing information indicating, at least, an index value corresponding to a combination of: an indication of an offset to a beginning of a downlink transmission opportunity during the COT; an indication of a duration of the downlink transmission opportunity during the COT; and an indication of a channel access priority class (CAPC) value used by the UE to initiate the COT. The base station may transmit a downlink transmission to the UE within the downlink transmission opportunity and in accordance with the COT sharing information in the transmitted CG-UCI. Apparatuses are also disclosed.
US11979900B2	Uplink reference signal periodicity Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may transmit an indication of a requested periodicity for uplink reference signals associated with improving UE power efficiency. The UE may receive an indication of resources for transmitting uplink reference signals based at least in part on the requested periodicity. Numerous other aspects are described.
US11979899B2	Method and apparatus for transmitting and receiving channel state information in wireless communication system A method of transmitting channel state information (CSI) in a wireless communication system includes: receiving, from a base station, configuration information related to CSI; receiving, from the base station, a CSI-reference signal (CSI-RS) on a plurality of CSI-RS resources; and transmitting, to the base station, first CSI based on the configuration information. The plurality of CSI-RS resources corresponding to the configuration information are configured with (i) one or more channel measurement resources (CMRs) configured to be used to derive CSI based on a single CMR and (ii) one or more CMR pairs configured to be used to derive CSI based on a single CMR pair, unless there is a specific configuration by the configuration information, based on the first CSI being CSI derived based on a single CMR, any CMR included in the one or more CMR pairs may be not used to derive the first CSI.
US11979897B2	Measurement and reporting of channel state information (CSI) in wireless communication The present disclosure provides a method and a device in a node used for wireless communications. A first node receives a first signal in a first cell and receives a second signal in a second cell; and then transmits a target information set on a first channel; a serving cell identity of the first cell is a first ID, while a serving cell identity of the second cell is a second ID, the first ID being smaller than the second ID; when the second cell is capable of scheduling a target cell, a measurement on the second signal is used for generating the target information set. By associating the CSI transmission corresponding to a cell with whether the cell is capable of scheduling a PCell, the transmission of CSI under Cross-Carrier Scheduling can be optimized, thus improving the entire system's performance.
US11979891B2	User equipment (UE) capability frequency band combination prioritization Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications manager are described. An example method for wireless communication at a UE includes receiving a request for a frequency band capability of the UE from a network, wherein the request includes a plurality of network frequency bands. The method may also include selecting a subset of frequency band combinations from a plurality of frequency band combinations supported by the UE, wherein a numerical quantity of the plurality of frequency band combinations supported by the UE exceeds a size constraint of a capability message, and wherein the subset includes at least one frequency band combination for each network frequency band. The method may also include sending the capability message in response to the request that includes an indication of the subset of frequency band combinations.
US11979885B2	Extended physical downlink control channel monitoring A method, network node and wireless device (WD) for extended physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) monitoring are disclosed. According to one aspect, a method includes receiving a triggering signal, configured to trigger a search space expansion in the WD. The method also includes, when the triggering signal fulfills predetermined criteria, performing a search space expansion, the at least one predetermined criteria being based at least in part on at least one of physical downlink control channel, PDCCH, characteristics, physical uplink shared channel, PUSCH, characteristics and physical downlink shared channel, PDSCH, characteristics.
US11979883B2	Downlink (DL) positioning reference signal (PRS) resource configuration and measurement in new radio (NR) systems Methods, systems, and storage media are described for new radio downlink positioning reference signal (NR DL PRS) resource allocation and configuration. In particular, some embodiments relate to some embodiments relate to NR DL PRS resource configurations such as comb size, number of symbols, DL PRS resource time configuration (e.g., initial start time and periodicity), and providing formulas for calculation of seed for DL PRS sequence generation. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.
US11979882B2	Coordination signaling in wireless networks A first base station may communicate with a second base station regarding a wireless device, exchanging information regarding configuration parameters associated with the wireless device, carrier types supported by the wireless device, etc. The configuration parameters may be used to carry out communications with and/or handover of the wireless device.
US11979881B2	Update apparatus and method for on-demand system information in wireless communications A wireless terminal comprises receiver circuitry and processor circuitry. The receiver circuitry is configured to receive, from a base station apparatus, a first type system information (SI) block including scheduling information used for configuring SI window(s), the SI window(s) being periodic broadcast occasion(s) for corresponding one or more second type system information blocks (SIBs). The processor circuitry is configured to determine the SI window(s) based on the scheduling information. The receiver circuitry is further configured to perform a reception procedure to attempt to receive at least one of the second type SIBs within the SI window(s) of a current modification period. In a case that the at least one of the second type SIBs is not received within the SI window(s), the receiver circuitry is configured to continue the reception procedure in the current modification period.
US11979879B2	Information transmission method, communications device, and network device Embodiments of this application provide an information transmission method, a communications device, and a network device. The information transmission method may include: sending, by a first communications device, a request message to a network device, to request the network device to schedule a resource for transmission of sidelink information between the first communications device and a second communications device; and further receiving indication information that is used to indicate the resource and that is sent by the network device, and sending the sidelink information to the second communications device on the resource. In the embodiments of this application, reachability of the sidelink information can be ensured.
US11979876B2	Method, device, and system for uplink transmission in wireless communication system Disclosed is a method by which a terminal transmits a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) to a base station in a wireless communication system. The terminal can receive, from the base station, configuration information for allocating a resource for transmitting a transport block (TB) through the PUSCH, and map the TB to a plurality of slots constituting the resource on the basis of the configuration information. Thereafter, the terminal can transmit the TB on the plurality of slots through the PUSCH.
US11979874B2	Terminal and radio communication method A terminal according to an aspect of the present disclosure includes a control section that determines, in a case where a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) spans two durations across a boundary in a time domain, a configuration of a phase tracking reference signal (PTRS) during each of the two durations, and a transmitting section that transmits the PUSCH. According to an aspect of the present disclosure, even in a case where a signal/channel is transmitted over a plurality of slots, a reference signal can be appropriately transmitted.
US11979871B2	Method and device for transmitting EHT PPDU in wireless LAN system Proposed are a method and device for transmitting EHT PPDU in a wireless LAN system. Particularly, a transmission STA generates first and second LTF symbols. The transmission STA transmits EHT PPDU comprising the first and second LTF symbols to a reception STA. The first and second LTF symbols are generated on the basis of an LTF sequence for first to fourth spatial streams. In the first LTF symbol, the LTF sequence for the first to fourth spatial streams is mapped to tones in four tone units in a frequency domain. In the second LTF symbol, the LTF sequence for the first to fourth spatial streams is mapped to tones in four tone units in a frequency domain. The LTF sequence, for the first to fourth spatial streams, mapped to the frequency domain of the second LTF symbol is mapped to a tone by means of cyclic shifting, by two tones, the LTF sequence, for the first to fourth spatial streams, mapped to the frequency domain of the first LTF symbol.
US11979867B2	Radio resource management An apparatus configured to store a bandwidth part arrangement of the bandwidth part into plural physical resource blocks which are grouped into bundles forming a bundle grid, wherein the bandwidth part includes at least one guard band, to determine at least one of the bundles as partially overlapping with the at least one guard band, each partially overlapping bundle including overlapping and non-overlapping physical resource blocks, and to at least one of: 1) re-assign at least one of the non-overlapping physical resource blocks to a non-overlapping bundle immediately preceding or immediately following, in the bundle grid, the partially overlapping bundle, 2) re-align a first physical resource block of the non-overlapping bundle immediately following the partially overlapped bundle to coincide with a guard band end, and 3) re-align a last physical resource block of the non-overlapping bundle immediately preceding the partially overlapped bundle to coincide with a guard band start.
US11979860B2	Uplink summation method and device, and distributed antenna system The present disclosure relates to an uplink summation method and device, and a distributed antenna system. The method comprises: acquiring uplink CPRI data streams of a channel of an AU or an EU in a system, performing bit width extension on the CPRI data streams, and performing full precision summation; extracting an orthogonal IQ signal in the CPRI data streams after summation, and determining a reference value and a detected value of the IQ signal so as to determine attenuation values corresponding to fast fading and slow amplification of the IQ signal; generating a gain table corresponding to CPRI data according to carrier mapping information of the system and the attenuation values; and shifting the IQ signal in the CPRI data streams according to the gain table, and truncating the shifted IQ signal with a preconfigured bit width.
US11979859B2	Methods and systems for autonomous sidelink resource allocation Methods and systems for autonomous sidelink resource allocation are provided. According to one aspect, a method performed by at least one wireless device for autonomous sidelink resource allocation comprises: at a first time, T1, transmitting a first control message announcing a first reservation of a set of radio resources for sidelink communication; at a second time, T2, transmitting a second control message announcing a second reservation of a set of radio resources for sidelink communication; and, at a third time, T3, performing a sidelink communication using the set of radio resources reserved by the second reservation. The second reservation may, for example, confirm the first reservation, cancel or partially cancel the first reservation, modify the first reservation, or completely change the first reservation.
US11979855B2	Resource selection method and terminal device A method includes: determining, by a first terminal device, a first resource, where the first resource includes one or more of a resource used by a second terminal device to transmit data, a resource reserved by the second terminal device to transmit data, a resource determined based on the resource used by the second terminal device to transmit data, and a resource determined based on the resource reserved by the second terminal device to transmit data; and skipping, by the first terminal device, using a second resource, or reselecting, by the first terminal device, a resource, if the first resource and the second resource overlap.
US11979851B2	User equipment kinematic state estimation A method for kinematic state estimation of a user equipment connected to a wireless communication network includes obtaining range rate measurement data defining a change rate of a distance between the user equipment and a range rate measuring position and obtaining range measurement data defining a distance between the user equipment and a range measuring position. A kinematic state estimation of the user equipment is performed based on at least the range rate measurement data and the range measurement data. The kinematic state estimation includes interacting-multiple-model filtering using three interacting models. The interacting-multiple-model filtering includes a three-dimensional constant velocity movement Wiener process, a three-dimensional constant acceleration movement Wiener process, and a three-dimensional constant position Wiener process.
US11979847B2	Identifying nearby vehicles for connected vehicles Handshaking is performed, by an ego device via a wireless transceiver, with surrounding mobile devices to receive identifiers of the surrounding mobile devices and incoming notification messages from the surrounding mobile devices. Each of the incoming notification messages are sent from a different respective sender device of the surrounding mobile devices and include identifiers of devices seen by the sender device and an indication of whether issues with the devices seen by the sender device were identified by the sender device. An alert is raised responsive to an issue being indicated with the ego device based on the incoming notification messages.
US11979842B2	Signaling TA-offset in NR A method performed by a wireless device for determining a timing advance (TA) offset in a new radio (NR) network is described herein along with associated network devices and systems. An exemplary method includes obtaining an indication of whether a carrier frequency of the NR network coexists with a carrier frequency of a long term evolution (LTE) network, determining, based on whether the carrier frequency of the NR network coexists with carrier frequency of the LTE network, a TA offset for uplink transmission; and transmitting an uplink transmission using the determined TA offset.
US11979840B2	Method for determining a plurality of possible emission power values, method for selecting from this plurality of possible emission power values for an uncoordinated access to the communication medium A method and user equipment to select an emission power from a set of possible emission powers depending on their location relative to a base station. In a 5G development scenario, a massive number of user equipment will be deployed. The data exchanged by this user equipment is mainly signalling data whose volume generates an overload of the network resources. A resource access scheme called uncoordinated resource access scheme reduces the volume of the exchanged data. So that the base station can decode all signals emitted by the user equipment, it is necessary to have a number of emission power levels greater than the number of user equipment. By proposing the user equipment to select an emission power from a set of possible emission powers depending on their location relative to the base station, the solution allows the base station to decode the signals emitted by a greater number of user equipment.
US11979838B2	Techniques for setting power of peak reduction tones Wireless communication techniques that include techniques for setting power of peak reduction tones are discussed. A UE may receive a signal. The UE may set power associated with at least one peak reduction tone in accordance with a path loss between the UE and a base station. The path loss may be in accordance with the received signal. Other aspects and features are also claimed and described.
US11979835B2	System and method for reducing power consumption A method of reducing power consumption of a first wireless communication device is described. A charge level of a battery associated with the first wireless communication device is monitored. A wireless communication session between the first wireless communication device and a second wireless communication device is maintained. Based at least in part on the charge level of the battery being within a low battery threshold range, a wireless signal strength associated with the wireless communication session is monitored. Based at least in part on the wireless signal strength reaching a power saving threshold that is above a minimum connection threshold for maintaining the wireless communication session, a power saving action associated with a wireless interface that supports the wireless communication session is performed.
US11979834B2	Methods for reducing user equipment power consumption in presence of wake-up signal A method in a user equipment (UE) (210, 1000, 1100) is disclosed. The method comprises determining (902) that a paging message has been received or that a radio resource control (RRC) state of the UE has changed. The method comprises using (904) a normal measurement mode (105) for a period of time after the paging message has been received or the RRC state of the UE has changed. The method comprises determining (906), based on one or more criteria being satisfied, to enter a relaxed measurement mode (110) after the period of time.
US11979824B2	Service request handling There is provided a method for handling a service request. The method is performed by a selection node. The method comprises initiating transmission of a first message towards at least a first Network Function (NF) node via a first Service Communication Proxy (SCP) node, wherein the first message is a status request. The method further comprises receiving, from the first SCP node, a second message indicating the status of the first NF node. The method also comprises determining whether or not to initiate transmission of a first request, for the provision of a first service, via the first SCP node to the first NF node, the determination of whether or not to initiate transmission of the first request to the first NF node being made based on the status of the first NF node indicated by the second message.
US11979820B2	Method and apparatus for efficient neighboring cell search in a wireless communication network Methods and apparatuses of UE for an efficient neighbor cell search in a wireless communication network. A method of a UE comprises: receiving system information including time instance information for performing measurements on neighboring cells; identifying a time instance included in the time instance information; determining, based on a comparison between a current absolute time and the time instance, whether to perform the measurements on the neighboring cells; and skipping performing the measurements on the neighboring cells based on a determination that the current absolute time is before the time instance.
US11979816B2	Techniques for user equipment (UE) dynamically adjusting a non-access stratum (NAS) timer in a wireless communication system The present disclosure relates to a user equipment (UE) dynamically adjusting a non-access stratum (NAS) timer. Specifically, the UE may determine operation in a wideband and support of an extended coverage (EC) restriction. The UE may further identify a duration of a non-access stratum (NAS) timer based on determining operation in the wideband and the EC restriction. The UE may further transmit an access request message to a network entity to trigger a mobility management procedure. The UE may further receive an acceptance message from the network entity indicating an unrestricted or restricted status of the EC restriction. The UE may further apply the duration to the NAS timer based on the acceptance message indicating the unrestricted or restricted status of the EC restriction received from the network entity or a history of EC restrictions of a public land mobile network (PLMN) in a defined geographic area.
US11979815B2	System, method, and apparatus for detecting and preventing wireless connections A method of detecting and disabling offending devices includes monitoring for a radio frequency signal. When an offending device initializes and registers with a cell tower, it emits the radio frequency signal. After the radio frequency signal is detected, a message including an identification of the radio frequency signal is transmitted to a receiver of a base station. Responsive to receiving the message, the base station sends a secure transaction that includes an indication of the radio frequency signal to a processor of a cellular carrier system. Responsive to receiving the secure transaction, the processor of the cellular carrier system correlates a time and the radio frequency signal with an account associated with the registration of the offending device, disconnects the offending device and/or disables an account associated with the offending device.
US11979811B2	Multipoint relay (MPR) network and related methods A multipoint relay (MPR) wireless network may include spaced apart nodes, with each node including wireless transceiver circuitry, beacon circuitry, and a controller coupled to the wireless transceiver circuitry and beacon circuitry. The controllers may be configured to operate the beacon circuitry to determine a respective link strength metric for each potential link between nodes, assign a set of nodes from among the plurality of nodes to function as gateway nodes and assign other individual nodes to communicate via respective gateway nodes based upon the respective link strength metrics to define the MPR network so that one-hop links have a strongest link strength metric, and operate the wireless transceiver circuitry for communications over the MPR network.
US11979809B2	Apparatus and methods for premises device existence and capability determination Apparatus and methods for premises device identification and characterization. In one embodiment, the premises devices are IoT (“internet of things”) devices having wireless interfaces, and the disclosed apparatus and methods “passively” canvass or assess a given premises as to its IoT profile, including both transparent and proxy-managed installations via a software-defined radio (SDR) device incorporated into a host device at the premises (e.g., DOCSIS modem, DSTB, wireless AP/router, or gateway). The SDR is controlled by logic operative to run on the host device (and optionally a network-side process), enabling the SDR to scan the RF environment within the premises in particular frequency bands typically associated with IoT devices and protocols. Information regarding each particular device is transmit to a network-side management process for use in populating the user's cloud-based EPG, selectively targeting advertising or other content to the premises, or yet other functions.
US11979806B2	Polling from device to OTA core system via OTA edge system An OTA Edge system, constructed to: (1) receive polling requests, dedicated to an OTA Core system, from one or several mobile end de-vices; wherein an offload filter implemented in the OTA Edge system and constructed to: (2) accept polling requests from mobile end devices for which contents are present on the OTA Core system, and (2′) reject polling re-quests from mobile end devices for which no contents are present on the OTA Core system.
US11979804B2	Reservation channel transmission forwarding in vehicle-to-vehicle communications The methods and systems discussed herein describe how a first wireless communication device forwards a reservation signal, which identifies one or more time-slots that have been reserved by a second wireless communication device, to avoid “merging collisions.” In some examples, the first wireless communication device determines that it should forward the reservation signal based on a determination that the first wireless communication device is located at the edge of a coverage area associated with the second wireless communication device. This determination can be based on location information associated with the second wireless communication device or whether a received power value of the reservation signal is within a pre-defined threshold range value. In other examples, the first wireless communication device transmits an updated forwarded reservation signal, which is an update of a previously forwarded reservation signal in which multiple time-slots were reserved.
US11979803B2	Responding to a signal indicating that an autonomous driving feature has been overridden by alerting plural vehicles In one aspect, a device includes at least one processor and storage accessible to the at least one processor. The storage includes instructions executable by the at least one processor to receive at least one override signal of at least a first autonomous driving feature of a vehicle, disable the first autonomous driving feature responsive to the override signal, and wirelessly transmit to at least a first computer server a signal indicating that the override signal was received.
US11979798B2	Session establishment to join a group communication An access and mobility management function (AMF) sends, to a network repository function (NRF), a query message to select a session management function (SMF) for the group communication session of a wireless device. The query message comprising an identifier associated with the group communication session. The AMF receives, from the NRF, a query response message comprising an identifier of the SMF for the group communication session.
US11979794B2	Measurement and procedures for NR positioning User equipment (UE) positioning within a 5G New Radio (NR) network may be determined by receiving a downlink (DL) position reference signal (PRS) resource set indicating a plurality of DL PRS resources and receiving a DL PRS report configuration that indicates a set of measurements to be performed by a UE for each of the plurality of DL PRS resources within the DL PRS resource set. Position measurements may be performed for each of the plurality of DL PRS resources within the DL PRS resource set, including generating a reference signal time difference (RSTD) measurement by estimating a timing of a first arrival path from at least two of the plurality of DL PRS resources and determining a reference signal received power (RSRP) metric or a signal to noise and interference ratio (SINR) metric associated with the at least two DL PRS resources. The performed position measurements may be reported.
US11979793B2	Positioning device and method for calculating a position of a mobile device The present invention relates to determining a position of a mobile device, and in particular signaling for on-demand positioning reference signal configuration, for example, in 5G new radio. The present invention provides a positioning device for calculating a position of a mobile device. The positioning device is configured to determine a measurement quality, and/or a reference signal type and configuration based on a positioning request, to determine a reference signal configuration request based on at least the measurement quality, and/or the reference signal type and configuration, to obtain a measurement result based on a reference signal configured according to the reference signal configuration request, and to calculate the position based on at least the measurement result.
US11979792B2	Method for uploading probe data A method for uploading a probe data, including coordinate information of a plurality of features disposed along a road, to a server, includes: acquiring at least one peripheral object data, representing a feature disposed around a vehicle, from a peripheral monitoring sensor mounted on the vehicle; analyzing the peripheral object data and calculate a position of the feature with respect to the road on which the vehicle travels; and generating the probe data including position information of the feature and uploading the probe data to the server. The uploading includes a first mode in which the probe data is uploaded to the server at a predetermined frequency, and a second mode in which the probe data is uploaded at a lower frequency than the first mode.
US11979791B2	Local communication Various embodiments that relate to local communication are discussed. A radio from one geographical area can enter a communication environment of a different geographical area. However, if the radio still functions consistent with the previous geographical area, then the radio will not blend into the new geographical area. Therefore, the radio can alter operational characteristics when entering the new geographical area such that the radio blends into the new geographical area from a radio frequency perspective.
US11979784B2	Handover management in communication systems using unlicensed frequency bands Handovers in a New Radio-Unlicensed Standalone (NR-U SA) communication system are managed by invoking one of a plurality of handover procedures based on conditions related to the communication device and channel status. One example of one of the plurality of handover procedures includes sending a handover command with an inactivity indicator to the UE device where the UE device transitions to an Inactive State (such as RRC_INACTIVE) in response to a handover failure (HOF) resulting from an occupied unlicensed channel. The UE device provides the I-RNTI allocated by the last serving gNB when resuming from the RRC_INACTIVE to the active state; thereby reducing the latency associated with a new connection from the idle mode. The target gNB uses the I-RNTI to retrieve the UE context from the last serving gNB.
US11979778B2	Release of a second session of a wireless device by an access and mobility management function A source access and mobility management function (AMF) sends, to a target AMF, a first message indicating: a handover of a wireless device; and a source session management function (SMF). A second message causing a release of at least one second session of the wireless device is received from the target AMF. A request for the release of the at least one second session is sent to the source SMF. An indication of completion of the release is received from the source SMF. An indication of the completion of the release is sent to the target AMF.
US11979777B2	System and method for optimizing use of wireless communication protocols Systems and methods are provided for optimizing use of wireless communication technologies for a UE. The method can include determining that the UE has established a first wireless communication link to a first node that can use both a first and a second wireless communication protocol, then determining whether, prior to connecting to the first node, the UE was previously connected to a second node that only utilizes the first wireless communication protocol (e.g., standalone 5G). If the UE was previously connected to the second node and moved to the first node because of fallback or handover procedures, a second communication link is established between the UE and the second node without analyzing single information corresponding to the UE.
US11979772B2	Wireless communication method for transmitting ACK and wireless communication terminal using same Provided is a wireless communication terminal that communicates wirelessly. The terminal includes: a transceiver; and a processor. The terminal includes a transceiver, and a processor. The processor is configured to receive an Aggregate-MAC Protocol Data Unit (A-MPDU) from an originator using the transceiver, and when receiving all MPDUs included in the A-MPDU, transmit to the originator a block ACK (BA) frame signaling that all MPDUs included in the A-MPDU are received without a bitmap indicating whether each MPDU included in the A-MPDU is received.
US11979771B2	Wireless communication method for transmitting ACK and wireless communication terminal using same Provided is a wireless communication terminal that communicates wirelessly. The terminal includes: a transceiver; and a processor. The terminal includes a transceiver, and a processor. The processor is configured to receive an Aggregate-MAC Protocol Data Unit (A-MPDU) from an originator using the transceiver, and when receiving all MPDUs included in the A-MPDU, transmit to the originator a block ACK (BA) frame signaling that all MPDUs included in the A-MPDU are received without a bitmap indicating whether each MPDU included in the A-MPDU is received.
US11979770B2	System, vehicle, apparatuses, methods, and computer programs for user equipment and for service provision in a mobile communication system Embodiments relate to a system, a vehicle, apparatuses, methods, and computer programs for user equipment, UE, and service provision in a mobile communication system. The method (10) for user equipment (100), UE, in a mobile communication system (400), comprises using (12) a service with a set of quality of service, QoS, requirements in the mobile communication system (400), receiving (14) information related to a future course of the QoS provisioning of the service from the mobile communication system (400), and adapting (16) the service based on the information related to the future course of the QoS and based on the set of QoS requirements.
US11979768B2	Discontinuous reception (DRX) enhancements in LTE systems Embodiments of a system and method for providing DRX enhancements in LTE systems are generally described herein. In some embodiments, a system control module is provided for controlling communications via a communications interface. A processor is coupled to the system control module and is arranged to implement an inactivity timer and an on-duration timer for determining an active time for monitoring subframes on the physical downlink control channel for control signals, the processor further monitoring subframes after the active time.

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