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| US11981421B2 |
Flow control techniques for delaying or accelerating laminar-turbulent boundary-layer transition for high-speed flight vehicles
A system and method for controlling boundary layer transition for a high-speed vehicle are disclosed. The method includes determining a location of onset of boundary-layer transition that naturally develops during high-speed flight of the high-speed vehicle, and providing a pair of flow control strips at a surface/wall/skin of the high-speed vehicle such that the boundary-layer transition is delayed or prevented during high-speed flight of the high-speed vehicle. The delayed or prevented locations of the transition result in a change in the high-speed boundary layer during the high-speed flight of the high-speed vehicle. The change in the high-speed boundary layer transition affects skin friction drag, aero-thermodynamic heating, and pressure fluctuations in the boundary layer of the high-speed vehicle. |
| US11981419B2 |
Method and system for integrated pitch control mechanism actuator hydraulic fluid transfer
The variable pitch propeller assembly includes a hub. The variable pitch propeller assembly also includes a plurality of propeller blade assemblies spaced circumferentially about the hub. Each of the plurality of propeller blade assemblies configured to rotate a respective propeller blade. The variable pitch propeller assembly also includes a hydraulic fluid port assembly integrally formed and including at least three hydraulic fluid ports configured to receive respective flows of hydraulic fluid from a stationary hydraulic fluid transfer sleeve. The variable pitch propeller assembly also includes a pitch actuator assembly coupled in flow communication with at least three hydraulic fluid ports through respective hydraulic fluid transfer tubes. The pitch actuator coupled to the plurality of propeller blade assemblies to selectively control a pitch of the propeller blades. The pitch actuator assembly includes a travel stop configured to limit a rotation of at least one of the pitch actuator assemblies. |
| US11981418B2 |
System for controlling the pitch setting of a propeller vane for an aircraft turbine engine
A system for controlling the pitch setting of a propeller blade for an aircraft turbine engine is provided. The system generally including a blade having an airfoil connected to a root; a cup having an annular wall extending about a pitch axis of the blade and a lower axial end enclosed by a bottom wall; a locking ring that extends around the root and inside the cup; a safety element that ensures the retention of the root relative to the cup. The at least one safety element can have a generally elongate shape and can pass through aligned holes in the bottom wall of the cup and in the free end of the root. |
| US11981416B2 |
Aircraft door hinge rotation
An aircraft fuselage end cargo door mechanism including a hinge rotatably coupling an aircraft fuselage end cargo door to a fuselage. The hinge being coupled to both the aircraft fuselage end cargo door and the fuselage so that an entirety of an axis of rotation of the aircraft fuselage end cargo door, defined by the hinge, relative to the fuselage is located forward of an entirety of a major joint line between the aircraft fuselage end cargo door and the fuselage. An uppermost portion of the major joint line comprises a joint line radius where a portion of the joint line radius formed by the aircraft fuselage end cargo door pivots within another portion of the joint line radius formed by the fuselage. |
| US11981412B2 |
Charge distribution circuit for a marine vessel
A marine propulsion system for a marine vessel includes a marine propulsion device, a plurality of power storage devices, and a charge distribution circuit. The marine propulsion device includes an engine and an alternator driven by the engine to generate a charge current. The plurality of power storage devices includes at least a first power storage device and a second power storage device, wherein each power storage device is configured to receive current from the alternator. The charge distribution circuit is positioned between the alternator and the plurality of power storage devices and includes an isolator configured to isolate the first power storage device from the second power storage device, a charge sensor configured to sense a charge level of the first power storage device, and a relay configured to connect and disconnect the second power storage device to/from the alternator based on the sensed charge level. |
| US11981409B2 |
System, apparatus, and method for storing elongated objects
A method for storing a watercraft above a surface portion is disclosed. The method includes permanently attaching a first base member to the surface portion at a first location, permanently attaching a second base member to the surface portion at a second location that is spaced at a distance from the first location, removably attaching a first support assembly to the first base member, and removably attaching a second support assembly to the second base member. The distance is less than a length of the watercraft. |
| US11981404B2 |
Inflatables having flat segments with bends
Inflatables can have one or more flat segments that are configured to form one or more bends. The flat segments of the inflatables could be formed using any technique such as drop stitch. One or more bends may be maintained in one or more flat segments of an inflatable such as to create a ladder and a slide. A variety of bend maintaining components can be used to maintain the one or more bends. |
| US11981400B2 |
Suctioning watercraft fender
A suctioning watercraft fender attaches to a watercraft while the watercraft is in a mooring state. The watercraft fender may couple a first watercraft to a second watercraft or a first watercraft to a fixed surface. The watercraft fender includes a body defining a longitudinal axis, wherein the body includes first and second opposing ends. The fender further includes a first coupling member coupled to the first end of the body. The first coupling member includes a first suction cup and a first pressure mount actuatable to selectively lock or release the first suction cup from a first surface. |
| US11981398B2 |
Bicycle derailleur
A bicycle derailleur comprises a derailleur body and a cable holder. The derailleur body is configured to be attached to a bicycle frame. The cable holder is configured to hold an electric cable. |
| US11981393B2 |
Mobility and exercise vehicle
A pump-action mobility and exercise device may include a pumping arm attached to a foot slide. As the pumping arm is actuated, the foot slide moves forward and rearward in response to the pumping action. The foot slide can also be moved by a user's foot movement. The foot slide may be connected to a drive mechanism that selectively engages a chain or belt that loops around a drive wheel arranged on an axle of the vehicle. When the drive mechanism catches and moves the belt or chain in a forward direction, the axle rotates in a forward direction to drive the vehicle forward. A reverse mechanism may also be provided that selectively causes the drive mechanism to catch and drive the belt or chain in an opposite direction. |
| US11981384B2 |
Saddle-type vehicle
A saddle-type vehicle includes a gearbox having a clutch operated by actuation of a slave cylinder, a hydraulic actuator having a master cylinder configured to generate a hydraulic pressure in a working fluid, a hydraulic valve unit configured to control transmission of the hydraulic pressure generated by the master cylinder to the slave cylinder, a master-side connecting pipeline, and a slave-side connecting pipeline, wherein the hydraulic valve unit Is disposed at a position closer to the slave cylinder than the hydraulic actuator. |
| US11981377B1 |
Track drive with spring-biased feet
An endless track drive that can be coupled to a vehicle includes a plurality of track feet wherein each track foot is adapted to periodically contact a surface on which the vehicle is to travel as the endless track drive is rotated. At least one spring is coupled to each track foot. The spring(s) apply a biasing force to the track foot that positions the track foot in a neutral position relative to the endless track drive when the track foot is not in contact with the surface. The biasing force is less than a frictional force experienced by the track foot when the track foot is in contact with the surface. |
| US11981374B2 |
Drag reducing device
A drag reducing device includes an air flow turning component having a curved surface adapted to turn air flow passing over the curved surface, a first mounting component for connecting the air flow turning component to a rear door of the vehicle, and a second mounting component for connecting the air flow turning component to one of the opposite sides of the vehicle. The mounting components are configured so that the air flow component is automatically in a deployed position when the rear door is closed, so the air flow turning component turns air flow passing along the side the vehicle inward to thereby reduce drag. The mounting components are further configured so that the air flow component is automatically stowed between the rear door and the vehicle side when the door is fully opened. The air turning component is sized for a minimal prominence when stowed. |
| US11981372B2 |
Electrical connector for a vehicle
A vehicle includes a panel that defines an aperture. The vehicle also includes a cover operably coupled to the panel. The cover is operable between a first condition and a second condition. In the first condition, the cover conceals the aperture. In the second condition, access to the aperture is provided. The vehicle further includes an electrical connector coupled to the cover, such that the electrical connector moves with the cover as the cover moves between the first and second conditions. Movement of the cover from the first condition to the second condition reveals the electrical connector. |
| US11981370B2 |
Structural member for vehicle
A collision resistance performance of a structural member is effectively improved while suppressing an unnecessary increase in mass of the structural member. The structural member includes a hollow member and a tension member. The hollow member forms a closed cross-sectional shape by a top sheet portion, a pair of sidewall portions each continuous to each side of the top sheet portion in a width direction, and a bottom sheet portion arranged to face the top sheet portion. The tension member is formed by a metal sheet extending along the width direction of the top sheet portion and being thinner than the sheet thickness of the hollow member, and connects inner surfaces of the pair of sidewall portions facing each other to each other to restrain the distance between the pair of sidewall portions from increasing. |
| US11981369B2 |
Chassis structure for an electric power wheelchair
A chassis structure for an electric power wheelchair adapted for a seat frame to be mounted and supported thereon includes a chassis housing which defines an accommodation space, and an upper cover which covers an upper opened end of the accommodation space. At least one modular raising strip assembly is removably sandwiched between the chassis housing and the upper cover and has a predetermined thickness such that a volume of the accommodation space is increased with the raising strip assembly. With the modular raising strip assembly, the volume of the accommodation space is adjustable according to the battery capacity of a battery pack of a drive unit which is mounted in the accommodation space to meet the user's requirement. |
| US11981365B2 |
System for monitoring and controlling shopping cart usage
A system for monitoring and controlling shopping cart usage comprises a wheel assembly that attaches to a shopping cart. In some embodiments the wheel assembly includes a wheel, a brake that can be activated to inhibit rotation of the wheel, a controller that controls the brake, a VLF receiver, and an RF transceiver. The RF transceiver may, for example, operate in a 2.4 GHz frequency band. In some implementations, the RF transceiver may be used to detect entry of the shopping cart into a checkout area of the store, and the VLF receiver may be used to detect that the shopping cart is exiting the store. The controller may activate the brake if the shopping cart attempts to exit the store without first passing through a checkout area. |
| US11981362B2 |
Method and measuring vehicle for determining an actual position of a track
A method for determining an actual geometry of a track by a track inspection vehicle which is movable on the track, wherein reference points positioned in a lateral environment of the track are automatically recorded by a non-contacting recording system arranged on the track inspection vehicle and their respective actual distance from the track is determined. A three-dimensional trajectory of the track is recorded by an inertial measuring system arranged on the track inspection vehicle, wherein the trajectory is divided by a computing unit into trajectory sections each having a section starting point related to a first reference point and a section end point related to a second reference point, wherein a virtual longitudinal chord is defined for each trajectory section in relation to the assigned reference points, and wherein actual distances between the trajectory and the respectively defined longitudinal chord are calculated for each trajectory section. |
| US11981357B2 |
System and method for vehicle operation
A system, in a vehicle consist configured for dual fuel operation and comprising at least one fuel car operably connectable to at least one powered vehicle via a fuel distribution path, includes an energy management processing unit. The energy management processing unit is configured to obtain a first cost of a first fuel, obtain a second cost of a second fuel, and determine a proportional ratio of the first fuel and the second fuel for each of plural power settings available for use during performance of a mission along a route. The energy management processing unit is also configured to determine a trip plan specifying power settings for corresponding plural sections of the route to perform the mission using the first cost, the second cost, and the proportional ratio for the power settings to optimize a total combined cost of fuel used during performance of the mission. |
| US11981352B2 |
System and method of predicting human interaction with vehicles
Systems and methods for predicting user interaction with vehicles. A computing device receives an image and a video segment of a road scene, the first at least one of an image and a video segment being taken from a perspective of a participant in the road scene and then generates stimulus data based on the image and the video segment. Stimulus data is transmitted to a user interface and response data is received, which includes at least one of an action and a likelihood of the action corresponding to another participant in the road scene. The computing device aggregates a subset of the plurality of response data to form statistical data and a model is created based on the statistical data. The model is applied to another image or video segment and a prediction of user behavior in the another image or video segment is generated. |
| US11981350B2 |
Vehicle
An aspect of the disclosure is to provide a vehicle capable of safely performing autonomous driving without user intervention through operations of control modules and communication between the control modules even in an emergency situation of an autonomous vehicle. The vehicle includes a plurality of control modules and a central processor. The central processor is configured to: in case of an emergency situation, determine a plurality of paths for each situation based on a speed of the vehicle; determine a risk corresponding to each of the plurality of paths for each situation based on the speed of the vehicle and a mass of the vehicle; determine a safety path corresponding to the smallest risk among the risks corresponding to each of the plurality of paths for each situation; and control the plurality of control modules based on a command set corresponding to the safety path. |
| US11981348B2 |
Automated driving control system and automated driving control apparatus
The invention relates to an automated driving control system, including: a data exchange unit configured to obtain video data streams and distribute the video data streams to at least one computing unit; the at least one computing unit configured to compute perception result data based on the video data streams; a sensor fusion unit configured to fuse the perception result data and sensor data, to obtain fusion result data; and a planning control unit configured to generate a driving control instruction based on the fusion result data, where the planning control unit or the sensor fusion unit is configured to provide a bypass of the data exchange unit. When anomalies occur in any of the units, the automated driving control system may provide a corresponding bypass to keep an automated driving function going. |
| US11981346B2 |
Driveway departure assist system
A driveway departure system for a vehicle is disclosed and includes a processing device configured to define a path for backing the vehicle along a drivable surface of the driveway that maintains the vehicle on the drivable surface of the driveway and to operate a vehicle system to back the vehicle along the defined path and on the detected drivable surface. |
| US11981345B2 |
Notifications from an autonomous vehicle to a driver
An autonomous vehicle (AV) implements a notification system that provides notifications to user devices in nearby vehicles to alert drivers of the nearby vehicles of the AV's planned behavior. The notifications are delivered wirelessly and output by the user device to the drivers. The planned behaviors of the AV may not be conveyed by existing mechanisms, such as turning signals or hazard lights. The AV or the receiving user device may determine when an AV's planned behavior may impact a particular driver, and provide relevant notifications to the driver. |
| US11981342B2 |
Display and voice output control system of vehicle
A display and voice output control system of a vehicle on which automated driving is performed includes a display device, a voice output device and a controller. The controller controls a notification of a recommended behavior by the display device and the voice output device. In the notification control, it is judged whether or not a notification condition of the recommended behavior is satisfied. If it is judged that the notification condition is satisfied, it is judged whether a notification relaxation condition of the recommended behavior is satisfied based on a status of a driver and a driving status of the vehicle. If it is judged that the notification relaxation conditions is satisfied, relaxation notification processing is executed. Otherwise, normal notification processing is executed. In the relaxation notification processing, an output status of the recommended behavior in the voice output device is controlled to an inactive state. |
| US11981341B2 |
Methods and apparatus to modify vehicle function based on loading conditions
An example apparatus includes a profile manager to determine whether a user of a vehicle has a corresponding profile stored in memory based on a personalized vehicle key associated with the user, in response to determining that the profile for the user is not available, receive one or more inputs from the user via a display, the one or more inputs including a loading condition threshold and a corresponding response to exceeding the loading condition threshold, and generate the profile for the user based on the one more inputs from the user; and a vehicle feature modifier to modify a feature of the vehicle when a load condition of the vehicle satisfies the loading condition threshold to limit or disable operation of the vehicle based on the corresponding response to exceeding the loading condition threshold, the feature modified based upon the profile. |
| US11981337B2 |
Smart road infrastructure for vehicle safety and autonomous driving
A system for providing smart road infrastructure for the purpose of vehicle safety and autonomous driving, comprising a plurality of road units, which are located along the borders of each traffic lane and equally spaced from each other, where each road unit includes a read/write passive RF tag; antenna for communicating with a plurality of transceivers, each of which is installed on each vehicle that travels along a traffic lane of said road, in response to signals transmitted from said transceivers; a memory for temporarily storing data regarding each vehicle traveling along said lane. Each car unit comprises a reader for interrogating said tags. The reader includes a first transceiver that is installed on the left front of said vehicle and a second transceiver that is installed on the right front of said vehicle; a processor being in bidirectional data communication with said transceivers and with the vehicle inherent control systems, for processing data received from said tags and calculating speed and location of said vehicle with respect to the borders of said lane and to other neighboring vehicles traveling in said lane and adjacent lanes, to implement vehicle safety operations such as Lane Departure Warning, Forward Collision Warning, Lane Keeping Assist, Lane Centering, Side Collision Warning. Alerting the driver (visually and/or audibly) regarding potential problems and/or taking over control of the vehicle (ADAS 1-5). The system can provide Connected Vehicles with accurate (ubiquitous and instantaneous) location data with lane-level resolution. The proposed smart infrastructure may complement car sensors and/or connected vehicles, so as to implement a combination that yield the most relabel and cost-effective autonomous driving system. |
| US11981336B2 |
Vehicle row follow system
A vehicle row follow system may include a vehicle comprising at least one sensor to output signals serving as a basis for a three-dimensional (3D) point cloud and to output signals corresponding to a two-dimensional (2D) image of a region forward the vehicle. The system may further include a non-transitory computer readable medium containing instructions to direct a processor to: determine plan row lines in a 2D image; determine a yaw of the vehicle based upon a slope of a heading line relative to a centerline between the plant row lines in the 2D image; determine a lateral offset of the vehicle from the centerline between the consecutive plant rows based upon an identity of the consecutive plant rows in the 3D point cloud; and output steering control signals based upon the determined yaw and lateral offset of the vehicle. |
| US11981332B2 |
Power control method and terminal device for hydraulic hybrid vehicle, and storage medium
The present invention relates to a power control method and terminal device for a hydraulic hybrid vehicle, and a storage medium. The method includes: S1: predicting, according to environmental information of a road ahead, recoverable energy in the road ahead; S2: calculating, according to the predicted recoverable energy, a critical pressure required by a hydraulic accumulator to recover the recoverable energy; and S3: determining whether a current pressure of the hydraulic accumulator is greater than the critical pressure, and if so, reducing fuel output power of an engine and controlling the hydraulic accumulator to release energy such that the current pressure of the hydraulic accumulator is less than or equal to the critical pressure. According to the present invention, when it is predicted that there is a high probability of energy recovery ahead, the energy stored in the hydraulic accumulator is used up in advance, so that the hydraulic accumulator has enough space to recover energy when the energy recovery occurs in future. This can make full use of the characteristic of the hydraulic accumulator of being suitable for frequent storage and release of energy, thereby achieving the economy of energy consumption of the whole vehicle. |
| US11981328B2 |
Vehicle object avoidance
A computer includes a processor and a memory, and the memory stores instructions executable by the processor to represent a vehicle as a vehicle boundary; represent an object as an object polygon including object vertices and object sides; determine a turning center of a turning radius of the vehicle; select the object vertices projected to intersect the vehicle boundary; for the selected object vertices, determine respective object central angles with respect to the turning center between the respective object vertex and an object intersection with the vehicle boundary; select a smallest central angle from a set including the object central angles; and actuate a component of the vehicle based on the smallest central angle. |
| US11981327B2 |
Safe driving control system and method for vehicles
A safe driving control system for vehicles includes one or more processors configured to: recognize a nearby vehicle approaching a host vehicle, and collect information about the nearby vehicle; receive distance information of the nearby vehicle, and determine an extent of collision danger between the host vehicle and the nearby vehicle based on a distance between the host vehicle and the nearby vehicle; and move the host vehicle in a direction in which there are no vehicles therearound based on the extent of collision danger. |
| US11981323B2 |
Drive assistance device for saddle type vehicle
A drive assistance device (24) for a saddle type vehicle (1) includes a ride sensor (37) configured to detect a ride attitude of a rider (J), a vehicle body behavior generating part (25) configured to generate a behavior on a vehicle body by a prescribed output, and a controller (27) configured to control driving of a plurality of devices (BR, EN, ST) included in the vehicle body behavior generating part (25), and, when at least one of the plurality of devices (BR, EN, ST) is actuated regardless of the operation of the rider (J), the controller (27) determines which of the plurality of devices (BR, EN, ST) is to be actuated according to the ride attitude of the rider (J) detected by the ride sensor (37). |
| US11981317B2 |
Systems and methods to assign travel routes to alternative energy vehicles
The disclosure generally pertains to systems and methods for assigning alternative energy vehicles to travel routes based on vehicle wear-and-tear ratings. Wear-and-tear ratings may be influenced by factors such as, for example, road grade, travel speed, electric motor use, and battery use, on various travel routes. An example method for determining a wear-and-tear rating of an alternative energy vehicle may involve determining an amount of stress imposed upon an electric motor of an alternative energy vehicle due to a grade of a road on a travel route, and an amount of energy consumed from a battery of the alternative energy vehicle due to a speed of travel on the travel route. The wear-and-tear rating of the alternative energy vehicle may then be determined based on the amount of stress imposed upon the electric motor and/or the amount of energy consumed from the battery on the travel route. |
| US11981312B2 |
Method for controlling the braking of the wheels of an aircraft, and associated wheel braking controller
Method for monitoring the braking of the wheels of an aircraft in which the braking of the wheels of the aircraft is controlled by a wheel braking controller actuating the wheel brakes of the aircraft based on both a deceleration regulation request and a thrust reverser deployment request. |
| US11981308B2 |
Operation control method of foldable pedal apparatus
An operation control method of a foldable pedal apparatus, is capable of controlling an operation of the foldable pedal apparatus such that, when a starting-off state is changed to a starting-on state, a foldable brake pedal is popped up first, and then a foldable accelerator pedal is popped up with a time difference, and when the starting-on state is changed to the starting-off state, the foldable accelerator pedal is hidden first, and then the foldable brake pedal is hidden with a time difference. |
| US11981306B2 |
Railway braking device and manufacturing method of a railway braking device
A manufacturing method of a railway braking device is described comprising a main body arranged to receive at least partially: at least two different pneumatic or electro-pneumatic elements; and channels connecting the at least two pneumatic or electro-pneumatic elements; the manufacturing method comprising the step of: constructing said main body of the railway braking device through additive manufacturing of a monolithic block provided with at least two seats for said at least two pneumatic or electro-pneumatic elements and said channels; a railway braking device is further described constructed by means of a manufacturing method of a railway braking device. |
| US11981298B2 |
Car wash mitter and related method of use
An overhead vehicle wash mitter apparatus is provided. A mitter curtain can include multiple mitters that sway above a vehicle pathway as a vehicle travels along the pathway. Each mitter can include an upper end and a lower end closer to the vehicle pathway, a sheath defining an interior tube and an exterior surface that engages a vehicle surface, and a pad in the sheath. The pad can press outward on the sheath so that the sheath attains a first thickness, which can be at least ½ inch, at least 1 inch, at least 1½ inch or more, so the sheath is impaired from entering between a wiper and a surface of the vehicle, such as a window. Accordingly, damage to the wiper of the vehicle is prevented when the mitter engages the surface and the wiper. A related method of use is provided. |
| US11981295B2 |
Wiper blade connector
The invention relates to a connector (10) for a wiping system (1), in particular for a motor vehicle, comprising a elongated connector body (50) which has an elongated shape and is configured to be mounted on a wiper blade (2), characterized in that the connector body (50) comprises a device for guiding at least one air flow towards a surface to be wiped (40) in order to reduce a liquid suction phenomenon. |
| US11981294B2 |
Headlamp heater control
Examples of the present disclosure relate to techniques for headlamp heater control. In examples, a headlight assembly comprises a heater, which is used to prevent or remove condensation/precipitation on a lens of the headlamp assembly. Given it may be difficult for an individual to know when to manually turn the headlamp heater on, an electronic control unit (ECU) may evaluate a set of rules to determine when to automatically enable or disable the headlamp heater. The rules may be associated with atmospheric conditions outside the vehicle, the state of the vehicle (e.g., whether windshield wipers are turned on, whether windshield defog is enabled, whether a mirror heater is turned on, etc.), and/or user input received by an ECU of the vehicle, among other examples. |
| US11981293B2 |
Guide rail type shielding curtain
A guide rail type shielding curtain, comprising guide rail type moving mechanism, shielding curtain frame, first stretching bearing mechanism and second stretching bearing mechanism. Guide rail type moving mechanism comprises first guide rail sliding grooves and first guide rail sliding strips, which are arranged on the inner sides of automobile side plates on two sides; curtain frame mounting holes are formed in front ends of first guide rail sliding grooves; shielding curtain frame is mounted in left and right curtain frame mounting holes; stretching limiting transverse strip is provided on the rear side of first stretching bearing mechanism; first guide rail sliding strip holes are formed on left end and right end of stretching limiting transverse strip respectively; first guide rail sliding strips are arranged in first guide rail sliding strip holes; pulleys are movably arranged at the outer ends of the first guide rail sliding strips. |
| US11981290B2 |
Integrated removable bumper traction devices
A vehicle is provided with an integrated and removable traction device, such as a tread board. The traction device may be integrated into a bumper of the vehicle. When mounted/installed on the bumper, the traction device can act as a cover to a storage unit implemented in the bumper. When removed, the traction device can be placed under a wheel of the vehicle to provide increased traction on certain surfaces. By integrating the traction device into the vehicle's bumper area, the traction device need not occupy, e.g., interior storage space of the vehicle. |
| US11981289B2 |
Vehicle ladder
A vehicle includes a vehicle body, a vehicle roof rack component and a vehicle ladder. The vehicle body has a roof body part and a side body part. The side body part defines a wheel well of the vehicle. The vehicle roof rack component is installed to the roof body part. The ladder is detachably installed to the vehicle body. The ladder extends from the roof body part and over the side body part to the wheel well. |
| US11981286B2 |
Method and system for vehicle anti-theft authentication, storage medium, and vehicle
The disclosure relates to the field of vehicles, and particularly, to a method and system for vehicle anti-theft authentication, a storage medium, and a vehicle including the system. The method includes the following steps: determining whether key information in a vehicle key matches preset information; performing primary anti-theft authentication between a vehicle body controller and a gateway in a case of matching, to determine whether to activate a vehicle basic function; and performing secondary anti-theft authentication between the gateway and a power controller in a case of meeting a preset condition, to determine whether to activate a vehicle driving function, where the preset condition includes that the vehicle basic function has been activated. |
| US11981280B1 |
Restraint system to prevent knee hyperextension during vehicle crashes
A vehicle seat restraint system includes a vehicle seat of a vehicle. The vehicle seat includes a leg-rest supporting lower legs and feet of an occupant of the vehicle seat. An in-vehicle occupant detection system identifies positions of the lower legs and the feet of the occupant. A restraint actuator is connected to the vehicle seat. A safety restraint element is extended by actuation of the restraint actuator from a stowed position proximate to the leg-rest into an engaged position wherein the safety restraint element contacts and restrains the lower legs and the feet of the occupant against the leg-rest, mitigating against occupant knee hyperextension due to leg straightening at an occupant knee joint. |
| US11981279B2 |
System for notifying an occupant of a vehicle of unauthorized access to his or her possessions
A system for notifying an occupant of a vehicle of unauthorized interaction with his or her possessions includes one or more cameras that collect image data of a surrounding environment of the occupant. The surrounding environment of the occupant is an interior cabin of the vehicle. The system also includes one or more controllers in electronic communication with the one or more cameras, the one or more controllers execute instructions to monitor, by the one or more cameras, the image data of the surrounding environment of the occupant. In response to detecting the unauthorized interaction with the one or more possessions associated with the occupant, the one or more controllers generate a notification informing the occupant of the unauthorized interaction. |
| US11981277B2 |
Panel, integrated structure, and method
A panel for a vehicle is described. The panel includes a substrate and a hardcoat layer on a surface of the substrate configured as a vehicle front-facing surface. The panel includes a first portion having a visible light transmission equal to or greater than 40% measured in accordance with ASTM D1003-00. The substrate includes a polymer composition comprising polycarbonate. A melt volume rate of the polycarbonate is equal to or less than 15 cm3/10 min, measured at 300° C. with a 1.2 kg load in accordance with ISO1133. |
| US11981276B2 |
Exterior material for vehicles having honeycomb structure and wheel guard including same
An external material for vehicles may include a non-woven fabric having a honeycomb structure and a wheel guard including the same. |
| US11981275B2 |
Device for energy distribution and/or energy conversion
The invention relates to a device for energy storage, energy distribution and/or energy conversion in a hybrid or electric vehicle, comprising at least one high-voltage system having at least one high-voltage unit. In order to provide a simple, efficient and safe device, according to the invention, the high-voltage system has a hermetically encapsulated housing having at least one wall, in which housing at least one unit chamber for receiving the high-voltage unit and at least one interface chamber for receiving at least one interface region are arranged. |
| US11981270B2 |
Vehicle strip device
A vehicle strip device, wherein the vehicle strip device is a functional and/or trim strip in a motor vehicle, wherein the vehicle strip device has a shell element and a fastening strip element, which are formed to have at least one fastening module and may be fastened to one another by the at least one fastening module, the shell element and the fastening strip element each being configured as a plastic injection-moulded part made of at least one plastic. |
| US11981265B2 |
In-vehicle device and method for controlling in-vehicle device
To control appropriately whether or not outside sound will be outputted into the vehicle cabin. An in-vehicle device wherein a microphone for inputting sound from outside of the vehicle is connected so as to communicate with a speaker for outputting sound into the cabin of the vehicle identifies, from location control information that is information for expressing the location for each of one or more locations and including metadata for each location, a location that is included within a predetermined range from the current location of the vehicle, identified based on a GPS (Global Positioning System) signal. The onboard apparatus controls whether or not to output, through the speaker, the outside sound that is inputted through the microphone, based on whether or not the location metadata satisfies an outside sound outputting or outside sound non-outputting condition. |
| US11981264B2 |
Electronic device holder
A device holder assembly that includes a body and a housing coupled to the body. A drive assembly is rotatably coupled to the housing. A leg assembly that includes a first leg and a second leg is coupled to the housing. A first rack gear is coupled to the first leg and the drive assembly. A second rack gear is coupled to the second leg and the drive assembly. The drive assembly permits instantaneous movement of the first leg and the second leg. A first finger is rotatably coupled to the first leg and a second finger is coupled to the second leg. The first finger has a first finger outer surface and the second finger has a second finger outer surface that are generally coplanar with the body outer surface when the first finger and the second finger are in a retracted position. |
| US11981263B2 |
Vehicle mirror surface angle adjusting device, and vehicle mirror device
The present invention includes a stationary member, a movable member, a holding member, and a driving member. The stationary member has a stationary-side spherical surface. The movable member has a movable-side spherical surface. The stationary-side spherical surface and the movable-side spherical surface together forms a gap. The stationary-side spherical surface and the movable-side spherical surface are interposed with a sealant, which seals the gap. Consequently, the present invention allows smooth adjustment of an angle of a mirror surface, and prevention of water penetrating inside. |
| US11981256B2 |
Shading device in a motor vehicle
A motor vehicle includes a passenger display with a switchable view protection device that is actively switched in predetermined operating states so that display contents shown on the passenger display cannot be seen from the seating area of the driver. The vehicle includes a shading device having an illuminant oriented toward the passenger display and is controlled by a control unit and which, in order to prevent moving residual fragments that can still be detected from the driver's seat despite a view protection device which is switched to shading, externally illuminates the passenger display. |
| US11981254B2 |
Control of high visibility vehicle light communication systems
A system prevents activation of strobe lights on a vehicle in response to events calculated to indicate a nuisance activation. Directional strobing may be activated based on input from vehicles systems. |
| US11981250B2 |
Method for controlling a lighting device for emitting a non-dazzling beam for lighting the road
A method for controlling a lighting device of a host motor vehicle in order to emit a beam for lighting the road that is non-dazzling to a target object on this road. The method includes acquiring, with a sensor system of the host motor vehicle, the position (xtarget_t0, ytarget_t0) of the target object on the road at a given time (t0), and predicting, with a predicting unit, the position (xtarget_t1, ytarget_t1) of the target object on the road at a time (t1) that is in the future with respect to the given time. Also included is correcting, with the predicting unit, the acquired position of the target object at a given time depending on the predicted position at the future time, and generating, with the lighting device, a non-dazzling zone (Z) in a beam for lighting the road, which beam the device emits depending on the corrected position (PG,PD) of the target object. |
| US11981244B2 |
Systems, methods, and apparatuses for loading, shifting, and staging objects in automated or semi-automated fashion
Loading, shifting, and staging objects in automated or semi-automated fashion including systems, methods, and apparatuses for the same. The embodiments hereof enable automated and/or semi-automated loading, shifting, organizing, staging, and accessing of objects in different environments, e.g., those associated with a logistics network operation. For example, one such environment is a vehicle. In one aspect, a loading mechanism is used to load objects into a storage space of the vehicle. In another aspect, a shifting mechanism is used to shift objects in a storage space of the vehicle. In another aspect, a door assembly allows for automated opening and closing of a door into a storage space of a vehicle. In addition, methods of manufacturing and using the same are provided. |
| US11981240B2 |
Controlling temperature inside a receptacle in a vehicle
This disclosure relates to controlling temperature inside a receptacle 102 in a vehicle. In an embodiment, a temperature-controlled system for a vehicle is disclosed. The temperature-controlled system may include a receptacle 102 having at least one inlet 104, and a housing 106 fitted to the receptacle 102. The housing 106 may include an opening 108. The opening 108 may be configured to be fluidically coupled to a heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) vent of the vehicle. The housing 106 may further include an open front face 110 fluidically coupled to the at least one inlet 104 of the receptacle 102, and a gate assembly mounted on the housing 106. The gate assembly 106 may include a gate configured to engage or disengage with the opening 108 to fluidically couple or fluidically decouple, respectively, the opening 108 to the vent. |
| US11981235B2 |
Child safety seat
A child safety seat includes: a base; a connector pivotally connected to the base via a pivot shaft and configured to be connected to a locking interface associated with the vehicle seat; and a damper configured to maintain the connector in the initial pivotal position. |
| US11981229B2 |
On-board network for a motor vehicle, motor vehicle, and method for operating an on-board network
An on-board network for a motor vehicle including a control device, an energy storage device, and multiple components operable via the energy storage device. The on-board network is divided into at least two sub-networks and the sub-networks each include at least one of the components. The components of different sub-networks are each assigned to at least one different operating state of the motor vehicle. Each of the sub-networks can be separated from the energy storage device via at least one switching device and the control device is configured to activate the switching devices as a function of operating state information which describes at least one present operating state of the motor vehicle. |
| US11981225B2 |
Display device
This display device comprises a display provided in a moving body, a range calculation unit for calculating reachable range that the moving body can reach on the basis of the amount of remaining energy that the moving body has, and a display control unit for displaying the moving body, a prescribed facility (charging station), and the reachable range on a screen of the display such that the same are superimposed on a map and displaying the prescribed facility so as to be fixed at a prescribed position on the screen. |
| US11981224B2 |
System for hands-free electrified vehicle charging with connector attachment mechanism
A vehicle charging station includes a shroud configured to guide a vehicle charge plug that is lowered from a vehicle toward a charge connector as the vehicle moves toward the charging station. The vehicle charge plug and the charge connector have contacts arranged on a connector face that is generally perpendicular to a surface on which the vehicle charging station rests. |
| US11981223B2 |
Electric vehicle charging management system and method
Computer-implemented methods and computer systems are disclosed herein as implemented by a controller operatively coupled to a network of electric vehicles. The methods and systems include the controller (i) receiving a notification that an electric vehicle is stranded without sufficient power to operate; (ii) receiving information regarding the stranded electric vehicle; (iii) detecting one or more other electric vehicles in a vicinity of the stranded electric vehicle; (iv) receiving information regarding the detected one or more other electric vehicles; and/or (v) determining, based upon the received information, which of the detected one or more other electric vehicles to send a power source request. Alternatively, the notification may indicate that an electric vehicle has a low state of charge (SOC), or is otherwise has a battery in need of being recharged to facilitate the electric vehicle traveling to a destination. |
| US11981222B2 |
System with stationary inductive charging device
A system may include at least one stationary inductive charging device for inductively charging a motor vehicle and at least one compressor. The charging device may include a base plate, a cover, an interior volume defined between the base plate and the cover, a coil, a magnetic flux guiding unit, an intermediate wall, an inlet, and an outlet. The intermediate wall may divide the interior volume into a distribution chamber and a receiving chamber. The coil and the magnetic flux guiding unit may be arranged in the receiving chamber. The inlet may be arranged on a pressure side of the compressor such that compressed gas flows into the distribution chamber via the inlet. The intermediate wall may define at least one passage fluidically connecting the distribution chamber and the receiving chamber such that gas flows into the receiving chamber via the passage with reduced pressure. |
| US11981220B2 |
Self-powered unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)
The present disclosure describes a system that includes: an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) comprising one or more on-board batteries, and a self-powering payload coupled to the UAV, wherein the self-powering payload comprises: one or more transformable devices configured to alter an orientation of the one or more transformable devices with respect to a transmission line in proximity to the UAV when the UAV is air-borne; one or more coil devices mounted on the one or more transformable devices and configured to capture a magnetic flux of an electromagnetic field generated by the transmission line; and an electric circuit configured to generate, based on the captured magnetic flux, charging currents for the one or more on-board batteries on the UAV while the UAV is in air-borne. |
| US11981216B2 |
Method and system for detecting contactor weld
A power system includes a battery and a controller. The controller inhibits charge of the battery according to voltage or current values sensed before and after contactors electrically connected to the battery are commanded to open and indicating that a leakage resistance associated with one of the contactors increases after the one of contactors is commanded to open, and a duration of a continuous voltage drop across another of the contactors after the another of the contactors is commanded to open exceeds a threshold. |
| US11981214B2 |
Vehicle motion management system and an actuator control system for a vehicle
The present disclosure relates to a vehicle motion management system as well as an actuator control system of a vehicle. The vehicle motion management system and actuator control system are arranged to control operation of at least one actuator configured to apply a torque to at least one wheel of the vehicle. The vehicle motion management system is configured to transmit a control signal to the actuator control system, wherein the actuator control system is configured to, based on the control signal, generate an operating torque to be executed subject to the torque limit and the desired wheel speed. |
| US11981209B2 |
Engine and electric motor assembly, and vehicle driving device
An engine-and-electric-machine assembly, including an engine (8) and an electric machine (9). The crankshaft (7) of the engine has an extension section (7-3) that extends to the exterior of the engine, and the rotor (3) of the electric machine is mounted to the extension section. The present disclosure improves the integration level of the engine-and-electric-machine assembly, and reduces the weight and volume of the engine-and-electric-machine assembly. A vehicle driving device including the engine-and-electric-machine assembly is also disclosed. |
| US11981208B2 |
Control system comprising a transformable knob and a method of operating the same
A control system for a vehicle comprises a controller comprising a processor and a non-transitory computer-readable medium including instructions. The system comprises a transformable knob manipulated between first and second states. The knob comprises a body having a periphery wall arranged to flex between first and second configurations with the first and second states, respectively. The system comprises an output device arranged to change between first and second settings. Manipulation of the transformable knob from the first state to the second state transmits an input signal to the controller and facilitates flexing of the periphery wall from the first configuration to the second configuration. The controller receives the input signal, and the processor compares the input signal to the instructions in the non-transitory computer-readable medium and transmit an output signal to the output device to change the output device from the first setting to the second setting. |
| US11981206B2 |
Vehicle display control device, control method of vehicle display control device, and storage medium
A vehicle display control device includes a processor configured to execute computer-readable instructions to perform. The processor is configured to estimating curvature of a road on which a host vehicle will travel based on at least an output of a detection device that detects a target object present in a traveling direction of the host vehicle, causing a display device to display a surrounding situation display image including a host vehicle icon representing the host vehicle and an image of a road marking whose shape is determined based on the curvature, and decreasing reference curvature of the image of the road marking included in the surrounding situation display image if a prescribed condition is satisfied. |
| US11981205B2 |
In-vehicle phone finder
A system and method for locating a portable electronic device that is paired with a vehicle that uses a plurality of antennas located on an exterior of a body of the vehicle, within an interior cabin of the vehicle, or located on the exterior of the body and within the interior cabin of the vehicle to communicate with the portable electronic device, and displays a location of the portable electronic device within or near the vehicle based on the communication between the plurality of antennas and the portable electronic device on a graphic display interface of the vehicle. |
| US11981204B2 |
Vehicle operating unit with tactile feedback
The operating unit comprises an operating element which is adapted to be mechanically excited by means of a piezo driver. The piezo driver comprises a piezo actuator made from a piezoelectric material. The longitudinal extension ends of the piezo actuator have mechanically coupled thereto a conversion gear for converting a length change of the piezo actuator occurring in the effective direction of the piezo actuator into a movement of an element, which is coupled to the conversion gear and to be moved, at an angle not equal to 0 degree relative to the longitudinal extension of the piezo actuator. The conversion gear comprises a first bracket which is of an elastic configuration and/or comprises an elastic material and which, in the area of the longitudinal extension ends of the piezo actuator, is mechanically coupled to the latter. The first bracket is provided with a first and a second end portion, where the first bracket is respectively mechanically coupled to the piezo actuator, and between the two end portions, is provided with an oblique first inclined portion and an oblique second inclined portion which is shorter as compared to the first inclined portion. These portions of the bracket extend like the sides of a triangle with an imaginary connecting line extending between the end portions of the bracket as a basis and are elastically connected to each other. |
| US11981203B2 |
Intelligent adaptative cruise control integrated engine control
A system comprises a computer having a processor and a memory, the memory storing instructions executable by the processor to monitor conditions of a roadway as a vehicle travels the roadway while an adaptive cruise control feature of the vehicle is active, identify an expected condition change based on the monitoring the conditions of the roadway, determine a preferred power state for an engine of the vehicle based on the expected condition change, determine that an engine power state transition is planned for the engine, the engine power state transition including transitioning the engine from a current power state to a planned power state, and resolve the engine power state transition based on the preferred power state. |
| US11981202B2 |
Accelerator pedal device
An accelerator pedal device according to the present invention is provided with: a pedal arm (30) having an accelerator pedal; a resin housing (10) for supporting the pedal arm such that the pedal arm is swivelable about a prescribed axial line (S) between a rest position and a maximum stepping position; and a return spring (40) that applies a biasing force for returning the pedal arm to the rest position. The housing includes: a boss section (11i) through which a bolt (B) for fixing the housing to a vehicle body is made to pass; and a full open stopper (11n) for specifying the maximum stepping position in the vicinity of the boss section. |
| US11981198B2 |
Mover, carrier, parts mounting system, and shaft coupling for movers
A mover includes a body, an axle, a drive wheel, a motor, a speed reducer, and a shaft coupling. The wheel is arranged rotatably around the axle. The reducer is attached to the axle to reduce and transmit rotational power of the motor and includes an output shaft aligned with a center axis of the axle. The coupling transmits the rotational power of the reducer to the wheel and includes a cylindrical portion having an annular shape when viewed along the center axis and housing the reducer at least partially inside. The cylindrical portion includes an input portion and an output portion at first and second ends, respectively, along the center axis. The cylindrical portion further includes an absorber between the input and output portions to absorb deviation and an angle of deviation between respective rotational center axes of the output shaft and the drive wheel. |
| US11981193B2 |
Electrical drive axle for a vehicle
An electrically driven vehicle axle is provided, including an electrical machine, a left drive shaft, a right drive shaft, a first clutch connecting the electrical machine to the left drive shaft and a second clutch connecting the electrical machine to the right drive shaft. The first and second clutches are arranged concentrically. |
| US11981192B2 |
Electric driveline and electric vehicle using the electric driveline
An electric driveline for an electric vehicle, comprising: a battery unit, a motor unit and a motor control unit which are fixed to a vehicle chassis. A drive axle unit supporting the vehicle chassis. The motor unit placed in a cradle member, and directly coupled to the drive axle unit by means of a coupling member. The electric driveline allowing for a transmission to be eliminated from vehicles, thereby simplifying the production process of the vehicles and reducing manufacturing costs of the vehicles. |
| US11981191B2 |
Opening and closing structure of sliding door for vehicle
An opening and closing structure of a sliding door for a vehicle includes: a sliding door disposed on a side surface of the vehicle and configured to be slidably open and closed in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle; at least one rail arranged in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle on one of a vehicle body of the vehicle and the sliding door; at least one roller arranged on the other one of the vehicle body and the sliding door, the at least one roller configured to slide while being fitted in the at least one rail; and a sliding unit disposed on a side of the vehicle body or the sliding door on which the at least one roller is arranged, the sliding unit configured to slide the at least one roller in a direction in which the sliding door slides. The at least one roller is configured to slide with respect to the vehicle body and the sliding door. |
| US11981187B2 |
Hook assembly for door curtain of vehicle
An embodiment hook assembly for a door curtain to be installed on a door panel of a vehicle, the hook assembly includes a hook body installed to penetrate a through hole formed in the door panel, and a hook pin having an upper end hinge-connected to an upper portion of the hook body, wherein in a state in which an upper portion of the hook pin is completely inserted into the hook body, a part of the hook body is in an opened state and the hook body is locked to a circumference of the through hole such that the hook body is fastened to the through hole. |
| US11981184B2 |
Electrical connection device for a heating device
The invention relates to an electrical connection device (2) for electrically connecting a first pad (10) and a second pad (12) of an electrical power source (4) and electrical contacts (18, 19) of heating modules (6, 7), the first pad (10) having a first electrical potential that differs from that of the second pad (12), said connection device (2) comprising: —at least one first electrically conductive tongue (32), intended to be electrically connected to the first pad (10) and to at least one electrical contact (19) of at least one heating module (6, 7); —at least two second electrically conductive tongues (41), intended to be electrically connected to the second pad (12), and to other electrical contacts (18) of at least one heating module (6, 7), characterized in that the connection device (2) is electrically capable of electrically connecting the first pad (10) and the second pad (12) and the electrical contacts (18, 19) of a single heating module (6, 7) and that the connection device (2) is also capable of electrically connecting the first pad (10) and the second (12) and the electrical contacts (18, 19) of multiple heating modules (6, 7), the number of electrical contacts (18, 19) of this heating module (6, 7) and of each of these heating modules (6, 7) potentially being variable. |
| US11981181B2 |
User interfaces for an electronic key
Embodiments generally relate to managing and using an electronic key. In some embodiments, the electronic key is utilized to cause a vehicle to unlock one or more doors of the vehicle when a computer system that includes the electronic key is positioned within a first threshold distance of the vehicle. In some embodiments, a user interface object associated with the electronic key is displayed in a first position of an accounts user interface when a computer system that includes the electronic key is positioned within a second threshold distance of the vehicle. |
| US11981175B2 |
Method for operating a chassis of a motor vehicle, and motor vehicle
A method for operating a chassis of a motor vehicle according to the principle of a skyhook control, the chassis having at least one adjustable damper according to which body movements of the motor vehicle body resulting from road bumps are damped using the skyhook damping value (dsky). When driving over a road bump, a classification is made as to whether a critical body movement of the motor vehicle body is to be expected, and that in case of a classification as a critical body movement, the critical classified body movement is compensated for using a stored critical skyhook damping value (dsky-crit) which is greater than the skyhook damping value (dsky). |
| US11981166B2 |
Tire comprising a radiofrequency transponder
A tire fitted with a transponder comprises: a crown comprising a crown reinforcement having an axial end at each of its edges, connected at each of its axial ends by a sidewall to a bead having an interior end; a carcass reinforcement layer formed of parallel reinforcers, which is anchored in each bead around a bead wire to form a main part and a turn-up; and the transponder comprising a dipole antenna consisting of a spring defined by a pitch P and a diameter D. A ratio between the pitch (P1) and the diameter (D1) for a loop of a first region of the spring is greater than 0.8, and the transponder is situated axially on the outside of an interior end of the bead and radially between the upper end of the bead wire and the axial end of the crown reinforcement. |
| US11981163B2 |
Tire wear state estimation system and method employing footprint shape factor
A tire wear state estimation system includes a first sensor unit that is mounted on a tire and includes a footprint centerline length measurement sensor. A second sensor unit is mounted on the tire and includes a shoulder length measurement sensor. At least one of the first sensor unit and the second sensor unit includes a pressure sensor, a temperature sensor, and electronic memory capacity for storing tire identification information. A processor is in electronic communication with the sensor units and receives the measured centerline length, the measured pressure, the measured temperature, the identification information, and the measured shoulder length. The identification information is correlated to tire construction data. An analysis module stored on the processor receives the measured values, the identification information, and the tire construction data as inputs. The analysis module includes a prediction model that generates an estimated wear state for the tire from the inputs. |
| US11981156B2 |
Thermal transfer sheet
To provide a thermal transfer sheet capable of preventing print omission from occurring on a transfer layer to be transferred and producing of a print having a good gloss.A back face layer 20 is provided on one surface of the substrate 1 and a transfer layer 10 is provided on the other surface of the substrate, the transfer layer 10 has a single-layer or layered structure including a protective layer 5, the back face layer contains spherical particles 25, and when the surface of the back face layer is observed using a scanning electron microscope (SEM) at a magnification of 5000 times, the proportion of the total of the projected areas of the spherical particles is 1.8% or more and 20% or less based on the area of the entire observed surface. |
| US11981153B2 |
Printing apparatus
A label printer includes: a feed control lever configured to rotate following a change in length of a roll paper between a transport roller pair and a feed roller pair, a first detector configured to detect a rotational angle of the feed control lever, a second detector configured to detect the rotational angle of the feed control lever, and a printing control unit, wherein the transport roller pair has a first mode in which the roll paper is transported at a first transport speed, and a second mode in which the roll paper is transported at a second transport speed that is slower than the first transport speed, the printing control unit is configured to control the feed roller pair based on the first detector in the first mode, and is configured to control the feed roller pair based on the second detector in the second mode. |
| US11981152B2 |
Three-dimensional object printing apparatus
There is provided a three-dimensional object printing apparatus including a first robot supporting a head having a nozzle for discharging a liquid and changing a position and a posture of the head, a second robot supporting a three-dimensional workpiece and changing a position and a posture of the workpiece, a curing unit that emits energy to cure or solidify the liquid discharged from the head, and a maintenance unit that performs maintenance on the head. The first robot has a first base portion fixed to a base. The second robot has a second base portion fixed to the base. In a plan view of the base, a virtual line segment connecting the first base portion and the second base portion passes between the curing unit and the maintenance unit. |
| US11981147B2 |
Printing apparatus
A first printing unit and a second printing unit are supplied with ink from a first sub-tank and a second sub-tank, respectively. The first sub-tank and the second sub-tank are supplied with the ink from a first branch pipe and a second branch pipe, respectively. The first branch pipe is provided with a first valve, and the second branch pipe is provided with a second valve. A central control unit determines which one of the first sub-tank and the second sub-tank is to be preferentially supplied with ink based on at least one of the amount of remaining ink in each of the first sub-tank and the second sub-tank, and an estimated amount of consumption of ink in each of the first printing unit and the second printing unit, and controls the first valve and the second valve based on a result of the determination. |
| US11981139B2 |
Recording device
A recording device includes a device body, a recording unit configured to record by ejecting liquid onto a medium, a waste liquid collecting unit configured to collect waste liquid generated inside the device body, a waste liquid storage unit configured to store the waste liquid collected via the waste liquid collecting unit, wherein the waste liquid storage unit is configured to be mountable to and removable from the device body and the waste liquid collecting unit includes a discharge portion configured to discharge the collected waste liquid to the waste liquid storage unit, and the discharge portion has a dam portion for blocking the waste liquid. |
| US11981135B2 |
Liquid discharge head, liquid discharge device, liquid discharge apparatus, and method for manufacturing liquid discharge head
A liquid discharge head includes: a nozzle plate having a nozzle from which a liquid is to be discharged in a discharge direction, the nozzle having a cylindrical hole having periodical convex portions and concave portions on a sidewall of the nozzle in the discharge direction, a diameter of an outermost portion of the nozzle in the discharge direction being smaller than an average diameter of minimum values and maximum values of diameters of the cylindrical shape. The average diameter is obtained by: Average diameter=(Sum of minimum values+Sum of maximum values)/(Count of minimum values+Count of maximum values). |
| US11981132B2 |
Recording apparatus
In at least one embodiment, a number of nozzle rows in a first area on a side of one end of a first substrate closest to one end of a print head is set to be lower than a number of nozzle rows on a central side of the print head relative to the first area, and energy for driving the element on the first substrate is set to be larger than energy for driving the element on a second substrate on the central side of the print head relative to the first substrate to set a dot to be formed on the recording medium by ink discharged from a nozzle in the first area to be larger than a dot to be formed on the recording medium by ink discharged from a nozzle in the second substrate. |
| US11981129B2 |
Element substrate, liquid discharge head, and printing apparatus
An element substrate comprises a plurality of stages of shift registers that inputs and holds a serial data signal; a latch circuit that latches the serial data held by the shift registers; a decoder circuit that inputs an output of the latch circuit and outputs a selection signal for selecting a block of the print elements or the memory elements; and a mask circuit that masks the output of the selection signal for selecting the block of the memory elements from the decoder circuit in accordance with an input bit data signal. The block of the print elements or the memory elements includes a plurality of print elements or memory elements in which one element is selected in each of the plurality of groups. |
| US11981127B2 |
Liquid discharge apparatus, liquid discharge method, and non-transitory recording medium
A liquid discharge apparatus includes a liquid discharge head configured to discharge a liquid, a liquid cartridge configured to store the liquid to be discharged from the liquid discharge head, a holder to which the liquid cartridge is detachably attachable, a timer configured to countdown a time, and circuitry configured to control the liquid discharge head to discharge the liquid as a discharge operation, control the liquid discharge head to stop the discharge operation, determine an attachment or a detachment of the liquid cartridge to or from the holder while the discharge operation is stopped, control the timer to prepare countdown of the time in response to a detachment of the liquid cartridge from the holder, and control the liquid discharge head to continue stopping the discharge operation in response to an attachment of the liquid cartridge to the holder before the time has reached zero. |
| US11981125B2 |
Roll supporting device
A roll supporting device includes: a pair of supporting rollers which support an outer circumferential surface of a rolled medium, and which are provided so as to rotate together with the rolled medium; a side wall which has a reference surface coming into contact with one end surface of the rolled medium in an axial direction along a central axis of the rolled medium; and a pair of restricting members which press another end surface of the rolled medium toward the reference surface. The pair of supporting rollers are disposed on both sides of the central axis of the rolled medium when viewed in the axial direction of the rolled medium. The pair of restricting members are disposed outside a space between the pair of supporting rollers in a circumferential direction of the rolled medium, and are respectively adjacent to the supporting rollers, and are provided so as to be movable independently from each other. |
| US11981114B2 |
Method of manufacturing sandwich panel and sandwich panel
A method of manufacturing a sandwich panel (100) includes: a step of preparing a plurality of sheet-like prepregs (211); a step of performing a first heating and pressurization process through a release film (25) on upper and lower surfaces of a laminate where the plurality of prepregs (211) are laminated such that the laminate is integrated to obtain a composite facing material (40); and a step of disposing the composite facing material (40) on each of an upper surface side and a lower surface side of a sheet-like core layer (10) having a honeycomb structure and integrating the laminate through a second heating and pressurization process, in which a pressure of the first heating and pressurization process is higher than or equal to a pressure of the second heating and pressurization process. |
| US11981113B2 |
Film-sticking box and film-sticking assembly
A film-sticking box configured to attach a protective film to an electronic device is provided. The film-sticking box includes a main body and an inner casing. The inner casing accommodates the electronic device. A first opening and a second opening are respectively defined at two opposite ends of the main body. The first opening is configured to pass the protective film therethrough. The inner casing slides in or out via the second opening. When in use, the protective film will take away the dust on the surface of the electronic device to be filmed during pulling, and the user will not pull the drawing film and the inner casing via the same opening to cause dust residue, which can simplify the structure and operation steps to improve user experience. |
| US11981107B2 |
Method for manufacturing clad material
The method is for manufacturing a clad material (30), which includes: clad rolling for rolling and bonding a first metal plate (131) made of stainless steel, a second metal plate (132) made of Cu or a Cu alloy, and a third metal plate (133) made of stainless steel in a state in which the first metal plate, the second metal plate, and the third metal plate are stacked in this order. The clad rolling is performed with a pressure-bonding load of 4.4×103 N/mm or more. The second layer is made of Cu or a Cu alloy. The third layer is made of stainless steel. The clad material has an overall thickness of 1 mm or less. |
| US11981106B2 |
Single facer for manufacturing corrugated board with a system for controlling the pressing member
The single facer includes a load-bearing frame and a pivoting structure pivoted to the load-bearing frame about a pivoting axis. The pivoting structure includes a first pivoting arm on a first side of the single facer and a second pivoting arm on a second side of the single facer. The pivoting structure supports two guide rollers of a continuous flexible member which applies pressure against a corrugating roller. An actuator system controls the traction and position of the continuous flexible member. |
| US11981104B2 |
Device for manually or mechanically producing a tubular packaging material
A device for manually or mechanically producing a tubular packaging material of a paper web is wound to form a roll, which forms an internal cavity, from which the paper web can be drawn to form packaging material. The device includes a receptacle for at least partially circumferentially encompassing the roll and an axial holder for holding an end face of the roll. The axial holder has a wall, in which a dispensing opening for dispensing the packaging material in an axial dispensing direction is formed. The wall has an inner guide contour, which tapers in a funnel-like manner in the axial dispensing direction from the receptacle to the dispensing opening. The wall is provided with at least one front axial recess at a front end of the axial holder in the axial dispensing direction. |
| US11981094B2 |
Embedding electronics in housing using additive manufacturing
Systems and methods for embedding electronics in a housing using additive manufacturing are provided. In certain embodiments, a system includes a housing made using an additive manufacturing process. The system also includes at least one electronics assembly that is embedded into the housing during the additive manufacturing process, wherein one or more electronic components on the at least one electronic assembly are isolated from the material used to form the housing. Further, the system includes an electrical connector coupled to at least one electronic component in the one or more electronic components, wherein the electrical connector provides an electrical connection between the at least one electronic assembly and system electronics that are outside the housing, wherein the electronic assembly is environmentally sealed within the housing from the environment outside the housing. |
| US11981092B2 |
Method and system for producing a fiber preform
The disclosure relates to a method for producing a fiber preform, wherein: at least one dry and textile fiber material is provided; the fiber material is assembled into a plurality of individual layers; the plurality of individual layers is provided with a binder; the plurality of individual layers is layered to form a package; and a plurality of interconnected fiber preforms is formed by pressing the package. A separation of the plurality of interconnected fiber preforms and activation of the binder occur in a common process step. The disclosure furthermore relates to a corresponding system. |
| US11981088B2 |
Molded article and method for production thereof
Disclosed is a molded article including a modified fibroin and a water resistance-imparting material. The modified fibroin and the water resistance-imparting material may be covalently bonded. |
| US11981087B2 |
Three-dimensional (3D) printed objects with fracture channels
In one example in accordance with the present disclosure, a system is described. The system includes a fracture channel controller to determine fracture channels for a three-dimensional (3D) printed object. Portions of the 3D printed object along fracture channels are to be solidified to a lesser degree as compared to non-channel portions of the 3D printed object. The system also includes an additive manufacturing controller to control an additive manufacturing device. The additive manufacturing controller controls the additive manufacturing device to 1) solidify portions of a layer of powdered build material to form a slice of the 3D printed object and 2) selectively solidify fracture channels in the slice, wherein the fracture channels are solidified to a lesser degree as compared to non-channel portions. |
| US11981086B2 |
Controlled retraction of filament
A fused filament fabrication device comprising a print head having an inlet for receiving a filament of printable material, a melt chamber and an outlet for letting out flowable printable material. A filament feeder is arranged to feed the filament into the print head and arranged to retract the filament from the print head. A controller is configured to a) order the filament feeder to retract the filament over a first distance, wherein the filament is not yet broken; b) stop heating the melt chamber; c) cooling the filament to a predefined temperature, and then d) order the filament feeder to further retract the filament over a second distance so as to break the filament. By letting the filament in the print head cool off to a temperature at which the print material hardens, a controlled breakage can be realized without the occurrence of a thread at the retracted filament. |
| US11981085B2 |
Multi-source overlap design acceptance qualification
A method includes controlling an additive manufacturing system to fabricate a 3D structure using successive layers of material. The additive manufacturing system includes a build platform having a first region, second region, and overlapping third region between the first and second regions; and multiple sources configured to build (e.g., deposit, bond, melt, solidify) the successive layers of material in the regions of the build platform. Controlling the additive manufacturing system includes controlling the additive manufacturing system to build first, second, and third portions of the 3D structure within the regions of the build platform. Each portion of the 3D structure includes (i) one or more test features that are common to the portions of the 3D structure and (ii) a substrate onto or into which the one or more common test features are formed. |
| US11981084B2 |
Lifecycle condition-based manufacturing alteration
In one example in accordance with the present disclosure, a system is described. The system includes a reader to read an identifier from a storage element associated with a part. An extractor of the system extracts, based on the identifier, lifecycle conditions specific to the part. A controller of the system alters manufacturing operations based on extracted lifecycle conditions for the part. |
| US11981077B2 |
Systems and methods for 3D printing with multiple exchangeable printheads
A modular 3D printer system can include a base subsystem and multiple exchangeable components. The base subsystem can have a 3D motion module, a printhead module and a platform module. The multiple exchangeable components can include printheads having different configurations and functionalities, which can be exchangeably installed in the printhead module. The multiple exchangeable components can include platform supports having different configurations and functionalities, which can be exchangeably installed in the platform module. |
| US11981076B2 |
Additive manufacturing machine comprising a movable surface for receiving powder optimized to retain the grains of powder
A machine for additive manufacturing comprises a work top, a work area, a device for depositing a layer of powder onto the work area and a heat or energy source used to selectively consolidate a layer of powder, the device comprising a movable element for receiving powder moving relative to the work top and in the vicinity of the work area, a device for dispensing a bead of powder onto the movable element and a device for spreading the bead of powder. The movable element assuming the form of a translationally movable slide or the movable element rotationally moving around the work area, at least part of the upper surface of a movable element is located above the upper surface of the work top and/or at least part of the upper surface of a movable element is located below the upper surface of the work top. |
| US11981071B2 |
Adjustable guide systems
Adjustable guide systems and additive manufacturing systems incorporating the same are disclosed. An adjustable guide system includes a first arm support coupled to a first end of a powder distributor in an additive manufacturing system, a second arm support coupled to a second end of the powder distributor opposite the first end, a plurality of shuttles, and a plurality of guide rails. Each one of the plurality of shuttles is pivotally coupled to the first arm support or the second arm support via one or more link arms. Each one of the plurality of guide rails supports a corresponding one of the plurality of shuttles thereon and allows each shuttle to move along the respective guide rail. |
| US11981065B1 |
Systems and methods for manufacturing colored product
A system for making polymeric fibers can comprise a main extruder configured to receive a polymer feedstock composition. The main extruder can have an outlet in fluid communication with a transfer line configured to receive a polymer melt from the main extruder and transfer the polymer melt in a flow direction that is towards a spinneret. A side arm extruder assembly can be positioned along the transfer line between the main extruder and the spinneret. The side arm extruder assembly can comprise an outlet positioned within the transfer line to inject a colored polymer melt concentrate into the transfer line. |
| US11981061B2 |
Preparation method of a passive horn
A passive horn integrally formed by using liquid silicone rubber, includes a first outer casing, a second outer casing, an inner casing and an iron piece. The first outer casing includes a sealing ring, a folding ring and a vibrating membrane, and the sealing ring, the folding ring and the vibrating membrane are integrally injection molded into the first outer casing. A groove is disposed in the second outer casing, and the first outer casing is disposed in the groove. The back surface of the vibrating membrane is provided with a casing groove, which is sequentially embedded with the inner casing and the iron piece. A preparation method of a passive horn integrally formed by using liquid silicone rubber, under the condition of integrated injection molding, may improve the yield rate, ensure product quality, save assembly time and labor cost, and improve production efficiency. |
| US11981060B2 |
Thermoplastic encapsulated thermal imaging systems and methods
Various techniques are provided to enclose at least a portion of a thermal imaging system in a thermoplastic material to create a waterproof thermal imaging system and encapsulate associated electrical components. In one example, a method includes placing at least a portion of a thermal imaging system comprising a plurality of exposed electronic components into a mold. The method also includes injecting a thermoplastic material into the mold to deposit the thermoplastic material onto the electronic components and encapsulate the electronic components in an overmolded solid enclosure formed by the thermoplastic material. Additional methods and systems are also provided. |
| US11981059B2 |
Conveying apparatus and resin molding apparatus
The present invention relates to a conveyance device with which a subject to be molded can be positioned relative to a forming die. This conveyance device conveys a subject to be molded to one die from among forming dies to which a resin material is supplied from a resin injection part and comprises a retaining unit which retains and delivers the subject to be molded to the one die, a first movement mechanism which moves the subject to be molded having been delivered to the one die in a first direction toward the resin injection part, and a second movement mechanism which moves the subject to be molded having been delivered to the one die in a second direction differing from the first direction. |
| US11981058B2 |
One-piece cast component having at least one integrated attachment part, and method for producing a cast component
A one-piece cast component having at least one integrated attachment part is disclosed. The component includes at least one pin which is rigidly connected to an attachment part; a housing at least partially enclosing the pin in a contactless manner; the pin being arranged in the axial direction between two axial connecting webs and being rigidly connected via the latter to the housing; the pin being arranged in the radial direction between a plurality of radial connecting webs and being rigidly connected via the latter to the housing; wherein the connecting webs are dimensioned in such a way that only the latter break at respective predetermined breaking points when pivoting the attachment part for the first time relative to the housing, whereafter the attachment part, together with the pin, is mounted so as to be pivotable with respect to the housing. The regions of the connecting webs that remain on the housing after the breaking operation prevent the pin from being removed from the housing. The disclosure further relates to a method for producing such a cast component having an integrated attachment part. |
| US11981057B2 |
Molding resin to form continuous structures
A molding apparatus includes a movable molding surface with molding cavities, a pressure shoe with a stationary outer surface that defines in cooperation with the molding surface a pressure zone, and a resin source configured to introduce molten resin into the pressure zone to be forced into the molding cavities by pressure in the pressure zone. The molding surface is movable with respect to the pressure shoe to introduce molding cavities to the pressure zone to be filled with resin while the outer surface of the pressure shoe and the molding surface define in between an entrance gap of decreasing width upstream of the pressure zone. The outer surface of the pressure shoe is spaced from the molding surface in the pressure zone to define a minimum gap at which the outer surface of the pressure shoe has a slope parallel to the molding surface. The pressure shoe is adapted to be held in a flexed condition against resin in the pressure zone while forcing resin into the cavities, with the outer surface of the pressure shoe curved upstream of the pressure zone. |
| US11981056B2 |
Composite release films, and devices and methods using composite release film in field of additive manufacturing
A composite release film may be configured to separate a current cured layer from a photocuring surface during a photocuring three-dimensional (3D) printing process. The composite release film may include a plastic layer and an elastic layer. An upper surface of the plastic layer may be the photocuring surface, and a lower surface of the plastic layer may fit with an upper surface of the elastic layer. The elastic layer may include an elastic medium of the elastic layer and a reinforcing scaffold. The elastic medium of the elastic layer may be filled in pores of the reinforcing scaffold. The reinforcing scaffold in the elastic layer may include a plurality of protrusions on a lower surface of the elastic layer. In addition, a device and a method using the composite release film to prepare a 3D object through a photocuring 3D printing technique in the field of additive manufacturing are disclosed. |
| US11981055B2 |
Injection mold, injection molding machine including injection mold, and method for manufacturing injection-molded product using injection molding machine
The present invention relates to an injection mold, an injection molding machine including the injection mold, and a method of manufacturing an injection-molded product using the injection molding machine. More specifically, the present invention relates to an injection mold including a mold having a mold surface on which one or more deposition layers are formed, wherein the deposition layer includes a fluororesin homopolymer or polyether ether ketone (PEEK); an injection molding machine including the injection mold; and a method of manufacturing an injection-molded product using the injection molding machine. |
| US11981053B2 |
Compression molding device
A compression molding device, which can obtain a high compression molding force without lowering the efficiency of article production, and whose molding means has a long service life, is provided. In the compression molding device, a one-side mold assembly moving means (58) includes a toggle link mechanism including two links (62) and (64), and a toggle link mechanism operating means (60), while an opposite-side mold assembly moving means (108) includes a hydraulic cylinder mechanism. When a one-side mold assembly (16) and an opposite-side mold assembly (18) are to be brought from an open state into a closed state, the one-side mold assembly (16) is first moved to a nearly closed state by the one-side mold assembly moving means (58), and then the opposite-side mold assembly (18) is moved from the nearly closed state to the closed state by the opposite-side mold assembly moving means (108). |
| US11981052B2 |
Pneumatic system, imprint apparatus and use thereof
A method of imprinting a substrate (180), comprising affixing a flexible stamp (104) carrying an imprinting pattern (106) to a first carrier (102) comprising an array of apertures (112) which, by gas pressure, either pull the flexible stamp towards the first carrier or push it away; pushing it to a second carrier (170) carrying a substrate (180) with a resist layer (182), leaving a gap (190) for creating a controllable contact area between the flexible stamp and the substrate and space (196) between the first carrier and the flexible stamp; progressively pushing areas of the flexible stamp into the resist layer to imprint it; developing the resist layer; and progressively releasing the flexible stamp by applying suction through successive apertures whilst controlling the inward flow of gas to the space (196) through the apertures that are not yet under suction in order to maintain the space (196) there above ambient but below a predetermined maximum pressure. |
| US11981046B2 |
Apparatus for facilitating crosscutting wood logs on sawmill beds
An apparatus for mounting logs for processing on a sawmill having a log bed defining a log bed plane includes a first plate, a stationary jaw, and movable jaw. The first plate is configured to be fixedly mountable on a log bed of a sawmill, and configured to support a log to be cross-cut. The stationary jaw is fixedly supported on the plate. The movable jaw is supported on the plate, and is configured to move at least in part in a direction parallel to the log bed plane when the first plate is mounted on the log bed. The movable jaw and the stationary jaw are collectively configured to fixedly clamp a log on the first plate in a clamp interior such that a grain direction of the log is normal to the log bed plane. |
| US11981043B2 |
Cutting device for cutting labels from a web of labelling material
A cutting device for cutting labels from a web of labelling material. The cutting device includes a first member rotatable having a blade and rotatable about a first axis, a second member rotatable about a second axis, and a cutting station. The second rotary member having a receiving portion to receive the blade, advancing the receiving portion around the second axis, and supporting the web. At the cutting station, the blade engages the receiving portion to cut the web covering one at a time the receiving portion. The second rotary member includes a first portion extending at a first distance from the second axis and comprising the receiving portion, and a second portion angularly spaced from the first portion and extending at a second distance from the second axis. The blade faces the first angular portion and the second angular portion alternately to one another. |
| US11981042B2 |
Systems and methods for restricting motor operation for wireless handheld knives
A power pack for a power tool. The power pack includes an electric motor configured to drive a power tool. The power pack also includes a motor controller with a relay circuit communicating with the electric motor. The relay circuit has a switch that may be connected to a power supply, whereby the power supply powers the electric motor. The power pack also comprises non-transitory computer-readable storage media having computer-executable instructions for monitoring operation of the power pack. When executed by at least one processor, the computer-executable instructions cause the at least one processor to: monitor input data relating to operation of the power pack; determine, based at least in part on the input data, that operation of the power pack deviated from an ideal state; and, based on the determination of deviation, cause the switch to electrically disconnect the electric motor from the power supply. |
| US11981037B2 |
Positioning tool, robotic arm system and registration method
The present disclosure provides a positioning tool, a robotic arm system, and a surgical system. The positioning tool includes a body, a registration tip, and a trackable element. The body is used to connect with a terminal of a robotic arm at one end and connect to the registration tip at the other end. The registration tip is used to abut a predetermined position. The trackable element is to be disposed on the body, the registration tip or the robotic arm and is used to communicate with a navigation device. The positioning tool provided in present disclosure is an integrated registration tool, which is able to be used to accomplish registrations for both the robotic arm and the object without replacements of the registration tool during the entire registration process, thereby simplifing the operation and shortening the operation time. |
| US11981035B2 |
Medical handling device and method for controlling a handling device
A medical handling device comprises an instrument holder for holding an observation instrument that is equipped with an image capturing unit for capturing an image section. The handling device further comprises a robotic handling unit that supports the instrument holder and a control device that comprises a handling control unit for controlling the robotic handling unit and an instrument control unit for controlling the observation instrument. An input device is coupled to the control device for selecting an image section to be reproduced. The control device is adapted to control the robotic handling unit in response to user inputs at the input device to change the captured image section. The control device is adapted to convert operating commands at the input device into movement instructions, depending on a present orientation of the image capturing unit. |
| US11981034B2 |
Social behavior rules for a medical telepresence robot
Devices, systems, and methods for social behavior of a telepresence robot are disclosed herein. A telepresence robot may include a drive system, a control system, an object detection system, and a social behaviors component. The drive system is configured to move the telepresence robot. The control system is configured to control the drive system to drive the telepresence robot around a work area. The object detection system is configured to detect a human in proximity to the telepresence robot. The social behaviors component is configured to provide instructions to the control system to cause the telepresence robot to operate according to a first set of rules when a presence of one or more humans is not detected and operate according to a second set of rules when the presence of one or more humans is detected. |
| US11981030B2 |
Robotic surgery system, method, and apparatus
A force transmission system as part of a surgical system which may be configured to be a minimally invasive and/or computer assisted surgical system. Operation of the system may be controlled by transmission of a force from a first section to a second section of the system. The first section and the second section may be separated by a partition or a barrier. The first section may be a non-sterile section and the second section may be a sterile section of the surgical system. |
| US11981023B2 |
Tote handling system with integrated hand and method of using same
An integrated hand and method for manipulating items received in a shipping container. The integrated hand is carried by a tote handler and includes a base with a slotted plate, fingers, and flat plates. The fingers are extendable from and slidably movable along slots in the slotted plate. The flat plates are extendable from the base. The fingers and flat plates are selectively extendable about the base to define a grip space shaped to receivingly grip the items whereby the items are secured in position. The method includes receiving items in an original orientation from the shipping container by: selectively extending fingers and plates of an integrated hand to define an item space shaped to support and grippingly receiving the items; and inserting the items into a tote while maintaining the items in the original orientation by selectively rotating the integrated hand and inserting the integrated hand into the tote. |
| US11981020B2 |
Delivery vehicles for en route food product preparation
Technologies are generally described for delivery vehicles and containers for en route food product preparation. Modular food product preparation systems that may receive food items and supplies and prepare food product(s) en route such that the food product(s) is prepared by the time the system reaches a delivery destination may include trucks, railway cars, watercraft, and similar vehicles. Food preparation process steps and timing may be determined based on travel information (e.g., delivery destination, routes, etc.), as well as, food item and food product information. An on-board controller may determine the process steps and timing(s) and control operations of robotic devices arranged modularly in a container or vehicle to execute steps of the food preparation process. Alternatively or additionally, the on-board controller may receive instructions from a remote controller. Travel parameters of the vehicle may also be adjusted based on the food preparation process and/or travel information. |
| US11981018B2 |
Power tool
A power tool includes an accessory and a reader. The accessory is configured to be attachable to and detachable from the power tool. The accessory includes a passive wireless tag. The reader includes at least one antenna and a reading part. The reading part is electrically connected to the at least one antenna. The reading part is configured to wirelessly communicate with the wireless tag via the at least one antenna and to read information stored in the wireless tag when the accessory is attached to the power tool. |
| US11981017B2 |
Ratchet with toggle trigger
A reversing mechanism for a motorized hand-held ratcheting tool. A toggle trigger is coupled to a reversing mechanism of the tool, and a rotational drive direction of the tool is controlled via the trigger instead of a separate knob or dial. For example, when the trigger is rotated or pivoted in a forward direction (depression of a bottom or back of the trigger), the reversing mechanism is rotated into a right hand threaded fastener's tightening direction, and when the trigger is rotated or pivoted in a reverse direction (depression of a top or front of the trigger), the reversing mechanism is rotated into a right hand threaded fastener's loosening direction. The motor's rotational direction is not changed by the toggle trigger, but the trigger does control the rotational drive direction of the tool and activates the motor and variable speed circuitry. |
| US11981014B2 |
Hinge mortising tool
A mortising kit for hinges, locks, strike plates, and the like can include a guide attachable to a subject to be mortised (e.g., door or door jamb). The kit can include a chisel that interacts with locating features of the guide to ensure proper placement of the chisel. Force applied to the chisel can score or otherwise cut the subject to a desired depth, at which point stops or other features of the guide can limit the chisel from scoring or cutting deeper. Placement of the chisel at opposite ends of the guide allow the full mortise perimeter to be scored or cut. Excess waste material can be removed from between the mortise perimeter, such as through use of the block plane. |
| US11981012B2 |
Hand-held power tool
A hand-held power tool includes a housing in which a drive unit and an impact-mechanism unit are arranged. The hand-held power tool further includes a tool-receiver interface configured to releasably connect with a tool receiver, the tool receiver configured as a stirrer-basket receiver. A user interface is configured to set at least one of a rotary-hammer mode and a stirring mode for the hand-held power tool. |
| US11981010B2 |
High efficiency torsion spring tacker
A spring energized fastening tool with compact, rigid, low friction working elements is disclosed. A torsion power spring includes forward extending arms with the arms pressing each other proximate a front distal end of the spring. A cantilevered lever links to a handle and engages the spring adjacent to the striker. A bottom loading staple track unlatches and opens through a simple pulling-out action. Structures are provided to enable fitment with a formed sheet metal handle and housing. The fastening tool is particularly simple to assemble, powerful, and of low operating effort. |
| US11981009B2 |
Wire bending spring and a fastener driving tool with the same
A fastener driving tool includes a magazine unit, a handle, a striking plate, an energy restoring member and a wire bending spring disposed to a housing unit. The housing unit includes an inner housing assembly made from a plastic material, and an outer housing assembly made from a metal material and covering the inner housing assembly. The wire bending spring is biased for storing a striking energy for the striking plate, and includes an extending section and a backwinding section. The extending section has first and second ends. The backwinding section is connected with the second end, and extends and bends toward the first end to terminate at a terminal end portion. The ratio of a height to a width ranges from 1:1 to 1:1.6. |
| US11981008B2 |
Staple
A stapler includes a handle unit connected to a driver unit by a transmission shaft portion provided between a fulcrum shaft portion and a driver, and configured to move the driver unit; a camshaft provided to a clincher unit; a cam groove portion provided to the handle unit, configured to permit the camshaft to enter, and having one open end portion to enable to the camshaft to be inserted/pulled out; a guide convex portion provided to the clincher unit, and a guide concave portion provided to the handle unit and configured to restrict a movement path of the handle unit with respect to the clincher unit. |
| US11981002B2 |
Parking pawl spring pre-tensioning and assembly tool system and method
A tool system for installing a parking pawl includes a tool that includes a base, a plate, and an actuator. The base includes a base surface configured to support a parking pawl in a predetermined position. The plate includes a protrusion that extends upward from a front portion of the plate. A rear portion of the plate is coupled to a front portion of the base. The plate is movable relative to the base between a retention position in which the protrusion is positioned to retain a pawl spring loaded on the parking pawl in a pretensioned state, and a release position in which the protrusion is configured to release the pawl spring. The actuator is operably coupled to the plate such that activation of the actuator moves the plate between the retention position and the release position. |
| US11980993B2 |
Method of grinding workpiece
A method of grinding a workpiece includes a first grinding step of adjusting the relative tilt of a chuck table and a grinding wheel to a first state and bringing grindstones into abrasive contact with the workpiece to grind the workpiece, and a second grinding step of adjusting the relative tilt of the chuck table and the grinding wheel to a second state that is different from the first state and bringing the grindstones into abrasive contact with the workpiece to grind the workpiece. In the second grinding step, the workpiece is ground under a condition for causing the workpiece to have a smaller surface roughness than that in the first grinding step. |
| US11980988B2 |
Blade replacing device
A blade replacing device used in a cutting apparatus includes a holding section that detachably holds one surface side of a cutting blade, a moving section that relatively advances and retracts the holding section with holding the cutting blade relative to a spindle in an axial direction of the spindle, and positions the holding section at least at a mounting position at which the other surface of the cutting blade is equal to or less than a predetermined distance from a flange section of a blade mount, and at a released position at which the cutting blade is spaced from the blade mount, and a thickness information acquisition section for acquiring information concerning a thickness of the cutting blade. The mounting position of the holding section is adjusted according to the thickness of the cutting blade acquired by utilizing the thickness information acquisition section. |
| US11980986B1 |
Material hardness compensation in an automated milling system
A method and system for milling or engraving a workpiece provides improved throughput by varying one or both of a track speed or a rotational rate of a rotary cutting tool as the cutting tool cuts along a track. Multiple indications of material hardness are determined at a surface of the workpiece, movement of the cutting tool along a tool track is programmatically controlled to remove material from the workpiece, and one or both of a rotational rate of the tool or a track speed of the tool is adjusted along the tool track in conformity with the indications of material hardness, so that the rotational rate of the tool and/or the track speed is reduced at locations with harder material and increased at locations with softer material along the tool track. |
| US11980984B2 |
Reprocessing apparatus and method for reprocessing tools, tool holders and/or tool units
A reprocessing apparatus, in particular a cleaning and/or preserving apparatus, for tools, tool holders and/or tool units is proposed, with at least one reprocessing unit, in particular for a reprocessing of used and/or contaminated tools, tool holders and/or tool units, with at least one holding unit for an exchangeable holding of the tools, tool holders and/or tool units, and with at least one handling unit which is configured,for an execution of a cleaning process on the tools, tool holders and/or tool units, to bring the holding unit and at least one cleaning region of the reprocessing unit together in an at least semiautomated manner, andafter execution of the cleaning process, to remove the holding unit and the cleaning region of the reprocessing unit from each other in an at least semiautomated manner, and/orafter execution of the cleaning process, to bring the holding unit and at least one further cleaning region of the reprocessing unit together for an execution of a further cleaning process. |
| US11980980B2 |
Press-fitting method and production method for press-fit product
A press-fitting direction position of a pressing surface of a pressing portion of a press-fitting tool and a press-fitting direction position of a restriction surface of a restriction portion of the press-fitting tool are set so that one of a press-fitting component and a press-fitting target component is stopped at a prescribed press-fitting stop position. A press-fitting method includes: adjusting a press-fitting interval dimension in a press-fitting direction between the pressing surface of the pressing portion and the restriction surface of the restriction portion so as to obtain a press-fitting stop position that is set according to component dimensions of the press-fitting component and component dimensions of the press-fitting target component; press-fitting the press-fitting component with the press-fitting target component; and stopping the press-fitting of the press-fitting component with the press-fitting target component by bringing the restriction portion into contact with the press-fitting target component. |
| US11980975B2 |
Processing system, processing method, and storage medium
According to one embodiment, a processing system includes a processing device. The processing device performs at least a first determination of determining whether or not a detector contacts a welding object. The detector includes a plurality of detection elements arranged in a first direction. The detector transmits an ultrasonic wave toward the welding object and detects a reflected wave. The first determination is based on a detection result when the reflected wave is detected by the detector. |
| US11980974B2 |
Solder joint part and method for manufacturing the same
In a method for manufacturing a solder joint part, at least one of a first metal base material and a second metal base material is an alloy containing Ni in an amount of more than 0 wt % and less than 44 wt % and Cu in an amount of more than 56 wt %, and solder is a solder alloy containing Ga and inevitable impurities or a solder alloy containing Ga as a main component and having a melting point of 30° C. or lower. The method includes applying the solder to a surface of the first metal base material and placing the second metal base material on the applied solder, and heating the first and second metal base materials to a temperature of 90° C. or lower in a specified atmosphere or in a liquid to generate CuGa2 or (Cu, Ni)Ga2 between the first and second metal base materials, thereby joining the first and second metal material. |
| US11980971B2 |
Laser processing apparatus and laser processing method
A purpose of the present invention is to quickly change a focal point of a laser emission system so that processing with high quality and good processing efficiency can be performed. In a laser processing apparatus including: a laser oscillator configured to output a laser pulse; a laser deflector configured to deflect the laser pulse in a two-dimensional direction; and a controller configured to control the laser oscillator and the laser deflector, the laser processing apparatus being configured to emit the laser pulse to a workpiece for processing the workpiece, the laser processing apparatus has a feature in which an electrooptic device capable of, under control of the controller, electrically changing a focal point of the laser pulse to be input to the laser deflector is arranged in an input side of the laser deflector. |
| US11980968B2 |
Methods and systems for additive tool manufacturing
An additive manufacturing system includes an electrode head comprising an array of electrodes for depositing material to form a three-dimensional part. The array includes a first plurality of electrodes formed from a first metallic material having a first ductility and a first hardness, and a second plurality of electrodes formed from a second metallic material having a second ductility and a second hardness, wherein the first ductility is greater than the second ductility and the second hardness is greater than the first hardness. A power source provides electrical power for establishing a welding arc for each electrode. A drive roll system drives each electrode. A controller is connected to the power source to control operations of the additive manufacturing system to form an interior portion of the part using the first plurality of electrodes, and control the operations of the additive manufacturing system to form an exterior portion of the part using the second plurality of electrodes, such that ductility of the interior portion of the part is greater than ductility of the exterior portion of the part. |
| US11980965B2 |
Systems and methods for multi-laser head alignment in additive manufacturing systems
An additive manufacturing system includes a build platform and at least two laser heads. Each laser head includes at least one laser device, an optical sensor, and a computing device. The build platform includes a plurality of calibration marks. The laser device is configured to generate a laser beam. The laser beam is directed toward the plurality of calibration marks and the build platform. The optical sensor is configured to detect a scattering signal of the laser beam generated by reflecting off of the plurality of calibration marks and the build platform. The computing device is configured to receive the scattering signal from the optical sensor. The computing device is configured to align the laser heads such that the scattering signal aligns with the plurality of calibration marks and such that the laser heads align with each other. |
| US11980964B2 |
Member and method of manufacturing the same
A member includes a first metallic region made of a first material; a second metallic region made of a second material that is a different from the first material; and a mix region made of mixture of the first and second materials between the first and second metallic region. In a cross-sectional view, an interface between the first metallic region and the mix region is represented by a line having a first curved line protruding toward the first metallic region and a second curved line protruding toward the first metallic region, and an angle at a cross point of the first and second curved lines, the angle being made by a tangent line of the first curved line and a tangent line of the second curved line in a region of the first metallic region, is equal to or larger than 70 degrees and smaller than 180 degrees. |
| US11980961B2 |
Welding auxiliary joining part
A welding auxiliary joining part with which a welding connection, more particularly a resistance welding connection, can be established between a first component A made of a poorly weldable material and a second component made of weldable material. The welding auxiliary joining part is distinguished by a cylindrical punch shaft that can be punchingly pressed into the first component A approximately rotation-free. The punch shaft has an element head at the head underside of which only one continuous circumferential clamping ring is arranged that projects axially in the direction of the punch shaft. |
| US11980954B1 |
Portable automated notching machine
A portable machine includes a controller to receive target parameters associated with a workpiece to be worked. A front assembly includes a first baseplate which is stationary during operation, a first actuator to controllably move the workpiece bidirectionally along a longitudinal axis thereof, a second actuator to controllably rotate a second baseplate relative to the first baseplate, and at least one tooling unit. A rear assembly includes a third baseplate with a rolling base, a fourth baseplate rotatably coupled to the third baseplate, and a rear workpiece clamp. Sensors generate signals representing a distance between the first and third baseplates, an orientation of the first baseplate relative to the second baseplate, and an orientation of the third baseplate relative to the fourth baseplate. The controller generates control signals to the tooling unit and the first and second actuators based on at least the target parameters and the sensor signals. |
| US11980953B1 |
Cutter assembly
A cutter assembly is configured to interchange a cutter bit and has a plurality of retaining features to secure the cutter bit to ensure positive retention and alignment along a rotational axis. A cutter bit is retained within a slot of the retainer component and the retainer component is coupled to a chuck component. The retainer component may be detachably attachable to the chuck component by external threads that are configured to thread into the internal threads of the chuck component. The cutter bit may be retained in the slot by a threaded retainer that extends through one side of the retainer component, through a cutter aperture in the cutter bit, through the slot and into a threaded retainer aperture in the opposing side of the retainer component. The threaded retainer is configured to extend orthogonally to the slot to pull the first side of the retainer component to the second side and pinch or compress against the cutter bit therein. |
| US11980945B2 |
Cutting insert, cutting tool, and method for manufacturing machined product
A cutting insert may include an upper surface, a lower surface, a front cutting edge and a first lateral cutting edge. The upper surface may include a breaker protrusion. The first lateral cutting edge may include an inclined part which is closer to the lower surface as going away from the front cutting edge. The breaker protrusion may include a first region, a second region and a third region. The first region may be located further away from the lower surface than the inclined part. The second region may be located closer to the front cutting edge than the first region, and may be located closer to the lower surface than the inclined part. The third region may be located further away from the front cutting edge than the first region, and may be located closer to the lower surface than the inclined part. |
| US11980942B2 |
Method for manufacturing metal foam
The present application provides a method for manufacturing a metal foam. The present application can provide a method for manufacturing a metal foam, which is capable of forming in a very short time a metal foam comprising uniformly formed pores and having excellent mechanical properties as well as the desired porosity, and a metal foam produced by the above method. In addition, the present application can provide a method capable of forming a metal foam in which the above-mentioned physical properties are ensured, while being in the form of a thin film or sheet, in a short time, and such a metal foam. |
| US11980941B2 |
Method and apparatus for additive manufacturing with powder material
A system for building a three dimensional green compact comprising a printing station configured to print a mask pattern on a building surface, wherein the mask pattern is formed of solidifiable material; a powder delivery station configured to apply a layer of powder material on the mask pattern; a die compaction station for compacting the layer formed by the powder material and the mask pattern; and a stage configured to repeatedly advance a building tray to each of the printing station, the powder delivery station and the die compaction station to build a plurality of layers that together form the three dimensional green compact. |
| US11980936B2 |
Synthesis of nanoscale metal feedstock for additive manufacturing
A method of making a metal-polymer composite includes dealloying metallic powder to yield porous metal particles, monitoring a temperature of the mixture, controlling the rate of combining, a maximum temperature of the mixture, or both, and combining the porous metal particles with a polymer to yield a composite. Dealloying includes combining the metallic powder with an etchant to yield a mixture. A metal-polymer composite includes porous metal particles having an average particle size of about 0.2 μm to about 500 μm and a thermoplastic or thermoset polymer. The polymer composite comprises at least 10 vol % of the porous metal particles. A powder mixture includes porous metal particles having an average particle size of about 0.2 μm to about 500 μm and a metal powder. The powder mixture includes about 1 wt % to about 99 wt % of the porous metal particles. |
| US11980927B2 |
Reciprocating linear motion mechanism for can body maker and can body maker
A housing including an internal gear having a first central axis as a center; a first rotating body relatively rotatably joined to the housing; a second rotating body including an external gear having a second central axis parallel to the first central axis as a center and meshing with an internal gear and relatively rotatably joined to the first rotating body; a ram shaft joining part connected to the second rotating body and configured to be linearly moved in a reciprocating manner in a prescribed direction; and an air supply path passing through the insides of the first rotating body, the second rotating body, and the ram shaft joining part are provided. |
| US11980925B2 |
Device and method for turning metal sheets
A sheet metal processing plant includes a conveyor defining a receiving surface for a workpiece and a conveying direction in a conveying plane and being embodied for conveying the workpiece, the workpiece having a bottom side and a top side, and a turning unit embodied for turning the workpiece received on the receiving surface from the bottom side to the top side. The turning unit includes a manipulator embodied to lift the bottom side of the workpiece off the receiving surface, to perform a turning operation of the workpiece and to place the top side of the workpiece on the receiving surface of the conveyor. |
| US11980924B2 |
Electric pipe expander, chuck structure for electric pipe expander, and control circuit for electric pipe expander
An electric pipe expander and intelligent control circuit for the electric pipe expander are provided The electric pipe expander includes a pipe expander body and a mandrel sliding cavity disposed on the pipe expander body. A chuck body capable of clamping a pipe to be processed is disposed at an opening end of the mandrel sliding cavity. A mandrel is slidingly connected in the mandrel sliding cavity, an outer side end of the mandrel is provided with an obliquely disposed pipe expanding cone, an inner side end of the mandrel is provided with an elastic body accommodating cavity. Flat keys are disposed on the mandrel, and an elastic body is clamped and disposed between the flat keys and a bottom surface of the elastic body accommodating cavity. |
| US11980919B2 |
Cleaning chemical assembly, cleaning chemical modular system, and cooking appliance
A cleaning chemical assembly has a collection container, a pump, two ports for storage containers that contain the same cleaning chemical, and a switchover valve that can be switched between a first state, in which the pump can pump liquid from the collection container to the storage container connected to the first one of the two ports while the second port is disconnected in a liquid-tight manner, and a second state, in which the pump can pump liquid from the collection container to the storage container connected to the second one of the two ports while the first port is disconnected in a liquid-tight manner. A sensor is provided that can be used to detect whether one of the storage containers is empty. |
| US11980914B2 |
Vibrating device and optical detection apparatus
A vibrating device includes a vibrating element, a support, and a connector. The vibrating element includes a vibrating body that is tubular and includes a first opening end surface and a second opening end surface. The support extends in an axial direction and supports the vibrating body, the axial direction being a direction connecting the first opening end surface and the second opening end surface of the vibrating body. The connector connects the vibrating body and the support to each other. The vibrating body vibrates in a breathing vibration mode to generate a first node and a second node on the vibrating element at different positions in the axial direction. The connector is positioned between the first node and the second node. |
| US11980912B2 |
Multi-layer coatings and methods of preparing the same
A multi-layer coating system includes: (a) a first basecoat layer formed from a first coating composition including a free polyisocyanate and hydroxyl functional polymeric core-shell particles; (b) a second basecoat layer applied over at least a portion of the first basecoat layer, the second basecoat layer formed from a second coating composition including carboxylic acid functional polymeric core-shell particles; and (c) a topcoat layer applied over at least a portion of the second basecoat layer, the topcoat layer formed from a coating composition including least one free polyisocyanate having a weight average molecular weight of less than 600 g/mol and at least one film-forming resin in which an amount of free polyisocyanate having a weight average molecular weight of less than 600 g/mol is greater than 5 weight %, based on the total resin solids of the coating composition that forms the topcoat layer. |
| US11980909B2 |
Three-dimensional atomization device for heating a porous liquid guiding material
Provided is a three-dimensional atomization device for heating a porous liquid guiding material. The atomization device comprises a porous liquid guiding material member (10) and a heating member (20). The porous liquid guiding material member (10) has a plurality of outer surfaces. The heating member (20) is provided on at least two adjacent outer surfaces of the plurality of outer surfaces to form at least two heating surfaces (201). The heating member (20) forms one or more metal heating trajectories (100) on the heating surfaces (201). The metal heating trajectories (100) are equidistantly distributed in a lengthwise direction of the porous liquid guiding material member (10). The porous liquid guiding material member (10) realizes a liquid transmission along a lengthwise direction which is defined as a first direction, and an airflow transmission along a second direction which is perpendicular to the second direction. |
| US11980906B2 |
Decorative firepit with fountain feature
A combination firepit and water fountain having a fountain base with an opening in a top surface of the base. A circumferential ignition coil is located within the opening and is connected by a fuel supply line to a source of gaseous fuel for providing a fire. A circumferential flameproof enclosure surrounds the ignition coil in the top opening of the base. A fountain top is also located centrally within the top opening so that the flameproof enclosure surrounds and circumscribes the fountain top. A water pump located in the base supplies a water flow out the fountain top and down the sides thereof into the interior of the fountain base, where it is recirculated. |
| US11980903B2 |
Food article sprayer
The systems and methods described herein relate to basting food-related items. The food-related items may include baked goods, baking sheets, cake pans, cupcake pans, and the like. The food items may include pastries, baked good, pies, etc. The item to be basted, glazed, or otherwise deposited with a fluid is placed in a target area. A movable head is then able to move along a track and distribute a fluid over the fluid-related item. The item is stationary during the process. |
| US11980902B2 |
Equalization of nozzle performance for sprayers
A method of equalizing a spray system for an agricultural sprayer includes measuring an output flow rate or fluid pressure for one or more nozzles on a boom assembly, determining an amount of tilt of the boom assembly with respect to a reference frame, and associating the amount of tilt with the output flow rate or fluid pressure for each of the one or more nozzles. The method also includes determining tilt-updated flow settings for the spray system based on the output flow rate or fluid pressure and storing the tilt-updated flow settings in a spray profile for later use during a spray operation. |
| US11980901B2 |
Refillable dispenser having reservoirs and refill containers configured for fluid and air transfer therebetween
A fluid dispenser includes a housing, a pump, an outlet nozzle, a reservoir, a liquid passage, an air passage, and a refill container. The pump and reservoir are attached to the housing, and both the outlet nozzle and the reservoir are in fluid communication with the pump. The reservoir has at least one engagement member, and the liquid passage and the air passage are located in the engagement member. The refill container has at least one sealing member, and the refill container is configured to be releasably attached to the reservoir such that the refill container is in fluid communication with the reservoir. When the refill container is attached to the reservoir, the engagement member engages the sealing member to cause the liquid passage and the air passage to be in fluid communication with the refill container. |
| US11980900B2 |
Adjustable nozzle
A nozzle comprising: a main body having a sidewall, a first end and, a second end, wherein the main body has a central channel extending from the first end to the second end and at least one aperture extending through the sidewall distal to the second end and a retention means is positioned within the channel positioned between the second end and the at least one aperture; a collar having a lip disposed at a first end and a securement means disposed at a second end adjustably attached to the main body, wherein a cavity is formed between the main body and the collar and in a first position the lip creates a tight seal with the main body; a blocker positioned within the channel of the main body, wherein the blocker freely rotating about a central axis of the channel; and a means of axially retaining the blocker within the channel. |
| US11980899B2 |
Shower
A shower assembly includes an inlet port, a reservoir, and a plurality of drop outlet ports. The inlet port receives water from a water source at an inlet flow rate. The reservoir receives water from the inlet port, and is not pressurized by a line pressure of the water source even when the reservoir receives the water at a maximum inlet flow rate of up to 2.5 gallons per minute. Each of the plurality of drop outlet ports is configured such that water passes from the reservoir through the plurality of drop outlet ports, forms a drop at each drop outlet port, and falls from each drop outlet port by gravity only as discrete drops of water. A total flow capacity of the plurality of drop outlet ports is greater than or equal to the maximum inlet flow rate. |
| US11980895B2 |
Endless maceration conveyor assembly with juice deflector
A maceration conveyor assembly feeding into a first mill of a milling tandem, where output from the mill is delivered onto another conveyor and carried to the next mill in the tandem. Low pol maceration liquid is returned to the conveyor via return lines to respective distribution weirs. Weirs include overflows which extend across the conveyor. The conveyor assembly includes an inlet end and an outlet end all supported on a supporting framework so that the assembly is inclined from the inlet end to the outlet end. The frame supports respective side walls of a conveyor trough between which travels an endless plate conveyor. The endless plate conveyor comprises interconnected perforated plates adapted to pivot relative to each other in chain like fashion so that the endless plate conveyor effectively functions as a belt conveyor having rigid plates interconnected in pivotal fashion. |
| US11980891B2 |
Metering head, metering device comprising a metering head, and method for metering by means of a metering head
A metering head for a metering machine having a carrier having parallel attachments for picking up pipette tips wherein each attachment has a tube having a supporting protrusion at the bottom end at least one sleeve which surrounds the tube and can be axially shifted on the tube, and at least one elastomer O-ring which surrounds the tube a pressure plate above the sleeves having a plurality of first holes through which the tubes extend, wherein the pressure plate can be shifted along the tubes from a release position into a clamping position where the sleeves are pressed, at the bottom ends, against the adjacent O-rings, and the O-rings are expanded to clamp pipette tips; and a first shifting apparatus connected to the pressure plate moving the pressure plate between the release position and clamping position. |
| US11980887B2 |
Extraction cell for extracting a sample
The extraction cell according to the invention for extracting a sample is substantially characterized by the following features: a tubular extraction body having a first end and an opposite second end which has an interior space for receiving the sample, a first closure arrangement for sealingly closing the first end of the tubular extraction body, a second closure arrangement for sealingly closing the second end of the tubular extraction body, wherein the first closure arrangement has a first fluid port for supplying or discharging a fluid and the second closure arrangement has a second fluid port for supplying or discharging a fluid. Furthermore, between the extraction body and the first closure arrangement and between the extraction body and the second closure arrangement, at least one adhesive arrangement is provided for holding the first and the second closure arrangements on the extraction body. |
| US11980886B2 |
Bottom forming process
A process for preparing a glass container that includes: providing a glass tube with a first portion, a second portion, and a longitudinal axis (Ltube); holding the first portion in a first clamping chuck and the second portion in a second clamping chuck; rotating the glass tube around the longitudinal axis (Ltube); heating, via a heater, the glass tube above a glass transition temperature; separating the first and second portions from one another by pulling apart along the longitudinal axis (Ltube) while the heated glass tube is still rotating by moving the first and the second chucks away from each other; and moving the heater, while moving the first and second chucks away from each other, so that the heater follows a mass that remains at a circular end region of the first and/or second portion. |
| US11980884B2 |
Detection apparatus for detecting analyte in a liquid sample and method thereof
The present invention discloses a detection apparatus, comprising a base layer, wherein the base layer comprises a groove for containing a testing element and a sample chamber for collecting a fluid sample. The detection apparatus can achieve fast, efficient and accurate detection of analytes in liquid samples, make operators to perform testing conveniently and freely, without causing incorrect results. In some preferred modes, the sample chamber comprises a liquid channel. |
| US11980881B2 |
Purgeable pharmaceutical fill needle
The present invention involves a fill needle system for aseptically dispensing a pharmaceutical fluid in an aseptic chamber comprises a fill needle tubing in fluid communication with a pharmaceutical fluid source via flexible tubing and extending through a fill needle hub; a fill needle dispensing tip disposed at a dispensing end of the fill needle tubing; a fill needle sheath shaped and arranged to removably mate with and seal aseptically to the fill needle hub to form an aseptically sealed volume enclosing the dispensing tip; and a fluid pressure pulse induction system disposed and configured to compress the flexible tubing in order to dislodge droplets of pharmaceutical fluid retained on the dispensing tip after halting dispensing of the pharmaceutical fluid. An associated method of dispensing pharmaceutical fluid comprises operating the fluid pressure pulse induction system to dislodge the droplets. The system may comprise a controller for automatically controlling the dispensing and droplet dislodging. |
| US11980880B2 |
Powder cleaning systems and methods
A powder cleaning system can include a fluidized bed reactor configured to retain powder and fluidize the powder to remove adsorbate and/or other contaminants from the powder, and one or more gas sources configured to be in selective fluid communication with the fluidized bed reactor via at least one inlet line to selectively provide an inlet flow having one or more gases to the fluidized bed reactor to fluidize the powder with the one or more gases within the fluidized bed reactor. The system can include at least one outlet line in fluid communication with the fluidized bed reactor and configured to allow removal of outlet flow which comprises the adsorbate and/or other contaminants from the fluidized bed reactor. |
| US11980873B2 |
Method for producing hollow activated carbon nanofiber for activating peroxymonosulfate, catalyst for purifying water, and method for purifying water
The present invention relates to a method for producing hollow activated carbon nanofibers for activating peroxymonosulfate used in water purification; a catalyst for water purification comprising the hollow active carbon nanofibers produced by the method; and a method for purifying contaminated water using the catalyst. The production method of the present invention can easily produce hollow activated carbon nanofibers capable of rapidly purifying contaminated water by highly efficiently activating peroxymonosulfate used for water purification. |
| US11980864B2 |
Bio-sensing and temperature-sensing integrated circuit
A method of operating an integrated circuit includes using a first switching device to couple a bio-sensing device to a first signal path, generating, using the bio-sensing device, a bio-sensing signal on the first signal path in response to an electrical characteristic of a sensing film, using a second switching device to couple a temperature-sensing device to a second signal path, and generating, using the temperature-sensing device, a temperature-sensing signal on the second signal path in response to a temperature of the sensing film. The first and second switching devices, the bio-sensing device, the temperature-sensing device, and the sensing film are components of a sensing pixel of a plurality of sensing pixels of the integrated circuit. |
| US11980860B2 |
Recording feed mixer rotation rate along with weight of feed and date and time
A method includes the step of receiving a first weight value from a sensor associated with a feed mixer. A first rotation speed associated with the first weight value is monitored. A second weight value is received from the sensor associated with the feed mixer and a second rotation speed associated with the second weight value is monitored. A mixing profile is generated based on the first weight value, the second weight value, the first rotation speed, and the second rotation speed. In one embodiment, a first feed ingredient is associated with the first weight value and a second feed ingredient is associated with the second weight value. |
| US11980859B2 |
Powder rotary fluidization device and method thereof
A powder rotary fluidization device and a method thereof are provided. The powder rotary fluidization device includes a support device, the support device is provided with an installing plate, the installing plate is provided with a power device and a fluidization device, and the power device is in transmission connection with the fluidization device. After a position of the fluidization device on the installing plate is adjusted through the support device, the power device is started to drive the fluidization device to rotate, and meanwhile gases are introduced into the fluidization device to process powder. and therefore the problem of poor processing effect on fine powder with high viscosity is solved through the rotatable fluidization device. |
| US11980854B2 |
Liquid supply apparatus
Provided is a liquid supply apparatus which is capable of directly taking in a liquid from a flow channel and appropriately mixing a gas into the liquid when generating-nanobubbles in the liquid using an ultrafine bubble generating apparatus. The liquid supply apparatus comprises a flow channel for a liquid supplied from a liquid supply source and an ultrafine bubble generating apparatus for generating nanobubbles in the liquid. The ultrafine bubble generating apparatus is provided with: a liquid ejector for ejecting the liquid taken in from the flow channel; a gas mixer for pressurizing and mixing a gas into the liquid ejected from the liquid ejector; and a nanobubble-generating nozzle for generating nanobubbles in the liquid by passing the liquid with intermixed gas therethrough. The pressure of the liquid in the flow channel flowing into the liquid ejector from the upstream-side of the liquid ejector is a positive pressure and, between the liquid ejector and the-nanobubble-generating nozzle, the gas mixer pressurizes and mixes the gas into the liquid, which is flowing in a pressurized state toward the nanobubble-generating nozzle. |
| US11980851B2 |
Apparatus for controlled release of an erodible solid into a liquid
A dispenser assembly for controlled hydro-injection release of an erodible solid cartridge into a liquid. The dispenser assembly includes a fluid flow member with an inlet for attaching to a pressurized fluid line and an outlet. A hydro chamber with a hydro-injector member is provided in the fluid flow member. The hydro-injector member has an inlet opening which faces the inlet of the fluid flow member and outlet opening. A cartridge holding member is removably attached to the fluid flow member and is configured to house the erodible solid cartridge in an activation chamber. A plate is positioned in engagement with the hydro-injector member. An expandable member extends from the plate. The hydro-injector and the plate control the rate of erosion of the erodible solid cartridge. |
| US11980850B2 |
Ultrafine bubble manufacturing unit and ultrafine bubble water manufacturing device
An ultrafine bubble water manufacturing device includes a whirlpool pump, an ejector, a cascade pump, a branch portion on the downstream side of the cascade pump, a return path which communicates from the branch portion between the ejector and the cascade pump, a flow rate adjusting valve and a first ultrafine bubble manufacturing unit interposed in the return path, an emission path which communicates with the branch portion, a second ultrafine bubble manufacturing unit interposed in the emission path and a control device. The control device controls an air amount adjusting valve, the whirlpool pump, the cascade pump and the flow rate adjusting valve based on the measurement values of a concentration meter for the emission path and first and second pressure gauges and on the downstream and upstream sides of the cascade pump. |
| US11980839B2 |
Filter element
A filter element has a central channel, an inner core, an inner filter member, an outer core, and an outer filter member. The inner core has vent holes formed around a portion facing the central channel. The outer core has a perforated portion having vent holes formed therearound and a non-perforated portion having no vent hole. The region over which the non-perforated portion is formed along the central channel extends from a position above the central position of the central channel in the up-down direction to the upper end of the central channel. The region over which the perforated portion is formed along the central channel extends from the lower end of the non-perforated portion to the lower end of the central channel. |
| US11980837B2 |
Rotary drum vacuum filter with a throttling valve
A pulp-filter arrangement (1) comprises a rotatable drum (10) and a non-rotating valve arrangement (30). The rotatable drum (10) has a cylindrical water-permeable pulp-supporting shell (14), a plurality of drain pipes (16) and a rotating hollow shaft (18). The plurality of drainpipes (16) connects the rotating hollow shaft (18) with a collecting channel (22) situated radially directly inside the cylindrical water-permeable pulp-supporting shell (14). The non-rotating valve arrangement (30) is disposed within the rotating hollow shaft (18) for sealing off the rotating hollow shaft (18) from a radially inner outlet (24) of the drain pipes (16) when respective radially inner outlet (24) is situated within a sealed zone. The non-rotating valve arrangement (30) is further arranged to, in a transition zone immediately following the sealed zone, open a throttled passage between the rotating hollow shaft (18) and the radially inner outlet (24). |
| US11980836B2 |
Filter device for filtering extruded polymers and cleaning method
Filter device (1) for filtering extruded polymers comprising a containment body (2) defining at least one cavity (3), an inlet opening (4) in fluid communication with the cavity (3) via a respective inlet conduit (5), and an outlet opening (6) in fluid communication with the cavity (3) via a respective outlet conduit (7), and a support body (8) slidably inserted in the cavity (3) and interposed between the respective inlet conduit (5) and the respective outlet conduit (7) and having a seat (9) for housing a filter assembly (10) consisting of two perforated disks (11) and a filter screen located between the two perforated disks (11). The seat (9) has an inlet section (13a) having dimensions equal to an outlet mouth (5a) of the inlet conduit (5), and an outlet section (12a) with dimensions that are larger than the dimensions of the inlet section (13a) and equal to a maximum extension of an inlet mouth (7a) of the outlet conduit (7). The support body (8) is slidably movable in the cavity (3) along a main direction of movement (L) so as to produce different partializations of the perforated disk (11) associated with the outlet section (12a) of the seat (9). |
| US11980834B2 |
Fractionator annular drain apparatus and method
A tank system may be conventional and fixed, or mobile, such as a fracking fluid or other tank trailer. A drain port thereof is fitted with an adapter connecting a snorkel system to drain liquids from near the top of the liquid level in the tank. A snorkel head at the extreme distal end of a tube near the longitudinal center of the tank is suspended by a system of buoys. A flow field controller plate resists formation of vortices near the snorkel head, so it can operate as near the surface as possible, withdrawing the highest grade oil efficiently. At its exit, the proximal end of the tube drains oil through an inner conduit of an adapter at a penetration in the wall of the tank. The adapter forms an annulus around the inner conduit draining tank bottoms directly from the tank. |
| US11980830B1 |
Snow brick
The invention relates to molds that are used to craft snow or sand into different shapes. Specifically, the present invention provides a mechanism for compressing the snow or sand, then assisting in the compression of the snow or sand, and/or assisting with the ejection of the same from the mold in order to produce an improved shape. |
| US11980814B2 |
Method and apparatus for controlling virtual object to mark virtual item and medium
A method for controlling a virtual object to mark a virtual item is provided. The method includes: displaying a virtual environment picture, the virtual environment picture including the virtual object and the virtual item in a virtual environment; controlling the virtual object to move, in the virtual environment, into a proximity range of the virtual item; displaying a pick-up item list on the virtual environment picture, a field of the virtual item available for pick-up being displayed in the pick-up item list; and receiving a mark operation on the field of the virtual item, and marking the virtual item in the virtual environment according to the mark operation, the mark operation being an operation different from a pick-up operation. |
| US11980812B2 |
Cloud gaming by streaming video data on playback device
A streaming method executed by a control device includes receiving a streaming media playback address of a cloud streaming service returned by a cloud device, and transmitting a media projection request corresponding to a local media file stored on the control device to a playback device. The method further includes transmitting a loading instruction indicating to start loading the virtual scene to the cloud device, generating initial file parameters corresponding to the local media file and replacing a file address of the local media file in the initial file parameters with the streaming media playback address to obtain modified file parameters. The method further includes returning the modified file parameters to the playback device, the modified file parameters providing the streaming media playback address instead of the initial file parameters corresponding to the local media file. |
| US11980810B2 |
Information processing system, operation device, and operation device control method
An operation device has a movable portion movable between a first position and a second position. The movable portion is operated by a user while the operation device is gripped by the user. The operation device receives information identifying a control mode and control information defined for each control mode as an instruction related to control of a tactile force sense, and controls the tactile force sense presented to the movable portion by using the received control information in the control mode identified by the received information. |
| US11980805B2 |
Overlay systems and methods of installing overlay systems
A method of installing a binder-based overlay system may include contacting a layer of geotextile fabric to a surface of a substrate and applying a primer layer to a surface of the geotextile fabric. Two or more binder layers including infill particles may be applied over the primer layer. A resurfacer layer followed by one or more color layers may be applied over the two or more binder layers. The primer layer, one or more binder layers, resurfacer layer, and two or more color layers may cure upon application to form a monolithic layer upon the substrate. |
| US11980804B1 |
Ski pole basket and ski pole and methods of use thereof
A ski pole basket, typically made of a polymeric material, that includes at least one generally rigid portion with a specifically shaped perimeter/interface configured to interface with the heel lip of a ski boot is described. When the basket is attached to a ski pole, a skier can use the pole to press down on the ski boot while he/she removes his/her foot from the boot while in a substantially erect standing position. |
| US11980801B2 |
Golf club fitting apparatus and method of golf club fitting
A golf club fitting apparatus and a method for fitting using the apparatus are provided. The golf club fitting apparatus may be attached to a golf club and provide fitting information including effective lie angle, effective loft angle, stroke plane, and aiming verification information. That golf club fitting apparatus includes a first opening for receiving a shaft, second openings for receiving a collimated light source, third openings for receiving angle indicators, and a recess for securing the collimated light source in an alternate configuration. |
| US11980799B2 |
Systems and methods for testing a bicycle training apparatus
Systems and methods for testing the accuracy of a bicycle training apparatus that is configured to measure the power output of a cyclist riding on a bicycle. The system includes a base, a main drive shaft secured to the base, a motor secured to the base and configured to rotate the main drive shaft, torque and rotational speed sensors configured to measure the torque and rotational speed of the main drive shaft during rotation thereof. The bicycle training apparatus may be secured relative to the base and functionally coupled to the main drive shaft. The motor may then be operated to apply a power input to the bicycle training apparatus while measuring the torque and rotational speed of the main drive shaft and the power input with the bicycle training apparatus. The resulting measurements may be compared to determine the accuracy of the bicycle training apparatus. |
| US11980798B2 |
Hydrofoil simulator structure
A hydrofoil simulator structure comprising a tank, in which a water current is generated, and a frame, which supports an elastic trampoline positioned above the water surface of the tank; the structure also comprising a series of elastic ropes associated with a trapeze harness worn by a user who stands on a board of a hydrofoil having wings immersed in water. |
| US11980795B2 |
Method of manufacturing golf club head having stress-reducing features
Methods of manufacturing a golf club head with one or more stiffening members proximate the face, and particularly solid rods or a plate with one or more cutouts, is disclosed herein. One method includes the steps of preparing a wax mold of a golf club head including a plate stiffening member with excess material, casting the golf club head, and machining away the excess material. Another method includes the steps of casting a golf club body, providing a plate stiffening member, providing a face component such as a face cup, tack welding the plate stiffening member and the face component to the golf club body, and welding these parts together. |
| US11980792B2 |
Method and apparatus for calibrating a user activity model used by a mobile device
Systems, computer-implemented methods, and computer program products that can facilitate calibrating a user activity model of a user device nodes are described. According to an embodiment, a method for calibrating a user activity model used by a mobile device can comprise receiving sensor data from a sensor of the mobile device. Further, applying a first weight to a first a first likelihood of a first occurrence of a first activity, wherein the first likelihood is determined by a first estimator of the user activity model by applying preconfigured criteria to the sensor data. The method can further comprise performing an action based on a determination of the first occurrence of the first activity, the determination being based on the first weight and the first likelihood of the first occurrence of the first activity. |
| US11980786B2 |
Proportioner for a fire protection system
A proportioner having a body portion that defines a foam passage and a fluid passage. The proportioner also includes a restrictor assembly having a restrictor disk and an orifice plate having an opening for receiving the restrictor disk. The proportioner can further include a rod member connected to the restrictor disk and a clapper assembly connected to the rod member via a sliding interface. The clapper assembly can be configured to control a flow of the foam concentrate through the foam passage in proportion to a flow of the fire protection fluid through the fluid passage by moving the rod member to vary the distance between the restrictor disk and the orifice plate. The sliding interface can be disposed between a first guide and a second guide, and at least a portion of the restrictor disk is disposed in the opening. |
| US11980785B2 |
Foam producing method, fire extinguishing method, and appliance for foam extinguishing
A foam production method includes mixing liquid nitrogen with a foaming material to produce foam. A gas is produced in situ from liquid nitrogen. As the ratio of the volume of the gas produced by gasification of liquid nitrogen to the volume of the liquid nitrogen is relatively high, when a large gas supply flow is needed to generate a large foam flow, a liquid nitrogen storage device of a small volume can be used instead of bulky air supply devices such as high-pressure gas cylinders, air compressors, air compressor sets and the like, reducing the volume of the air supply device. In addition, the liquid nitrogen used in foaming will release nitrogen gas after the foam blast, such that the nitrogen is also able to inhibit combustion on the surface of burning materials, accelerating the extinguishing of the fire. |
| US11980782B2 |
Mask having intake and exhaust structure
A filter holder for a mask, includes: an air passage, with a backflow prevention means being located in a portion thereof; a filter receptacle surrounding the air passage, accommodating a filter therein, and comprising an air inlet and an air outlet on both ends thereof, respectively; and a passage-partitioning portion spaced apart from the filter receptacle and located to face the backflow prevention means with respect to the air passage, with a distal end thereof protruding into the air outlet to cause a direction in which air purified through the filter receptacle flows to be changed. |
| US11980781B2 |
Protective clothing and protective shroud/hood with fan
An article of outerwear which resists ignition and insulates against heat, the article of outerwear has a plurality of sections made from a fabric, such as woven fabric, knit fabric or a combination thereof. The plurality of sections allow the article of outerwear to stretch enhancing the comfort of the wearer of the article of outerwear. The outerwear may include a protective shroud/hood which has fans to circulate air inside the protective shroud/hood, the fans having air intake openings and vent openings, the air intake openings opening in planes which are perpendicular to planes in which the vent openings open. |
| US11980780B2 |
Carbon dioxide shampoo apparatus and method of use thereof
The invention comprises a shampoo apparatus and method of use thereof, comprising: putting a shampoo and carbon dioxide into a container, at least a portion of the carbon dioxide comprising at least one of a solid form and a liquid form; sealing the container; warming the carbon dioxide by at least fifty degrees Fahrenheit to form a carbon dioxide gas, the carbon dioxide gas at least partially dissolved in the shampoo, the carbon dioxide gas comprising a concentration of one-half to ten percent of the shampoo by mass; and pressurizing the container to a pressure exceeding sixty pounds per square inch, such as where a headspace forms in the container, the headspace comprising the carbon dioxide at a concentration greater than one thousand parts per million, where the pressurized carbon dioxide yields a propulsive force, a foam expansion function, and a cleaning function. |
| US11980777B2 |
Methods of producing randomized ultrasound waves for sonodynamic therapy
Disclosed are methods of producing randomized ultrasound waves for providing sonodynamic therapy. The method includes coupling a sonodynamic therapy device with an array of piezoelectric transducer elements to a skin surface. A controller is configured to generate an electrical drive signal to produce ultrasound waves to activate a sonosensitizer in a treatment region without damaging healthy cells in the treatment region. |
| US11980768B2 |
Therapeutic systems using magnetic and electric fields
An example of subject may deliver a therapy by delivering energy to tissue. The system may comprise a magnetic field system and an electric field system. The magnetic field system may be configured to provide a magnetic field in a first direction to the tissue. The magnetic field system may include at least one magnetic field source to produce the magnetic field. The magnetic field produced by the at least one magnetic field source may include a magnetic field produced by at least one of a permanent magnet, a temporary magnet or electric current flow through a conductor. The electric field system may be configured to provide an electric field in a second direction to the tissue. The electric field system may include at least one electric field source to provide the electric field and the second direction is non-parallel to the first direction. |
| US11980766B2 |
Shaped insulating washer that prevents misalignment when positioned between a filter capacitor and a feedthrough
A self-centering washer is positioned between the feedthrough and filter capacitor of a filtered feedthrough. The washer has openings through which first and second terminal pins extend. A first opening has an inner arcuate portion contacting the first terminal pin and an outer perimeter portion exposing the braze sealing the terminal pin to the insulator. A second opening has an inner arcuate portion contacting the second terminal pin and an outer perimeter portion exposing the braze sealing the terminal pin to the insulator. In an imaginary configuration with the first and second washer openings superimposed one on top of the other, the cumulative arcuate distance of the inner arcuate portions about one of the terminal pins, subtracting overlap, results in a gap between the superimposed washer openings that is less than a diameter of the first and second terminal pins so that the washer is prevented from lateral movement. |
| US11980765B2 |
Neurostimulation system with flexible patterning and waveforms
A neurostimulation system configured for providing neurostimulation therapy to a patient. A user customizes a pulse pattern on a pulse-by-pulse basis. Electrical stimulation energy is delivered to at least one electrode in accordance with the customized pulse pattern. |
| US11980763B2 |
Method and system for validating safety of a medical device when exposed to magnetic resonance imaging fields
A system for validating safety of a medical device in a presence of a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) field is provided. The system includes a first electric field generating device configured to form first electric field and configured to receive a medical device at least partially within the first electric field, and a second electric field generating device configured to form a second electric field in proximity to the first electric field and configured to receive the medical device at least partially within the second electric field. One or more processors are configured to execute program instructions to calculate predicted parameter values of the medical device based on a transfer function, the transfer function defined to predict a safety characteristic of the medical device when in the presence of an MRI field, obtain measured parameter values from the medical device, the measured parameter values indicative of the safety characteristic of the medical device when exposed to the first and second electric fields, and compare the measured parameter values to the predicted parameter values in connection with validating the transfer function. |
| US11980761B2 |
Pacemaker operative to deliver impulses of pace signal and sense cardiac response via single conductor of pacemaker lead
A pacemaker system includes a drive-sense circuit (DSC) operably coupled to a pacemaker lead. The DSC generates a pace signal including electrical impulses based on a reference signal. The DSC provides the pace signal via the pacemaker lead to an electrically responsive portion of a cardiac conductive system of a subject to facilitate cardiac operation of a cardiovascular system of the subject. The DSC senses, via the pacemaker lead, cardiac electrical activity of the cardiovascular system of the subject that is generated in response to the pace signal and electrically coupled into the pacemaker lead and generates a digital signal that is representative of the cardiac electrical activity of the cardiovascular system of the subject that is sensed via the pacemaker lead. The DSC provides digital information to one or more processing modules that includes and/or is coupled to memory and that provide the reference signal to the DSC. |
| US11980753B2 |
Catheter for recovery of dysphagia
The present invention provides a catheter for assisting recovery from dysphagia. |
| US11980752B2 |
System and method for omni-directional bipolar stimulation of nerve tissue of a patient via a surgical tool
A surgical tool including first connecting elements, contacting elements, and conductive elements. The contacting elements are configured to contact nerve tissue of a patient. The conductive elements extend from the connecting elements to the contacting elements. The conductive elements have respective insulative outer layers. The insulative outer layers isolate the conductive elements from each other. The first connecting elements are configured to connect to and receive monophasic stimulation pulses from second connecting elements on a modular stimulation module. The modular stimulation module is configured to connect to the tool and other tools via the second connecting elements. The conductive elements are configured to transfer the monophasic stimulation pulses from the connecting elements to the contacting elements. |
| US11980751B2 |
Cardiac output support apparatus
A first drive unit, in a state where a top end of a tubular joint is interposed into a chest of a target person and is located at a lower heart part, pushes a diaphragm out from the top end of the tubular joint while pressing a gas into the diaphragm, and simultaneously causes the diaphragm to start flexing to cover and wrap the lower heart part, and then stops pressing the gas into the diaphragm at a time point where compression balloons are positioned at atriums and ventricles of a heart, respectively; and second drive units support a pumping function of the heart by alternately repeating an ejecting operation to fill each of the compression balloons with a fluid and cause each compression balloon to expand and an absorbing operation to cause each compression balloon to discharge the fluid and contract. |
| US11980747B2 |
Acoustic detection of a usage of an injection device
Implementations of the present disclosure are directed to an injection device (102) including a medicament reservoir (103) configured to store a medicament to be expelled by the injection device (102), an acoustic source (122a, 122b, 122c, 122d, 200, 300, 400) configured to generate an acoustic signal including information indicative of an amount of the medicament stored in the medicament reservoir (103), the acoustic signal being transmitted to an external device (104) configured to process the acoustic signal and to extract injection device data. |
| US11980740B2 |
Stabilization and guide apparatus for access to an implanted access port and related methods
An insertion device to assist in accessing an access port that has been subcutaneously implanted in the body of a patient is disclosed. The implanted access port is accessed by a needle of a needle assembly, such as a needle-based infusion set. The insertion device may include a body having a stabilizing portion and a guide portion. The stabilizing portion stabilizes a position of the implanted access port when the body is placed on the skin of the patient atop the implanted access port. The guide portion is designed to guide a needle of the needle assembly along a predetermined path such that the needle transcutaneously pierces a septum of the implanted access port. |
| US11980739B2 |
Double-acting, telescoping screw-driven pump mechanism disposed externally to reservoir in fluid delivery device
A fluid delivery device has a syringe barrel-type reservoir with plunger, and plunger driver assembly comprising double-acting, telescoping lead screws that is located behind and outside of the barrel. Simultaneously and counter-rotating sleeve screw and center screw telescope out of a nested configuration of the plunger driver assembly and into the reservoir at a rate of double their individual and equal pitch and lead parameters when the sleeve screw is rotated. A threaded nut and gear anchor disposed on an end of the barrel receive the sleeve screw and the threaded nut causes the sleeve screw to translate and rotate in response to motor operation. A distal end of the center screw can be keyed to a plunger pusher for anti-rotation constraint when the motor is imparting rotation on the threaded nut and sleeve screw. |
| US11980736B2 |
Infusion pump flow rate control
Methods and systems for infusing a user. An infusion pump includes a housing with an elastic component configured to expand and store potential energy. The infusion pump includes a first tube fluidically coupled to an outlet of the housing. The first tube is configured to conduct the fluid from the housing at a first flow rate. The infusion pump includes an air filter fluidically coupled to a distal end of the first tube via an air filter inlet. The infusion pump includes a second tube fluidically coupled to the air filter via an air filter outlet. The second tube is configured to adjust the first flow rate of the fluid conducted from the housing to a second flow rate. The infusion pump further includes one or more components for distributing the fluid to a user, the one or more components fluidically coupled to an outlet of the second tube. |
| US11980732B2 |
Urinary plug device
A disposable device for absorbing urine and/or bodily fluids in the urethra having a cylindrical body having a top and bottom end. The body is made of absorbent material that expands upon contact with urine and bodily fluids and includes a string connected to the bottom end of the body for removing the device from the urethra. The device can include a vasodilator in or on a surface of the body and can be used to treat urinary incontinence and/or erectile dysfunction by inserting into the urethra and removing the device after it has been impregnated with fluid. The device can be included in a kit with a plunger for insertion. |
| US11980728B2 |
Balloon with radiopaque adhesive
A radiopaque balloon with a composite wall having a radiopaque adhesive affixing inner and outer layers of the balloon. The radiopaque adhesive provides a radiographic image of the balloon wall with or without the use of radiopaque contract media to inflate the balloon. A radiographically fainter image is provided as the balloon is inflated with well-defined edges of a balloon image, and the total radiopacity of the balloon does not change as the balloon is inflated. Also, a method of imaging a balloon wall and a method of imaging a radiopaque adhesive between two layers of a balloon wall are provided. |
| US11980726B2 |
Systems and methods for anchoring medical devices
Some embodiments of a medical device anchor system include an anchor device that secures a medical instrument (such as a catheter or the like) in place relative to a skin penetration point using subcutaneous anchors. In some implementations, the anchor device can be installed using a technique in which the subcutaneous anchors undergo relatively little or no flexing when being inserted through the skin into the subcutaneous region between the skin and underlying muscle tissue which may be occupied by fatty tissue. |
| US11980724B2 |
Electrical arrangements for sensor assemblies in electromagnetic navigation systems
A sensor assembly includes a multilayer circuit, a first magnetic field sensor, and a second magnetic field sensor. The multilayer circuit extends between a proximal end and a distal end along a longitudinal axis. The multilayer circuit includes a plurality of electrical pads positioned at the proximal end. The first magnetic field sensor is coupled to the multilayer circuit and has a primary sensing direction aligned with the longitudinal axis. The second magnetic field sensor is coupled to the multilayer circuit and oriented with respect to the first magnetic field sensor such that the second magnetic field sensor has a primary sensing direction aligned with an axis orthogonal to the longitudinal axis. |
| US11980721B2 |
Catheter wetting devices
A wetting device for wetting a catheter. The wetting device has an enclosure bounding the wetting device and enclosing a chamber, the enclosure having at least two wetting device apertures in a surface of the enclosure though which a catheter tube passes. The wetting device also has a port disposed through the enclosure thereof for loading wetting agent into the chamber. |
| US11980717B1 |
Mixtures including nitrous oxide
Apparatus for providing a mixture including nitrous oxide (N2O) to a subject are disclosed. One apparatus includes at least one reservoir storing at least N2O and a delivery mechanism in communication with each reservoir. The delivery mechanism is configured to introduce a mixture including N2O and at least a first additive combined with the N2O to one of a mouth of a subject, a nose of the subject, or both the mouth and the nose of the subject for inhalation by the subject. |
| US11980716B2 |
Patient interface comprising a gas washout vent
A gas washout vent for a patient interface may be configured to allow a flow of patient exhaled gas to an exterior of the patient interface to minimise rebreathing of exhaled gas by the patient and the vent may include: a plurality of vent passages extending between a first and a second side of the vent, each vent passage may include: a plurality of first openings extending from the first side towards the second side, said first openings being uniform in size and shape; a plurality of second openings extending from the second side towards the first side, said second openings being uniform in size and shape; and wherein the first openings and the second openings partially overlap each other at an interface to form constricted passages therebetween. |
| US11980715B2 |
Endotracheal intubation assistance system
A handheld system that is used with an endotracheal tube to facilitate endotracheal intubation is disclosed. The device includes a lighted bougie and an intubating channel, a handle, at least one sensor, a midline alignment light, a tongue grasper, a power source, and electronics. These components combine to form an integrated airway management system. During operation of the system, the light transilluminates the anterior neck tissue of the patient and glows brightly in the midline when the bougie is placed in the trachea. |
| US11980714B2 |
Heater plate assembly in humidifier systems for medical use
An improved system and method of determining a low water and/or water-out condition in a humidifier chamber of a respiratory or surgical humidifier system can use a specific frequency band to detect changes in a temperature of a heater plate. The temperature changes can correlate to the specific heat capacity value of the humidifier chamber. The low water and/or water-out detection process can be performed without having to determine the gases flow rate and/or can be run continuously. A heater plate assembly of the system can include a compliant insulation sheet to improve thermal coupling between the heating element and the top heating plate of the heater plate assembly, thereby improving the low water and/or water-out detection process. |
| US11980709B2 |
System and related methods for fat harvesting
A fat harvesting systems and related methods of harvesting and reinjecting fat that provides a medical professional with multiple technique options. Harvested fat can be subjected to a variety of pre-reinjection preparation steps within a single, self contained reservoir such that the potential for contaminating the harvested fat is avoided. The fat harvesting system can be completely self-contained kit requiring no additional external systems or alternatively, can utilize available surgical suite systems, for example, vacuum to successfully harvest, prepare and reinject fat cells. The fat harvesting system can size harvested fat cells so as to be especially desirable for different injection locations in the body. The fat harvesting system is a single use, disposable system that requires no sterilization equipment and recovered and sized fat cells are maintained in a sanitary environment so as to avoid contamination that could result in having to discard recovered fat cells. |
| US11980703B2 |
Dispenser with an improved heater arrangement
A volatile material dispenser includes a housing that defines a longitudinal axis and is configured to receive a refill containing a volatile material and a wick. The volatile material dispenser also includes a cylinder that includes an inner wall that defines an opening and an interior edge, a resistor embedded in the cylinder, and a heater chassis that includes an inner wall that defines a passage between an upper end and a lower end. The upper end of the heater chassis abuts the interior edge of the cylinder. In addition, the inner wall of the cylinder extends away from the longitudinal axis at a first angle and the inner wall of the heater chassis extends away from the longitudinal axis at a second angle. |
| US11980700B2 |
Hydrogel medium for the storage and preservation of tissue
An embodiment includes therapeutic compositions that include a hydrogel medium and a plurality of tissue segments dispersed within the medium. The hydrogel medium preserves and stores the tissue through processing, transport, and storage. The embodiment addresses an identified problem of preserving a tissue, whether such tissue is fresh, cryopreserved, or sterile. The therapeutic compositions may be placed on or within the body to cover and protect wounds, provide a scaffold for reconstruction, repair, or replacement, and reduce surgical complications as a result of inflammation and scar tissue formation. Other embodiments are described herein. |
| US11980698B2 |
Muscle cell patches and uses therefor
Disclosed herein are contractile cell constructs, methods for using them to treat disease, and methods for making them. |
| US11980695B2 |
Process and system for ultrasonic dry mist dispenser and ozone sanitizer
The system of the present invention is for treating surfaces and airborne particles comprising. The system includes an exterior housing and an enclosed water storage tank mounted inside the exterior housing to store water. The system may also include a dry mist generator mounted on a water float to position the dry mist generator below a surface of the water stored in the enclosed water storage tank. The system may further include an air blower having an outlet connected to water storage tank above a predetermined water level. The system may still further include an oxygen tank having an outlet, and an ozone generator connected to the outlet of the oxygen tank. The system may also include a regulator and flow meter connected to the outlet of the oxygen tank and having an inlet conduit to the ozone generator to regulate a flow of oxygen into the ozone generator. |
| US11980688B2 |
Nanoliposome-microbubble conjugate including drug for hair loss treatment encapsulated in nanoliposome and composition for alleviating or treating hair loss containing same
Provided are a nanoliposome-microbubble conjugate in which a drug for hair loss treatment such as finasteride, minoxidil, dutasteride, etc. is encapsulated in a nanoliposome and a composition for alleviating or treating hair loss containing the same. Since an orally administered agent such as finasteride, currently useful as a drug for hair loss treatment, causes side effects, drug delivery through scalp application is most desirable, but the drug is not delivered to hair follicle cells through scalp application alone. Since a drug for hair loss treatment useful as an external preparation for skin causes various side effects, the concentration thereof that is used needs to be further lowered. The above nanoliposome-microbubble conjugate is capable of increasing the delivery efficiency of a drug for hair loss treatment at a low concentration, and is thus very effective at treating androgenic alopecia. |
| US11980687B2 |
Liposomal compounds and methods of use thereof
A composition and method for treating a subject following myocardial infarction are provided. The composition includes a non-PEGylated liposome. The method includes administering a non-PEGylated liposome to a subject in need thereof following myocardial infarction. |
| US11980686B1 |
Agomelatine oral transmucosal film
The present invention provides an oral transmucosal film for delivering agomelatine through the buccal mucosa or sublingual mucosa. The film is a bilayer structure containing a mucoadhesive layer with amorphous agomelatine and a water-soluble backing layer without agomelatine. The film has improved bioavailability and improved palatability. The mucoadhesive layer comprises comprising 0.1%-40% by weight of amorphous agomelatine, or a pharmaceutical acceptable salt thereof, 50-98% by weight of a first film-forming material, 0.5-20% by weight of an oil phase excipient, and 0.5-17% by weight of a surfactant. The backing layer comprises 60-100% (w/w) of one or more film-forming agents. |
| US11980685B1 |
Liquid pharmaceutical formulations of tafamidis
Certain embodiments of the present disclosure provide liquid pharmaceutical formulations, suitable for oral administration, that contain an amount of a tafamidis of from 0.5 mg/ml to 20 mg/ml, water, and an amount of an alkaline pH modifier that yields a content of the tafamidis solubilized in the water of from 0.5 mg/ml to 19.8 mg/ml. |
| US11980684B2 |
Allergenic protein formulations for immunotherapy
This invention relates to an oral immunotherapy (OIT) composition comprising granules that contain an allergenic protein, such as peanut protein, along with a humectant, such as trehalose, and a binder, such as hypromellose. The composition may further comprise a filler, such as mannitol and a lubricant, such as stearic acid. OIT compositions, methods of preparing OIT compositions and methods of treatment of food allergy using OIT compositions are provided. |
| US11980680B2 |
Keratin hydrolysate for oral cosmetic use
A keratin hydrolysate including at least 88% by weight of free amino acids relative to the total weight of the amino acids of the hydrolysate, the remainder of the hydrolysate being peptides having a molecular mass of less than or equal to 800 Dalton, the hydrolysate also including L-cystine in a content ranging from 4% to 6%, cysteine in a content of less than or equal to 0.1%, and tyrosine in a content of less than or equal to 0.6% by weight, relative to the total weight of the hydrolysate. Also, a process for preparing the hydrolysate, the oral cosmetic use of the hydrolysate for improving the appearance of the nails and/or of the hair, and a dietary supplement including the hydrolysate and optionally vitamins, zinc and/or L-cystine. |
| US11980676B2 |
Dermal rejuvenation system
The present invention is a dermal-exfoliation system that uses positive pressure to deliver salt and/or bio-inert crystalline particle abrasives or saline solution to the stratum corneum, combined with a minimal amount of negative pressure to close the loop when in contact with the skin to evacuate spent particles and dislodged skin cells and debris. An applicator handpiece is optimized for the use of the combined pressure system discussed herein for the removal of epidermal layers. |
| US11980674B2 |
Imaging of metastatic or recurrent cancer
The present disclosure relates to methods of administering [18F]-FACBC. The present disclosure also relates to use of [18F]-FACBC in methods for imaging, diagnosing and monitoring metastasis or recurrence of cancer. |
| US11980667B2 |
Short TAT oligomers for drug delivery
Trans-activating transcription (TAT) factor peptide oligomers coupled with functional agents can selectively complex to the anionic surface of cancerous cells. The TAT conjugates can be delivered to the locus of the tumors using intra-arterial injection during transient blood flow arrest. |
| US11980662B2 |
Influenza virus vectors and uses therefor
Disclosed herein are compositions and methods related to mutant viruses, and in particular, mutant influenza viruses. The mutant viruses disclosed herein include a mutant M2 sequence, and are useful in immunogenic compositions, e.g., as vaccines. The mutant viruses disclosed herein including a mutant M2 sequence are also useful to deliver antigens to a subject, e.g., to induce an immune response to the antigen. Also disclosed herein are methods, compositions and cells for propagating the viral mutants, and methods, devices and compositions related to vaccination. |
| US11980660B2 |
Edible vaccination against microbial pathogens
The present invention relates to animals and more specifically to insects. In more details the invention relates to an edible composition or insect artificial diet comprising bacteria, fungi or any fragment or spore thereof for use as a vaccine in preventing a microbial disease or infection in an insect. Still, the present invention relates to preventive methods and different uses relating to said compositions or bacteria, fungi or fragments or spores thereof. |
| US11980657B2 |
Peptide vaccines for hypercholesterolemia related diseases
The present invention relates to a vaccine capable to induce the formation of antibodies directed to PCSK9 in vivo. |
| US11980653B2 |
Method and kit for bowel preparation
The present invention provides methods and taste-modifying kits for facilitating cleansing of the gastrointestinal tract of a patient prior to a diagnostic, surgical or therapeutic procedure. The methods and taste-modifying kits can improve patient compliance, and thus, efficacy of the preparation. Specifically, the present methods make the gastrointestinal tract preparation composition palatable for the patient to consume. For example, for a patient preparing to undergo colonoscopy, the present methods make the bowel preparation solution taste significantly less salty. |
| US11980652B2 |
Compositions and methods for subcutaneous administration of cancer immunotherapy
The invention provides compositions, methods and treatment regimens for treating cancer comprising periodic subcutaneous administration of the fusion protein of SEQ ID NO:1 to a cancer patient resulting in enhanced activation of CD8+ T-cells with minimal effects on regulatory T cell (Treg) expansion and providing enhanced anti-tumor efficacy while also mitigating T cell inactivation/exhaustion. |
| US11980651B1 |
Systems and methods for treatment of hearing using dihexa
The present disclosure generally relates to compositions comprising dihexa and methods for making or using said compositions. In some aspects, the compositions disclosed herein may comprise one or more additional active ingredients, including lipoic acid, spadin peptide, and/or phenyl-N-tert-butylnitrone. Compositions such as these may be used in certain embodiments, for example, to enhances a subject's hearing or to treat a hearing disorder, etc. In some embodiments, the compositions are topical compositions configured to treat hearing loss via administration, e.g., to the skin behind the outer ear or directly to the eardrum of a subject, etc. In some cases, the compositions disclosed herein may comprise one or more excipients to aid in transdermal delivery. For instance, in certain embodiments, the compositions comprise lecithin and/or other components that may facilitate delivery through the skin. Other aspects are generally directed to methods of making or using such compositions, methods of promoting such compositions, kits including such compositions, or the like. |
| US11980650B2 |
Stable palm inflorescence sap powder compositions and its pharmacological effects
The present invention provides a coconut sap inflorescence powder compositions to provide symptomatic or prophylactic treatment of human disorder that has enriched vitamins, minerals, fat, carbohydrates and proteins. The invention also provides a process for producing such powders by spray drying or freeze drying. The powdered compositions and dosage forms are useful in the treatment of drug induced nephrotoxicity, alcoholic liver damage, and performance enhancement when administered orally. |
| US11980647B2 |
Methods and compositions for treating musculoskeletal diseases, treating inflammation, and managing symptoms of menopause
Described herein are methods and compositions for using microbial agents (probiotics) and agents that promote growth of certain microbes (prebiotics) for management (including prevention and treatment) of musculoskeletal disorders, including osteoporosis, osteopenia, Paget's disease, stunting, osteoarthritis, osteomyelitis, and delayed or non-union fractures. Also described herein are methods and compositions for using probiotics and prebiotics for management of inflammation, and symptoms of menopause. |
| US11980644B2 |
Method of ingesting supplements in connection with an airplane flight
A method includes ingesting a first portion of a first supplement within three hours prior to boarding an airplane for a flight and ingesting a first portion of a second supplement within three hours prior to boarding an airplane for a flight. The method includes ingesting a second portion of the second supplement and ingesting a first portion of a third supplement during the flight. The method includes ingesting a second portion of the first supplement alongside a second portion of the third supplement within three hours of the airplane landing. The first supplement includes a probiotic. The second supplement includes an amount of at least one of gluconate, sorbitol, xylitol, maltodextrin, peppermint oil, lemon oil, lime oil, stevia leaf extract, ginger extract, steric acid, or probiotic. The third supplement includes at least one of glutathione, Brassica Oleracea sprouts, glucosinolates, glucoraphanin, or rice flour. |
| US11980640B2 |
Bicistronic chimeric antigen receptors and their uses
An embodiment of the invention provides bicistronic chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) amino acid constructs. Nucleic acids, recombinant expression vectors, host cells, populations of cells, and pharmaceutical compositions relating to the CAR constructs are disclosed. Methods of detecting the presence of cancer in a mammal and methods of treating or preventing cancer in a mammal are also disclosed. Methods of making the CAR constructs are disclosed. |
| US11980638B2 |
Method of preparing nanoparticles for cancer treatments
A method of making Cu—Ag3PO4 nanoparticles is provided. The method includes forming a mixture of at least one silver salt, at least one phosphate salt, and at least one copper (II) salt. The method further includes dissolving the mixture in water. The method further includes sonicating the mixture. The method further includes precipitating the Cu—Ag3PO4 nanoparticles or “nanoparticles”. The copper is present in the nanoparticles in an amount of 2 to 23 weight percent (wt. %) based on the total weight of the Cu—Ag3PO4. The nanoparticles of the present disclosure find application in treating cervical cancer, and colorectal cancer. The nanoparticles may also be used in photodegrading environmental pollutants. |
| US11980634B2 |
Method of reconstituting liposomal annamycin
Methods of reconstituting lyophilized Annamycin and methods of treating patients are described. |
| US11980633B2 |
Method for treating cancer using a combination of DNA-damaging agents and DNA-PK inhibitors
Described herein are methods of treating a proliferative disease in a subject by administering a DNA-damaging agent and between about 8 and about 48 hours later administering to the subject a DNA-PK inhibitor. Exemplary DNA-PK inhibitors are represented by Formula (B-I): and by pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein R1, Q, Ring A, and Ring B are as defined herein. |
| US11980631B2 |
β-lactamase inhibitors
The present invention relates to the use of certain β-lactamase inhibitors in conjunction with one or more ⊕-lactam antibiotics for the treatment of Strenotrophomonas maltophilia, tuberculosis or Pseudomonas species infections. |
| US11980626B2 |
Compositions for treatment of breast and prostate cancer
The instant invention describes pharmaceutical compositions and dosing regimens comprising seviteronel and/or dexamethasone, and methods of treating diseases, disorders or symptoms thereof. |
| US11980621B2 |
Gonadotropin-releasing hormone antagonist dosing regimens for the treatment of endometriosis
The invention provides methods of treating endometriosis in a patient by administration of a gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) antagonist, for instance, according to dosing regimens predicated on the patient's level of anti-Müllerian hormone (AMH) or β17-estradiol (E2). |
| US11980620B2 |
Compounds and methods for treatment of Diamond Blackfan anemia
The present invention relates generally to methods for treatment of ribosomal disorders and ribosomopathy, e.g. Diamond Blackfan anemia (DBA). In some embodiments, the invention relates to methods for the use of a small-molecule autophagy modulator for treatment of ribosomal disorders and ribosomopathy. The invention also relates to small molecule drug discovery and methods of screening compositions to determine their effectiveness for treatment of ribosomal disorders and ribosomopathies. |
| US11980619B2 |
Pharmaceutical compositions and crushable tablets including amorphous solid dispersions of dasatinib and uses
Amorphous solid dispersions and pharmaceutical compositions of the protein kinase inhibitor dasatinib. The pharmaceutical compositions may be used in methods of treating a proliferative disorder such as cancer, or in methods of delivering dasatinib to patients without regard to whether the patient is concurrently administered a gastric acid-reducing agent, or without regard to whether the patient has an elevated gastric pH. The compositions may be particularly suitable for patients afflicted by achlorhydria or hypochlorhydria, or Helicobacter pylori infection. The compositions may be administered intact, or may be crushed prior to administration. |
| US11980618B2 |
Nitric oxide releasing phosphodiesterase type 5 inhibitor
The invention relates to nitric oxide releasing phosphodiesterase type 5 (PDE5) inhibitors of formula or a stereoisomer or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof: useful for the treatment of ocular condition associated with elevated intraocular pressure such as ocular hypertension, glaucoma or retinopathies. |
| US11980613B2 |
Methods for reversing HIV latency using BAF complex modulating compounds
This disclosure provides methods of using BAF complex modulating compounds as inhibitors of BAF-mediated transcription in target cells. The BAF complex modulating compounds include 12-membered macrolactam compounds that can target a BAF-specific subunit (e.g., ARID1A) to prevent nucleosomal positioning, relieving transcriptional repression of HIV-1. The subject methods can provide for reversal of latency of HIV-1 in cells in vitro or in vivo. Use of the macrolactam BAF complex modulating compounds represent a method of HIV latency reversal with a unique mechanism of action, which can be optionally combined with other Latency Reversal Agents to improve reservoir targeting. The subject methods can be utilized in conjunction with any convenient methods of treating HIV or HIV latency, including methods related to immune system activation, antiretroviral therapies and/or anti-HIV agents. |
| US11980601B2 |
Compositions and methods for treatment of diabetic neuropathies
The invention provides compositions and methods to treat diabetic neuropathies. In particular, the invention provides combinations of at least two types of antioxidants have complementary effects for use against diabetic neuropathies. The two types of antioxidants include: antioxidants that comprise stabilizing heteroatoms and antioxidants with extended conjugated segments in a ring structure. At least one of each type of provided antioxidant has a pro-oxidative or conditionally pro-oxidative effect. |
| US11980600B2 |
Diagnostic assay and treatment for preeclampsia
Described is a method of diagnosis or prognosis of preeclampsia in a pregnant subject, comprising providing a sample from a pregnant subject and measuring the ratio between the amount of (a) one or both of sFlt-1 and PlGF, and (b) one or both of a breakdown product of heme and a breakdown product of arginine, in the sample. Also described are assay kits and a computer adapted for use in the method. Also described is a method of treating preeclampsia, comprising administering a pharmaceutically effective amount of L-arginine and/or citrulline and an inhibitor of arginase or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. Also described is a method of treating cancer, comprising treating a subject with a therapeutically effective amount of an anti-VEGF compound, L-arginine and an arginase inhibitor. |
| US11980599B2 |
Anesthetic compounds and methods of making and using same to treat or prevent pain symptoms
The present disclosure provides compositions comprising one or more compounds of general formula (I): wherein: R1 is H, —OMe, Me, or one or more electron withdrawing groups; R2 and R3 are each independently H or alkyl or, taken together, form a 4- to 8-membered heterocyclic ring with the adjacent nitrogen atom; R4 is H or alkyl; R5 is H or one or more electron donating groups; and n is 1 to 4. |
| US11980592B2 |
Cannabinoid-containing complex mixtures for the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases
Provided herein are cannabinoid-containing complex mixtures suitable for use as active pharmaceutical ingredients. The complex mixtures comprise at least a first major cannabinoid, at least a first minor cannabinoid, and optionally at least a first selected terpene. Also provided are methods of making the complex mixtures; pharmaceutical compositions comprising the complex mixture, and methods of using the pharmaceutical compositions for the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases, including Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, Lewy Body Dementia, or Huntington's disease. |
| US11980590B2 |
Tablet cassette
A tablet cassette that facilitates adjustment of the widths of tablet containing spaces includes a tablet container for containing tablets in a random manner, and a rotor provided in the tablet container and having a plurality of tablet receiving portions. Tablets having fallen down into the tablet receiving portions because of rotation of the rotor are allowed to consecutively fall down through a discharge port in a bottom wall portion of the tablet container. The rotor includes a circumferential expansion-contraction mechanism and a radial expansion-contraction mechanism externally mounted on an inserted portion of a rotary shaft that penetrates the bottom wall portion of the tablet container. The circumferential expansion-contraction mechanism can expand and contract the plurality of tablet receiving portions in the circumferential direction in conjunction with each other. The radial expansion-contraction mechanism can individually expand and contract the tablet receiving portions in the radial direction. |
| US11980580B2 |
Patient support usable with bariatric patients
A patient support may be adjustable in height, width, length or a combination thereof. The patient support may be usable with normal sized patients or with bariatric patients. The patient support has a variety of features to enhance operability and/or functionality, including a width adjustable caster frame, width adjustable deck portions, a width adjustable headboard and an extendible foot board to provide extra length. An enhanced lift mechanism can accommodate bariatric patients and alternative functionality in achieving deck positions improves patient comfort. Various parts of the patient support including deck panels and the footboard may be removed and replaced with ease without complicated connectors. |
| US11980578B2 |
Toilet chair and a method for aiding a person in getting undressed or dressed by means of a toilet chair
Disclosed is a toilet chair (1) comprising a chair back (2) including a head part (3) and a bottom part (4) and a seat (5) comprising a front part (6) and a rear part (8), wherein the seat (5) further comprises a toilet opening (7) through which a user may go to the toilet. The bottom part (4) and the rear part (8) are arranged next to each other and the bottom part (4) is arranged to be displaceable outwards in a direction towards the front of the chair (1) and the rear part (8) is arranged to be displaceable upwards in a direction towards the front of the chair (1). Methods for aiding a person in getting undressed or dressed by means of a toilet chair (1) and use of a toilet chair (1) is also disclosed. |
| US11980574B2 |
Ocular device for treating glaucoma and related minimally invasive glaucoma surgery method
A bypass device can be implanted into a body tissue to provide fluid channels through the body tissue. The bypass device includes an open tubular base, and a plurality of pronged features attached to the open tubular base, the pronged features being reconfigurable from a first position to a second position. In the first position the pronged features extend longitudinally along a plane of the open tubular base, and the pronged features are reconfigurable to the second position by flexing the pronged features relative to the tubular base, such that in the second position the pronged features are configured for insertion through the body tissue. The pronged features may be configured as opposing arrow-shaped tangs that are flexed to form tent structures that are insertable through the body tissue. The bypass device may be used in a minimally invasive glaucoma surgery (MIGS) for treating glaucoma to define fluid flow channels that permit aqueous humor to pass through the trabecular meshwork and into Schlemm's canal. |
| US11980571B2 |
Device insertion tool
A device insertion tool can include a body and a light redirecting structure. The body can extend along a central longitudinal axis between forward and aft ends. The body can include a device mount portion at the forward end to hold an optic and a handle portion at the aft end configured to be held. The body can be inserted into an anterior chamber of the eye with the optic mounted on the device mount portion at the forward end. The light redirecting structure can be engaged with the body between the forward and aft ends. The light redirecting structure can be one of at least one mirror and at least one prism. The light redirecting structure can be directed at the forward end and can be configured to redirect light traveling from the forward end toward the aft end transverse to the central longitudinal axis. |
| US11980570B2 |
Apparatus and method for cooling and/or heating an organ
Thermal therapy systems, devices, and methods of using the same disclosed. A localized hypothermia of the pancreas with a delivery and placement procedure in the stomach of a patient comprising a cooling balloon system is disclosed that can be used for the treatment of pancreatitis in a patient. The cooling balloon system can have mechanisms for affecting the pancreas without impacting or inducing hypothermia in the patient in a systemic fashion. The localized hypothermia system can have a simplified delivery system and can be intended to reduce patient discomfort while reducing the metabolic activity of the inflamed pancreas of the patient. |
| US11980568B2 |
Devices, systems and methods for the treatment of sleep apnea
A medical appliance for the treatment of one or more sleep disorders such as obstructive sleep apnea in a patient, the appliance comprising: a biasing member for inserting behind and exerting a force upon the patient's soft palate or tongue, wherein the biasing member is inserted in a reduced or minimized form and then expanded or firms once in place to exert the force. The appliance may be nasally inserted or be placed through the mouth. In a particular configuration, both the soft palate and tongue are biased to prevent obstruction of the flow of air in the nasopharyngeal airway. |
| US11980561B2 |
Versatile articulated dynamic response ankle foot orthosis
An orthotic device including a plurality of posterior dynamic struts and an adjustable posterior multiple strut engager, wherein the plurality of posterior dynamic struts has a first posterior dynamic strut and one or more additional posterior dynamic struts, and wherein the adjustable posterior multiple strut engager is affixed to the first posterior dynamic strut and is adapted to restrain the movement of said one or more additional posterior dynamic struts, and wherein the adjustable posterior multiple strut engager may be adjusted to engage said one or more additional posterior dynamic struts in combination with the first posterior dynamic strut, thereby forming a single posterior dynamic strut assembly of greater rigidity than the first posterior dynamic strut alone. |
| US11980554B2 |
Stent
In one embodiment according to the present invention, a stent is described having a generally cylindrical body formed from a single woven nitinol wire. The distal and proximal ends of the stent include a plurality of loops, some of which include marker members used for visualizing the position of the stent. In another embodiment, the previously described stent includes an inner flow diverting layer. |
| US11980547B2 |
Techniques for use with prosthetic valve leaflets
A method for testing a prosthetic heart valve leaflet is provided. The method includes using a vertical post having a longitudinal axis and a horizontal bar having a bar-axis that lies on a vertical bar-plane. The bar supports the leaflet along the bar-axis such that the leaflet drapes over the bar. A linear actuator movably couples the bar to the post, and actuation of the actuator moves the bar vertically in the bar-plane. A light source emits a beam of light and is oriented to direct the beam through the bar-plane. A gauge measures an elevation of the bar above the beam. A detector is positioned to detect the beam and generates a detection-signal indicative of detection of the beam. Other applications are also described. |
| US11980544B2 |
Holder and deployment system for prosthetic heart valves
A holder for a hybrid heart valve prosthesis that can be quickly and easily implanted during a surgical procedure is provided. The hybrid heart valve includes a non-expandable, non-compressible prosthetic valve and a self-expandable anchoring stent, thereby enabling attachment to the annulus without sutures. A first suture connects the holder to the valve and constricts an inflow end of the anchoring stent. A second suture connects the holder to the valve and extends down three holder legs to loop through fabric on the valve. Both sutures may loop over a single cutting well on the holder so that severing the first and second sutures at the single cutting well simultaneously releases the tension in the first suture, permitting the inflow end of the anchoring stent to expand, and disconnects the valve holder from the prosthetic heart valve. |
| US11980541B2 |
Cartridge device for suture anchor and suture management during implantation of a micro suture anchor array
Cartridges configured to hold anchors and associated locking sutures and a common suture used in an array of anchors. A suture anchor array is connected in series by a single working suture and each of the suture anchors allows tensioning of the working suture between itself and the prior anchor implanted in the serial string. Further, each anchor includes a suture lock having a free tail that can be pulled to lock the working suture in place subsequent to tensioning. This creates an independently tensioned suture bridge between each implanted suture anchor and the just previously implanted anchor. The cartridges are configured to securely hold an individual anchor and store the tail of the suture lock, while allowing flossing of anchors along the common suture. |
| US11980540B2 |
Side branch aortic repair graft with wire lumen
An endoluminal graft includes a tubular graft material having a closed sleeve integral with the tubular graft material. The closed sleeve extends a distance along the tubular graft material. A length of wire extends at least partially along the distance and is enclosed by the sleeve. The tubular graft material and the sleeve may comprise a single piece of graft material. The sleeve may be a closed circumferential sleeve and/or a closed longitudinal sleeve. |
| US11980532B2 |
Disposable absorbent article with profiled absorbent core
A disposable absorbent article has a central body defining a first waist end region including a first end edge, a second waist end region spaced longitudinally from the first waist end region and including a second end edge, and a crotch region positioned therebetween. An absorbent core is situated between the end edges, and includes a plurality of elastics incorporated therewith such that the core is substantially lat-erally contracted in a narrowed region about the elastics. The absorbent core includes at least one end region that is sub-stantially non-elasticized and has a lateral width substantially wider than that of the narrowed region. |
| US11980531B2 |
Protective ring for tampon applicator
A tampon applicator system includes a body and a protective ring extending outward from the body. The body includes a pinch zone and an opening. The pinch zone is disposed on the body below the protective ring and on an opposite side of the body from the opening. The protective ring is configured to protect the pinch zone from exposure on the opposite side of the protective ring. |
| US11980530B2 |
Taped and pant diapers comprising substantially identical chassis
The present disclosure relates to taped and pant articles comprising substantially identical chassis. |
| US11980527B2 |
Sensory substitution apparatus and method
Provided is a sensory substitution apparatus and method that combines two or more pieces of multi-sense sensory information to be converted into different multi-sense sensory information, in which received pieces of multiple information are combined to suit sensory characteristics of the user's body and efficiently transmitted to a different sensory organ. According to the present invention includes: receiving input sensory information; classifying the input sensory information; calculating an importance of each of individual sensory information; determining a target sense for which part or all of the individual sensory information, of which an importance is calculated, is to be converted into a new sensory signal incongruent with the corresponding individual sense; and converting the input sensory information into target sensory information to be transmitted to the determined target sense which is an organ. |
| US11980524B2 |
Dental prosthesis and component thereof
This invention provides a measure that makes it possible to prevent more effectively, in comparison with the prior art, the invasion of germs from the gap between a dental prosthesis and the gingiva when the dental prosthesis is used in an oral cavity as well as the infection and inflammation associated therewith.There is a dental prosthesis or a component thereof, characterized in that: the dental prosthesis or the component thereof has hydroxyapatite fine particles on a surface of the dental prosthesis or the component thereof; the hydroxyapatite fine particles are sintered bodies; and the hydroxyapatite fine particles have a mean particle size of 10 to 1,000 nm. |
| US11980520B2 |
Handle for oral-care implement having display and procedure for cleaning and disinfecting the same
A handle for an oral-care implement for safe and hygienic use by multiple users includes an electrical motor and a detachable head. The handle has a display for displaying instructions to control functional operation of the handle, a microcontroller for controlling the motor and the display, and at least one switch to allow a user to control the functional operation of the handle, including causing the output element to vibrate in at least one oral-hygiene mode having an oral-hygiene frequency and causing the output element to vibrate in a disinfection mode when the handle is being disinfected before or after being used for the oral-hygiene routine. The disinfection mode has a modulated frequency, different from the oral-hygiene frequency, and alternating up and down between a low modulated frequency and a high modulated frequency, wherein the high modulated frequency is at least 50 percent greater than the low modulated frequency. |
| US11980517B2 |
Electric toothbrush and method for operating an electric toothbrush
An electric toothbrush that detects plaque on the teeth, ensures accurate plaque detection, and performs cleaning of plaque. The electric toothbrush may include a body having a gripping part and a stem with a brush unit detachably coupled to the body. The electric toothbrush may include a light emitting element for emitting light onto the tooth and a light receiving element for receiving light that reflects off of the tooth. A controller may be included to determine an amount of plaque on the tooth based on the amount of reflected light detected. The electric toothbrush may also include a fluid dispensing system that dispenses fluid based on the amount of reflected light detected. In some aspects, the electric toothbrush may operate in multiple oscillation modes, and it may only dispense fluid in some of the modes but not all of the modes. |
| US11980516B1 |
Detecting a low fluid state in a fluid reservoir
An oral health care device is activated. The oral health care device includes a fluid reservoir and a pump to provide fluid included in the fluid reservoir to a plurality of fluid nozzles. A sensed value is used to determine whether the fluid is being provided to the plurality of fluid nozzles via the pump. A motor associated with the pump is stopped based on whether the fluid is being provided to the plurality of fluid nozzles via the pump. |
| US11980513B2 |
Determining spatial relationship between upper teeth and facial skeleton
A computer-implemented method includes receiving a 3D model representative of upper teeth (U1) of a patient (P) and receiving a plurality of images of a face of the patient (P). The method also includes generating a facial model (200) of the patient based on the received plurality of images and determining, based on the determined facial model (200), the received 3D model of 10 the upper teeth (U1) and the plurality of images, a spatial relationship between the upper teeth (U1) of the patient (P) and a facial skeleton of the patient (P). |
| US11980512B2 |
Method and system for making dental prostheses
Method for manufacturing dental prostheses, comprising the following operations: defining a layered numerical representation of a dental prosthesis (11); for a first layer of the numerical representation, prepare a corresponding layer of a light sensitive liquid substance (6); selectively solidify the layer of liquid substance (6) to obtain a first sheet (7) having a geometry corresponding to the geometry of the first layer of the numerical representation; repeat the operations of preparing a layer of liquid substance (6) and selectively solidify the layer of liquid substance (6) for each subsequent layer of the numerical representation to obtain corresponding sheets (7); cause the mutual adhesion between said sheets (7); modify the composition of the liquid substance (6) after having solidified one of the sheets (7) and before solidifying the subsequent sheet (7), so as to modify one or more optical properties of the liquid substance (6). |
| US11980506B2 |
Fiducial marker
A medical marking device, consisting of a radiotransparent plate having a plurality of radiopaque elements embedded therein in a predefined pattern. The device also has a sigmoid mounting arm having a first end connected to the radiotransparent plate and a second end containing one or more fastening receptacles. |
| US11980503B2 |
Ultrasound signal processing device and ultrasound diagnostic device
Ultrasound signal processing device including: transmitter causing transmission array composed of all or some transducer elements of ultrasound probe to transmit ultrasound; reception aperture setter designating reception array having center position corresponding to center position of transmission array; transmission time calculator calculating, for each of measurement points arranged within area of reach of ultrasound, transmission time from transmission of ultrasound until arrival of ultrasound at measurement point; reception time calculator calculating reception time from reflection of ultrasound at measurement point until arrival of ultrasound at reception transducer element; delay amount calculator calculating total propagation time being sum of transmission time and reception time, and calculating delay amount for reception transducer element based on total propagation time; delay processor specifying reception signal value corresponding to delay amount, from reception signal sequence corresponding to reception transducer element; and adder generating acoustic line signal for measurement point based on specified reception signal value. |
| US11980501B2 |
Method and system for providing enhanced ultrasound images simulating acquisition at high acoustic power by processing ultrasound images acquired at low acoustic power
A system and method for enhancing ultrasound images acquired at a low acoustic power to simulate an acquisition at a high acoustic power is provided. The method may include acquiring, by an ultrasound system, a first ultrasound image at a first acoustic power. The method may include processing, by at least one processor, the first ultrasound image to generate a second ultrasound image simulating a second acoustic power that is greater than the first acoustic power. The method may include presenting the second ultrasound image simulating the second acoustic power at a display system. |
| US11980500B2 |
Ultrasound diagnostic apparatus
Provided is an ultrasound diagnostic apparatus including a touch panel monitor and a palm rest that supports a hand when a touch operation is performed on the touch panel monitor. |
| US11980499B2 |
Medical device assembly and related methods
A method for carrying out a cardiac procedure includes a. engaging a shaft of an ultrasound catheter with an elongate member of a medical sheath; b. positioning an ultrasound tip of the ultrasound catheter outside of a lumen of the elongate member; c. intravenously advancing the elongate member of the medical sheath towards a heart of a patient, to position a distal end of the elongate member adjacent a target anatomy within the heart; d. using the medical sheath as a guide to intravenously advance the ultrasound catheter towards the heart of the patient and position the ultrasound tip proximate the target anatomy; and e. using the ultrasound tip to image the target anatomy. |
| US11980496B2 |
Puncture needle positioning system and method
The invention relates to the technical field of surgical positioning, in particular to a puncture needle positioning system and method, and a method and device for obtaining the axis of an ultrasound probe as projected onto an ultrasound image. The puncture needle positioning system includes: an ultrasound unit including a first probe for providing an ultrasound image of a lesion, and a plurality of first positioning devices for providing coordinate information of the first probe are provided on the first probe; the needle unit includes a puncture needle. The puncture needle is provided with a plurality of second positioning devices for providing coordinate information of the puncture needle; a processing and display unit is connected to the ultrasound unit, each of the first positioning devices, and each of the second positioning devices. The puncture needle positioning system improves the accuracy of transthoracic puncture, thereby avoiding complications caused by repeated puncture. |
| US11980495B2 |
Method and system for providing enhanced color flow doppler and pulsed wave doppler ultrasound images by applying clinically specific flow profiles
A system and method for enhancing color flow Doppler and pulsed wave Doppler ultrasound images acquired based on clinically-specific profiles of imaging parameters is provided. The method includes presenting selectable clinical objects at a display. Each of the selectable clinical objects may be associated with color flow Doppler and pulsed wave Doppler profiles. Each of the profiles may comprise imaging parameters for the associated clinical object. The method includes receiving a selection of one of the selectable clinical objects and retrieving the color flow Doppler and pulsed wave Doppler profiles associated with the selected clinical object. The method includes acquiring and presenting color flow Doppler ultrasound data based on the imaging parameters of the retrieved color flow Doppler profile. The method includes initiating a pulsed wave Doppler imaging mode, and acquiring and presenting pulsed wave Doppler ultrasound data based on the imaging parameters of the retrieved pulsed wave Doppler profile. |
| US11980494B2 |
System, method and computer program for acquiring phase imaging data of an object
The invention relates to a control module for controlling an x-ray system (140) during the acquisition of step images for phase imaging. The control module comprises a step image quantity providing unit (111) for providing a step image quantity, a detector dose providing unit (112) for providing a target detector dose, an applied detector dose determination unit (113) for determining an applied detector dose absorbed by a part of the detector (144) during the acquisition of a step image, and a step image acquisition control unit (114) for controlling the x-ray imaging system (140) during the acquisition of each step image based on the applied detector dose, the target detector dose and the step image quantity. The control module allows to control the x-ray imaging system such that the target detector dose is not exceeded while at the same time ensuring a sufficient quality of the step images. |
| US11980493B2 |
Image processing apparatus, imaging system, image processing method, and storage medium
An image processing apparatus includes a processor programmed to obtain a first radiation image of a subject captured from a first direction, obtain a second radiation image of the subject captured from a second direction that intersects the first direction, and either correct one of the first radiation image and the second radiation image based on positional information of a device for capturing the one of the first radiation image and the second radiation image, or correct another one of the first radiation image and the second radiation image based on information on a position of a specific region of the subject obtained from the one of the first radiation image and the second radiation image. |
| US11980486B2 |
Surgical tray efficiency system and related methods
A surgical tray efficiency system comprising a vertical rack assembly for holding and displaying a plurality of surgical instrument trays, a sterile barrier covering the vertical rack assembly and including tray location identifiers, and a standardization software platform including a customizable interactive planogram is described. The customizable interactive planogram software helps operating room staff arrange the instrument trays on the vertical rack assembly according to a predetermined customizable location ID, and create/load/access information related to the surgical procedure/trays/instruments before, during, and after the surgery. |
| US11980484B2 |
Systems and methods for monitoring and management of chronic disease
Systems and methods assist with managing a chronic disease of a user such as a chronic respiratory or cardiac disease. The system may include a physiological monitor adapted to be carried by the user and operative to sense a physiological parameter of the user by generating one or more signals. The system may include a management device operatively coupled with the physiological monitor to receive the signal(s) and derive the physiological parameter(s) of the user. The management device, such as with an included processor, may be configured to analyze the physiological and/or environmental parameters to detect a trigger pattern of the parameters, the trigger pattern indicative of a probable event of exacerbation of the chronic respiratory and/or cardiac condition. The management device may then generate automated responses based on the trigger pattern such as by providing instructions for activities and/or treatment for the chronic condition. |
| US11980483B2 |
Method and system for cardiac signal processing
A system for cardiac signal processing, preferably including any or all of: a data collection device, a set of computing and/or processing subsystems, a set of algorithms and/or models, and/or a set of output devices. A method for cardiac signal processing, preferably including processing a set of inputs to determine a set of metrics and determining a set of outputs based on the set of metrics and/or a set of supplementary metrics, and optionally including any or all of: receiving a set of inputs, determining a set of supplementary metrics associated with the set of metrics, and/or triggering the set of outputs. |
| US11980482B2 |
Circuits and methods for electrosurgical unit signal detection
Circuits are provided for detecting an electrosurgical unit signal. An example circuit includes: a filter configured to process a floating ground signal associated with measuring a bio-potential signal of a patient, and a detector configured to output a sensing signal based at least in part on the floating grounding and the Earth ground for detecting an electrosurgical unit signal. |
| US11980476B1 |
Intraoperative neural monitoring method
A method for detecting an artificially induced neuromuscular response in a subject includes receiving a mechanomyography (MMG) output signal from a mechanical sensor in contact with a muscle of the subject; applying one or more conditioning filters to the MMG output signal to generate a conditioned signal and analyzing the conditioned signal to identify one or more candidate waveforms. Each candidate waveform meets one or more analog or digital signal characteristic criteria associated with an artificially induced neuromuscular response. The method then compares a first candidate waveform to a second candidate waveform to determine a degree of similarity between the first and second candidate waveforms, and provides an alert to a user that indicates detection of the artificially induced neuromuscular response when the degree of similarity exceeds a predetermined threshold. |
| US11980475B2 |
Detection of tissue damage
Methods and apparatus for detection of tissue damage in patients using a medical device for an extended period of time are disclosed. |
| US11980473B2 |
Seizure onset zone localization
This specification discloses systems, methods, devices, and other techniques for determining the location of a seizure-generating region of the brain of a mammal. |
| US11980469B2 |
Systems and methods to gather and analyze electroencephalographic data
Example devices are disclosed herein that include a first elongated band coupled to a first housing to be located on a first side of a head of a subject and a second housing to be located near a second side of the head of the subject, the first elongated band comprising a first set of electrodes. The example device also includes a second elongated band coupled to the first housing and to the second housing, the second elongated band comprising a second set of electrodes. In addition, the device includes a third elongated band coupled to the first housing and to the second housing, the third elongated band comprising a third set of electrodes. |
| US11980468B2 |
Wearable cardiac electrophysiology measurement devices, software, systems and methods
Disclosed are wearable devices, such as rings and bracelets, for monitoring and diagnosing cardiovascular conditions of a wearer, along with related systems, algorithms and methods. The disclosed wearable devices can continuously monitor the wearer's cardiovascular status by measuring heart rate, motion, blood oxygenation, and/or other properties of the wearer. Disclosed wearable devices can further comprise three EKG electrodes, including a first electrode on the inner surface adapted to detect a signal from the finger/wrist, a second electrode on the outer surface adapted to detect a cardiovascular signal from a finger of the opposing hand, and a third electrode on the outer surface of the frame adapted to detect a cardiovascular signal from a EKG lead location on the wearer's chest or leg. The wearable devices can be linked wirelessly to a mobile device that the person can interact with, and can further be linked to other distributed system components and healthcare providers. |
| US11980465B2 |
System and method for omni-directional bipolar stimulation of nerve tissue of a patient via a bipolar stimulation probe
A bipolar stimulation probe including a first electrode, a second electrode, a control module, and switches. The control module is configured to stimulate nerve tissue of a patient by generating (i) a first output signal indicative of a first pulse to be output from the first electrode, and (ii) a second output signal indicative of a second pulse to be output from the second electrode. The first pulse and the second pulse are monophasic. The switches are configured to output from the bipolar stimulation probe (i) the first pulse on the first electrode based on the first output signal, and (ii) the second pulse on the second electrode based on the second output signal. |
| US11980462B2 |
Salivary biosensors and biofuel cells
Methods, systems, and devices are disclosed mouth-based biosensors and biofuel cells. In one aspect, an electrochemical sensor device for detecting analytes in saliva includes a substrate including an electrically insulative material, a first electrode disposed on the substrate at a first location, in which the first electrode includes a surface including a chemical agent (e.g., a catalyst or a reactant) corresponding to an analyte in saliva; and a second electrode disposed on the substrate at a second location separated from the first electrode by a spacing region, the first and second electrodes capable of sustaining a redox reaction involving the chemical agent and the analyte to produce an electrical signal, such that, when the device is present in the mouth of a user and electrically coupled to an electrical circuit, the device is operable to detect the analyte in the user's saliva. |
| US11980460B2 |
System and method for motion detection and accounting
A stimulation electrode assembly configured to be positioned relative to a patient for an operative procedure is disclosed. An evoked stimulation response may be sensed by a sensor near a portion of a subject. The evoked response may be sensed by an electrode and determined with a monitoring system. The evoked response may additionally and/or alternatively be sensed with a motion sensor. A position sensor may be provided to measure or determine whether the sensor has moved during a procedure. |
| US11980458B2 |
Devices and methods for non-invasive implant length sensing
A device for the non-invasive sensing of the length of an implantable medical device includes animplantable medical device having first and second portions moveable relative to one another and a layer of resistive material disposed on one of the first and second portions. A contact is disposed on the other of the first and second portions, the contact being in sliding contact with the layer of resistive material upon relative movement between the first and second portions. A circuit is configured to measure the electrical resistance along a path including a variable length region of the layer of resistive material and the contact. The electrical resistance can then be converted into a length. |
| US11980456B2 |
Determining a patient movement during a medical imaging measurement
A method for determining a patient movement during a medical imaging measurement with an imaging apparatus, a computer-implemented method for providing trained functions, an imaging apparatus, and a computer program product are provided. The method for determining the patient movement provides that reference image data of a body region, such as a head region, of a patient is acquired and the patient movement is determined with the aid of the reference image data. |
| US11980455B2 |
Measuring device
A measuring device is provided for reducing the occurrence of damage to a sensor section. The sensor section includes a substrate, a pair of comb electrodes on a first principal surface, and a pair of back-side electrodes disposed on a second principal surface and corresponding to the pair of comb electrodes, respectively. The pair of comb electrodes includes a plurality of tooth sections and connection sections that connect the tooth sections to each other, respectively. The substrate includes via-hole conductors in positions corresponding to the tooth sections inside a region surrounded by the outer tooth sections on opposite ends in a direction in which the tooth sections in the pair of comb electrodes are aligned and the connection sections. The via-hole conductors connect the comb electrodes and the back-side electrodes. |
| US11980454B2 |
Microcirculatory high-velocity blood flow threshold index and measurement and calculation system and method thereof
A system for measurements and calculations of a microcirculatory high-velocity blood flow includes a data acquisition module configured to select and acquire microcirculatory blood vessel image data; a storage module configured to store the acquired microcirculatory blood vessel image data; a velocity measurement module configured to measure a traveling distance and a traveling time of red blood cell (RBC), white blood cell (WBC), or plasma particles in a blood vessel sample and calculate a ratio of the traveling distance to the traveling time to obtain a blood flow velocity; and a high-velocity blood flow index module configured to determine an index level for the microcirculatory high-velocity blood flow. Specifically, an initial threshold, i.e. 1000 μm/s, for the microcirculatory high-velocity blood flow of sepsis is proposed, which facilitates early diagnosis on sepsis. The changing process of the high-velocity blood flow shows development of the early-stage, intermediate-stage and end-stage sepsis. |
| US11980453B2 |
Interferometric technique for measuring cerebral blood flow using inexpensive CMOS sensors
The disclosed embodiments provide a system that non-invasively analyzes blood flow in a sample of living tissue. During operation, the system obtains light from a temporally coherent source, and splits the obtained light between a reference path and a sample path. Next, the system multiply scatters light from the sample path by passing the light through the sample. The system then recombines light from the reference path and the multiply scattered light from the sample path. Next, the system uses a sensor array to detect an interference pattern resulting from the recombination. Finally, the system analyzes signals from the sensor array to determine a blood flow in the sample. |
| US11980450B1 |
Advanced cardiovascular monitoring system with normal, elevated, and high heartrate thresholds
Systems and Methods are disclosed for detecting acute coronary syndrome (ACS) events, arrythmias, heart rate abnormalities, medication problems such as non-compliance or ineffective amount or type of medication, and demand/supply related cardiac ischemia. The system may have both implanted and external components that communicate with a Physicians's programmer, and smart-devices for monitoring and alerting to detected medically relevant events or states. At least one processor provides event detection using statistical threshold criteria calculated upon at least a portion of a patient's data/distributions and set for a patient or based upon what a doctor determines as abnormal for a patient. Cardiovascular condition is tracked using histogram, trend, and summary information related to heart rate and/or cardiac features such as S-T segment measures of heartbeats. Heartbeats with elevated rates, and below a “high” range, provide medically relevant detections including medication non-compliance where the patient is alerted through a patient alerting mechanism of an abnormality in the heart rate or ST shifts of the patient. |
| US11980447B2 |
Esophageal deflection device
An esophageal deflection device includes an elongate outer tube that has a natural curved deflection at a position that corresponds to a targeted esophagus region for deflection. The outer diameter of the outer tube is substantially matched to an inner diameter of the esophagus to closely contact the esophagus wall, or is at least half of the inner diameter, or is smaller and includes suction ports for drawing the esophagus wall inward. An insertion rod or tube includes a portion that is stiffer than the curved deflection, and slides into the elongate outer tube to straighten the tube and can serve to guide the deflection device into an esophagus. Subsequent withdrawal of the insertion tube or rod will allow the curved deflection to return to its natural shape and deflect the targeted region of the esophagus. |
| US11980446B2 |
Oral cavity scanning device and method
An oral cavity scanning device is provided in the invention. The oral cavity scanning device includes an image capturing unit, an IMU circuit and a processing unit. The image capturing unit obtains a first image and a second image. The IMU circuit obtains IMU information corresponding to the first image and the second image. The processing unit obtains a distance value between the first image and the second image. The processing unit uses a contour algorithm to obtain a first contour and a second contour. The processing unit obtains first sampling points according to the first contour and second sampling points according to the second contour. The processing unit uses a feature algorithm to find relative feature points between the first sampling points and the second sampling points. The processing unit uses a depth information algorithm to obtain the depth information of each feature point. |
| US11980438B2 |
Physiological information transmission system, physiological information detection sensor, information processing apparatus, and physiological information transmission method
A physiological information transmission method includes: by an information processing apparatus: acquiring sensor identification information of a physiological information detection sensor which is adapted to be attached to a living body, and living body identification information of the living body; and transmitting first association information associating the acquired sensor identification information and the acquired living body identification information, with each other; and by the physiological information detection sensor: receiving the first association information; determining whether or not the received first association information contains sensor identification information of the own sensor; and when the received first association information contains the sensor identification information of the own sensor, transmitting second association information associating the living body identification information in the received first association information, and physiological information which is detected by the physiological information detection sensor, with each other, to an outside of the own sensor. |
| US11980437B2 |
Holding element for a drape for a surgical microscope
A holding element for a drape for a surgical microscope is provided. The holding element has a holding ring and a recess located in the holding ring for an interface of the surgical microscope. The holding ring has an asymmetrical contour delimiting the recess such that in a condition in which the holding element is fastened to the surgical microscope there is only one possible fastening position of the holding element on the interface of the surgical microscope that corresponds to the contour of the holding ring, in which position an orientation of the holding element relative to the surgical microscope is defined. |
| US11980436B2 |
Medical system, method and computer program
A medical system is described in which, the system includes a control device having processing circuitry configured to: receive positional information relating to the position of at least a part of a surgical robot; determine a boundary around the surgical robot based on the positional information; and control the generation of a haptic sensation at the boundary. |
| US11980431B2 |
Co-manipulation surgical system for use with surgical instruments having a virtual map display to facilitate setup
Co-manipulation robotic systems are described herein that may be used for assisting with laparoscopic surgical procedures. The co-manipulation robotic systems allow a surgeon to use commercially-available surgical tools while providing benefits associated with surgical robotics. Advantageously, the surgical tools may be seamlessly coupled to the robot arms using a disposable coupler while the reusable portions of the robot arm remain in a sterile drape. Further, the co-manipulation robotic system may operate in multiple modes to enhance usability and safety, while allowing the surgeon to position the instrument directly with the instrument handle and further maintain the desired position of the instrument using the robot arm. |
| US11980428B2 |
Method obtained by means of computer for checking the correct alignment of a hip prosthesis and a system for implementing said check
A computer-implemented method for checking the correct alignment of a hip prosthesis, includes: detecting a 3D model of the pelvic bone of a patient in a preoperative phase, detecting at least one 2D image of the pelvic bone in post-implant situation, selecting an image of the 3D model according to a first inclination thereof and detecting a reference element on said selected image of the 3D model, identifying a plurality of reference points on the 2D image, superimposing the 2D image on said selected image of the 3D model, checking the correct superimposition and correspondence of the reference points of the 2D image with the reference element with said image of the 3D model, and detecting possible differences in the positioning of the pelvic bone in post-implant configuration with respect to the preoperative situation. |
| US11980426B2 |
System and method for preliminary registration
Methods and systems for performing a preliminary registration is provided. Image data corresponding to an image depicting a tracking device and an anatomical element may be received. Robot positional data corresponding to a position of a robot may also be received. The robot and the anatomical element may be located in a common three-dimensional coordinate system based on the image data and the positional data to yield a preliminary registration. A suggested robot position may be determined based on the preliminary registration and a dimensional reach of a robot arm of the robot. |
| US11980425B2 |
Tracker for a surgical navigation system
A tracker for a surgical navigation system, a tracker system, and a surgical navigation system are provided. The tracker comprises a carrier and an electrical circuit disposed on the carrier. The electrical circuit comprises at least one infrared light emitting diode, IR-LED, and a battery or a wireless power reception device configured to receive power wirelessly, wherein the battery or the wireless power reception device is configured to provide power to operate the at least one IR-LED. The electrical circuit is configured to limit a current for at least one of the at least one IR-LED to not exceed 15 mA. |
| US11980423B2 |
Navigation assistance system
The invention relates to a navigation assistance system for assisting in navigating an interventional instrument within a subject. An implanted object opening model (21) and a vessel opening model (27) are generated based on a provided interventional image data set, wherein the models define a respective position, shape and dimension in a frame of reference. These models and a position, which is also provided in the frame of reference, and optionally also a shape (25) of the interventional instrument are used for generating a graphical representation showing the implanted object opening model, the vessel opening model and the provided position and optionally shape of the interventional instrument, thereby providing guidance for a physician, which allows the physician to relatively easily navigate the interventional instrument such that it is moved through the opening of the implanted object and through the opening of the vessel. |
| US11980422B2 |
Alignment means of measurement instrument
An alignment means of a measurement instrument includes a housing an optical component having a principal axis in a direction parallel to a desired alignment; a first light source positioned at a first distance S1 from the optical component and at a first height h1 from the principle axis; a second light source positioned at a second distance S2 from the optical component and at a second height h2 from the principle axis; and an angle barrier means arranged between the optical component, and the first and second light sources. The housing, the optical component, and the angle barrier means are arranged to block visibility of the first light source along the principal axis at a distance superior to d1′; and block visibility of the second light source along the principal axis at a distance smaller than d2, wherein d2 is smaller than d1′. |
| US11980418B2 |
Optical sensors, systems and methods of using same
Optical sensors, systems and methods of use thereof are provided. Aspects of the subject systems include a sensor having a sensing surface and a configuration that directs a first optical signal to interact with the sensing surface at a first incident angle, and directs a second optical signal to interact with the sensing surface at a second incident angle. The subject sensors, systems and methods find use, e.g., in the diagnosis of dry eye disease. |
| US11980414B2 |
Minimally invasive access channels into bodily regions
The present invention discloses access devices and methods to create an access channel for introduction of one or more working devices into an anatomical region. The access channel is created using a visualization modality that is later removed before inserting one or more working devices through the access channel. This allows the methods and devices of the present invention to be used even in small sized natural or surgically created insertion tracts leading to the anatomical region. The access channel can be made of a device such as a sheath, a guidewire, and an elongate device comprising a lumen. Examples of visualization modalities are endoscopes and body insertable ultrasound imaging devices. The working devices can be used to perform a variety of diagnostic, therapeutic, or preventive procedures. Endometrial ablation devices and procedures have been used as an example to describe various aspects of the present invention. |
| US11980410B2 |
Composite scaffolds for thermal ablation of metastatic cancer cells
A device includes an electrically conductive or electrically semiconductive material and a biocompatible porous scaffold around the electrically conductive or electrically semiconductive material. The biocompatible porous scaffold includes a biocompatible polymer and pores configured to capture metastatic cells. |
| US11980406B2 |
Correction guide for femoral neck
A device for correcting a placement of a guide wire in a bone includes a body extending from a proximal end to a distal end; a central channel extending through the body from the proximal end to the distal end along a central axis, the central channel sized and shaped to receive a guide wire slidably therein; and a first correction channel extending through the body from the proximal end to the distal end. The first correction channel is sized and shaped to receive a guide wire therein at an angle relative to the central axis of the central axis of the central channel. |
| US11980404B2 |
Implantable compression screws
A compression screw for applying compression at a bone joint. The compression screw includes an axial screw body extending from a distal end to a proximal end with the distal end including a series of bone engaging threads configured to be self-drilling and self-tapping and the proximal end including a head which defines a radially extending shoulder. At least one proximal rotary cutting structure is defined proximally of the bone engaging threads. The at least one proximal rotary cutting structure is configured to be self-drilling such that a proximal portion of the axial screw body cuts into and advances within a bone of the bone joint as the axial screw body is advanced. A method of inserting the compression screw is also provided. |
| US11980402B2 |
Apparatus for stabilization of a bone fracture site
An apparatus for stabilization of a bone fracture site, including a wire that is configured to be positioned through corresponding holes of a first bone and an adjacent second bone; and a tension washer coupled to a first end of the wire, the tension washer rotatable about the first end of the wire, wherein the wire is configured to be positioned through the corresponding holes of the first and the second bone, the tension washer is configured to be positioned proximate a first surface of the second bone, wherein the tension washer includes a first surface having a length longer than a diameter of the corresponding holes of the first and the second bones, wherein the tension washer is configured to rotate such that the first surface of the tension washer abuts the first surface of the second bone. |
| US11980401B2 |
Method and device for minimizing the risk of future hip fractures
Two implant devices cooperate to form a single reinforcement device for minimizing the risk of future hip fractures in the vulnerable as being at significant risk for hip fracture. The two implant devices are sequentially inserted through the same incision and each has a respective head portion, a respectively upwardly or downwardly curved intermediate portion preferably having a generally constant rectangular cross section, and a tapered tail portion, with the head portion of the first implant device having a suitably shaped and positioned opening adapted to receive the constant cross section portion of the second device, and with an enlarged head portion of the second implant device adapted to maintain the second device at a desired orientation relative to the first device and to constrain the second device from excessive insertion relative to the first device after the two devices have been sequentially inserted through the single incision. |
| US11980398B2 |
Crosslink locking mechanism
A crosslink mechanism features a locking clip with interlocking teeth. When being deployed, the surgeon will compress the spring loaded clips, freeing rotation on both sides of the mechanism. Once clipped onto the sequential reducers, the surgeon releases the clips allowing the spring to lock the teeth and therefore lock rotational freedom out of the mechanism. |
| US11980395B2 |
Methods and devices for sonographic imaging
The present invention comprises methods and devices for providing contrast medium for sonography of structures such as ducts and cavities. The invention provides for creation of detectable acoustic variations between two generated phases of a gas and a liquid to make a contrast medium. Sonography is the primary means of imaging but other conventional detection means may also be employed with the present invention. |
| US11980387B2 |
Cutting tool for the vertical incision of a tendon
A cutting tool for the vertical incision of tendons comprising a shaft extending along a longitudinal axis, having a distal end and a proximal end, and a cutting head, located close to said distal end, having a plurality of blades. The cutting head lies on a plane parallel to the longitudinal axis of the shaft and is connected to the latter by a coupling inclined with respect to the longitudinal axis by an angle from 10° to 20°, preferably of 15°. |
| US11980385B2 |
Drive shaft design, conditioning and stabilization methods for rotational medical devices
A flexible drive shaft assembly is provided for an intravascular medical device, for example and without limitation, a blood pump, a rotational atherectomy device, or a rotational thrombectomy device. The blood pump embodiment provides an electric motor and a rotational impeller, with a rotational drive shaft disposed therebetween and configured to rotationally drive the impeller. The drive shaft is moved from an undeformed length to a deformed length when connected between the electric motor and the rotational impeller to provide a biasing force on the rotational impeller in the proximal direction to maintain the impeller in a desired axial or linear location. In other embodiments, drive shaft comprises a proximal section with a length and a spring constant and a distal section of relatively longer length and a relatively higher spring constant. In other embodiments, hypotube(s) and/or support mandrel(s) may be provided. |
| US11980384B2 |
Actuation mechanism and ultrasonic surgical instrument
It is disclosed an actuation mechanism and ultrasonic surgical instrument. The ultrasonic surgical instrument includes an elongated body, a clamping assembly and an actuation mechanism configured to actuate the clamping assembly. The actuation mechanism includes: a handle portion; a first trigger and a second trigger pivotally arranged on the handle portion, respectively; and a driving member configured to actuate the clamping assembly, where the clamping assembly is arranged on a distal portion of the elongated body. The first trigger is engaged with the driving member through a first link, and the second trigger is engaged with the driving member through the first link and a second link. The first trigger is movable independently with respect to the second trigger during a portion of movement of the first trigger. |
| US11980378B2 |
Calculus crushing device
A device includes: a sheath; an operating wire disposed inside the sheath; a grasping part that is provided at a distal end of the operating wire and that has one or more wires; and a bipolar electrode disposed at a distal end of the sheath. The sheath has, at intervals in the circumferential direction, escape grooves that extend from the distal end toward a proximal end of the sheath, that penetrate from an inner circumferential surface to an outer circumferential surface thereof, and that have such dimensions as to allow the wires to pass therethrough. The bipolar electrode is disposed at a position shifted radially outward from the central axis and at a position between two of the escape grooves in the circumferential direction. The distal end of the bipolar electrode is positioned closer to distal ends of the escape grooves than to proximal ends of the escape grooves. |
| US11980377B2 |
Patient specific instruments and methods for joint prosthesis
A system for preparing an ankle bone to receive an ankle prosthesis is provided. The system includes a patient specific cutting guide that has an anterior surface, a posterior surface, and at least one cutting feature extending through the guide from the anterior surface. The posterior surface comprising a first protrusion or other member that extends from a first end fixed to the posterior surface to a second end disposed away from the first end of the first protrusion. The posterior surface has a second protrusion or other member that extends from a first end fixed to the posterior surface to a second end disposed away from the first end of the second protrusion. The first and second protrusions are spaced apart and have a length such that when the patient specific cutting guide is coupled with first and second bone references, which can include bushings implantable in bones, a clearance gap is provided between the posterior surface and the ankle bone. |
| US11980374B2 |
Methods and apparatus for performing discectomy
Methods and apparatus for performing a discectomy are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, a surgical tool for use in a therapeutic treatment of a patient includes a handle; an upper arm coupled to the handle; a lower arm coupled to the handle; a pivot arm coupled to one of the upper arm or the lower arm via a first pivot pin; and an end effector pivotably coupled to the pivot arm via a second pivot pin, wherein actuation of the handle causes movement of the pivot arm and articulation of the end effector. |
| US11980373B2 |
Surgical assembly, stabilisation plate and methods
A surgical assembly, a stabilisation plate and methods. The surgical assembly comprises includes a jig having a body with a tissue-engaging surface shaped to be received by tissue to be re-orientated by a correction factor. The body defines a plurality of alignment apertures orientated to be parallel with respect to each other on application of said correction factor. |
| US11980372B2 |
Osteotomy fixation device and related systems and methods
An all-in-one osteotomy fixation device, along with various related components, systems, and methods. The various embodiments include a device body, a bone attachment structure, a removable slot body, and a movable cutting guide moveably attached to the body via a guide coupling structure. The various methods include using any single device embodiment herein to perform all of the steps of the osteotomy procedure. |
| US11980371B2 |
Indwelling clip
An indwelling clip includes a clip main body having a pair of arm plate portions that can be opened in a substantially V shape with an elastic force and claw portions formed on respective tip portions of the arm plate portions. The indwelling clip also includes a fastening ring attached to the arm plate portions so as to be movable along a longitudinal direction of the pair of arm plate portions and be able to close the pair of arm plate portions by moving in a direction of the claw portions. An outer surface of the claw portion is provided with a fluorescent body containing a fluorescent pigment emitting red or near infrared light by being irradiated with excitation light. |
| US11980364B2 |
Anvil assembly with cutting plate
A surgical stapling device (10) includes a replaceable cartridge assembly (44) having knife assembly (80) and an anvil assembly (42) including a cutting plate (52). The cutting plate (52) is configured be durable to maintain performance of the stapling device (10) over multiple firings. |
| US11980362B2 |
Surgical instrument system comprising a power transfer coil
A surgical system comprising a stapling instrument and a staple cartridge including a plurality of independent circuits powered by the surgical instrument is disclosed. |
| US11980358B2 |
Mechanical suture fastener
A mechanical suture fastener includes a crimpable sleeve defining a channel therein. The crimpable sleeve also has a sleeve length, a channel diameter, and a sleeve length to channel diameter ratio of at least 4.0. The mechanical suture fastener also includes a flange joined to the crimpable sleeve on a distal end of the sleeve. The flange further includes a distal opening which is in communication with a proximal opening defined by the crimpable sleeve. The mechanical suture fastener also includes an inner flange radius of at least 0.007 inches. |
| US11980356B2 |
Apparatus and method for enlarging an incision
A retraction system and method are provided for retracting tissues surrounding a surgical site. In one aspect, a method including engaging slide connections between a guide dilator and a plurality of tissue engaging members and sequentially enlarging an incision using the guide dilator and the plurality of tissue engaging members. In another aspect, a method of inserting a plurality of tissue engaging members into an incision including fixing tip portions of the plurality of tissue engaging members in an insertion configuration, advancing the tip portions into an incision, and restricting movement of the tip portions away from the insertion configuration. A guide dilator system comprising an elongate body, a plurality of tissue engaging members, and slide connections between the elongate body and the tissue engaging members is also provided. |
| US11980353B2 |
Medical mechatronic male and female interface device
A medical mechatronic male interface device couples a surgical assistance system to a mount. The male interface device includes a base including an end face and a functional body extending from the end face, a first mechanical coupling for positive and/or non-positive coupling to a medical mechatronic female interface device, and at least one first electronic interface configured to connect to a second electronic interface of the female interface device. The functional body includes a centering device that centers the surgical assistance system free of play relative to the base. The centering device includes a first functional surface, a second functional surface, and a third functional surface that together at least partially define a three-sided pyramid. The first mechanical coupling includes a first undercut and a second undercut on the functional body that each define a segment engageable from behind. |
| US11980352B2 |
Nasal irrigation diagnostic assembly
A nasal irrigation diagnostic assembly comprising an irrigation device including a fluid collection portion structured to retain a biological sample, in the form of waste solution from the nasal cavity resulting from irrigation. A detection member disposed on said irrigation device is exposed to the biological sample and is structured to determine the existence of at least one analyte within the biological sample of the waste solution. The detection member comprises a plurality of detection zones individually structured to analyze the biological sample upon engagement therewith, wherein said plurality of zones include at least a reaction zone and a detection zone, which respectively include reagents cooperatively and collectively formulated to detect the existence of the at least one analyte within biological sample of the waste solution. A control zone may also be included to indicate the intended operability of at least the detection member. |
| US11980349B2 |
Time correlated source modulation for endoscopy
An endoscope has an improved chip-on-tip configuration that includes both a first configuration of source illumination fibers and a second plurality of source illumination fibers, along with a camera chip. The combination of the camera chip and the source illumination fibers on the tip of the endoscope results in endoscopes with reduced size and weight. |
| US11980347B2 |
Combining near-infrared information with colored images in image-guided surgery
The technology described herein can be embodied in a method that includes receiving data representing information captured using a first sensor and a second sensor of a multi-sensor camera. The sensors are configured to capture a surgical scene illuminated by a light source configured to emit wavelengths in the visible spectrum corresponding to sensing capabilities of the first and second sensors, respectively. The method also includes receiving data representing information captured using a third sensor of the multi-sensor camera, the third sensor configured to capture the surgical scene as illuminated by a near-infrared light source, and generating a first visual representation of the surgical scene based on the data representing the information captured using the first and second sensors. The first visual representation is combined with the information captured using the third sensor to generate a second visual representation, and the second visual representation is presented on a display device. |
| US11980338B2 |
Endoscope device
An endoscope device includes a hollow tube, a thermal-conductive member, an image-capturing module, and a heat-dissipation tube. The hollow tube includes an insertion end. The thermal-conductive member is in the hollow tube and adjacent to the insertion end. The thermal-conductive member includes a first end, a second end, and a receiving groove. The first end is near to the insertion end as compared with the second end, and the receiving groove is between the first end and the second end. The image-capturing module includes a camera module and a circuit board in the receiving groove. The camera module is at the insertion end and electrically connected to the circuit board. The first end contacts the camera module. The heat-dissipation tube is in the hollow tube. One end of the heat-dissipation tube contacts the thermal conductive member, and the other end of the heat-dissipation tube extends away from the insertion end. |
| US11980333B1 |
Automatic shoe-shining device
The shoe shining device is configured for use with a shoe. The shoe shining device is a mechanical device that buffs the shoe. The shoe shining device comprises a shell, a drive mechanism, and a buffing structure. The shell contains the drive mechanism and the buffing structure. The buffing structure is a rotating structure that buffs a shoe placed within the shell. The drive mechanism moves the buffing structure within the shell such that the buffing structure has access to all the surfaces of the upper of the shoe. The drive mechanism provides the motive forces necessary to operate the buffing structure. |
| US11980332B2 |
Dishwasher
A box-type dishwasher, wherein the dishwasher has a fresh-water connection with a feed valve, wherein a water-treatment system with a reverse-osmosis device is provided downstream of the feed valve in order to treat, in particular as required, as least some of the fresh water fed to the dishwasher via the fresh-water connection, wherein a backflow preventer is provided between the feed valve and the reverse-osmosis device in order to prevent water from flowing back from the dishwasher into a fresh-water-supply installation which is, or can be, flow- connected to the fresh-water connection. |
| US11980325B2 |
Hooked towel rod and method
A towel rod is provided having an elongated rigid body having two shorter parallel rods positioned lower than the body by support means on each end of the body. The body having support means attached to each end of the body and attach to and provide a gap to a wall. |
| US11980316B2 |
Beverage pod brewing chamber
A brewing chamber works with a pod to brew a beverage and drains the beverage from the pod without being obstructed by the brewing mechanism to substantially avoid contaminating the beverage and brewing mechanism. The pod is designed to drain the beverage once a gap is formed between an extension of an internal filter that is peelably coupled with a rim of the outer container. The brewing chamber is adapted to hold the pod in a substantially horizontal orientation where a hook slides to separate the extension from the rim to form the gap and the hook is tucked away so that the beverage may drain from the pod unobstructed by the hook. |
| US11980312B1 |
Cervical multi-position pillow
A multi-position pillow for providing cervical area support during sleep, the multi-position pillow comprising: an outer cover adapted to be opened; a core support removably associated with the outer cover, the core support comprising a sloped body with a contour hole and venting through holes, wherein a downward slope of the sloped body extends from a first end to a second end, a head connected to the first end and having a hump, and a ledge disposed in the head along a top end of the hump; and a contouring material layer removably associated with the outer cover and compressed over a top of the core support; wherein an association of the outer cover with the core support and the contouring material layer causes the core support and the contouring material layer to be positioned centrally within the outer cover, such that to provide cervical area support to a user. |
| US11980310B2 |
Refrigerator for entrance gate
A controller for a refrigerator for an entrance gate according to an embodiment of the present invention is configured to: register a user authentication means through a user authentication method setting process; and to open an outer door only when user authentication has succeeded, if an article delivery command is input, thereby preventing theft of the article. |
| US11980305B1 |
Damped articulation system
A damped articulation system facilitates operation of a handheld implement and includes a damped pivot joint assembly comprising a pivot joint assembly including at least one pivot joint unit having a plurality of pivot joint members movably interconnected to one another. A damping assembly having a plurality of damping members interconnected to different ones of the pivot joint members and being movable therewith. The damping assembly further comprising a damping compound disposed between adjacent ones of a plurality of damping surfaces of the damping members, wherein the damping compound serves to minimize oscillation of the damped pivot joint assembly during movement of the pivot joint members having one or more damping members interconnected thereto relative to one another. A handheld implement assembly including a handle having a handheld implement attached thereto is interconnected to a terminal portion of the damped pivot joint assembly. |
| US11980301B2 |
Modular system for displaying service ribbons and medals
The present invention provides a modular ribbon rack device that comprises a plurality of ribbon rack bars, a plurality of magnetic connectors connected to the ribbon rack bars and a ribbon bar backplate attached to the magnetic connectors. The magnetic connectors include an external plastic housing having a grooved cavity and at least one extruded notch. |
| US11980295B2 |
Four-in-one mattress management system
A four-in-one mattress management system and method is disclosed for facilitating various tasks associated with beds of all sizes including making beds; rotating mattresses; holding a bed skirt in place while a mattress is rotated; installing or removing and re-installing a mattress, for example, in order to replace a bed skirt. The system includes an active mode and a passive mode. In an active mode, all four tasks mentioned above can be performed. A passive mode selectable. In a passive mode, the mattress can be easily rotated in a horizontal plane. During that mode, the system holds down the bed skirt while the mattress is being rotated. In an active mode, the present invention facilitates bed making and thus increases the efficiency of the housekeeping staff leaving more time for the housekeeping staff to attend to the rest of the room. The active mode also facilitates installation and replacement of bed skirts. |
| US11980292B1 |
Swingable bracket for furniture
The present disclosure provides a swingable bracket for furniture including a base and multiple support members movably connected to the base; the base includes an upper base and a lower base; the multiple support members include three or more lower support members connected to the lower base and three or more upper support members connected to the upper base; the base further includes a deflection mechanism disposed between the upper base and the lower base, including a first portion connected to the lower base and a second portion connected to the upper base and pivotable relative to the first portion, a holding space is defined within the deflection mechanism, and the deflection mechanism further includes a resilient member disposed within the holding space for providing resistance when the second portion is deflected relative to the first portion. |
| US11980288B2 |
Locking system for retractable and removable delivery bin
A locking system for retractable and removable bins, and methods of use thereof, are provided. The locking system includes a retractable latch disposed within a carrier sized and shaped to receive one or more delivery bins. The locking system further includes a first retention feature disposed on the bin and configured to receive the latch in a first locked configuration where horizontal and vertical movement of the bin relative to the latch is prohibited. Additionally, the locking system includes a second retention feature disposed on the bin distal to the first retention feature and configured to receive the latch in a second locked configuration. The second retention feature has an opening such that, in the second locked configuration, vertical movement of the bin relative to the latch is permitted to thereby remove the bin from the latch through the opening. |
| US11980284B2 |
Crematory brush
A brush for removing cremated remains from a crematory oven is entirely formed of metal to resist the high temperatures of the oven and has two linear brush assemblies fixed to a top frame. A steel handle extends rearwardly from the frame for grasping by a brush operator. One of the linear brush assemblies has smaller diameter crimped stainless steel bristles and is positioned at the front of the brush, the other of the linear brush assemblies has larger diameter crimped stainless steel bristles and is fixed to the top frame rearward of the front brush assembly. Side brush assemblies extend sidewardly and upwardly of the other two. In operation the brush is inserted at the front of the oven and drawn rearwardly after the cremation such that the rear bristles encounter and withdraw the larger elements of the remains, and the front bristles encounter and withdraw the smaller elements. |
| US11980275B2 |
Fragrance sampling device
Fragrance sampling device comprising a reservoir in the form of a pouch, having two outside walls facing one another, intended to receive an applicator in the form of a tongue, characterized in that at least one of the faces of the tongue and/or the inside face of at least one of the walls of the pouch contains a fragrant substance and in that the applicator further comprises a grasping means connected to the tongue and fully emerging from the reservoir, the applicator being devoid of means for the temporary connection thereof to the outside walls of the pouch. |
| US11980274B2 |
Lip balm applicator
A lip balm applicator product comprises upper and lower portions that are connectable together to define the applicator product being of a substantially spherical shape. A support platform is located in the lower portion and accommodates a quantity of lip balm having an arcuate surface. A lip balm comprises a composition of waxes and oils in solid form and formed to have an arcuate surface. The composition is formed to have the arcuate surface using a hot pour process. A method of manufacturing a lip balm comprises providing a receptacle having a concave arcuate surface. A lip balm material in a heated, liquefied phase is poured into the receptacle. Once poured, the heated, liquefied phase is allowed to solidify such that a surface of the solidified lip balm material has an arcuate configuration that corresponds to the concave arcuate surface of the receptacle. |
| US11980273B2 |
Brush integrated capsule with film-forming polymer for nail polishing
A capsule integrated with a nail polish applying element for usage by a nail polish application apparatus comprising a capsule compartment and a pressure applying element, the capsule comprising a container defining a reservoir containing nail polish fluid, the container comprising an upper face with an opening sealed with a sliding gasket and a bottom face, wherein a volume of the reservoir is reduced and an internal pressure is built in the reservoir when pressure application slides the sliding gasket towards the bottom face, and a container housing comprising a body portion shaped to receive and accommodate the container, one or more conveying tunnels having a proximal end mechanically fixated to a bottom side of the body portion and a nail polish applying element mounted to receive the nail polish fluid from a distal end of the conveying tunnel(s) for applying the nail polish fluid on a nail surface. |
| US11980271B2 |
Hair dryer with ion emitter
A hair dryer includes a housing having a main air inlet, a main air outlet and a main interior volume between the main air inlet and the main air outlet. The housing has an auxiliary air inlet, an auxiliary air outlet, and an auxiliary interior volume between the auxiliary air inlet and the auxiliary air outlet. The auxiliary air inlet, the auxiliary air outlet and the auxiliary interior volume each are outside of the main interior volume so that the auxiliary air inlet and the auxiliary air outlet are not in communication with the main air inlet and the main air outlet. A first pair of ion emitters are in the main interior volume. A second pair of ion emitters are in the auxiliary interior volume. A fan is upstream of the first pair of ion emitters in the main interior volume, and selectively generates a main airflow through the housing from the main air inlet to the main air outlet. A heater is in the main interior downstream of the fan and upstream of the main air outlet relative to the main airflow. |
| US11980267B2 |
Combination meal and to-go box
A modular, insulated, configurable combination meal and to-go box for facilitating ecologically responsible and reusable storage and transport of food and other items, with a double-wall-construction lid and utensil tray, an insulated double-wall-construction base member having sidewalls and a base, a removable divider, and a removable flexible shuttle member with a shuttle member lid that can form three configurations: 1) within the double-wall-construction base member; 2) extended to substantially fill the insulated double-wall-construction base member; and 3) extended to any multiple volume shapes of the shuttle member and kept outside of the insulated double-wall-construction base member. |
| US11980263B2 |
Portable shelter
The present invention relates to a portable shelter assembly. The assembly includes a support; and an expandable shelter for being supported by the support and expanding to shelter at least one person. The shelter includes ribs extending from the support. Each rib includes one or more proximal elements pivotally mounted to the support. Each rib further includes a distal element extending from the proximal elements and configured to move outwardly to expand the shelter when the proximal elements pivot in a first direction. Advantageously, the distal elements may be simply pulled down one at a time to lift the connected proximal elements and extend the ribs, which is advantageous in windy conditions, or pulled down together to lift the proximal elements and extend the ribs. |
| US11980262B2 |
Jewelry piece with a spring closure for an interchangeable ornament
A jewelry piece having a body or housing that defines a cavity sized and shaped to removably receive an interchangeable ornament, a cover or back connected to the body, such that the jewelry piece may be opened or closed, and a locking mechanism to secure the ornament in the jewelry piece. The body and cover mechanically engage when the jewelry piece is closed to secure the ornament without the need for excessive force or an additional tool. The mechanical engagement is accomplished by interlocking mating elements and a spring-loaded lever. |
| US11980258B2 |
Magnetic fastener system
A magnetic fastener system has a first fastener structure with a body with a first side and a second side. At least one of a male or female friction-snap fastener is positioned on the first side. A pocket is formed within the second side and a magnet is positioned therein. A recessed surface is formed in an interior of the pocket. A captive wall is formed around the recessed surface. The magnet is positioned between the first side and the recessed surface. A second fastener structure has a shape defined by an outer sidewall, wherein the shape of the outer sidewall substantially matches a shape defined by the captive wall, wherein second fastener structure is removably insertable into the pocket, and the first and second fastener structures are magnetically connectable. At least a third fastener structure is removably connectable to at least one of the male or the female friction-snap fastener. |
| US11980257B2 |
Center release buckle with symmetric locking features
A buckle assembly that utilizes two molded plastic buckle constructs. The two buckle constructs are separate and distinct but are identical in size and configuration. Each of the buckle constructs has a base and two loop structures that extend as parallel cantilevers from the base. On each buckle construct, there is a gap space disposed between the loop structures. The gap space is sized to receive the loop structure from a second identical buckle construct. When two buckle constructs are brought together, the loop structures intermesh and interlock, therein mechanically joining the two buckle constructs together. A locking tab is provided in one of the loop structures on each buckle construct. The locking tab can be manually depressed to release the mechanical interconnection between the buckle constructs. The buckle constructs can then be easily separated. |
| US11980254B2 |
Footwear cleat
The present disclosure relates generally to traction devices for footwear. Cleats are provided that are operable to provide preexisting articles of footwear with enhanced grip, traction and performance. The cleat includes a threaded male extension for interfacing with a preexisting shoe sole and at least one projecting gripping element for contacting or extending toward a ground surface. |
| US11980243B2 |
Microchip security protection glove device
A microchip security protection glove device for protecting personal microchips implanted in the hand of the user includes a glove worn on a hand of the user. The glove is a radio frequency identification blocking material being configured for protecting a personal information stored within a personal microchip implanted within the hand of the user. The glove further includes a plurality of finger sleeves, a thumb sleeve, a back sleeve, a palm sleeve, and a wrist sleeve. The wrist sleeve has an opening where a band is positioned on. The band compresses the opening against an arm of the user when the glove is positioned on the hand of the user. An access of the glove provides passage through the glove to the personal microchip implanted within the hand of the user. The access has a flap being positioning from a closed position to an open position. |
| US11980241B2 |
Articles of apparel
A garment comprising a plurality of panels connected to one another at respective seams. The plurality of panels includes a front panel and a center back section opposite from the front panel. The center back section defines a center panel axis that is co-axial with a center axis of the garment. A shoulder panel extends between the front panel and the center back section, wherein the shoulder panel is configured and adapted to support and pull back a wearer's shoulders. |
| US11980236B2 |
Power supply unit of aerosol generation device
A power supply unit of an aerosol generation device which a heating unit is attachable to and detachable from includes: a secondary battery; a case forming a surface of the power supply unit; a chassis accommodated in an internal space of the case and made of an insulating resin; a plurality of magnets held by the chassis with a gap therebetween; an inner member covering a side surface of the chassis; and an outer member covering an outer surface of the inner member. The inner member includes a plurality of through holes exposing the plurality of magnets, and the outer member is replaceably fixed by the plurality of magnets exposed from the plurality of through holes. |
| US11980234B2 |
Vaporizer device with responsive inhalation detection
Aspects of the current subject matter are directed to transitioning a vaporizer device between different modes of operation including an active mode, a standby mode, and a deep standby mode. The vaporizer device may include a pressure sensor to measure a first pressure in an air flow path, and an ambient pressure sensor to measure a second pressure corresponding to an atmospheric pressure. The transition between different modes of operation may change the sampling frequency and/or resolution of the pressure sensor and/or the ambient pressure sensor such that sampling occurs at a higher frequency and/or resolution when the vaporizer device is in an active mode. Additionally, a comparison of the pressure in the air flow path with the ambient pressure after a heating element is activated may serve as a verification by the vaporizer device that a user is drawing on the vaporizer device. |
| US11980233B2 |
Working control circuit for ultrasonic atomizer and ultrasonic electronic cigarette
A working control circuit for an ultrasonic atomizer and an ultrasonic electronic cigarette are disclosed. The working control circuit comprises a power module, a booster circuit, a smoking switch, a controller, a drive circuit, and an LC oscillation circuit. An output end of the booster circuit is also connected to the drive circuit through a voltage regulator circuit. The voltage regulator circuit comprises a first MOS transistor, a first resistor, and a second resistor. A reference level feedback end of the booster circuit is grounded through a third resistor. The voltage output end of the booster circuit is electrically connected to the reference level feedback end of the booster circuit through a fourth resistor. |
| US11980225B2 |
Cartridge and aerosol generating device including the same
A cartridge for mounting on a main body of an aerosol generating device includes: a liquid storage extending in a longitudinal direction of the cartridge to form an outer wall of the cartridge, the liquid storage including a space accommodating a liquid composition therein; a heater that heats the liquid composition accommodated in the liquid storage to generate an aerosol; and a coupling protrusion including an elastic material, the coupling protrusion protruding from an outer surface of the liquid storage and coupling the main body to the cartridge. |
| US11980222B2 |
Ultrasonic atomization sheet and atomizer and ultrasonic electronic cigarette
An ultrasonic atomization sheet (1) and atomizer and an ultrasonic electronic cigarette are disclosed. The ultrasonic atomization sheet (1) comprises a flaky piezoelectric substrate (101), a surface electrode (102) attached to one surface of the piezoelectric substrate (101), and a drive electrode (103) attached to the other surface of the piezoelectric substrate (101). The piezoelectric substrate (101) is elongated. The piezoelectric substrate (101) is composed of an oscillating section (106) and a fixed section (107) connected to each other. The surface electrode (102) is fixed on one surface of the oscillating section (106), and the drive electrode (103) is fixed on the other surface of the oscillating section (106). The surface electrode (102) and the drive electrode (103) are both rectangular or circular. |
| US11980220B2 |
Tobacco-containing smoking article
A smoking article may include a cigarette incorporated within an electrically powered aerosol generating device that acts as a holder for that cigarette. The smoking article possesses at least one form of tobacco. The smoking article also possesses a mouth-end piece that is used by the smoker to inhale components of tobacco that are generated by the action of heat upon components of the cigarette. A representative smoking article possesses an outer housing incorporating a source of electrical power (e.g., a battery), a sensing mechanism for powering the device at least during periods of draw, and a heating device (e.g., at least one electrical resistance heating element) for forming a thermally generated aerosol that incorporates components of tobacco. During use, the cigarette is positioned within the device, and after use, the used cigarette is removed from the device and replaced with another cigarette. |
| US11980219B2 |
Nicotine gel
A composition is provided, including a gelling agent forming a solid medium, glycerol dispersed in the solid medium, and nicotine dispersed in the glycerol, the composition being a stable gel phase. |
| US11980215B2 |
Synthetic milk compositions for infants less than three months old and for infants and children more than three months for ensuring optimal growth and preventing obesity
Synthetic nutritional formulations, particularly milk based compositions, for infants and children are especially adapted to the age of the child. They are adapted to fulfill the nutritional needs of the child, ensuring balanced growth and development and thereby reducing the risk of obesity. |
| US11980206B2 |
Method for reducing low molecular weight species in caramel
The present invention provides a method for forming caramels having reduced low molecular weight species such as 4-MeI. The low-4-MeI caramels produced by this method have improved stability and taste relative to those known in the art. The invention also extends to the caramels produced by the disclosed methods and the use of such caramels in food and beverages. |
| US11980205B2 |
Method for producing chocolate
The present invention relates to a method for producing a chocolate dough in a melted liquid state, wherein a polyglycerin-condensed ricinoleic acid ester and a phospholipid, which are contained in the chocolate dough, have at least an intermediate state in which the mass ratio of the content of the polyglycerin-condensed ricinoleic acid ester to the content of the phospholipid is 100:0 to 70:30. The present invention also relates to a method for producing a chocolate dough in a melted liquid state, wherein a polyglycerin-condensed ricinoleic acid ester and a phospholipid are contained in the chocolate dough such that the mass ratio of the content of the polyglycerin-condensed ricinoleic acid ester to the content of the phospholipid is 70:30 to 25:75. |
| US11980194B2 |
Discharge device for compact food masses, especially bar masses or cookie doughs
The invention relates to a discharge device (1) for the portion-wise discharge of a compact food mass from a kneading vat (3) arranged in a lifting tipper (2), which device comprises at least two cutting tools (13) each having at least two cutting edges (20) for cutting through or cutting up the compact food mass. |
| US11980192B2 |
Anti-viral paints and coatings and articles comprising same
Disclosed herein are material composition formulated for mitigating activity of a virus on a surface of an article. Methods of preparing such a material composition are also disclosed. |
| US11980191B2 |
Compound mycorrhizal fungus growth promoting agent and agricultural-photovoltaic complementary planting method for Dioscorea composita
The present disclosure relates to the technical field of agricultural microorganisms and crop cultivation and more specifically relates to a compound mycorrhizal fungus growth promoting agent and an agricultural-photovoltaic complementary planting method for Dioscorea composita. The compound mycorrhizal fungus growth promoting agent for Dioscorea composita includes Glomus mosseae, Streptomyces chartreusis and plant growth promoting rhizobacteria, and can greatly improve photosynthesis of Dioscorea composita under a photovoltaic panel and promote growth and development of Dioscorea composita. The compound mycorrhizal fungus growth promoting agent is used, an unoccupied land under a solar photovoltaic panel is utilized, and a high-ridge close planting method is used to combine a solar photovoltaic industry and Dioscorea composita planting. The whole planting process is easy to operate, the cost is low, and three-dimensional value-added utilization of land is achieved. |
| US11980186B2 |
Preparation method of eucalyptol emulsion and application thereof in biopesticides
The present disclosure provides a preparation method of eucalyptol emulsion and application thereof in biopesticides, belonging to the field of emulsion preparation. The method for preparing the eucalyptol emulsion includes the steps of: (1) adding eucalyptol into a cyclodextrin solution to obtain a mixed solution; (2) evenly mixing an emulsifier and a co-emulsifier to obtain a mixed solution; (3) adding the solution obtained in step (2) and water into the solution obtained in step (1), emulsifying to obtain the eucalyptol emulsion. In steps (1), (2) and (3), the mass percents of substances from which the eucalyptol emulsion is prepared are as follows: 0.5%-1% of cyclodextrin, 2.5%-25% of the eucalyptol, 1.25%-15% of the emulsifier, 0.3%-3.75% of the co-emulsifier and 55.3%-95.5% of the water, and the sum thereof is 100%. The emulsion is extremely stable without stratification after being placed at 20° C., 40° C. and 60° C. for 30 days and also has a good insecticidal effect. |
| US11980183B2 |
Microbial inoculant compositions and methods
A microbial inoculant composition includes aquatic bacterial species. In some embodiments, the microbial inoculant composition includes at least one of an aquatic Pseudomonas spp. and a Clostridium spp. |
| US11980179B2 |
Connected bait box
A rodent bait station comprises a housing defining at least one entrance, a bait holding area arranged within the housing for storing a quantity of rodent bait for consumption, and an electronics assembly. The electronics assembly includes a capacitor arranged proximate the bait holding area and having a characteristic capacitance indicative of the quantity of bait in the bait holding area, and a controller for measuring the characteristic capacitance of the capacitor. A processor of the electronics assembly estimates a quantity of bait in the bait holding area according to the measured characteristic capacitance, and transmits via a transmitter a wireless signal indicative of one of the measured characteristic capacitance or the estimated quantity of bait in the bait holding area. |
| US11980172B2 |
Systems and methods for the cultivation of target product
Systems and methods for cultivating or accumulating climate-focused marine target products are described herein. The target product may be microalgae, macroalgae, plankton, marine bacteria or archaea, filter feeders (such as oysters or clams), or crustaceans either for the purpose of bioremediation, eventual cultivation or for sequestering carbon dioxide; or the target product may be direct chemical or biological accumulation of carbon or carbon containing organisms. The system is primarily a floating apparatus designed to hold the target product in a region of the water column and in a spatial region of the water where it will best accumulate target product mass. In some embodiments the system is designed to achieve eventual passive sinking (transformation from a floating to sinking apparatus) into the deep ocean. In some embodiments, the system is equipped with purpose-chosen sensors to instrument and quantify the various biological and mechanical processes occurring onboard. |
| US11980170B2 |
System for external fish parasite monitoring in aquaculture
A method for external fish parasite monitoring in aquaculture, comprising the steps of: —submerging a camera in a sea pen comprising fish; —capturing images of the fish with the camera; and —identifying external fish parasite on the fish by analyzing the captured images, characterized by the steps of: —distinguishing between at least two different classes of external fish parasite which differ in the difficulty of recognizing the external fish parasite; —calculating quality metrics for each captured image, the quality metrics permitting to identify the classes of external fish parasite for which the quality of the image is sufficient for lice detection. |
| US11980169B1 |
Animal feeding system and method of use
An animal feeding system includes a feed storage container having an interior area for animal feed; an outlet attached to the feed storage container at a first end and extending to a second end to allow the animal feed to flow therethrough via gravity to the second end; an access device attached at the second end of the outlet; a motor in electrical communication with the access device to open and close the access device to provide and remove access to the animal feed; and a control system in electrical communication with the motor to send commands to the motor, the control system having a programmable chip; and a sensor suite, the sensor suite collecting information to provide to the programmable chip; the programmable chip operates a timer based on the information from the sensor suite to open and close the access device; a data log is created. |
| US11980166B2 |
Poultry feeder including pan means and removably attached drop tube
This invention comprises a poultry feeder assembly (3) for providing access to feed to chicks of small breeds as well as growing and fully grown up birds from the same poultry feeder assembly, provided with a barrier to minimize entry of the chicks inside a feed containing pan (25) of the poultry feeder assembly. The poultry feeder assembly being attachable to a feeder pipe (4) that has spiral auger for automatic conveying of feed from a small hopper (2) to the poultry feeder assembly attached to the pipe, and the pipe is provided with a system for level adjustment or height adjustment from ground or floor of a poultry house; wherein, the pan for holding the feed is separable for cleaning purposes from the tube that conveys feed received from a feeding pipe to the pan. |
| US11980165B2 |
Physical training device for animals with a therapeutical and entertaining component
The present invention refers to a device of the treadmill kind for the treatment, recovery or recreation of animals, particularly dogs, enabling physical parameters to be monitored and providing physiotherapy solutions and visual and olfactory stimuli. It is endowed with treadmill (1), pneumatic cylinders (4), neck immobiliser (5) cables (6), harness (7), front motor (8), power and displacement sensor (9), lift support structure (10), physiological sensors (11), calibrated weights (12), rear motor (15) and wheels with brake (16). A motor moves the treadmill (1), elevating the lift platform (10). The device has an aromatherapy dispenser (2) and virtual reality glasses (3). The animal is placed on the treadmill (1), a vest is placed thereon, endowed with physiological sensors, leg strap with calibrated weights (12) and wrist straps endowed with power and displacement sensor (9), held upright by the pneumatic cylinders (4) by way of cables (6). |
| US11980162B2 |
Water absorption treatment material and method for manufacturing the same
A water absorption treatment material includes a first grain and a second grain that absorb a liquid. The first grain includes a first core portion and a first coating portion. The first core portion has a grain-like shape. The first coating portion contains an adhesive material, and entirely covers the first core portion. The second grain includes a second core portion and a second coating portion. The second core portion has a grain-like shape. The second coating portion contains an adhesive material, and partially covers the second core portion. |
| US11980161B2 |
Monitoring and intervening assembly for rearing premises
A monitoring and intervening assembly for rearing premises includes: a movable monitoring unit equipped with a unit for monitoring the rearing premises and the animals resident therein, the geographic coordinates of the unit in the premises being determinable with respect to an origin, at least one movable intervening module able to be driven and controlled by the monitoring unit, the intervening module, at rest, being installed in a storage area, the monitoring unit and the intervening module both including interacting mechanical coupling for linking one to the other, the coupling being lockable and unlockable, the monitoring unit being able to continuously monitor the premises and the animals, without however being coupled to the or one of the intervening modules. |
| US11980160B2 |
Dust removal-sterilization-deodorization integrated intelligent lightweight device for livestock and poultry houses
A dust removal-sterilization-deodorization integrated intelligent lightweight device for livestock and poultry houses includes: a transparent housing, a photocatalyst slidably connected to an inner wall of the transparent housing, filter sleeves rotatably mounted on the inner wall of the transparent housing, a flow guide cavity defined in the transparent housing, a fan fixedly connected to a left sidewall of the flow guide cavity, and a flow baffle fixedly connected to an air inlet end of the flow guide cavity. The filter sleeve includes a low-resistance melt-blown fabric, a rutile manganese-zinc layer is laid on an outer side of the low-resistance melt-blown fabric, a skeleton fabric is attached to an outer wall of the rutile manganese-zinc layer, and an outer wall of the skeleton fabric is rotatably connected to the inner wall of the transparent housing. At least two filter sleeves are transversely arranged, and the filter sleeves are tubular. |
| US11980159B2 |
Tomato variety NUN 09282 TOF
A new and distinct tomato variety NUN 09282 TOF is disclosed, as well as seeds and plants and fruits thereof. NUN 09282 TOF is an indeterminate intense tomato variety for the fresh market, comprising resistance to Verticillium dahliae Race 0, Fusarium oxysporum f sp. lycopersici Races 0 and 1, Fusarium oxysporum f sp. radicis lycopersici, Fulvia fulva Groups A-E, and Tomato Mosaic Virus (ToMV) Strains 0, 1, 2, and 1-2. |
| US11980157B2 |
Soybean cultivar 13130617
A soybean cultivar designated 13130617 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar 13130617, to the plants of soybean cultivar 13130617, to the plant parts of soybean cultivar 13130617, and to methods for producing progeny of soybean cultivar 13130617. The invention also relates to methods for producing a soybean plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic soybean plants and plant parts produced by those methods. The invention also relates to soybean cultivars or breeding cultivars, and plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 13130617. The invention also relates to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines, or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 13130617, and to the soybean plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid soybean seeds, plants, and plant parts produced by crossing cultivar 13130617 with another soybean cultivar. |
| US11980156B2 |
Soybean cultivar 88173583
A soybean cultivar designated 88173583 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar 88173583, to the plants of soybean cultivar 88173583, to the plant parts of soybean cultivar 88173583, and to methods for producing progeny of soybean cultivar 88173583. The invention also relates to methods for producing a soybean plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic soybean plants and plant parts produced by those methods. The invention also relates to soybean cultivars or breeding cultivars, and plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 88173583. The invention also relates to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines, or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 88173583, and to the soybean plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid soybean seeds, plants, and plant parts produced by crossing cultivar 88173583 with another soybean cultivar. |
| US11980150B2 |
Maize hybrid X80P537
A novel maize variety designated X80P537 and seed, plants and plant parts thereof are produced by crossing inbred maize varieties. Methods for producing a maize plant by crossing hybrid maize variety X80P537 with another maize plant are disclosed. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into X80P537 through backcrossing or genetic transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby are described. Maize variety X80P537, the seed, the plant produced from the seed, and variants, mutants, and minor modifications of maize variety X80P537 are provided. Methods for producing maize varieties derived from maize variety X80P537 and methods of using maize variety X80P537 are disclosed. |
| US11980144B2 |
Light source for plant cultivation
A plant cultivation light source includes at least two light sources selected from first, second, and third light sources that emit first, second, and third lights, respectively. The first light has a first peak at a wavelength from about 400 nanometers to about 500 nanometers, the second light has a second peak appearing at a wavelength, which is longer than the first peak, from about 400 nanometers to about 500 nanometers, and the third light has a third peak appearing at a wavelength, which is shorter than the first peak, from about 400 nanometers to about 500 nanometers. The first light is a white light and has a first sub-peak having an intensity lower than an intensity of the first peak at a wavelength from about 500 nanometers to about 700 nanometers. The first sub-peak has a full-width at half-maximum greater than a full-width at half-maximum of the first peak. |
| US11980142B2 |
Autonomous solar-powered irrigation system
Disclosed is a system for providing autonomous solar-powered irrigation for a selected wetland site. The system comprises an array of solar PV panels with a charge controller; a deep-cycle battery with a battery monitor; a switchboard with off/on switches for the array of solar PV panels and a deep-cycle battery; a submersible water pump and pump controller; a data logger in communication with the array of one or more solar PV panels, the deep-cycle battery, the charge controller, the battery monitor, the pump controller, and plurality of ambient environmental conditions sensors; and a water-tight container for housing therein the deep-cycle battery, the charge controller, the battery monitor, the pump controller, and the PLC data logger. The PLC data logger is configured for wireless communication with a remote microprocessor having installed a computer-implemented program configured for receiving wireless communications from the PLC data logger, and processing, summarizing and reporting the wireless communications, to an operator. |
| US11980137B2 |
Molded pickup stripper and attachment system for a baler
A baler pickup includes crop strippers looped around a reel. A pickup frame has upper and lower mounting stubs, wherein each of the upper mounting stubs has a notch located centrally in a forward end of the upper mounting stub. A rear end section of an upper leg of each stripper is engaged with a respective upper mounting stub and a rear end section of a lower leg is engaged with a respective lower mounting stub. A distal end of each upper leg has an outer plate separated from an inner plate so as to form a gap. The upper leg has an alignment tab such that when the leg is received on the stub, the tab engages with the notch in the stub. A gap-facing surface of the inner plate has a detent, the upper mounting stub comprises a keyhole opening formed therein rearward of the notch. |
| US11980135B2 |
Method and system for harvesting, packaging, and tracking crop material
A method of harvesting crop material includes capturing an image of a plurality of regions 28 of a field 50. The respective image of the regions 28 is analyzed to determine data related to constituent species of the crop material located within each of the regions 28. The data is associated with a region identifier 48 assigned to the respective one of the regions 28, and saved in a memory 42 of a computing device 30. The crop material in the field 50 is then harvested and formed into a bale. The harvested crop material formed into the bale is gathered from a subset 46 of the regions 28. A region identifier 48 of each of the regions 28 included in the subset 46 of the regions 28 is associated with the bale identifier 38, such that the data related to constituent species of the crop material included in the bale is associated with the bale and may be obtained by querying the computing device 30. |
| US11980133B2 |
Ground inclination stereo profiling apparatus and method for mechanical weeding component
The present invention discloses a ground inclination stereo profiling apparatus and method for a mechanical weeding component, and relates to the field of green agriculture. The ground inclination stereo profiling apparatus for the mechanical weeding component includes a rack assembly, an operation depth and inclination intelligent perception and feedback system, a hydraulic depth adjusting system and a control assembly. The operation depth and inclination intelligent perception and feedback system includes a depth synchronous crank-slider mechanism and an inclination synchronous crank-connecting rod mechanism for synchronously transmitting a depth change and horizontal inclination information of the weeding component; the control assembly includes a processor, a first angle sensor and a second angle sensor; the processor controls the hydraulic depth adjusting system and the motor assembly; and the hydraulic depth adjusting system conducts depth adjustment on the weeding component through a hydraulic cylinder. |
| US11980132B2 |
Determining orientation of a mower using horizon mapping
A mower's control system can maintain horizon maps that associate horizon features with known relative positions. When a mower's orientation is unknown, the control system can obtain an image that captures the horizon from the mower's current viewpoint. The control system can process the image to detect any horizon features that appear within the image and to determine their positions within the image. The control system can then access a horizon map to identify matching horizon features. The control system can compare the known relative positions of any matching horizon features with the positions of the horizon features within the image to thereby determine the mower's current orientation. |
| US11980129B2 |
Device for harvesting asparagus growing from an asparagus field
A device for harvesting asparagus growing from a asparagus field that includes a frame displaceable over the asparagus field by a drive means in which frame is at least provided with cutting means for cutting the asparagus to be harvested close to the surface of the field, and stabilizing means for stabilizing the asparagus relative to the cutting means. |
| US11980128B1 |
Weed whacker attachment for a riding lawn mower
A weed whacker attaches to the front of a riding lawn mower. The week whacker is attached to the riding lawn mower through a pivoting linkage, and is supported on castors which may be adjustable in height. The weed whacker may thereby traverse uneven terrain which differs from the terrain traversed by the riding lawn mower, continuing to provide an even cut over the terrain. The weed whacker draws its power from the riding lawn mower. The weed whacker may be shifted between the right and left sides of the riding lawn mower. The weed whacker may be controlled by the driver of the riding lawn mower, including unwinding additional cutting wire in response to a control signal from a controller used by the driver of the riding lawn mower. |
| US11980124B2 |
Robotic lawn mower with sensor for detecting relative movement between body parts of the lawn mower
A self-propelled robotic lawnmower may include a lawnmower body, a body part movably arranged in relation to the lawnmower body, and an elongated sensor element extending in an interface between the lawnmower body and the body part. The elongated sensor element may be configured to generate a signal when a portion of the elongated sensor element is subjected to a change in thickness in a direction perpendicular to a direction of elongation of the elongated sensor element by a relative movement between the body part and the lawnmower body. |
| US11980121B2 |
Agricultural pneumatic meters
Pneumatic meters for the singularization and metering of seeds. Such pneumatic meters may include a rotating disk with a plurality of holes arranged radially. The plurality of holes may define a circular seed path passage when the rotating disk rotates. The pneumatic meters may include a seed container structure associated with the rotating disk. |
| US11980120B2 |
Agricultural product storage compartment assembly having a weight monitoring system
An agricultural product storage compartment assembly includes a first storage compartment configured to couple to a frame. The first storage compartment is configured to provide a first agricultural product to a first metering assembly. The agricultural product storage compartment assembly also includes a supplemental storage compartment configured to couple to the frame independently of the first storage compartment. In addition, the agricultural product storage compartment assembly includes a first flexible link configured to facilitate flow of the first agricultural product from the supplemental storage compartment to the first storage compartment. Furthermore, the agricultural product storage compartment assembly includes a first valve configured to selectively block flow of a second agricultural product from the supplemental storage compartment to the first storage compartment while the first valve is closed. The agricultural product storage compartment assembly also includes a weight monitoring system. |
| US11980118B2 |
Seedsheet manufacturing apparatus and seedsheet
To provide a seedsheet manufacturing apparatus that can increase a manufacturing speed and a seedsheet. A seedsheet manufacturing apparatus includes: a paste reservoir configured to store a paste in which a seed and a fluid are mixed; a plate cylinder disposed above the paste reservoir; a doctor blade configured to scrape a portion of the paste adhering to a surface of the plate cylinder; a pressing roller disposed such that the pressing roller faces the plate cylinder and a mounting paper is allowed to pass through a gap formed between the pressing roller and the surface of the plate cylinder; a supply unit configured to feed the mounting paper to the gap; and a recovery unit configured to recover the mounting paper that passes through the gap. |
| US11980115B2 |
Protective frame position control system for agricultural working vehicle wheel
A protective frame position control system includes a wheel protective frame for a working vehicle. The wheel protective frame is mounted on a wheel via at least one bearing aligned with a center of rotation of the wheel, and a position guide 55 is associable with an upper cast of a suspension via a pin 56 to prevent rotation of the wheel protective frame and also maintain a position of the wheel protective frame at any height of the suspension of the working vehicle. The position guide comprises includes a geometry oriented vertically and compatible with a path travelled by a first end of a damping element, which is associated with the center of rotation of the wheel. |
| US11980113B2 |
System and method for adjusting actuator pressure on an agricultural implement using a valve
A system for adjusting actuator pressure on an agricultural implement includes a fluid-driven actuator configured to adjust a position of a tool of the implement relative to the implement frame, with the fluid-driven actuator defining a fluid chamber. Furthermore, the system includes a valve configured to control a flow of a fluid to the fluid-driven actuator. In addition, the system includes a fluid conduit fluidly coupled between the valve and the fluid chamber. Moreover, the system includes a computing system is configured to determine the current position of the tool relative to the implement frame based on the data captured by a position sensor. Additionally, the computing system is configured to determine a current volume of the fluid chamber and the fluid conduit based on the determined current position. Furthermore, the computing system is configured to control the operation of the valve based on the determined current volume. |
| US11985904B2 |
Method of manufacturing MRAM device with enhanced etch control
A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device includes: providing a substrate, the substrate defining a logic region and a memory region; depositing a bottom electrode layer across the logic region and the memory region; depositing a magnetic tunnel junction (MTJ) layer over the bottom electrode layer; depositing a first conductive layer over the MTJ layer; depositing a sacrificial layer over the first conductive layer; etching the sacrificial layer in the memory region to expose the first conductive layer in the memory region while keeping the first conductive layer in the logic region covered; depositing a second conductive layer in the memory region and the logic region; patterning the second conductive layer to expose the MTJ layer in the memory region; and etching the patterned second conductive layer and the MTJ layer to form a top electrode and an MTJ, respectively, in the memory region. |
| US11985900B2 |
Displacement magnifying mechanism, polishing device, actuator, dispenser, and air valve
A displacement magnifying mechanism includes a base portion serving as a substrate; a first attachment portion and a second attachment portion which are provided on a surface on one side of the base portion; a first piezoelectric element and a second piezoelectric element of which one ends are attached to the first attachment portion and the second attachment portion; an operating portion which is connected to the other ends of the first piezoelectric element and the second piezoelectric element and generates a displacement due to expansion and contraction of the piezoelectric element; and a link portion which is disposed at the center between the first piezoelectric element and the second piezoelectric element, links the operating portion and the base portion, and is made of a material having a higher Young's modulus than that of the first piezoelectric element and the second piezoelectric element. |
| US11985894B2 |
Compound for organic electronic element, organic electronic element using the same, and an electronic device thereof
Provided are a compound capable of improving the light-emitting efficiency, stability, and lifespan of an element; an organic electronic element using same; and an electronic device thereof. |
| US11985893B2 |
Organic electroluminescence device and aromatic 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 containing an aromatic compound, wherein the aromatic compound includes a benzene ring, two unsubstituted carbazole groups directly bonded to the benzene ring, two substituted carbazole groups directly bonded to the benzene ring and each substituted with a nitrogen-containing ring group, and a substituent directly bonded to the benzene ring and selected from a cyano group, a fluorine, or a C1-C10 alkyl group substituted with a fluorine. The organic electroluminescence device may obtain good luminous efficiency and long life (long lifespan) characteristics while emitting blue light. |
| US11985883B2 |
Method of integrating functional tuning materials with micro devices and structures thereof
The disclosure is related to creating different functional micro devices by integrating functional tuning materials and creating an encapsulation capsule to protect these materials. Various embodiments of the present disclosure also related to improve light extraction efficiencies of micro devices by mounting micro devices at a proximity of a corner of a pixel active area and arranging QD films with optical layers in a micro device structure. |
| US11985878B2 |
Display devices with different light sources in pixel structures
Embodiments of a display device are described. A display device includes first and second sub-pixels. The first sub-pixel includes a first light source having a multi-layer stack and a first substrate configured to support the first light source. The multi-layer stack includes an organic phosphor film or a quantum dot (QD) based phosphor film configured to emit a first light having a first peak wavelength. The first substrate includes a first control circuitry configured to independently control the first light source. The second sub-pixel includes a second light source and a second substrate configured to support the second light source. The second light source has a microLED or a miniLED configured to emit a second light having a second peak wavelength that is different from the first peak wavelength. The second peak wavelength can be in the blue wavelength region of the visible spectrum. The second substrate includes a second control circuitry configured to independently control the second light source. |
| US11985877B2 |
Display substrate and method of manufacturing the same, display panel, and display device
A display substrate having a display area is provided. The display substrate includes a base and a plurality of light-emitting devices disposed on the base and located in the display area. Each light-emitting device includes a light-emitting portion. In at least one light-emitting device, the light-emitting portion is manufactured using an ink-jet printing process. Distances from a plurality of selected points on an edge of an orthographic projection of the light-emitting portion manufactured using the ink-jet printing process on the base to a center of the orthographic projection are equal. Using the center of the orthographic projection as a center of a circle and a distance from a selected point in the plurality of selected points to the center of the orthographic projection as a radius, the plurality of selected points are distributed on the circle at equal intervals. |
| US11985875B2 |
Display panel having initialization lines and display apparatus including the same
A display panel is disclosed that includes a substrate, a first initialization voltage line, and a second initialization voltage line. The substrate includes a display area and a peripheral area. The first initialization voltage line is arranged in the display area and includes a first vertical voltage line and a first horizontal voltage line. The second initialization voltage line includes a second vertical voltage line and a second horizontal voltage line overlapping the first horizontal voltage line in a plan view. Each of the plurality of pixels includes a first sub-pixel configured to emit light of a first color, and a second sub-pixel configured to emit light of a second color. The first initialization voltage line is configured to transmit a first initialization voltage to one electrode of a light-emitting diode of the first sub-pixel. The second initialization voltage line is configured to transmit a second initialization voltage to one electrode of a light-emitting diode of the second sub-pixel. |
| US11985874B2 |
Display substrate and display device
A display substrate and a display device are provided. The first display region includes a first light-emitting element, and allows light from the first side to be at least partially transmitted to the second side. The first winding portion of the first signal line extends along a curve, the first winding portion, the first bending portion, and the first connecting portion are located in the second display region. The first signal line is configured to transmit a first driving signal to the first pixel circuit to drive the first light-emitting element to emit light. The second signal line is configured to transmit a second driving signal to the second pixel circuit and the third pixel circuit to drive the second light-emitting element and the third light-emitting element to emit light. The third signal line is floating, and is in the second display region and extends along the first direction. |
| US11985872B2 |
Display panel and electronic device
A display panel and an electronic device are provided. The display panel includes: a base substrate; a plurality of gate lines and a plurality of data lines located on the base substrate. A plurality of sub-pixel units are located on the base substrate, and at least one of the plurality of sub-pixel units includes a light-emitting element, a switching transistor, an induction transistor, a driving transistor and a storage transistor. In this sub-pixel unit, an orthographic projection of the switching transistor on the base substrate and an orthographic projection of the induction transistor on the base substrate are located on a first side of an orthographic projection of the storage capacitor on the base substrate. An orthographic projection of the driving transistor on the base substrate is located on a second side of the orthographic projection of the storage capacitor on the base substrate. |
| US11985870B2 |
Display device
A nick is disposed in a display region so as to partly cut the display region. A first routed wire is routed from the display region toward the nick. The first routed wire is included in a first metal layer. A first conductive film is included in a second metal layer. The first routed wire and the first conductive film overlap each other via an inorganic insulating film. |
| US11985868B2 |
Display apparatus
A display apparatus includes: a substrate including a first area, a second area surrounding the first area and spaced apart from the first area, and a third area between the first area and the second area; a plurality of pixel circuits on the substrate at the second area, each of the plurality of pixel circuits including one or more thin-film transistors, and a storage capacitor; a plurality of lines on the substrate at the third area, and electrically connected to the pixel circuits, respectively; an encapsulation member covering the pixel circuits; an input sensing section on the encapsulation member to overlap with the second area, and including sensing electrodes, and trace lines electrically connected to the sensing electrodes; and a plurality of shielding portions on the encapsulation member to overlap with at least one of the plurality of lines, the plurality of shielding portions being spaced apart from each other. |
| US11985867B2 |
Display substrate having bridge regions with different stiffness, display panel and display apparatus
A display substrate has a plurality of pixel island regions arranged at intervals and a plurality of bridge regions connecting the plurality of pixel island regions, and includes an opening being disposed between any two adjacent bridge regions. At least one bridge region of the plurality of bridge regions including a first region and two second regions located on two sides of the first region, one second region of the two second regions being connected to one pixel island region adjacent thereto, and another region of the two second regions being connected to one pixel island region adjacent thereto. A stiffness of a portion of the display substrate located in the first region being less than a stiffness of a portion of the display substrate located in each second region. |
| US11985861B2 |
Display panel and display device
The disclosure provides a display panel and a display device. The display panel includes: a base substrate, a transistor array layer, a pixel defining layer, touch electrodes. The area of opening region of first color sub-pixel is smaller than that of opening region of third color sub-pixel, the area of opening region of second color sub-pixel is smaller than that of opening region of third color sub-pixel. An orthogonal projection of second capacitor in first color sub-pixel and an orthogonal projection of touch electrodes have a first auxiliary overlap area, an orthogonal projection of second capacitor in second color sub-pixel and orthogonal projection of the touch electrodes have a second auxiliary overlap area, an orthogonal projection of second capacitor in third color sub-pixel and orthogonal projection of touch electrodes have a third auxiliary overlap area. The first and/or second auxiliary overlap area is larger than the third auxiliary overlap area. |
| US11985855B2 |
Light emitting display device having reduced interference between adjacent pixels
A light emitting display device including a first pixel including a first driving transistor, a first input transistor, a first initialization transistor, a first storage capacitor, and a first light emitting diode (LED); and a second pixel including a second driving transistor, a second input transistor, a second initialization transistor, a second storage capacitor, and a second light emitting diode (LED. The first pixel further includes a first gate electrode connecting member connecting a first gate electrode of the first driving transistor and the first input transistor; the second pixel further includes a second gate electrode connecting member connecting a second gate electrode of the second driving transistor and the second input transistor; the first light emitting diode (LED) includes a first anode; the second light emitting diode (LED) includes a second anode; and the first gate electrode connecting member does not overlap the second anode in a plan view. |
| US11985849B2 |
Polarizer and manufacturing method thereof, display panel, and display device
A polarizer and a manufacturing method thereof, a display panel, and a display device are provided. The polarizer includes a polarizing layer, and the polarizing layer includes a first polarizing region and a second polarizing region. A light transmittance of the first polarizing region is greater than a light transmittance of the second polarizing region, and a ratio of the light transmittance of the first polarizing region to the light transmittance of the second polarizing region is 1.1:1 to 2.6:1. |
| US11985848B2 |
Touch display device
A touch display device exhibiting low reflectivity is disclosed. The touch display device includes a light-blocking stack composed of at least two light-blocking color layers overlapping a plurality of touch electrodes disposed on an encapsulation unit, and a low-reflection layer disposed on the light-blocking stack, thereby absorbing external light without a separate polarizing plate, thus exhibiting low reflectivity. |
| US11985844B2 |
Display substrate panel and preparation method thereof, and display panel
A display substrate panel includes a substrate and multiple OLED elements disposed on the substrate, and further includes a thin film encapsulation layer disposed on the OLED elements and a light blocking layer disposed on the thin film encapsulation layer and located between two adjacent OLED elements. A display panel includes the above display substrate panel and a cover panel which is aligned and combined into a cell with the display substrate panel, wherein the cover panel includes a color film layer, and the color film layer has a red color film, a green color film and a blue color film which are disposed to correspond to the OLED elements. |
| US11985839B2 |
Organic light-emitting device
An organic light-emitting device may include: an anode; a cathode; an organic layer between the anode and the cathode and including an emission layer; and a first exciton quenching layer between the anode and the emission layer and in direct contact with the emission layer. The emission layer may include a host and a dopant, the first exciton quenching layer may include a first quenching material, and the host, the dopant, and the first quenching material may each satisfy Equations 1-1 and 1-2: T1(Q1)≤T1(H) Equation 1-1 T1(Q1)≤T1(D) Equation 1-2 wherein, in Equations 1-1 and 1-2, T1(Q1) indicates a lowest excited triplet energy level of the first quenching material, T1(H) indicates a lowest excited triplet energy level of the host, and T1(D) indicates a lowest excited triplet energy level of the dopant. |
| US11985836B2 |
Methods for manufacturing highly efficient wide-gap perovskite solar cells
The present disclosure relates to a device that includes a layer that includes a perovskite, where the layer has a first side and a second side defining a thickness, the perovskite has a bulk composition as defined by AB(X1-yXy′)3, where A includes a first cation, B includes a second cation, X includes iodide, and X′ includes bromide, y is between 0.2 and 0.8, inclusively, and the thickness has a bromide concentration gradient across the thickness with a maximum concentration at or in the proximity of the first side and a minimum concentration at the second side. |
| US11985835B2 |
Film structure, element, and multilevel element
The film structure according to an embodiment of the present invention includes at least one active monolayer having an energy level quantized in at least one axial direction and at least one barrier alternately stacked with the at least one active monolayer. Current flows through the active monolayer, and the current flow may be limited by the quantized energy level. |
| US11985834B2 |
Semiconductor memory device having memory layer extending between insulation layer and semiconductor layer
A semiconductor memory device, includes: a stack including a wiring layer and an insulation layer alternately stacked in a first direction; a semiconductor layer including a first region overlapping with the insulation layer in a second direction, and a second region overlapping with the wiring layer in the second direction; an insulation region between the wiring layer and the second region; and a memory region on the opposite side of the second region from the wiring layer. The wiring layer is farther from the first region in the second direction than the insulation layer is. The second region has a part between the insulation layers in the first direction and protruding further toward the wiring layer than the first region in the second direction. The memory region has a face opposite to the second region and closer to the wiring layer in the second direction than the first region is. |
| US11985833B2 |
Three-dimensional resistive random access memory and method making it possible to obtain such a memory
A memory includes a memory cell including a planar electrode in a first plane; a floating electrode in a second plane, parallel to the first plane; a vertical electrode. The planar electrode includes a first part facing a first part of the floating electrode, the first part of the planar electrode and the first part of the second electrode being separated by a first layer of a first active material, the vertical electrode includes a part facing a second part of the floating electrode, the first part of the vertical electrode and the second part of the floating electrode being separated by a second layer of a second active material. The first active material forms a selector or a memory point and the second active material forms a memory point or a selector. The planar and floating electrodes not sharing any plane parallel to the first or second plane. |
| US11985830B2 |
Three-dimensional memory device and method
A semiconductor device and method of manufacture are provided. In embodiments a memory array is formed by manufacturing portions of a word line during different and separate processes, thereby allowing the portions formed first to act as a structural support during later processes that would otherwise cause undesired damage to the structures. |
| US11985829B2 |
Switching element, semiconductor memory device including switching element, and method for fabricating the semiconductor memory device
A switching element comprising: a first gate dielectric layer formed over a substrate; a second gate dielectric layer formed over the first gate dielectric layer to overlap a part of the first gate dielectric layer, and including a ferroelectric material; a second gate electrode formed over the second gate dielectric layer; and a first gate electrode located between the first and second gate dielectric layers, and configured to control the second gate dielectric layer to selectively have negative capacitance. |
| US11985827B2 |
Semiconductor device, driving method of semiconductor device, and electronic device
A novel semiconductor device is provided. A memory string, which extends in the Z direction and includes a conductor and an oxide semiconductor, intersects with a plurality of wirings CG extending in the Y direction. The conductor is placed along a center axis of the memory string, and the oxide semiconductor is concentrically placed outside the conductor. The conductor is electrically connected to the oxide semiconductor. An intersection portion of the memory string and the wiring CG functions as a transistor. In addition, the intersection portion functions as a memory cell. |
| US11985824B2 |
Three-dimensional memory devices having dummy channel structures and methods for forming the same
Three-dimensional (3D) memory devices and methods for forming the 3D memory devices are provided. In one example, a 3D memory device includes a substrate and a memory stack including interleaved conductive layers and dielectric layers on the substrate. The memory stack includes a core structure and a staircase structure. The staircase structure is on one side of the memory stack. The 3D memory device also includes a dummy channel structure extending vertically through the staircase structure. The dummy channel structure includes a plurality of sections along a vertical side of the dummy channel structure. The plurality of sections respectively interface with the interleaved conductive layers in the staircase structure. At least one of the plurality of sections includes a non-flat surface at an interface between the at least one of the plurality of sections and a corresponding conductive layer. |
| US11985823B2 |
Microelectronic devices with slit structures including metal plugs and related systems
A microelectronic device may include a stack structure comprising a vertically alternating sequence of insulative structures and conductive structures, the stack structure divided into block portions. The microelectronic device may additionally include slit structures horizontally interposed between the block portions of the stack structure. Each of the slit structures may include a dielectric liner covering side surfaces of the stack structure and an upper surface of an additional structure underlying the stack structure, and a plug structure comprising at least one metal surrounded by the dielectric liner. |
| US11985820B2 |
Semiconductor devices and data storage systems including the same
A semiconductor device includes a first substrate; devices on the first substrate; a second substrate on the devices; gate electrodes stacked on the second substrate and spaced apart from each other in a first direction; channel structures penetrating the gate electrodes, extending in the first direction, and including a channel layer; isolation regions penetrating the gate electrodes and extending in a second direction; a through contact plug penetrating the second substrate, extending in the first direction, and electrically connecting the gate electrodes to the devices; a barrier structure spaced apart from the through contact plug and surrounding the through contact plug; and a support structure on the gate electrodes and including support patterns, wherein the support structure has first through regions spaced apart from each other in the second direction on the isolation regions and a second through region in contact with an upper surface of the barrier structure. |
| US11985819B2 |
Layout method by buried rail for centralized anti-fuse read current
A memory device includes an anti-fuse cell array having a plurality of anti-fuse cells, each of the plurality of anti-fuse cells having a first transistor and a second transistor connected to the first transistor. A first terminal of the first transistor is connected to a bit line and the bit line is a buried rail formed in a substrate of the first transistor and the second transistor. |
| US11985815B2 |
Method for manufacturing memory and same
A method for manufacturing a memory includes the following operations. A substrate and a plurality of separate initial bit line contact structures are provided, in which a plurality of active regions are formed in the substrate, and each of the initial bit line contact structures is electrically connected with the active regions, and each of the initial bit line contact structures is partially located in the substrate. Pseudo-bit line structures on the tops of the initial bit line contact structures are formed. The initial bit line contact structures are etched to form bit line contact layers and gaps between the substrate and the side walls of the bit line contact layers. First dielectric layers are formed on the side walls of the pseudo-bit line structures, in which the first dielectric layers are also located right above the gaps. |
| US11985812B2 |
Semiconductor memory device including a trench gate structure and method of forming the same
An apparatus includes a semiconductor substrate; a line-shaped trench in the semiconductor substrate, an inner wall of the line-shaped trench being covered with an insulating film; a first conductive member including first and second line-shaped portions, the first line-shaped portion filling a lower portion of the line-shaped trench; and line-shaped second and third conductive members extending along the inner wall of the line-shaped trench and facing each other, the line-shaped second and third conductive members having a void therebetween; wherein the second line-shaped portion of the first conductive member protrudes from a central portion of the first line-shaped portion to fill the void. |
| US11985805B2 |
Thermally conductive electromagnetically absorptive material
A thermally conductive electromagnetically absorbing material includes a plurality of particles dispersed in a binder. The plurality of particles can have a particle size distribution having at least three peaks, where at least a majority of particles within a half width at half maximum of one, but not the other ones, of the at least three peaks are at least partially coated with an electromagnetically absorbing coating. The plurality of particles can include pluralities of first and second particles where a total number of the first particles is at most 1% of a total number of the first and second particles and where the first particles are more electromagnetically absorbing than the second particles. Films, molded articles and systems including the thermally conductive electromagnetically absorbing material are described. |
| US11985803B1 |
Thermal management for container-based data centers
Systems and methods for managing airflow for cooling computing devices (e.g., in a data center) are disclosed. To prevent damage to computing devices after power outages in low temperatures, a subset of the computing devices may be preheated, started, and operated in an exhaust air recirculation mode to raise the temperatures of the other computing devices. Preheating may for example use heaters or warm air temporarily diverted from external sources such as nearby buildings. Thermal mass (e.g., phase change material) may be positioned near the computing devices to capture heat that is later released in the event of a dramatic temperature drop such a cold weather power outage. |
| US11985802B2 |
Control systems and prediction methods for it cooling performance in containment
A method of controlling a data center having a cold air cooling system, and at least one containment structure, comprising: determining a minimum performance constraint; determining optimum states of the cold air cooling system, a controlled leakage of air across the containment structure between a hot region and a cold air region, and information technology equipment for performing tasks to meet the minimum performance constraint, to minimize operating cost; and generating control signals to the cold air cooling system, a controlled leakage device, and the information technology equipment in accordance with the determined optimum states. |
| US11985799B2 |
Electronic equipment enclosure
An electronic equipment enclosure includes a frame structure and a customizable side air dam kit. The frame structure includes a front frame, a rear frame, front-to-back frame members connecting corners of the front and rear frames together, reinforced bracket structures located near ends of the cross members, and extruded horizontal mounting rails parallel to, but inward from, the front-to-back frame members. The ends of the horizontal mounting rails are connected to the reinforced bracket structures. Panels are installed in longitudinal slots in the front-to-back frame members and horizontal mounting rails, each of which is extruded. The customizable side air dam kit includes a framework of horizontal and vertical frame pieces, adapted to connect to the frame structure, and a customizable air dam panel supported by the framework. A plurality of the frame pieces are provided to an installer for use in constructing the framework to fit the specific frame structure. |
| US11985797B2 |
Cooling device for dissipating heat from an object
A cooling device for dissipating heat from an object. The cooling device comprises a base part arranged for contact with the object, and fins attached to and protruding from the base part in a direction substantially away from the object when in use. The fins are arranged in a first configuration adapted for heat dissipation by natural convection of air and in a second configuration adapted for heat dissipation by forced convection of ambient air movement such as wind. Thereby, the cooling device can provide ample or at least adequate cooling effect on the object both when there is more or less ambient air movement chiefly using the second configuration, and when the ambient air is not moving chiefly using the first configuration. |
| US11985796B2 |
Vapor chamber
A vapor chamber includes a main body. The main body includes a base plate and a top plate. The base plate includes a plate body, a peripheral frame and a plurality of supporting pillars. The plate body has a surface. The peripheral frame is disposed on the surface of the plate body. The surface and the peripheral frame together define a first space. The first space is configured to accommodate a working fluid. The supporting pillars are located in the first space and are distributed on the surface of the plate body. The supporting pillars, the plate body and the peripheral frame are of an integrally-formed structure. The top plate abuts against the peripheral frame and the supporting pillars to seal up the first space. |
| US11985795B2 |
Temperature control unit
With an objective of obtaining a temperature control unit capable of highly uniform temperature control, provided is a temperature control unit (1) having a heat transfer medium introduction port (2) configured to introduce a heat transfer medium from outside, a temperature control mechanism (3) through which the heat transfer medium from the heat transfer medium introduction port (2) passes, and a heat transfer medium discharge port (4) configured to discharge the heat transfer medium from the temperature control mechanism (3) to outside, wherein: the temperature control mechanism (3) is provided with a porous metal body and a housing (5) configured to house the porous metal body; at least one main surface of the housing (5) is exposed to an outer side of the temperature control mechanism (3), and an inner side of the main surface contacts the porous metal body, thereby exchanging heat between the porous metal body and outside; and a heat transfer medium dispersion area (10) is provided between the heat transfer medium introduction port (2) and the porous metal body. |
| US11985791B1 |
Adjustable ducts for cooling computing devices
An adjustable cooling duct for improved facility (e.g., data center) cooling is disclosed. In one embodiment, the cooling duct comprises a cylindrical flexible membrane (e.g., fabric) having a first annular end and a second annular end, and a cincture mechanism connected around the perimeter of the cylindrical flexible membrane between the first annular end and the second annular end. The cincture mechanism may be motorized and that may be controlled by a management computer based on pressure sensor readings. The cincture mechanisms may be automated for coordinated control of multiple ducts in parallel by the management computer based on environmental sensor readings to improve facility cooling. |
| US11985789B2 |
Module for a telecommunications pole
The present disclosure describes a module for a telecommunications pole. The module may include a main base plate configured such that telecommunications equipment can be mounted thereto, a top frame member and a bottom frame member coupled to opposing ends of the main base plate and extending outwardly from, and generally perpendicularly to, the main base plate; and a plurality of side frame members coupled to the top and bottom frame members, each side frame member extending collinearly with the main base plate. The top, bottom and side frame members each include a plurality of recesses and protrusions configured and/or positioned such that the top, bottom, and side frame members may be aligned and assembled within the telecommunications pole. Module assemblies and methods of assembling the modules are also described herein. |
| US11985785B2 |
Mechanisms and methods for two-sided rack access
Traditionally, rail systems for racks that house electronic equipment, such as information handling system only allow motion from one side of the rack, if they allow movement at all. Embodiments presented herein provide mechanisms and methods that allow for motion of information handling systems in a housing from more than just one side of the housing. |
| US11985783B2 |
High density communications device
A communication device which includes at least four first plate communication interfaces disposed along one length of one side of the device housing is disclosed. The device also includes at least four second plate communication interfaces that are disposed along the length of the second side of the device housing. The at least four second plate communication interfaces includes at least four universal serial bus (USB) ports. At least one circuit board is disposed in the device housing and electrically connected to the first and second plate communication interfaces. |
| US11985779B2 |
Cartridge-based computing system
A cartridge-based computing system includes a display stand that connects to a compute module cartridge including a first securing member, a second securing member, and a release member coupled to the second securing member. The display stand defines a securing aperture that engages the first securing member when the compute module cartridge is connected to the display stand, which causes the first securing member to engage a securing element on the display stand and move it into engagement with the second securing member to connect the compute module cartridge to the display stand. The securing element may then be engaged by the release member to move it out of engagement with the second securing member, and into engagement with the first securing member to cause the securing aperture to disengage the first securing member and disconnect the compute module cartridge from the display stand. |
| US11985777B2 |
Display device
A display device includes a display panel including a side that displays an image, and an another side opposite to the side, a bottom layer disposed on the another side of the display panel, wherein the bottom layer includes a side facing toward the display panel, and an another side opposite to the side of the bottom layer, and a foldable member disposed on the another side of the bottom layer. The bottom layer includes a non-attached portion not attached to the foldable member; and a protective coating layer disposed on the another side of the bottom layer and overlapping the non-attached portion. |
| US11985774B2 |
Display device
A display device includes a display module including a folding area, a plate which is under the display module and includes a bending portion corresponding to the folding area and a plurality of openings defined in the bending portion, a first plate and a second plate portion extending from opposing sides of the bending portion, a support layer which is under the bending portion and includes a first support member and a second support member spaced apart from each other, and a cushion layer including a first cushion member corresponding to the first plate portion and a second cushion member corresponding to the second plate portion. Each of the first support member and the second support member has a modulus greater than a modulus of each of the first cushion member and the second cushion member. |
| US11985773B2 |
Display device
Disclosed herein is a display device including a display panel having a display portion configured to display an image, a plate-shaped member having a first principal surface and a second principal surface, the display panel being disposed on a second principal surface side, the plate-shaped member including a screen portion disposed in a position corresponding to the display portion, an opaque frame member disposed at a peripheral edge of the screen portion, a bonding member that has transparency and is configured to bond the display panel and the plate-shaped member to each other, a holding member disposed on the second principal surface side of the plate-shaped member, and a fixing member configured to fix the frame member and the holding member to the plate-shaped member, the plate-shaped member further including a transparent peripheral edge portion disposed on an outside of the frame member. |
| US11985762B2 |
Flexible laminated board and multilayer circuit board
A flexible laminated sheet manufacturing method includes thermocompression-bonding an insulation film formed of a liquid crystal polymer onto a metal foil between endless belts to form a flexible laminated sheet. The thermocompression bonding includes heating the flexible laminated sheet so that the maximum temperature of the sheet is in the range from a temperature that is 45° C. lower than the melting point of the liquid crystal polymer to a temperature that is 5° C. lower than the melting point. The thermocompression bonding also includes slowly cooling the flexible laminated sheet so that an exit temperature, which is a temperature of the sheet when transferred out of the endless belts, is in the range from a temperature that is 235° C. lower than the melting point of the liquid crystal polymer to a temperature that is 100° C. lower than the melting point. |
| US11985759B2 |
Electronic assemblies having embedded passive heat pipes and associated method
An electronic assembly may include a chassis, and electronic modules mounted within the chassis. Each electronic module may include a printed circuit substrate, heat-generating electronic components mounted on the printed circuit substrate, and a heat sink body mounted to the printed circuit substrate and having a plurality of heat pipe receiving passageways extending between opposing side edges and overlying corresponding heat-generating components. A respective elongate, passive, heat pipe may extend within each heat pipe receiving passageway and be removably fastened to at least one end to the heat sink body for enhanced conductive heat transport. |
| US11985751B2 |
Intelligent lamp, signal adaptive identification method therefor, and computer-readable storage medium
An intelligent lamp, a signal adaptive identification method for the intelligent lamp, and a computer-readable storage medium for implementing the method include: receiving a communication signal, and obtaining frame header data of the communication signal; and comparing the frame header data with preset reference frame header data, and if the frame header data matches the preset reference frame header data, obtaining communication data of a communication signal corresponding to the frame header data, and determining whether a time sequence of the communication data matches a communication data time sequence corresponding to the reference frame header data, and if yes, executing an instruction in the communication data of the communication signal corresponding to the frame header data. |
| US11985746B2 |
Sensor to control lantern based on surrounding conditions
An electronic device to control illumination levels of a light emitting device. The electronic device comprises a microcontroller that is adapted to: receive data relating to an object sensed by a sensor; provide the received data to a machine learning algorithm; and output a control signal to define an illumination pattern and an illumination level of the light emitting device based on analysis of the received data. |
| US11985745B2 |
Device and method for reducing jitter of light source under low brightness, and light fixture
A device for reducing jitter of a light source under low brightness is provided. A first end of the switch is for inputting a voltage, and a second end thereof is connected to one end of the inductor. The other end of the inductor is connected to the LED light source. The current control module is connected to the second end of the switch and the first end of the inductor, and a second end of the current control module is grounded. The current acquisition module is used for detecting a current and connected to the signal control module, and sends a current signal into the signal control module according to the current detected. The signal control module is connected to the switch and used for controlling the switch to be disconnected or connected according to the received current signal or a pre-set time threshold. |
| US11985743B2 |
Single rail control system with receiver modules
A single rail control system with receiver modules associated with a motherboard of a personal computer and a power supply, comprises a transmitter module, a connector module, and at least one receiver module. One of the first microcontrollers of the transmitter module is controlled by the motherboard or software running on the system/CPU. The connector module is associated with the transmitter module, the power supply, and the receiver module. The connector module is able to be connected in series to increase the number of the receiver module. The receiver module is able to simultaneously receive the control instruction of the first microcontroller and the power provided from the power supply through the connector module, so that a plurality of RGB LEDs are controlled by one of the second microcontrollers of the receiver module to emit light to the outside. Since the receiver module does not require additional power cables, the unnecessary wires can be effectively reduced. |
| US11985742B2 |
Method and system of supplementing the spectral content of illuminating light based on a target illumination spectrum
A method and system of supplementing a main illuminating light with a supplementary illuminating light using a plurality of solid-state light emitters to illuminate a space according to a target illumination spectrum are provided. The method can include determining or receiving a reference illumination spectrum associated with the main illuminating light. The method can also include determining a spectral deviation between the reference illumination spectrum and the target illumination spectrum. The method can further include controlling the solid-state light emitters to emit respective emitter beams forming the supplementary illuminating light and illuminating the space along with the main illuminating light, the emitter beams having respective emitter spectra together defining a supplementary illumination spectrum of the supplementary illuminating light. The controlling can include adjusting the emitter spectra to match the supplementary illumination spectrum to the spectral deviation and illuminate the space according to the target illumination spectrum. |
| US11985738B2 |
Dimmable helix LED filament arrangement and lamp
The present disclosure relates to a LED filament system (100) comprising a LED filament arrangement (105) and a controller (120). The LED filament arrangement comprises a plurality of LED filaments (110a-c). The LED filaments are interwound around a common central axis (A) such that each LED filament has a spiral-shape. In the LED filament arrangement, two neighboring LED filaments differ by a translation pitch (t) along the central axis. The controller is configured to control power supply to the LED filaments such that at least one of the plurality of LED filaments is individually controllable. The controller is further configured to control the power supply to the LED filaments in a first mode, in which all of the LED filaments are in an on-state and the controller provides power supply above a first power level to the LED filaments. The controller is further configured to control the power supply to the LED filaments in a second mode in which at least one of the LED filaments is in an off-state. |
| US11985729B2 |
System and process for switching subscriber identity module (SIM) cards
A wireless device component testing system and process includes implementation of a SIM switcher device. The SIM switcher device configured to connect to a wireless device, a computer system, and a plurality of SIM cards. The SIM switcher device is configured support testing of the plurality of SIM cards in conjunction with the wireless device, where the wireless device component testing system is configured to implement testing for the plurality of SIM cards, the wireless device, and a wireless network. |
| US11985728B2 |
User equipment specific discontinuous reception cycle
Improvements are provided to the paging process for an eMTC UE by allowing a base station and the UE to apply a UE-specific DRX cycle for paging, from one set of DRX cycles, when the UE is operating in non-CE mode and apply another UE-specific DRX cycle, from a more restricted set of UE-specific DRX cycles, when the UE is operating in a CE mode. A UE may report and apply certain UE-specific DRX cycles under non-CE mode, and may change a UE-specific DRX cycle to one from a more restricted set when operating in CE mode. Similarly, base stations may receive the reported UE-specific DRX cycle and apply that UE-specific DRX cycle for paging the UE in non-CE mode, while applying a different UE-specific DRX cycle from the more restrictive set for paging the UE in CE mode. |
| US11985724B2 |
Simplified UE + eNB messaging
A method, mobile device (101) and radio access network RAN (102) are disclosed for suspending and re-establishing a radio resource control (RRC) connection. In some examples, the mobile device (101) indicates a preference to have the RRC connection either suspended or released. In other examples, RAN (102) sends to the mobile device (101) a connection suspend command message instructing the mobile device to suspend a RRC connection with the RAN (102). The mobile device (101), in response to the connection suspend command message, suspends the RRC connection. When the RRC connection is suspended the mobile device (101) cannot transmit or receive user plane data to the RAN (102) and performs functions the same as or similar to idle mode functions. On suspension, RRC connection information is stored and can be used to re-establish the suspended RRC connection. |
| US11985723B2 |
Multiple access procedures for connection resume with early start of carrier aggregation or dual connectivity
A method and apparatus for multiple access procedures for connection resume with early start of carrier aggregation or dual connectivity is provided. Before completing a first access procedure for a first cell, a wireless device determines that a quality of a second cell satisfies a certain criteria, and initiates a second access procedure on the second cell for aggregation with the first cell. |
| US11985714B2 |
Remote profile manager for a vehicle
A system and method for utilizing data and computational information from on-vehicle and off-vehicle sources. The system comprises an assigning authority engine, a remote profile manager toolset, a plurality of databases, a plurality of cloud sources, a vehicle and a CVD within the vehicle. The dynamic, temporal combinations access data from the plurality of cloud sources comprising third party data and vehicle, timing, event, and/or positioning (“VTEP”) data to inform a plurality of instruction sets delivered by the assigning authority. One or more elements of the VTEP data is used as the basis to synchronize timing between the data, or computational outputs of two or more sources of electronic information. A single coherent information picture is generated from fusing data and computational information from the on-vehicle sources and the off-vehicle sources. |
| US11985708B2 |
Random access counter management based on listen before talk
A wireless device receives RRC message(s) comprising: a first maximum value for a preamble transmission counter; and a second maximum value for a second counter. The second maximum value is different from the first maximum value. A control order initiating a random access procedure on a first unlicensed cell is received. A listen-before-talk (LBT) procedure for transmission of a preamble for the random access procedure is performed. Based on the LBT procedure indicating an LBT failure for transmission of the preamble for the random access procedure: a value of the preamble transmission counter is keep the same; and a value of the second counter based on the LBT failure is incremented. The preamble transmission counter counts a number of preamble transmissions. The random access procedure is cancelled based on either the preamble transmission counter reaching the first maximum value or the second counter reaching the second maximum value. |
| US11985707B2 |
Extended random access preamble identifier for enhanced random access channel
A method is performed by a network node. The method comprises determining to use an extended random access preamble identifier, RAPID, for a random access procedure with a wireless device. The method further comprises transmitting a medium access control, MAC, protocol data unit, PDU. The MAC PDU comprises a header and one or more random access responses, RARs. Each RAR is associated with a corresponding subheader within the header of the MAC PDU. The random access procedure is associated with a first RAR of the one or more RARs and the extended RAPID for the random access procedure is indicated by a combination of one or more bits in the first RAR and one or more bits in the subheader that corresponds to the first RAR. |
| US11985706B2 |
Access procedures for wireless communications
Wireless communications are described for access procedures. A wireless device may use a plurality of identifiers to monitor for a response from a base station. The wireless device may determine whether a random access procedure is a success or a failure based on the identifier that the wireless device is able to use to receive the response. |
| US11985702B2 |
Joint channel sensing operations for a wireless communication system
A method of wireless communication includes performing, by a user equipment (UE) device, a channel sensing operation during a first window of a frame period associated with a wireless communication network. Performing the channel sensing operation includes performing a direction-based scan of one or more beams associated with the wireless communication network, and the channel sensing operation is included in a joint sensing operation performed with a base station. The method further includes, based at least in part on a result of the channel sensing operation, determining whether to perform, during a second window of the frame period, one or more communication operations with the base station. |
| US11985700B2 |
Method for radio link monitoring on unlicensed spectrum and communications apparatus
A method for radio link monitoring on an unlicensed spectrum and a communications apparatus is provided. The method includes: A terminal device determines one or more channel occupancy times (COTs). The terminal device detects one or more downlink reference signals within the one or more COTs. The terminal device determines, based on the downlink reference signal detected within the one or more COTs, whether a channel needs to be reconnected. According to the method for radio link monitoring on an unlicensed spectrum that is provided in this application, accuracy of radio link monitoring performed on an unlicensed spectrum can be ensured, precision of a result of the radio link monitoring can be improved, and a more accurate result of the radio link monitoring can be obtained, thereby improving communication efficiency and communication quality. |
| US11985699B2 |
Ultra-reliable low-latency communications support using grant free transmissions
A user equipment (UE) selects first and second radio resources from respective first and second pools of radio resources. In one example these are primarily allocated for contention-free and scheduling-based channel access, respectively. Content to duplicate in parallel communications is selected based at least on a characteristic of uplink data waiting to be sent (such as size) and/or on the selected first and second radio resources (such as timing difference between them). The UE transmits the selected content on each of the selected first and second radio resources. In the examples the content to duplicate was selected from among the uplink data to send and a scheduling request message. In various embodiments one of these transmissions indicates it's a duplicate, and the duplicated scheduling request message is transmitted on the first resource with the uplink data. These teachings are particularly useful for URLLC data. |
| US11985693B2 |
Scheduling request handling with multiple configured TTIs
A user equipment (UE) transmits an SR to a network node using a first transmission duration a particular number of times. The UE then determines a longer transmission duration for transmitting a further SR based on determining that no response has been received from the network node in response to any of the particular number of times the SR was transmitted. The UE transmits a further SR to the network node using the longer transmission duration. |
| US11985690B2 |
Method and apparatus for allocating dynamic resources of integrated access and backhaul nodes in wireless communication system
The disclosure relates to a communication method and system for converging a 5th-Generation (5G) communication system for supporting higher data rates beyond a 4th-Generation (4G) system with a technology for Internet of Things (IoT). The disclosure may be applied to intelligent services based on the 5G communication technology and the IoT-related technology, such as smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car, connected car, health care, digital education, smart retail, security and safety services. The disclosure discloses a method and a device for allocating resources of an IAB node. |
| US11985689B2 |
Apparatus and method employing multi-resource unit for user in a wireless local area network
An apparatus and a method for allocating a multiple resource unit (RU) for a user in a wireless local area network (WLAN) system are provided. A transmission device of the WLAN system includes a transceiver that generates a physical layer convergence protocol (PLCP) protocol data unit (PPDU) including a preamble and a payload and transmitting the generated PPDU to at least one receiving device and a processor controlling the transceiver. The preamble includes a plurality of training fields and a plurality of signaling fields. Resource unit (RU) allocation information on the at least one receiving device is included in one of the plurality of signaling fields. The RU allocation information includes a first subfield indicating an arrangement of RUs in a frequency domain corresponding to the PPDU and a second subfield indicating a portion of the RUs to be combined to form a multiple RU. |
| US11985688B2 |
Transmission direction configuration method, device, and system
Embodiments of this application provide a transmission direction configuration method, a device, and a system, and relate to the field of communications technologies. A specific solution is as follows: a terminal device receives first indication information from a network device, the first indication information is used to indicate a configuration of uplink and downlink transmission directions, the configuration is used to describe types, a number, and distribution of resource elements comprised in one period, the resource granularity comprises a time domain granularity, the time domain granularity comprises (OFDM) symbol, the types of the resource elements comprise at least one of an uplink resource element, a downlink resource element, or a switch resource element between the downlink resource element and the uplink resource element; and performs information transmission indicated by the first indication information, of the uplink and/or downlink transmission directions. |
| US11985686B2 |
Channel resource indication method, terminal device and network device
A method for indicating a channel resource, a terminal device and a network device are provided. The method includes that: at least two resource sets are determined, the at least two resource sets at least including a first resource set and a second resource set and different resource sets corresponding to different Demodulation Reference Signal (DMRS) mapping types or corresponding scheduling types respectively; and a first resource from one resource set of the at least two resource sets is determined. Respective resource scheduling flexibility of each scheduling type may be improved, higher resource utilization rate and transmission performance for channel transmission are achieved, and a higher signaling overhead is avoided. |
| US11985683B2 |
Conditions for simultaneous physical uplink shared channel transmissions
Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may receive, from a base station, an indication of uplink grants for physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) messages, wherein the PUSCH messages include a first PUSCH message and a second PUSCH message that at least partially overlap in a time domain. The UE may transmit, to the base station, at least one of the first PUSCH message or the second PUSCH message based at least in part on one or more conditions for simultaneous PUSCH transmissions, wherein the one or more conditions are associated with at least one of: a resource alignment of the first PUSCH message and the second PUSCH message, or a demodulation reference signal (DMRS) alignment of the first PUSCH message and the second PUSCH message. Numerous other aspects are described. |
| US11985682B2 |
Transceiver device and scheduling device
The present disclosure provides a transceiver device and scheduling device, and communication methods for transceiver device and scheduling device. The transceiver device comprises a transceiver which, in operation, receives a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH), indicating a frequency range included in a carrier and applicable for transmission to be performed between the transceiver device and a scheduling device and a slot format indicating a sequence of symbol types by which the transmission is to be performed on a plurality of symbols included in a slot on the frequency range, the symbol types including at least one of an uplink symbol type, a downlink symbol type, and a flexible symbol type, and circuitry which, in operation, determines, based on the PDCCH, the frequency range and the slot format. The transceiver, in operation, performs the transmission on the frequency range in compliance with the slot format. |
| US11985679B2 |
Wireless communication method and device
A wireless communication method includes: receiving association relationship indication information; and determining that multiple first CORESETs have an association relationship according to the association relationship indication information, where the multiple first CORESETs share first QCL information. |
| US11985675B2 |
Method for transmitting/receiving a machine type communication physical downlink control channel
A method for transmitting an MTC physical downlink control channel (MPDCCH) by a base station in a wireless communication system supporting machine type communication (MTC). A base station transmits, to a terminal. configuration information related to the transmission of an MPDCCH and maps the MPDCCH onto multiple resource elements (REs) of at least one first symbol constituting a first slot of a special subframe. The special subframe is a subframe in which, among symbols constituting the subframe, the number of symbols for data transmission is smaller than or equal to a predetermined number. The base station transmits the MPDCCH to the terminal over the multiple resource elements, wherein the mapping step is performed by copying at least one second symbol of a second slot adjacent to the first slot onto the at least one first symbol. |
| US11985674B2 |
Data and control transmission enhancements for new radio (NR)
Technology for a user equipment (UE) operable for dynamic downlink (DL) control and data repetition for new radio (NR) ultra-reliable low-latency communication (URLLC) is disclosed. The apparatus can comprise one or more processors. The one or more processors can be configured to: decode a value of 5 a repetition number indicator from downlink control information (DCI); decode information on a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) transmission; and decode information on a number of repeated PDSCH transmissions, wherein the number of repeated PDSCH transmissions is equal to the value of the repetition number indicator. |
| US11985671B2 |
Method and apparatus for reducing power consumption for carrier aggregation in a wireless communication system
A method and apparatus are disclosed. In an example, a User Equipment (UE) is configured with one or more cells including a second cell. The UE is configured to monitor one or more first UE-specific Physical Downlink Control Channels (PDCCHs) on the second cell. The one or more first UE-specific PDCCHs schedule data transmission on a first cell. The UE receives a Downlink Control Information (DCI) indicative of dormancy information associated with the one or more cells. The DCI indicates dormant status of the second cell. In response to the DCI indicating the dormant status of the second cell, the UE switches a scheduling cell of the first cell from the second cell to the first cell, and the UE monitors one or more second UE-specific PDCCHs on the first cell. The one or more second UE-specific PDCCHs schedule data transmission on the first cell. |
| US11985665B2 |
Secure edge device for contactless vehicle processing
Embodiments of the present invention provide a secure edge device for contactless resource distribution and resource crediting from an automobile. In this way, the edge device may be affixed to or embedded within the side or the mirror of an automobile and be able to communicate with a third party device using near field communication. Upon authentication of a user, the edge device may communicate with the third party to transmit and present data about the resource distribution to the automobile display. The system allows for the user to select the resource distribution via the automobile display and provide a completion of resource distributions. |
| US11985664B2 |
Apparatus and method for transmitting and receiving control information in communication system
A method of a user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system is provide. The method includes: receiving, from a base station, physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) configuration information including a higher layer parameter for a modulation and coding scheme (MCS) table; identifying the MCS table for a PDSCH based on the higher layer parameter for the MCS table; receiving, from the base station, the PDSCH; and decoding, based on the identified MCS table, the PDSCH, wherein, in case that the higher layer parameter for the MCS table indicates a 1024-quadrature amplitude modulation (QAM), the MCS table for the PDSCH is identified as an MCS table with a maximum modulation order of 10, and wherein the MCS table with the maximum modulation order of 10 includes a set of combinations comprising a modulation order and a target code rate, the set of combinations including: (10, 805.5/1024), (10, 853/1024), (10, 900.5/1024), and (10, 948/1024). |
| US11985663B2 |
Control channel transmission method and apparatus, and communications node
A control channel transmission method includes: sending a first message to a user equipment (UE), where the first message includes a set of control channel configuration information; determining, for the UE according to the set of control channel configuration information, control channel configuration information used to transmit a control channel; and transmitting the control channel according to the control channel configuration information that is determined for the UE and used to transmit the control channel. The control channel configuration information used to transmit the control channel may be determined for the user equipment, and the control channel is transmitted (that is, received or sent) according to the control channel configuration information. Therefore, when transmitting the control channel, the UE can directly transmit a control channel corresponding to the control channel configuration information. |
| US11985658B2 |
Physical downlink control channel with multi-transmission reception points (TRPs)
Embodiments disclosed herein can enable multi-TRP transmission for PDCCH to achieve diversity gain for the potential benefits to URLLC use cases with challenging reliability/robustness requirements. Specifically, multi-TRP transmission for PDCCH can be performed at different levels as follows: 1. PDCCH with multi-TRP transmission on repetition level; 2. PDCCH with multi-TRP transmission on CCE level; and/or 3. PDCCH with multi-TRP transmission on REGB level. |
| US11985657B2 |
Interleaved PUSCH transmissions
Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A user equipment (UE) may report, to a base station, a capability of the UE to support interleaving physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) messages. The base station may schedule two or more PUSCH transmissions having temporally overlapping durations based on the reported capability of the UE, and the UE may transmit interleaved PUSCH messages scheduled by the base station. In some cases, demodulation reference signal (DMRS) bundling may be enabled for PUSCH transmissions. A UE may be incapable of both performing DMRS bundling for PUSCH transmissions and transmitting interleaved PUSCH transmissions. In some case, a UE may disable DMRS bundling, drop a scheduled PUSCH transmission, transmit PUSCH messages sequentially (e.g., not interleaved), and/or indicate an error to the base station if the UE receives uplink grants scheduling two or more PUSCH transmissions having temporally overlapping durations. |
| US11985651B2 |
Dynamic indication of soft resource availability
Disclosed are methods, systems, apparatus, and computer programs for determining availability of soft time-domain resources for a node in an integrated access and backhaul (IAB) network. In one aspect, a method includes receiving a Radio Resource Control (RRC) message from the IAB donor; determining, based on the RRC message, whether soft time-domain resources are available for the IAB node; and in response to determining that soft time-domain resources are available, scheduling a transmission with a child node using the available soft time-domain resources. |
| US11985650B2 |
Wireless LAN communication system, uplink control method, and wireless control device
A wireless LAN system in which a BSS composed of one wireless LAN base station and a plurality of wireless LAN terminals belonging to the wireless LAN base station, is set as a unit, and a plurality of the BSSs using an identical channel respectively perform uplink multi-user transmission, includes a radio control apparatus that is connected to the wireless LAN base station of each of the plurality of the BSSs and a wireless LAN terminal of the plurality of wireless LAN terminals of each of the plurality of the BSSs, and configured to collect radio information indicating interference states of respective radio waves, group sets of BSSs of the plurality of the BSSs, which are outside of radio wave reachable ranges of each other, as one of a plurality of groups among the plurality of the BSSs using the identical channel according to the radio information, and perform control to shift a timing of channel access for performing uplink multi-user transmission between the plurality of groups. |
| US11985649B2 |
Modifications to uplink grant configurations
Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described to support transmission of a resource modification information request from a user equipment (UE) to a base station, where the resource modification request may request an increased density of uplink transmission occasions. For example, the resource modification request may request an increase from a first density of uplink transmission occasions configured for the UE. The resource modification request may include a request for a decreased periodicity of uplink transmission occasions, an increased number of groups of repetitions for uplink transmission occasions, an increased number of resource blocks for uplink transmission occasions, or an increased modulation coding scheme for uplink transmission occasions. The base station may receive the resource modification request and may transmit a message to the UE, which may indicate a modified or new uplink grant configuration for uplink transmission occasions having a higher density (e.g., a second density). |
| US11985647B2 |
Sidelink groupcast beam training
Methods, systems, and devices for sidelink groupcast communications are described. A user equipment (UE) may transmit a beam training request to a base station to determine beams for use with other UEs in a sidelink groupcast communications group. The base station may receive the beam training request, identify wireless resources that a group of UEs may use to perform beam training, and may transmit a beam training grant to each UE of the group of UEs. The UE may transmit a number of training beams using the wireless resources provided in the beam training grant, and the other UEs may measure received signals on the wireless resources to identify one or more beams. Each UE may provide a beam training report to the base station. The base station, based on the beam training reports, may determine beams and resources for use in the groupcast sidelink communications. |