US11010468B1
Systems and methods for fraud containment are provided in accordance with an embodiment of the invention. A fraud event may be detected. One or more devices that may be used in perpetrating the fraud event may be detected. Additionally one or more potential fraud victims, who may be grouped into victim circles may be detected. The threat level to the victims and/or victim circles may be assessed. In some instances, behavioral profiles may be utilized to make fraud assessments. Based on the threat level, recommendations for fraud containment responses may be provided.
US11010467B2
A system and method are disclosed to improve password security assigned to a user, the method comprising: a method for performing enhanced security authentication, the method comprises: generating one-time password, by a security server, by filtering original password characters, wherein a security server provides a display on a hardware display screen, in which a plurality of keys are arranged and at least one selected from the arranged keys is used to filter original password characters; storing, by a memory unit, the original password and the one-time password generated; determining, by the security server, whether a user's password entered on the hardware display screen be accepted by comparing the entered password with the one-time password. The system comprises a storage module and a computer program for performing the method.
US11010461B2
Examples of creating a device identifier that are based upon hardware components of a client device are discussed. An inaudible or high frequency reference audio sample is played. Audio capture is initiated using the microphone system. A sensor-based device identifier can be generated from the captured audio due the manufacturing variances in the hardware components used for the speaker and microphone systems.
US11010449B1
Described herein are systems and methods for multi-dimensional analysis of complex data sets to generate multi-factorial overlap intervals used in lookup tables to classify input data. Also disclosed are systems and methods for provisioning searchable databases comprising the multi-factorial overlap intervals through a distributed network for remote access.
US11010444B2
A spot search device includes a device communication unit, a search unit, a generator unit, and a spot search unit. The device communication unit communicates with a server device on a network. The search unit searches over information on the network with the use of the device communication unit. The generator unit generates a genre regarding information on a spot included in a search history of the search unit. The spot search unit searches, over the information on the network, for information on one or more spots around a route of a vehicle, according to the genre generated by the generator unit, with the use of the search unit. The device communication unit transmits the information on the one or more spots around the route, together with information on the route, to an onboard navigation device installed on the vehicle.
US11010441B2
A method for accurately searching within a website is disclosed, which comprising: a search box obtaining a search term inputted and sending the search term to a dynamic matching unit; the dynamic matching unit performing query matching in different libraries according to a preset query rule to obtain search results, search results containing a plurality of merchandise information; ranking the search results according to a preset ranking rule, and displaying them in a pull-down list; each of the search results containing a merchandise name and a function button; and clicking the function button for jumping to a preset function page displaying the corresponding function information. In such a way, ranking of the search results is more reasonable and requirements. Meanwhile, the user can quickly perform such operations as search, read, download, and purchase, so as to reduce operation steps and improve user experience.
US11010434B2
A process certifies an interaction between a user and an Organization. A Company WEB server requests an acquisition system (WIAS) generate a new redirection URL address (F-URL), simultaneously with sending a pre-redirected HTML form, the (F-URL) pointing to a gateway for verifying in the request the presence of a TOKEN/COOKIE indicating instantiation of a dedicated acquisition memory-storage on the server. If the TOKEN/COOKIE is not present the dedicated acquisition memory-storage is instantiated in the server and the certified acquisition step is started. Upon completion of the step for certified acquisition of the interaction the request of the user is again directed to the original URL address (O-URL), with confirmation of the acceptance to the user, the application of a time mark and an identification symbol, obtaining a certification having legal proof value, sent to a device for storing legal proof certifications.
US11010415B2
The subject matter described herein relates to implementation of a dictionary in a column-based, in-memory database where values are not stored directly, rather, for each column, a dictionary is created with all distinct values. For each row, a reference to the corresponding value in the dictionary is stored. In one aspect, data is stored in a memory structure organized in a column store format defined by a plurality of columns and a plurality of rows. A dictionary for each column in the memory structure is generated. The dictionary has distinct values for each column. A reference to the dictionary is generated for each column in the memory structure. The dictionary and the reference to the dictionary are stored in the memory structure.
US11010414B2
A system to collect and store in a special data structure arranged for rapid searching massive amounts of data. Performance metric data is one example. The performance metric data is recorded in time-series measurements, converted into Unicode, and arranged into a special data structure having one directory for every day which stores all the metric data collected that day. The data structure at the server where analysis is done has a subdirectory for every resource type. Each subdirectory contains text files of performance metric data values measured for attributes in a group of attributes to which said text file is dedicated. Each attribute has its own section and the performance metric data values are recorded in time series as Uinicode hex numbers as a comma delimited list. Analysis of the performance metric data is done using regular expressions.
US11010413B2
A view generator receives support text characterizing a support requirement for available information technology (IT) support, the support text being received in sentence form via a graphical user interface (GUI). A text analyzer performs natural language processing on the support text and thereby identifies at least one sentence part and at least one named entity within the support text. A support record generator relates each of the at least one sentence part and the at least one named entity to a support record type, and generates a support data record for the support requirement, including filling individual fields of the support data record using the at least one sentence part and the at least one named entity.
US11010408B2
A request for an operation on a directory is received that requires a hydration of one or more files within the directory. A process is initiated to hydrate dehydrated descendent files of the folder. During the hydration process, attempts to introduce new dehydrated files in the folder are blocked. The request is processed when the hydration is complete.
US11010406B2
A system is provided that permits events to be propagated between systems in near real time for the purpose of ensuring consistency in a transaction-based environment. In one implementation, transactions are streamed between systems using a lightweight protocol shortly after they are processed, rather than being communicated in a one-way batch mode as is typically done in conventional retail store systems.
US11010392B1
Searching data for a user includes searching a first set of data that is directly accessible to the user to provide a first set of search results, searching a second set of data that is not directly accessible to the user to provide a second set of search results, comparing the search results, and, if at least a portion of the second set of search results is better than the first set of search results, causing the portion to be provided to the user. Causing the portion to be provided to the user may include obtaining permission from an entity that controls permissions to the portion of the second set. The entity that controls permissions to the portion of the second set may be an owner of the portion. The first set of data may be determined based on credentials and sharing permissions of the user.
US11010384B2
A request may be received to join one or more attributes of at least two independent sets of data into a data structure. The one or more attributes may include a time attribute. The two independent sets of data may be included within a data store. It may be determined that there are one or more null values associated with the join to the data structure. In response to at least the determining that there are one or more null values associated with the join, one or more values may be imputed into one or more fields corresponding to the one or more null values, wherein there are no null values in the one or more fields subsequent to the imputing.
US11010377B2
Methods and systems for scheduling include implementing a schedule based on a path in a search tree having an optimal associated priority score. Each node in the search tree represents a scheduling unit formed from a priority queue that includes orders from multiple mutually compatible sets of orders. Each path through the search tree represents a sequence of orders and has an associated priority score.
US11010373B2
Different data-sets for functionality to be synchronized across users can be identified by many variable including social networks the user is participating in, by identified interests of the user, by the physical location of the device being synchronized, by one or more applications being used on the device, by the season, by a social event being attended by a user, and by a wireless network being accessed at that time.
US11010369B2
A blockchain consensus method may comprise: acquiring transaction data; and distributing, according to a preset distribution rule, the transaction data to at least one consensus unit in a consensus unit set, causing the at least one consensus unit to perform consensus processing on the distributed transaction data.
US11010361B1
Code may be associated with one or more objects in a hierarchical data structure for execution. An access request for an object in the hierarchical data structure may be received. A schema applicable to the hierarchical data structure may be accessed and evaluated to identify code associated with the object. The code may be executed and servicing of the access request may be performed based, at least in part, on a result of executing the code. Code may be received and stored for inclusion in the schema, in some embodiments. Code may be executed by requesting execution of code that is stored and executed at a remote execution platform, in some embodiments.
US11010354B2
The subject disclosure relates to a distributed transaction management technique that ensures synchronization between participating nodes in a global or distributed database transaction. The technique leverages a commit protocol that uses local clocks at the respective participating nodes. Participants in a global transaction are configured to utilize the same commit timestamp and logical read time and can advance their respective local clocks to establish this synchronization. In one embodiment, distributed commit utilizes a modified version of two-phase commit that includes an extra phase to collect commit timestamp votes from participants. Additionally, a heartbeat mechanism can be used to establish loose synchronization between nodes. In another embodiment, a node can respond to a remote transaction request by returning a list of nodes involved in generating the result of the transaction and the types of access used by such nodes in addition to the transaction result itself.
US11010346B2
A method of providing access to file content comprises: receiving, at a shared file content server, a request to access file content stored on the shared file content server from a requestor; determining a shared portion of the file content using stored shared portion indication data; and providing the shared portion of the file content to the requestor. The method allows partial sharing of file content.
US11010340B2
Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to methods and systems for adapting workflows for the processing of database records. More specifically, the records management and processing system can maintain a plurality of records in a database. Each record can comprise a record of a service provided to a consumer by a service provider of a plurality of service providers. For each record of the plurality of records, an expected result from taking an additional action on the record can be determined. A set of records from the plurality of records and having a common attribute value can be determined based on the determined expected result for each record of the plurality of records. The identified records can be processed according to one or more workflows executed by the records management and processing system.
US11010339B2
This invention relates generally to data assembly and analytics, as can be used in the personal finance and banking field, and more particularly to the field of lending and credit notification methods and systems. Preferred embodiments of the present invention provide systems and methods for creating objects which can be used in multiple implementations to generate scores.
US11010337B2
Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture to classify a first file are disclosed herein. Example apparatus include a feature hash generator to generate respective sets of one or more feature hashes for respective features of the first file. The number of the one or more feature hashes to be generated is based on an ability of the feature to distinguish the first file from a second file. The apparatus also includes a bit setter to set respective bits of a first fuzzy hash value based on respective ones of the one or more feature hashes, a classifier to assign the first file to a class associated with a second file based on a similarity between the first fuzzy hash value and a second fuzzy hash value for a second file.
US11010336B2
A system and method include receiving, by a database engine of a database system associated with a virtual computing system, a user request via a dashboard for provisioning a source database with the database system, receiving, by the database engine via the dashboard, selection of a database engine type, and receiving, by the database engine via the dashboard, selection of a Service Level Agreement (“SLA”) and a protection schedule. The system and method also include provisioning, by the database engine, the source database based upon the database engine type, creating, by the database engine, an instance of a database protection system based upon the SLA and the protection schedule, including associating the instance of the database protection system with the source database, and displaying, by the database engine, the source database within the dashboard.
US11010333B2
Embodiments relate to ideal age vector based file retention in a software testing system. An aspect includes determining an ideal age vector of historical bug age data corresponding to a software product in the software testing system, wherein the software testing system stores a plurality of version files of the software product. Another aspect includes based on receiving a new version file of the software product, determining a file to delete of the plurality of version files and the new version file based on the ideal age vector. Yet another aspect includes deleting the determined file to delete such that a number of remaining version files is equal to a number of the plurality of version files.
US11010317B2
A method for remotely triggered reset of a baseboard management controller (BMC) of a computer system is disclosed. The computer system includes a first computer node and a second computer node. The method includes: (A) receiving, by a first BMC of the first computer node, from a computer device and via a network, a reset command which indicates that reset of a second BMC of the second computer node should be triggered; and (B) transmitting, by the first BMC and to the second BMC via electrical connection between the first and second BMCs, a reset signal that corresponds to the reset command, so as to trigger reset of the second BMC.
US11010316B2
A memory device includes a first channel including a first cell array and communicating with a memory controller through a first path, a second channel including a second cell array and communicating with the memory controller through a second path, and an assignment control circuit configured to monitor memory usage of the first and second channels and further assign a storage space of a portion of the second cell array to the first channel when the memory usage of the first cell array exceeds a threshold value. Access to the storage space of the portion of the second cell array assigned to the first channel is performed through the first path.
US11010312B2
A security system and a security method of stored data are provided. In the security system and the security method, a central processing unit performs hashing operation on a seed code to generate a data access code, which is then compared with a password stored in a storage device. If there is no password in the storage device, the data access code is written into the storage device as the password. On the other hand, if the data access code does not match the password, the storage device denies the access request from the central processing unit.
US11010307B2
A method, a computer system, and a computer program product to perform a directory lookup in a first level cache for requested cache line data. A first processor core can detect that the requested cache line data is not found in a plurality of sets of data in the first level cache and detect that existing cache line data stored in a least recently used data set stored in the first level cache is in an exclusive state, wherein the existing cache line data stored in the least recently used data set is to be overwritten by the requested cache line data retrieved from a second level cache. Furthermore, the first processor core can send a request for the requested cache line data and a physical address of the least recently used data set to the second level cache and execute additional instructions based on the first level cache and data retrieved from the second level cache.
US11010305B2
A request for a write action to be perform a data entity persisted in primary data sources is received. It is determined whether data changes to the data entity are tracked based on an object version key (OVK) definition of a target data object type. If the data changes to the data entity are tracked based on the OVK definition, an OVK key is generated, based on the OVK definition, from data field values specified in the request for the write action. An OVK version number for the data entity is updated, the OVK version number being identified by the OVK key. A cached data object of the target data object type is caused to be invalidated by the updated OVK version number, the cached data object of the target data object type being derived based on underlying data in the data entity persisted in the primary data sources.
US11010304B2
A method performed by a memory is described. The method includes sensing first bits from a first activated column associated with a first sub-word line structure simultaneously with the sensing of second bits from a second activated column associated with a second sub-word line structure. The method also includes providing the first bits at a same first bit location within different read words of a burst read sequence and providing the second bits at a same second bit location within the different read words of the burst read sequence.
US11010303B2
Implementations of the present specification provide a method for deploying a smart contract. According to one implementation the method includes: receiving a transaction request for invoking a first contract; obtaining a first instruction code and a function index table, wherein the function index table is used to indicate a memory address of an instruction code corresponding to each of import and export functions in the first contract; determining a first memory address corresponding to the invocation function based on the function index table; and executing the first instruction code in the first memory address based on the determined first memory address.
US11010300B2
In some examples, a method can involve generating data object records representing data objects in storage and storing, on a device, a lookup index including a plurality of index buckets, each index bucket being associated with a set of storage units on the device and including a respective index filter for each respective one of the set of storage units, the set of storage units containing a respective portion of the data object records, wherein each respective index filter includes at least one lookup entry for each data object record in the respective one of the set of storage units. The method can also involve receiving a data object request, and performing a lookup operation including identifying an index bucket for the data object and determining whether any of the set of storage units associated with the index bucket contains a data object record corresponding to the data object.
US11010289B2
A data storage device includes a nonvolatile memory apparatus suitable for accessing a target region corresponding to an access command, and a processor suitable for calculating a first hash value corresponding to the target region based on a first hash function, and updating an access count that is indexed by the first hash value.
US11010287B1
A method includes executing, multiple times, a target application with at least one test input dataset to obtain multiple test output datasets. The test output data sets each include multiple field values for multiple fields. The method further includes comparing the field values with at least one validated output dataset to assign the fields into a match class, an ignore class, and an unknown class, extracting, from the comparing, a field property for a first subset of the fields in the match class, and generating a test result by adding, to the test result, whether a first subset of the field values corresponding to the first subset of the fields satisfies a corresponding field property, and ignoring a second subset of the a second subset of fields classified in the ignore class. The method further includes presenting the test result.
US11010265B2
In a decentralized system of nodes configured to provide data protection functionality, wherein at least a subset of the nodes store and share data using content-addresses managed via a distributed hash table in each of the subset of nodes, a given one of the subset of nodes locally stores: a data protection policy to be implemented by the given node; data protected on the given node; and metadata comprising information indicating placement of a given data set on one or more other ones of the subset of nodes. The given node accesses the locally stored metadata to manage protection of the given data set on the one or more other ones of the subset of nodes.
US11010263B2
The embodiments described herein describe technologies for non-volatile memory persistence in a multi-tiered memory system including two or more memory technologies for volatile memory and non-volatile memory.
US11010260B1
Described is a system and method that provides a data protection risk assessment for the overall functioning of a backup and recovery system. Accordingly, the system may provide a single overall risk assessment score that provide an operator with an “at-a-glance” overview of the entire system. Moreover, the system may account for changes that occur over time based on leveraging statistical methods to automatically generate assessment scores for various components (e.g. application, server, network, load, etc.). In order to determine a risk assessment score, the system may utilize a predictive model based on historical data. Accordingly, residual values for newly observed data may be determined using the predictive model and the system may identify potentially anomalous or high risk indicators.
US11010251B1
At least one processing device is configured to detect a failure event impacting at least a first storage node of a distributed storage system, and responsive to the detected failure event, to initiate a metadata recovery process for at least the first storage node. In conjunction with the metadata recovery process, destaging of a metadata update journal of the first storage node is performed, the destaging of the metadata update journal of the first storage node being performed in multiple phases, including at least a preload phase in which, for each of a plurality of pages required for the destaging of the metadata update journal, one or more address locks are obtained for the page, the page is preloaded into a memory of the first storage node from persistent storage accessible to the first storage node, and the one or more address locks are released, and an update and write phase.
US11010250B2
A memory device failure recovery system includes a memory device management engine that is coupled to a first memory device via a first memory device slot, and a memory device management database. The memory device management engine identifies that the first memory device has experienced a failure in a configuration region of the first memory device during a current boot operation and, in response, retrieves memory device component information and memory device configuration information that is stored in the memory device management database and that was retrieved as part of a prior boot operation from a memory device that was connected to the first memory device slot. During the current boot operation, the memory device management engine determines whether first memory device components on the first memory device correspond to the memory device component information and, if so, uses the memory device configuration information to configure the first memory device.
US11010249B2
A baseboard management controller (BMC) of an information handling system may generate a signal to cause the information handling system to reload a kernel of an operating system of the information handling system. The BMC may generate a signal for reloading a kernel of an operating system of an information handling system, and the information handling system may reload the operating system kernel.
US11010247B2
A memory system uses a dynamic RAID scheme to dynamically encode RAID address space geometries. The dynamic RAID scheme solves issues with the algorithmic layout approach and flat virtual address space used in conventional RAID systems. The dynamic RAID scheme can be used for any RAID algorithm and does not require static mapping. In other words, there is no requirement that each strip be located in the same relative location in memory devices and there is no requirement that stripes use the same combination of memory devices.
US11010241B2
An apparatus and method of operating the apparatus are disclosed, where the apparatus has translation circuitry to perform translations of input data to generate a translation response comprising translated data. The translation is performed in dependence on translation configuration data stored in data storage. A processing element determines an associated error detection code in dependence on the input data and on the translated data, and causes the translation configuration data and the associated error detection code to be stored in the data storage. When translation of the input data is performed by the translation circuitry the translation configuration data and its associated error detection code are retrieved from the data storage and the input data is translated into the translated data in dependence on the translation configuration data. A verification error detection code is calculated in dependence on the input data and on the translated data. A difference between the associated error detection code and the verification error detection code triggers an error in the translation response.
US11010239B2
The subject technology provides for managing a data storage system. A data operation error for a data operation initiated in a first non-volatile memory die of a plurality of non-volatile memory die in the data storage system is detected. An error count for an error type of the data operation error for the first non-volatile memory die is incremented. The incremented error count satisfies a first threshold value for the error type of the data operation error is determined. The first non-volatile memory die is marked for exclusion from subsequent data operations.
US11010238B2
A management system of a storage system specifies a matching rate between an occurred fault and each of one or more registered faults on the basis of fault analysis information which is information indicating, for each fault, a relation between a fault in the storage system and a fault detail including knowledge base information. Each of the one or more registered faults is a fault in which the information is registered in the fault analysis information. The management system displays information related to the registered fault including the specified matching rate with respect to each of the one or more registered faults.
US11010236B2
Embodiments are directed towards the visualization of machine data received from computing clusters. Embodiments may enable improved analysis of computing cluster performance, error detection, troubleshooting, error prediction, or the like. Individual cluster nodes may generate machine data that includes information and data regarding the operation and status of the cluster node. The machine data is received from each cluster node for indexing by one or more indexing applications. The indexed machine data including the complete data set may be stored in one or more index stores. A visualization application enables a user to select one or more analysis lenses that may be used to generate visualizations of the machine data. The visualization application employs the analysis lens to produce visualizations of the computing cluster machine data.
US11010229B2
A failure diagnostic unit (144) obtains a control value for controlling an actuator (20) from each of a first processing circuit (11) and a second processing circuit (12) that are duplicated processing circuits. In a case where a first control value that has been obtained from the first processing circuit (11) does not match a second control value that has been obtained from the second processing circuit (12), the failure diagnostic unit (144) compares a state normal range with at least either the first control value or the second control value, and determines which of the first processing circuit (11) and the second processing circuit (12) an abnormality has occurred in, the state normal range being a range of a normal value of the control value that is estimated from a current operation state of a higher-order system that includes the actuator (20).
US11010220B2
An event clustering system that has an extraction engine in communication with a managed infrastructure. A signalizer engine includes one or more of an NMF engine, a k-means clustering engine and a topology proximity engine. The signalizer engine determines one or more common characteristics or features from events. The signalizer engine uses the common features of events to produce clusters of events relating to the failure or errors in the managed infrastructure. Membership in a cluster indicates a common factor of the events that is a failure or an actionable problem in the physical hardware managed infrastructure directed to supporting the flow and processing of information. A feedback signalizer functor is provided that is a supervised machine learning approach to train to reproduce a situation. In response to production of the clusters one or more physical changes in a managed infrastructure hardware is made, where the hardware supports the flow and processing of information.
US11010216B2
An RPC conversion processing system (10) that performs relaying between a first application (70) and second application (80) of different protocols. The RPC conversion processing system includes a first interface provider (20) connected to the first application and configured to provide a first interface for the first application, an RPC conversion relay function section (40), and a second interface provider (30) connected to the second application and configured to provide a second interface for the second application. The first interface provider receives a request for processing an RPC from the first application. The RPC conversion relay function section converts the RPC into an RPC of the second application and outputs the RPC of the second application to the second interface provider, thereby relaying an RPC between the first application and the second application.
US11010213B2
Disclosed are an electronic device and method for providing an event management service. The method for providing an event management service in an electronic device according to the present invention comprises the steps of: carrying out communication with a plurality of external devices; checking at least one of the communication connection state with the plurality of external devices and the state information of the plurality of external devices on the basis of packet information received from the plurality of external devices, and determining whether an event has occurred with respect to the external devices; when it is determined that an event has occurred from one of the plurality of external devices, generating event information on the external device for which an event has occurred and transmitting the event information to a management server; and when solution information for the event information is received from the management server, carrying out a processing operation for the event on the basis of the solution information. Accordingly, an electronic device can manage issues that arise during a process in which a communication connection is made between the electronic device and a low-specification external device.
US11010205B2
Examples allocating resources to virtual network functions (VNFs). Some examples include monitoring information associated with a set of VNFs that includes a set of VNF instances. A resource allocation event may be predicted for a VNF instance based on the monitored information and a resource flexing model that is developed using a capacity metric of the VNF instance. A resource flexing plan may be generated based on the resource allocation event and an order of the set of VNFs in a service function chain.
US11010203B2
A computer system configures processing elements within a distributed computing system. A processing element within a distributed computing environment is determined to be affected by a software update, wherein each processing element of the distributed computing system includes a plurality of components and the software update modifies the components of the processing elements. The determined processing element is split into a plurality of processing elements based on a set of factors. The plurality of components of the processing element are assigned among the plurality of processing elements based on components affected by the software update. Embodiments of the present invention further include a method and program product for configuring processing elements within a distributed computing system in substantially the same manner described above.
US11010199B2
An operating system interface, responsive to detecting a non-privileged thread request with a scheduling attribute set to a critical setting to request access to at least one privileged core, selectively schedules the non-privileged thread request into a privileged core queue associated with the at least one privileged core only when a resource availability of the at least one privileged class core meets a threshold level of availability, the at least one privileged core providing a higher throughput than at least one regular core. The operating system interface, responsive to detecting a privileged thread request with the scheduling attribute set to the critical setting, automatically scheduling the privileged thread request into the privileged core queue.
US11010188B1
Systems and methods are described for simulated data object storage on a data storage system. The system may allow clients to store computed data objects, which are generated from a source data object based on a user-defined transformation. For example, computed data objects may be thumbnail images generated based on a full resolution image. When a request to store a computed data object is received, the system can predict a timing of a next request for the data object. If expected resource consumption associated with storing the data object until a next request exceeds expected resource consumption associated with generating the data object in response to the next request, the system can acknowledge the request to store the data object, but not actually store the data object. Instead, the system may generate the data object in response to the next request.
US11010182B2
A method for simulating a set of instructions to be executed on a processor including performing a performance simulation of the processor over a number of simulation cycles. Modeling, in a frontend component, branch prediction and instruction cache is performed providing instructions to the instruction window, and modeling of an instruction window for the cycle is performed. From the simulation, a performance parameter of the processor is obtained without modeling a reorder buffer, issue queue(s), register renaming, load-store queue(s) and other buffers of the processor.
US11010181B1
A method for enabling performance of a protected computer operation on a protected item without pop-up confirmation dialogs being generated, is provided. The method includes performing a first action on a first element of a user interface of a computing device, the first action is associated with the protected computer operation by processing a first response that is a first input into the computing device. Performing the first action on the first element of the user interface enables a second element of the user interface to perform the protected computer operation. The protected computer operation is performed by processing a second response that is a second input into the computing device.
US11010180B2
The present disclosure discloses method and guidance providing system for providing real-time guidance to users during troubleshooting of devices. The guidance providing system receives user input indicating troubleshooting actions on device, by user, where user input comprises textual input and non-textual input, identifies object in device associated with troubleshooting actions and state of user while performing troubleshooting actions, from non-textual input. The object identified from non-textual input is mapped with textual input to obtain mapped user input. Consistency of mapped user input is verified based on conversation information and domain specific content associated with device. Sequence of instructions corresponding to mapped user input, based on state of user and one or more similar troubleshooting actions, may be extracted from knowledge database. Thereby troubleshooting instructions are provided based on sequence of instructions and one or more similar troubleshooting actions, to user for real-time guidance during troubleshooting of the device.
US11010176B2
A data presentation method through augmented reality, system, and computer program product include creating a file container for a presentation that supports raw data embedding and definition of available interactions and levels of confidentiality of information for the presentation, streaming presentation content from the file container to a plurality of augmented reality devices, and generating a personalized individual interactive experience of the presentation content for at least one person wearing an augmented reality device in the plurality of augmented reality devices.
US11010173B2
Methods, systems, and computer programs encoded on computer storage medium, for receiving a request to switch a mode of an information handling system (IHS) from a multi-socket mode to a multi-single socket mode; in response to receiving the request, placing each socket of the IHS in an auxiliary power state independent of each other; after placing each socket of the IHS in the auxiliary power state, altering parameters of the sockets of the IHS, including: altering CPU straps, power sequencing, reset sequencing, and bus re-direction associated with one or more of the sockets of the IHS; and in response to altering the parameters of the sockets of the IHS, switching the mode of the IHS from the multi-socket mode to the multi-single socket mode such that a processor for each socket is a bootstrap processor.
US11010171B2
Methods, systems, apparatuses, and computer program products are provided for processing a stream of data. A maximum temporal divergence is established for data flushed to a data store from a plurality of upstream partitions. Each of a plurality of data flushers, each corresponding to an upstream partition, may obtain an item of data from a data producer. Each data flusher may determine whether flushing the data to the data store would exceed the maximum temporal divergence. Based at least on determining that flushing the data to the data store would not exceed the maximum temporal divergence, the data may be flushed to the data store for ingestion by a downstream partition and a data structure (e.g., a ledger) may be updated to indicate a time associated with the most recent item of data flushed to the data store.
US11010160B2
A data processor comprising a plurality of registers, and instruction execution circuitry having an associated instruction set, wherein the instruction set includes an instruction specifying at least a mask operand, a register operand and an immediate value operand, and the instruction execution circuitry, in response to an instance of the instruction, determines a Boolean value based on the mask operand and sets a respective one of a plurality of registers specified by the register operand of the instance to a value of the immediate value operand if the Boolean value is true. The instruction execution circuitry, in response to the instance of the instruction, may set the respective one of the plurality of registers specified by the register operand of the instance to zero if the Boolean value is false.
US11010147B2
A method and an apparatus for running mobile device software includes receiving a request to run mobile device software on the apparatus; activating an application of the apparatus to determine whether a platform for operating the mobile device software is installed on the apparatus and whether the mobile device software is installed on the apparatus; downloading and installing the platform and/or the mobile device software, if applicable; determining screen size and/or orientation for displaying graphical contents of the mobile device software on a display; running the mobile device software through the platform; displaying translated graphical contents of the mobile device software on the display; and converting user controls received at the apparatus to controls for the mobile device software based on predefined configuration data, wherein the platform is configured to operate in an existing operating system of the apparatus not originally configured to run the mobile device software.
US11010140B2
Methods and apparatus are disclosed for integrating a workflow with logical data objects (LDOs), which expose their own external access methods and hide underlying data items. An interactive workflow specification can be authored by visual programming, and the workflow can be performed at a workstation via a graphical user interface. The visually-programmed specification can be automatically converted to markup language statements invoking ABAP calls to the LDOs' access methods. Underlying organization of LDO data can be transparent to reads and writes of the LDO data during workflow performance. Other aspects are described, including configuration of the authoring interface, launching the workflow, and text analytics.
US11010138B2
A system and method to programmatically generate an integration interface by executing a pre-defined, generic program code in place of the program code or instructions in an interface specification of a software module that is to be integrated with a larger software system. The generic program code functions as a plug-in code for the interface specification, thereby automatically converting the interface specification into the desired integration interface. The plug-in code is supplied with dynamic parameters/values obtained from the analysis of the interface specification, thereby generating a customized integration interface for the software module. Even when the developer of the software module does not fully understand the various application programming interfaces of the software system and how to integrate with them, the automated creation of the integration interface through execution of the generic code effectively rectifies programming errors, deficiencies, or inconsistencies in the integration specification provided by the software module's developer.
US11010127B2
An exemplary method for identifying media may include receiving user input associated with a request for media, where that user input includes unstructured natural language speech including one or more words; identifying at least one context associated with the user input; causing a search for the media based on the at least one context and the user input; determining, based on the at least one context and the user input, at least one media item that satisfies the request; and in accordance with a determination that the at least one media item satisfies the request, obtaining the at least one media item.
US11010124B2
Disclosed are a sound source focus method and device in which the sound source focus device, in a 5G communication environment by amplifying and outputting a sound source signal of a user's object of interest extracted from an acoustic signal included in video content by executing a loaded artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm and/or machine learning algorithm. The sound source focus method includes playing video content including a video signal including at least one moving object and the acoustic signal in which sound sources output by the object are mixed, determining the user's object of interest from the video signal, acquiring unique sound source information about the user's object of interest, extracting an actual sound source for the user's object of interest corresponding to the unique sound source information from the acoustic signal, and outputting the actual sound source extracted for the user's object of interest.
US11010116B1
In some implementations, a print device may possess a processor, print device memory, and a print queue manager. The print queue manager is to add a print job to a print queue having a plurality of print jobs to be printed. The print job corresponds to a print request received from a user for printing a digital document. The print queue manager further determines occurrence of a first trigger event for creating a print job backup. The first trigger event includes a print job deferment input. The print queue manager may further obtain print data corresponding to an unprocessed print job identified for print job backup based on the occurrence of the first trigger event and save the print data corresponding to the identified unprocessed print job in the print device memory to create the print job backup.
US11010110B2
An image forming apparatus, having a recorder, a display, an input interface, a memory, and a controller, is provided. The controller is configured to control the recorder to consume colorant to print images on sheets, count a consumption value and a quantity of the sheets consumed, determine an average usage value based on the consumption value and the quantity of the sheets, obtain a filled amount value and determine a first printable quantity, determine a second printable quantity, control the display to display a first screen including a first object indicating the first printable quantity in the display, control the display to display a second screen including a second object indicating the second printable quantity in the display, and control the display to display a screen including a third object, through which one of the first object and the second object to be displayed in the display is selectable.
US11010106B2
A printing apparatus that can be registered to a printing service on the Internet includes a processor that executes registration to the printing service in a case in which an administrator, which has successfully logged in to the printing apparatus via an administrator login screen, instructs the registration to the printing service. A user, which is not the administrator, cannot instruct the registration to the printing service in the case in which the login function of the printing apparatus is enabled. In addition, in a case in which the login function is disabled, the display displays a registration screen used for instructing to execute the registration to the printing service, and the at least one processor executes the registration to the printing service in response to the instruction to execute the registration to the printing service.
US11010104B2
A computer-implemented method for faster unmount of tape drives includes generating a batch file to be migrated from a primary storage to a tape media acting as a secondary storage. The size of the batch file is determined based on an amount of available storage space on the tape media between a position in a longitudinal direction of storage (LPOS) and longitudinal position three (LP3) on the tape media. The computer-implemented method further includes migrating the batch file from the primary storage to the tape media mounted on a tape drive. Upon completion of migrating the batch file, the LPOS is within a predetermined threshold distance of LP3 on the tape media.
US11010103B2
The described methods, systems, and other aspects can advantageously provide balanced multi-stage processing of non-uniform object data. An example method may receive a list of buckets. Each of the buckets in the list of buckets can store one or more restorable objects. The method further comprises distributing the list of buckets to the two or more second nodes; determining a number of the one or more restorable objects in each bucket; determining a size of the one or more restorable objects in each bucket; generating batches of to-be-restored data objects based on the determined number of the one or more restorable objects in each bucket and the determined size of the one or more restorable objects in each bucket; and distributing the batches among the two or more second nodes for storage-related task processing.
US11010090B2
A computer-implemented method for implementing a distributed computer system for processing data and a distributed computer system for processing the data are provided. The method includes receiving an indication of a redundancy algorithm to be used for generating redundancy-data based on the data. The method also includes receiving an indication of a failure-model algorithm to be used for confirming successful storage of the data to the client. The method also includes at a data storage moment in time instructing the set of storage devices to store the redundancy-data. The method also includes, at a data access moment time, receiving an indication of an access request for the data. The method also includes, at a data access moment time, applying the failure-model algorithm onto notifications received from the set of storage devices for non-ambiguously determining whether a confirmation of successful storage of the data has been provided to the client.
US11010083B2
Various techniques manage a storage system. Such techniques involve: in response to detecting that a first request of a plurality of requests initiated for a bulk request is completed, determining a response time length for the first request, the bulk request being used to migrate data from a first storage device to a second storage device, each request of the plurality of requests being used to read data from the first storage device and write data to the second storage device; determining an average response time length of the completed requests of the plurality of requests based at least in part on the response time length for the first request; and updating the number of the plurality of requests initiated for the bulk request based on the average response time length.
US11010079B2
Examples relate to a controller apparatus or controller device for a solid-stage storage device, to an apparatus or device for a host computer, to corresponding methods and computer programs, to a solid-stage storage device and to a host computer comprising a solid-state storage device. Examples provide a controller apparatus for a solid-state storage device. The solid-state storage device comprises non-volatile buffer memory circuitry and storage circuitry. The controller apparatus comprises interface circuitry for communicating with a host computer. The controller apparatus comprises processing circuitry configured to obtain a control instruction related to a file system of a partition from the host computer. The partition is at least partially stored within the storage circuitry of the solid-state storage device. The control instruction indicates a location of file system metadata within the partition. The processing circuitry is configured to store the file system metadata within the non-volatile buffer memory circuitry of the solid-state storage device based on the location of the file system metadata.
US11010077B2
A machine and method of reducing duplicate transmission data employs one more more digests to track field/value pairs that have previously been distributed. Each digest contains a record table and a segment table. The record table includes anonymous identifier records, each of which contain an anonymous identifier and one or more indexes into the segment table. The segment table comprises an array of every existing data field/value pair. Before distribution of update data, each record is matched to an anonymous identifier record in the record table. The segment values in the prospective distribution record are compared to the digest's anonymous identifier record, used to determine which data has already been distributed, and thus will be suppressed in the distribution.
US11010072B2
Embodiments of the present application provide a method and apparatus for displaying objects. In the method, data segments of to-be-stored data are stored in storage objects. A storage object is a minimum unit for data storage. The difference between the number of data segments stored in a storage object and that of another storage object is no more than a first preset threshold. Data segments are equally stored, to the greatest extent, into storage objects. The case that data having segments lost due to failure of a storage object cannot be restored is avoided.
US11010069B2
An information processing apparatus includes a first memory configured to store first conversion information used for converting a virtual address to a physical address of a memory region to access data stored in the memory region; a second memory configured to store second conversion information used for converting a virtual address to a logical block address of a storage device to access data stored in the storage device; memory management circuitry configured to execute a first processor a second process, according to an access destination of a first virtual address, the first process includes address conversion on the first virtual address using the first conversion information or the second conversion information and memory access to the memory region based on a result of the address conversion, the second process including notification of a first logical block address associated with the first virtual address to an operating system.
US11010065B2
A read retry method for a solid state storage device is provided. The solid state storage device is in communication with a host. The solid state storage device includes a non-volatile memory. The read retry method includes the following steps. Firstly, the solid state storage device judges whether a specified read block of the non-volatile memory is in a specified failure mode. If the specified read block of the non-volatile memory is in the specified failure mode, a failure mode read retry process corresponding to the specified failure mode is performed. If an accurate read data is acquired in the failure mode read retry process, the accurate read data is transmitted to the host. If the accurate read data is not acquired in the failure mode read retry process, a read fail message is sent to the host.
US11010051B2
According to various, but not necessarily all, embodiments of the invention there is provided a method comprising: enabling display to a user of a virtual visual scene; in dependence upon detection of an occurrence of a predetermined action by a user, starting display to the user of one or more control visual elements in the virtual visual scene while the virtual visual scene is being displayed to the user; and enabling interaction by the user with the one or more control visual elements within the displayed virtual visual scene to enable control while the virtual visual scene is being displayed to the user, wherein the one or more control visual elements displayed in the virtual visual scene represent a controller device physically used by the user, within the virtual visual scene, wherein the predetermined action by the user is in relation to a first portion of the physical controller device physically used by the user, and wherein the one or more control visual elements displayed in the virtual visual scene represent at least the first portion of the physical controller device within the virtual visual scene.
US11010045B2
A control apparatus externally connected with a display apparatus having a touch panel, the control apparatus includes: a first receiving unit configured to receive panel information related to a touch detection method used in the touch panel from the display apparatus; a second receiving unit configured to receive a predetermined operation to the touch panel from the display apparatus; and a user interface (UI) control unit configured to control a UI used for (1) displaying an item on the display device, (2) detecting the predetermined operation to the item, and (3) accepting a predetermined instruction corresponding to the detection result, wherein the UI control unit is further configured to carry out display control for the item or detection control for the predetermined operation to the item on the basis of the panel information.
US11010043B2
An information handling system totem input device maintains position on an articulating touchscreen display by selectively engaging friction members at the totem bottom surface with the touchscreen display surface. A capacitive sensor integrated in the totem senses end user touch and/or proximity to extend the friction members when an end user releases the totem. In one embodiment, the amount of extension and associated frictional resistance provided by the friction members adjusts based upon lateral acceleration sensed by accelerometers in the totem or in the display.
US11010040B2
Systems and methods for displaying annotations associated with an electronic document. One system includes an electronic computing device with an electronic processor configured to display a user interface on a display device. The user interface includes a canvas displaying a first subset of content included in the electronic document and a region scrollable independent from the canvas. The electronic processor is also configured to display a first plurality of annotations in the region. Each of the first plurality of annotations are associated with an anchor within the first subset of the content and displayed spaced within the region in at least one dimension based on spacing of the associated anchors. The electronic processor is further configured to change the region to display a second plurality of annotations in the region in response to changing the canvas to display a second subset of the content included in the electronic document.
US11010035B2
An information processing device is provided with: a display that displays a sheet on which an object can be arranged; and a controller that controls the display, in which the controller causes the display to display a thumbnail image registration field that lists a plurality of preset registration frames for registering, as a bookmark, the sheet displayed on the display, and registers the sheet displayed on the display, as the bookmark to a registration frame selected by a user from among the plurality of registration frames displayed on the display.
US11010031B2
Methods and systems are described that enable a user designing a dashboard to make selections of user interface (UI) elements rather than coding to create and/or edit an interaction between UI elements. UI elements are displayed that allow a user to select a control UI element and a type of interaction. Selections from the user of a type of interaction and of UI elements as target and control UI elements are accepted. The control and target UI elements are displayed in the dashboard and a definition for the interaction is stored. Responsive to a trigger, the interaction is performed.
US11010027B2
An electronic device with a touch-sensitive surface, a display, and one or more sensors to detect intensity of contacts with the touch-sensitive surface displays a plurality of words, which include a misspelled word. While a focus selector is at a location corresponding to the misspelled word, the device detects a gesture that includes a contact on the touch-sensitive surface. In response, the device, in accordance with a determination that the contact meets predefined intensity criteria, corrects the misspelled word; and in accordance with a determination that the contact did not meet the predefined intensity criteria, displays a user interface for interacting with the misspelled word within the plurality of words on the display.
US11010017B2
A portable electronic device displays icons (e.g., graphical objects) in one or more regions of a user interface of a touch-sensitive display, and detects user input specifying an exchange of positions of icons in the user interface. In some aspects, the respective positions of two icons in a user interface can be selected to exchange positions in the one or more regions of the user interface, and one or both icons can change their visual appearance to indicate their selection status.
US11010016B2
The disclosed technology is generally directed to mixed reality devices. In one example of the technology, a mixed-reality view is provided to an operator. The mixed-reality view includes both a real-world environment of the operator and holographic aspects. The holographic aspects include at least a first hologram. The first hologram is displayed with a first hologram menu, such that the first hologram menu includes visible selectable menu options associated with the first hologram. In the mixed-reality view, the first hologram menu, including the visible selectable menu options of the first hologram menu, is rotated to face the operator as the operator moves, such that the first hologram menu rotates in a curved manner about the first hologram as the first hologram menu rotates. Responsive to the operator making a selection on the first hologram menu, the first hologram in the mixed-reality view is altered based on the selection.
US11010015B2
A system is provided for visualizing data in a computerized visual environment. The system comprises (i) a viewing device that displays, to a user of the viewing device, a graphical user interface within a virtual three-dimensional space, (ii) a handheld device configured to allow the user to customize the display of a three-dimensional data visualization within the graphical user interface using hand motions made by the user, and (iii) a computing device coupled to the viewing device and the handheld device. The computing device is configured to cause to display to the user on the viewing device a filter plane overlaying the three-dimensional data visualization, detect a position of the filter plane that is movable by the user in the graphical user interface, and alter the three-dimensional visualization in the graphical user interface based on the detected position of the filter plane.
US11010009B2
There is provided a display device. The display device includes a display panel for displaying an image on a front surface thereof and a pressure sensor disposed on a rear surface of the display panel to sense touch pressure of a user. The pressure sensor includes a first sensing electrode and a second sensing electrode insulated from each other to form capacitance. The first sensing electrode is printed onto the rear surface of the display panel.
US11010004B2
An input element includes: a first electrode and a second electrode that face each other; and an intermediate layer disposed between the first and the second electrodes and made of rubber or a rubber composition, the rubber or rubber composition containing siloxane. The intermediate layer is made of rubber or a rubber composition, the rubber or rubber composition containing siloxane that has a silicon atom bound to three to four oxygen atoms. The intermediate layer has concentration profiles such that, while oxygen increases from one side to the other side of a thickness direction thereof and has a maximal value, carbon decreases from the one side to the other side thereof and has a minimal value.
US11009996B2
An optical proximity sensor with a digital calibration circuit and a digital calibration method are provided. In a test mode, a test light emitted by a light transmitter is reflected by a cover of an electronic device to form a first reflected analog signal to a light receiver. A digital calibration circuit counts the first number of pulse waves of a first reflected digital signal. In a calibration mode, a light is emitted to a detected object through the cover and then is reflected by the detected object to form a second reflected analog signal to the light receiver. When the digital calibration circuit counts the number of pulse waves of a second reflected digital signal up to the first number, the digital calibration circuit clears the first number and then recounts the number of pulse waves of the second reflected digital signal to obtain the second number.
US11009990B2
According to an aspect of present invention provides electronic device having a multi-functional human interface, device comprising, first to fifth multi-functional input buttons, wherein each of multi-functional input buttons includes an electrode unit including a transmitter unit and a receiver unit, transmitter unit has first and second transmitters having driver signal periods different from each other, and receiver unit has first to fourth receivers having at least two scan signal periods different from each other, first receiver of fourth multi-functional input button has a scan signal period same as a scan signal period of fourth receiver of second multi-functional input button, second receiver of fourth multi-functional input button has a scan signal period same as a scan signal period of first receiver of first multi-functional input button, third receiver of fourth multi-functional input button has a scan signal period same as a scan signal period of second receiver of first multi-functional input button, and fourth receiver of fourth multi-functional input button has a scan signal period same as scan signal periods of third receiver of first multi-functional input button and first receiver of fifth multi-functional input button.
US11009983B2
Embodiments of a vehicle interior system are disclosed. In one or more embodiments, the system includes a base with a curved surface, and a display or touch panel disposed on the curved surface. The display includes a cold-bent glass substrate with a thickness of 1.5 mm or less and a first radius of curvature of 20 mm or greater, and a display module and/or touch panel attached to the glass substrate having a second radius of curvature that is within 10% of the first radius of curvature. Methods for forming such systems are also disclosed.
US11009977B2
A sensor substrate includes a base substrate, a black matrix pattern, a sensing electrode pattern, a driving electrode pattern, and at least one bridge line. The black matrix pattern is disposed on the base substrate and divides the base substrate into a light transmission area and a light blocking area. The sensing electrode pattern includes a plurality of first unit patterns arranged in association with a first direction. The driving electrode pattern includes a plurality of second unit patterns arranged in association with a second direction and disposed adjacent to the plurality of first unit patterns. The at least one bridge line is connected between at least two of the plurality of first unit patterns or between at least two of the plurality of second unit patterns.
US11009976B2
Disclosed is a an in-cell type display device including a touch screen function which is capable of preventing a luminance from being changed in accordance with a viewing angle, and omitting a process of connecting touch electrodes provided in an upper substrate with Tx driver and Rx driver connected with a lower substrate, wherein the display device includes a lower substrate, a thin film transistor layer including thin film transistors provided on the lower substrate, an encapsulation layer provided on the thin film transistor layer, color filters provided on the encapsulation layer, a black matrix provided between the color filters and provided on the encapsulation layer, and first touch electrodes overlapped with the black matrix.
US11009972B1
A portable mouse, including a hinge assembly; a cantilever key plate arm rotationally coupled to the hinge assembly at a first end of the cantilever key plate arm, the cantilever key plate arm including: a plunger at a second end of the cantilever key plate arm, the second end opposite to the first end, the plunger including an end plate; a top cover that is positionally fixed with respect to the cantilever key plate arm; a compression spring coupled to the top cover such that the compression spring is positioned between a portion of the top cover and the end plate of the plunger; and a microswitch including a microswitch actuator, wherein the compressions spring exerts a first force on the end plate of the plunger such that the end plate of the plunger maintains contact with the microswitch actuator.
US11009971B2
An input device includes a wheel supporting structure, a scroll wheel, a hook part, a linking part, and a switching mechanism. The scroll wheel is rotatably supported by the wheel supporting structure, is exposed from the input device, and has a rotary shaft with a plurality of toothed slots thereon. The hook part is disposed biased on the wheel supporting structure to selectively engage with the toothed slots. The linking part is pivotally connected to the wheel supporting structure. The switching mechanism includes an abutting part and a switching part. The abutting part abuts against the linking part. The switching part is coupled to the abutting part. Therein, the switching mechanism is operable to move the abutting part through the switching part to rotate the linking part to abut against and move the hook part to disengage from the toothed slots.
US11009970B2
Systems and processes for operating an intelligent automated assistant are provided. An example process includes initiating a virtual assistant session responsive to receiving user input. In accordance with initiating the virtual assistant session, the process includes determining, based on data obtained using one or more sensors of the electronic device, whether one or more criteria representing expressed user disinterest are satisfied. In accordance with determining that the one or more criteria representing expressed user disinterest are satisfied prior to a first time, the process includes automatically deactivating the virtual assistant session prior to the first time. The first time is defined by a setting of the electronic device. In accordance with determining that the one or more criteria representing expressed user disinterest are not satisfied prior to the first time, the process includes automatically deactivating the virtual assistant session at the first time.
US11009968B1
Data receiving systems, methods and computer products are provided that include actuators in mechanical communication with fingers. Each of the actuators is arranged to apply a mechanical stimulus to a respective finger.
US11009966B2
In accordance with embodiments of the present disclosure, an information handling system may include a user interface comprising an interface device, one or more sensors, each respective sensor configured to detect a respective parameter indicative of human proximity to the interface device, and a processor communicatively coupled to the user interface and the one or more sensors. The processor may be configured to in response to a physical interaction with the interface device, read information from the one or more sensors, determine whether the information from the one or more sensors satisfies a condition indicative of human proximity to the interface device, and process the physical interaction with the interface device based on whether the condition is satisfied.
US11009965B2
A wearable self-defense apparatus having a body portion configured to be worn on or around a body part of a user includes a high voltage generator configured to generate high voltage electricity for disabling an attacker, a high voltage transmitter electrically coupled to the high voltage generator, a controller configured to control one or more operations of the high voltage generator and a gesture detector operationally coupled to the controller. The gesture detector signals the controller to control the operations of the high voltage generator upon detecting one or more gestures of the user using the body part attached with the wearable self-defense apparatus. Upon receiving the signal from the gesture detector, the controller triggers the high voltage generator to generate high voltage electricity. The high voltage electricity thus generated is transmitted to a target using the high voltage transmitter for temporarily disabling the target.
US11009957B2
A system includes a computer programmed to identify a plurality of audio amplitudes of an audio input. The computer is programmed to identify a plurality of time intervals of the audio input between respective identified audio amplitudes. The computer is programmed to map a haptic pattern based on identified audio amplitudes and the time intervals. The computer is programmed to actuate a motor to output the haptic pattern.
US11009952B2
A method for analyzing electroencephalogram (EEG) signals is disclosed. Information associated with two or more options is presented to a user. EEG signals from a sensor coupled to the user are received contemporaneously to the user receiving information associated with the two or more options. The EEG signals are processed in real time to determine which one of the options was selected by the user. In response to determining which one of the options was selected by the user, an action from one or more possible actions associated with the information presented to the user is selected. An output associated with the selected action is then generated.
US11009950B2
A one-handed, chorded data entry system enables an operator to tap a combination of fingers on any surface, thereby causing a character or command to be entered on an electronic device. The fingers can be arranged in any position and neither the fingers nor the fingertips of the user need be aimed at any particular target. Data indicating contact by finger combinations sharing a similar characteristic is mapped to characters sharing a similar characteristic. For example, data indicating contact by only one of five fingers during a data collection period is mapped to a respective one of the five vowels.
US11009941B2
A system having a plurality of sensor modules and a stereo camera and a computing device. Each sensor module has an inertial measurement unit (IMU) measuring its orientation relative to a reference orientation. Different IMUs may have different reference orientations. To calibrate the IMUs with respect to a common reference (e.g., defined based on a standardized pose of a user), the stereo camera captures a stereo image of a respective sensor module attached to a respective portion of the user; the inertial measurement unit of the respective sensor module generates an orientation measurement at a time of capturing the stereo image; and the computing device calculates, based on the stereo image, at least one orientation and uses the orientation and the orientation measurement in determining a rotation that calibrates measurements of the inertial measurement unit relative to the common reference.
US11009938B1
In one embodiment, a system includes power management control that controls a duty cycle of a processor to manage power. The duty cycle may be the amount of time that the processor is powered on as a percentage of the total time. By frequently powering up and powering down the processor during a period of time, the power consumption of the processor may be controlled while providing the perception that the processor is continuously available. For example, the processor may be a graphics processing unit (GPU), and the period of time over which the duty cycle is managed may be a frame to be displayed on the display screen viewed by a user of the system.
US11009935B2
Approaches are provided for a predictive electrical appliance power-saving management mode. An approach includes ascertaining a location and pace of a mobile device. The approach further includes calculating an amount of time that it will take to enable or start programs and services upon a computing device waking from a sleep mode or hybrid sleep mode. The approach further includes determining a distance threshold to the computing device that allows for the calculated amount of time to pass such that the programs and services are enabled or started prior to a user of the mobile device arriving at the computing device when the user is returning to the computing device at the ascertained pace. The approach further includes sending a signal to awaken the computing device from the sleep mode or hybrid sleep mode when the mobile device is within the distance threshold.
US11009918B2
A keyboard folio for a tablet computer provides a case and a wireless keyboard. A connection utilizes a magnetic attachment and an insert to adapt to the tablet computer. The panel has a bottom ledge to receive the tablet computer on the bottom ledge. In addition, the panel has ferromagnetic elements to magnetically attach to an attachment plate adhered to the tablet computer. The panel and the wireless keyboard can be releasably attached together with a magnetic attachment.
US11009915B1
An electronic apparatus includes a chassis, a lower cover member constituting the bottom surface of the chassis, and a foot member provided projecting from the surface of the lower cover member. The foot member includes a metal core member having a bar shape and extending along one edge of the lower cover member, and a rubber or resin skin member provided on the surface of the core member.
US11009912B2
A mobile terminal can include a body having a variable size; a flexible display including a first display located on a front face of the body and a second display located on a rear face of the body; a driving unit configured to change both the variable size of the body and a size of the first display; a sensing unit configured to sense an input signal; and a controller configured to in response to the input signal having a value equal to or greater than a threshold value, control the driving unit to change both the variable size of the body and the size of the first display, in which a total area of the first display and the second display remains constant, and a size of the second display is correspondingly reduced as the size of the first display increases.
US11009903B1
A brake pedal apparatus of an autonomous vehicle may include a brake pedal, wherein a lower end portion of a brake pedal is popped-up to be exposed to the interior of the vehicle so that a driver may operate the brake pedal in a manual driving mode situation for the driver to directly drive the vehicle, and the brake pedal is in a hidden state so that the driver may not operate the brake pedal as the lower end portion of the brake pedal is rotated to move forward by operation of an actuator in an autonomous running mode situation in which the driver does not drive directly the vehicle.
US11009900B2
Low dropout regulators (LDOs) are disclosed herein. An example of an LDO includes an error amplifier having a first input and a second input, wherein the first input is for coupling to an output of the LDO and the second input for coupling to a reference voltage. The error amplifier has an output with a voltage that is proportional to the difference between the output voltage and the reference voltage. A second amplifier is coupled between the error amplifier and the output of the LDO. A gain boost amplifier is coupled between the error amplifier and the second amplifier. The gain boost amplifier increases DC gain of the LDO in response to a load step on the output.
US11009891B2
A vehicle is configured to accommodate a cart and a passenger. A communication unit of the vehicle is configured to communicate with the cart. A traveling environment acquisition unit of the vehicle is configured to acquire a traveling environment of the vehicle. A cart control unit of the vehicle is configured to control an arrangement of the cart in the vehicle through the communication unit according to the traveling environment acquired toy the traveling environment acquisition unit.
US11009890B2
The present disclosure may be directed to a computer-assisted or autonomous driving (CA/AD) vehicle that receives a plurality of indications of a condition of one or more features of a plurality of locations of a roadway, respectively, encoded in a plurality of navigation signals broadcast by a plurality of transmitters as the CA/AD vehicle drives past the locations enroute to a destination. The CA/AD vehicle may then determine, based in part on the received indications, driving adjustments to be made and send indications of the driving adjustments to a driving control unit of the CA/AD vehicle.
US11009889B2
The disclosure discloses a method of calibrating a moving region of a guide robot, including: detecting and receiving a movement instruction, and sending the received movement instruction to a controller; determining region calibration parameters corresponding to the received movement instruction according to a predetermined mapping relation between the movement instruction and the region calibration parameters, wherein the region calibration parameters include a pending moving region of the guide robot, a light display parameter in the pending moving region, and a driving parameter corresponding to the pending moving region and the light display parameter; driving the light emitting module to carry out light display calibration in the pending moving region according to the determined region calibration parameters. The disclosure further provides the guide robot and a computer storage medium. The technical solution of the disclosure enables the guide robot to display a marked region to be passed.
US11009886B2
A computer-implemented robot pickup method including receiving a request from a user to pick up an article at a first location. A robot having a closeable transport container is navigated to the first location. The robot opens the closeable transport container and moves the article inside the closeable transport container at the first location, and navigates over an outdoor transportation network from the first location to the second location to deliver the article to the second location.
US11009882B2
The disclosure is related to a method and a system for obstacle detection adapted to a self-guiding machine. The method is performed in the system including a controller for driving the system, a light emitter, a light sensor, an image processor and a central processor. The light emitter and the light sensor are set apart at a distance. When the light emitter emits an indicator light being projected onto a path the self-guiding machine travels toward, the light sensor senses the indicator light. An image containing the indicator light is generated. After analyzing the image, at least one feature of the indicator light being sensed can be obtained and used to obtain a spatial relationship between the self-guiding machine and an obstacle. The spatial relationship allows the system to determine if the self-guiding machine will collide with a wall or fall from a cliff.
US11009872B2
If the driver operates the operation tool while the vehicle is traveling under the automated drive control, override control is performed in which the acceleration/deceleration of the vehicle is controlled according to the operation of the operation tool, when an automated drive target gear position selected based on automatic control of the acceleration/deceleration of the vehicle equals a manual drive target gear position determined according to the operation of the operation tool by the driver.
US11009871B2
Device and method for displaying a current driving mode of a vehicle, at least one of several driving modes of the vehicle is an autonomous driving mode. The device includes a display unit having a light source and an imaging unit interacting with the light source. A first controller controls the light source. The first controller is configured such that it meets a first technical qualification with regards to a reliability or safety criterion. The first controller only activates the light source in the event of the current presence of the autonomous driving mode. A second controller controls the imaging unit, the second controller is configured such that that it meets a second technical qualification with regards to the reliability or safety criterion. The first technical qualification corresponds to a higher degree of reliability or safety with regards to the reliability or safety criterion than the second technical qualification.
US11009864B2
Systems, methods, and devices for monitoring operation of industrial equipment are disclosed. In one embodiment, a monitoring system is provided that includes a passive backplane and one more functional circuits that can couple to the backplane. Each of the functional circuits that are coupled to the backplane can have access to all data that is delivered to the backplane. Therefore, resources (e.g., computing power, or other functionality) from each functional circuits can be shared by all active functional circuits that are coupled to the backplane. Because resources from each of the functional circuits can be shared, and because the functional circuits can be detachably coupled to the backplane, performance of the monitoring systems can be tailored to specific applications. For example, processing power can be increased by coupling additional processing circuits to the backplane.
US11009861B2
A device for use in monitoring operation of a system asset includes an interface for receiving sensor data representative of an operating condition of the system asset, a memory device for storing the sensor data, and a processor coupled to the interface and to the memory device. The processor is configured to create a hierarchy of sensor data within the memory device, wherein the hierarchy comprises a first tier and a second tier, store a first level of the sensor data in the first tier, and store a second level of the sensor data in the second tier.
US11009853B2
Methods are provided for designing and generating a tool path for three-dimensional printing of a fiber composite part. The method includes defining a three-dimensional domain model and determining a set of boundary conditions for the three-dimensional domain model. The methods include applying a gradient-based algorithm to a predetermined stress state located within the three-dimensional domain model in order to: (1) optimize the three-dimensional domain model for minimum deflection or stress using a structural mechanics algorithm for a composite article, and (2) provide a topologically optimized fiber composite part design and fiber orientation field. The methods include using the topologically optimized fiber composite part design and fiber orientation field as an input to solve Gray-Scott reaction diffusion equations to generate an anisotropic tool path for three-dimensional printing of the fiber composite part.
US11009850B2
An electronic manual for a machine tool for displaying information related to operation, maintenance, or inspection of the machine tool, which is necessary for an operator, includes an operator-operated input part for inputting search conditions to search the electronic manual in accordance with intent of the operator in order to obtain necessary information, a machine-operated input part for selecting and inputting at least one item provided to the operator from the machine tool depending on a status of the machine tool, and a display part for displaying information related to operation, maintenance, or inspection of the machine tool corresponding to the input from the operator-operated input part or the machine-operated input part.
US11009848B2
Techniques to facilitate device identification in a human machine interface (HMI) associated with an industrial automation environment are disclosed herein. In at least one implementation, the HMI is configured to display a plurality of graphical elements that represent one or more industrial devices. A user query selection of at least one query-building element is received. One or more of the graphical elements in the HMI that represent the one or more industrial devices that correlate to the at least one query-building element is identified. The one or more of the graphical elements that correlate to the at least one query-building element is visually distinguished distinctly from a remainder of the graphical elements that do not correlate to the at least one query-building element.
US11009846B2
Modern large buildings and public places are equipped with a plurality of elevators, exits and points of interest for fluent movement. The passenger flows in a building or public place can be traced and modelled by using statistics and information regarding current state of the modelled building or public place. The information derived from this model can be used for controlling elevators, escalators and similar in the building more efficiently. The same information may be used also for guiding passengers in the building or public place to use other transportation means so that the duration high traffic situation can be reduced or sometimes completely avoided.
US11009831B2
A backlight module, a spatial light modulator, a holographic display device and a holographic display method therefor are disclosed. The backlight module includes: a light source; an optical conversion element arranged to face the light source and configured to convert a light beam emitted by the light source into coherent collimated light; and a light switch layer disposed at a side of the optical conversion element away from the light source. The optical conversion element includes a plurality of sub-optical conversion regions. The light switch layer includes a plurality of sub-light switches, the plurality of sub-light switches and the plurality of sub-optical conversion regions being disposed in one-to-one correspondence.
US11009823B2
An image forming apparatus employing an electrophotographic image forming unit and an inkjet image forming unit, thereby being capable of printing an image on each of a front surface and the back surface of a recording medium.
US11009816B2
An endless-shaped electrophotographic belt with a cleaning blade provides improvement in transfer remaining toner wiping properties. The electrophotographic belt has an endless shape including, on an outer circumferential surface thereof, grooves and lands. The grooves extend in a circumferential direction of the belt and the lands are positioned between the grooves. The belt further has on the outer circumferential surface, one or more convex portion(s) between at least one of the grooves and one of the lands adjacent to the one of the grooves, and in a cross section of the belt in a direction orthogonal to a direction of which the grooves extend, the convex portion(s) projects more than the lands.
US11009815B2
An image forming apparatus includes an image bearing member, a transfer roller, an electric energy supply member, a voltage source, a detector, and a controller for adjusting a transfer voltage. A circumferential length 2K of the transfer roller and a distance k measured along an outer periphery of the transfer roller from the electric energy supplying member to the transfer roller satisfy 0.8K≤k≤1.2K. The controller controls the voltage source so as to satisfy 0.7T≤t≤1.3T, where 2T is time required for one full rotation of the transfer roller, and t is time during which the voltage source supplies the test current or the test voltage per one level in the operation of a setting mode.
US11009808B2
According to one embodiment, there is provided a toner cartridge used in an image forming apparatus including a processor which forms a toner pattern image on a photoconductive member, transfers the toner pattern image on a medium, and changes an image forming condition based on a detection result obtained by optically detecting the toner pattern image transferred onto the medium, the toner cartridge including: a toner accommodating container accommodating a toner, and a memory. The memory stores reference data which is determined according to toner characteristics in the toner accommodating container, and is used for applying a reference value for an optical detection result of a toner pattern formed by the toner on the medium.
US11009807B2
An image forming apparatus is provided. The image forming apparatus includes a sensor to detect a toner concentration, and a processor to control a rendering of image-forming data to form an image on an image forming medium, according to a level of toner concentration saving that is adjusted based on the detected toner concentration.
US11009805B2
This invention provide a PWM outputting circuit that, from pattern data represented by a plurality of bits representing a pulse width, generates a pulse width modulation signal, wherein the circuit comprises a multi-phase-clock generating circuit which generates a multi-phase clock which is a plurality of clocks of mutually different phases; an edge-pulse generating circuit which, from the pattern data that is inputted, detects a bit position of a rising-edge and a bit position of a falling-edge in the pulse width modulation signal, and generates a rising-edge-pulse and a falling-edge-pulse based on the detection; and an SR latch circuit which, by the rising-edge-pulse being inputted to a set terminal and the falling-edge-pulse being inputted to a reset terminal, generates and outputs the pulse width modulation signal.
US11009801B2
Embodiments described herein provide a system, a software application, and methods of a lithography process that provide at least one of the ability to decrease the stabilization time and write an exposure pattern into a photoresist on a substrate compensating for the change in the total pitch over a stabilization time. One embodiment of the system includes a slab, a stage disposed over the slab, a pair of supports disposed on the slab, a processing apparatus, and a chiller system. The pair of supports support a pair of tracks and the stage is configured to move along the pair of tracks. The processing apparatus has an apparatus support coupled to the slab and a processing unit supported by the apparatus support. The processing unit has a plurality of image projection systems. The chiller system has at least one fluid channel disposed in each track of the pair of tracks.
US11009794B2
A substrate provided with an anti-reflective coating where the anti-reflective coating is made up of a layer of nanostructures. The nanostructures may be formed by depositing a material such as SiO2 and then using a process such as reactive ion etching in conjunction with an inductively coupled plasma source. Other aspects of the fabrication process are also disclosed.
US11009789B2
Provided are a pattern formation method and a method for manufacturing a polarizing plate using the pattern formation method, the pattern formation method having: a step for forming, on a substrate, a linear guide pattern which is arranged at a predetermined pitch and is compatible with a portion of block chains of a block copolymer, and a neutral pattern embedded in the pattern of the guide pattern; a step for forming a layer including a block copolymer on the guide pattern and the neutral pattern; a step for heat-treating the layer including the block copolymer and forming a lamellar structure in which lamellar boundaries are arranged perpendicular to the substrate by microphase separation of the block copolymer; and a step for selectively removing a portion of the block chains of the block copolymer and thereby forming a line-and-space-shaped fine pattern having a smaller pitch than the guide pattern.
US11009788B2
A method for manufacturing an optical electrical module includes steps as follow. Forming first patterns on a first substrate by a first mask, wherein an angle between a primary flat of the first substrate and an arrangement direction having a maximum number of first pattern units of the first mask is (θ+90°*n), wherein θ is between 22° to 39°, and n is an integer. Subjecting the first substrate to a first patterning process using the first patterns as a mask to form accommodating grooves and a reflective groove connected with the accommodating grooves in the first substrate, wherein an extension direction of each of the accommodating grooves is perpendicular to an extension direction of the reflective groove.
US11009785B2
A projector includes first through fourth light emitters defining a placement region for fifth light emitters. The placement region is rectangular defined by first through fourth sides. The light intensity of a sixth light emitter closest to the middle of the first side is smaller than the light intensities of the first and second light emitters. Fifth light emitters arranged in a first direction from the center of the first light emitter toward the middle of the first side have light intensities that decrease toward the positive side in the first direction between the first light emitter and the sixth light emitter, and fifth light emitters arranged in a second direction from the center of the second light emitter toward the middle of the first side have light intensities that decrease toward the positive side in the second direction between the second light emitter and the sixth light emitter.
US11009776B2
The present invention relates to a camera system, comprising: a camera operative to capture an image, said camera comprising a power input port for coupling to a power supply assembly; a housing for supporting said camera, said housing comprising an opening, wherein said opening is arranged to provide access to said power input port; a removable panel engageable to said housing to cover said opening by a security fastener to secure said removable panel to said housing in a cover configuration, said removable panel comprising a formation for engaging with at least one portion of said power supply assembly in said cover configuration to restrain movement of said power supply assembly to maintain a coupled arrangement of said power supply assembly and said power input port in said cover configuration.
US11009772B2
An imaging system comprises a light source generating a pump beam, and an optical coupling system for receiving an input beam of infrared light from a scene and combining the input beam with the pump beam, wherein an intensity of the pump beam is higher than an intensity of the input beam. The imaging system further comprises a crystal configured for adiabatically mixing the beams and providing an output beam having a frequency which is a sum of frequencies of the input and pump beams, and a visible, near-infrared or ultraviolet light imager configured for collecting and to spectrally resolving the output beam.
US11009771B1
A photon source includes a bus waveguide, a photon source pump laser coupled to the bus waveguide and a plurality of optical resonators coupled to the bus waveguide. Each optical resonator of the plurality of optical resonators has a respective resonance line width and a respective resonance frequency, wherein a bandwidth of the resonant center frequencies of the plurality of optical resonators is greater than a bandwidth of the photon source pump laser. The bus waveguide produces photons in response to receiving laser pulses from the pump laser.
US11009769B2
Provided are an optical modulation device and an apparatus including the same. The optical modulation device may include a plurality of reflectors located on a driving circuit substrate, a plurality of nano-antennas located on the plurality of reflectors, and an active layer located between the plurality of reflectors and the plurality of nano-antennas and patterned to have a plurality of openings. The optical modulation device may further include a plurality of first connection members configured to electrically connect the driving circuit substrate to the plurality of reflectors and a plurality of second connection members configured to electrically connect the driving circuit substrate to the plurality of nano-antennas. The plurality of second connection members may be connected to the plurality of nano-antennas through the plurality of openings.
US11009752B2
The present disclosure relates to a display panel and a manufacturing method thereof, a display device. The display panel includes an array substrate and a color film substrate set oppositely, the array substrate includes multiple subpixel units arranged in an array and an orientation layer covering multiple subpixel units, each subpixel unit includes an opening area; the color film substrate is provided with support columns, orthographic projections of the support columns on the subpixel units are outside the opening areas, the orientation layer is formed with support protrusions which protrude from a surface of the orientation layer, orthographic projections of the support protrusions on the subpixel units are outside the opening areas, the support columns contact top ends of the support protrusions to prevent the support columns from contacting the surface of the orientation layer.
US11009747B2
Backlight module and display device are provided. The backlight module includes: a first substrate, a drive circuit on a side of the first substrate, a plurality of light-emitting elements and a plurality of fingerprint recognition elements, where the drive circuit includes a first drive circuit and a second drive circuit; the plurality of the light-emitting elements is on a side of the drive circuit away from the first substrate; the light-emitting element is electrically connected to the first drive circuit; the plurality of the light-emitting elements is arranged in an array structure; the plurality of the fingerprint recognition elements and the plurality of the light-emitting elements are on a same side of the first substrate; and the fingerprint recognition element is electrically connected to the second drive circuit.
US11009743B2
A display panel has a display area and a peripheral area. The peripheral area is located outside the display area. The display panel includes a first substrate, a second substrate, and a display medium layer. The second substrate is located above the first substrate and includes a first polarization layer, a first quarter wave plate (QWP), a reflection layer, and a pixel array. The first polarization layer is located within the display area and the peripheral area and includes a wire-grid polarizer. The first QWP is located within the peripheral area. The reflection layer is located within the peripheral area, in which the first QWP is located between the first polarization layer and the reflection layer. The pixel array is at least located within the display area. The display medium layer is located between the first substrate and the second substrate.
US11009742B2
A multi-display includes a display panel array with the display panels arranged, and a protective plate disposed over a surface of the display panel array where light is emitted, so as to cover the display panel array. The protective plate has an optical refractive device of groove shape disposed in a position corresponding to a joint between the adjacent display panels of the display panel array, so as to extend along the joint. The optical refractive device refracts the light from the display panels. Each display panel has a display surface having sub-pixels constituting individual pixels. The sub-pixels are arranged in such a manner that the sub-pixels of two or more different display colors are disposed between the sub-pixels of the same display color. The sub-pixels of the display panels adjacent to each other via the joint are arranged in such a manner that color arrangements are different from each other at panel ends facing each other via the joint.
US11009741B2
The invention provides a color filter structure and a method of fabricating the same, the color filter structure including: a plurality of color filter units, wherein each of the plurality of color filter units has a longitudinal section of a circular arc shape or a polygonal arc shape.
US11009735B2
The invention relates to a liquid crystal display comprising a matrix of liquid crystal elements (17), transistors (18), each associated with one of said elements (17) and conductive tracks (19) for connecting to said transistors (18). A heat absorbing device comprises a plurality of longitudinal elements (30; 130, 135; 230, 235; 330, 335), each arranged at right angles with one of said conductive tracks (19). An image-generating device comprising such a display and a head-up display comprising such a device are also described.
US11009733B2
A detection device includes a plurality of drive electrodes, wherein: in a first mode, a first drive electrode block including a first number of the drive electrodes are supplied with a first drive signal; in a second mode, a second drive electrode block including a second number of the drive electrodes are supplied with a second drive signal; and the first number is different from the second number.
US11009728B2
In one example in accordance with the present disclosure, a screen privacy device is described. The screen privacy device includes first bands of a polymer-dispersed liquid crystal (PDLC) compound. These first bands have first light-scattering properties. The screen privacy device also includes second bands of the PDLC compound, the second bands having second light-scattering properties. In this example, the second light-scattering properties are different than the first light-scattering properties and the first bands and the second bands alternate along a dimension of the screen privacy device.
US11009723B2
Provided is an ophthalmic diffractive multi-focal lens with a diffractive structure including a phase profile in which a plurality of blaze shaped zones are set in a concentric circle form, wherein: at least one of the zones serves as an adjustment zone wherein an inclination direction in the phase profile is reversed with respect to that of other zones; and a light intensity level giving a peak or focal point at a position away from three focal points in a light intensity distribution of transmitted light in an optical axis direction is kept low in comparison with a phase profile without the adjustment zone.
US11009718B2
An imaging system includes a diffusing element configured to couple portions of a light beam back into a laser diode. The system includes a diode laser driven into a chaotic regime by a combination of a diffuser and a modulated drive current such that it emits light across a frequency spectrum having an envelope between 3 and 10 nanometers wide. The system further includes a diffusing element at least 0.1 mm to 0.5 mm away from the diode laser to couple portions of the light beam back into the laser diode. Another embodiment is directed to using the diffusing element to illuminate a flat panel display or a spatial light modulator.
US11009717B2
A stackable beam module assembly and system for combining laser beams by recursive coupling of one or more beam modules whereby successive converging and diverging lenses having optical properties and an orientation in central beam channels and peripheral beam channels to direct the peripheral beams in a direction parallel to the central beams to thereby propagate a resultant beam having an increased power output directly correlated to the sum of the combined laser beams.
US11009715B2
Systems and methods for fitting a wearable heads-up display (WHUD) to a subject are described. Imaging data representative of at least a portion of the subject's head with one or more gaze positions of the eyes is obtained from a plurality of cameras. One or more models representative of the subject's head are generated and a set of features is recognized in the one or more models. One or more models of the WHUD are also obtained based on WHUD data stored in memory. One or more simulations are performed positioning one or more WHUD models in proximity to at least one subject model based at least in part on the set of features recognized in the subject model. A fit of a WHUD to the subject is evaluated based at least in part on a determination regarding whether the simulation satisfies one or more of a set of criteria.
US11009713B1
A head mounted display (HMD) includes a set of one or more lenses defining an optical axis, a display configured to project light through the set of the one or more lenses, a voice coil actuator coupled with the display and configured to move the display along the optical axis, and a first guide that is slidingly coupled with the first voice coil actuator to guide the movement of the first display. The HMD additionally includes a set of one or more position sensors configured to determine a position of the display long the optical axis and an electronic controller configured to receive information identifying a reference position of the display along the optical axis and generate one or more electrical signals for initiating a movement of the first display toward the first reference point along the optical axis.
US11009711B2
A wearable device that aids vision of a person is disclosed that includes a display system including a display device, a first polarizer parallel to the display device, a quarter waveplate, and a mirror. The display device, the first polarizer, the quarter waveplate, and the mirror are arranged sequentially such that the display device is disposed at a first end of the display system and the mirror is disposed at a second, opposite end of the display system. The display system has a length corresponding to a focal length of the mirror. A camera system includes a camera and an image stabilization system with a zoom magnification configured to provide up to at or about 60 times zoom. The display system and the camera system are secured to a mount and are movable relative to each other about the mount. The mount is secured to a frame.
US11009709B2
Aspects for a wearable augmented reality (AR) device are described herein. The aspects may include a light engine that includes a micro-display configured to emit light to form an image, a polarized beam splitter positioned horizontally adjacent to the micro-display and configured to receive the emitted light that passes through the polarized beam splitter, and one or more first imaging lenses positioned horizontally adjacent to the polarized beam splitter and configured to receive the diverged light. One of the first imaging lenses may include a reflection surface configured to reflect and converge the light. The polarized beam splitter may include a reflective coating configured to reflect the converged light. The aspects may further include an optical waveguide configured to guide the converged light to a predetermined position.
US11009704B2
A device including a waveguide having a first waveguide surface and a second waveguide surface parallel to the first waveguide surface is disclosed. The device may include a first volume holographic light coupling element disposed between the first waveguide surface and the second waveguide surface. The first volume holographic light coupling element may be structured to reflect at least a portion of incident light as reflected light. Incident light for which the first volume holographic light coupling element is structured to reflect may have a first angle of incidence within a total internal reflection (TIR) range with respect a first axis corresponding to a surface normal of the waveguide. Incident light for which the first volume holographic light coupling element is structured to reflect may have a second angle of incidence with respect to a second axis different from the first axis.
US11009703B2
A vehicle display device includes a conversion block that converts, based on correction data stored in a memory, an imaging pixel value in a camera image acquired by an outside camera into a correction pixel value in accordance with outside brightness detected by a brightness sensor, and a display control block that controls a light source luminance value of the head-up display in correspondence with the correction pixel value converted from the imaging pixel value by the conversion block.
US11009697B2
A mirror driving device includes a detector configured to output a detection signal having a ringing component included in oscillation of a mirror, a driving waveform generator configured to generate a sawtooth driving waveform that oscillates the mirror, a superimposing waveform generator configured to generate a superimposing waveform to be superimposed to the sawtooth driving waveform, a periodic signal generator configured to generate a periodic signal having a frequency identical to or near a ringing frequency of the ringing component, a correlation calculator configured to calculate a correlation value between the periodic signal and the detection signal, and an amplitude adjuster configured to adjust an amplitude of the superimposing waveform to reduce the ringing component, based on the correlation value.
US11009679B2
A three-piece infrared single wavelength projection lens system includes, in order from an image side to an image source side: a first lens element with a positive refractive power; a second lens element with a negative refractive power; a third lens element with a positive refractive power; and a stop disposed before an image source-side surface of the first lens element or between an image-side surface of the first lens element and an image source-side surface of the second lens element. Such arrangements can provide a three-piece infrared single wavelength projection lens system with better image sensing function.
US11009677B2
A zoom lens including, in order from an object side: a first positive lens unit; a second negative lens unit; a third positive lens unit; a fourth negative lens unit; and a fifth positive lens unit, wherein during zooming from a wide angle end, intervals between the adjacent lens units are changed in such a way that the second lens unit is configured to move from the object side to the image side and the third lens unit and the fourth lens unit are configured to move, and a focal length of the third lens unit, a focal length of the fourth lens unit, a movement amount of the second lens unit during zooming from the wide angle end to the telephoto end, and a movement amount of the third lens unit during zooming from the wide angle end to the telephoto end are appropriately set.
US11009676B2
The imaging lens consists of, in order from the object side, a positive first lens group that moves to the object side during focusing from a long distance to a short distance, and a second lens group that does not move during focusing. The first lens group has a first-B sub-lens group. The first-B sub-lens group consists of, in order from the object side, a positive b1 lens, a negative b2 lens concave toward the image side, an aperture stop, a negative b3 lens concave toward the object side, and a positive b4 lens. The second lens group consists of, in order from the object side, a negative lens, a positive lens, and a negative lens. Predetermined conditional expressions are satisfied.
US11009665B2
A flexible pin for use in a male fiber optic connector is flexible both in bending and radially to accommodate variations in fiber optic ferrules of the male fiber optic connector and a female fiber optic connector. The flexibility may accommodate angular errors of the male and the female fiber optic connectors. The flexibility may also accommodate diametral errors of the flexible pin of the male fiber optic connector and diametral errors in a pin hole of the female fiber optic connector. The flexibility is sufficient that a connector spring or spring clamp can mate mating faces of the male and the female fiber optic connectors with the errors present. In certain embodiments, the flexible pin is a removable pin that includes a latch. The removable pin can be installed and removed from a fiber optic connector without disassembling a ferrule from a connector housing of the fiber optic connector.
US11009663B2
Integrated optical devices and methods of forming the same are disclosed. A method of forming an integrated optical device includes the following steps. A substrate is provided. The substrate includes, from bottom to top, a first semiconductor layer, an insulating layer and a second semiconductor layer. The second semiconductor layer is patterned to form a waveguide pattern. A surface smoothing treatment is performed to the waveguide pattern until a surface roughness Rz of the waveguide pattern is equal to or less than a desired value. A cladding layer is formed over the waveguide pattern.
US11009660B2
The present disclosure describes light guides and a method of manufacturing light guides that include a rectangular prism-shaped bar, a first polymer or metal cladding on four sides of the rectangular prism-shaped bar, and a second polymer cladding disposed on the first polymer cladding on the four sides of the rectangular prism-shaped bar.
US11009659B2
The invention relates to optical modulation devices and, in particular, monolithically integrated optical modulation devices. Disclosed herein is a monolithically integrated optical modulation device (200) that comprises: an input optical port (210); an output optical port (215); and an optical waveguide for guiding light from the input optical port to the output optical port. A portion of the optical waveguide is split into at least two branches. The waveguide is configured to cause a net 180° change in direction of the light while guiding said light from the input optical port to the output optical port such that the input optical port and the output optical port are positioned on a first edge of the device. At least some of the net 180° change in direction is achieved within the branches of the waveguide.
US11009647B2
The present disclosure relates to a backlight source device, a light guide plate, and a display device. The backlight source device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a light guide plate, a light source and a plastic frame, the light source is provided at an end of the light guide plate and is opposite to a side wall of the light guide plate; the plastic frame is provided at least at an end of the light guide plate away from the light source, wherein a plurality of wedge-shaped recesses are provided at an end of a light emitting surface of the light guide plate away from the light source.
US11009646B2
In one aspect, a film-based lightguide includes a film comprising a light emitting region defined by a plurality of light extracting features, a plurality of coupling lightguide strips extending from the lightguide region of the film, wherein the light mixing region of the film is positioned along the film between the plurality of coupling lightguide strips and the light emitting region, the light mixing region comprises a plurality of interior light directing edges positioned between the lateral edges of the body of the film, wherein the interior light directing edges totally internally reflect light propagating in the light mixing region and redistribute light flux propagating within the lightguide region. In one aspect, pairs of the plurality of interior light directing edges define a plurality of channels that totally internally reflect light propagating therein and are tapered outward toward the light emitting region.
US11009644B2
In various embodiments, an optical system is provided. The optical system includes two honeycomb condensers, which are connected one behind the other and in each case have two lenticular array sheets, which are connected one behind the other, and at least one diffuser which is connected downstream of the honeycomb condensers.
US11009633B2
A COA substrate, a display panel, and a display device are provided. A pixel photoresist layer is arranged on a passivation layer of the COA substrate; an organic layer and a pixel electrode layer are sequentially arranged on the pixel photoresist layer; and each pixel electrode of the pixel electrode layer is configured to have a planar structure completely covering the organic layer; each planar pixel electrode is arranged with a through hole; and the through hole penetrates the pixel electrode layer.
US11009624B2
Examples of techniques for controlling a cooking apparatus based on weather and location information are disclosed. In one example implementation, a computer-implemented method includes receiving, by a processing device, a recipe for cooking a food item using a cooking apparatus, the recipe comprising a suggested cooking time and a suggested cooking temperature. The method further includes determining, by the processing device, a location associated with the cooking apparatus. The method further includes determining, by the processing device, weather conditions associated with the location. The method further includes analyzing, by the processing device, the recipe, based at least in part on the location and the weather conditions, to determine whether to adjust one or more of the suggested cooking time and the suggested cooking temperature. The method further includes controlling, by the processing device, the cooking apparatus, based at least in part on the analysis, to cook the food item.
US11009617B2
A system, a method, and a computer program for modelling a subsurface region of the earth for hydrocarbon exploration, development, or production, including receiving a seismic prestack dataset, determining one or more multiparameter attributes on a sparse grid based on the seismic prestack dataset, associating the one or more multiparameter attributes with color image pixels, encoding the associated one or more multiparameter attributes to generate a low-resolution colored image, inpainting the low-resolution colored image by a deep neural network to build a high-resolution colored image, and decoloring the high-resolution image.
US11009610B2
The present disclosure provides a radiation detection system, a radiation output device, and a radiation detection device. The radiation detection system includes a radiation output device having a radiation generation unit and an output control unit that controls output of radiation, and a radiation detection device having a radiographic image detector that detects radiation output from the radiation output device, and a recognition unit that recognizes whether radiation has been output from the radiation output device on the basis of a radiation detection signal output from the radiographic image detector. The output control unit causes radiation with a preset waveform pattern to be output from a time point of the start of outputting of the radiation, and the recognition unit recognizes the waveform pattern, thereby recognizing the start of outputting of the radiation.
US11009602B2
Disclosed are methods and systems for environment detection in which a first vehicle detects its vehicle environment with at least one sensor, wherein the first vehicle transmits sensor data of the sensor pertaining to its vehicle environment to an off-board server device; at least one second vehicle with at least one sensor transmits sensor data of the sensor pertaining to its vehicle environment to the off-board server device; the off-board server device merges the transmitted sensor data of the vehicles and generates an environmental model of the vehicle environment of the first vehicle on the basis thereof; the environmental model that is generated is subsequently transmitted by the off-board server device to the first vehicle.
US11009596B2
A storage medium-compatible communications unit, a phase detection unit, a parameter acquisition section and a location detection section are provided. The storage medium-compatible communications unit communicates with a storage medium by wireless using electromagnetic waves at a predetermined frequency. The phase detection unit detects phases of signals received from the storage medium. The parameter acquisition section acquires a distance detection parameter to be used in detecting a storage medium distance from a first position of an antenna to the storage medium. The first position is a position in a range of positions of the antenna from which the distance to the storage medium is shortest. The distance detection parameter is a value set in accordance with a positional relationship between the first position and a second position. The second position is a position of the antenna in the range of positions of the antenna that is different from the first position. The location detection section detects the storage medium distance, using a first phase detected by the phase detection unit at the first position, a second phase detected by the phase detection unit at the second position, and the distance detection parameter acquired by the parameter acquisition section. The location detection section identifies the first position at a time at which a trend of changes of phase detected by the phase detection unit in association with movement of the antenna reverses.
US11009594B2
A vehicle sensor calibration system for self-driving vehicles can include a turntable on which a sensor system including a LIDAR sensor is positioned. A plurality of fiducial targets can be positioned around the turntable to enable calibration of the sensor system, and a control mechanism can automatically rotate the turntable when the sensor system is positioned on the turntable. The system can include one or more computing systems that receive a data log corresponding to sensor data recorded by the sensor system as the sensor system rotates on the turntable, and analyze the sensor data to determine a set of calibration parameters to calibrate the sensor system.
US11009584B2
A method for determining a localization parameter of an object includes generating a plurality of estimates of a first frequency-domain amplitude of a baseband signal from the object, each estimate corresponding one of a plurality of temporal segments of the baseband signal. The method also includes determining the first frequency-domain amplitude as most common value of the plurality of estimates, and determining the localization parameter therefrom. A localization system includes a memory and a microprocessor. The memory stores instructions and is configured to store a baseband signal having a temporal frequency component and a corresponding first frequency-domain amplitude. The microprocessor is adapted to execute the instructions to: (i) generate a plurality of estimates of the first frequency-domain amplitude each corresponding to a respective one of a plurality of temporal segments of the baseband signal, and (ii) determine the first frequency-domain amplitude as the most common value of the estimates.
US11009576B2
Described here are systems and methods for volumetric excitation in magnetic resonance imaging (“MRI”) using frequency modulated radio frequency (“RF”) pulses. In general, quadratic phase modulation along the slice encoding direction is implemented for additional spatiotemporal encoding, which better distributes signal content in the slice direction and enables higher acceleration rates that are robust to slice-undersampling.
US11009573B2
A liquid-state nuclear-magnetic-resonance measurement cell includes a reservoir for a liquid medium; a fluidic circuit connected to the reservoir and comprising a measurement chamber; a gas injector opening into the fluidic circuit, at a distance from the measurement chamber; and a coil encircling the measurement chamber; wherein it also comprises at least one capacitive element forming, with the coil, an electromagnetic resonator; and in that it has a shape allowing its introduction into a nuclear-magnetic-resonance probe in replacement of an assembly formed by a nuclear-magnetic-resonance tube and a spinner bearing the tube, the coil encircling the measurement chamber being then positioned so as to couple by induction to at least one radiofrequency coil of the probe. Nuclear-magnetic-resonance measurement system comprising such a measurement cell. Magnetic-resonance measurement method using such a cell is also provided.
US11009565B2
A magnetic field sensor includes a comparator detector for which a measured threshold value is stored prior to power down and recalled upon power up for use by the comparator detector. A corresponding method is associated with the magnetic field sensor.
US11009564B2
The present application discloses a magnetic sensor, fabrication process of perforated integrated circuit module and the magnetic sensor; the magnetic sensor comprises: a head cover, a shaft sleeve, a hollow rotating shaft, a ring alnico, a magnetic sensitive chip matrix, a printed circuit board, a device for output signal and a bottom case; all of them have a through hole except said device for output signal, said magnetic sensitive chip matrix is soldered on said printed circuit board, said device for output signal connects to said printed circuit board electrically, said printed circuit board is mounted below said hollow rotating shaft, and said head cover is mounted on said bottom case to form a cavity, said device for output signal passes out of said cavity. This magnetic sensor can be penetrated by an external shaft and has a thin thickness.
US11009536B2
Estimating energy generated by a solar system in a predetermined geographic area comprises, at each predetermined time instant: retrieving measured values of at least one weather parameter and of solar irradiance in the geographic area, the values related to a time slot before the predetermined time instant; performing auto-regression analysis of the measured values; estimating, based on the auto-regression analysis, a relationship between the at least one weather parameter and the solar irradiance; retrieving forecasted values of the at least one weather parameter in the geographic area, the forecasted values being forecasted for a second time slot after the predetermined time instant; performing regression analysis of the relationship between the at least one weather parameter and the solar irradiance of the forecasted values; forecasting solar irradiance in the second time slot based on the regression analysis, and estimating energy generated by the solar system in the second time slot.
US11009526B2
A three-dimensional (3D) signal transfer structure of a probe card device includes a transfer plate, a supporting frame, and a guiding plate. The transfer plate has a first surface and a second surface that is opposite to the first surface. The transfer plate includes a plurality of signal circuits each having a signal contact arranged on the first surface. The supporting frame is abutted against and fixed onto the first surface of the transfer plate. A portion of the first surface abutted against the supporting frame is arranged outside the signal contacts. The guiding plate has a plurality of thru-holes and is disposed on the supporting frame. The guiding plate, the supporting frame, and the transfer plate jointly and surroundingly define a receiving space, and the signal contacts of the transfer plate are arranged in the receiving space.
US11009524B2
A rectangular probe includes two broad side surfaces and two narrow side surfaces each parallel to a longitudinal direction of the rectangular probe. The rectangular probe includes a middle segment, a first connecting segment and a second connecting segment respectively extending from two opposite ends of the middle segment, a first contacting segment and a second contacting segment respectively extending from the first and second connecting segments, and a stroke structure arranged on the middle segment, the first contacting segment, or the second contacting segment. A longitudinal thru-hole of the stroke structure is formed by penetrating through the two broad side surfaces. Two transverse grooves of the stroke structure are respectively recessed in the two broad side surfaces. The two transverse grooves are configured to move in two directions away from each other so as to reduce a length of the rectangular probe.
US11009523B2
A probe is a probe having a substantially bar-like shape and includes a distal end portion with a substantially columnar shape adapted to be in contact with an inspection point provided on a device under test, a base end portion with a substantially columnar shape on an opposite side of the distal end portion, and a main body portion formed in a flat ribbon shape and extended to connect the distal end portion to the base end portion. The distal end portion is provided with a distal end surface inclined relative to and intersecting with an axial center of the probe.
US11009519B2
This automated analyzer comprises: a sample disk for mounting sample containers accommodating samples; a sample disk control unit for controlling the rotation of the sample disk; a sample dispensing probe for sucking the sample out of a sample container that has arrived at a prescribed suction position as a result of the rotation of the sample disk; a photometer for carrying out automatic biochemical analysis; a blood coagulation time detection unit for carrying out blood coagulation time analysis; a light-blocking cover that covers the photometer and blood coagulation time detection unit; and a sample information output unit for outputting sample information. The sample information output unit acquires analysis information indicating the analysis state of the mounted samples and position information indicating the positions of the samples as sample disk monitor information 401 and displays the analysis information, the position information, and an image 402 showing the light-blocking cover on the imaging unit so as to overlap.
US11009512B2
The present invention is focused on an in vitro method for identifying or screening human subjects at risk of suffering from a pregnancy related disease, in particular from gestational diabetes mellitus or preeclampsia, departing from the level of expression or concentration of a series of biomarkers isolated from a minimally-invasive sample such as gingival crevicular fluid (GCF). Moreover, the method of the invention offers high sensitivity and specificity at an early stage of the pregnancy (see the Examples and figures shown below), which means that it is a strong and cost-effective method for the detection of a pregnancy related disease, in particular gestational diabetes mellitus or preeclampsia, at an early stage of the disease thus procuring effective treatment, avoiding significant long-term adverse effects for both mother and baby.
US11009507B2
Provided herein are methods and compositions for detecting and characterizing estrogen receptor-negative solid tumor cancers.
US11009500B2
A bead mill and an associated bead-mill-based machine for testing mechanical fragility of red blood cells, employing a cartridge configured to contain a sample while cells get stressed via bead oscillation and, in the case of the fragility testing machine, also while lysis levels get detected, for presentation of fragility information.
US11009498B2
A nanopore-containing substrate includes a substrate, a membrane on the substrate, and at least one nanoscale electronic element disposed on or embedded in the membrane. The membrane defines at least one nanopore. The nanoscale electronic element is aligned with one of the nanopores such that a shortest distance between an edge of the nanoscale electronic element and the edge of the nanopore is less than 50 nm. The nanopores may be formed by etching through a dielectric layer using a solution while applying a voltage to the nanoscale electronic element relative to the solution. The nanopore-containing substrate can be used to detect or sequence a biopolymer, such as a nucleic acid. The nanopore-containing substrate may be used with a biopolymer detection and/or sequencing system.
US11009487B2
A multi-modal biosensor system includes a vibrating plate orientated along a plane. An actuator is interfaced with the vibrating plate and operable to vibrate the vibrating plate along the plane. The actuator includes two electrodes rigidly affixed to the vibrating plate. An optical support structure is rigidly affixed to the vibrating plate, and provides an outwardly facing surface to receive a measurement sample. A light source is configured to project light onto the outwardly facing surface of the optical support structure. A light detector is configured to capture light reflected from the outwardly facing surface of the optical support structure. A controller interfaces with the two electrodes and the light detector. The controller operates to detect changes in the vibrating motion of the vibrating plate concurrently with detecting changes in the light captured by the light detector.
US11009486B2
The subject disclosure presents systems and computer-implemented methods for determining an acoustic time-of-flight (TOF) of sound waves through a sample material with greater accuracy and in a more repeatable fashion, by invoking one or more of an envelope generation for an error function, fitting a non-linear curve to an ultrasound frequency sweep, or performing a clustered piece-wise linear regression on individual linear parts of the ultrasonic frequency sweep. The systems and methods are useful for, among other things, monitoring diffusion of fluids through porous materials, such as tissue samples.
US11009483B2
The invention relates to an electrochemical measuring cell for measuring the content of chlorine compounds in water, having an electrolyte chamber (2) which receives an electrolyte, a measuring electrode (3) which delimits the electrolyte chamber, a reference electrode (5), and a counterelectrode (4). Said electrochemical measuring cell is characterised in that the measuring electrode (3) is a rigid, porous platinum membrane having a pore size of 0.15 μm to 0.25 μm, which produces the contact with the electrolyte and the water.
US11009476B2
The invention discloses a squaraine-polymer-based ammonium/nitrogen monoxide two-component sensor, as well as a preparation method and application thereof. A preparation manner and condition for the sensor are optimized. The squaraine polymer containing azo functional group based ammonium/nitrogen monoxide two-component sensor comprises an interdigital electrode and a coating material with which the interdigital electrode is coated. The coating material is a squaraine polymer containing azo functional group and has high sensing selectivity for ammonium and nitrogen monoxide, the minimum limit of detection thereof is 1 ppb and the response/reversion time is 82s/185s. The sensing performance of the sensor for nitrogen monoxide is also tested, the minimum limit of detection can reach 40 ppb and the response/reversion time is 112s/921s.
US11009470B2
Based on counts detected by a photon counting detector, a characteristic of X-ray attenuation amounts μt is acquired for each X-ray energy bin. This characteristic is defined by a plurality of mutually different known thicknesses t and linear attenuation coefficients in the X-ray transmission direction. This substance is composed of a material which is included in an object and which is the same in type as the object or which can be regarded as being similar to the object in terms of the effective atomic number. Correcting data for replacing the characteristic of the X-ray attenuation amounts μt by a linear target characteristic are calculated. The linear target characteristic is set to pass through the origin of a two-dimensional coordinate having a lateral axis assigned to thicknesses t and a longitudinal axis assigned to the X-ray attenuation amounts μt. The correcting data are calculated for each X-ray energy bin.
US11009460B2
Imaging a sample that includes phototransformable optical labels (“PTOLs”) with an optical system having a diffraction-limited resolution volume (DLRV), includes providing activation radiation to the PTOLs to activate a statistical subset of the PTOLs. A density of the PTOLs of the activated subset is less than an inverse of the DLRV. Excitation radiation is provided to the activated subset to excite activated PTOLs. Radiation emitted from the activated and excited PTOLs located at different focal planes of the optical system within the sample is detected with the optical system. The preceding steps are repeated one or more times, each time activating a different statistical subset of the plurality of PTOLs. Three-dimensional locations within the sample are determined, with a sub-diffraction-limited accuracy, of the activated and excited PTOLs based on the radiation emitted from the activated and excited PTOLs that is detected from the different focal planes of the optical system.
US11009451B2
A multi-angle colorimeter includes an index calculation unit that calculates, based on a predetermined calculation formula, an index corresponding to a particle diameter of a glittering material, which is used for metallic coating or pearl coating, using optical parameters used in color evaluation of the metallic coating or pearl coating on a surface of an object.
US11009448B2
A plurality of disparate datasets is aggregated into a geodata data structure specifying a plurality of geospatial locations and a set of aspatial parameters at each geospatial location. Each aspatial parameter is combined at each geospatial location to generate an atmospheric corrosivity scale parameter at each of the plurality of geospatial locations. A grid is created with cells representing each of the plurality of geospatial locations and each of the corresponding atmospheric corrosivity scale parameters. The grid is stored for output of at least a portion of the plurality of geospatial locations and the corresponding atmospheric corrosivity scale parameters overlaid on a geographic map.
US11009447B2
Disclosed embodiments may relate generally to a micro airflow generator which does not use fan(s) or a heater to generate airflow (for example in a compact optical PM sensor). Rather, disclosed embodiments typically may use induced movement of a membrane/diaphragm element to generate air flow (wherein movement of the membrane in turn induces movement in air). For example, a membrane or diaphragm element could be driven by an (electronic) actuator element, such as an electro-magnetic actuator or piezo disc bender (or some other means of vibrating/moving the membrane element in a way which induced airflow). In some embodiments, the electro-magnetic actuator itself may include a membrane (such that the electro-magnetic actuator might encompass the membrane and the electronic actuator element, such as a magnet and corresponding coil) and/or the piezo disc bender might serve as both the membrane/diaphragm and the electronic actuator element.
US11009446B1
Reader observation and monitoring of the imaging of biological development is shown and described. In one embodiment, a method for monitoring biological growth includes identifying an alert from comparing a background value identified on a plate to a non-background value identified on a plate. In particular examples, a pre-filter, threshold, and histogram analysis identifies an alert count.
US11009432B2
A pretreatment device for food safety detection, including: a base; a vortex oscillator disposed on the base; and a container holding mechanism disposed on the base and configured to hold a container such that the container is positioned above the vortex oscillator, wherein the vortex oscillator is configured to cooperate with the container holding mechanism to treat materials contained in the container. The present disclosure further provides a pretreatment method for food safety detection. By means of the pretreatment device and the pretreatment method according to the present disclosure, it can perform pretreatment work of food safety detection efficiently and simply, and save labor costs.
US11009431B2
There is provided a failure mode specifying system or the like that suitably specifies a failure mode of an apparatus. A failure mode specifying system 10 includes a communication portion 11 that obtains data including a detection value of a sensor 22 which is installed in an apparatus 20, an apparatus structural parameter estimating portion 14 that estimates a predetermined apparatus structural parameter based on a structure and properties of the apparatus 20, based on the data which is obtained by the communication portion 11, a failure mode specifying portion 16 that specifies a failure mode indicating a kind of failure or failure sign of the apparatus 20, based on the apparatus structural parameter, and an input-output portion 18 that presents the failure mode which is specified by the failure mode specifying portion 16.
US11009426B2
An oil pressure switch, which is connected in an oil path of a piston oil cooling jet to diagnose oil pressure, includes an upper body and a lower body, in which a plunger vertically moves according to oil pressure; a fixing plate that is disposed between the upper body and the lower body; a moving plate that selectively contacts a fixing plate according to movement of the plunger; a spring that generates an elastic force in a direction in which the moving plate selectively contacts the fixing plate; an output terminal that outputs an output signal according to contact between the moving plate and the fixing plate; and a parallel resistor that is electrically connected with the output terminal and electrically connected with a control resistor of a controller.
US11009420B2
A housing for a measuring device for accommodating a transmission unit for transmitting data, and/or display unit for the readout of data, and a terminal unit provided for supplying electric power to the measuring device, having at least two housing compartments, wherein the transmission unit and/or the display unit and the terminal unit can each be arranged in different housing compartments, and axes of the housing compartments formed in each case by a surface normal of an outward facing housing opening of a housing compartment, or axes formed in each case by a surface normal of the cap closing the housing openings, cross one another. A measuring device is also provided that includes the housing, and a transmission and analysis system that includes such a measuring device.
US11009417B2
A piezoresistive sensor includes a piezoresistive region to which first conductivity type impurity has been introduced, the piezoresistive region being formed in a semiconductor layer; a protection region to which second conductivity type impurity has been introduced, the protection region covering a top of a region in which the piezoresistive region is formed, the protection region being formed in the semiconductor layer; and contact regions to which the first conductivity type impurities have been introduced, the contact regions being connected to the piezoresistive region, the contact regions being formed so as to reach a surface of the semiconductor layer except a region in which the protection region is formed, in which the following inequality holds: impurity concentration of the piezoresistive region
US11009410B2
A pressing sensor is provided that includes a first sensor element that outputs a voltage corresponding to an amount of displacement in shape of a receiving unit that receives a press operation; a press operation determining unit that determines whether the receiving unit is in a state of receiving a press operation; and a setting unit that, after elapse of a first prescribed time from a point of time at which the press operation determining unit determines that the receiving unit has received a press operation, sets an absolute value of a threshold that is smaller than an absolute value of the threshold before elapse of the first prescribed time, the absolute value of the threshold representing a difference from a ground voltage value for determining whether the receiving unit has ended reception of the press operation.
US11009407B2
According to one embodiment, a semiconductor device 1 includes a temperature sensor module 10 that outputs a non-linear digital value with respect temperature and a substantial linear sensor voltage value with respect to the temperature, a storage unit 30 that stores the temperature, the digital value, and the sensor voltage value, and a controller 40 that calculates a characteristic formula using the temperature, the digital value, and the sensor voltage value stored in the storage 30, in which the temperature, the digital value, and the sensor voltage value stored in the storage unit 30 include absolute temperature under measurement of absolute temperature, the digital value at the absolute temperature, and the sensor voltage value at the absolute temperature.
US11009404B2
A temperature-sensing device configured to monitor a temperature is disclosed. The temperature-sensing device includes: a first capacitor comprising a first oxide layer with a first thickness; a second capacitor comprising a second oxide layer with a second thickness, wherein the second thickness of the second oxide layer is different from the first thickness of the first oxide layer; and a control logic circuit, coupled to the first and second capacitors, and configured to determine whether the monitored temperature is equal to or greater than a threshold temperature based of whether at least one of the first and second oxide layers breaks down.
US11009388B2
This disclosure describes an improved method, system and software for determining light (310) and visibility in an area. This includes a method, system and software for determining a region of light (310) in a specified area (320) and to a method, system and software for determining a region of visibility in a specified area (320). This disclosure describes a method for determining and visualising a three dimensional region of light which has a defined non-zero volume through a process referred to as forward projection. The method comprises determining a three dimensional region of light (310) in a specified area such as an apartment (320) that receives light from one or more sources of light (350) based on determining location information (330) of the specified area (320); estimating one or more positions (340) of the respective one or more sources of light (350); and determining one or more light attenuating objects (360).
US11009383B2
In one example in accordance with the present disclosure a fluid property sensing device is described. The fluid property sensing device includes a substrate having a trench formed therein. The trench includes a bottom surface and opposite side surfaces. A first electrode is disposed on a first side surface of the trench and a second electrode is disposed on a second side surface of the trench. The first electrode and second electrode form a capacitor to measure a complex impedance of a fluid that fills a space between the first electrode and the second electrode. This complex impedance indicates a property of the fluid. A fluid level sensing die, having a number of fluid level sensing components disposed thereon, may be attached to the substrate, preferably in such a way that the fluid level sensing die is surrounded by the trench. In this way the surface area of the electrodes provided in the trench can be increased. The number of level sensing components may be thermal sensing components.
US11009382B2
In one example a liquid level sensor is described. The sensor includes a carrier and a liquid level sensing interface disposed on the carrier. The liquid level sensing interface includes a number of liquid level sensing devices disposed on an elongated strip. The number of liquid level sensing devices detect a liquid level in a liquid container. The liquid level sensing interface also includes a number of thermal isolation components formed on the elongated strip to thermally isolate adjacent liquid level sensing devices.
US11009381B1
A hands free measuring spoon assembly for reducing spillage and waste includes a handle that is coupled to and extends from a circumference of a bowl so that the handle is substantially coplanar with a top of the bowl. The handle is configured to be grasped in a hand of a user to lift the bowl. A first fastener is coupled to the circumference of the bowl so that the first fastener is opposingly positioned on the bowl relative to the handle. A second fastener is coupled to the handle distal from the bowl. The second fastener and the first fastener are configured to be selectively coupled to a lip of a vessel so that the bowl is supported over an opening of the vessel. The user then is positioned to portion a component into the bowl in preparation for adding a portion of the component to the vessel.
US11009377B2
A measuring apparatus includes a base portion attachable to an attachment target object and a cover portion configured to be detachably attached to the base portion to accommodate a rod-shaped replaceable object inside the cover portion, and the cover portion includes a holding portion configured to hold the replaceable object with the cover portion attached to the base portion.
US11009364B2
Some embodiments are directed to a computer-implemented method for controlling a vehicle and includes determining a current environment of the vehicle based on a current location of the vehicle, and detecting vulnerable road users (VRUs) disposed in proximity to the vehicle based on messages communicated using a vehicular communications network. The method includes modifying a collision warning system of the vehicle according to the current environment of the vehicle and a number of the detected VRUs.
US11009359B2
Implementations of systems for controlling transportation spaces may include a routing module using a map of transportation spaces including a three-dimensional coordinate system of the transportation spaces, a planning module coupled to the routing module, a plurality of traffic sensors coupled with the routing module, and a pricing module coupled with the routing module.
US11009352B2
A water line mapping assembly includes a remote unit that is held by a user. The remote unit has a remote transceiver that is in electrical communication with a global positioning system (gps). A capsule is provided that has an outside diameter sufficiently small to fit into a buried pipe. The capsule is comprised of a buoyant material to float in the buried pipe, and the capsule is comprised of a fluid impermeable material. A tracking unit is positioned inside the capsule and the tracking unit is in wireless electrical communication with the gps. Thus, the gps can establish a depth and a position of the tracking unit when the capsule is positioned in the buried pipe. The tracking unit is in electrical communication with the remote unit thereby facilitating the remote unit to display the depth and position of the tracking unit. In this way the remote unit can map the buried pipe.
US11009344B2
A control section 200 executes photographing processing for controlling the light projecting section and the light receiving section to photograph a measurement object placed on a stage, contour extracting processing for extracting a contour of the measurement object from an image of the measurement object, storing processing for determining whether the measurement object is present in rectangular regions adjacent to a photographing visual field and causing a storing section to store coordinate positions of one or more of the rectangular regions where it is determined that the measurement object is present, driving processing for driving the stage-plane-direction driving section to move the photographing visual field to any one of the coordinate positions stored in the storing section by the storing processing, and coupled-image generation processing for generating a coupled image by coupling images of the rectangular regions adjacent to one another obtained by repeatedly executing the photographing processing.
US11009339B2
Embodiments described herein relate to a non-destructive measurement device measurement device and a non-destructive measurement method for determining coating thickness of a three-dimensional (3D) object. In one embodiment, at least one first 3D image of an uncoated surface of the object and at least one second 3D image of a coated surface of the object are collected and analyzed to the determine the coating thickness of the object.
US11009338B2
A liquid droplet measurement method and a liquid droplet measurement device with which the luminance contrast can be improved without making changes in, for example, the numerical aperture of a lens when the quantity of reflected light from the surface of the measurement target liquid droplet alone cannot provide a sufficient luminance contrast. A method and an apparatus for manufacturing a device are also provided. The liquid droplet measurement device includes: a measurement table having a surface with a recess and for holding a translucent sample substrate; an imaging section that applies light onto the sample substrate having formed thereon a liquid droplet, and measures quantities of reflected light from the sample substrate and the liquid droplet; and a measurement control unit that determines a volume or a surface shape of the liquid droplet using luminance information of the reflected light quantities measured by the imaging section.
US11009325B1
A testing system for testing a missile component having a sense axis includes a centrifuge, a support arm, an orientation assembly, and a controller. The centrifuge rotates the orientation assembly about a vertical axis in a substantially horizontal plane. The orientation assembly includes a first motor, a first gimbal, and a gimballed support. The first motor has a first rotatable shaft defining a first gimbal axis. The first gimbal is coupled with the first rotatable shaft to rotate about the first gimbal axis while the centrifuge rotates the orientation assembly about the vertical axis such that missile component is simultaneously rotated about both the vertical axis and the first gimbal axis to simulate a missile launch of the missile component. The gimballed support is coupled with the first gimbal for supporting the missile component such that the sense axis of the missile component is not parallel to the substantially horizontal plane. The orientation assembly may also include a second gimbal that is rotated about a second gimbals axis by a second motor.
US11009318B2
A lightweight armor system providing blast protection and ballistic protection against small arms fire, suitable for use in helmets, personnel or vehicle protection, and other armor systems. A hard substrate is coated on the front surface with a thin elastomeric polymer layer, in which hollow ceramic or metal spheres are encapsulated. The coating layer having a thin elastomeric polymer layer with encapsulated metal or ceramic hollow spheres can be stand-alone blast protection, or can be added to an underlying structure. The glass transition temperature of the polymer is preferably between negative fifty Celsius and zero Celsius.
US11009315B1
A laser target pointer comprises a case, a lighting module, a laser module, an operating module, an adjustment mechanism and a magnetic switch. The adjustment mechanism is equipped with a biaxial pivoting mechanism to adjust the position of the laser aiming point of the laser module. The magnetic switch can be magnetically attracted and detachably connected with a contact block and electrically connected to the laser target pointer. The power of the laser target pointer can be conveniently turned on or off by operating the magnetic switch. The lighting module comprises a plurality of invisible light emitting diodes having different divergence angles in order to provide different irradiation distances. The operating module comprises a plurality of luminous patterns each corresponding to an operation function, such that the user can clearly and quickly identify which one of the operation functions is currently enabled.
US11009309B1
A game call archery release assembly for actuating an animal call while drawing an archery bow includes an archery release that is weareable on a wrist of a user. The archery release engages a string on an archery bow for drawing and subsequently releasing the string. The archery release includes a wrist strap and a trigger portion. An electronic game call is integrated into the archery release. The electronic game call emits an audible sound when the electronic game call is actuated to attract a game animal. Moreover, the electronic game call is actuatable while the string on the archery bow is drawn facilitate hands free use.
US11009303B2
The barrel of a pistol, specifically in a short recoil operated pistol, is comprised of multiple bearings surfaces comprised of cams and lugs that allow the pistol to function. The surfaces mechanically delay the pistol enough to allow the pistol to reliably function in the manner of an automatic firearm, chambering a round at the end of each cycle of operation. A barrel that locates a forward lug positioned horizontally in front of the trigger guard of the pistol with side cams that are shallow and interact in a way to provide the pistol with a robust and consistent lock up from shot to shot to provide an advantage in the function of the firearm.
US11009289B2
A refrigerator is provided. The refrigerator may include a main body having a storage compartment, a first door rotatably installed at a first side of the main body to open and close a first portion of the storage compartment, and a second door rotatably installed at a second side of the main body to open and close a second portion of the storage compartment. A first camera may be installed at the first door to take a picture of an interior of the first storage compartment during rotation of the first door, and a second camera may be installed at the second door to take a picture of the interior of the first storage compartment during rotation of the second door. A controller may combine plural pictures taken by the first camera and the second camera into a single corrected image of a region of the first compartment spanning from the first door to the second door.
US11009288B2
An insulation structure for an appliance includes a cabinet having an outer wrapper and an inner liner, with an insulating cavity defined therebetween. Insulating powder material is disposed substantially throughout the insulating cavity. An insulating gas is disposed within the insulating cavity, wherein the insulating powder material is combined with the insulating gas and cooperatively defines a suspended state and a precipitated state. The suspended state is defined by the insulating gas in motion and the insulating powder being in an aeolian suspension within the insulating gas while in motion. The precipitated state is defined by the insulating gas being in a deposition state and the insulating powder being precipitated from the insulating gas and deposited within the insulating cavity.
US11009284B2
A method of making a vacuum insulated refrigerator structure includes positioning a core of overlapping stacked sheets of fiberglass mat in an envelope of impermeable barrier material. The core is pressed into a predefined three dimensional shape by pressing first and second mold parts together. The core is evacuated, and the envelope is sealed to form a three dimensional core having an airtight envelope around the core. The three dimensional vacuum core is positioned between a wrapper and a liner, and the wrapper and the liner are interconnected to form a vacuum insulated refrigerator structure.
US11009278B2
A variable ice dispenser for a refrigerator utilizes a variable control suitable for varying the rate of ice dispensing by the dispenser. In some instances, the variable control includes a variable control actuator that is movable between a range of positions including a home position, and movement of the variable control actuator in a first direction from the home position causes the variable ice dispenser to dispense cubed ice while movement of the variable control actuator in a second direction from the home position causes the variable ice dispenser to dispense crushed ice. Further, in some instances, the variable control may also selectively activate the ice dispenser such that the variable control actuator controls the ice dispensing rate while the variable ice dispenser is activated. In addition, in some instances, a variable control may also include a secondary control that switches between ice and water dispensing modes.
US11009273B2
An expansion valve is provided with a valve body including an inlet hole through which a refrigerant flows into a valve chamber, and a valve hole through which the refrigerant flows out of the valve chamber; a valve element configured to adjust an amount of the refrigerant flowing through the valve hole; a power element that is mounted to the valve body and configured to drive the valve element via a valve rod; a first vibration isolation spring provided in the valve chamber and configured to prevent vibration of the valve element; and a second vibration isolation spring that is in contact with the valve rod and configured to prevent vibration of the valve element.
US11009267B2
A method of operating an HVAC system comprising a first and second portion of evaporator circuits, the first portion being adapted to receive refrigerant from a first refrigerant path and the second portion being adapted to receive the refrigerant from a second refrigerant path. The method comprises determining a first value that is calculated based on a speed of an air blower and a total capacity of the HVAC system, and the air blower is operable to push a minimum volume of air in to the enclosed space. The method further comprises upon determining that the first value exceeds a cooling threshold or that the first value exceeds a dehumidification threshold, instructing a valve to close such that refrigerant cannot flow to the first portion of evaporator circuits.
US11009266B2
A system includes a high side heat exchanger, a flash tank, an air conditioner load, an air conditioner ejector, a refrigeration load, a first compressor, a second compressor, and a vapor ejector. The high side heat exchanger removes heat from a refrigerant. The flash tank stores the refrigerant from the high side heat exchanger. The air conditioner load uses the refrigerant from the flash tank to remove heat from a first space proximate the air conditioner load. The air conditioner ejector pumps the refrigerant from the air conditioner load to the flash tank. The refrigeration load uses the refrigerant from the flash tank to remove heat from a second space proximate the refrigeration load. The first compressor compresses the refrigerant from the refrigeration load. The second compressor compresses a flash gas from the flash tank. The vapor ejector pumps the refrigerant from the refrigeration load to the flash tank.
US11009265B2
A unibody heater module is disclosed having an end cap and a base, wherein the base of the heater canister is filled with a solid-state reaction mixture. Twist-to-activate heater starting functionality is embedded directly into the unibody heater module. A reactive starting pellet is embedded into the upper surface of the compacted solid-state reaction mix. The plunger head of a firing pin passing through the center of an internal metal spacer is held a small distance away from the upper surface of the starting pellet. When the user activated CUI is rotated, the base of a cam pushes on one end of a firing pin protruding through a small hole in the end cap of the unibody heater module. The opposite end of the plunger plunges into the starter pellet so as to initiate heater activation in response to operation of the CUI by the user.
US11009257B2
An apparatus removes clogs from a condensate drain line. The apparatus includes: a vacuum attached to the condensate drain line, the vacuum pulling the clog material from the drain line, a control unit, an apparatus inlet forming a sealed connection point attaching the vacuum to the condensate drain line, an apparatus outlet allowing for drainage of the condensate, the outlet disposed lower than the inlet, a housing formed from durable, weatherproof material with a watertight seal, and a power supply powering the vacuum.
US11009252B2
A building management system includes HVAC equipment operable to affect an indoor air temperature of a building, a system manager configured to obtain a cost function that characterizes a cost of operating the HVAC equipment, obtain a dataset relating to the building, determine a current state of the building by applying the dataset to a neural network, select a temperature bound associated with the current state, augment the cost function to include a penalty term that increases the cost when the indoor air temperature violates the temperature bound, and determine a temperature setpoint for each of a plurality of time steps in the future time period. The temperature setpoints achieve a target value of the cost function over the future time period. The building management system also includes a controller configured to operate the HVAC equipment to drive the indoor air temperature towards the temperature setpoint.
US11009251B2
A frequency response optimization system includes a battery configured to store and discharge electric power, a power inverter configured to control an amount of the electric power stored or discharged from the battery at each of a plurality of time steps during a frequency response period, and a frequency response controller. The frequency response controller is configured to receive a regulation signal from an incentive provider, determine statistics of the regulation signal, use the statistics of the regulation signal to generate an optimal frequency response midpoint that achieves a desired change in a state-of-charge (SOC) of the battery while participating in a frequency response program, and use the midpoints to determine optimal battery power setpoints for the power inverter. The power inverter is configured to use the optimal battery power setpoints to control the amount of the electric power stored or discharged from the battery.
US11009248B2
There is provided a comfort management system including a networked comfort management control device. The comfort management control device operates an HVAC interface to maintain an environment utilizing a determined comfort zone range for one or more occupants of an area treated by the HVAC system, and utilizes controlled deviations from an initial set point to maintain comfort while maximizing energy efficiency of the HVAC system.
US11009236B2
A door assembly for a domestic cooking appliance includes an outer door skin; an inner door liner; a transparent viewing panel assembly between the outer door skin and the inner door liner; an interior region located between the outer door skin and the viewing panel assembly; a lower air opening in a lower region of the door assembly that fluidly connects the interior region with an environment outside of the door assembly; an upper air opening in an upper region of the door assembly that fluidly connects the interior region with the environment outside of the door assembly; and an angled air guide forming a portion of a wall of the interior region between the lower air opening and the upper air opening, the angled air guide being non-coplanar with, and non-perpendicular to, a surface of a viewing panel of the viewing panel assembly.
US11009227B2
A container apparatus can include a container and an insert assembly. The insert assembly can include four elongate members. The four elongate members can include light emitting devices for illuminating the interior of the container and/or temperature altering elements for cooling and/or heating the interior of the container. The container can have a rectangular base and a rectangular sidewall extending upwardly from the base. The sidewall can define four corners of the container, and four elongate recesses can be formed in the sidewall proximate the four corners of the sidewall to receive the elongate light members. The recesses can be sized and shaped to conform to the elongate insert members so that the insert members can be releasably retained within the elongate recesses.
US11009222B1
A lighting apparatus includes a frame, a first member rotatably connected to the frame for rotation about a first axis, and a second member rotatably connected to the frame for rotation about the first axis independently of the first member. A first light assembly has a first structure and a first plurality of lights rigidly mounted to the first structure. A second light assembly has a second structure and a second plurality of lights rigidly mounted to the second structure; The first light assembly is rotatably connected to the first member for rotation about a second axis and the second light assembly is rotatably connected to the second member for rotation about a third axis.
US11009220B2
Disclosed herein is a downlight module that includes a light source driving board, an isolating board, a lens module, a back housing, and an input power line. The light source driving board includes a light-emitting diode and a driving circuit. The isolating board has a through hole. The lens module includes a lens housing, wherein the light source driving board and the isolating board are disposed in the lens housing. The back housing covers the lens housing of the lens module. The back housing has an opening, wherein the melting temperature of the back housing is lower than the melting temperature of the lens housing. The input power line is connected with the light source driving board via the opening of the back housing and the through hole of the isolating board.
US11009219B2
A housing box according to an embodiment includes an outer frame, a top panel, and a bracket. The outer frame has a bottom wall and a pair of side walls continuous to the bottom wall and facing each other, and is an aluminum sheet metal having an opening on one side facing the bottom wall. The top panel is made of iron, and covers the one side of the outer frame. The bracket is made of iron, is disposed along the inner surface of the bottom wall and the inner surfaces of the pair of side walls, and is attached to the top panel.
US11009215B2
An illuminator including a plurality of light emitting elements and a lens having a concave cylindrical first optical surface and a second optical surface, such that a thickness between the first and second optical surfaces is non-uniform along first and second orthogonal directions.
US11009214B2
A light source, for example a light emitting diode, can emit light and have an associated optical axis. The source can be deployed in applications where it is desirable to have illumination biased laterally relative to the optical axis, such as in a street luminaire where directing light towards a street is beneficial. The source can be coupled to an optic that comprises a cavity. At least a portion of the cavity can have an outline that is egg-shaped in cross section. A backside of the cavity (or a backside portion of the optic) can have an irregular shape for receiving the light emitting diode, for example to form a receptacle shaped to fit a circuit.
US11009211B1
A folding lampshade includes a lampshade fabric, a lower ring and an upper ring. The inner sides of both upper and lower edges of the lampshade fabric are respectively and movably connected to the lower ring and the upper ring. The upper ring includes three divided curved ring bodies, and the middle of the upper ring has a hardware connector, and the hardware connector is connected to the upper ring through the three support link-rods, and the support link-rod has an end rotatably installed onto the hardware connector and the other end connected to opposite free ends adjacent to the two curved ring bodies by a T-shaped hardware interface part. The structural design of this invention movably connects the lampshade fabric with the upper ring, so that the upper ring can be detachably connected to the hardware connector through the T-shaped hardware interface part.
US11009204B2
A lamp for a vehicle includes an array module including a plurality of micro Light Emitting Diode (LED) chips. The array module has an emission surface that is concave in a first direction of the array module. The lamp further includes a lens system configured to change a waveform of light output from the array module, where the lens system has a positive optical power that represents a degree of convergence of the waveform through the lens system.
US11009187B2
A high-pressure gas tank includes: a tank body section; a base attached to an opening of the tank body section; a valve attached to an opening of the base so as to open and close a gas supply-discharge port of the tank body section, a part of the valve being inserted in the base, and the valve having a contact surface that contacts a seat surface as a surface of an end of the base, the surface of the end of the base forming the opening of the base; and a seal member arranged between an outer peripheral surface of a portion of the valve that is inserted in the opening of the base and an inner peripheral surface of the base. A slit for forming a communication hole communicating between outside of the high-pressure gas tank and a space between the base and valve is provided.
US11009165B2
A fluid coupling element includes a body having a rear chamber and an intermediate chamber, a main valve movable to close a main passage between the rear and intermediate chambers, a forward valve movable to close a front orifice of the inner pipe under the action of a first spring, and a safety valve movable to close a secondary passage through the main valve between the rear and intermediate chambers. During coupling with a complementary coupling element, the forward valve moves a plunger that opens the safety valve before the main valve is opened. The coupling element includes a second spring, pushing the plunger back toward a forward position in which the main valve and the safety valve are closed, and the plunger abuts against the main valve or against the safety valve.
US11009160B2
A joint assembly for joining two pipes together comprises first and second liners and first and second pipe flanges. Each liner includes a sleeve and a liner flange with the liner flange coupled to one end of the sleeve. The first liner may be positioned within a first pipe and the second liner may be positioned within a second pipe. Each pipe flange is of generally annular disc shape with an inner surface, an opposing outer surface, an inner edge, and a radially-spaced outer edge. Each pipe flange includes an annular outer recess formed on the outer surface adjacent to the inner edge. The first pipe flange may be coupled to one end of the first pipe and the second pipe flange may be coupled to one end of the second pipe. Each liner flange may be positioned within the outer recess of a successive one of the pipe flanges.
US11009155B2
This disclosure relates to a hose, such as a fire zone hose, that can include an inner tube, a thermal protection sleeve and a braided member. The inner tube can form a flow path for conveying fluid. The thermal protection sleeve can be disposed around the inner tube. The thermal protection sleeve can include an inner surface and an outer surface such that the inner tube is positioned inwards from an inner surface of the thermal protection sleeve. The braided member can be disposed around the thermal protection sleeve, such that the braided member deforms the outer surface of the thermal protection sleeve. Additionally, the hose can include a braid retainer. The braid retainer can be disposed around an end of the braided member to secure the braided member to the thermal protection sleeve.
US11009146B2
A sealing valve is provided for a sensor that includes a sensing element and a sensor opening that exposes the sensing element. The sealing valve includes a housing that is configured to be mounted to the sensor such that an internal channel of the housing fluidly communicates with the sensor opening. The sealing valve includes a float element configured to float along a surface of the liquid. The float element is configured to move within the internal channel between an open position and a closed position. The float element is configured to close the sensor opening to the internal channel in the closed position. The sensor opening is open to the internal channel when the float element is in the open position. The float element is configured to rise with the surface of the liquid within the internal channel toward the closed position.
US11009134B2
A spill prevention plug is provided. A plug body has an interior side and an exterior side with a threaded aperture that extends from the interior side to the exterior side of the plug body. The interior side of the plug body is removably attachable to a hose. A bushing threadingly engages the threaded aperture. A one way valve with a first end and a second end is provided with the first end of the one way valve engaging the bushing from the exterior side of the plug body. The one way valve being movable between an open position in which fluid flows through the one way valve from the interior side of the plug body to the exterior side of the plug body and a closed position in which fluid is prevented from flowing through the one way valve. An adapter for connection to a pump engages the second end of the one way valve.
US11009127B2
A shift mechanism switches power transmission paths among a first transmission shaft, a second transmission shaft, and a third transmission shaft that are concentrically arranged on a rotational axis. The shift mechanism has a drive drum that is provided so as to be coaxial with the rotational axis and pivotable about the rotational axis, and a first driven drum and a second driven drum that are arranged on the rotational axis so as to be concentric with the drive drum and move along the rotational axis as the drive drum pivots. As the first driven drum moves, a first shift sleeve advances and retreats, and the first transmission shaft and the second transmission shaft are connected and disconnected. In addition, as the second driven drum moves, a second shift sleeve advances and retreats, and the second transmission shaft and the third transmission shaft are connected and disconnected.
US11009126B2
A control-linkage assembly for a differential of a vehicle includes a differential housing and a linkage apparatus. The differential housing includes sides spaced from each other relative to a lateral axis. The sides each define a respective hole along the lateral axis. The differential housing includes a front end and a rear end spaced from each other relative to a central axis. The differential housing includes a support at the front end. The linkage apparatus is coupled to the support to control motion of the differential housing. An axle assembly for a vehicle includes an axle housing and the control-linkage assembly coupled to the axle housing. The control-linkage assembly includes the differential housing and the linkage apparatus as discussed above. The differential housing is fixed to the axle housing to form a unit. The linkage apparatus is coupled to the support to control motion of the unit.
US11009125B1
Methods of repairing a torque converter that enable the continued use of a torque converter and result in a repaired torque converter with a higher-strength and more durable construction. In some examples, a backing ring can be replaced with a replacement backing ring that includes a spline ring for replacing the function of a cover spline ring. In some examples, a method of repairing a torque converter can be improved by providing a replacement backing ring with a radial protrusion for locating the backing ring on the cover, and a method of determining an axial location of the radial protrusion.
US11009115B2
The venting plug is adapted to be mounted around an end of a hose intended to be connected at the other end to an opening provided in a case of an automotive component, said plug including a cylindrical peripheral sidewall around a main axis X closed by an end wall, a central rod member projecting axially from an inner surface of the end wall and being provided with a venting internal channel opening radially at least at the base of the rod member in the mounted position of the hose.
US11009110B2
The motion control mechanism comprises a rotor mounted rotating around an axis. The rotor has a first threaded part and a second threaded part separated by a central part placed in contact with a stator excited by an oscillator. A frame defines a first threaded part collaborating with the first threaded part of the rotor. The second threaded part of the rotor collaborates with an output shaft. Rotation of the rotor with respect to the frame results in movement of the output shaft along the axis. The oscillator comprises an oscillating mass excited by an angular actuator formed by piezoelectric actuators arranged around a star-shaped support. The oscillator is fitted inside the rotor configured in the form of a bell and comprising several stressed sectors.
US11009096B2
A position-relative damper assist system (1) for use with a vehicle, the position-relative damper assist system (1) comprising top and bottom mounting components (5, 3), a piston assembly (9), an adjustment assembly (19), and a biasing assembly (21). The piston assembly (9) is operatively disposed between the top and bottom mounting components (5, 3), and has a piston head (11) being displaceable within a chamber (13), and being provided with at least one fluid passage (15) for allowing fluid (17) of the chamber (13) to travel therethrough, in order to provide a corresponding damping effect. The adjustment assembly (19) cooperates with the piston head (11) of the piston assembly (9) for adjustably varying an effective cross-sectional profile of the at least one fluid passage (15) in order to in turn vary a corresponding flow rate of fluid (17) passing through said at least one fluid passage (15), and in turn vary the resulting damping effect. The biasing assembly (21) cooperates with the adjustment assembly (19) for selectively varying a configuration of the adjustment assembly (19) in response to a given input indicative of the positioning of the piston assembly (9) within a stroke distance (7), in order in vary the resulting damping effect in response to a corresponding displacement-profiled (23) provided by the biasing assembly (21).
US11009091B2
A method of clutch wear notification comprises detecting engaged clutch positions at a first interval and storing the values of the engaged clutch positions. The stored values of the engaged clutch positions can be averaged at a second interval to create running averages, and the running averages can be stored. The running averages are compared at a third interval to determine a rate of change in the clutch positions. A clutch wear-out is signaled when comparing the running averages indicates that the rate of change in the clutch positions deviates from a normal rate of change. The clutch position during an engaged condition can deviate from the normal rate of change when the axial position of the release bearing begins to increase due to an adjustment mechanism ceasing to adjust.
US11009089B2
Described herein is a system, method of use and Self Retracting Lifeline (SRL) apparatus using a system that governs a dynamic response between members causing a halt in relative motion between the members. Magnetic interactions, eddy current drag forces and centrifugal and/or inertial forces may provide various mechanisms of governing movement.
US11009085B2
A gearbox rigidly coupled to a static structure; a driven component rigidly coupled to another static structure; a clutch assembly floating between and coupled to the gearbox and driven component. The clutch may have aligned output and input shafts, defining an engagement surface, a bearing, and a magnetic friction plate coupled and rotating with the input shaft. The plate may have a friction-engagement face, and a magnetic flux generator. The magnetic flux generator may be rigidly coupled to a static housing and partially surrounded in the radial direction by a structure configured to reduce leakage of a magnetic flux, by defining a plurality of voids, which direct multiple passes of the magnetic flux through the engagement surface of the output shaft. The magnetic flux generator may create the magnetic flux that creates a magnetic force between the engagement face and the magnetic friction plate that causes them to engage.
US11009083B2
A sleeve for a clutch release/engagement thrust bearing device. The sleeve provides a body with a first axial bearing surface configured to work together with a translationally mobile control member, a second axial bearing surface configured to interact with a non-rotating ring of a bearing, and a central bore around a central axis configured to accept a cylindrical guide. The central bore of the sleeve provides a first series of guide portions with cylindrical surfaces, a second series of guide portions with cylindrical surfaces, which are axially at the opposite end to the first series. The guide portions of the first series are offset with respect to the guide portions of the second series in the circumferential direction, and an intermediate bore portion that is recessed with respect to the guide portions. The intermediate bore portion extending axially between the first and second series of the guide portions.
US11009080B2
A link includes an outer composite portion substantially encircling at least two bearing pockets and a central substantially incompressible portion disposed between the at least two bearing pockets.
US11009076B2
A side lip has an intermediate thick portion. An inner circumferential side surface of the side lip has a side surface shape of a cone. An outer circumferential side surface of the side lip includes a first outer circumferential portion having a side surface shape of a cone in which the thickness gradually increases from a small diameter side toward a large diameter side, and a second outer circumferential portion having a side surface shape of a cone or a column in which the thickness gradually decreases. A thickness T1 of a distal end portion of the side lip is 0.5 T to 0.7 T, and a thickness T2 of the intermediate thick portion is 1.2 T to 1.5 T, relative to a thickness T of a base end portion of the side lip. An angle A of the distal end portion of the side lip is 10° to 30°.
US11009073B2
A rolling bearing, wherein the rolling elements are loaded, equipped with a cage separating the rolling elements, wherein at least one groove is situated on the bearing race on which the rolling elements travel, wherein edges of the groove are positioned at an angle α from 4.5° to 80° in relation to the movement direction of the rolling elements, and in the cage, holes for the rolling elements are made askew so that the angle β between a straight line connecting the cage centre with the centre of the hole for the rolling element and a tangent to the rolling element in the contact point of this element with the cage has a value β>arc tg μ, where μ is the sliding friction coefficient of mating of the rolling element material with the cage material.
US11009072B2
In an exemplary embodiment, a sliding component includes a pair of sliding parts 4 and 7 sliding relatively to each other and having sliding faces S formed radially for sealing a liquid or a misty fluid as a sealed fluid against leakage. One sliding part is a stationary-side seal ring 7, and the other sliding part is a rotating-side seal ring 4. At least one of the sliding faces S is provided with positive pressure generation mechanisms 11 having positive pressure generation grooves 12 configured to communicate with a circumferential edge of the sliding face S on the sealed-fluid side and not to communicate with a circumferential edge on the leakage side, and discharge grooves 10 disposed at an angle such that upstream ends are located on the leakage side and downstream ends are located on the sealed-fluid side.
US11009067B2
An object is to provide a mounting structure of a bearing member which enables size and weight reduction of entire apparatus and also contributes to cost reduction thereof. The mounting structure of a bearing member includes: a bearing member for supporting a rotary shaft; a case member to which the bearing member is mounted; and a mounting plate for clamping the bearing member in an axial direction of the rotary shaft in conjunction with the case member, wherein the mounting plate includes a mounting portion of a counter member which is mounted to the case member and clamps the case member in the axial direction in conjunction with the counter member.
US11009064B2
A ball joint having a ball stud that has a joint ball fixed at one end; a housing that defines a longitudinal axis and has an interior area which receives the joint ball and a socket that is positioned between the housing and the joint ball. The housing has an open end that includes an opening through which the ball stud extends when the joint ball is received within the interior area of the housing. The open end of the housing is formed such that the opening has a diameter that is smaller than a diameter of the joint ball. A press-on ring engages with an outer surface of the housing at the open end so as to increase a pull-out performance of the ball joint.
US11009055B2
A method of installing an insert in an aperture of a panel includes inserting a sleeve central portion into the aperture so that a sleeve flange opposes a first side of the panel. The sleeve central portion extends from the sleeve flange. The method further includes inserting a plug central portion into the aperture so that a plug flange opposes a second side of the panel. The plug central portion extends from the plug flange. The method also includes pressing at least one of the plug and sleeve into sliding engagement with the other until the plug and sleeve are installed. When installed, a distal end of the plug is received into a sleeve cavity and resilient beams defined by an extension of the sleeve central portion are elastically deflected by a wall of the plug central portion. The plug flange defines an aperture extending into a plug cavity.
US11009052B2
A device to augment air mass flow so an exit airflow will have a higher exit velocity than an inlet airflow has an inner structure having a first open end and a second open end. The inner structure is hollow. The inner structure tapers down from both the first open end and the second open end to a neck area. At least one opening is formed in the neck area. An outer structure has a first open end and a second open end. The outer structure is hollow. A diameter of the first open end of the outer structure and the second open end of the outer structure are approximately equal and allow the inner structure to slide within the outer structure. At least one outer structure opening is formed in a central area of the outer structure.
US11009044B2
An outlet port part has a heat insulating portion for preventing heat obtained from a heater disposed in the outlet port part from being transmitted toward a base side, and for transmitting the heat efficiently to the back (the vacuum pump side) of the outlet port. The heat insulating portion of the outlet port part is provided with a flange portion formed on the outer peripheral surface of the outlet port part, and a heat insulating spacer disposed in close contact with the flange portion. Alternatively, an outlet port part flange portion that is configured by integrating the flange portion formed on the outer peripheral surface of the outlet port part and the foregoing heat insulating spacer functions as the heat insulating portion. This configuration can efficiently increase the temperature of the entire outlet port of the vacuum pump, thereby reducing the amount of product and deposit.
US11009033B2
A fan system includes a hub configured to rotate and a plurality of fan blades mounted to the hub. A motor is operable to rotate the hub. A motor controller in communication with the motor is configured to control operation of the motor. A control panel in communication with the motor controller has an input port for receiving data relating to operation of the fan system.
US11009025B2
In an oil-cooled screw compressor, a tooth crest arc of a fixed width is provided to the tooth crest of a male tooth profile, and simultaneously a tooth bottom arc is provided to the tooth bottom of a female tooth profile. Due to the actions thereof, the operation chamber immediately before disappearing exists only in a bottom half region from a line that connects the centers of the male and female tooth profiles, and the opening area relative to the volume of the operation chamber can be increased. As a result, the discharge of oil becomes smooth and energy loss is reduced.
US11009016B2
Double acting positive displacement fluid pump Double acting positive displacement fluid pump having two or more housings (3A,20A), a first housing (3A) comprising a pump fluid inlet chamber (3) and a separate housing (20A) comprising a pump fluid outlet chamber (20), the pump fluid inlet chamber (3) being in fluid communication with the pump fluid outlet chamber (20) by means of a through passage (6A), said through passage (6A) having an inlet positioned within the pump fluid inlet chamber (3) and an outlet positioned within the pump fluid outlet chamber (20), the inlet portion (6) of the plunger having an effective displacement area which is larger than the effective displacement area of the outlet portion (21) of the plunger, said passage being further provided with a combined suction-discharge valve assembly (9) arranged in the through passage, wherein the pump fluid inlet chamber (3) comprises a central pump fluid inlet chamber axis and a fluid entry (1B) having an inlet suction valve assembly (2), the pump fluid outlet chamber (20) comprises a central pump fluid outlet chamber axis and the through passage comprises a through passage axis, wherein the central pump fluid inlet chamber axis, the central pump fluid outlet chamber axis and the through passage axis are coaxial and form a central double acting positive displacement fluid pump axis.
US11009015B1
A hydraulic motor apparatus includes a motor housing engaged to an end cap having a first porting system and an adapter connected to an external surface of the end cap and having a second porting system. A filter may be attached to the adapter and connected to the second porting system and a pressure reducing valve in the adapter is connected to the second porting system. The assembly may also include a controller operatively connected to the pressure reducing valve and system sensors measuring parameters affected by the output of the hydraulic motor apparatus, whereby the pressure reducing valve is operatively controlled by the controller in response to input from the system sensors.
US11009014B2
A motion generator, comprising several levers inserted in a variable positioning mobile system to compress, or to expand, elastic or magnetic components, by using them as energy storage devices which discharge the energy stored on one or more cranks connected to an output member from which the motion can be taken.
US11009012B2
Disclosed is a combined energy supply system of wind, photovoltaic, solar thermal power and medium-based heat storage, capable of storing the energy which would have been “abandoned wind” and “abandoned light” temporarily in the form of heat by medium-based energy storage. Heat is released during peaks in the power grid to generate power, which serves the function of adjusting the peaks in the power grid. With the medium-based energy storage, unstable photovoltaic electric energy can be converted into stable heat energy output when a relatively large fluctuation occurs in wind and photovoltaic power generation, and therefore the stable supply of energy sources can be guaranteed efficiently. Furthermore, a second heater can also be used for heating the low-temperature media outputted by a first medium tank (100), or a third heater is used for heating water in a heat exchanger (500), and therefore the energy storage of the medium or the heating efficiency of the heat exchanger is improved.
US11009005B2
Disclosed herein is a turbine system comprising a support structure, a turbine assembly and a guide vane assembly. The support structure defines a central hollow and has an outer portion and an inner portion forming the periphery of the central hollow. The turbine assembly is movably coupled to and configured to be supported from the inner portion of the support structure to enable rotational displacement thereof along the periphery of the central hollow and about the first axis. The guide vane assembly is coupled to the outer portion of the support structure for circumscribing the support structure, the guide vane assembly comprising a plurality of guide vanes positionable for guiding fluids impinging thereupon towards the turbine assembly to thereby rotationally displace the turbine assembly about the first axis.
US11009001B2
The invention relates to the field of hydropower scheduling, and relates to a method for multi-objective optimal operations of cascade hydropower plants based on relative target proximity and marginal analysis principle. The invention constructs an optimization model with relative target proximity by introducing positive and negative ideal points of objectives so that a multi-objective optimization is efficiently handled. A strategy for processing complex operation constraints is proposed and coupled with genetic algorithm to solve the model. Thus, optimal solution sets under different weight coefficients of objectives can be determined. Following this, marginal benefit and marginal cost are introduced to represent a relationship between multiple objective values and corresponding weight coefficients. According to principle of profit maximization in economics, a marginal analysis of objective weight coefficient is finally made to determine benefit-dominant area, cost-dominant area and equilibrium area, and there by obtaining a basis of multi-objective decision-making.
US11008998B2
A floating screw turbine device with adjustable rear deflectors/diffusors is disclosed. Three pontoons, spaced apart, carry water ducts in which screw turbines are mounted. Screw turbines, mounted in a V configuration, have mirror symmetrical pitches of the screws measured over the centre of symmetry that passes through the central pontoon. Such a configuration minimizes the vibration of the device. Rear deflectors/diffusors have an adjustable pitch relative to the floors of the water ducts by which they can affect the water flow velocity through the water ducts. In one embodiment, the optimum pitch is selected according to the previously performed computational fluid dynamics simulation for the device, where the pitch is changed using hydraulic or electromechanical actuators. In another variant an artificial neural network is taught to model a global function of the system dynamics in order to achieve optimal operation.
US11008996B2
An ignition timing control device includes bandpass filters each configured to pass and output only a specific frequency band for the output value of a knocking sensor, a storage device storing first learned neural networks configured to receive the output values of the bandpass filters in respective frequency band, and a processor. Each of the first learned neural networks is pre-learned to output an estimated value for a value representing knocking intensity when receiving the filtered output value of the bandpass filter. The processor calculates an optimal estimated value using a part of acquired estimated values for the value excluding a unique estimated value, and executes retarding control of an ignition timing based on the calculated optimal estimated value.
US11008991B2
An atomizer of a fuel electro-injector is equipped with a nozzle and a valve needle having a head, which is coupled to a sealing seat of the nozzle, and stem, which engages an inner seat of the nozzle; the stem and the nozzle define an annular passageway with a chamber that axially terminates at the sealing seat; the stem has an intermediate portion coupled in an axially sliding manner in the inner seat and defining a plurality of channels, the outlets of which are arranged on the annular chamber; the sealing seat and the head of the valve needle define a discharge section, which is annular and has a width that increases as the opening stroke of the valve needle proceeds; the ratio between the depth and the outer chord of the minimum cross-section of the channels is greater than or equal to two.
US11008983B1
An EGR gas distributor for distributing EGR gas to each of branch pipes of an intake manifold includes a gas chamber, a gas inflow passage, and a plurality of gas distribution passages. The inner wall of the gas chamber on a downstream side is divided into a plurality of downstream divided walls corresponding to the gas distribution passages. On the boundary between adjacent two of the downstream divided walls, a downstream ridge is provided in a perpendicular direction to the arrangement direction of the gas distribution passages. The downstream ridges are arranged side by side in number corresponding to the number of gas distribution passages. The downstream ridges each include a side surface in the arrangement direction. The downstream ridges are different in at least one of height and inclination angle of the side surface according to the positions of the downstream ridges.
US11008981B2
Systems, apparatus, and methods are disclosed that include a divided exhaust engine with at least one pair of primary EGR cylinders and a plurality of pairs of non-primary EGR cylinders. The pair of primary EGR cylinders can be connected to an intake with an EGR system that lacks an EGR cooler. In another embodiment, the cylinder pairs include exhaust flow paths that join in the cylinder head to form a common exhaust outlet for each cylinder pair in the cylinder head that is connected directly to the EGR system or to the exhaust system without an exhaust manifold.
US11008979B2
A passive centrifugal valve for a gas turbine engine. The passive centrifugal valve includes an inner section with a flow control inlet orifice, a cantilevered valve adjacent to the flow control inlet orifice, and an outer section with a seal land geometry that operates to at least partially support the cantilevered valve in response to a first centrifugal force that deflects the cantilevered valve away from the flow control inlet orifice.
US11008977B1
A liquid rocket engine integrates tap-off openings at a combustion chamber wall to direct exhaust from the combustion chamber to a tap-off manifold that provides the exhaust to one or more auxiliary systems, such as a turbopump that pumps oxygen and/or fuel into the combustion chamber. The tap-off opening passes through a fuel channel formed in that combustion chamber exterior wall and receives fuel through a fuel opening that interfaces the fuel channel and tap-off opening. The tap-off manifold nests within a fuel manifold for thermal management. The fuel channel directs fuel into the combustion chamber through fuel port openings formed in the combustion chamber, the fuel port openings located closer to a headend of the combustion chamber than the tap-off openings.
US11008974B2
This piston for internal combustion engines, which is capable of achieving high heat shielding properties and high durability, comprises: a base that is formed from aluminum or an aluminum alloy; a composite material part which is formed in a first region of the surface of the base, and which is formed from a composite material that is reinforced with inorganic fibers or whiskers; and an alumite coating film that is formed on the composite material part and a second region of the surface of the base, said second region being different from the first region.
US11008972B2
A system for cooling a cylinder head includes a cylinder head, a cylinder block, and a waste heat recovery system. The cylinder head includes a first water jacket and a second water jacket. The cylinder block is coupled to the cylinder head. The cylinder block includes a third water jacket. The first water jacket is coupled to a first cooling circuit. The second water jacket is coupled to a second cooling circuit. The third water jacket is coupled to a third cooling circuit. The waste heat recovery system is coupled to at least one of the first cooling circuit, the second cooling circuit, and the third cooling circuit.
US11008968B2
Methods and systems are provided for diagnosing a cylinder valve deactivation mechanism in an engine system having cam-actuated valves. Movement of a latch pin of the deactivation mechanism is inferred from an induction current generated by a solenoid coupled to the latch pin, and the inferred movement is used to diagnose operation of cylinder valve deactivation mechanism. The inferred movement and a profile of the induction current is also used to estimate camshaft and crankshaft timing for improved cylinder fuel delivery in the absence of a camshaft sensor.
US11008967B2
A method for controlling an engine of a vehicle includes: monitoring, by a controller, engine operation data including a crank position and an engine rotation speed; obtaining, by the controller, a measured air amount flowing into to a specific cylinder; calculating, by the controller, an expected air amount at an intake valve closing time based on the measured air amount; calculating, by the controller, a fuel amount based on the expected air amount; calculating, by the controller, an ignition timing based on the engine rotation speed and the expected air amount; and injecting, by the controller, the calculated fuel amount and performing ignition at the ignition timing.
US11008957B2
A fuel system for an internal combustion engine includes a nozzle, a fuel pump, a spill valve assembly, and a pumping control unit. The spill valve assembly includes a first spill valve and a second spill valve fluidly in parallel between a plunger cavity in the fuel pump and a low pressure space. A pumping control unit commands closing of the first spill valve and then the second spill valve to adjust the spill valve assembly to start pressurization in the fuel pump, and commands opening the first spill valve to end pressurization in the fuel pump. A pumping duration is determined based on a timing of the commanded closing of the second spill valve and a timing of the commanded opening of the first spill valve.
US11008951B2
In at least some implementations, a throttle body assembly includes a body that has multiple throttle bores, multiple throttle valve heads received one in each of the throttle bores, at least one throttle valve shaft to which the throttle valve heads are coupled, and at least one of a fuel metering valve and a vapor separator carried by the body.
US11008950B2
A power generating unit, control unit and modular power generating system. A power generating unit includes an engine-generator set including an engine that produces mechanical power and a generator mechanically coupled to the engine. The generator converts the mechanical power to electrical power provided to a DC link. The control unit includes at least one controller configured to control fuel flow to the engine based on a voltage of the DC link.
US11008942B2
The present disclosure describes a lubrication oil piping gutter of an aircraft turbomachine. The lubrication oil piping gutter can be used for a sun gear train reducer of the turbomachine. The gutter may include two lateral annular walls connected at their outer periphery by an annular bottom wall. In some embodiments, the annular bottom wall may include at least one oil evacuation opening in which is located a deflector configured to facilitate the flow of oil radially from the inside to the outside of the gutter.
US11008919B2
An internal combustion engine with a turbocharger includes a catalyst, downstream of a turbine, in an exhaust passage. The internal combustion engine includes a waste gate, and a waste gate valve. The internal combustion engine further includes a flow-adjusting member or a flow-adjusting mechanism. The flow-adjusting member disperses a flow of exhaust gas from the waste gate when the opening degree of the waste gate valve is small and concentrates the flow when the opening degree of the waste gate valve is large. The flow-adjusting mechanism switches between a dispersed state in which the flow is dispersed and a concentrate state in which the flow is concentrated.
US11008917B2
Diesel Exhaust Fluid is metered into an engine exhaust gas aftertreatment system having a close coupled SCR catalyst and a main SCR catalyst. The DEF is injected into two injector locations, one upstream of the close coupled SCR catalyst and another upstream of the main SCR catalyst, the quantity of DEF in each injector being based on primarily the temperature at the main SCR catalyst and the mass flow of the NOx through the aftertreatment system. This method of injection enables a relatively better fuel economy outcome while meeting the regulated tailpipe NOx emission levels and the N2O formation limits.
US11008905B2
A variable valve apparatus includes: a swing body mounted to rotate to open and close a valve; an inner body driven by a cam and mounted in the swing body so as to switch a relatively-rotatable state and a latched state with respect to the swing body; a latching pin slidably mounted in the swing body so as to switch the latched state and the relatively-rotatable state of the inner body with respect to the swing body; and a control mechanism pressing the latching pin to make the inner body be latched to the swing body.
US11008904B2
The present disclosure relates to a cover element for a camshaft phaser and a camshaft phaser. The cover element includes a journal and a cover plate, the journal is used to form sealing engagement with an oil seal, and the journal and the cover plate are connected by welding. A positioning portion is formed on the surface of the cover plate for positioning the journal. The cover element is formed by welding the cover plate and the journal, which are processed separately, so as to conveniently perform different processing of the cover plate and the journal. A positioning portion for positioning the journal is formed on the surface of the cover plate so as to easily position the journal during the welding process, which enables the journal and the cover plate to be easily welded together without requiring complicated fastening. This improves processing efficiency and reduces production costs.
US11008901B1
A rocker arm assembly having a rocker arm with a first end defining a first cavity, a second end opposite the first end, a bore positioned between the first end and the second end for pivotally mounting the rocker arm within an engine, and an oil passage extending from the bore to the cavity. A hydraulic lash adjuster is positioned within the cavity and has an oil inlet in fluid communication with the oil passage. The rocker arm has a vent passage configured to place the oil inlet in fluid communication with an area exterior to the rocker arm.
US11008899B2
An internal combustion engine has evaporative cooling and waste heat utilization in a common vapor circulation system. The internal combustion engine includes a first exhaust gas heat exchanger. An evaporator system fluidly connected to the first exhaust gas heat exchanger is formed from a cooling jacket heat exchanger inside a housing for the evaporative cooling. A second exhaust gas heat exchanger is fluidly connected to the evaporator system. An expansion machine is fluidly connected to the second exhaust heat exchanger. A condenser is fluidly connected to the expansion machine. A feed pump is fluidly connected to the condenser. A third exhaust gas heat exchanger is disposed in an exhaust gas train. The first exhaust gas heat exchanger is fluidically connected to the second exhaust gas heat exchanger via the third exhaust gas heat exchanger and then via the cooling jacket heat exchanger.
US11008896B2
A closed loop steam engine that transfers its motive power to a flow of water using a steam injector. The resulting water jet then drives a turbine, is cooled in a heat exchanger to extract useful heat and then return to the steam injector water inlet. Part of the flow of water is reused as feed water to the boiler.
US11008893B2
A sector for the assembly of a stage of a turbine comprises a central and a peripheral portion; a plurality of blades attached between the central and the peripheral portions; a first and a second side opposite to each other, the first side is configured to join with the second side of another sector, the first side is provided with a first connecting portion and the second side is provided with a second connecting portion configured to mate with a first connecting portion of a first side of another sector.
US11008887B2
A containment assembly is disclosed for a turbofan engine. The containment assembly comprises a forward fence, an aft fence, a fan track liner, an intermediate casing member, an outer casing member, and an annular nesting cavity. The fan track liner is disposed axially between the forward and aft fences. The intermediate casing member is disposed radially outward of at least a portion of the fan track liner. The outer casing member is disposed radially outward of at least a portion of the intermediate member. The annular nesting cavity is bounded at least in part by the intermediate casing member and the outer casing member.
US11008882B2
An assembly is disclosed for adjusting the radial position of one or more blade tracks radially encasing the blades of a turbine stage in a gas turbine engine. The assembly comprises a static turbine casing, a plurality of blade track carriers, an annular control ring, an actuator, and a plurality of blade tracks. The blade tracks have a radially inner surface that defines a flowpath boundary of the turbine stage. The blade tracks are carried by the blade track carriers, which are engaged with the annular control ring. Actuation of the actuator moves the control ring in an axial dimension and this movement is translated into an adjustment of the radial position of the blade track.
US11008867B2
A scroll compressor may include a casing configured to receive a rotation shaft and a driving unit; a compression unit provided with a frame configured to rotatably support the rotation shaft, a first scroll fixed to the casing, and a second scroll configured to be connected to the rotation shaft and engaged with the first scroll. An oldham ring is provided with a plurality of key portions to guide the second scroll to perform an orbiting movement, wherein at least one of the frame, the first scroll, and the second scroll includes a respective key groove formed to receive a respective key portion; and a respective wear-resistant member mounted to cover an inner surface of the respective key groove in contact with the respective key portion.
US11008864B2
An internal combustion may include a cylinder having a first combustion chamber at one end and a second combustion chamber at an opposing end, first and second cylinder heads located at an end of the first and second combustion chambers, respectively, and a double-faced piston slidably mounted within the cylinder. The piston may be configured to move in the cylinder in a work stroke from one end to another. The work stroke may include an expansion stroke portion, a momentum stroke portion, and a compression stroke portion. The engine may further include first and second piston rod portions extending from opposite faces of the piston. Passageways in the piston rod portions may be configured to communicate gases between a combustion chamber and a location outside the cylinder.
US11008863B2
A piston arrangement including a track and a piston moveable within a cylinder; wherein the track is adapted to rotate relative to the cylinder about an axis of rotation and has a cam surface and an edge surface extending away from the cam surface; wherein the piston is coupled to the track by a follower running on the cam surface; wherein the cam surface is shaped such that, as the track moves relative to the cylinder, the piston head moves in reciprocating motion within the cylinder in accordance with the path of the cam surface; wherein a stabilising element is connected to the piston, the stabilising element extending below the piston head and comprising a contact surface which engages the edge surface of the track.
US11008860B2
An equipment system for a self-retaining mining method mainly comprises a transition support, an end support, a following support, and a fast-retracting support. Working face gateroads do not need to advance in mining, and a coal mining machine may be used to cut a neat coal wall at the end of a district. The entry rib is automatically formed after roof caving, thus forming a gateroad in a re-mining process. The coal mining machine is under digital control when its end cuts the coal, automatically enabling the end to laterally cut the coal wall to form a vertical straight line, which is used as the entry rib of the gateroad. A scrapper conveyor works in coordination with an arc-shaped coal grabbing plate of the coal mining machine to clean up float coal at the end as much as possible.
US11008855B2
A method for determining a location of a proppant in a subterranean formation includes obtaining a first set of data in a wellbore using a downhole tool. The proppant is pumped into the wellbore after the first set of data is obtained. The proppant is pumped while or after the subterranean formation is fractured. A second set of data is obtained in the wellbore using the downhole tool after the proppant is pumped into the wellbore. The first set of data and the second set of data include a gravitational field measurement. The first and second sets of data are compared, and in response to the comparison, the location of the proppant in the subterranean formation is determined.
US11008846B2
A water jet borehole mining system controlled and operated aboveground includes a high-pressure cutting nozzle that is delivered to an underground resource body through a relatively small diameter borehole. A series of water and air streams at various pressures are delivered to the resource body, and the target resource is disaggregated and/or fluidized and conveyed back to surface via the water jet borehole mining pipe which serves as the conveyor of the system. The mining pipe is used to transport a high-pressure stream of water fluids that have been directed and aligned into laminar flow to a focused water jet cutting head. The central bore of the mining pipe brings the disaggregated and slurrified resource to the surface. The mining pipe transports the slurry via airlift, fluid eduction or a combination of both.
US11008841B2
An apparatus and method for electromagnetic heating of a hydrocarbon formation is presented. The apparatus is a radio frequency antenna module in a radio frequency antenna for delivering electromagnetic energy generated by a generator into the hydrocarbon formation. The antenna module comprises: a conductive member; at least one conductive sheath with a first and second end surrounding at least one portion of the conductive member; at least one electrical coupler electrically coupled to the conductive member and the at least one conductive sheath for receiving the electrical energy; and an electrically insulating seal inserted at the first and second end of each of the at least one conductive sheath between the conductive member and the conductive sheath to maintain an enclosed cavity defined by the conductive member, the conductive sheath and the electrically insulating seal.
US11008840B2
Methods for optimization of liquid oil production by huff-n-puff in shale reservoirs to achieve an improved (and optimal) oil recovery factor. The process determines and utilizes the optimum huff and puff times, number of cycles and soaking time under practical operation and reservoir conditions. The huff time in the process is a period so long that the pressure near the wellbore reaches the set maximum injection pressure during the huff period. The puff time in the process is the time required for the pressure near the wellbore to reach the set minimum production pressure during the puff period. Soaking is typically not necessary during the huff-n-puff gas injection in shale oil reservoirs. The number of huff-n-puff cycles is determinable by the time in which the economic rate cut-off is reached.
US11008836B2
Methods to accurately plan and optimize clamped source excitation in ranging or telemetry operations approximate a well having a complex pipe structure as a simple solid pipe (“effective model”) with an effective pipe cross-section and resistance. The simple solid pipe is then treated as a thin wire and analyzed using a FAST Code.
US11008835B2
A method for modeling a reservoir includes receiving vertical formation data describing geological formations in a vertical direction as a function of vertical depth, receiving near-wellbore horizontal formation data describing the geological formations in a horizontal or deviated direction near a wellbore up to a wellbore instrument range, and correlating the vertical formation data with the near-wellbore horizontal formation data to create horizontally adjusted formation data to describe the geological formations in the vertical direction beyond the wellbore instrument range, along the horizontal or deviated direction.
US11008833B2
A system for injecting a portion of a drilling fluid waste into a well includes a receiving pit configured to receive a drilling fluid waste. A shaker is configured to receive the drilling fluid waste from the receiving pit and to separate solids from the drilling fluid waste to produce a separated drilling fluid waste. A mixing tank is configured to receive the separated drilling fluid waste from the shaker and to mix the separated drilling fluid waste. One or more tanks are configured to receive water. A pump is configured to cause the separated drilling fluid waste and the water to flow into a well.
US11008824B2
A cutting assembly is housed within a main body. The cutting assembly includes a rotary blade mounted vertically within the main body. A blade motor is coupled to the rotary blade. The blade motor is configured to rotate the rotary blade with sufficient speed and torque to cut through a wellbore tubular. The blade motor is supported by a blade motor mount. A lead screw is coupled to the blade motor mount. The lead screw is rotatable to control a vertical position of the rotary blade. A lead screw motor is rotably coupled to the lead screw. The lead screw motor is configured to rotate the lead screw to adjust the vertical position of the rotary blade. A guide is located within the main body. The guide includes a profile that controls a horizontal position of the blade based on the vertical position of the rotary blade.
US11008822B2
An operational system for an oil well wellhead for launching, managing and controlling a robotic autonomous unit (RAU) is described, said system comprising a) main body for housing said RAU, a lower safety valve, an upper safety valve, a connector for connection with the well head and an end cap for communication with said RAU; b) a PMD unit for programming, managing and data collection; and c) at the ground surface, a unit for remote transmission and reception, for receiving information collected by said PMD unit. The method for well logging with the aid of said operational system is also described.
US11008819B2
A threaded coupling suitable for drilling oil and gas wells is provided. The threaded coupling having a first end and a second end. A first portion of the threaded coupling proximal to the first end can have a first thread profile, and a second portion of the threaded coupling proximal to the second end can have a second thread profile that is different from the first thread profile. In particular, at least two threads of the second thread profile proximate to the second end are reduced in height according to an extra machining angle. The first thread profile and the second thread profile can further be tapered according to a taper angle.
US11008813B2
A technique facilitates a drilling operation by providing a drill bit having limited magnetic influence. The drill bit comprises a bit head formed with a non-magnetic bit head material. Cutting elements may be attached to the bit head to facilitate cutting of rock and other formation material during drilling of a borehole. The drill bit also comprises a bit body formed with a non-magnetic body material. The bit head and the bit body are joined to construct a non-magnetic drill bit which has no or limited magnetic influences on, for example, sensors located proximate the drill bit.
US11008803B2
There is provided a security door leaf assembly, comprising a leaf frame structure, having at least a top rail member, a bottom rail member, a hinge stile member and a lock stile member; at least one inner leaf panel, removably mountable to a first side of said leaf frame structure; at least one outer leaf panel, removably mountable to a second side of said leaf frame structure, that is opposite to said first side; at least one first security-upgrade liner, and at least one first upgrade cavity, formed by said leaf frame structure, said at least one inner leaf panel and said at least one outer leaf panel, accessible via said at least one inner and/or outer leaf panel and adapted to removably receive and operatively affix said at least one first security-upgrade liner; and at least one first liner mount adapted to mount said at least one first security-upgrade liner in a predetermined position within said at least one first upgrade cavity.
US11008799B2
A dead stop type projection window assembly includes a free-standing frame and at least one independent insert window. The free-standing frame includes a top member, a base member spaced below the top member, at least two mullions vertically extending between the top member and the base member and spaced apart to form an insert window opening therebetween, and a stop extending along a perimeter of the insert window opening. The insert window is secured to the free-standing frame at the insert window opening. The free-standing frame further includes at least one preformed seal member engaging the insert window to seal closed the window frame opening with a wind/water tight seal. The preformed gasket can extend from the stop to the insert window and/or can extend from at least one of the mullions to the insert window.
US11008796B2
A window lifter assembly includes a window pane which includes a connecting portion to which an adapter is molded, the adapter thereby being an integral part of the window pane, the adapter forming a driver element for moving the window pane along an adjustment direction and forming a supporting structure which extends in the adjustment direction and in a transverse direction and running generally perpendicular to the adjustment direction and parallel to a pane plane defined by the window pane, wherein an extension of the supporting structure along the transverse direction is at least twice as large as an extension of the driver element along the transverse direction.
US11008794B2
A damper device includes an outer cylinder, an inner cylinder disposed inside the outer cylinder and having an inner chamber, a lower open end, and an upper closed end wall with a vent hole, a piston disposed in the inner chamber and having a passageway, a check valve coupled to the passageway to permit only upward flowing of a working fluid in the inner chamber through the passageway, and a piston rod having a lower rod end disposed outwardly of the outer cylinder, and an upper rod mounted to permit the piston to slide with the piston rod. The sliding of the piston rod is dampened by sliding of the piston in the inner chamber. A hinge assembly including the damper device is also disclosed.
US11008793B2
The invention relates to a door holder for a cabinetry door that is displaceable between a closed and an open position, having a lever onto which the cabinetry door is fastenable, the lever being pivotable around a pivot shaft, and having a tensioning lever that is displaceably attached to the lever via a coupling piece, and the tensioning lever being mounted in stationary fashion. In such a door holder, reliable movement of the cabinetry door can be brought about in simple fashion if provision is made that an energy reservoir is indirectly or directly attached to the tensioning lever at the end facing away from the coupling piece.
US11008791B2
A guide system includes a first guide rail and a second guide rail for guiding furniture parts. The second guide rail extends transversely relative to the first guide rail in a mounted position. A guiding device is to be connected to one of the furniture parts, and is movable relative to the first and second guide rails and can be transferred in a crossing region between the first and second guide rail. The guide system has a drive device with an entrainment member acted upon by a force storage member and configured to be releasably coupled to the guiding device. The entrainment member is locked in a parking position and can be unlocked by an entry of the guiding device into the crossing region. Thus, the entrainment member and the guiding device coupled therewith can be retracted along the second guide rail by a force of the force storage member.
US11008781B2
A padlock comprises a bolt unit having a stopper, a brake unit being moveable up-and-down, and a drive unit for driving the movement of the brake unit. The drive unit includes a drive motor and a driving cap fixedly sleeved on a drive lever. The driving cap includes a lug boss. The brake unit includes a first spring fixedly connected to a tumbler. The spacing of the coils of the first spring matches the lug boss such that the lug boss can move inside or outside of a threaded gap thereof. After the padlock is locked or unlocked, even if the drive lever continues to rotate, the lug boss just moves out of the first spring and may not drive the first spring to move up or down. Thus, the tumbler stops moving up or down and will not generate a pressure on the internal structure of the padlock.
US11008776B2
Safety device (1) for holding and sharing among a plurality of users a key (100) provided with a remote control (102). The safety device (1) includes: an external housing (2) adapted to internally contain said key (100), configurable according to an open configuration and a closed configuration; a lock (5) that can be commanded for switching between a closed status, that prevents said external housing (2) in the closed configuration from switching into the open configuration, and an open status, that enables the external housing (2) to switch between the open and the closed configurations; means for interacting with said remote control (102) of the key (100); a transmission unit (18) configured to receive, directly or via an external server (107), command signals from an external command device (19); and a command and control unit (17).
US11008767B1
An automated building façade cleaner includes a cleaning module attached to multiple guide cables. The cleaning module can be moved along a height of the building by hoists secured to a top of the building. A cleaning fluid is fed into the cleaning module by a fluid supply module. The liquid is sprayed onto the building from nozzles in the cleaning module. A suction line, connected to a suction module, provides suction within the cleaning module for collecting loose water and dirt produced by the cleaning module. The building façade cleaner may be automated to operate without human interaction.
US11008766B2
Structural cells and matrices using the structural cells for positioning below a hardscape that define a void space therein, the structural cells, matrices using the cells and methods of assembly allowing in one embodiment the introduction of a structural fluid such as concrete to provide an alternative structural cell and matrix product. In one embodiment a structural cell assembly is described comprising a structural cell with a plurality of legs integrally linked to a frame at a first frame end, the frame linking the legs together and the frame defining a generally flat plane with the legs extending substantially orthogonally away from the first frame end about the frame flat plane to a leg terminal end; and a separate plate engaging the legs, the separate plate comprising linked sockets, each socket engaging the leg terminal end; and/or linked sockets, each socket engaging the leg frame ends or a part thereof.
US11008765B2
A corner form apparatus having a rigid, angled form with a pair of leg sections and a plurality of gussets extending between the leg sections. A post is mounted for axial sliding back-and-forth movement within openings formed in the gussets between a pour position and a stripped position. A linear actuator is mounted between the rigid, angled form and the post and a pair of extension mounting arms are pivotally attached to the post at a first end and pivotally attached to each to an associated form extension using slotted holes at a second end whereupon movement of the post between the pour position and the stripping position moves each of the form extensions from a position coplanar with a corresponding one of the rigid, angled form leg sections in the pour position inwardly to a stripped position.
US11008762B2
A floor panel has a substrate and a decorative layer of wood veneer provided thereon having a thickness of 1 millimeter or less. The substrate has an average density of more than 750 kilograms per cubic meter. The floor panel is rectangular and oblong and comprises a pair of opposite short edges and a pair of opposite long edges. The floor panel, on at least said two opposite long edges, is provided with coupling means allowing that two of such floor panels can be coupled to each other in a vertical direction perpendicular to the plane of the coupled panels and in a horizontal direction in this plane and perpendicular to the respective edge. The wood veneer and/or the substrate immediately underneath the wood veneer is treated at least at the short edges with a fluoro copolymer or a polymeric methylene diphenyl diisocyanate.
US11008757B1
The present invention relates to a method of securing multiple layers of roofing material onto a building with need for ballasting objects. A plurality of roofing panels are installed across a roof deck forming a first layer. Then a plurality of fasteners are installed in each roofing panel of the first layer of roofing panels. Each fastener comprises a base having opposing longitudinal surfaces and a fastening member secured to and extending away from each opposing longitudinal surface. An adhesive is then applied to a surface of either the first layer or a second layer of roofing panels. The plurality of fasteners then perforate the surface of each roofing panel of the second layer to secure the second layer to the first layer, thereby allowing the adhesive to cure, preventing wind from resetting the panels, and without external ballasts.
US11008751B2
Fastening system (1) for fastening an attachment (18) to a substrate (13) with an insulation layer (16), the fastening system (1) comprising an anchor bolt (2), with a first area (3) for anchoring in the substrate (13), a second area (4) to which the attachment (18) can be fastened, and a stop (5), a mounting tool (6) to form an opening in the insulation layer (16), and a sealing element (7) adapted to be disposed at the stop (5) after the mounting tool (6) has been removed and to seal the opening in the insulation layer (16) as well as a corresponding method.
US11008749B2
Arch structure defining equidistant points along a radial curve and comprising uniformly-sized, standard stock, elongated rectangular cross-section stringer members, uniformly-sized, standard stock, elongated rectangular cross-section arch members each having a midpoint and first and second angled ends of equal but opposing to one another angular magnitude, each arch member adapted to converge crossways on and completely abut a side surface of two non-adjacently positioned stringer members, each of the arch members further being adapted for undergirding a stringer member located between two non-adjacently positioned stringer members at the mid-point of the arch member, each arch member adapted for being oriented in scissor-like crossing relationship to another arch member, a plurality of fasteners, and where needed at least one tensioning member preferably attached between end stringer members, or alternatively between foundation members, the tensioning members and fasteners making the arch structure fortified to be as if monolithic.
US11008748B1
Apparatus and methods for a storm drain grate guard are provided. An apparatus may include an annular apex support member, an apex member affixed to the apex support member, and an annular intermediate support member having a circumference larger than the apex support member. The apparatus may further include a first portion forming a conical frustum between the apex support member and the intermediate support. The apparatus may additionally include an annular base support member having a circumference equal to or larger than the intermediate support. The apparatus may still further include a second portion between the intermediate support member and the base support member. The apparatus may also further include at least three vertical members each peripherally connected to the apex support member, the first portion, the intermediate support member, the second portion, and base support member such that the vertical members surround a longitudinal axis.
US11008744B2
A floor cleaning device for automatically cleaning in front of and around lavatory appliances like urinals, toilets, sinks, and hand drying devices, wherein the floor cleaning device has a fixed unit, a mobile unit, and an extension mechanism connected to the fixed unit and the mobile unit that sprays disinfectant solution and recovers or removes waste solution during the extension or retraction of the mobile unit from and to the fixed unit.
US11008743B2
Flush valve assemblies are described herein which include a valve body; a flush valve cover detachably connected to a flush line; a pivot mechanism capable of opening and closing the flush valve cover upon actuation; wherein the flush line is connected at a first end to a flush actuating device and at a second end to the flush valve cover, the line being capable of raising and lowering the cover upon actuation; and a float situated above the cover and connected to the flush line at a point between the first and the second ends of the flush line or by a separate float line connected to the cover. The float is sufficiently buoyant and capable of resisting the force of flowing water and keeping the flush valve cover open to allow flush water to pass through the valve body before closing the cover when the valve body is installed on a toilet.
US11008742B2
A glove includes: a palm; a suction cup coupled to the palm; and a suction releaser coupled to the suction cup. A method includes: positioning a suction cup over a drain, with the suction cup being coupled to a palm of a glove; and plunging the drain via the suction cup.
US11008740B2
A shower faucet with an adjustable water inlet joint is provided. The shower faucet includes an outer pipe, an inner pipe, and the adjustable water inlet joint to provide water to the inner pipe from a wall pipe. The adjustable water inlet joint comprises a threaded through hole and a telescopic connecting pipe. The telescopic connecting pipe comprises a first threaded end and a second threaded end, the first threaded end for screwing the telescopic connecting pipe in or out of the threaded through hole to adjust a length of the telescopic connecting pipe extending beyond the threaded through hole, and the second threaded end for screwing the telescopic connecting pipe into the wall pipe.
US11008733B2
An energy regeneration device which can regenerate energy of a working fluid discharged from an actuator while controlling a flow rate of the working fluid, and a work machine including the device. The regeneration device includes a boom cylinder, an inertial fluid container, an oil tank, an accumulator, a low-pressure-side opening/closing device, and a high-pressure-side opening/closing device. A calculation unit calculates an opening area of each of the low-pressure-side opening/closing device and the high-pressure-side opening/closing device in accordance with a desired flow rate of a hydraulic fluid discharged from the boom cylinder. A regeneration control unit adjusts an opening area of each of the low-pressure-side opening/closing device and the high-pressure-side opening/closing device, and selects alternately the low-pressure-side opening/closing device and the high-pressure-side opening/closing device as a destination with which the inertial fluid container communicates, to supply a discharged hydraulic fluid to an accumulator.
US11008732B2
A work assist system for a self-propelled hydraulic excavator includes a controller (18) configured to determine a region in which an assumed excavation amount is obtained from an object to be excavated by one excavation operation of the hydraulic excavator (1) as a region to be excavated S on the basis of the assumed excavation amount in the one excavation operation of the hydraulic excavator (1), and to calculate a work position Pw of the hydraulic excavator (1) at which the hydraulic excavator (1) performs a next excavation operation on the basis of the region to be excavated S. A distance Lw from the hydraulic excavator to the work position Pw is calculated by the controller (18) and this distance Lw is displayed on the monitor (21).
US11008723B2
The Open End Friction Pile comprises of four steel plates, four brackets, and one driving head. The steel plates have a first bend line and a second bend line that are equidistant from a distal end. The first bend line and second bend line of the steel plates are equidistant from each other creating a center portion. The brackets have a first bend line and a second bend line that are equidistant from a distal end. The first bend line and second bend line of the brackets are equidistant from each other creating a center portion. The bracket has a third bend line along the center portion. One bracket is connected to one steel plate along the distal ends and center portion. All four steel plates and four brackets concurrently connect along the distal ends to form two open-ends. A driving head is connected covering the top open-end.
US11008722B2
Provided is a cable hang-off arrangement of an elevated platform including a number of tubular enclosures, wherein a tubular enclosure is configured to accommodate a transmission cable arrangement and includes a vertical section arranged for connection to a supporting structure of the elevated platform; a horizontal section arranged at the level of the elevated platform; and a curved section between the vertical section and the horizontal section. Also provided is a tubular enclosure of such a cable hang-off arrangement; an offshore facility; and a method of securing a transmission cable arrangement to such an offshore facility.
US11008719B2
A snow thrower impeller assembly (24) includes a mounting slot (84) for a wiper (70). The wiper includes a wiper portion (86) that slides into the mounting slot to mount the wiper to the impeller (54). The wiper contacts an interior wall (56) of an associated impeller housing during rotational operation of the impeller in order to limit a gap (74) between an impeller blade (66) and the interior wall. The wiper can move radially inward and outward to remain in contact with the interior wall without input from the operator. Another embodiment of the impeller assembly includes impeller blades with a first portion (116) and a second portion (118). The second portion extends at a non-zero angle from the first blade portion of the impeller blade.
US11008709B2
A roll of sanitary tissue product that includes a shaped line of weakness, wherein the roll of sanitary tissue product exhibits a roll compressibility of from about 2% to about 10%, and the sanitary tissue product has a Full Sheet Average Trapezoidal Tear Strength of about 8 g to about 20 g, as measured by the Full Sheet Average Trapezoidal Tear Force Method.
US11008704B2
Disclosed is a process for reducing slag in a black liquor recovery boiler, the process comprising: injecting and burning black liquor in a boiler by contacting it with primary air and secondary air; introducing a slag-reducing chemical into the gases above the injection locations through interlaced, tangential or concentric secondary, tertiary, and/or quarternary air ports.
US11008696B2
A laundry appliance includes a blower for delivering process air through an airflow path that includes a rotating drum. A condensation system has a heat exchanger that dehumidifies process air within a condensing portion of the airflow path to produce a condensate. A residual condensing area of the airflow path is positioned upstream of the heat exchanger. The residual condensing area produces secondary condensate. A primary flow path delivers the condensate from the condensing portion to a sump. A secondary flow path delivers the secondary condensate from the residual condensing area to the sump.
US11008695B2
A laundry washing machine agitator having a translucent area which facilitates visualization of the inner part of the agitator.
US11008689B2
The present invention provides a colored gold-wrapped thread and a method for making a gold-plated embroidery by using the same, thereby solving the technical problem of single color of a gold-plated embroidery. The method for making a gold-plated embroidery includes preparing embroidery threads, preparing colored gold-wrapped threads and colored gold fixing threads in a mode of one-to-one correspondence of the same color, preparing an embroidery backing material, arranging a to-be-embroidered pattern on the embroidery backing material, preparing embroidery tools, arranging the embroidery backing material on a reel, and embroidering a pattern. The colored gold-wrapped thread includes a thread skin and a wrapped core, where the thread skin is made of a colored glittering silk material having metal luster, and the wrapped core is made of rayon having no twisting strength or a soft and smooth cotton thread.
US11008685B2
A controller of a sewing machine obtains a rectangular frame embroidery pattern and obtains a first unit pattern to be laid out in each of four corner portions of the embroidery pattern and a second unit pattern to be repeatedly laid out in each of side portions of the embroidery pattern. The controller determines, based on the size of the embroidery pattern, the number of repeats of the second unit pattern in a target side portion. The controller generates pattern data for the embroidery pattern including the first unit pattern being laid out in each corner portion and the second unit pattern being laid out in the target side portion as many as the determined number of repeats of the second unit pattern. The controller causes the sewing machine to form the embroidery pattern on a workpiece held by an embroidery hoop based on the generated pattern data.
US11008680B2
An innerduct for a cable containing one or more strip-shaped lengths of woven textile fabric configured to create a flexible, longitudinal compartment for enveloping a cable. The woven fabric comprises a plurality warp yarns and a plurality of picks of weft yarns, the weft yarns contain a repeating first weft pattern of at least one monofilament yarn, at least one multiple-inserted multifilament yarn, and optionally at least one single-inserted multifilament yarn. The woven fabric contains an alternating pattern containing first weave zones and partial float weave zones. The warp yarns in the first weave zone pass successively over and under each adjacent weft yarn and at least a portion of the warp yarns in the partial float zone float over some adjacent weft yarns.
US11008679B2
It is disclosed a woven textile fabric comprising a first and a second electrically conductive layer (20; 30) of interwoven conductive yarns (22, 24; 32, 34) and a first intermediate pseudo-layer (40) of structural and insulating yarns (45) comprised between the first and the second electrically conductive layer and a plurality of binding yarns (47) interlacing the first and second conductive layers (20; 30) and the intermediate layer (40). The structural yarns (45) and the binding yarns (47) have piezoelectric properties.
US11008675B2
A method of making a yarn is disclosed. A plurality of fibers is obtained by: preparing a slurry of polymer mixed with water insoluble nanoparticles of electrolytic copper, and extruding the slurry through a spinneret that includes a plurality of holes which impart a generally “X”-shaped cross-section to the plurality of fibers. The plurality of fibers are spun together to form the yarn.
US11008673B2
In order to provide a method for preparing a chalcogenide-carbon nanofiber, capable of implementing oxidation resistance characteristics and process simplification, the present invention provides a method for preparing a chalcogenide-carbon nanofiber and a chalcogenide-carbon nanofiber implemented by using the same, the method comprising the steps of: forming a chalcogenide precursor-organic nanofiber comprising a chalcogenide precursor and an organic material; and forming a chalcogenide-carbon nanofiber by selectively and oxidatively heat treating the chalcogenide precursor-organic nanofiber such that the carbon of the organic material is oxidized and the chalcogenide is reduced at the same time, wherein the oxidation reactivity of the chalcogenide is lower than that of carbon, the selective and oxidative heat treatment is carried out through one heat treatment step instead of a plurality of heat treatment steps, and the chalcogenide can form a chalcogenide-carbon nanofiber having a structure formed with at least one layer according to an oxygen partial pressure at which the selective and oxidative heat treatment is carried out.
US11008669B2
An apparatus for holding a substrate (113) has a chuck cup (101), a seal shell (111), a chuck plate (102) and a vertical driving device (103). The seal shell (111) has a bottom wall (1111), an outer wall (1112) and an inner wall (1114). The inner wall (1114) forms a lip seal portion (1115). The bottom wall (1111) and the outer wall (1112) of the seal shell (111) respectively wrap the bottom surface and the outer surface of the base portion (1011) of the chuck cup (101). The lip seal portion (1115) wraps the supporting portion (1014) of the chuck cup (101) for sealing the edge of the front side of the substrate (113). The apparatus protects the edge of the front side of the substrate, the back side of the substrate and the chuck cup from contacting with the electrolyte solution.
US11008663B2
The electrolysis system of the present invention has a water electrolysis unit equipped with a water electrolysis cell using a solid polymer electrolyte membrane as its diaphragm, a DC power source for supplying the water electrolysis cell with a DC current, and a mitigation unit for mitigating, when a counter electromotive force or abrupt potential fluctuation occurs in the water electrolysis cell, the counter electromotive force or the potential fluctuation. The mitigation unit is preferably a coil+diode (A) connected in parallel between the DC power source and the water electrolysis cell or a diode (B) connected between the DC power source and the water electrolysis cell. The electrolysis system is preferably equipped further with a lowering rate controller for controlling the lowering rate of a current supplied from the DC power source to the water electrolysis cell.
US11008657B2
This disclosure relates to a composition for catalyst-free electroless plating and a method for catalyst-free electroless plating using the same. More particularly, this disclosure relates to a composition for catalyst-free electroless plating and a method for catalyst-free electroless plating using the same that does not require a catalyst such as an expensive noble metal catalyst and may simplify the process.
US11008656B2
A roll to roll fabrication apparatus includes: a vacuum chamber having an installation chamber and a process chamber; a preprocessing unit in the installation chamber to process a surface of a film which is transferred to enhance a film characteristic in a subsequent CVD process; a process drum in the process chamber to wind the film thereon; a process treatment unit in the process chamber to form a layer by performing a CVD process on the film wound on the process drum; and a plurality of heaters in the installation chamber and the process chamber to gradually increase a temperature of the film wound on the process drum to prevent application of a thermal impact to the film due to the high-temperature process drum.
US11008646B2
A vapor deposition apparatus disclosed by an embodiment comprises: a vacuum chamber (8); a mask holder (15) for holding a deposition mask 1; a substrate holder (29) for holding a substrate for vapor deposition (2); an electromagnet (3) disposed above a surface; a vapor deposition source 5 for vaporizing or sublimating a vapor deposition material; and a heat pipe (7) including at least a heat absorption part (71) and a heat dissipation part (72), the heat absorption part being in contact with the electromagnet (3), and the heat dissipation part being derived to an outside of the vacuum chamber (8). The heat pipe (7) and the electromagnet (3) are in intimate contact with each other at an area of a contact part between the heat pipe (7) and the electromagnet (3), the area being equal to or more than a cross-sectional area within an inner perimeter of a coil (32).
US11008644B2
A method of non-ablatively laser patterning a multi-layer structure, the multi-layer structure including a substrate, a first layer disposed on the substrate, a second layer disposed on the first layer, and a third layer disposed on the second layer, the method including generating at least one laser pulse having laser parameters selected for non-ablatively changing the conductivity a selected portion of the third layer such that the selected portion becomes non-conductive, and directing the pulse to the multi-layer structure, wherein the conductivity of the first layer is not substantially changed by the pulse.
US11008636B2
A stainless steel foil having a chemical composition comprising, by mass %, C: 0.015% or less, Si: 0.50% or less, Mn: 0.50% or less, P: 0.040% or less, S: 0.010% or less, Cr: 10.0% or more and less than 16.0%, Al: 2.5 to 4.5%, N: 0.015% or less, Ni: 0.05 to 0.50%, Cu: 0.01 to 0.10%, Mo: 0.01 to 0.15%, at least one selected from the group consisting of Ti: 0.01 to 0.30%, Zr: 0.01 to 0.20%, Hf: 0.01 to 0.20%, and REM: 0.01 to 0.20%, where Ti+Zr+Hf+2REM≥0.06 and 0.30≥Ti+Zr+Hf are satisfied.
US11008635B2
Provided is a high-strength cold-rolled steel sheet has a chemical composition containing, by mass %, C: 0.10% or more and 0.6% or less, Si: 1.0% or more and 3.0% or less, Mn: more than 2.5% and 10.0% or less, P: 0.05% or less, S: 0.02% or less, Al: 0.01% or more and 1.5% or less, N: 0.005% or less, Cu: 0.05% or more and 0.50% or less, and the balance being Fe and inevitable impurities, and a tensile strength of 1180 MPa or more, in which a steel sheet surface coverage of oxides mainly containing Si is 1% or less, a steel sheet surface coverage of iron-based oxides is 40% or less, CuS/CuB is 4.0 or less, and a tensile strength is 1180 MPa or more, where CuS denotes a Cu concentration in a surface layer of a steel sheet and CuB denotes a Cu concentration in base steel.
US11008632B2
A steel sheet is provided that has a tensile strength of 540 MPa or more, includes a particular composition; and has a steel structure containing ferrite and a secondary phase, in which an area fraction of the ferrite is 50% or more, the secondary phase contains 1.0% or more and 25.0% or less of martensite in terms of area fraction with respect to the entirety, the ferrite has an average crystal grain size of 3 μm or more, a difference in hardness between the ferrite and the martensite is 1.0 GPa or more and 8.0 GPa or less, and, in a texture of the ferrite, an inverse intensity ratio of γ-fiber to α-fiber is 0.8 or more and 7.0 or less.
US11008618B2
The present invention provides compositions and methods based on genetic polymorphisms that are associated with autoinflammatory diseases such as psoriasis. For example, the present invention relates to nucleic acid molecules containing the polymorphisms, variant proteins encoded by these nucleic acid molecules, reagents for detecting the polymorphic nucleic acid molecules and variant proteins, and methods of using the nucleic acid molecules and proteins as well as methods of using reagents for their detection.
US11008606B2
A method for determining the number of nucleic acid molecules (NAMs) in a group of NAMs, comprising i) obtaining an amplified and mutagenized group of NAMs that was produced by a. subjecting the group of NAMs to a chemical mutagenesis which mutates only select nucleic acid bases in the group of NAMs at a rate of 10% to 90% thus forming a group of mutagenized NAMs (mNAMs), and b. amplifying the group of mNAMs; ii) obtaining sequences of the mNAMs in the group of amplified mNAMs; and iii) counting the number of different sequences obtained in step (ii) to determine the number of unique mNAMs in the group of mNAMS, thereby determining the number of NAMs in the group of NAMs.
US11008601B2
The present invention provides for recombinant Endo-S2 mutants (named Endo-S2 glycosynthases) that exhibit reduced hydrolysis activity and increased transglycosylation activity for the synthesis of glycoproteins wherein a desired sugar chain is added to a fucosylated or nonfucosylated GlcNAc-IgG acceptor. As such, the present invention allows for the synthesis and remodeling of therapeutic antibodies thereby providing for certain biological activities, such as, prolonged half-life time in vivo, less immunogenicity, enhanced in vivo activity, increased targeting ability, and/or ability to deliver a therapeutic agent.
US11008598B2
Provided herein is a process for producing a fermentation product from a lignocellulosic feedstock. The process comprises soaking a lignocellulosic feedstock in an aqueous solution to produce a soaked feedstock. The soaked feedstock is at least partially dewatered and the at least partially dewatered feedstock is subjected to pretreating. The pretreatment chemical is sulfur dioxide, sulfurous acid or a combination thereof and can be added to the process at any stage prior to and/or during pretreatment. The pretreated feedstock composition is fed to an enzymatic hydrolysis conducted at a temperature that is higher than 58° C. The cellulose in the pretreated feedstock composition is hydrolyzed with cellulase enzymes in the presence of the dissolved solids to produce glucose. The glucose is fermented to produce the fermentation product.
US11008591B2
The invention is directed to kits, compositions, tools and methods comprising a cyclic industrial process to form biocement. In particular, the invention is directed to materials and methods for decomposing calcium carbonate into calcium oxide and carbon dioxide at an elevated temperature, reacting calcium oxide with ammonium chloride to form calcium chloride, water, and ammonia gas; and reacting ammonia gas and carbon dioxide at high pressure to form urea and water, which are then utilized to form biocement. This cyclic process can be achieved by combining industrial processes with the resulting product as biocement. The process may involve retention of calcium carbonate currently utilized in the manufacture of Portland Cement.
US11008588B2
The invention provides for delivery, engineering and optimization of systems, methods, and compositions for manipulation of sequences and/or activities of target sequences. Provided are vectors and vector systems, some of which encode one or more components of a CRISPR complex, as well as methods for the design and use of such vectors. Also provided are methods of directing CRISPR complex formation in prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells to ensure enhanced specificity for target recognition and avoidance of toxicity.
US11008583B2
Compositions and methods for improving plant growth are provided herein. Polynucleotides encoding ADP-glucose pyrophosphorylase small subunit (AGPaseSS) proteins, polypeptides encompassing AGPaseSS proteins, and expression constructs for expressing genes of interest whose expression may improve agronomic properties including but not limited to crop yield, biotic and abiotic stress tolerance, and early vigor, plants comprising the polynucleotides, polypeptides, and expression constructs, and methods of producing transgenic plants are also provided.
US11008568B2
The present invention overcomes the inadequacies inherent in the known methods for generating libraries of antibody-encoding polynucleotides by specifically designing the libraries with directed sequence and length diversity. The libraries are designed to reflect the preimmune repertoire naturally created by the human immune system, with or without DH segments derived from other species, and are based on rational design informed by examination of publicly available databases of antibody sequences.
US11008565B2
The present disclosure relates to the co-expression of an endonuclease with an end-processing enzyme for the purpose of enhanced processing of the polynucleotide ends generated by endonuclease cleavage.
US11008550B2
The present invention provides methods for de-differentiating somatic cells into stem-like cells without generating embryos or fetuses. More specifically, the present invention provides methods for effecting the de-differentiation of somatic cells to cells having stem cell characteristics, in particular pluripotency, by introducing RNA encoding factors inducing the de-differentiation of somatic cells into the somatic cells and culturing the somatic cells allowing the cells to de-differentiate.
US11008549B2
Methods for mimicking a tumor microenvironment in vitro are provided. The methods comprise indirectly applying a shear stress upon at least one tumor cell type plated on a surface within a cell culture container. Methods for mimicking tumor metastasis and methods for testing drugs or compounds in such systems are also provided.
US11008546B2
The presently disclosed subject matter provides an approach to address the needs for microscale control in shaping the spacial geometry and microarchitecture of 3D collagen hydrogels. For example, the disclosed subject matter provides for compositions, methods, and systems employing N-sulfosuccinimidyl-6-(4′-azido-2′-nitro-phenylamino)hexanoate (“sulfo-SANPAH”), to prevent detachment of the hydrogel from the anchoring substrate due to cell-mediated contraction.
US11008536B2
A concentrate aqueous composition for removing Type I and Type III rouge from various stainless-steel items. The liquid composition comprises oxalic acid, a phosphonic acid, and various amines. The use of an amine has been found to provide synergistic results in removal of the noted types of corrosion from various stainless-steel items that include medical instruments, machines, equipment, pipes, tools, mixing and storage vessels, and the like.
US11008534B2
A bacteria referred to here as Bacillus subtilis 6A-1 is provided, compositions thereof and processes for use of the bacteria, spores, cells, extracts and enzymes. The compositions which comprise the bacteria, spores, cells, extracts and/or enzymes are capable of degrading polysaccharides. Such compositions are capable of degrading cellulose, including plant-produced cellulose, microcrystalline cellulose and carboxymethyl cellulose. The bacteria produces at least two cellulose-degrading protein fractions. Cellulose degrading activity continues across pH2 to pH13.
US11008522B2
A caustic desulfonylation method and system comprising a reactor vessel with a solid carbonaceous selectivity promoter provided therein, a liquid feed input of the reactor vessel configured to receive a source of caustic, a hydrocarbon feed comprising oxidized sulfur containing compounds and a gas feed input of the reactor vessel configured to receive a source of hydrogen. The caustic desulfonylation method and system further includes an output of the reactor vessel releasing the caustic and an upgraded hydrocarbon product with sulfur content less than the sulfur content of the hydrocarbon feed received by the liquid feed of the reactor vessel.
US11008517B2
The present technology is generally directed to non-perpendicular connections between coke oven uptakes and a hot common tunnel, and associated systems and methods. In some embodiments, a coking system includes a coke oven and an uptake duct in fluid communication with the coke oven. The uptake duct has an uptake flow vector of exhaust gas from the coke oven. The system also includes a common tunnel in fluid communication with the uptake duct. The common tunnel has a common flow vector and can be configured to transfer the exhaust gas to a venting system. The uptake flow vector and common flow vector can meet at a non-perpendicular interface to improve mixing between the flow vectors and reduce draft loss in the common tunnel.
US11008514B2
The invention relates to a liquid-crystalline medium based on a mixture of polar compounds having positive dielectric anisotropy, characterised in that it comprises one or more compounds of the formula I in a total concentration of ≥40%, in which the parameters have the meanings indicated in claim 1, and to the use of the liquid-crystalline medium for electro-optical purposes, in particular in liquid-crystal light valves for lighting devices for motor vehicles, and to liquid-crystal light valves which comprise this medium and lighting devices for motor vehicles which contain such liquid-crystal light valves.
US11008511B2
Disclosed are a method of producing an aluminate fluorescent material, such an aluminate fluorescent material, and a light emitting device. The aluminate fluorescent material production method includes: subjecting a first mixture prepared by mixing a compound containing at least one metal element selected from the group consisting of Ba, Sr and Ca, and at least one compound selected from the group consisting of a compound containing Mn and a compound containing Eu, and a compound containing Al, in which a compound containing Mg may be optionally mixed, to first heat treatment to give a first calcined product having an average particle diameter D1, as measured according to a Fisher Sub-Sieve Sizer method, of 6 μm or more; and subjecting a second mixture prepared by mixing a compound containing at least one metal element selected from the group consisting of Ba, Sr and Ca, at least one compound selected from the group consisting of a compound containing Mn and a compound containing Eu, and a compound containing Al, and the first calcined product whose content is 10% by mass or more and 90% by mass or less relative to the total amount of the second mixture, in which a compound containing Mg may be optionally mixed, to second heat treatment to give a second calcined product.
US11008508B2
Described are luminescent components with excellent performance and stability. The luminescent components comprise a first element including first luminescent crystals from the class of perovskite crystals, embedded a first polymer P1 and a second element comprising a second solid polymer composition, said second polymer composition optionally comprising second luminescent crystals embedded in a second polymer P2. Polymers P1 and P2 differ and are further specified in the claims. Also described are methods for manufacturing such components and devices comprising such components.
US11008507B2
A nanoparticle-resin coated frac sand composition is provided. The nanoparticle-resin coated frac sand composition includes a silica sand, an epoxy resin, methanol, a hardener, and nanoparticles. The nanoparticles may be silica nanoparticles, alumina nanoparticles, zinc oxide (ZnO) nanoparticles, or titanium oxide (TiO2) nanoparticles. The methanol is used as a diluent for the epoxy resin. The nanoparticle-resin coated frac sand composition may be used as a proppant in a hydraulic fracturing operation, such by injecting a hydraulic fracturing fluid having the composition into a subterranean formation. Methods of manufacturing the composition and hydraulic fracturing of a subterranean formation are also provided.
US11008505B2
Electrically conductive sintered, substantially round and spherical particles and methods for producing such electrically conductive sintered, substantially round and spherical particles from an alumina-containing raw material. Methods for using such electrically conductive sintered, substantially round and spherical particles in hydraulic fracturing operations.
US11008504B1
A composition includes a borehole or pipeline fluid and a delivery molecule, the delivery molecule stable under conditions external to a borehole or pipeline and including a precursor having an end terminating in degradable linkages bonding the precursor to bridged groups and another end terminating in a leaving group, where under in situ conditions in the pipeline or downhole from the borehole surface contact with an initiator acid catalyzes degradation of the degradable linkages and elimination of the leaving group, releasing the precursor and generating an additive from the precursor. A method includes placing the delivery molecule in the borehole or pipeline; and after the placing, contacting the composition with an initiator acid under in situ conditions.
US11008497B2
Spacer fluid compositions comprising water, a clay, and a sulfur-containing polyether surfactant are disclosed, and such compositions often can further include a weighting additive, an antifoaming additive, and a co-solvent. These spacer fluid compositions can be used to treat metal casing and to remove drilling fluid residue for improved cement bonding in wellbore applications.
US11008481B1
A method comprises forming a first structured pattern having a first line width on a substrate. A polymer brush is deposited on the structured pattern, which is annealed a first time at a first temperature and then annealed a second time at a second temperature higher than the first temperature. A block copolymer is deposited on the structured pattern and polymer brush, and aligned first block and second block structures are formed on the structured pattern and polymer brush. The first block structures and portions of the polymer brush and the structured pattern positioned beneath the first block structures are removed, and the substrate between the second block structures is exposed. The second block structures are then removed to form a second structured pattern in the substrate having a second line width, the second line width being smaller than the first line width.
US11008479B2
An example of a fusing agent includes a tetraphenyldiamine-based dye, alkyldiphenyloxide disulfonate, 1-methyl-2-pyrrolidone, and a balance of water. The fusing agent excludes a strong reducing species. The fusing agent may be incorporated into a three-dimensional printing method or a three-dimensional printing system. In an example of the three-dimensional printing method, a polymeric or polymeric composite build material is applied. The fusing agent is selectively applied on at least a portion of the polymeric or polymeric composite build material. The polymeric or polymeric composite build material is exposed to electromagnetic radiation to fuse the portion of the polymeric or polymeric composite build material in contact with the fusing agent to form a layer.
US11008477B2
The present invention relates to the field of magnetic machine readable oxidative drying suitable for intaglio printing of security documents. In particular, the invention relates to magnetic oxidative drying ink for intaglio printing on a substrate, said magnetic oxidative drying ink having a viscosity in the range of about 3 to about 60 Pa s at 40° C. and 1000 s−1 and comprising a) at least one oxidative drying varnish, b) a plurality of core-shell pigment particles comprising a magnetic core and an external layer made of silver and c) one or more stabilizers selected from benzotriazole compounds.
US11008472B2
A formulation of thinners for waterborne automotive paints with low volatile organic compound levels, that include components able to be diluted in water, including a composition of a benzene derivative; a combination of two alcohols of a methyl alcohol and an isopropyl alcohol; an ester; osmotized water; and a ketone, where the benzene derivative is a toluene, a xylene, or a mixture of both; and wherein the composition is formed by the following compounds (in weight): Toluene/xylene from 1% to 9.5%; Isopropyl Alcohol from 30% to 45%; Methyl Alcohol from 1.5% to 12%; Methyl Acetate from 0.4% to 3%; Dimethyl Ketone from 0.78% to 6.3%; and Water from 30% to 66%, with the thinner compound mixed with waterborne paint having a low roughness, an improved gloss and particle size distribution (PSD) and a drying time between ½ and ¼ of the drying time without this thinner.
US11008465B2
The present invention relates to a high solid type ultraviolet-curable coating composition and a molded product comprising a cured coating layer formed using the same. The present invention provides an eco-friendly UV-curable coating composition having less generation of volatile organic compounds.
US11008464B2
The invention relates to a non-cross-linked copolymer foam with polyamide blocks and polyether blocks, wherein: the polyamide blocks of the copolymer have an average molar mass of from 200 to 1,500 g/mol; the polyether blocks of the copolymer have an average molar mass of from 800 to 2,500 g/mol; and the weight ratio of the polyamide blocks to the polyether blocks of the copolymer is from 0.1 to 0.9. The invention also relates to a method for manufacturing said foam and items manufactured from said foam.
US11008463B1
A thermally stable and solvent resistant conductive polymer composite and its manufacturing friendly preparation method are disclosed. The disclosed composite presents great electrical conductivity with thermal stability and solvent resistance. A method of mixing a host conjugated polymer and a crosslinkable silane precursor simultaneously introduces both dopant and rigid cross-linked siloxane network into polymer system. The thin film made by the disclosed thermally stable and solvent resistant conductive polymer composite can be applied to fabricate various devices.
US11008459B2
Glass flakes of the present invention include glass flake substrates and a coating covering at least a portion of the surface of each of the glass flake substrates and composed of a binder. The binder includes a lubricant other than silicone, or a lubricant and an aminosilane. The proportion of the lubricant in the binder is 30 mass % or less.
US11008448B2
Disclosed herein are rubber compositions comprising bio-oil produced by a recombinant cell. Also disclosed are methods of controlling the variability of fatty acid content in bio-oil containing rubber compositions or tires comprising at least one component incorporating the bio-oil containing rubber composition, and a method of providing a bio-oil-containing tire with a reduced carbon footprint.
US11008442B2
In one aspect, the invention provides a substantially exfoliated nanocomposite material including starch and hydrophobically modified layered silicate clay. In another aspect, the invention provides packaging made from material including the substantially exfoliated nanocomposite material described above. The nanocomposite material has improved mechanical and rheological properties and reduced sensitivity to moisture in that the rates of moisture update and/or loss are reduced. In another aspect, the invention provides a process for preparing the substantially exfoliated nanocomposite material described above, including a step of mixing the starch in the form of an aqueous gel with the hydrophobic clay in a melt mixing device. In a further aspect, the invention provides a process for preparing the substantially exfoliated nanocomposite material, including the steps of mixing the starch with the hydrophobic clay to form a masterbatch (hereinafter “the masterbatch process”) and mixing the masterbatch with further starch.
US11008432B2
Aerogel compositions, methods for preparing the aerogel compositions, articles of manufacture that include or are made from the aerogel compositions are described and uses thereof. The aerogels include a branched polyimide matrix with little to no crosslinked polymers.
US11008424B2
Disclosed are exemplary embodiments of systems and methods for controllably changing (e.g., weaken, strengthen, eliminate, add, customize, alter, etc.) surface tack of thermal interface materials. Also disclosed are exemplary embodiments of thermal interface material assemblies, which include coatings configured to change surface tack of the thermal interface materials.
US11008413B1
An eye-mountable composition, an eye-mountable device and a method for making the eye-mountable device are disclosed. In one aspect, an eye-mountable composition is disclosed, which may include a silicone hydrogel having silicon-containing monomer-derived units and hydrophilic monomer-derived units, a non-silicone hydrogel having non-silicon-containing hydrophobic monomer-derived units and hydrophilic monomer-derived units, or an elastomer. The composition is biocompatible, does not adhere to ocular tissue, and has a modulus of elasticity of 0.2 MPa to 10 MPa. Also provided is an eye mountable device including an electronics platform embedded in an eye-mountable composition, and a method for fabricating the eye-mountable device.
US11008399B2
The present invention relates to antibodies binding to 5T4, including bispecific antibodies binding to 5T4 and CD3. The invention further provides pharmaceutical compositions comprising the antibodies and use of the antibodies for therapeutic and diagnostic procedures, in particular in cancer therapy.
US11008396B2
The present invention provides bispecific polypeptides, such as bispecific antibodies, comprising a first binding domain capable of specifically binding to a first T cell target, and a second binding domain capable of specifically binding to a second T cell target, wherein the first and second T cell targets are different targets. The invention further provides compositions of said bispecific polypeptides, as well as methods and uses of the same. The first and/or second T cell target may be selected from the group consisting of OX40, CTLA-4, CD137, CD27, GITR and CD28.
US11008393B2
Methods are provided for the treatment of IL-6R related diseases. More specifically, specific dose regimens and pre-filled syringes are provided for subcutaneous administration, to subjects suffering an IL-6R related disease, of immunoglobulin single variable domains that bind IL-6R.
US11008373B2
The invention relates to novel designer osteogenic proteins having altered affinity for a cognate receptor, nucleic acids encoding the same, and methods of use therefor. More preferably, the novel designer osteogenic proteins are designer BMPs and have altered affinity for a cognate BMP receptor. The designer BMPs demonstrate altered biological characteristics and provide potential useful novel therapeutics.
US11008368B2
The present invention provides novel engineered HCV E2 polypeptide immunogens and related vaccine compositions that display the engineered E2 polypeptides. The invention also provides methods of using such immunogens and vaccine compositions in various therapeutic applications, e.g., for preventing or treating HCV infections.
US11008363B2
Synthetic methods for preparing deoxycholic acid and intermediates thereof are provided.
US11008362B2
The present disclosure generally relates to novel compounds as a fatty acid synthase inhibitor useful for the treatment of infection diseases, cancers, or metabolic diseases that malfunction of fatty acid synthase is involved. In particular this present invention directs to malonyl-coenzyme A (CoA) mimetics and methods of use thereof. The invention described herein also pertains to pharmaceutical compositions and methods for treating diseases in mammals using compounds disclosed herein.
US11008361B2
Disclosed herein are a liver specific delivery (LSD)-based antiviral prodrug nucleoside cyclophosphate compound and uses thereof. Specifically, this application provides a compound of formula (I), or an isomer, a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, a hydrate, a solvate or a pharmaceutical composition thereof. This application also provides an application of the compound alone or in combination with other antiviral drugs in the treatment for viruses, particularly hepatitis C virus (HCV).
US11008359B2
The invention provides a nucleotide or nucleoside having a base attached to a detectable label via a cleavable linker, characterised in that the cleavable linker contains a moiety selected from the group comprising: Formula (I) (wherein X is selected from the group comprising O, S, NH and NQ wherein Q is a C1-10 substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group, Y is selected from the group comprising O, S, NH and N(allyl), T is hydrogen or a C1-10 substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group and * indicates where the moiety is connected to the remainder of the nucleotide or nucleoside).
US11008355B2
An object of the present invention is to provide a crystal of 3′-sialyllactose (hereinafter, referred to as 3SL), which is easily handled, and has high storage stability at normal temperature as well as under high temperature conditions, and provide a process for producing the same. The present invention relates to a 3SL sodium salt n-hydrate (wherein n represents any number of 0 to 9, and when n is 0, it is referred to as 3SL sodium salt anhydrate) and a process for producing the same.
US11008352B2
The present invention provides a method for producing a cyclometalated iridium complex, the method including producing a cyclometalated iridium complex by reacting a cyclometalated iridium complex raw material including an organoiridium compound with an aromatic heterocyclic bidentate ligand capable of forming an iridium-carbon bond and an iridium-nitrogen bond, and using as the raw material an organoiridium compound including a substructure represented by the following General Formula (1). The present invention is capable of producing a cyclometalated iridium complex with a high yield without by-production of a halogen-crosslinked iridium dimer. (in General Formula (1), Ir represents an iridium atom, and O represents an oxygen atom).
US11008350B2
Functionalized fluoro polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane (F-POSS) materials as additives to improve liquid repellence of various polymers, the additive including at least one functionalized F-POSS material, wherein the functional group is at least one material selected from the group consisting of amines, isocyanates, epoxies, carboxylic acids, and esters.
US11008347B2
A metal-organic framework of the present disclosure includes tetravalent Group IV element ions or rare earth ions as metal ions, first ions of organic molecules having a trimesic acid framework as tridentate ligands, and second ions of organic molecules having a heterocycle and two carboxy groups as bidentate ligands.
US11008345B2
This invention relates to, among other items, benzoxaborole compounds and their use for treating bacterial infections.
US11008337B2
The present disclosure relates to certain chiral diaryl macrocyclic derivatives, of the formula I: pharmaceutical compositions containing them, and methods of using them to treat cancer, pain, neurological diseases, autoimmune diseases, and inflammation.
US11008335B2
Disclosed herein are pyrido[3′,2′:4,5]thieno[2,3-d]pyridazin-8-amine and thieno[2,3-c:4,5-d′]dipyridazin-8-amine compounds, which may be useful as positive allosteric modulators of the muscarinic acetylcholine receptor M4 (mAChR M4). Also disclosed herein are methods of making the compounds, pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds, and methods of treating neurological and psychiatric disorders associated with muscarinic acetylcholine receptor dysfunction using the compounds and compositions.
US11008332B2
A composition for preventing or treating an aging-related disease includes a novel decursin derivative as an active ingredient, wherein the novel decursin derivative has exhibited an excellent effect of inhibiting progerin expression and excellent effect of inhibiting binding between progerin and lamin A, and it has been confirmed that the novel decursin derivative prolongs the survival period of animal models in which progerin was induced.
US11008331B2
10-oxo-6,1-dihydrobenzo[e]pyrido[1,2-c][1,3]oxazine-9-carboxylic acid derivatives of formula (I) as hepatitis B surface antigen inhibitors or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, and uses of a compound of formula (I) or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof and pharmaceutical compositions thereof in preparation of medicaments for treatment of viral hepatitis B.
US11008330B2
Provided is a ligand capable of stably bonding together interfaces composed of different types of nanoparticles, different bulk interfaces, or an interface composed of nanoparticles and a bulk interface. A tetraphenylporphyrin derivative represented by the following formula (I): wherein in formula (I), R1, R2, R3, and R4 are each independently one substituent selected from the group consisting of the following formulas (II) to (VII); and X and Y are any substituents that are different from each other:
US11008328B2
The present invention relates to an improved process for the preparation of Pirlindole enantiomers, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
US11008326B2
Disclosed herein are synthesis methods for coelenterazine. Also disclosed are articles including the coelenterazine and coelenterazine derivatives. Representative absorbent articles include disposable diapers and adult incontinence products.
US11008325B2
Provided herein are, inter alia, compositions that bind to a PDZ1 domain of MDA-9/Syntenin (syndecan binding protein: SDCBP), thereby inhibiting MDA-9/Syntenin activity, and methods of use of same. The compositions and methods provided herein are useful for treating cancer and preventing cancer metastasis, particularly in cancers that have increased MDA-9/Syntenin expression.
US11008323B2
The present invention provides novel tricyclic 1,4-benzodiazepinone derivatives of the general formula (I) and pharmaceutical compositions containing them. Moreover, the compounds of formula (I) and the pharmaceutical compositions containing them are provided for use in the treatment and/or prophylaxis of conditions associated with altered glutamatergic signalling and/or functions, and/or conditions which can be affected by alteration of glutamate level or signalling in mammals. The tricyclic 1,4-benzodiazepinone derivatives of formula (I) can act as modulators of nervous system receptors sensitive to glutamate, in particular as modulators of metabotropic glutamate receptors (mGluRs), which makes them particularly suitable for the treatment and/or prophylaxis of acute and chronic neurological and/or psychiatric disorders. The present invention further provides tricyclic 1,4-benzodiazepinone derivatives of formula (I) that are modulators of metabotropic glutamate receptors (mGluRs), particularly positive allosteric modulators of mGluRs, and more specifically positive allosteric modulators of mGluR3.
US11008312B2
Compounds of formula I: or pharmaceutical salts thereof, wherein m, n, p, q A, B, R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6 and R7 are as defined herein. Also disclosed are methods of making the compounds and using the compounds for treatment of inflammatory diseases such as arthritis.
US11008295B2
The invention relates to novel compounds and their use in medicine, particularly in treating and/or preventing infections caused by a bacterium, fungus or virus or in treating and/or preventing cancer. Additionally, the invention relates to a process for obtaining the compounds of the invention.
US11008285B2
The present disclosure relates to a process for synthesis of mesotrione. The process comprises reacting 4-toluene sulfonyl chloride with alkali metal sulphite and alkali metal bicarbonate to obtain alkali metal toluene-4-sulfinate. The alkali metal toluene-4-sulfinate is reacted with alkali metal salt of monochloroacetic acid to obtain 4-methylsulfonyl toluene. Further, 4-methylsulfonyl toluene is nitrated to obtain 2-nitro-4-methylsulfonyl toluene. 2-nitro-4-methylsulfonyl toluene is oxidized and then halogenated to obtain 2-nitro-4-methylsulfonylbenzoyl halide. 2-nitro-4-methylsulfonylbenzoyl halide is reacted with alkali metal salt of 1,3-cyclohexanedione to obtain 3-(2-Nitro-4-methylsulfonylbenzoyloxy)cyclohexen-1-one which is reacted with base, a third fluid medium and cyanide ion source to obtain an amorphous mesotrione. The present disclosure also discloses the steps of converting the amorphous mesotrione to crystalline mesotrione having purity greater than 99%. The process of the present disclosure for preparing mesotrione is rapid, economic, and environment friendly.
US11008282B2
The invention relates to novel small molecule compounds having a basic structure as depicted by formula (A), where in particular exemplary embodiments R1 is —OH, R2 is —NO2 and R3 is H, R4 and R5 are H, one of R6 and R7 is selected from H, —CONH2, and —CONR92, and the other one is selected from —CONR92 and —CONR11R9, wherein R9 and R11 are (possibly multiply) substituted alkyl and H or alkyl, respectively. The compounds of the invention inhibit the enzyme Catechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT) and exhibit a low off-target profile. The compounds are provided for use as a medicament, in particular for use in prevention or treatment of Parkinson's disease.
US11008278B1
A method of making a benzophenonyl (alk)acrylic ester comprising adding to a mixing chamber of a microflow reactor a benzophenone alcohol, a benzophenone alcohol or substituted benzophenone alcohol comprising at least one hydroxy moiety, one or more bases, a polar liquid, an (alk)acryloyl halide or 3-haloalkylcarboxyl halide, and an organic liquid that is immiscible with the polar liquid; and producing a product stream comprising one or more benzophenonyl (alk)acrylic esters and one or more salts of the one or more bases; wherein the product stream has an organic portion and a polar portion, the organic portion of the product stream comprising the benzophenonyl (alk)acrylic ester, unreacted benzophenone alcohol or substituted benzophenone alcohol, and organic byproducts in the product stream; and further wherein either (a) the organic liquid comprises a compound of Formula (I); or (b) the method further comprises adding a compound of Formula (I) to the product stream; or (c) the organic liquid comprises a compound of Formula (I) and the method further comprises adding a compound of Formula (I) to the product stream (I) wherein R1 is H or C1 to C4 alkyl; and R2 is C1 to C12 alkyl optionally interrupted by one or more O atoms.
US11008277B2
Provided are co-crystals of a sodium benzoate compound and a co-former compound of Formula (I) Also provided herein are methods of preparing the co-crystals and uses thereof in treating and/or reducing the risk for a neuropsychiatric disorder (e.g., schizophrenia, psychotic disorders, depressive disorders, or Alzheimer's disease) or a glucose or lipid metabolic disorder (e.g., obesity, diabetes, hypercholesterolemia, hypertension, or hyperlipidemia).
US11008273B2
The invention relates to a new process for the manufacture or synthesis, respectively, of fluorinated benzenes and fluorinated benzophenones, and derivatives thereof, in particular of fluorobenzenes and derivatives thereof. The present invention particularly pertains to a novel environmentally friendly process for the synthesis of fluorinated benzenes and benzophenones as raw materials for the manufacture of polyaryletherketones (PAEKs).
US11008270B2
The present disclosure relates to a new catalytic process for the production of methanol from carbon dioxide, comprising: (1) the conversion of carbon dioxide and hydrogen to formic acid or formate salts; (2) converting the formic acid or formate salts to diformate esters of diols; (3) hydrogenating the diformate esters to methanol and diols. The diols produced from the hydrogenation reaction can be recovered and re-used to prepare the diformate esters.
US11008253B2
A system and method for applying a construction material is provided. The method may include mixing blast furnace slag material, geopolymer material, alkali-based powder, and sand at a batching and mixing device to generate a non-Portland cement-based material. The method may also include transporting the non-Portland cement-based material from the mixing device, through a conduit to a nozzle and combining the transported non-Portland cement-based material with liquid at the nozzle to generate a partially liquefied non-Portland cement-based material. The method may further include pneumatically applying the partially liquefied non-Portland cement-based material to a surface.
US11008252B2
According to some embodiments, a curable mixture configured to set in the presence of water, wherein the mixture comprises magnesium oxide, a primary cementitious component and at least one accelerant. A proportion by weight of the primary cementitious component is 80% to 120% of a proportion of magnesium oxide by weight.
US11008241B2
A filter assembly separating organic waste from water includes a first annular filter element defining an axis. The first annular filter element is defined by a first annular coil of flat wire and an optional second filter element is defined by a second annular coil of flat wire, being generally helical in the axial direction. A cylindrically or frustoconical filter membrane is concentrically disposed between the first and second annular filter element. The filter membrane is porous having aperture size of less than a nano-particulate size of the organic waste, but greater than a nano-particulate size of the water molecule. The second annular filter includes adjustable porosity for selectively preventing particles from reaching the filter membrane and selectively cleaning the membrane by reversed flow of water through the membrane. The assembly generates radial and distal flows and differential pressure forces, for use in high throughput industrial, agricultural and municipal facilities.
US11008240B2
The instant application is directed towards methods for removing sulfide from a wastewater stream. The pH of the wastewater stream is adjusted to between 7.0 and 8.0. A first oxidizing agent is mixed with the wastewater stream, oxidizing the sulfide to elemental sulfur. The wastewater stream is then softened by mixing lime with the wastewater stream. The addition of lime further raises the pH of the wastewater stream to 10.0 or higher, and converts the elemental sulfur to soluble sulfide (S2-) and/or thio-sulfate. Calcium carbonate is precipitated and sulfide (S2-) and/or thio-sulfate is adsorbed thereon. Thereafter, the wastewater stream is directed to a solids-liquid separation process, which separates the calcium carbonate and adsorbed sulfide (S2-) and/or thio-sulfate from the wastewater stream. The solids-liquid separator produces an effluent that includes residual elemental sulfur. The effluent is then mixed with a second oxidizing agent, which oxidizes the residual elemental sulfur to sulfate, producing a treated effluent.
US11008236B2
This disclosure relates to water treatment devices that utilize photocatalytic oxidation to generate oxidizing agents. A water treatment device is configured to be connected in line between a water supply and a washing machine. Wash water from the water supply passes into the device and through a conduit of the device. A reaction chamber includes an ultraviolet lamp and a catalyst cell for generating the oxidizing agents. The generated oxidizing agents are injected into the wash water as it passes through the conduit. The water treatment device also includes a flow sensor placed in line with the conduit to determine when the device should be activated to generate the oxidizing agents.
US11008232B2
A system including a solar panel device; an electric conducting plate implement that is configured to submerge within a water expanse containing at least salt to produce at least one of, a sodium hypo-chloride and chlorine; a power transformer coupled to the solar panel device and said electric conducting plate implement, wherein the power transformer is configured to regulate the electricity produced by the solar panel device and provide the regulated power to the electric conducting plate implement; an electronic timer device that is configured to switch a flow of current through the electric conducting plate implement at a predetermined interval; a sealed aluminum air tight frame for housing the solar panel device to substantially prevent water from leaking into the solar panel device; and a buoyant implement for receiving the sealed aluminum air tight frame and configured to keep the solar panel device above water.
US11008215B2
A complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) micro electro-mechanical system (MEMS) microphone and a method for fabricating the same are disclosed. Firstly, a CMOS device including a semiconductor substrate, a first oxide insulation layer, a doped polysilicon layer, a second oxide insulation layer, a patterned polysilicon layer, and a metal wiring layer from bottom to top. The metal wiring layer is formed on the second oxide insulation layer. The patterned polysilicon layer includes undoped polysilicon. Then, a part of the metal wiring layer is removed to form a metal electrode and the semiconductor substrate is penetrated to have a chamber and expose the first oxide insulation layer, thereby forming a MEMS microphone.
US11008213B2
A microelectromechanical and/or nanoelectromechanical device having a fixed part, at least one suspended part configured to be moveable in the plane of the device with respect to the fixed part along at least one first direction and a first suspension means for suspending the suspended part. The first suspension means includes two suspension elements each having a first end fixed directly to the suspended part and a second end connected to the fixed part, each suspension element having a half-ellipse shape in the plane and extending between the first end and the second end, and the two suspension elements being arranged with respect to each other so as to form an ellipse.
US11008210B2
A fuel dispenser includes a fuel nozzle configured to be connected to a vehicle fuel system, fuel piping configured to transfer fuel from at least one fuel storage tank associated with the fuel dispenser through the fuel nozzle into the vehicle fuel system, and a fraud detection valve apparatus. The fraud detection valve apparatus includes a cutoff valve configured to selectively prevent flow of fuel, a flow sensor configured to sense a flow of fuel, and processing circuity. The processing circuitry is configured to receive an indication of flow of fuel through the fuel flow control valve apparatus, determine an authorization status, and in response to a determination of no authorization during flow, cause the cutoff valve apparatus to close.
US11008209B2
An antifreeze cartridge includes a container containing an antifreeze agent, and a sealing film on the container. A connecting structure is configured and intended to be connected by force fit or form fit to a complementary receiver of an antifreeze inlet of a motor vehicle. The container has a handling portion which is configured and intended to allow the manual connection of the connecting structure to the complementary receiver of the antifreeze inlet. The sealing film is configured and intended to be perforated by a hollow perforation element of the antifreeze inlet so that the antifreeze agent contained in the container can be supplied to a frost-protection system of the motor vehicle through the hollow perforation element. A motor vehicle has an antifreeze inlet wherein the antifreeze inlet is accessible from the outside of an engine bay of the motor vehicle without opening a hood of the motor vehicle.
US11008208B2
A spout for a refill container having an outlet opening for communicating with an interior volume, a lid for sealing the outlet opening against a fluid located therein, wherein the lid is removable relative to the base part for unsealing the outlet opening, a nozzle for being inserted into an inlet opening of a bottle, wherein the nozzle is relative moveable to the base part between a closing position, and a pouring position, where the nozzle is positioned close to the base part, a flexible element, connected to the base part and the nozzle for providing a fluid connection of the nozzle with the outlet opening of the base part and a pusher removable relative to the base part by means of the nozzle, wherein the pusher pushes the lid away from the outlet opening in the pouring position of the nozzle for unsealing the outlet opening.
US11008207B2
The present invention relates to a water dispensing device control method, which includes: a step of allowing a call word in a sound shape uttered from a user to be input into a microphone; a step of identifying the input call word in a sound identifying module and outputting guiding sound of identifying the call word through a speaker; a step of allowing the desired discharge water amount in the sound shape uttered from the user to be input into the microphone; a step of identifying the input desired water discharge amount in the sound identifying module and outputting guiding sound of identifying the water discharge amount through the speaker; a step of allowing a user to input a water discharge order; a step of allowing water discharge to be implemented while a water discharge valve is opened; and a step of allowing the water discharge to be finished while the water discharge valve is closed when the water discharge flow rate detected in a flow rate sensor reaches the input desired water discharge amount.
US11008206B2
A drink dispenser system includes an ingredient supply container including a beverage ingredient, and a source of water. An ingredient supply sensor is operatively associated with the ingredient supply container and configured to sense when the ingredient supply container is empty or nearly empty and generate a signal indicative of the empty or nearly empty state. A handheld dispenser in fluid communication with the ingredient supply container and the source of water includes an indicator. A controller communicates with the ingredient supply sensor and is configured to cause activation of the indicator in response to the signal from the sensor indicative of the empty or nearly empty state.
US11008200B2
A chassis member for a hydraulic floor jack having angled side frame members which have a curved upper surface and provide an inner wall attached to a rear side frame and an outer wall attached to a tapered surface of a caster support bracket.
US11008196B2
A blocking device (2) for blocking access to an door unlocking device (118) of an elevator system (102) comprises: an outer element (4), which is introducible into an access opening (30) providing access to the door unlocking device (118); and an inner element (6), which is introducible into the outer element (4). The inner element (6) is configured for bringing the blocking device (2) into a fixing configuration, in which the outer element (4) is fixedly engaged with the access opening (30), by introducing the inner element (6) into the outer element (4).
US11008193B2
A driveshaft for a reusable paper core includes a shaft body having a proximal end, a distal end, and a medial portion extending between the proximal end and the distal end. An outer periphery of the medial portion has a non-circular cross-sectional shape. The driveshaft includes one or more receptacles provided in an outer surface of the medial portion of the shaft body, a first bearing coupled with the distal end, a second bearing coupled with the proximal end, and one or more gear keys coupled with the proximal end. The one or more gear keys may be configured to transfer force from a rotating machine element to the driveshaft.
US11008192B2
A fiber bundle joining apparatus includes: a support table configured to hold a terminal end portion side of a first fiber bundle; a roller mechanism having a roller around which a leading end portion side of a second fiber bundle is capable of being wound; a movement mechanism configured to perform a first movement for moving the roller mechanism to the vicinity of the terminal end portion side of the first fiber bundle, and a second movement for further moving the roller mechanism on the terminal end portion side of the first fiber bundle to create a state where the leading end portion side of the second fiber bundle is stacked on the terminal end portion side of the first fiber bundle; and a thermocompression bonding mechanism configured to pressure-bond the first fiber bundle and the second fiber bundle.
US11008189B2
A device for offsetting sheets as they are conveyed in a paper path toward a stacker includes a narrow channel mounted to a set of linked arms which when moved in a process direction (upstream-downstream) articulate in a cross process direction (inboard-outboard) to register the sheets at various locations for stacking or finish processing. The linked arms keep the channel parallel to the paper path at all times regardless of inboard-outboard offset.
US11008186B2
In one aspect, the disclosure describes an apparatus comprising an auger section having an auger and a drive unit containing a motor for driving the auger. A collector ring housing containing a collector ring is positioned between the auger section and the drive unit. In another aspect, the disclosure describes an apparatus for attachment to a floor grate. The apparatus includes a pivot stand attached to a top surface of the floor grate, the pivot stand defining a vertical pivot axis. A collector ring has a first stationary portion and a second rotatable portion, with the stationary portion attached to the pivot stand. A housing surrounds the collector ring, and the housing and second rotatable portion of the collector ring rotate together about the pivot axis.
US11008181B2
A system for transferring a substrate may adjust a suction force to a suitable level. The system may include a work table, a picker, and a pressure measuring unit. The work table may include a work area for supporting the substrate. The picker may be disposed above the work table and may include a suction unit for providing the suction force. The pressure measuring unit may overlap the suction unit and may include a pressure-sensitive element for facilitating adjustment of the suction force.
US11008178B1
A shoe sorter is described. The shoe sorter can include a switch plate that supports movement of a shoe pin of a pusher shoe, a finger, and an actuation arm. In some examples, the finger can be configured to be moved in a first direction in response to a portion of the shoe pin contacting a portion of the finger. The actuation arm can be pivotably engaged to the finger so that a movement of the finger in the first direction can cause a movement of the actuation arm in a second direction. In this regard, the actuation arm in the second direction can cause a change in a signal outputted by the photoelectric sensor coupled to the shoe sorter. This change in the signal can be used by a processor to determine that the shoe pin is misaligned.
US11008173B1
The bottom tier (24) of a conveyor belt (22) arranged in a spiral stack (26) is supported by and driven by inner and outer drive chains (28) and (30). The inner and outer drive chains are supported on and ride along support rails (32) and (34). The inner and outer drive chains are driven by a drive system (35) composed of inner and outer drive systems (36) and (38), each including a drive motor with a drive gear engaged with the inner and outer drive chains. Each of the motors is controlled by a separate variable frequency drive unit (114) and (116) which in turn are controlled by a control system (44). The control system (44) also controls the operation of a lubrication system (40) that supplies lubricant to the drive chains.
US11008170B2
Provided is a pharmaceutical formulation transporting device capable of easily ensuring a large exposed area of a solid pharmaceutical formulation during transport. A pharmaceutical formulation transporting device 10 comprises a first pulley 11, a second pulley 12, and a plurality of endless transport belts 13, 14 wound around the first pulley 11 and the second pulley 12, wherein the plurality of transport belts 13, 14 are disposed so as to be capable of holding a solid pharmaceutical formulation between respective first side surfaces.
US11008167B2
Robotic automation and methods described herein can be used to enhance the efficiencies of order fulfillment and inventory stowage processes. For example, this document describes the use of mobile robots in conjunction with a human order picker to pick and transport items for order fulfillment processes in an efficient manner. The described systems and methods allow the elimination of human labor particularly related to transporting saleable goods and similar items. Mobile robots take over many of the tasks related to transporting the picked items. Accordingly, the efficiency of the human order picker, as measured by the number of line items picked per hour for example, is greatly enhanced.
US11008163B2
A container includes a container cover, a cover resilient element, a holding unit, a container body, a connecting unit, a speed adjustor, an electric motor, a circuit board module, an inner supporting frame, an outer supporting frame, a touch control arrangement, wherein the connecting unit is coupled at an outer side of the container body to pivotally connect the container cover with the container body. The cover resilient element is arranged for applying a resilient force against the container cover. The container body has an accessing cavity, wherein the touch control arrangement is supported at the accessing cavity. The structural configuration of the container is simplified that the container requires less components and less complicated structural configuration. The cost and the power consumption of the container are relatively low. The container is easy to use and is able to maintain the container cover the opening position.
US11008161B2
A transport and storage container of plastic for a filling material, having an inner container of polyethylene which is produced in the blow-molding method and which has a single-layer wall structure. The inner container is accommodated by an outer container, which is open at the top and which contains at least one layer of electrically conductive plastic. The outer lateral surface of the inner container is wrapped with an electrically dissipative flexible material, wherein at least one electrically conductive tab covers at least part of the top side of the inner container.
US11008154B2
An insulating cover for beverage bottles is formed by cutting, folding, and sewing a unitary, flexible sheet of insulating material such as a laminate of fabric and neoprene foam. Following sewing, the cover is turned inside out so that the stitching is hidden inside the cover. The sheet is shaped in the cutting stage so that the cover includes a portion that surrounds a part of the neck of the bottle, and a web that extends across and covers substantially the entire bottom surface of the bottle. The bottle is inserted into the cover through one of two openings on opposite sides of the web.
US11008151B1
A vacuum container for containing perishable items in controlled, reduced pressure, atmospheric conditions is provided. The vacuum container includes a section of generally cylindrical pipe open at both ends and formed of a plastic material. A first end cap is detachably secured to one end of the pipe to form a vacuum resistant seal between the first end cap and the pipe. A second end cap detachably secured to the other end of the pipe to form a vacuum resistant seal between the second end cap and the other end of the pipe. Preferably, the pipe and end caps are all formed of a plastic material capable of withstanding the pressures created when a high vacuum is formed in the chamber.
US11008146B2
An easy-peel laminated food can, comprising a can body (100) made by punching a laminated metal sheet, and a cover body (200) made of a laminating film. The can body (100) comprises a cavity (110) provided with an opening (112) and an annular bonding body (120) circumferentially arranged at the edge of the opening (112), and the cover body (200) and the annular bonding body (120) may be thermally pressed and bonded to be sealed.
US11008124B2
A manual bundling tool has a first operating means that positionally shifts relative to a tool body opposite a handle. A tightening mechanism pulls an other end of a cable tie band in relative to a head part by positionally shifting the first operating means. A holding mechanism holds the other end side of the band part pulled by the tightening mechanism so as to prevent return movement. A second operating means positionally shifts relative to the tool body. A securing mechanism secures the other end side of the band part to the one end side of the band part in response to positionally shifting the second operating means. A release operation means positionally shifts relative to the tool body and a release mechanism releases the hold on the cable tie band part by the holding mechanism in response to a positionally shifting the release operation means.
US11008123B2
A manual binding tool has a first operating part opposite a handle unit and is capable of shifting positions relative to the tool body. A tightening mechanism pulls a second end in the lengthwise direction of the cable tie band part relative to a head part via operation of the first operating part. A holding mechanism holds the second end in the lengthwise direction of the band part pulled by the tightening mechanism to prevent a return movement. Second operating parts are provided to shift positions relative to the tool body. A fastening mechanism secures the second end of the band part in response to the operation of the second operating parts. Third operating parts are provided to shift positions relative to the tool body. A cutting mechanism cuts the second end of the band part in the lengthwise direction in response to the operation of the third operating parts.
US11008119B2
An aircraft platform includes a base, a landing pad, a level sensor, and at least one actuator. The landing pad is supported on the base. The level sensor is configured to detect an inclination angle of at least one of the landing pad and the base with respect to a level ground. The at least one actuator is connected to change an inclination of the landing pad.
US11008105B2
A seat is disclosed. The seat comprises a moveable seat carriage having a seat pan and a seat back supported thereon. The seat also comprises a seat base supporting the moveable seat carriage thereupon and a support member moveable between a retracted configuration and an extended configuration, wherein a first end of the support member is coupled to the moveable seat carriage and a second end of the support member is coupled to the seat base. The seat also comprises an actuator to move the moveable seat carriage relative to the seat base to thereby transition the seat between an upright and a reclined position, with the movement of the seat carriage driving the support member between the retracted configuration and the extended configuration, wherein the support member stiffens the seat as the seat transitions away from the upright to the reclined position and while in the reclined position.
US11008103B1
An aircraft cabin apparatus may include a top section, a bottom section, and at least one linkage assembly configured to support the top section in an open position following a rotation of the top section between a closed position and the open position. The top section may include a top surface configured to engage a first edge or surface of a laptop and a support structure proximate to the top surface and configured to engage a second edge or surface of the laptop. The bottom section may include two raised portions along each short edge of the bottom section and a cavity defined by the two raised portions. The top section may be configured to fit within the cavity defined within the bottom section when in the closed position, and may be set at an angle relative to the bottom section when in the open position.
US11008097B2
An actuator for aviation may include an electromechanical drive unit connected with an output drive via a gearbox. The drive unit may have at least two partial drives that can be operated independently from one another. The gearbox may be located at least partially between the at least two partial drives such that the at least two partial drives are spaced apart from one another.
US11008091B2
A landing gear for an aircraft comprising a truck support strut, a landing gear retract mechanism coupling the truck support strut to a frame of the aircraft, so that the truck support strut is suspended from the frame by the landing gear retract mechanism, at least one wheel support arm rotatably coupled to the truck support strut, a carrier member coupled to the landing gear retract mechanism and to the truck support strut so that the landing gear retract mechanism drives the carrier member along the truck support strut, and at least one shock absorber, each of the at least one shock absorber being coupled to both a respective one of the at least one wheel support arm and the carrier member so that movement of the carrier member effects rotation of the at least one wheel support arm relative to the truck support strut.
US11008090B2
The invention discloses a lift source for an aircraft comprising a fuselage and wings, wherein first channels are formed in the wings, a plurality of first inlets are formed in upper surfaces of the wings, a plurality of first pressure ports are formed in lower surfaces of the wings and are communicated with the first inlets via the first channels; and spoiler devices are arranged in the first channels and under the effect of the spoiler devices, form high-speed fluid layers on the upper surfaces of the wings, thereby generating a pressure difference from the lower surfaces of the wings which counteracts an external fluid pressure on the upper surfaces of the wings in the opposite direction, so a lift is generated by reduction of fluid resistance when fluid flows through the upper and lower surfaces of the wings, thereby developing a high-speed aircraft with a larger lift and thrust.
US11008089B2
A pressure relief assembly (24) includes an aircraft engine cowl (26) having radially outer and inner skins (28,30) having an opening. A door frame (32) is joined around the perimeter of the opening and defines a door seat (34) surrounding a central portal (36). A pressure relief door (38) is joined to the cowl (26) to cover the portal (36). The door (38) has inner and outer surfaces (40,42) terminating in a perimeter rim (44), with the inner surface (40) of the rim (44) overlapping the door seat (34) to define a primary seal (46) with the door stowed closed. A fireproof secondary seal (48) bridges the door inner surface (40) and frame (32) around the inner perimeter of the primary seal (46) to pre-seal flow to the primary seal (46).
US11008085B2
A trolling motor assembly is provided for attachment to a watercraft. The trolling motor assembly includes a steering assembly having a stepper motor with motor current feedback to prevent stall of the stepper motor during steering of the trolling motor. The stepper motor, which rotates the shaft to which the primary trolling motor is coupled to change the direction of thrust in accordance with a steering command, is dynamically controlled utilizing motor current feedback to change the speed of the stepper motor to adapt to the load conditions on the steering assembly. The feedback control can enable operation of the stepper motor at increased RPMs under relatively low load conditions, while preventing stalls by adjusting the drive signal to decrease the speed of the stepper motor in response to increased loads.
US11008081B2
An underwater drone is disclosed. The underwater drone includes a horizontal propeller module and a vertical propeller module to respectively provide a drone body with a horizontal proceeding force and a vertical lifting or diving force. The underwater drone includes a horizontal channel and a vertical channel, which allow the water to pass through for reducing resistance when the underwater drone moves forwards, upwards or downwards. The underwater drone is equipped with a buoy member with an antenna portion of a communication module disposed therein. The underwater drone is equipped with the fishing device, the fish finding device and the image capturing module. Therefore, the underwater drone is capable of fishing, rapidly moving and wireless remote control.
US11008076B2
A Data Transmitting Marine Vessel System (DRTMEVS) that deploys and provisions the operation of both an aerial visual and data collection drone and an underwater camera and data collection system ROV to gather data at, above, and below the surface of the water simultaneously or individually, or in multiples. The vessel having geodetic and GPS guidance systems that determine the course and actions of the crafts either in a pre-programmed autonomous mode or from a remote operator. The control of the three separate remotely controlled data collection systems and craft are consolidated in the form of a vessel of (DRTMEVS) and monitored via a multitude of possible signals anywhere in the world from a control center such as an individual computer.
US11008075B2
Embodiments include a retrofit pontoon system including a pontoon, the pontoon having a pontoon body defining a first cavity, the pontoon body having a first aperture; a retrofit assembly, the retrofit assembly including a selectively fillable container sized to pass through the first aperture; and a pump. The pump is operably coupled with the selectively fillable container such that operation of the pump selectively fills and drains water from the selectively fillable container, wherein filling the selectively fillable container lowers the profile of the pontoon in the water and emptying the selectively fillable container raises the profile of the pontoon in the water.
US11008072B2
A tensioning system of a mooring line of a floating structure. The mooring line includes separate first and second mooring line sections, with a first end of the second mooring line attached to the floating structure and a first end of the first mooring line section being attached to an anchoring device embedded in a seabed. A tensioner configured to act on the mooring line includes a body with a housing, and an inlet unit for inserting a second end of the first mooring line section into the housing of the body. The body includes an opening for the passage of a second end of the first mooring line section from the inlet unit, through the housing, and along a direction changing element. The tensioning system includes a stabilizing platform fixed to the body. At least a portion of the stabilizing platform laterally projects from the body of the tensioner.
US11008066B2
A bicycle shifting device calibration system, a bicycle seatpost calibration system and a bicycle suspension calibration system are provided that allow for easy setting of a shifting position or an actuation parameter. The bicycle shifting device calibration system includes an electronic controller and a memory. The electronic controller sets a plurality of shifting positions related to a shifting device based on vibration information that is output from a vibration detector in a case where a movable portion of the shifting device is continuously moved from a first position to a second position, which differs from the first position, in a state where the shifting device is coupled to a bicycle. The memory stores the plurality of shifting positions set by the electronic controller.
US11008065B2
A bicycle sprocket arrangement comprises a largest sprocket, a smallest sprocket, and a plurality of intermediate sprockets. A first quotient is obtained if a total tooth-space number of the large sprocket is divided by a half of the tooth-space number difference. The first quotient is an even number with respect to all sprockets of the plurality of intermediate sprockets. A second quotient is obtained if the total tooth-space number of the small sprocket is divided by a half of the tooth-space number difference. The second quotient is an even number with respect to all sprockets of the plurality of intermediate sprockets excluding a largest intermediate sprocket of the plurality of intermediate sprockets.
US11008062B2
A front fork of a bicycle may include a suspension system that includes a damper. The damper may include a hollow tube with orifices that may be partially blocked by an adjustable blocker. A free end of the adjuster that adjusts the blocker may maintain its axial position in any rotational position. Ambient air may be introduced through a valve and retained in the suspension system. The suspension may include a mechanical spring in a chamber away from the valve that introduces the ambient air.
US11008055B2
Track management system for use with a work machine and a track assembly that is pivotably coupled thereto at a pivot point. The track management system includes a first mount, a second mount, and an actuator. The first mount is coupled to the work machine, and the second mount is coupled to the track assembly. The actuator includes a first portion that is coupled to the first mount and a second portion that is coupled to the second mount. Expanding the actuator urges the track assembly about the pivot point in a first direction, while retracting the actuator urges the track assembly about the pivot point a second direction that is opposite of the first direction.
US11008054B2
A method of preventing a rollover situation for an articulated vehicle, specifically in relation to the forward vehicle section of the articulated vehicle, is disclosed. A corresponding control unit and a computer program for such an articulated vehicle is also disclosed.
US11008046B2
A vehicle body structure is provided, which includes rear wheel houses covering left and right rear wheels, left and right rear damper supports supporting upper ends of rear suspension dampers provided to the rear wheel houses, left and right rear side panels, a floor cross member coupling the rear wheel houses in a vehicle width direction, forward and downward of the rear damper supports, a rear header, left and right lower reinforcements coupled at lower ends thereof to the floor cross member and at upper ends to a region adjacent the rear damper supports, and left and right upper reinforcements coupled at lower ends thereof to upper ends of the lower reinforcements and at upper ends to the rear header. A substantially annular shape is formed in a front view by the floor cross member, the rear header, and the left and right lower upper reinforcements.
US11008037B2
A steering application executing on a vehicle control module receives a steering control input to control a steered wheel of a vehicle and, based on the steering control input, determines a setpoint value for the steered wheel. A diagnostic supervisor receives a measured value of the control attribute and the setpoint value; wherein the first diagnostic supervisor comprises a first model of a steering system of the vehicle. Based on the setpoint value and the first model, the diagnostic supervisor calculates a virtual value of the control attribute and, based on the virtual value and the measured value of the control attribute the first diagnostic supervisor determines an operating condition of the steering system of the vehicle.
US11008035B1
An all-terrain accessorized stroller apparatus for all season and weather capable stroller includes a set of wheels and a pair of handles coupled to a stroller frame. A console that has a pair of handle clamps and a console body is coupled to the pair of handles. A pair of skis is selectively engageable with the set of wheels. A ski rack and a pair of seat supports are coupled to the stroller frame. A child seat that can be in a forward or alternative backward position is selectively engaged with the pair of seat supports. A canopy and a tray are coupled to the child seat.
US11008032B2
Disclosed is a safety restraint and transport cart comprising a lower support frame, a mid-level support having left and right upper rails and a plurality of rear support rails, a handling system of wheels, brakes, a handle bar, and support rails, and a safety restraint net and net support system having a safety restraint net with a stain and tear-resistant net having a non-abrasive texture, a left and right net side affixments, a forward net affixment, a mid-frame net affixment, a rear next affixment, an upper net affixment, a front restraint for legs, a rear restraint for hands, and safety structure which avoids compression damage to the arms and hands of a restrained person.
US11008024B2
A flexible gear coupling includes two external gears and two internal gears meshing with the respective two external gears. A tooth root crowning radius of each external gear is smaller than a tooth tip crowning radius of the external gear. The external gear is formed such that a reference tooth height that is a tooth height at a tooth width direction middle position is smaller than an end tooth height that is a tooth height at a tooth width direction end position. A ratio of the end tooth height to the reference tooth height is set to 1.21 or more, and/or a ratio Rc/Rb of the tooth root crowning radius to the tooth tip crowning radius is set to 0.37 or less.
US11008022B2
Described herein are systems and methods providing a slip gear for an industrial cart. One embodiment includes a slip gear that includes a track gear for engaging with the track, a stabilizing bar, and a motor gear for engaging with a drive motor and the track gear. The slip gear may also include a stabilizing bar that is rotatably coupled to the track gear and the motor gear. In some embodiments, when the drive motor rotates the motor shaft, the motor gear rotates with the motor shaft to cause rotation of the track gear to propel the industrial cart. In response to an object pushing the industrial cart along the track, the stabilizing bar rotates to disengage the track gear from the track, thereby reducing friction between the industrial cart and the track.
US11008016B2
A display system includes a display configured to display an image, a driving controller configured to execute a first driving mode in which one or both of steering and acceleration/deceleration of a vehicle are controlled on the basis of a prescribed event accompanied by a change in behavior of the vehicle or a second driving mode in which a degree of reliance on an operation of an occupant of the vehicle is greater than that in the first driving mode, and a display controller configured to control the display, wherein the display controller causes the display to display an image indicating the occurrence of the prescribed event to be executed in the first driving mode at a timing before the behavior of the vehicle changes and display information for prompting the occupant to implement the change in the behavior executed by the driving controller.
US11008015B2
A method for determining a wheel load acting on a vehicle wheel having a rim, a tire mounted on the rim and a sensor unit mounted at the wheel, includes determining a tire pressure of the tire using the sensor unit, determining a tire footprint of the tire using the sensor unit when the vehicle is driving, determining the wheel load based on a predetermined relationship between the wheel load, the tire pressure and the tire footprint, analyzing temporal variations of the tire pressure during a standstill of the vehicle for determining one or more parameters indicating temporal variations of the tire pressure. A change of the wheel load during the standstill is estimated based on the determined parameters. A device for determining a wheel load and a method and a device for determining a weight of a vehicle are also provided.
US11008009B2
This vehicle control device is provided with: an external sensor which detects a vehicle stop position; a vehicle sensor which detects the vehicle speed; a remaining distance calculation unit which calculates the remaining distance; and a short-term trajectory generation unit which sets a target speed on the basis of the remaining distance and the vehicle speed. Furthermore, the short-term trajectory generation unit of the vehicle control device performs correction for increasing the degree of deceleration if a predicted stop position from a prediction unit is predicted to go beyond the vehicle stop position, and performs correction for reducing the degree of deceleration of the host vehicle if the predicted stop position is predicted to be before the vehicle stop position.
US11008006B2
Provided is a driving assist system which includes an own vehicle velocity sensor, an adjacent vehicle velocity sensor, and a control device and where the control device makes constant velocity travelling by causing a velocity of an own vehicle to fall within a constant velocity range between a lower limit value and an upper limit value set based on a target velocity and, when the own vehicle travels on a passing lane and an adjacent vehicle travels on a cruising lane, if a relative velocity of the adjacent vehicle to the own vehicle falls within a set range, the control device performs speed-up adjustment to increase the velocity of the own vehicle in a range up to the upper limit value.
US11007999B2
An automatic parking control apparatus may recommend an occupant of a host vehicle to exit the host vehicle before the host vehicle complete an automatic parking based on an amount of space for exiting the host vehicle during the automatic parking to resolve inconvenience of the occupant when exiting the host vehicle, thereby improving the commercial value of an automatic parking system mounted on the host vehicle. The automatic parking control apparatus includes: a first sensor that measures a distance from an obstacle to the host vehicle, and a controller that searches for a target parking space based on data on the distance measured by the first sensor and recommend the occupant of the host vehicle exit the host vehicle based on an amount of space for exiting the host vehicle when the host vehicle is parked in the target parking space.
US11007996B2
A vehicle control device includes a motor, a clutch and a control unit. The motor is configured to apply torque to a power transmission path between an engine and a drive wheel. The clutch is disposed between the engine and the drive wheel. The control unit stops fuel injection of the engine when the engine is greater than or equal to a prescribed engine rotational speed during deceleration, and restarts the fuel injection after disengaging the clutch, and then stops the power running of the motor after resuming the fuel injection of the engine. The control unit drives the motor to carry out power running such that a deceleration of the vehicle becomes less than or equal to a prescribed value when fuel injection of the engine is stopped.
US11007995B2
Methods and systems are provided for estimating a drive train temperature for a journey. In one example, a method comprises requesting a vehicle operator to input one or more travel parameters for the journey, predicting travel parameters the vehicle operator omitted to input, and displaying an estimated fuel economy for the journey, where the estimated fuel economy is based on the estimated drive train temperature, which is based on the travel parameters.
US11007993B2
A brake pump for vehicles having a pump body and an actuation device, operatively associated with the pump body. The actuation device being operable to generate a braking. A piston is housed inside a housing of the pump body, the piston being operable by the actuation device to vary the pressure of a brake fluid in a braking system to which the brake pump belongs, to generate the braking. The brake pump also has a switch group and an auxiliary actuation element.
US11007992B2
An air-dryer cartridge for a compressed air preparation system of a utility vehicle includes a drying agent container having a first housing part and a second housing part movable relative to each other, a cartridge housing for holding the drying agent container, and a helical spring is arranged to preload the second housing part in a direction to reduce a volume of the drying agent container. The helical spring has multiple coils, including a first outer coil at a first end of the helical spring and a second outer coil at a second end of the helical spring. At least one of the first and second outer coils has a greater diameter than inner coils of the helical spring between the first and the second end of the helical spring.
US11007987B2
A brake operating apparatus operates a brake apparatus of a small vehicle including a bicycle. The brake operating apparatus includes a support, an operating member, an electric actuator and an electronic controller. The operating member is provided to the support. The detector is configured to detect information on input to the operating member. The electric actuator is configured to drive the brake apparatus. The electronic controller is configured to control the electric actuator based on a detection result of the detector.
US11007984B2
A vehicle washing system includes a frame disposed above a vehicle treatment area, and a reciprocal guide system coupled to the frame. The guide system is configured to move vertically relative to the frame, and supports a vehicle treatment component such as a rotatable brush. The brush may be lowered and raised relative to the vehicle treatment area by extending or retracting the guide track. When the guide system is retracted upward, there are no downwardly extending guides or rails that extend downward from the bottom of the guide system. The guide system is collapsible in a vertical direction, and may be a scissors mechanism or a telescoping mechanism or other collapsible mechanism. The guide system may be actuated directly or may be actuated dependent on a separate vertical drive mechanism, such as a windable belt.
US11007980B2
A window glass heating device for a vehicle is provided with: a window heater; a window heater control unit that controls operation of the window heater based on an operation on an operation switch; a camera heater; and a camera heater control unit that controls supply of power to the camera heater to defog the camera-imaging window area. The camera heater control unit is configured to acquire window heater operation information which is operation information on operation of the window heater and to limit supply of power to the camera heater when it is estimated that the camera heater is potentially overheated by heat applied from the window heater to the camera heater based on the window heater operation information.
US11007977B2
Systems and methods for vehicle passive entry/passive start (PEPS) are provided. A communication gateway in a vehicle establishes a Bluetooth low energy (BLE) or an impulse radio ultra-wide band (IR UWB) communication connection with a portable device that includes a wireless charging apparatus. A low-frequency transmitter transmits a ping request to the wireless charging apparatus. The portable device transmits a response to the ping request over the communication connection to the communication gateway. The communication gateway authenticates the portable device based on information included in the received response. A passive entry/passive start (PEPS) system performs a vehicle function in response to the portable device being authenticated, including unlocking a door of the vehicle, unlocking a trunk of the vehicle, allowing a wireless charging station of the vehicle to charge the portable device, or allowing the vehicle to be started.
US11007974B2
The invention relates to a belt retractor (10) for automotive vehicles, comprising a housing frame (12) including two opposed side walls (14, 16) each having a wall opening (18, 20), a belt reel (22) being rotatable about a reel axis (A) and extending in the axial direction from a sensor-side reel end (24) through the wall openings (18, 20) of the housing frame (12) to an opposite spring-side reel end (26), as well as a housing cover (28) being tightly connected to the housing frame (12), wherein the housing cover (28) forms a radially elastic pivot bearing (30) for the spring-side reel end (26) and wherein the spring-side reel end (26) of the belt reel (22) is fixed in the radial direction in a guiding-free manner and, resp., without any further guideway on the housing cover (28).
US11007968B2
An article is described that includes at least one fibrous support surface coated by at least two successive layers including: an inner layer, in contact with the fibrous support, which is a coating including a silicone elastomer, polyurethane or silicone-polyurethane; and a topcoat outer layer, in contact with the inner layer, which is a coating obtained by crosslinking a composition described herein. The first layer, that is in contact with the fibrous support, is a layer based on a silicone elastomer, polyurethane or silicone-polyurethane composition that was crosslinked. The second layer, that is in contact with the first layer, is a layer obtained by crosslinking as described herein.
US11007967B2
A front airbag (10) for a vehicle occupant (12), especially a passenger airbag, comprises a contact panel (22) facing the vehicle occupant (12) in the inflated state, wherein in the interior of the airbag at the contact panel (22) first tensile means (32) are arranged which in portions retain the contact panel (22) in the inflated state of the airbag (10) and are disposed so that the contact panel (22) forms a side bulge on at least one of its two lateral edges and forms plural central bulges between the lateral edges which central bulges are smaller in cross-section than the at least one side bulge. At least a second tensile means (38) is disposed so that the contact panel (22) forms an upper bulge (36) which substantially extends in the transverse vehicle direction (y) and, with respect to a vertical vehicle axis (z), is disposed above the central bulges.
US11007966B2
An airbag includes an annular attachment portion having an opening portion through which a bracket can be inserted and which is open in a substantially square shape. A case includes a protective ring portion having an opening through which the bracket can be inserted and which protects the annular attachment portion. The protective ring portion includes a corner cover portion that covers areas of front and rear corner portions on an upper edge side of an inner peripheral edge of the opening portion.
