US12287450B2
A functional lens having a functional laminate (A) including a first optical sheet (Aa), a second optical sheet (Ab) and a functional layer (Ac) existent between these two sheets and having photochromic properties and/or polarizability and a synthetic resin layer (B) existent on at least one of the first optical sheet (Aa) and the second optical sheet (Ab) of the functional laminate (A), and adhesive strength between the first optical sheet (Aa) and/or the second optical sheet (Ab) and the synthetic resin layer (B) is not less than 50 N, wherein the reactive functional group of the surface modified area is an hydroxy group, thiol group, carboxy group, amino group, sulfo group, (thio)isocyanate group, allyl group, (meth)acrylic group, vinyl group, epoxy group, oxetane group or a thioepoxy group.
US12287437B2
One embodiment is a method for counting charge events detected by a pixel in a photon-counting computed tomography (PCCT) scanning system comprising a plurality of discriminators, wherein each discriminator is associated with a respective one of a plurality of threshold voltage levels. The method includes detecting a signal output from one of the discriminators; incrementing a quantitative count corresponding to the threshold voltage level associated with the one of the discriminators if the detected discriminator output signal meets a first condition; and incrementing a qualitative count if the detected discriminator output signal meets at least one second condition.
US12287433B2
A method for determining a distance of an object with the aid of an optical detection apparatus and such an apparatus are described. A light signal pulse is emitted and reflected at the object, and is received as an echo light signal pulse. The echo light signal pulse is divided upon reception into temporally successive discrete reception time windows and converted into corresponding electrical energy. The end of the respective conversion is in each case assigned as the sampling time to the corresponding time window. The electrical energies of the time windows are compared in each case with a threshold value. As soon as the electrical energy of a first reference reception time window is greater than the threshold value, a linear interpolation of the temporal profile of the discrete electrical reception signal is carried out temporally before the sampling time of the first reference time window.
US12287432B2
The present disclosure provides a phased array LiDAR transmitting chip of mixed materials, a manufacturing method thereof, and a LiDAR device. The phased array LiDAR transmitting chip of mixed materials includes: a first material structure layer and an SOI silicon waveguide structure layer, the first material structure layer is optically connected to the SOI silicon waveguide structure layer through a coupling connection structure; the first material structure layer is configured to couple input light into the chip; the coupling connection structure is configured to split a light wave coupled to the chip, and couple each of split light waves into a corresponding silicon waveguide in the SOI silicon waveguide structure layer; where a non-linear refractive index of the first material in the first material structure layer is lower than a non-linear refractive index of silicon material.
US12287431B1
A LiDAR and a movable device are disclosed. The LiDAR includes a first optical transceiving module, a first reflecting module, and a galvanometer module. The galvanometer module includes a galvanometer and a first driving mechanism. The galvanometer is configured to receive a detection light emitted from the first reflecting mirror of the first reflecting module, and scan a target object. The first driving mechanism is connected to the galvanometer, and the first driving mechanism is configured to drive the galvanometer to move between a first preset position and a second preset position.
US12287430B2
A frequency modulated continuous wave LiDAR system is disclosed that may be scalable and integrated in compact and demanding environments. The improved system of the present disclosure includes: an electro-optic modulator configured to modulate a laser generated by a laser source; a balanced photo detector configured to process an interference signal of a local copy of the laser coupled with a signal of the laser returned from a target and output a beatnote signal; a modulation source with two outputs, and a Frequency Information Rapid Extraction for Ranging Applications (“FIRE-RA”) system to receive the interference signal from the balanced photo detector, process the interference signal with a signal from one of the two outputs of the modulation source for the balanced photo detector, and output distance and speed data for the target according to the processed interference signal.
US12287426B2
A method includes: determining, a first pixel in a receiving field of view of a radar and N sampling point sets in an echo signal corresponding to the first pixel; estimating an estimated distance between the radar and a target object based on each first sampling point set of the N sampling point sets, and determining, based on each estimated distance, M cumulative receiving fields of view in a one-to-one correspondence with M data frames; determining a second sampling point set in echo signals corresponding to Q neighboring pixels, and superposing each first sampling point set and the corresponding second sampling point set to obtain an echo signal that corresponds to the first pixel and that is obtained; and calculating an actual distance between the radar and the target object based on the echo signal obtained after superposition processing.
US12287423B2
The present disclosure relates to a MIMO radar system, comprising a first beamforming network (6) comprising a first beam ports (7A) and antenna ports (7B), wherein the first beamforming network is configured to connect the first beam ports via the first antenna ports to the first antenna elements, wherein the first beamforming network is configured to generate for each first beam port a single beam pattern. The first antenna elements transmitting or receiving a single beam pattern selected from the number of single beam patterns, wherein the first antenna elements are spaced apart at a first distance selected to provide a beam pattern of the first antenna array essentially consisting of a plurality of single main lobes. The radar system also has a similar second beamforming network (8). The second antenna elements of which are spaced apart at a second distance, larger than the first distance, the second distance being selected to provide a beam pattern of the second antenna array essentially consisting of multiple main lobes and multiple side lobes.
US12287418B2
A system may include a transmitter node and a receiver node. Each node may include a communications interface including at least one antenna element and a controller operatively coupled to the communications interface, the controller including one or more processors, wherein the controller has information of own node velocity and own node orientation. Each node of the transmitter node and the receiver node may be in motion. Each node may be time synchronized to apply Doppler corrections associated with said node's own motions relative to a common reference frame. The common reference frame may be known to the transmitter node and the receiver node prior to the transmitter node transmitting signals to the receiver node and prior to the receiver node receiving the signals from the transmitter node.
US12287415B1
A zero-balance phase measurement apparatus includes first and second hybrid couplers, each of the hybrid couplers including an input port for receiving an RF signal, and first and second output ports, the second output port generating a 90-degree phase shift relative to the first output port. The first output port of the first hybrid coupler and the second output port of the second hybrid coupler are connected to first and second inputs, respectively, of a first phase detector. The first output port of the second hybrid coupler and the second output port of the first hybrid coupler are connected to first and second inputs, respectively, of a second phase detector. The apparatus is configured to generate a zero-balance phase output signal as a function of first and second phase difference signals generated by the first and second phase detectors, respectively.
US12287409B2
A system and method for combining multiple functions of a light detection and ranging (LIDAR) system includes receiving a second optical beam generated by the laser source or a second laser source, wherein the second optical beam is associated with a second local oscillator (LO); splitting the second optical beam into a third split optical beam and a fourth split optical beam; transmitting, to the optical device, the third split optical beam and the fourth split optical beam; receiving, from the optical device, a third reflected beam that is associated with the third split optical beam and a fourth reflected beam that is associated with the fourth split optical beam; and pairing the third reflected beam with the second LO signal and the fourth reflected beam with the second LO signal.
US12287403B2
Disclosed herein is an ultrasound imaging system including an ultrasound probe and a blood vessel visualization device. The ultrasound probe includes an ultrasound generation device and is configured to detect one or more blood vessels. The blood vessel visualization device is configured to project a depiction of the blood vessel topography within a target area. The blood vessel visualization device can include one or more near-infrared/infrared emitters configured to generate infrared/near-infrared waves within the target area, one or more near-infrared/infrared sensors configured to detect the difference in reflective properties of tissue and blood vessels within the target area, and one or more visual light projectors configured to project a blood vessel visualization depiction of the blood vessel topography onto the target area.
US12287402B2
A synchronization wire for synchronizing sonar ping transmissions from sonar transducer elements or arrays is provided. The synchronization wire includes first and second connection points. The first connection point is configured to connect the synchronization wire to a first sonar module that is configured to control transmission of a first sonar ping from a first sonar transducer. The second connection point is configured to connect the synchronization wire to a second sonar module that is configured to control transmission of a second sonar ping from a second sonar transducer. The synchronization wire is configured to transfer an electrical current between the first and second sonar modules. The synchronization wire is configured to enable synchronization of the first and second sonar modules through the use of the electrical current. Processing circuitry in sonar modules may cause or prevent transmission of sonar pings based on the voltage level on the synchronization wire.
US12287391B2
An apparatus configured to receive an input dataset, x, indicative of radar signals reflected from targets as received at a plurality of antenna elements; define a matrix, A, formed of direction-of-arrival-angle vectors, an, each direction-of-arrival-angle vector representing an expected response at the plurality of antenna elements of radar signals from one of the targets; define a signal amplitude vector s to represent expected complex amplitudes as received in the radar signals; define an objective function based on x, A and s; search for a set of direction of arrival angles for each of the plurality of targets by the repeated evaluation of the objective function for a plurality of candidate matrices based on matrix A; and wherein said search space comprises a plurality of discrete points, z, associated with the direction of arrival angles by a function of sin(θk).
US12287389B1
A method for determining an effectiveness of a treatment regimen for a subject, including, during a first imaging session of the subject, acquiring baseline magnetic resonance imaging signals, and determining baseline quantitative magnetic resonance parameters, the baseline quantitative magnetic resonance parameters including one or more markers, during a second imaging session of the subject, acquiring follow-up magnetic resonance imaging signals and determining a plurality of follow-up quantitative magnetic resonance parameters including the one or more markers, comparing the baseline and follow-up one or more markers of the acquired baseline and acquired follow-up magnetic resonance parameters of a select portion of the subject's anatomy, determining a change to the select portion of the subject's anatomy based on the comparison of the baseline and follow-up one or more markers, and determining, based on the determined change to the select portion of the subject's anatomy, the effectiveness of the treatment regimen.
US12287384B2
A radio-frequency power output device includes a cooling plate, a temperature detection module, and a control module. The cooling plate is provided with a first circuit board and a second circuit board respectively on two opposite sides thereof, and the first circuit board and the second circuit board are provided with a first radio-frequency power amplification circuit and a second radio-frequency power amplification circuit, respectively. The temperature detection module is used to obtain the temperature of the first circuit board and the temperature of the second circuit board. The control module controls, based on the temperature of the first circuit board, the first radio-frequency power amplification circuit to output a radio-frequency power signal at a target temperature, and controls, based on the temperature of the second circuit board, the second radio-frequency power amplification circuit to output a radio-frequency power signal at the target temperature.
US12287377B2
A method for detecting a fault with a cable having a resistor divider couple to the cable. The method includes converting a first sense voltage from the resistor divider network to a first digital code, determining whether the first digital code falls within a first range of digital codes corresponding to a first fault associated with the cable, and responsive to determining that the first digital code falls within the first range of digital codes, generating an indication of the first fault.
US12287374B2
The invention presents a method for estimating a direct current internal resistance of a battery, which defines a depth of discharge detection interval including a first threshold and a second threshold. When the battery is discharging, a currently battery voltage are periodically measured, a currently depth of discharge is calculated, and an open-circuit voltage is queried. The currently battery voltage is subtracted from the open-circuit voltage to obtain a voltage difference. The voltage difference is continuously accumulated to obtain a currently accumulated voltage difference. The currently depth of discharge reaches the first threshold or the second threshold, the currently accumulated voltage difference is a first accumulated voltage difference or a second accumulated voltage difference. A difference value between the first accumulated voltage difference and the second accumulated voltage difference is divided by a discharging amount in the depth of discharge detection interval to obtain the direct current internal resistance.
US12287365B2
The present invention discloses an RF element group testing system and method. The method comprises steps: adding an identification feature to a first RF signal, which is output by one of the plurality of tested RF elements, to generate an identification RF signal; synthesizing the identification RF signal and a second RF signal, which is output by each of the rest of the tested RF elements, to generate a corresponding synthesis signal; resolving the synthesis signal into the identification RF signal and the corresponding second RF signal according to the identification feature; restoring the identification RF signal into the first RF signal; and calculating at least one signal-feature parameter of the first RF signal and the second RF signal.
US12287364B2
A test system includes a to-be-tested die including a to-be-tested transistor and a sense transistor, and a test device including a signal amplifying unit, a testing unit, and a probe card connecting the signal amplifying unit and the testing unit to the die. The signal amplifying unit has a first terminal connected to the to-be-tested transistor, and second and third terminals connected to the sense transistor. The signal amplifying unit stabilizes voltages at the second and third terminals based on a voltage at the first terminal, and generates an amplification voltage based on the voltages at the first to third terminals. The testing unit provides test signals to the to-be-tested transistor, determines magnitudes of currents flowing through the to-be-tested transistor and the sense transistor based on the test signals, the amplification voltage and a predetermined resistance, and thus acquires a current ratio to determine whether the die is defective.
US12287362B2
A system for detecting a fault type and faulted phase in a power grid includes a controller and a relay. The relay is configured to monitor a line of the power grid and generate a monitoring signal. The controller may be configured to determine, in response to the monitoring signal received from the relay, sequence voltages and sequence currents in the line. The controller may further determine, in response to the sequence voltages and sequence currents, an absence or a presence of a weak-infeed condition in the line. The controller may further determine, in response to the monitoring signal and the absence or the presence of the weak-infeed condition, a first plane sequence signature and a second plane sequence signature. The controller may further determine a fault type and faulted phase in the power grid in response to the first plane sequence signature and the second plane sequence signature.
US12287357B2
Voltage indicators, and their use to detect and indicate the presence of single-phase AC voltage in an electrical power cord. The voltage indicators include a housing that can be reversibly closed around the power cord; a status indicator including a high-impedance display having first and second display electrodes connected in parallel with a static suppression resistor, a conductive wire electrically coupled to the second display electrode at a first end, having a conductive grounding loop at the second end; and a first carbon-impregnated conductive foam pad electrically coupled to the first display electrode, where when the housing is closed around the power cord the first and a second carbon-impregnated conductive foam pads capacitively couple with the power cord, so that the resulting capacitive current creates an observable change in the high-impedance display.
US12287355B2
A test object includes a first semiconductor element, a first main electrode electrically connected to a positive electrode of the first semiconductor element, a second main electrode electrically connected to a negative electrode of the first semiconductor element, and a first capacitor connected between the first main electrode and the second main electrode. A semiconductor testing device comprises a DC power supply connected between a first probe and a second probe, and a controller. When the first probe is connected to the first main electrode and the second probe is connected to the second main electrode, the controller charges the first capacitor with a DC voltage supplied from a DC power supply, and inputs, to a control electrode of the first semiconductor element, a control signal for turning on the first semiconductor element, after charging the first capacitor.
US12287353B2
A method for characterizing the interaction force between lignin and cellulase is provided. The method includes the following steps: (1) preparing a lignin solution, then dropwise adding the solution onto a silicon wafer, repeatedly spin-coating with a spin coater, and vacuum-drying the prepared lignin film; (2) modifying an AFM probe coated with a gold film on the surface with HS-PEG-COOH and then activating the carboxyl group, immersing the AFM probe after the carboxyl group activation in a PBS solution of cellulase for incubation, and after the modification is completed, placing the washed AFM probe in a PBS buffer solution for storage for later use; (3) testing the lignin-cellulase interaction force by using an AFM instrument in a liquid phase environment.
US12287350B2
A device is disclosed, including: a plate including a sample deposition tube adapted to receive a sample comprising one or more analytes, the sample deposition tube defining a vertical axis substantially perpendicular to a main surface of the plate; and a mirror positioned to project, substantially parallel to the main surface of the plate, an image of the sample deposition tube along its vertical axis, so as to allow determination of the vertical location of the one or more analytes inside the sample deposition tube. Methods for determining the density of one or more analytes using various embodiments of the device are also described.
US12287349B2
A measuring transducer includes a tube arrangement having a bent tube, an equally embodied tube, a bent tube and a tube embodied equally to the tube, and two flow dividers each having four flow openings. The measuring transducer includes an exciter for exciting and maintaining mechanical oscillations of the tube arrangement and a sensor for registering mechanical oscillations of the tube arrangement and for producing oscillation measuring signals. Each tube is connected to each flow divider to form four parallel flow paths, having a straight segment connected with the flow divider, an arc shaped segment following such straight segment, a straight segment following such arc shaped segment, an arc shaped segment following such straight segment, a straight segment following such arc shaped segment, an arc shaped segment following such straight segment, and a straight segment following such arc shaped segment and is connected with the flow divider.
US12287346B2
Provided are methods of detecting the presence or amount of a vitamin D metabolite in a sample using mass spectrometry. The methods generally directed to ionizing a vitamin D metabolite in a sample and detecting the amount of the ion to determine the presence or amount of the vitamin D metabolite in the sample. Also provided are methods to detect the presence or amount of two or more vitamin D metabolites in a single assay.
US12287345B2
Provided is a glycated hemoglobin measuring apparatus. The apparatus for measuring glycated hemoglobin includes a cartridge for receiving blood and a plurality of chemicals, a rotating tray for rotating the cartridge, wherein the cartridge is disposed inside the rotating tray, a driver having a nozzle disposed above the cartridge and movable in a vertical direction, and a measurement unit located above the cartridge and measuring glycated hemoglobin of the blood, wherein the driver sucks at least one of the blood, the plurality of chemicals, and mixed solution of the blood and the plurality of chemicals into the nozzle or discharges the sucked at least one into the cartridge such that the blood is chemically treated through the plurality of chemicals.
US12287343B2
The present disclosure relates to immunoassays for NF-L performed on liquid samples derived from physiological fluids such as venous blood to detect the presence or absence of a physiological condition by quantifying one or a combination of NF-L determinations at concentrations indicative of the condition.
US12287338B2
Method and compositions for predicting anti-cancer efficacy of compounds targeting apoptosis pathway
Provided are biomarkers for predicting the efficacy of MDM2 inhibitor or Bcl-2/Bcl-xL dual inhibitors or Bcl-2 inhibitor or Bcl-xL inhibitor in treating cancer patients. Also provided are compositions, e.g., kits, for evaluating gene levels of the biomarkers and methods of using such gene levels to predict a cancer patient's response to the MDM2 inhibitors or Bcl-2/Bcl-xL dual inhibitors or Bcl-2 inhibitor or Bcl-xL inhibitor. Such information can be used in determining prognosis and treatment options for cancer patients.
US12287334B2
The techniques relate to methods and apparatus for sealed fluid chambers. The device includes a sensor chip comprising a set of sensor elements at least partially disposed on a first side of a substrate, wherein each sensor element of the set of sensor elements is configured to sense an analyte and comprises an associated set of through silicon vias (TSVs), each TSV of the set of TSVs extending from an associated portion of the sensor element through the substrate to a second side of the substrate that is opposite the first side. The device includes a fluid chamber proximate to the first side of the substrate and comprising an inner portion in fluid communication with the set of sensor elements, and a sealing member between the fluid chamber and the first side of the substrate.
US12287325B2
In certain embodiments methods of identifying T cell receptors that respond to specific target cell antigens are provided, where the methods comprise providing a substrate bearing a plurality of target cells (e.g., mammalian cells); contacting the target cells on the substrate with CD8+ T cells; and using label-free optical imaging to identify an increase in mass of a T-cell and/or a decrease in mass of a target cell, where an increase in mass of a T cell and/or a decrease in mass of a target cell is an indicator that said T cell bears a T cell receptor activated by antigens presented on said target cell.
US12287318B2
A method to evaluate source rock richness is claimed. The method includes obtaining a source rock sample, collecting pyrolysis data from testing of the sample, filtering the pyrolysis data to produce a filtered pyrolysis data set, extracting a plurality of elements from their respective oxides and cross-checking the filtered pyrolysis data set with the plurality of elements. The method further includes discarding a plurality of unreliable data points from the filtered pyrolysis data set to produce a cross-checked data set, matching the cross-checked data set with wireline log data, determining a minimum value and a maximum value of the wireline log data that are within the cross-checked data set, and collecting depth thicknesses corresponding to the minimum value and the maximum value. The method also includes calculating a sum of the plurality of depth thicknesses, calculating a net source rock thickness, and calculating a corresponding average total organic carbon value.
US12287314B2
A liquid chromatographic system includes a first cleaning pump that supplies a cleaning solution to a first valve, a selector valve connected to a first column and a second column, the selector valve switching an object to be connected to a detector that analyzes a separated sample between the first column and the second column, and a controller. The controller can have the first cleaning pump driven to clean the selector valve with the cleaning solution that flows through a first analysis flow path.
US12287288B2
An optical measurement device includes a light detection element for detecting detection light including fluorescence generated from an immuno-chromatography test piece irradiated with excitation light and scattered light caused by the excitation light and having a phase equivalent to that of the excitation light, and a cancel circuit for processing a detection signal corresponding to the detection light. The cancel circuit removes a signal component corresponding to the scattered light from the detection signal on the basis of a phase difference between the fluorescence and the scattered light.
US12287286B2
An inspection device includes: a light source for outputting pulsed excitation light with a time width of 10 picoseconds to 10 nanoseconds; a nonlinear optical crystal for generating a terahertz wave by optical wavelength conversion of the pulsed excitation light; a polarization part for reflecting at least a part of a reflected wave of the terahertz wave reflected by an inspection target; and a detector for detecting the reflected wave reflected by the polarization part.
US12287278B2
A humidity measuring device is equipped with a measurement unit including a temperature sensing element, a humidity sensing element, a casing including an accommodating section in which the measurement unit is accommodated, and a display unit including a display device which is fixed to the casing. A coupling tube connected in the middle between tube portions through which the gas flows enables gas to flow between one of the tube portions and another of the tube portions. The coupling tube includes an orifice, a filter is mounted in the coupling tube, and the casing includes a first tube and a second tube to connect the coupling tube and the accommodating section, and to enable the gas to flow between the coupling tube and the accommodating section.
US12287277B2
The present technology is to provide technology for appropriately visualizing a population of particles in particle analysis technology. There is provided an information processing apparatus including an information processing unit that receives optical data obtained from particles, and calculates a parameter that specifies a display method of the optical data in a display range having at least one axis including a linear axis and a logarithmic axis on the basis of the received optical data, in which the parameter includes a first parameter that specifies a range of the linear axis and a second parameter that specifies a lower limit value of the display range, and the first parameter and the second parameter are calculated on the basis of different reference values.
US12287268B2
The present disclosure relates to a field programmable gate array (FPGA)-based multi-channel dynamic light scattering (DLS) autocorrelation system and method. The system includes a DLS generation apparatus, a photon correlator, and a host computer, where the photon correlator includes an FPGA and a universal serial bus (USB) communication module; the DLS generation apparatus is connected to the FPGA; the FPGA is configured to count and perform correlation calculation on photon pulses generated by the DLS generation apparatus; the USB communication module is connected to the host computer; the FPGA includes a dual counter module and a correlation calculation module; the dual counter module is connected to the DLS generation apparatus and the correlation calculation module; the correlation calculation module is connected to the USB communication module; the dual counter module includes a plurality of dual counters; and the correlation calculation module includes a plurality of correlators.
US12287267B2
A method for determining a degree of impurity of water comprises performing (200) of a dynamic light scattering analysis of a multitude of samples of a water to be tested. Each sample of said multitude of samples comprises added single-size polymer beads of a respective size and in a respective known amount. A smallest size of the single-size polymer beads giving rise to a detectable signal, discernible over a background noise level, in a size distribution curve of the dynamic light scattering analysis is determined (220). A smallest amount of the single-size polymer of the determined smallest size giving rise to a detectable signal is determined (230). A degree of impurity of the water to be tested is assigned (240) in dependence of the determined smallest size and the determined smallest amount of the single-size polymer.
US12287256B2
Apparatus and associated methods relate to a vibrational sensing system (VSS) including an accelerometer and a data processor, which determines an “operational state” of a mechanical drive unit, the processor further employing the “operational state” to gate learning of long-term vibrational data to exclude collection of non-operational data, the long-term data collected to calculate alarm thresholds. For example, vibrations from a target motor are sensed by a coupled accelerometer. Vibrational data from the accelerometer is fed into a data processor which determines the operational state of the motor. The operational state (e.g., on/off indication) may gate data collection such that data is only acquired during on-time, which may advantageously create accurate baselines from which alarm thresholds may be generated, and nuisance alarms may be avoided.
US12287254B2
The invention relates to a method and to a measurement cell assembly for determining a pressure in a pressure cell (2) are given, wherein the method consists in that a measurement signal (x) is determined, which is at least proportional to a measured pressure in the pressure cell (2), and in that the measurement signal (x) is filtered by means of a first filter unit (10) having a low-pass characteristic in order to produce an output signal (y), wherein the low-pass characteristics of the first filter unit (10) is defined by means of a first damping factor (α1). The method is characterized in that an input difference (x_diff), which results from a difference between the output signal (y) and the measurement signal (x), is filtered by means of a second filter unit (20) having a low-pass characteristic to determine an output difference, wherein the low-pass characteristic of the second filter unit (20) is defined by means of a second damping factor (α2), and in that the first damping factor (α1) of the first filter unit (10) is determined on the basis of the output difference of the second filter unit (20).
US12287240B2
A spectral imaging device includes an imager, a scanning stage to establish relative motion between the imager and a sample in a scanning direction and an optical system controlling a light characteristic of a light beam constituting an image of the sample to the imager. The optical system includes a light varying element to receive the light beam and provide an output light beam with spatially varying light characteristic over a cross-section thereof. A set of redirecting optical elements direct light rays from the sample to form the light beam, and to focus the output light beam onto the imager. A controller controls the scanning stage and the imager to capture a plurality of image frames with an overlap including a defined shift that is greater than 1 pixel along the scanning direction between consecutive image frames. A computing device consolidates image data to provide an image of the sample.
US12287239B2
Some aspects are directed to an all-on-chip, optoelectronic device for sampling arbitrary, low-energy, near-infrared waveforms under ambient conditions. This solid-state integrated detector uses optical-field-driven electron emission from resonant nanoantennas to achieve petahertz-level switching speeds by generating on-chip attosecond electron burst. Also disclosed is a cross-correlation technique based on perturbation of local electron field emission rates that allows for the full characterization of arbitrary electric fields down to 1 femtojoule, and/or on the order of 500 kV/m, using plasmonic nanoantennas.
US12287238B2
An automated light testing apparatus including: a test platform including one or more recesses configured to secure a light product, each recess configured to fit a main light of the light product; a light sensor built in each of the one or more recesses, each light sensor configured to detect light from the respective main light held by the recess; a horizontal beam parallel to a surface of the test plat form; a test arm movably attached to the horizontal beam, the test arm controlled by one or more motors and configured to be moved into a plurality of positions when testing the light product; and a controller configured to set one or more parameters of the testing apparatus and transmit control signals to the light sensor and test arm.
US12287235B2
The present invention provides novel apparatus and methods for fast quantitative measurement of perturbation of optical fields transmitted, reflected and/or scattered along a length of an optical fibre. The present invention can be used for point sensors as well as distributed sensors or the combination of both. In particular this technique can be applied to distributed sensors while extending dramatically the speed and sensitivity to allow the detection of acoustic perturbations anywhere along a length of an optical fibre while achieving fine spatial resolution. The present invention offers unique advantages in a broad range of acoustic sensing and imaging applications. Typical uses are for monitoring oil and gas wells such as for distributed flow metering and/or imaging, seismic imaging, monitoring long cables and pipelines, imaging within large vessel as well as for security applications.
US12287234B2
Aspects of the present disclosure describe distributed fiber optic sensing (DFOS)/distributed acoustic sensing (DAS) systems, methods, and structures exhibiting a sensitivity enhancement via MIMO sampling and phase recombination.
US12287226B2
A pulley serving as a rotary body and a scale configured to rotate integrally with the pulley are attached to an end portion of the pulley serving as the rotary body in a thrust direction, a detection unit is configured to detect rotation of the pulley serving as the rotary body by reading a reading region of the scale. An absorber capable of absorbing liquid is attached to a surface of the scale on which a reading region is present, and when liquid adheres to the scale, the absorber absorbs the liquid.
US12287220B1
Methods, apparatuses, and computer-readable media for providing a pedestrian-oriented navigation app for a mobile device. Destination information is received from a pedestrian using a mobile device. The mobile device retrieves pedestrian-oriented mapping data and routing for the navigation of the pedestrian to the destination, determines a current location and direction of the pedestrian based upon GPS data and compass data retrieved from the device, and displays the current location and direction of the pedestrian along with a route for the pedestrian to the destination on the user interface of the mobile device based on the pedestrian-oriented mapping data and routing. If the mobile device detects that the pedestrian has deviated from the route, the mobile device alters the display on the user interface to alert the pedestrian to the deviation.
US12287216B2
An in-vehicle control system for providing an energy consumption map for a vehicle is provided. The method includes displaying, on a display of a computing system of the vehicle, a map of an environment external to the vehicle. The map includes a predicted drive path extending between an initial location of the vehicle and a final destination of the vehicle within the environment. The method further includes generating, by the computing system, and based on the predicted drive path, a prediction of the energy consumption of the vehicle along the one or more trajectories of the predicted drive path, and displaying, on the display of the computing system, the predicted energy consumption of the vehicle along the one or more trajectories of the predicted drive path. The predicted energy consumption of the vehicle is displayed so as to at least partially overlay the predicted drive path.
US12287210B2
In accordance with an aspect of the present disclosure, there is provided a vehicle position estimation method. The method comprises, obtaining a landmark-based initial position information of a camera by matching a landmark in a high definition map corresponding to a GPS-based initial position information of a vehicle to an image obtained by the camera of the vehicle, and obtaining estimated position information of the vehicle by comparing the image with a landmark in the high definition map corresponding to each of a plurality of candidate position information sampled based on the landmark-based initial position information of the camera.
US12287208B2
The present disclosure relates to integration of integrated photonics-based optical gyroscopes and fiber-based optical gyroscopes into portable apparatuses that may include compass features. Novel small-footprint modularized fully integrated photonics optical gyroscopes are used for non-critical axes. However, for at least one critical axis, a fiber-optic gyroscope can be used to provide bias stability below 0.1°/Hr, which is directly correlated to predicting positional accuracy in the centimeter range. The positional accuracy results from the compassing ability of the gyroscope (referred to as gyrocompass) to calculate direction of heading using the earth's rotation.
US12287204B2
A microelectromechanical resonator is provided with two proof masses that are coupled with an anti-phase coupling structure that includes a seesaw lever and a force-displacement lever. Moreover, a joint extends from the seesaw lever to the force-displacement lever and a mass connection element extends from each proof masse to the adjacent lever.
US12287203B2
In a mounting structure, a micro vibrator has: a curved surface portion having a hemispherical curved surface; a connecting portion extending from the curved surface portion toward a center of a hemispherical shape of the curved surface portion; and a surface electrode covering at least a part of the connecting portion and at least a part of the curved surface portion. A mounting substrate has two or more wirings and a part of the micro vibrator is connected to the mounting substrate. The wirings each have an electrode connection portion connected to a portion of the surface electrode covering the connecting portion at an end. The two or more wirings include a voltage application wiring and a voltage detection wiring. The voltage application wiring is spaced away from the voltage detection wiring on the mounting substrate.
US12287189B2
Examples of a light field metrology system for use with a display are disclosed. The light field metrology may capture images of a projected light field, and determine focus depths (or lateral focus positions) for various regions of the light field using the captured images. The determined focus depths (or lateral positions) may then be compared with intended focus depths (or lateral positions), to quantify the imperfections of the display. Based on the measured imperfections, an appropriate error correction may be performed on the light field to correct for the measured imperfections. The display can be an optical display element in a head mounted display, for example, an optical display element capable of generating multiple depth planes or a light field display.
US12287186B2
The present invention describes a safe-and-arm device, mechanism or assembly (160) for a projectile (100,102) equipped with a second-stage propellant (124). The second-stage propellant (124) is ignited after the projectile has been ejected out from a launcher barrel. A lockpin (190), being urged by a spring (194), is responsive to ignition of the second-stage propellant; after the lockpin (190) and spring (194) sense and respond to the second propulsion, an unbalanced rotor (164) forming part of the safe-and-arm device or assembly (160), is released to rotate from a “safe” state to an “armed” state, as the projectile continues traveling along its trajectory to a target. In one embodiment, the projectile is configured with a 40 mm cartridge containing a first propellant (122). An impact sensor may trigger an electric detonator or a point detonator may trigger a stab detonator to set off explosives disposed in the projectile.
US12287182B2
An initiator head includes a housing piece defining an interior chamber, a circuit board supported in the interior chamber, a line-in terminal coupled to the circuit board, and insulating material filling the interior chamber and covering a top surface of the circuit board for absorbing shocks or vibrations and electrically insulating electronics of the circuit board.
US12287179B2
A spike resistant package containing a pouch, a first grouping of spike resistant textile layers, and a slip layer. The first grouping of spike resistant textile layers contains a plurality of spike resistant textile layers, where each spike resistant textile layer contains a plurality of interwoven yarns or fibers having a tenacity of about 14 or more grams per denier. The slip layer is a woven or knit fabric containing a main portion and a first pile portion on the upper surface of the main portion. The slip layer contains a plurality of yarns knitted or woven together and a plurality of holes between the yarns. The holes of the slip layer have an average max hole size of less than about 2 mm. The yarns and fibers in the pile portion are in loops or strands extending outward from the main portion of the slip layer.
US12287162B2
An end cover structure and a water chiller. The end cover structure includes: an end cover body; a water inlet pipe, provided on the end cover body; a water outlet pipe, provided on the end cover body, the water outlet pipe and the water inlet pipe being provided independent of each other; a bypass pipeline in which two cavities are formed, one of the two cavities being communicated with the water inlet pipe, and the other being communicated with the water outlet pipe; and an adjusting member, movably provided in the bypass pipeline. The adjusting member is movable to adjust the communication between the two cavities.
US12287159B2
A heat dissipation module includes a plurality of heat dissipation units arranged along a longitudinal direction of the heat dissipation module. Each heat dissipation unit has a plurality of heat dissipation fins arranged at intervals along a transverse direction of the heat dissipation module. The heat dissipation fins of a first heat dissipation unit of a pair of adjacent heat dissipation units are each coupled with one of the heat dissipation fins of a second heat dissipation unit of the pair of adjacent heat dissipation units by a coupling structure. The heat dissipation fins of the first heat dissipation unit and the heat dissipation fins of the second heat dissipation unit are displaceable with respect to each other within a certain range.
US12287154B1
A system and method of thermal energy storage and transfer that incorporate an underground thermal energy storage unit with horizontally arrayed heat exchangers surrounded by aggregate. The aggregate, composed of porous or semi-porous materials such as sand, soil, or crushed rock, may be moistened (10%-35% water by weight) to enhance thermal energy storage and insulated with a layer of dry aggregate shielded by waterproof materials. The system integrates components such as a heat pump, a thermal energy processing unit (e.g., a dry cooler or solar thermal array), and fluid interconnections including pumps and valves, thus allowing energy transfer between components. Horizontally arrayed heat exchangers, which may feature a spiral pipe or a slinky design to enable thermal energy distribution by directing heated fluid to central connections, optimizing heat retention.
US12287152B2
A heat pipe including: a heat receiving chamber; a heat dissipation chamber; a tubular connecting pipe; and wicks. Each of the heat receiving chamber and the heat dissipation chamber has, when viewed from a first direction, a greater width in a second direction than a width of the connecting pipe in the second direction. The wicks are formed side by side at least in the second direction. The wicks are formed in a groove shape on inner wall surfaces of the heat receiving chamber, the heat dissipation chamber, and the connecting pipe. At least one of the wicks has a bent portion on the heat receiving chamber side, which is bent in the second direction in the heat receiving chamber and the heat dissipation chamber. The heat receiving chamber, the heat dissipation chamber, the connecting pipe. The wicks are integrally formed by laminating and shaping using a metal powder.
US12287147B2
A fluid supply device configured to supply a processing fluid to a wafer processing device that includes a chamber is provided. The fluid supply device includes a reservoir configured to change the processing fluid into a supercritical fluid state; a wafer protecting device comprising a body configured to prevent a wafer in the chamber of the wafer processing device from being damaged by the processing fluid in the supercritical fluid state by receiving the processing fluid in the supercritical fluid state and limiting a speed of the processing fluid; and a fluid supply line configured to provide a path for the processing fluid between the reservoir and the wafer protecting device and a path for the processing fluid between the wafer protecting device and the wafer processing device.
US12287140B2
A refrigerator and a method of controlling an operation thereof are proposed. In the refrigerator and method thereof, heat control of heaters for preventing a damper from freezing is performed according to at least any one condition set in consideration of a room temperature and refrigerator internal humidity. Accordingly, consumption of power due to unnecessary heat generation of the heaters may be reduced, thereby improving the power consumption.
US12287139B1
An apparatus includes a cargo area with a heat exchanger; a thermal battery system having a phase change material (PCM) with first and second heat exchangers embedded in the PCM; fluid conduits defining fluid passageways interconnecting the cargo area heat exchanger and the first PCM-embedded heat exchanger; and a pump creating a fluid flow through the fluid conduits between the cargo area heat exchanger and the first PCM-embedded heat exchanger. The apparatus also includes external ports configured for connecting to an external charging source for charging the PCM; and fluid conduits defining fluid passageways interconnecting the external ports and the second PCM-embedded heat exchanger. The first PCM-embedded heat exchanger, pump, and cargo area heat exchanger form part of a first closed-loop circuit for transferring heat between the cargo area and the thermal battery system. The second PCM-embedded heat exchanger and external ports do not part of the first closed-loop circuit.
US12287138B2
A mobile locker includes one or more dispensing units. Each dispensing unit consists of an accessible product space where each product space also includes a temperature monitor. A passible environmental control incudes a multiple of containers located around the perimeter of each accessible product space. Further, each of the containers incorporates a phase change material (PCM) that is used to temperature condition each accessible product space.
US12287129B2
A multi-step method is disclosed for exchanging heat in a vapor compression heat transfer system having a working fluid circulating therethrough. The method includes the step of circulating a working fluid comprising a fluoroolefin to an inlet of a first tube of an internal heat exchanger, through the internal heat exchanger and to an outlet thereof. Also disclosed are vapor compression heat transfer systems for exchanging heat. The systems include an evaporator, a compressor, a dual-row condenser and an intermediate heat exchanger having a first tube and a second tube. A disclosed system involves a dual-row condenser connected to the first and second intermediate heat exchanger tubes. Another disclosed system involves a dual-row evaporator connected to the first and second intermediate heat exchanger tubes.
US12287124B1
A portable skull boiler in accordance with embodiments has a boiler basin optimally sized and configured for effective cleaning of cervid heads, with head positioning means, nose submersion means, and three or more adjustable and removable legs. The basin has one or more lids, and an adjustably positionable heat source. The skull boiler may be disassembled with all components securable in the boiler basin for transport and storage. The basin having a non rectilinear shape that conformingly receives and retains cervid heads thereby minimizing the size and volume of the basin facilitating efficient operation using minimal fuel and water, and easy transport.
US12287119B2
An air conditioner includes a housing, a compressor system provided in the housing and including a first heat exchanger, a second heat exchanger, a compressor, and a throttle device that are circularly communicated, and a liquid pump system provided in the housing and including a third heat exchanger, an energy storage device, and a liquid pump device that are circularly communicated. The liquid pump system contains a coolant circulating in the liquid pump system. The energy storage device includes an energy storage medium configured to receive energy from the second heat exchanger and store the energy, and to exchange heat with the coolant.
US12287112B2
A middle air duct support member and an air conditioner provided. The middle air duct support member has an annular first support portion and an annular second support portion arranged at an axial end of the first support portion. The second support portion and the first support portion are manufactured separately.
US12287111B1
Vent terminations and building structures having vent terminations are described herein. The vent terminations efficiently vent air laterally away from the building structures in which the vents are mounted. The vent terminations may be configured as through soffit vents and through fascia vents. In one example, a vent termination is configured as soffit vent includes a plenum box, a collar, and a nose section. The plenum box has a plenum partially defined between top and bottom surfaces. The collar extends from the top surface and provides an air inlet into the plenum. The collar is located closer to the back side than the front side. A first side of the nose section is connected to the front side of the plenum box. A second side of the nose section is offset below the first side relative the top surface and forms an air outlet of the plenum.
US12287105B2
A system of networked occupancy sensors and a thermostat that is controlled using data from the sensors. In a data network of occupancy sensors, the sensors (i) sense occupancy in a first space, such as a room within a building, and (ii) transmit data packets. Each of the data packets comprises an indication whose value is based in part on whether occupancy is sensed or not in the first space. The thermostat is situated in the first space and provides a control signal on an output line for controlling heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC), based on the temperature sensed by the thermostat. A controller unit comprises (i) a radio transceiver, capable of receiving the data packets, and (ii) a processor. The processor modifies the control signal on the output line of the thermostat, based in part on the value of the indication in the packets from the occupancy sensors.
US12287104B2
A multi-area artificial fog pipe network control method and system based on a you only look once version 5 (YOLOv5) algorithm are provided. The method includes: obtaining thermal sensation data of each target person based on facial skin temperature; calculating group thermal sensation data of each subarea and total group thermal sensation data of an artificial fog pipe network area; determining a total flow of fog-making water introduced into the artificial fog pipe network according to target number of people and total group thermal sensation data; controlling opening gears of atomization nozzles on the artificial fog pipe networks in subareas according to a number of the target person in each subarea, the group thermal sensation data and a micro-action type of each target person.
US12287102B2
An outdoor unit for an air-conditioning apparatus includes a machine chamber, a compressor provided in and at a bottom of the machine chamber, a reactor provided in the machine chamber and higher than the compressor and configured to rectify an electric current to be supplied to the compressor, a peripheral soundproof material that extends as high as a position of the reactor and encloses the compressor, and an upper soundproof material that covers at least part of the reactor and is placed on the peripheral soundproof material.
US12287095B1
A method of blending at least two fuels includes providing at least two fuels to a cyclonic mixer via a fuel supply system, the fuel supply system including a fuel supply circuit for each fuel of the at least two fuels, mixing, via at least one vortex formed in the cyclonic mixer, the at least two fuels to form a fuel mixture, determining, via one or more sensors, a measured interchangeability index of the fuel mixture, comparing the measured interchangeability index to a predetermined interchangeability index, adjusting, via the fuel supply system, one or more parameters of at least one of the at least two fuels based on the comparison between the measured interchangeability index and the predetermined interchangeability index, and providing the fuel mixture to a combustion system.
US12287089B2
A light emitting device includes one or more light emitting elements and a plurality of fluorescent materials, and emits a first light, a second light, and a third light, wherein the first light has a correlated color temperature between 1,500 K and 3,500 K and a color rendering index R9 of 50 or more, the second light has a correlated color temperature between 3,500 K and 5,500 K and a color rendering index R9 of 50 or more, the third light has values of X and Y coordinates in the chromaticity diagram of the CIE1931 color system smaller than the values of X and Y coordinates at a color temperature of 5,500 K on the black body radiation locus, and a light having a correlated color temperature of 6,500 K has a color rendering index R9 of 50 or more and a melanopic ratio of 1.0 or more.
US12287077B2
The invention relates to a method for producing an optical device (1) comprising at least one light source (16), at least one light guide (10) having an entry surface (11) facing the light source (16), and having an exit surface (12) formed at an end of the light guide (10) lying opposite the entry surface (11), in order to allow light entering into the light guide (10) to exit same, and a projection optics (20) which is designed to project the light exiting the exit surface (12) onto a projection plane (26) provided at a distance from and at an angle of inclination (γ) relative to a main direction of emission (Z) of the optical device (1). The method comprises the following steps: specifying a target distribution of the illuminance in the image (15) projected into the projection plane (26) by the projection optics (20); determining a non-homogenous distribution of the illuminance (Ev) of the light across the exit surface (12) from the distribution to be specified of the illuminance in the image (15) projected into the projection plane (26); determining a three-dimensional shape of the at least one light guide (10) with which the non-homogenous distribution of the illuminance (Ev) of the light across the exit surface (12) is generated when light is emitted by the at least one light source (16); and producing the light guide (10) with the three-dimensional shape and assembling the components of the optical device (1).
US12287076B2
Disclosed are an organic light emitting display device and lighting apparatus for vehicles using the same. The organic light emitting display device includes a first layer including a first organic layer and a first emission layer on a first electrode, a second layer including a second emission layer and a second organic layer on the first layer, a second electrode on the second layer, and a third organic layer between the first layer and the second layer. A thickness of the first emission layer is equal to or greater than a thickness of each of the first organic layer and the second organic layer.
US12287074B2
An infrared lamp device for a mobility vehicle and an infrared lamp system for a mobility vehicle may display whether an infrared sensor, for sensing peripheral environments during night traveling so as to secure traveling stability, is operating, and use infrared rays not only to sense peripheral environments, but also to deliver messages, thereby securing traveling stability and convenience.
US12287072B1
A lighting device including a housing; an at least partially transparent protrusion connected with a first surface of the housing; a light source within the protrusion, the light source being configured to emit light in a visible spectrum and a non-visible spectrum; a controller within the housing and configured to control the light source to emit light in a pattern including both visible spectrum and non-visible spectrum; a power source within the housing and electrically connected with the controller and the light source, the power source configured to provide sufficient power to the lighting device to operate for at least 3 weeks of constant light source light emission; and a switch extending through a third surface of the housing and configured to provide input to the controller.
US12287069B2
A cryogenic full containment storage tank for realizing a low-liquid-level material extraction function by using a pump column, comprising an inner tank, an outer tank, a pump column, a submersible pump and a material pre-extraction device; wherein the material pre-extraction device comprises a cofferdam, a Venturi mixer, a backflow pipe, a return control valve, a lead-out pipeline and a liquid level detection system. The cryogenic full containment storage tank can make use of a low-temperature medium flowing back from the pump column to extract the low liquid level material outside the cofferdam into the cofferdam to form a local high liquid level and maintain the normal operation of the submersible pump.
US12287066B2
A pressure vessel for storing may have a connection piece for forming a fluid connection between the fuel storage volume V of the pressure vessel and an energy converter of a motor vehicle. At least part of the connection piece may extend out of the pressure vessel. An outer surface of the connection piece may have a sealing face and a curved fastening face. The sealing face may be designed to seal off the fluid connection between the pressure vessel and a fuel-conducting section of the motor vehicle. The fastening face may be provided for fastening the pressure vessel to at least one body attachment element.
US12287063B2
An adjustable chock is provided with a first component having screw threads, a second component having screw threads cooperating with the screw threads of the first component and having a lower bearing surface, and with a bearing element provided with a lower bearing surface in contact with an upper bearing surface of the first component, and with an upper bearing surface. At least one of the lower bearing surface of the second component and the upper bearing surface of the bearing element is provided with a coating having a coefficient friction higher than that of the associated bearing surface.
US12287051B2
A connecting device for connecting a first and second tube has a sealing sleeve, support elements and first and second clamping bands. First and second end portions of the sealing sleeve receive tube end portions of the first and second tube, respectively. Deformable support elements are arranged on the outer face of the sealing sleeve without being connected to each other, such that first and second support element contact pressing portions of the support elements form first and second openings for receiving first and second end portions, respectively, of the sealing sleeve. A deformable connecting portion connects the first and second support element contact pressing portions. The first and second clamping bands shorten or extend to vary the spacing between the first and second support element contact pressing portions, respectively, to compress or relax the first and second end portions, respectively, of the sealing sleeve.
US12287032B2
A method for operating a vehicle having a dual-clutch transmission (DCT). The DCT includes first and second clutches; a first shaft operatively connected to the first clutch, the first clutch being selectively actuated to couple the first shaft to a clutch input member; a second shaft operatively connected to the second clutch, the second clutch being selectively actuated to couple the second shaft to the clutch input member; first and second driving members mounted to the first and second shafts respectively; and an output shaft operatively connecting the first and second driving members to a ground-engaging member of the vehicle. The method includes determining if the vehicle is substantially stationary; and in response to being substantially stationary, actuating the first and second clutches to cause simultaneous driving engagement of both the first and second shafts with the output shaft to thereby lock the output shaft.
US12287030B2
A planetary gear device having four or more shafts is provided. The planetary gear device may be expanded by adding another planetary gear device to the planetary gear device in the related art, all shafts of the planetary gear device are exposed to the outside such that a brake may be easily installed, and the shafts may be divided into two groups and separated. The planetary gear device may be used for an apparatus for connecting, braking, and separating an automatic transmission, a plurality of power supplying shafts, and a plurality of power receiving shafts and used to integrate two apparatuses.
US12287029B2
A starting device includes a fluid coupling, an electric motor, and a restriction mechanism. The electric motor includes a rotor and a stator. The rotor is disposed radially outside the fluid coupling. The restriction mechanism restricts relative rotation between the fluid coupling and the rotor. The restriction mechanism includes a first key groove, a second key groove, and a key body. The first key groove is provided on an inner peripheral surface of the rotor to extend in an axial direction. The second key groove is provided on an outer peripheral surface of the fluid coupling to extend in the axial direction. The second key groove is lesser in length than the first key groove. The key body includes a first key portion and a second key portion. The first key portion is fitted to the first key groove. The second key portion is fitted to the second key groove.
US12287027B2
A motorized vehicle has an engine operable to drive the motorized vehicle in a forward direction, a starter motor having an output shaft extending between a first end and a second end, the first end selectively engageable with the engine to start the engine, and a transmission having a main shaft with a main shaft gear and an output drive wheel. A reverse drive assembly includes an input and an output. The input is in constant mesh with the second end of the starter motor. The output is selectively engageable with the main shaft gear of the transmission to drive the motorized vehicle in a reverse direction.
US12287023B2
A solenoid includes a first fixed iron core and a second fixed iron core located on a first end side and a second end side of an axial direction of a coil, a first movable iron core and a second movable iron core located therebetween and attracted by the first fixed iron core and the second fixed iron core by passage of current through the coil, respectively, a spring housed in a spring chamber formed on the first fixed iron core side of the first movable iron core and biasing the first movable iron core to the second fixed iron core side, a leaf spring that regulates movement of the first movable iron core to the second fixed iron core side with respect to the second movable iron core, and a throttle passage that causes the spring chamber to communicate with outside.
US12287022B2
A frequency-tuned vibration damper device and assembly which may be used in steering wheels for motor vehicles is provided. Elastomeric stiffening bridges or connectors, integrally formed in elastomeric damper bodies, are used to obtain different damping frequencies in different spatial directions (y, z). Stiffening in specific direction(s) (y) allows larger frequency differences to be achieved. Asymmetric elastomeric damper bodies are arranged to operate with a combination of compression-mode damping and shear-mode damping along a first axis (y), and dominantly with a shear-mode damping along a different, second direction (z).
US12287021B2
A modular integration kit for a positioning system, like a positioning system on a vehicle, includes a configurable foundation plate, a dampened bolting structure, and a modular vibration isolation assembly. The configurable foundation plate is configured to attach to the positioning system. The dampened bolting structure is affixed to the configurable foundation plate. The dampened bolting structure is configured to attach a payload to the positioning system, like for attaching a payload of a rifle, an optic and/or a rocket launcher onto a positioning system of a vehicle. The modular vibration isolation assembly is arranged between the configurable foundation plate and the dampened bolting structure. The modular vibration isolation assembly is configured to dampen the dampened bolting structure from movements of the configurable foundation plate attached to the positioning system.
US12287017B2
The present invention relates to a collection apparatus for collecting particulate matter generated due to friction between a rotor and a brake pad in a brake system of a transport facility, the collection apparatus including a first collector configured to surround a portion of an outer side surface of the rotor, an upper collector configured to surround a portion of an outer peripheral surface of the rotor, and a second collector configured to surround a portion of an inner side surface of the rotor, wherein the first collector and the second collector are made of porous ceramic foam. According to the present invention, particulate matter generated due to friction between a rotor and a brake pad in a brake system of a transport facility can be efficiently collected, and by reducing the amount of particulate matter generated when braking a transport facility, air pollution can be prevented.
US12287014B2
The invention relates to a bearing arrangement (10) having at least one first bearing element (12) and one second bearing element (14), which are connected to each other rotatably relative to each other along a common longitudinal axis (16), wherein the bearing element (10) comprises a braking device (24) which inhibits the relative rotation of the two bearing elements (12, 14) to each other, wherein the braking device (24) comprises a brake element (26) connected to the first bearing element (12), a counter surface (34) connected to the second bearing element (14), and at least one spring element (44) which presses the brake element (26) against the counter surface (34) using the spring force for generating a frictional engagement, and an actuable adjustment device (42), by means of which a contact force by which the brake element (26) is pressed against the counter surface (34) may be reduced, wherein the counter surface (34) is arranged on an extension (38) of the second bearing element (14), which is oriented transversely, in particular perpendicular, to the effective direction of the contact force, wherein said extension (38) is formed integrally with the second bearing element (14).
US12286995B2
Embodiments of the adjustable clamps having a curved body having an inner surface, an outer surface, a first side section, a middle section, a recess, and a bore to receive a fastener to compress, or expand the adjustable clamps are presented herein. Other embodiments and related methods are also disclosed herein.
US12286994B1
This disclosure discusses railless devices for attaching solar modules to roofs. The devices are designed to snap into detented solar module frames. The devices include end clamps and mid clamps with roof-attachment brackets and module-attachment clamps. The roof-attachment bracket includes a riser extending upward from a base. A threaded aperture extends downward into the riser through the riser-top. The module-attachment clamp is secured over the riser-top by a threaded fastener. The threaded fastener extends through the module-attachment clamp and into the threaded aperture. The module-attachment clamp snaps on to detents in the frame of the solar module. End clamps and mid clamps may be pre-attached to the solar modules at the jobsite to form solar module assemblies that can later be secured to the roof. The structure of the mounting components allows subsequent rows of solar module assemblies to simply snap into previous rows of solar module assemblies.
US12286992B2
In order to be able to fix a connecting element for furniture and/or machine parts, for example in lightweight panels, it is proposed that an adapter element be used which comprises a receiving section for receiving the connecting element and a fixing section for fixing the adapter element in particular in the lightweight board.
US12286985B2
A method is provided for determining a gas charge pressure PcalcGC of a hydraulic accumulator within a hydraulic fluid system. The method includes receiving pressure decay data representing the pressure decay within a self-pressurizing hydraulic reservoir of the hydraulic fluid system as the self-pressurizing hydraulic reservoir depressurizes from an operating pressure of the self-pressurizing hydraulic reservoir towards atmospheric pressure. The method also includes calculating the gas charge pressure PcalcGC of the hydraulic accumulator using the received pressure decay data of the self-pressurizing hydraulic reservoir.
US12286980B2
Hydraulic fluid is fed to a hydraulic cylinder via a feed line, and the hydraulic cylinder raises and lowers a mechanical device with a tool, where a lowering motion of the tool is reached by closing a second valve. Thereby, a third valve and a first valve are opened so that a first pressure is set between the first valve and the third valve, which corresponds to a pressure in the feed line and the cylinder at which the predetermined pressure or force effect can be exerted with the tool on the surface of the object. When a second pressure in the feed line between the hydraulic cylinder and the second valve is reduced to a value corresponding to the previously reached first pressure, the second valve is opened so that a pressure is maintained in the feed line up to the piston inside the hydraulic cylinder.
US12286965B2
The present invention relates to a piston-cylinder assembly for a radial piston compressor. The piston-cylinder assembly comprises a drive shaft with a cylindrical eccentric for guiding the movement of the piston to a top dead center position. A cylindrical piston guide ring guides the movement of the piston to a bottom dead center. Both the cylindrical eccentric and the piston guide ring are connected to the piston by means of respective concave/convex contact surfaces for the positive transmission of the forces.
US12286960B2
Control of a multi-rotor wind turbine system. A local controller is arranged for each wind turbine module and implementing a local model predictive control (MPC) routine. A central controller is arranged to determine a set of operational constraints of the wind turbine modules. Based on a current operational state of the wind turbine module and the set of operational constraints, one or more predicted operational trajectories are calculated and used for controlling the wind turbine module.
US12286958B2
Off-shore wind turbine support system, off-shore wind farm and method for controlling such wind farm
A wind turbine support system configured to support an off-shore wind turbine, an offshore wind turbine farm and a method for controlling a floating offshore wind park with such turbine support system are described. The wind turbine support system includes: a floating body configured to hold a lower end of a tower of the wind turbine; and a single point mooring system. The single point mooring system includes a seabed anchor; and a mooring line configured to be connected to the seabed anchor at a first end thereof. The floating body has a bow and a stern, and the bow is configured to be connected to a second end of the mooring line.
US12286942B2
A system for electromagnetically exciting certain molecules within a volume of gaseous working fluid or charge via transition frequency heating for propulsion, comprising an electrical energy source (EES), an electromagnetic wave generator (EWG), a reflection coefficient measurement device (RCMD), a controllable electrical matching network (EMN), a proportional integral derivative controller (PIDC), and a propulsor cavity (PC), wherein said PC further comprises a transmission line that comprises a waveguide and a radio frequency (RF) window, wherein said RF window provides optical access to a heating zone where the charge resides or passes through, wherein said heating zone resides in the flow path between a propulsion system's charge inlet and nozzle exhaust.
US12286940B2
A parent bore cylinder block of an internal combustion, opposed-piston engine includes cooling passages that are formed using a 3-D printed casting core. The casting core can include portions that are ceramic. The parent bore cylinder block can include multiple cylinders, each cylinder with cooling passages and turbulence inducing features in those cooling passages, particularly surrounding the central portions of the cylinders.
US12286938B2
A gaseous fuel supply for an engine at a wellbore can be regulated using a control system. The control system can include a processing device communicatively coupled to one or more sensors to receive a fuel property measurement from the one or more sensors. The fuel property measurement can correspond to a first fuel source of the engine that can be used as the fuel supply for the engine to power an equipment to perform a wellsite operation. Additionally, the processing device can identify a predefined range of the fuel supply that corresponds to a target performance level of the engine. Based on the fuel property measurement, the processing device can determine that the first fuel source is outside of the predefined range. In response, the processing device can provide a second fuel source as the fuel supply. The second fuel source can enable the engine to operate at the target performance level.
US12286935B2
Disclosed is a computer-implemented method for controlling an engine system of a vehicle comprising: determining an operating condition of the vehicle; determining one or more contextual conditions relevant to the vehicle; selecting, based upon both the determined operating condition and the determined one or more contextual conditions, a control profile for the engine system from a directory comprising a plurality of control profiles having different control characteristics; applying the selected control profile to a controller of the engine system; and controlling the engine system with the controller in accordance with the selected control profile. Also disclosed are an engine control system, a gas turbine engine, and an aircraft.
US12286934B1
A turbine engine including an engine core, an engine drive shaft, an accessory gear box (AGB), an air turbine starter (ATS), and a bleed air circuit. The engine core has a fan section, a compressor section, a combustion section, and a turbine section in serial flow arrangement. The engine drive shaft operably couples the fan section, the compressor section, and the turbine section. The AGB and the ATS are operably coupled to the engine drive shaft.
US12286919B2
A method and a control unit for checking an exhaust gas system in a vehicle. A control unit in the vehicle receives data from sensors of the vehicle and sends out control commands to final control elements of the vehicle. The control unit is in communication connection with an external computer located outside of the vehicle. The external computer causes the control unit to make an active intervention in the exhaust gas system by actuating final control elements of the vehicle. The control unit receives sensor data from the exhaust gas system, which it forwards to the external computer. Based on the sensor data from the sensors, the external computer rates the exhaust gas system as “OK” or “manipulated”.
US12286915B2
A method of manufacturing a ceramic honeycomb structure by mixing a ceramic precursor batch composition having a median particle diameter less than or equal to about 10 μm and at least one starch-based pore former having a median particle diameter greater than or equal to about 10 μm. The method also includes forming a mixture of ceramic precursor batch composition and a starch-based pore former into a green ceramic structure having a web structure, and firing the green ceramic structure to yield a ceramic honeycomb structure.
US12286910B2
An oil structure of an internal combustion engine includes a main oil pump configured to suck lubricating oil stored in a crankcase and feed the lubricating oil to respective engine parts and a scavenge pump configured to recover the lubricating oil from any lubricated engine part and return the lubricating oil into the crankcase. The scavenge pump has: an oil suction passage extending from the lubricated engine part to a suction side of the scavenge pump; and an air introduction passage for negative pressure control connected to the oil suction passage. An air introduction port of the air introduction passage is open to the inside of the crankcase and is set to a height position such that, when a level of the lubricating oil in the crankcase is inclined, the lubricating oil flows in from the air introduction port and returns from the scavenge pump into the crankcase.
US12286909B2
A rocker arm comprises an actuator piston slidably disposed in an actuator piston bore formed in a motion imparting end thereof. A lash adjustment assembly is disposed in the motion imparting end and comprises an internal bore. A hydraulic passage is in fluid communication with the actuator piston bore and the internal bore. A resetting assembly is disposed in the lash adjustment assembly and comprises a reset slider and a checking element in fluid communication with the internal bore. The reset slider is slidably disposed in the internal bore and has a first end configured to engage a valve train component or engine valve, and has a second end with a resetting pin disposed thereon configured to contact and place the checking element in an unchecked state in response to positioning of the rocker arm when the first end contacts the valve train component or engine valve.
US12286907B2
A turbine engine assembly includes a core engine that generates an exhaust gas flow, a condenser where water is extracted from the exhaust gas flow, an evaporator where heat is input into the water that is extracted by the condenser into a first steam flow, a steam turbine where the first steam flow is expanded and cooled, and a superheater where additional heat is input into the first steam flow that is exhausted from the steam turbine to generate a second steam flow. The second steam flow is injected into a core flow path of the core engine.
US12286902B2
A component for a turbine engine includes a body with an exterior surface abutting a combustion flowpath for a combustion gas flow through the turbine engine, a cooling passage defined within the body, and a trench on the exterior surface. The trench includes a plurality of outlets, and a plurality of cooling holes extending from the cooling passage to the corresponding plurality of outlets.
US12286900B2
A rotor blade including: a blade body extending in a blade height direction that is a direction perpendicular to an airfoil cross-section; and a platform provided to an end at a hub side, from between a tip side and the hub side which are of the blade height direction. The blade body includes: an anterior edge and a posterior edge; a ventral surface and a dorsal surface linking the anterior edge and the posterior edge together; and a cooling passage extending in the blade height direction between the ventral surface and the dorsal surface. The ventral/dorsal wall thickness ratio at any position between the hub-side position and the middle position in the cooling passage is smaller than the ventral/dorsal wall thickness ratio at any position between the middle position and the tip-side position.
US12286899B2
An airfoil includes a leading edge, a trailing edge, a pressure side wall, and a suction side wall. The pressure side wall and the suction side wall each extend between the leading edge and the trailing edge. A camber axis is defined halfway between the pressure side wall and the suction side wall. A cooling circuit is defined in the airfoil. The cooling circuit includes a trailing edge cooling circuit. The trailing edge cooling circuit has a pressure side channel that is disposed at least partially on a first side of the camber axis and a suction side channel that is disposed at least partially on a second side of the camber axis. The pressure side channel and the suction side channel each converge towards the trailing edge as the pressure side channel and the suction side channel extend towards the trailing edge.
US12286892B2
A turbofan including a fan, at least one annular casing surrounding the fan and elements being fastened to an outer surface of the casing via a fastening assembly, the elements including a first elastic member arranged for urging the first end of the support away from the casing, and a first return member (27) arranged for resiliently urging the first end towards the casing, and a second elastic member (25) arranged for urging the second end of the support away from the casing, and a second return member (29) arranged for resiliently urging the second end towards the casing.
US12286879B2
An oil field chemical release system for controlled release of an oil field chemical within a hydrocarbon reservoir, well, or wellbore, the oil field chemical release system comprising: a plurality of microcapsules, each microcapsule comprising an oil field chemical and a microencapsulant, wherein the oil field chemical is contained within the microencapsulant; and a continuous bulk polymer matrix, wherein the plurality of microcapsules are disposed within the continuous bulk polymer matrix, wherein the oil field chemical release system is configured to allow the oil field chemical to move through the microencapsulant into the continuous bulk polymer matrix and through the continuous bulk polymer matrix to be released through a surface of the bulk polymer matrix into the hydrocarbon reservoir, well, or wellbore at a controlled rate, and wherein the oil field chemical release system is configured to provide a release profile.
US12286874B2
Systems and methods for operating hydraulic fracturing units to pump fracturing fluid into a wellhead may include receiving a target flow rate and/or a target pressure for fracturing fluid supplied to the wellhead. The systems and methods may increase a flow rate from the hydraulic fracturing units according to a controlled increasing flow rate schedule toward the target flow rate and/or target pressure. When it has been determined the target flow rate and/or target pressure has been achieved, the systems and methods also may include operating the hydraulic fracturing units to maintain the target flow rate and/or target pressure. When the target flow rate has not been achieved, the systems and methods also may include generating notification signals, and/or when the target pressure has not been achieved, the systems and methods further may include operating the hydraulic fracturing units to maintain a maximum flow rate.
US12286865B2
A drill speeder. The drill speeder is used for increasing the rotating speed of a drill bit in drilling operation and comprises: an upper joint (1) connected to a drill tool (200) in the drilling operation; a lower joint connected to the drill bit (300); and three wing plates (9) arranged on the outer surface of a gear sleeve (10) of the drill speeder in an equal division mode, and closely attached to pistons embedded on the gear sleeve (10). When the drill bit (300) conducts a speed increasing operation, a drilling slurry column in the drill speeder jacks up the pistons (8) on the gear sleeve (10), and the wing plates (9) are opened and attached to the well wall. The drill speeder further comprises a sun shaft (12) and planetary gears (4). The upper joint (1) is a planetary gear support provided with three support shafts in the axial direction of the drill tool, the support shafts are sleeved with the planetary gears (4), and the planetary gears (4) are engaged with a sun shaft gear and inner teeth of the gear sleeve (10) simultaneously, and the sun shaft (12) serves as the lower joint to be connected to the drill bit (300) and drives the drill bit (300) to conduct speed increasing rotation. A pawl (3) is provided on the upper joint (1). When the planetary gears (4) fail in transmission, the pawl (3) is inserted into a tooth groove of the sun shaft (12) to push the sun shaft (12) to rotate at the rotating speed of the drill tool. The drill speeder can increase the drilling speed of the drill bit to achieve the speed increasing effect.
US12286859B2
A pressure control assembly can include an outer housing and a rotating control device including a bearing assembly with a rotatable inner barrel, a pressure sensor and one or more magnetic field generators, and at least two seal elements configured to seal between the inner barrel and a tubular positioned in the pressure control assembly. A magnetic field detector secured to the outer housing is configured to receive signals from the magnetic field generators, the signals being indicative of outputs of the pressure sensor. A method can include securing a magnetic field detector to an outer housing, installing the rotating control device in the outer housing, the rotating control device comprising a rotatable inner barrel, a pressure sensor and multiple magnetic field generators, and transmitting signals indicative of outputs of the pressure sensor from the magnetic field generators to the magnetic field detector.
US12286852B2
Described is a system for milling past wellbore restrictions. The system includes multiple components axially connected to form a bottom hole assembly (BHA). The BHA includes an external coil connector, a motor head assembly (MHA), a metal-to-metal (MTM) motor, a bypass circulation valve (BCV), and a mill component.
US12286840B2
A well system and a related method are discussed. The well system, in one aspect, includes a wellbore extending through a subterranean hydrocarbon producing zone, as well as production tubing located in the wellbore, the production tubing including a first inflow control valve configured to regulate a first inflow of hydrocarbons from the subterranean hydrocarbon producing zone into the production tubing. The well system, in accordance with this aspect, further includes a flange coupled to the production tubing and having a fitting positioned proximate a downhole end thereof, and a fiber optic cable installed within the wellbore, an end connector of the fiber optic cable coupled end to end with the fitting of the flange to fix the fiber optic cable relative to the first inflow control valve.
US12286839B2
A cutting element assembly includes a cutter support including a cutter bore. A cutting element is in the cutter bore and a resilient element is integral with the cutter support. The resilient element is longitudinally compressible and has a displacement of greater than 0.1 mm and optionally less than 2 mm. Another cutting assembly includes a cutter support coupled to multiple cutting elements. A resilient element of the cutter support is compressible based on a force applied to the cutter support through one or more of the cutting elements. The resilient element can include a slit in the cutter support. A slit may, for instance, extend perpendicular or transverse to an axis of the cutting elements and allow the cutter support to flex and close off or reduce a size of the slit when forces act on one or more of the cutting elements.
US12286827B2
The hinge (1) for furniture comprises a substantially flat-shaped fixed part (2) conformed to be inserted in a seat (3) within the thickness of a horizontal wall (4) of the piece of furniture, and a movable part (5) connectable to a door (7); the hinge (1) comprises a movement control device (25, 32, 39, 43, 47, 55) within said fixed part (2) or movable part (5) of the hinge for controlling the closing/opening movement of the hinge (1) and a drive member (26, 33, 40, 44, 48, 56) for the movement control device (25, 32, 39, 43, 48, 55), movably supported by the other of fixed part (2) and movable part (5) of the hinge and operatively connected with the same hinge part (2, 5), said drive member (26, 33, 56) cooperating with the movement control device (25, 32, 55) independently from the articulation device (11-14, 54) of the hinge.
US12286824B2
A sliding door includes a low track assembly with first slide grooves, and pulleys located in the track assembly. Each pulley includes a support, a roller assembly, and a hanging clamp, where the supports move in the first slide grooves. Each pulley further includes a first accommodating groove, an accommodating site that is perpendicular to and runs through the first accommodating groove, a second accommodating groove, a stop wall at a first end of the accommodating side, a second slide groove in the stop wall, and the second slide groove extends in a height direction of the track assembly.
US12286822B2
An adapter and interface permits a standard mortise lock to drive top and bottom latch mechanisms of a multi-point lock system. An actuator permits in situ adjustment of the top and bottom vertical latch projections of adjusting these projections while the door is hung in the door frame. An installation tool assists in the installation of the vertical rods in a door. A connector and carrier secures the vertical rods to the actuator and permits verification of retention of the rods in a multi-point latching system. A latch dogging indicator allows for end-user adjustment between a single-point lock and a multi-point lock system when desired. These different aspects may be employed in combination or separately with other locking systems.
US12286819B2
A console apparatus for vehicles, includes a locking unit is additionally provided on a console box in a structure in which a console armrest is open and closed by the frictional force of a frictional hinge unit, wherein the locking unit is not operated in a normal state in which no traffic collision occurs, and thus the console armrest is smoothly open due to the frictional force of the frictional hinge unit, and the locking unit is operated to lock the console armrest at the time of a traffic collision, and thus the console armrest remains closed even at the time of the traffic collision.
US12286818B2
Systems and methods for operating a security tag. The methods comprise: causing a plunger of the security tag to engage a latch of the security tag; preventing, by an anti-defeat structure of the security tag, a disengagement between the plunger and the latch when an impact force is applied to the security tag; and allowing, by the anti-defeat structure, the plunger to disengage the latch when a magnetic field is applied to the security tag.
US12286813B2
A selectively operable door (50) for a robotic vehicle (10) may include a doorframe disposable in a barrier dividing two areas in which the robotic vehicle (10) is enabled to travel, a door body (54) hingedly connected to the door frame (52), and a latching assembly configured to alternately allow movement of the door body (54) such that the robotic vehicle (10) to enabled to pass through the selectively operable door (50) via displacement of the door body (54) and prevent movement of the door body (54) such that the door body (54) is retained in a closed state. The latching assembly may include an automatic lock configured to define a release position in which movement of the door body (54) from the closed state is allowed, and a capture position in which movement of the door body to the closed state is allowed and movement of the door body from the closed state is prevented.
US12286810B2
A yielding seismic element includes one or more displacement control elements connected to a yielding element. The yielding element is designed to deform under seismic forces. When the yielding element experiences an instance of local deformation, the displacement control elements interact with a displacement restraint fixed relative to the yielding element. The displacement restraint prevents further deformation at the instance of local deformation.
US12286808B2
An underwater cleaning robot, including a main body provided with an accommodating chamber inside, a suction motor, and a roller brush assembly. A bottom of the main body is provided with a suction port. The suction motor is arranged in the chamber, and generates suction force to draw wastes into the chamber through the suction port. The roller brush assembly includes a roller brush motor arranged in the chamber, a connecting part, and a roller brush. The connecting part is arranged on the main body and is connected to the roller brush motor. The roller brush is detachably clamped with the connecting part. The roller brush motor drives the connecting part to rotate around an axis of the roller brush motor, so as to drive the roller brush to rotate synchronously to push the waste to the suction port.
US12286806B2
A lightweight composite roofing support system comprises a longitudinally-extending core member comprising a longitudinally-extending first roof contact side comprising a first edge and opposed second edge, a longitudinally-extending second side comprising a second side working surface having a second width and a second length that is greater than the second width, the second side tapering toward the first edge at a first predetermined acute angle, and a longitudinally-extending third side comprising a third side working surface having a third width and a third length that is greater than the third width, the third side tapering toward the second edge at a second predetermined acute angle that is different than the first predetermined acute angle, a first end comprising an integral first recess defining a first handle, and an opposed second end comprising an integral second recess defining a second handle, the core member comprising a wedge-shaped lateral cross-section.
US12286805B1
An inventive articulating medical stand comprises a lower horizontal support member, a vertical support member, an upper horizontal support member, a tray mounting member and an adhesive medical tray member. The vertical support member is connected to the lower horizontal support member and is capable of vertical height adjustment, and optionally axial rotational adjustment. One end of the upper horizontal support member is connected to the vertical support member and is capable of axial rotational adjustment. The tray mounting member is slideably connected to the upper horizontal support member and is capable of linear adjustment along the longitudinal length of the upper horizontal support member. The tray mounting member is also capable of angular rotational adjustment with respect to the longitudinal axis of the upper horizontal support member. The adhesive medical tray member is removably connected to the tray mounting member and comprises a releasably adhesive component for attachment of medical items. Accordingly, the articulating medical stand is configured such that the adhesive medical tray member can be adjusted through all axes of dimension.
US12286797B2
A fastening system for covering elements, the fastening system comprising an anchoring profiled element that can be mounted to a substructure and a clip element that can be mounted to the covering element and latched to the anchoring profiled element, wherein the anchoring profiled element has at least one latching protrusion on each of two opposite faces and the clip element has the shape of a U with a central web and two legs, and wherein, in the latched position, the clip element extends over the anchoring profiled element in the manner of a clamp and each leg latches to a latching protrusion in the manner of a snap hook.
US12286796B2
A building panel system include vertical members and horizontal members mounted to the vertical member, and a plurality of panel modules. Each of the panel modules includes a building panel, and a hanging member that is connected to the building panel and that is hung on a corresponding one of the vertical members and the horizontal members. The building panels of the panel modules cooperatively form a panel wall that is adapted to be spaced apart from a wall so that an air flow channel is formed between the panel wall and the wall and is adapted to communicate with an external space for air flowing.
US12286794B2
A platform system comprising a platform structure having at least one modular platform unit with platform connection features on a side surface thereof to which other components can be connected, the other components including at least two of the following: another modular platform unit, a stair unit, a tower unit, a handrail unit, and a ladder unit. A stair assembly is connected to the platform structure via said connection features, the stair assembly comprising a plurality of stair units connected together to provide a number of steps equal to the sum of steps of the stair units.
US12286791B2
A venting device of a structure is provided that includes first and second panel sections. The first panel section includes a top panel portion and a base panel portion located opposite the top panel portion. The second panel section includes a top panel portion and a base panel portion located opposite the top panel portion. A bottom surface of the base panel portion of the first panel section faces a top surface of the top panel portion of the second panel section. A polyurethane reactive (PUR) adhesive is located between the bottom surface of the base panel portion of the first panel section and the top surface of the top panel portion of the second panel section which holds the bottom surface of the base panel portion of the first panel section and the top surface of the top panel portion of the second panel section together.
US12286789B2
Prefabricated wall panels simplify the constructive of building units and other structures. The prefabricated wall panels can include a set of conduits pre-installed within the wall panels that enable simplified installation and conduit routing within a building unit or structure. The set of conduits can include electrical conduit, plumbing conduit, HVAC conduit, networking conduit, fire alarm conduit, and fire sprinkler conduit. The prefabricated wall panels can include above-door cavities to assist with structure design and coupling conduits between prefabricated panels. The prefabricated panels can additionally include dual-headed fire sprinklers that enable one fire sprinkler conduit to spray into multiple rooms, reducing the overall number of fire sprinkler conduits required within a structure.
US12286762B2
Described and disclosed is a foundation structure of an offshore structure, in particular of a wind turbine, with a floating foundation, including at least one floating body for floating on the surface of the sea, at least one anchor for anchoring the at least one floating body the seafloor and at least one holding element for holding the at least one floating body to the at least one anchor. At least one transmission cable extends from the at least one anchor along the at least one holding element to the at least one floating body and/or back. To enable a reliable monitoring of the anchoring of the offshore structure, provision is made for the transmission cable to be guided in sections through at least one protection element provided between the holding element and the at least one anchor and/or the at least one floating body.
US12286761B2
A light-weight formwork having a small change in dimensions due to an environmental temperature. A foundation formwork includes a metal frame having a rectangular frame shape, and a resin faceplate attached to the metal frame and closing an opening of the metal frame. The metal frame includes a top plate having fitting notches and L-shaped bridged bodies. The resin faceplate includes protruding bodies fitted with the fitting notches and L-shaped slits into which the bridged bodies are fittingly inserted. The protruding bodies fit with the fitting notches and the bridged bodies are fittingly inserted into the slits, thereby the resin faceplate is attached to the metal frame. The attached resin faceplate closes an opening of the metal frame. The fitting notches and the bridged bodies suppress an expansion and contraction of the resin faceplate in a left and right direction.
US12286753B2
A clothing or seamed felt for a pressing section of a machine producing a fibrous web includes at least one base structure and at least one staple fiber layer is disposed on the base structure. The staple fiber layer is disposed on a side facing the fibrous web and/or the machine. At least one seam zone has seam loops connected to one another by at least one pintle or seam wire making the clothing endless. The staple fiber layer is divided in the region of the seam zone by at least one cut forming a seam flap and a seam wedge or gusset. At least one connecting element is inserted between the seam flap and the seam wedge. The connecting element is materially connected, in particular welded, to staple fibers of the seam flap and/or of the seam wedge. A method for using the clothing is also provided.
US12286752B2
The present invention relates to a method for dewatering a web comprising microfibrillated cellulose, wherein the method comprises the steps of: providing a suspension comprising between 50 wt-% to 100 wt-% of microfibrillated cellulose based on total dry weight, forming a fibrous web of said suspension on a support wherein said web has a dry content of 1-25% by weight, applying a dewatering felt into direct contact with the fibrous web, conducting said fibrous web, arranged between said dewatering felt and said support, through at least one shoe press equipment, drying the dewatered web to form a film which film has an Oxygen Transmission Rate (OTR) value (23° C., 50% RH) below 100 cc/m2/24 h according to ASTM D-3985.
US12286750B2
Discloses are a method for preparing fluff pulp from bamboos, and the fluff pulp prepared thereby. The method comprises the following steps: treating the bamboos with high-concentration alkali at a relatively mild temperature, after a certain period of treatment, replacing a treatment liquid for separating hemicellulose with a weak black liquor; Kraft cooking the treated bamboos to obtain unbleached bamboo pulp, removing rejects in the unbleached bamboo pulp by using a slotted screen; then removing miscellaneous cells by using a microporous sieve; carrying out two stages of oxygen delignification on the screened pulp; carrying out ECF bleaching treatment of a D0EpD1P process; and finally obtaining the bamboo fluff pulp which has high whiteness, low DCM extract content, low ash content and long fiber length, contains 4.2-4.6 million fibers per gram, and has relatively high bulkiness.
US12286746B2
A method of providing a finishing pattern on a workpiece by a laser apparatus comprises providing a pulsed laser source, generating an output laser beam, a control unit for controlling the laser source and moving means for the laser beam. The method includes providing command instructions for operating the laser apparatus to scribe a predetermined finishing pattern on a workpiece and operating the laser source and the moving means to generate output laser beam for scribing lines of the predetermined finishing pattern on the workpiece according to the command instructions. The step of operating the laser source comprises at least one operating mode wherein the energy per unit surface delivered by the laser beam is variable, by changing the scanning speed of the laser beam and wherein the output power of the laser source and/or the duty cycle are maintained at a constant value.
US12286741B2
A laundry appliance or method of coordinating engagement with a laundry appliance may provide a cabinet and a motor in mechanical communication with a rotating element disposed within the cabinet. The method may include receiving an owner input defining a time period of a restricted state and holding the laundry appliance in the restricted state at the defined time period, the restricted state prohibiting activation of the motor.
US12286737B2
A needle plate has a needle hole and a guide hole communicating with the needle hole. The guide hole is located near a front side of a sewing machine and positionally deviated from an up-down movement trajectory of a sewing needle in a rotating direction of a rotary hook. The needle plate has a groove formed in front of the needle hole and extending from the guide hole in a direction opposite to the rotating direction of the rotary hook. While the groove is open upward and at its portion leading to the guide hole, the other portions of the groove are defined by a bottom surface and side walls. In a sewing operation, depending on a direction in which a member holding a sewing workpiece moves, the lower thread passes through the guide hole to be guided to the front of the needle hole via the groove.
US12286721B2
In a method for chromium upgrading of interconnects made of ferritic steel to be used in solid oxide cell stacks, comprising the steps of shaping the interconnect, depositing a coating comprising Cr on at least one surface of the shaped interconnect and performing one or more thermal treatments at a temperature below 1000° C., the resulting Cr concentration near the surface of the interconnect is higher than the Cr concentration in the ferritic steel before shaping. Specifically, the average Cr concentration of the shaped interconnect is increased to 26 wt % Cr or higher.
US12286720B2
The disclosure provides a method comprising inducing a first current between a source of a countercharge and a first electrode, the first current being through an electrolyte. A second current is induced across the first electrode, the second current being transverse to the first current, and the second current inducing a relativistic charge across the first electrode.
US12286711B2
A solar fuels generation system includes a first reactor that contains a first solution in which a charge carrier is reduced to a reduced charge carrier. The system also includes a second reactor that contains a second solution in which the reduced charge carrier reduces protons so as to generate hydrogen gas.
US12286701B2
A preparation method for a tungsten sulfide (WS2) solid lubricating film based on high power impulse magnetron sputtering (HiPIMS) is provided. The preparation method includes the following steps: step 1: depositing a metal conductive film on a surface of a WS2 target; step 2: using magnetic field sputtering to remove the metal conductive film in a target sputtering area on the surface of the WS2 target, thereby obtaining a first WS2 target; and step 3: performing the HiPIMS on the first WS2 target to obtain the WS2 solid lubricating film. The preparation method can achieve stable glow discharge of a WS2 target and use the high deposition energy of HiPIMS to prepare the WS2 solid lubricating film with high compactness and excellent wear resistance.
US12286700B2
A mask assembly includes: a mask frame; a mask supported by the mask frame, the mask including a plurality of pattern holes; and a magnetic part disposed on one surface of the mask. The magnetic part provides a magnetic force between the mask and a target substrate and improves an adhesion between the mask and the target substrate to prevent deposition defects.
US12286692B2
Disclosed are an aluminum-scandium alloy target with high scandium content and a preparation method thereof. The method comprises: preparing aluminum and scandium; melting the scandium; mixing the aluminum into the scandium, smelting and cooling to obtain an aluminum-scandium alloy through a plurality of cycles; ball-milling the alloy to obtain alloy powder and drying in vacuum, then pre-pressing and sintering in vacuum to obtain an aluminum-scandium alloy target billet; performing a thermal deformation process on the target billet to obtain the target, comprising hot forging, hot rolling and finish machining. In the present disclosure, the target has more uniform structure and chemical composition, higher relative density (up to 99.0% or more), finer grain size and higher ductility; reduce defects of shrinkage cavity and porosity, save material cost, solve problem of alloys with high brittleness, unable to process targets, meeting the requirements on wiring materials for large-scale integrated circuits.
US12286680B2
A thin steel sheet has a specific chemical composition. The thin steel sheet has a microstructure in which ferrite is present in an area fraction of 4% or less (including 0%), as-quenched martensite is present in an area fraction of 10% or less (including 0%), retained austenite is present in an amount of 7% or more and 20% or less, and upper bainite, lower bainite, and tempered martensite are present in a total area fraction of more than 71% and less than 93%; and BCC iron that has a misorientation of 1° or less and surrounds retained austenite having an equivalent circular diameter of 1 μm or less is present in an area fraction of 4% or more and 50% or less, and BCC iron that has a misorientation of more than 1° is present in an area fraction of 25% or more and 85% or less.
US12286673B2
Disclosed herein are methods of amplifying an analyte in a biological sample using a bridging oligonucleotide that hybridizes to a captured analyte. The methods disclosed herein include steps of (a) contacting a biological sample with a substrate having capture probes comprising a capture domain and a spatial barcode; (b) hybridizing the analyte to the capture domain; and (c) contacting the analyte to a bridging oligonucleotide comprising (i) a capture-probe-binding sequence, and (ii) an analyte-binding sequence; (d) extending the bridging oligonucleotide; and (e) determining (i) all or a part of the sequence of the analyte, or a complement thereof, and (ii) the spatial barcode, or a complement thereof, and using the determined sequence of (i) and (ii) to determine the location of the analyte in the biological sample.
US12286663B2
A gene editing system of Candida viswanathii includes a Candida viswanathii, a first gene editing fragment and a second gene editing fragment. The first gene editing fragment successively includes a first homology arm and a screening gene. The second gene editing fragment is connected to a C-terminus of the first gene editing fragment and includes a second homology arm, a Cas9 expression cassette and a sgRNA cassette. The Cas9 expression cassette successively includes a Cas9 promoter, a Cas9 gene and three nuclear localization sequences. The sgRNA cassette successively includes a sgRNA promoter, a first ribozyme, a targeting sequence, a scaffold and a second ribozyme. The first gene editing fragment and the second gene editing fragment are constructed as a linear fragment for gene editing of a chromosome of the Candida viswanathii.
US12286658B2
This invention relates to a method of producing one or more human milk oligosaccharides (HMOs), in particular LNT and/or LNnT, in a genetically engineered cell comprising an enhanced oligosaccharide transport capability. The genetically modified cell comprises a series of genetic modification which enable the production of one or more HMO(s), and a series of genetic modification that enhances the transport of lactose and produced HMO(s).
US12286657B2
The invention relates to genetic incorporation of 2,3-diamino propionic acid (DAP) into polypeptides, to unnatural amino acids comprising DAP, to a tRNA synthetase for charging tRNA with unnatural amino acids comprising DAP, and to methods of using the resulting polypeptides, for example in capturing substrates and/or intermediates in enzymatic reactions. The invention also relates to compounds of formula (I) or (II): or salts, solvates, tautomers, isomers or mixtures thereof.
US12286650B2
The purpose of the present invention is to provide a set of two polypeptides for use in light-dependent genetic recombination in which the N-terminal side fragment and the C-terminal side fragment of a Cre protein having an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1 respectively bind to two proteins light-dependently forming a dimer.
US12286649B2
A method of altering fatty acid and/or triacylglycerol production in plants and/or algae is provided. The method includes altering activity levels of alpha-carboxyltransferase (α-CT), a catalytic subunit of acetyl-CoA carboxylase (ACCase) by modulating an expression of at least one carboxyltransferase interaction (CTI) gene encoding at least one CTI protein.
US12286644B2
A method of making a cell sheet comprising secondary spheroids, including (a) obtaining cardiosphere-derived cells; (b) cultivating the cardiosphere-derived cells for a first period of time in a first media comprising at least one of an ascorbic acid and an analog thereof, to form secondary spheroids; (c) transferring an amount of the spheroids formed in step (b) into a mold; (d) culturing the secondary spheroids for a second period of time in a second media comprising at least one of the ascorbic acid and an analog thereof, wherein the at least one of the ascorbic acid and an analog thereof is present in an amount effective to promote a formation of an extracellular matrix; and (e) culturing a product obtained in step (d) for a third period of time, in the absence of the at least one of the ascorbic acid and an analog thereof.
US12286643B2
In some aspects and embodiments, the invention provides methods for making hematopoietic stem cells, including for HSCT. The method comprises providing a cell population comprising hemogenic endothelial (HE) or endothelial cells, and increasing activity or expression of DNA (cytosine-5-)-methyltransferase 3 beta (Dnmt3b) and/or GTPase IMAP Family Member 6 (Gimap6) in the HE and/or endothelial cells under conditions sufficient for stimulating formation of HSCs.
US12286638B2
The present invention relates to transgenic ornamental barbs, as well as methods of making such fish by in vitro fertilization techniques. Also disclosed are methods of establishing a population of such transgenic barbs and methods of providing them to the ornamental fish industry for the purpose of marketing.
US12286637B2
The present disclosure provides the identification of genes involved in sucker growth in tobacco. Also provided are promoters that are preferentially active in tobacco axillary buds. Also provided are modified tobacco plants comprising reduced or no sucker growth. Also provided are methods and compositions for producing modified tobacco plants comprising reduced or no sucker growth.
US12286628B2
The invention provides a diagnostic kit for metastasis and invasion of breast cancer and a use of an shRNA molecule for silencing expression of human LINC01614. The shRNAs obtained by the invention can interfere with the expression of LINC01614, thereby reducing the migration and invasion ability of tumor cells, inhibiting the expression of EMT proteins, and inhibiting tumor formation and lung metastasis in an animal model in vivo. The invention provides a new solution for targeted therapy of breast cancer. Therefore, the kit for diagnosing metastasis and invasion of breast cancer and the medication for treating metastasis and invasion of breast cancer are developed. The invention provides a new way and strategy for diagnosing and treating metastasis and invasion of breast cancer.
US12286622B2
This disclosure provides genomics-based methods that can be used to identify, quantify, and characterize rare cell types, including circulating tumor cells.
US12286617B2
The present invention relates to a method for obtaining a fungal mat comprising the steps of: a) inoculating and growing a filamentous fungal species onto a solid nutritive medium comprising a lignocellulosic material, thereby obtaining a solid nutritive medium colonized by said fungal species; b) mixing said colonized nutritive medium with water or with an aqueous solution and blending at high speed to obtain a homogeneous living fungal slurry; c) pouring the living fungal slurry into a flat container; d) incubating the living fungal slurry until a continuous fungal mat of the desired thickness and density is formed on the top surface of the living fungal slurry; e) harvesting the fungal mat thus obtained; and, optionally f) washing the harvested fungal mat.
US12286610B2
A bioculture meat device includes a culture medium conditioning tank (1), a cell proliferation tank (2), a muscle separating tank (3), a compression forming device (4), and a control system. The control system is divided into a culture medium regulation and control system (51) for controlling the culture medium conditioning tank (1), a cell proliferation control system (52) for controlling the cell proliferation tank (2), and a muscle collecting and shaping control system (53) for controlling the muscle separating tank (3) and the compression forming device (4). Different from traditional manual production, the device controls a culture environment through automatic equipment, realizes automatic integration from culturing to processing a finished product, improves the production capacity, and reduces the cost.
US12286604B2
The present invention relates to compositions comprising protease variants suitable for use in cleaning or detergent compositions, such as laundry detergent compositions and dish wash compositions, including automatic dish wash compositions.
US12286603B2
The present invention is for an acidic cleaning composition which has excellent cleaning performance, low toxicity and good antimicrobial efficacy. The inventive acidic cleaning compositions are capable of sanitizing or disinfecting a variety of hard surfaces. The inventive acidic cleaning compositions can take a variety of forms, such as: disinfecting wipes, all-purpose disinfecting sprays, kitchen cleaners, bathroom cleaners, toilet cleaners, etc. The compositions may meet EPA DfE requirements, EPA category III or IV requirements, and/or be safe for use on food contact surfaces without rinsing. The compositions may include citric acid, an anionic surfactant, a non-volatile glycol solvent, a fatty acid, and water. The compositions may be free of other sanitizing acids, quaternary ammonium compounds, biguanides, peroxides, hypohalites, etc., and have a pH of less than 2.5. The composition may provide sanitization or disinfection against a target microbe within 5 minutes or less, or 4 minutes or less.
US12286601B2
A lubricating oil composition may be used for lubrication of a shock absorber. The composition may include a base oil (A), a zinc dithiophosphate (B), and an alkenylsuccinic imide (C). The lubricating oil composition can be more preferably applied to lubrication of a shock absorber. Based on the total lubricating oil composition mass, a content of the component (C) in terms of nitrogen atoms is in a range of from 0.001 to 0.09 mass %, and/or a content of the component (B) in terms of zinc atoms is in a range of from 0.005 to 1.0 mass %.
US12286586B2
Hydrocarbon swelling particles for wellbore cementing include a crosslinked polymer comprising vinyl aromatic monomer and/or (meth)acrylic monomer.
US12286580B2
The invention provides a composition comprising (a) from about 6 to about 18 weight % R-1132a, (b) from about 5 to about 35 weight % R-32, and (c) from about 47 to about 89 weight % R-1234yf. The use of such a composition as a working fluid in a heat pump system of a vehicle, preferably an electric vehicle, is also provided.
US12286573B2
To provide an adhesive sheet, the sheet increasing manufacturing efficiency of products including an adhesive agent layer, while using the adhesive agent layer to which an electro-conductive organic polymer compound is added. An adhesive sheet for use in applying a wiring board to a surface onto which the wiring board is to be applied, the adhesive sheet is constituted by an adhesive agent layer including an electro-conductive organic polymer compound and an adhesive material; a first releasing sheet provided on front surface of the adhesive agent layer; and a second releasing sheet provided on a back surface corresponding to a back surface of the front surface in the adhesive agent layer.
US12286569B2
Provided is a pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet that may be used for the grinding of a hard and brittle substrate in a backgrinding step for the hard and brittle substrate, the pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet being excellent in all of grinding accuracy, low contamination property, productivity, and fixing property. The pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet of the present invention includes a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer, wherein the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer contains: a pressure-sensitive adhesive containing a base polymer; and a foaming agent having a foaming temperature of 90° C. or more, and wherein the pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet has, when a pressure-sensitive adhesive surface thereof is bonded to a silicon chip, a shear adhesive strength of 1.0 MPa or more under an ambient temperature of 25° C., and a shear adhesive strength of 0.2 MPa or more under an ambient temperature of 80° C.
US12286561B2
An infrared-absorbing fine particle-containing composition, including: infrared absorbing fine particles, a dispersant, and a solvent, wherein the dispersant has a polyether structure, has a glass transition temperature of −150° C. or higher and 0° C. or lower, and is contained in an amount of 10 parts by mass or more with respect to 100 parts by mass of the infrared absorbing fine particles, and a solvent content is 10 mass % or less.
US12286549B2
The present disclosure provides a high-refractive index acrylic formulation embedded with sub-30 nm metal oxide nanocrystals. The formulation is solvent-free, low-viscosity, injectable (among other film deposition techniques) and produces high-refractive index, high transparency nanocomposites for a variety of optical applications including OLED lighting and display applications.
US12286536B2
A casein and/or caseinate based biodegradable thermoplastic. In particular, a biodegradable thermoplastic which includes: a) between 50 and 80% casein and/or caseinate, preferably between 55 and 70%; b) between 4 and 12% water, preferably between 5 and 11%; c) between 10 and 35% of at least one plasticizer different from b), preferably between 15 and 28%; d) between 0.1 and 8% of a hydrophobic agent, preferably between 1 and 4%; e) between 0.5 and 6% of at least one surfactant, preferably between 2 and 4%.
US12286527B2
An ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer (EVOH) resin particle composition, an EVOH film formed therefrom, and a multilayer structure containing the same. The EVOH resin particle composition includes: a first EVOH resin particle having a surface valley void volume (Vvv) of 0.00003˜2 μm3/μm2; and a second EVOH resin particle having a surface valley void volume (Vvv) of 0.00005˜10 μm3/μm2. This can improve thickness uniformity, oxygen transmission rate and stretchability of the film made by the EVOH resin particle compositions.
US12286516B2
The invention provides a heat-shrinkable polyester film roll obtained by winding a heat-shrinkable polyester film on a paper tube with primary shrinkage in the longitudinal direction and a shrinkage rate of 40% or more, wherein the film has a winding length of 1000 to 30000 m, a width of 50 to 1500 mm, and a thickness of 5-30 μm, the thickness irregularity of the film roll in the width direction is 20% or less, the paper tube has an inner diameter of 3 inches with a 0.5 mm or less difference in clearance and a 1700 N/100 mm or more flat compressive strength in the width direction after the film is removed from the film roll, the mean value of the winding hardness of the surface layer part of the film roll in the width direction is 500-850, and the natural shrinkage rate in the longitudinal direction is 2.0% or less.
US12286513B2
An object of the present disclosure is to provide a method for producing a fluorine-containing polymer and a composition containing the fluorine-containing polymer. The present disclosure provides a composition comprising (A) a fluorine-containing polymer comprising as a main component a structural unit containing a fluorine-containing aliphatic ring, and (B) an aprotic solvent, wherein the fluorine-containing aliphatic ring of the fluorine-containing polymer (A) contains one, two, or three etheric oxygen atoms as a ring-constituting atom; when the fluorine-containing aliphatic ring contains a plurality of etheric oxygen atoms, the etheric oxygen atoms are not adjacent to each other; and the fluorine-containing polymer (A) is present in an amount of 20 mass % or more based on the mass of the composition.
US12286506B2
It is an object of the present invention to provide a novel organic sulfur material which is capable of improving a charge/discharge capacity and cycle characteristics, an electrode comprising the organic sulfur material, that is, a positive electrode or a negative electrode, and a lithium-ion secondary battery comprising the electrode. Provided is an organic sulfur material comprising a sulfur-modified acrylic resin, wherein an acrylic resin has peaks around 756 cm−1, around 1066 cm−1, around 1150 cm−1, around 1245 cm−1, around 1270 cm−1, around 1453 cm−1, and around 1732 cm−1 in an FT-IR spectrum.
US12286500B2
A resin composition contains a preliminary reaction product (A) obtained by previously reacting a polyphenylene ether compound (a1) having a hydroxyl group in a molecule and an acid anhydride (a2) having an acid anhydride group in a molecule, and a curable resin (B) containing a reactive compound having an unsaturated double bond in a molecule, in which an equivalent ratio of the acid anhydride group in the acid anhydride (a2) to the hydroxyl group in the polyphenylene ether compound (a1) is 1.5 or less, and a content of the curable resin (B) is 20 to 85 parts by mass with respect to 100 parts by mass of a sum of the preliminary reaction product (A) and the curable resin (B).
US12286499B2
This document relates to methods for preventing or inhibiting the cracking or explosion of cement in an oil well using cement compositions that contain polyrotaxane additives. The cement compositions containing the polyrotaxane additives exhibit increased resiliency to cracking as compared to the same cement without the polyrotaxane additive.
US12286485B2
Provided herein are anti-CD24 antibodies that selectively bind human CD24 expressed in cancer cells, but not human CD24 expressed in non-cancerous cells, and the use of such antibodies in cancer therapy.
US12286471B2
Disclosed herein are Complement factor H (CFH) inhibitors, such as anti-CFH antibodies and small molecules, and methods of using said inhibitors.
US12286469B2
The disclosure pertains to antibodies that bind A-beta oligomers and methods of making and using said antibodies. Also provided are chimeric or humanized antibodies, including antibodies having CDRs in Table 2 and/or having a sequence as set forth in Table 4B or a sequence with at least 50% sequence identity thereto optionally wherein the CDR amino acid sequences are as set for forth in SEQ ID Nos: 74-79. Also provided are methods and uses thereof as well as kits comprising said antibodies.
US12286467B2
The present invention relates to methods of enhancing transfection in cell culture media supplemented with a plant-produced recombinant mammalian transferrin supplement, as well as kits, and methods of using the supplemented cell culture media to improve growth characteristics of cultured cells for transfection.
US12286466B2
PD1-4-1BBL variant fusion proteins are provided. Also provided are isolated polypeptides comprising a PD1 variant or a 4-1BBL variant. Also provided are polynucleotides and nucleic acid constructs encoding the PD1-4-1BBL fusion protein or the isolated polypeptide, host-cells expressing the same and methods of use thereof.
US12286463B1
Provided herein are variant human IL-18 (hIL-18) proteins and fusion proteins comprising the variant hIL-18 proteins. Such variant hIL-18 proteins exhibit biological IL-18 activity while having reduced or no detectable binding to inhibitory IL-18BP. Thus, in some embodiments, the variant hIL-18 proteins advantageously retain IL-18 biological activity in the presence of IL-18BP. Such variant hIL-18 and related fusion proteins find use, for example, in the treatment of cancer.
US12286461B2
The present invention discloses a recombinant fused polypeptide, a preparation method therefor, and use thereof. The recombinant fused polypeptide is represented by the following general formula: X-linker1-Y; Y-linker1-X; X-linker2-Y; Y-linker2-X, where X is PRCWRGEGGGGIVRRADRAAVPGGGGRGD; and Y is Acetyl-SDKPGGGGTSLDASIIWAMMQNGGGGLSKL. The recombinant fused polypeptide according to the present invention can treat various fibrosis diseases and symptoms, and therapeutic use includes anti-pulmonary fibrosis, anti-hepatic fibrosis, anti-skin fibrosis, anti-renal fibrosis, anti-myocardial fibrosis, and resistance to lung tissue lesions.
US12286460B2
The invention relates to an isolated polypeptide encoded by Sghrt and related uses. In addition, methods of assessing a heart function, treating impaired heart function by inhibiting Sghrt, identifying a potential drug for treating impaired heart function, and dedifferentiating and/or proliferating a heart cell by inhibiting Sghrt are claimed.
US12286456B2
Methods of purifying virus-like particles (VLPs) that are substantially free of process contaminants and infectious agents. The methods incorporate, for example, low-pH treatment during harvest and/or inactivation by a solvent and/or detergent during VLP capture.
US12286454B2
The invention discloses an improved process for production of vitamin D3 from 7-dehydrocholesterol (7-DHC) and to a simple process for recovery unreacted 7-DHC for further reuse. The invention further describes a process for isolation and purification of Vitamin D3.
US12286451B2
A composition is provided for use as a buffer in personal care and pharmaceutical formulations. The composition comprises complex esters of boric acid and simple α-hydroxy carboxylic acids, and the corresponding basic conjugate salts of complex esters of boric acid and simple α-hydroxy carboxylic acids. The weight of boric acid and α-hydroxy acid is up to about 1.0% by weight (w/w %) of the composition. The molar ratio of boric acid to α-hydroxy acid is between about 1:1 and about 1:2. The composition may be formulated for topical application. Formulations comprising the composition include a personal lubricant, wound cream, feminine cleansing douche, moisturizing lotion, a wipe, and a cleansing wash. A method of treating the skin is also provided, the method comprising the step of topically applying onto the skin an effective amount of the composition.
US12286446B2
An organometallic compound represented by Formula 1, an organic light-emitting device including the same, and a diagnostic composition including the organometallic compound: wherein, Formula 1, R1 to R12 and R21 to R23 are each independently the same as described in the detailed description of the specification.
US12286435B2
The present invention relates to a compound having a benzo seven-membered ring structure, and a preparation method therefor, and use thereof. The compound has a structure as represented by formula (I). Provided is use of the compound having the structure and prepared with the preparation method of the present invention, enantiomers, diastereomers, racemates and mixtures thereof of the compound, as well as chemically acceptable salts, crystalline hydrates and solvent mixtures of the compound and the enantiomers, diastereomers, racemates and mixtures thereof of the compound in the preparation of drugs for treating BET Bromodomain BRD4 activity or expression level related diseases.
US12286434B2
This disclosure relates to compounds according to Formula (I), salts, prodrugs and pharmaceutical formulation comprising the compound are provided herein for the treatment of CXCR4 and CCR5 related conditions. The conditions may include viral infections, abnormal cellular proliferation, retinal degeneration and inflammatory diseases, or the compounds may be used as immunostimulants or immunosuppressants. Furthermore, the compounds may be used in combination with another active ingredient selected from an antiviral agent or chemotherapeutic agent.
US12286431B2
The present invention relates to crystalline forms of a KRas G12C inhibitor and salt thereof. In particular, the present invention relates to crystalline forms of the KRas G12C inhibitor 2-[(2S)-4-[7-(8-chloro-1-naphthyl)-2-[[(2S)-1-methylpyrrolidin-2-yl]methoxy]-6,8-dihydro-5H-pyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidin-4-yl]-1-(2-fluoroprop-2-enoyl)piperazin-2-yl]acetonitrile, pharmaceutical compositions comprising the crystalline forms, processes for preparing the crystalline forms and methods of use thereof.
US12286423B2
The invention provides compounds of Formula (I): as described herein, along with pharmaceutically acceptable salts, pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds, and methods to use these compounds, salts and compositions for treating viral infections.
US12286418B2
The disclosure relates, in certain aspects, to compounds that can be used to inhibit β-lactamases, such as but not limited to OXA enzymes, such as but not limited to OXA-24, OXA-48, and/or OXA-58. In certain embodiments, these compounds can be used to inhibit activity of β-lactamases in vitro and in vivo.
US12286417B2
A method may produce an isoquinoline-6-sulfonamide derivative useful as a medicinal drug; and an intermediate which is used for the method, and more specifically, a 1,4-diazocane compound of formula (8), wherein R4 is an amino protecting group, or a salt thereof.
US12286411B2
The invention relates to an indane compound according to Formula (I), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, L, n and p are as defined herein. The compounds are useful for treating antibacterial infection either as stand-alone antibiotics, or in combination with further antibiotics.
US12286407B2
4-Hydroxyphenyl-2H-indazol-5-ol compounds are estrogen receptor beta ligands that have immunomodulatory properties and increase oligodendrocyte survival, differentiation, and remyelination. The compounds, compositions, and kits are useful in the treatment of multiple sclerosis and endometriosis.
US12286396B2
Described herein is a dicarboxylic acid compound of formula (I): Wherein: R3 comprises an aryl group, R2 is an alkylene group comprising 1 to 6 carbon atoms, n is 0 or 1, R1 is H or CH3, and X is S or NZ, wherein Z is H, an alkyl group comprising 1 to 4 carbon atoms or a phenyl group. Such compounds can be used to modify the surface of inorganic particles. These modified inorganic particles may then be advantageously used in polymerizable resins to increase the refractive index of the resulting composite, while enabling good flow properties of the polymerizable composition.
US12286393B2
The invention provides a process for refining bio-based propylene glycol, wherein impurities having boiling points close to that of propylene glycol are separated. In this process, C5-C20 oleophilic alcohol compounds, C5-C20 alkanes and/or C4-C20 oleophilic ketone compounds are subjected to azeotropism as an azeotropic solvent together with the bio-based propylene glycol to obtain an azeotrope containing propylene glycol. Then the azeotropic solvent in the azeotrope is separated to obtain a crude propylene glycol which is further purified to obtain propylene glycol.
US12286387B2
The process produces a fluorinated olefin from a fluorinated copolymer having at least one of sulfonic acid groups, carboxylic acid groups, or salts thereof. The process includes heating the fluorinated copolymer at a first temperature not more than 450° C. to decompose at least one of the sulfonic acid groups, carboxylic acid groups, or salts thereof to form a partially pyrolyzed intermediate and subsequently heating the partially pyrolyzed intermediate at a second temperature of at least 550° C. to produce the fluorinated olefin.
US12286382B2
Plurality of granules comprising a ceramic core having an outer surface and a shell on and surrounding the core, wherein the shell comprises ceramic particles bound together with an inorganic binder, the inorganic binder comprising reaction product of at least alkali silicate and hardener, wherein the ceramic particles are present as greater than 50 percent by weight of the shell of the respective granule, based on the total weight of the shell of the respective granule, wherein the shell of each granule has a total porosity in a range from greater than 0 to 60 percent by volume, based on the total volume of the shell of the respective granule, wherein the shell of each granule has a volume of at least 40 volume percent, based on the total volume of the respective granule, and wherein the granules have a minimum Total Solar Reflectance of at least 0.7. The granules are useful, for example, as roofing granules.
US12286377B2
A process of preparing a cemented paste backfill material, the material including ground mine tailings, a hydraulic binder and water, wherein the solids content of the backfill material is 70-82 wt.-%, the process including a) providing a dry premix, the premix including the hydraulic binder, a superplasticizer and optionally a defoaming agent, b) mixing the dry premix with the ground mine tailings and water.
US12286372B2
Disclosed are a method and apparatus for treating wastewater. The disclosed method for treating wastewater includes a step (S10-1) of passing wastewater through a UV reaction tank to produce first treated water; a step (S10-2) of passing the first treated water through a pH adjustment tank to produce second treated water; a step (S10-3) of passing the second treated water through a first flocculation tank to produce third treated water; a step (S10-4) of passing the third treated water through a second flocculation tank to produce fourth treated water; a step (S10-5) of passing the fourth treated water through an inorganic sedimentation tank to produce fifth treated water and sludge; a step (S10-6) of passing the fifth treated water through a biological treatment reactor to produce sixth treated water; and a step (S10-7) of passing the sixth treated water through an organic sedimentation tank to produce seventh treated water.
US12286371B2
An emergency treatment device for algal blooms in reservoir tributaries and bays includes a hull, an automatic detection unit provided on the hull, an algae collection-separation unit, an ultrasonic algae removal unit, a micro-current electrolytic algae suppression unit, an algaecide adding unit, a power unit and a control unit. The automatic detection unit, the algae collection-separation unit, the ultrasonic algae removal unit, the micro-current electrolytic algae suppression unit, the algaecide adding unit and the power unit are connected with the control unit. The algae collection-separation unit is used for suction and ex-situ treatment of high-density algae on a surface of the water body. The ultrasonic algae removal unit, the micro-current electrolytic algae suppression unit and the algaecide adding unit are used for in-situ treatment of algae in the water body.
US12286369B2
Disclosed herein is a method of treating an aqueous solution containing impurities including a perfluoroalkyl substance and/or a polyfluoroalkyl substance, comprising introducing the aqueous solution into a batch or semi-batch photocatalytic reactor with a microparticulate catalyst configured to reduce chain length of the perfluoroalkyl substance and/or polyfluoroalkyl substance, forming a treated aqueous stream, the reactor including a catalyst flow controller configured to automatically increase the catalyst concentration in the reactor while agitating the catalyst-containing solution during reaction, and removing catalyst particles from the treated aqueous stream to form a purified aqueous stream. In some cases, the feed to the reactor is atomized. Corresponding systems also are disclosed
US12286360B2
The disclosure discloses a method for preparing a battery-grade nickel-cobalt-manganese sulfate solution from low nickel matte. The method includes the following steps: grinding low nickel matte, then adding the ground low nickel matte to concentrated sulfuric acid, and carrying out atmospheric pressure leaching to obtain a first slag phase and a first liquid phase; carrying out evaporation concentration-cooling crystallization on the first liquid phase to obtain ferrous sulfate crystals; adding concentrated sulfuric acid to the first slag phase, and carrying out oxygen pressure leaching to obtain a second slag phase and a second liquid phase; adjusting pH of the second liquid phase to 3-4 to generate a precipitate, and removing the precipitate by filtration to obtain a filtrate; carrying out adsorption treatment on the filtrate by adopting chelating resin; washing the adsorbed chelating resin with a first sulfuric acid solution to obtain a washing solution containing Mg and Mn, and then washing the chelating resin with a second sulfuric acid solution to obtain a nickel-cobalt sulfate solution; and mixing the nickel-cobalt sulfate solution with the washing solution containing Mg and Mn to obtain the nickel-cobalt-manganese sulfate solution. According to the method of the disclosure, the battery-grade nickel-cobalt sulfate solution is prepared from the low nickel matte as a raw material, so that the recovery rate of nickel and cobalt is increased, and the acid consumption is reduced.
US12286352B2
Methods for the production of carbon-based and other nanostructures are provided.
US12286350B1
A method of hydrogen (H2) generation includes hydrolyzing a borohydride salt in an aqueous solution including a catalyst to form gaseous hydrogen. The catalyst is a bismuth(III) oxide-doped silicon dioxide with an amount of bismuth(III) oxide from 2 wt. % to 12 wt. % based on a total weight of the bismuth(III) oxide-doped silicon dioxide. The bismuth(III) oxide is dispersed in silicon dioxide in the catalyst. The weight ratio of the catalyst to the borohydride salt present in the aqueous solution is from 0.1:2 to 7:1 and a rate of hydrolysis of the borohydride salt in the presence of the catalyst is 2 to 3 times greater than a rate of hydrolysis of the borohydride salt in the absence of the catalyst.
US12286349B1
A method for synthesizing a MoO3@Al2O3—MgO nanocomposite material incudes adding distilled water and ammonium molybdate to a powder mixture of Al(NO3)3·9H2O, Mg(Ac)2·4H2O, and sucrose to form a reaction mixture and heating the reaction mixture to a reaction temperature in a range of 150° C. to 220° C. to form a carbonized product. The method further includes grinding the carbonized product to form a ground carbonized product and calcining the ground carbonized product at a temperature of about 700° C. to 800° C. for a period of 2 to 4 hours to form the MoO3@Al2O3—MgO nanocomposite material. The MoO3 content of the MoO3@Al2O3—MgO nanocomposite material ranges from 1 wt. % to 20 wt. % and the MoO3@Al2O3—MgO nanocomposite material has a hydrogen generation rate of greater than or equal to 400 mL·min−1·g−1, when used to generate hydrogen from NaBH4.
US12286348B2
An embodiment of the present invention provides a noble gas hydride having the following formula 1: NgnHm. In formula 1, Ng represents a noble gas atom, n represents an integer from 1-8, and m represents an integer from 1-46.
US12286338B2
A method for supplying a mobile usage unit with a consumable delivered by a movable delivery connection of a maintenance station to a supply inlet of the mobile usage unit includes identifying via a sensor system a supply inlet of the mobile usage unit, the sensor system providing data to a control unit, fluidly connecting via the control unit the delivery connection to the identified supply inlet, delivering via the control unit the consumable to the supply inlet, and after the delivery of the consumable has terminated, fluidly separating via the control unit the delivery connection from the supply inlet.
US12286330B2
A connector assembly includes a connector body and a suspension member. The suspension member extends along a center axis and comprises a plurality of tension members encased in a jacket. The suspension member has one end received within the connector body, and this one end has an end face extending at an angle relative to the center axis with ends of the plurality of tension members being exposed. A plurality of contact members are supported within the connector body, and each contact member contacts an exposed end face of at least one tension member to establish electrically conductive connections with the plurality of tension members.
US12286329B2
A landing door of an elevator system includes a door leaf that is equipped with an integrated operating and/or display panel. In the event of a fire, a printed circuit board of the operating and/or display panel is removed from the door leaf by activation of an ejection device comprising intumescent material and being positioned in the door leaf.
US12286327B1
A retractable data cable is provided, including a housing, a conductive component, and a winding component. The winding component includes a first turntable and a second turntable, the first turntable is rotatably installed to a top surface of a first circuit board, the first turntable and the second turntable are clamped to respectively fix at a top surface and an undersurface of the conductive carrier, and a coil spring is installed on the second turntable. The data cable is wrapped on an outer side of the conductive carrier for fixation, and a plug component is fixedly installed at a leading-out terminal of the data cable. A positioning group is used to move the damaged area on the data cable due to frequent bending to the interior of the protective cover of the plug component for protection.
US12286318B2
The present invention provides a denesting apparatus (100, 200), the apparatus comprising: •—one or more closed loop conveying tracks (130, 230), each closed loop conveying track comprising a plurality of sets of one or more de-stacking means (140, 240) movingly configured thereon through one or more de-stacking means moving mechanism (150, 250): •—one or more stacking magazines (120, 220), each adapted to hold a stack of sheets (110, 210) supported thereon: wherein each of the plurality of sets of de-stacking means is adapted to selectively engage an uppermost sheet from at least one of the stacking magazines in any desired order either sequentially and/or simultaneously so as to discharge the picked-up sheets onto an out-feed conveyor (180, 280) in any desired manner either one besides another or otherwise one overlapping the other.
US12286313B2
An apparatus and a transfer process for articles are presented. The articles are transferred without risk of damage when gripped by pincer grip devices, regardless of article shape and gripping manner. The apparatus includes a first transport device, having pincer grip devices, moving along a first closed path, each having pincer claws projecting outward from the first closed path. The pincer claws are movable from a gripping position to a release position. The apparatus also includes a second transport device, having tray-like elements moving along a respective second closed path and configured to receive respective articles resting thereon. The first and second transport devices cooperate with each other at one or two exchange segments where the first closed path is superimposed on said second closed path and where the articles transported in the pincer grip devices are laid on tray-like elements and/or removed therefrom.
US12286305B2
A vertical transmission equipment includes a base which includes a mount surface, a carrier movably disposed on the base and including a supporting surface, and a positioning assembly disposed on the base and to selectively position the carrier, and the supporting surface of the carrier is perpendicular to the mount surface of the base.
US12286303B2
Provided is a conveyor belt including at least two parallel chains each including a plurality of consecutive links; and a plurality of rods extending between the at least two parallel chains for linking the consecutive links. Each rod extends with each end through the corresponding chain linking two consecutive links to each other. One of the two consecutive links is at least axially locked to the rod to avoid movement of the link relative to the rod. The other of the two consecutive links is rotatably arranged around the respective rod. Also provided is at least one device for providing the lock between a rod and a respective link of the conveyor belt. The device includes a body; an insertion hole in which an end of the rod is inserted along an insertion axis, which insertion hole is arranged in the body and a protrusion arranged to the body and extending from the body parallel to and at a distance of the insertion axis; fixing means for fixing the end of the rod in the hole in at least axial direction and preferably also in rotational direction. The respective link is provided with a locking opening through which the protrusion extends.
US12286298B2
An automated storage and retrieval system includes: an automated storage including racks each of which includes shelf units in tiers in a vertical direction, where each shelf unit can store loads, and transport vehicles each of which moves along the corresponding ones of shelf units and includes a first transfer device that transfers a load to and from each rack; relay devices each of which transports a load transferred by the first transfer device in a corresponding one of the transport vehicles; and a lift and transport device that includes a second transfer device that transfers a load to and from each relay device, and raises or lowers the second transfer device. The second transfer device includes at least one arm that extends to a route along which the relay device transports a load, and transfers a load based on forward or backward movement of the at least one arm.
US12286294B2
The invention relates to an expansion joint (10) for connecting regions of a rail-based grid storage system (50, 50′, 50″; 104, 104′, 104″), the expansion joint (10) comprising: —a first rail element (12) and a second rail element (11), the rail elements (12, 11) being elongate and configured to slide relative to one another in a longitudinal direction in a junction area where they overlap, —the expansion joint (10) having a profiled upper surface that defines one or more tracks (27′, 27″) for supporting container handling vehicles (200, 300, 400), the tracks (27′, 27″) extending from the first rail element (12) through the junction area to the second rail element (11), wherein in the junction area, each rail element (11, 12) provides a portion of the or each track (27′, 27″) of the profiled upper surface so that there is a transition extending along the expansion joint (10) from the first rail element (12) to the second rail element (10) for the or each track (27′, 27″). The invention further relates to an automated storage and retrieval system comprising said expansion joint (10) and a method of connecting regions (50, 50′, 50″; 104, 104′, 104″) of a rail-based grid storage system and/or delivery rail system using one or more of the expansion joints (10)
US12286266B2
The present invention relates to a collapsible tray with foldable sides that includes a trapezoid panel and two triangle panels. Panel connectors secure together in a movable manner each triangle panel to the trapezoid panel. Side panels are movably interconnected at each end to the foldable side. A base is movably interconnected to each foldable side and each side panel. In use, when a collapsing force is applied to the trapezoid panel or the side panel, the adjacency between the trapezoid panel and the triangle panel folds inward allowing the foldable side, and the side panels to fold flat on top of the base. A drawer is slidably connected to the base where a user can slide the drawer out from the bottom to access contents inside and slide the drawer back under the base for storage. The drawer is useable by the user when the collapsible tray is closed.
US12286255B2
A forming device has a die with at least one recess, a punch for forming the packaging material into the recess, and a hold-down device. The hold-down device and the die receive the packaging material between them in a holding region. The die and the hold-down device each have a bearing surface with at least one opening, which is in fluid communication with a fluid source. An aerostatic bearing is formed between the packaging material and the hold-down device and between the packaging material and the die.
US12286247B1
Systems and methods for pointing a high gain antenna or other directional instrument connected to a platform by a gimbal are provided. A control system as disclosed can include a flight computer having a processor for executing software and a motor control board having a controller for implementing at least portions of a control algorithm. The software executed by the processor generates pointing commands and implements a Kalman filter included in a feedback loop in the form of a linear Kalman filter disturbance estimator of the control algorithm implemented by the controller. The control algorithm can further implement a proportional control position loop and a proportional control rate loop. Each axis of the gimbal is provided with an instance of the control algorithm and the Kalman filter. Moreover, the processor can be operated at a rate that is less than a rate at which the controller is operated.
US12286244B2
A spacecraft propulsion system including a first thruster system including a first power processing unit connected to a first thruster string via a crossover switching unit and connected to a second thruster string via the crossover switching unit. A second thruster system including a second power processing unit connected to the second thruster string via the crossover switching unit and to the first thruster string via the crossover switching unit. A controller is connected to each of the first power processing unit, the second power processing unit, and the crossover switching unit.
US12286239B2
Two components of an aircraft structure are joined by providing a threaded opening in one of them and supporting an alignment insert in that opening. The alignment insert is used to guide drilling of the second component such that a hole is produced which is aligned with the threaded opening, for instance using an alignment projection which physically guides a drill. The alignment insert may then be removed. A fastener is then inserted through that hole and into the threaded opening, then tightened to form the completed joint.
US12286234B2
An electric propulsion system for a vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft having a heat exchanger to cool fluids used in an electrical engine, the electric propulsion system comprising at least one electrical engine mechanically connected directly or indirectly to a fuselage of the VTOL aircraft and electrically connected to an electrical power source. The electrical engine may comprise an electrical motor having a stator and a rotor; a gearbox assembly comprising a sun gear; at least one planetary gear; a ring gear; and a planetary carrier. The electric engine may include an inverter assembly comprising a thermal plate and an inverter assembly housing; an end bell assembly that is connected to the thermal plate of the inverter assembly; and a heat exchanger comprising an array of cooling fins and tubes.
US12286231B2
A system includes a seat frame. The seat frame includes a fore beam and an aft beam. The system includes a pouch. The pouch includes: an opening; a top panel extending from the opening; an end panel abutting the top panel; a first side panel abutting the top panel and the end panel; a second side panel abutting the top panel and the end panel; a bottom panel abutting the first side panel, the second side panel, and the end panel; a curved panel extending from the opening toward the bottom panel and abutting the first side panel, the second side panel, and the bottom panel; a closeout flap extending from a top edge of the opening and abutting the top panel; aft straps attached to the top panel and secured around the aft beam; and fore straps attached to the top panel and secured around the fore beam.
US12286229B2
An aircraft wing, including a main wing and a trailing edge high lift assembly movably arranged at a main wing trailing edge, the high lift assembly including a flap and a connection assembly movably mounting the flap to the main wing, such that the flap is movable between retracted and extended positions. In the extended position, a gap is present between a main wing lower rear panel and a flap leading-edge section. In the retracted position, the gap is closed or minimized. The flap is movable between an extended position, a first retracted position, and a second retracted position where the flap is moved beyond the first retracted position in a forward direction, and the wing comprises a gap closing device configured to close or minimize the gap in both the first and second retracted positions of the flap, and to open the gap in the flap extended position.
US12286227B2
An oblique flying wing aircraft with internal ducting and airflow. The aircraft may have propulsion units within the wing body. The propulsion units may be off-axis internal to the wing to utilize locations with larger internal space available. In some aspects, the multi-segment oblique flying wing aircraft may have three distinct segments including two outer wing segments and a central wing segment. The central segment may be thicker in the vertical direction and adapted to hold pilots and passengers. The outer wing segments may be substantially thinner and may taper as they progress outboard from the wing center. The multi-segment oblique flying wing aircraft be adapted for rotating into a high-speed flight configuration, or may be adapted for take-off and cruise at a constant angle.
US12286225B2
Techniques for traversing in an environment that includes at least one obstacle, by a mobile autonomous system, to a destination in the environment, are presented. The techniques can include generating, prior to the mobile autonomous system commencing activity in the environment, a graph including a plurality of vertices representing positions in the environment and a plurality of edges between vertices representing feasible transitions by the mobile autonomous vehicle in the environment; annotating the graph with at least one edge connecting a representation of a present position of the mobile autonomous system to a vertex of the graph; determining, based on the graph, a path from the present position of the mobile autonomous system in the environment to the destination; and traversing the environment to the destination, by the mobile autonomous system, based on the path.
US12286222B2
There is provided an expandable strut assembly for a wing of an aircraft, having a strut with a strut cross section with an airfoil shape, and the strut having an outboard end coupled to the wing, an inboard end coupled to a fuselage, and an elongate body, and having at least one shape transition assembly connected to the strut. Each shape transition assembly is configured to transition the strut between a contracted position and an expanded position, and is configured to transition the strut cross section between a contracted airfoil shape and an expanded airfoil shape. Each shape transition assembly has a shape transition mechanism attached to an interior of the strut. The shape transition mechanism includes fixed length structural members, and a drive mechanism of variable length structural member(s), includes an actuation mechanism connected to the shape transition mechanism, and an activation mechanism coupled to the actuation mechanism.
US12286221B2
A wing structure having a unitary body formed by a plurality of tubular sections that are arranged side-by-side and configured such that adjacent internal walls of the tubular sections create internal spar structures that substantially reduce or eliminate the need for non-integral spars, or for fasteners to attach conventional spars and ribs into the wing skins. The unitized structure formed by the plurality of tubular sections can be further overwrapped with a composite material to provide additional strength to the wing structure.
US12286210B2
A system and a method for securing a portion of a fuselage of an aircraft to a portion of a wing of the aircraft include a longeron having a first end and a second end, a first moveable coupling interface that moveably secures the first end to the portion of the fuselage, and a second moveable coupling interface that moveably secures the second end to the portion of the wing.
US12286206B2
A marine vessel maneuvering system includes an operator, propulsion device controllers each configured or programmed to control driving of a respective propulsion device based on an operation signal from the operator, a first communication bus to transmit the operation signal to some of the propulsion device controllers, a second communication bus to transmit the operation signal to a remainder of the propulsion device controllers excluding the some of the propulsion device controllers, and a gateway device to connect the first communication bus to the second communication bus such that the first communication bus and the second communication bus communicate with each other.
US12286203B2
A novel watercraft propulsion device is disclosed that includes multiple propulsive elements improving power and efficiency over prior designs. A self-adjusting variable pitch propeller is combined with a water jet and an exhaust driven turbine to provide optimal thrust and efficiency across the range of engine power, load and watercraft speed. Propulsive elements are axially disposed around a central drive shaft and exhaust port with the combined water jet/exhaust turbine disposed closest to drive shaft and the variable pitch propeller attached to the exterior of the water jet housing. A rotating duct is fixed to the propeller blades and rotates with the blades to reduce cavitation. Combined apparatus provides increased performance and efficiency over all watercraft speeds/load as well as additional safety due to the ducted propeller. Propulsor with an inducer, conical impeller and a diffuser also shown.
US12286200B2
A watercraft storage system for storing and securing one or more watercraft and other equipment used in conjunction with the watercraft. Securing of the watercraft in a storage location of the watercraft storage system, and the other equipment in a compartment associated with the storage location, is achieved, at least in part, by a moveable, e.g., rotational, arm structure associated with the storage location being in a locked position and the size of at least one dimension of the watercraft exceeding the size of a corresponding dimension of the storage location including the moveable arm structure.
US12286199B2
The invention relates to an offshore hydrocarbon production facility arrangement that is to be located on a body of water, which includes a floating hydrocarbon processing unit, a floating renewable electric energy source, and a hydrogen gas source, wherein the floating renewable electric energy source is configured to generate electric energy; the hydrogen gas source is configured to produce hydrogen gas using the electric energy from the floating renewable electric energy source; the floating hydrocarbon processing unit is configured with an electric power generator; the electric power generator is coupled to the hydrogen gas source and is configured for receiving produced hydrogen gas as fuel gas.
US12286198B2
Methods and systems are provided for transient fluidic coupling via reversibly couplable conduits. In one example, a method includes directing a conduit assembly to a receiving port by releasing one or more fluid streams from the conduit assembly. The method may further include fluidly coupling an internal passage of the conduit assembly to the receiving port. The internal passage may extend from the conduit assembly and along a conduit between a pair of free-floating bodies, such as between a wave engine and a tanker ship, so as to exchange one or more fluids, such as an electrolysis reactant and an electrolysis product. The fluidic coupling may be reversible, in that the conduit assembly may be detached from the receiving port to sever the fluidic coupling. In certain examples, the detaching may be actuated by releasing one or more additional fluid streams from the conduit assembly.
US12286186B1
An airbag device for a saddle-type vehicle which can restrict an airbag from being separated until the airbag is deployed so that the airbag can be separated in a deployed state. The airbag device includes an inflator and an airbag, and has a first restriction portion that restricts separation between the inflator and the airbag. The first restriction portion has an elastic member positioned inside the inflator. When the inflator releases a gas having a first gas release pressure, the elastic member is increased in diameter due to the gas pressure, and the inflator and the elastic member enter a locked state and restrict separation of the airbag. When the inflator releases a gas having a second gas release pressure, the elastic member diameter is decreased to be smaller than the diameter in the locked state, the locked state is canceled, and separation of the airbag is unrestricted.
US12286185B2
In a saddled vehicle, a vehicle, and a rider protector, an airbag is made compact, and the airbag is prevented from being obstructed by arms of a rider, so that the airbag properly protects the rider. A saddled vehicle includes a seat for a rider and an airbag provided in front of the seat. The airbag includes a first deploying portion that is deployed upward when deployed, a second deploying portion that branches and extends from the first deploying portion when deployed; and the second deploying portion extends outward in a vehicle width direction from the first deploying portion.
US12286184B2
The present invention relates to a waist belt and safety apparatus for protecting a motorcycle driver, wherein the motorcycle driver wears the waist belt having an airbag tube built therein, and in the event of a collision, expansion gas is supplied to the airbag tube to expand the airbag tube to cover the driver's front and back such that the driver is protected. According to the present invention, the airbag tube is built in the waist belt worn on the driver's waist, wherein the airbag tube spreads upward and downward in the waist belt when nitrogen gas is supplied, and the nitrogen gas is supplied to the airbag tube from a nitrogen tank of a gas supply apparatus built in a motorcycle driving stand or from a nitrogen tank suspended from the back of the waist belt.
US12286183B2
A device for retaining a bicycle chain on a sprocket includes a base plate defining a plurality of fastener openings centered on an origin. A center of each of the plurality of fastener openings is disposed at a first radial distance from the origin. The origin defines an axis extending substantially orthogonally from a plane defined by two lines extending from the origin and at least two centers of the centers of the plurality of fastener openings. A first guard is secured to the base plate and includes a first guard retaining surface including a first curved surface defined by a second radial distance from the axis that is greater than the first radial distance and a first guard guiding surface having a first end adjacent the first guard retaining surface and a second end distal from the first end. The first end is disposed at the second radial distance from the axis. The second end is disposed at a third radial distance from the axis. The third radial distance is greater than the second radial distance. A second guard is secured to the base plate and includes a second guard retaining surface including a second curved surface defined by the second radial distance from the axis. A second guard guiding surface has a first end adjacent the second guard retaining surface and a second end distal from the first end. The first end is disposed at the second radial distance from the axis. The second end is disposed at a fourth radial distance from the axis. The fourth radial distance is greater than the second radial distance.
US12286180B2
A seat post assembly for a bicycle includes a first tube having a first distal end and a second tube having a second distal end. A distance between the first distal end of the first tube and the second distal end of the second tube is at a maximum when the first tube is in a first position relative to the second tube. The seat post assembly also includes a first chamber and a second chamber that are fluidly coupleable. The first chamber is a positive fluid chamber, and the second chamber is a negative fluid chamber. The seat post assembly includes a fluid volume disposed in the first chamber and the second chamber. The fluid volume includes a compressible fluid. The first chamber is configured to act as a spring configured to bias the first tube towards the first position relative to the second tube.
US12286165B2
A vehicle accessory includes a body portion. The body portion is made substantially of aluminum composite material. The vehicle accessory further includes at least one connector for selectively attaching the body portion to a portion of an automobile. The body portion includes a front edge and a rear edge. The front edge is curved along at least a portion thereof. The front and rear edges are laterally opposed from each other. The rear edge extends substantially linearly from a first corner to a second corner. The first and second corners are formed at junctions between the front edge and the rear edge.
US12286164B2
The present disclosure discloses an all-terrain vehicle. The all-terrain vehicle includes: a signal acquirer; an engine; an engine controller; a first differential; a first wheel; a driving motor; a motor controller; a battery power source electrically connected with the driving motor; a second differential in transmission connection with the driving motor; and second wheels in transmission connection with the second differential and are located at both lateral sides of the second differential. Therefore, by connecting and matching the first differential, the engine, the driving motor and the second differential with the corresponding components, the hybrid all-terrain vehicle allows intelligent four-wheel drive, reduces energy consumption, and has a compact and reasonable structure.
US12286161B2
A cab mounting including a chassis holder, a cab holder, and a shaping element. The chassis holder includes a chassis plate, designed for fastening to a vehicle chassis, and a lower bearing plate, which is fastened to the chassis plate and has an opening designed for connection to an upper bearing plate. The cab holder includes a cab plate, designed for fastening to a vehicle cab, and an upper bearing plate, which is fastened to the cab plate and has a U-shaped structure, designed in order to be held movably in the opening of the lower bearing plate, such that the chassis holder and the cab holder are movable relative to each other. The shaping element is attached to at least one of the lower bearing plate and the chassis plate such that dirt which occurs is scraped off at the shaping element.
US12286160B2
A structure of a purpose-built vehicle, includes a vehicle body cross member coupled to a floor panel in a lower side of the floor panel of a vehicle body, a frame including frame side members and a frame cross member and coupled to a lower side of the vehicle body, a plurality of connection brackets located between the vehicle body cross member and the frame cross member, and fastening bolts coupled to the connection brackets while penetrating the frame cross member and a battery casing configured to accommodate a high-voltage battery.
US12286159B2
A side-impact crash structure may be positioned proximate an end of a vehicle to reduce impact forces imparted to an occupant during a side collision. The side-impact crash structure may include energy absorbers positioned on lateral sides of the vehicle between the passenger compartment and a longitudinal end of the vehicle. The energy absorbers may be configured to absorb impact forces over a limited ride-down distance (the distance over which the deceleration occurs) to prevent damage to both the occupants and one or more components or systems of the vehicle. The energy absorbers can be configured to deform along an oblique axis of the vehicle under a compressive force. The side-impact crash structure may include one or more load spreaders disposed between the energy absorbers that disperse the impact force to other portions of the vehicle.
US12286148B1
A steering column jacket assembly for a steering system of motor vehicle includes a first steering jacket extending along a longitudinal axis and a second steering jacket arranged for telescoping movement relative to the first steering jacket along the longitudinal axis. A guide bracket is fixed to the second steering jacket. The guide bracket has a guide bushing disposed between the guide bracket and the first steering jacket, the guide bushing self-centering the first steering jacket and the second steering jacket relative to one another to inhibit relative rotation between the first steering jacket and the second steering jacket.
US12286147B2
A steering device that holds a steering member in such a manner that the steering member is movable between an advanced position where a driver can steer the steering member and a retracted position located closer to the front of a vehicle. The steering device includes: a fixed member attached to a vehicle body; a movable member to which a steering shaft holding the steering member is rotatably attached; and an upper guide mechanism and a lower guide mechanism that linearly guide the movable member with respect to the fixed member. An end on the advancing side of the upper guide mechanism is located further toward the advancing side than an end on the advancing side of the lower guide mechanism in an advancing and retracting direction of the movable member.
US12286142B2
An equipment housing assembly removably securable to a hi-rail vehicle operable to advance along first and second rails of a railroad track includes a housing that houses and/or supports at least one rail sensor. The at least one rail sensor is operable to sense at least one property of at least one of the first and second rails as the hi-rail vehicle advances along the first and second rails. The at least one rail sensor is advanceable from a retracted configuration relative to the equipment housing to a deployed configuration relative to the equipment housing to sense the at least one property of at least one of the first and second rails. A power distribution system is removably and electrically connectable to a power source in the hi-rail vehicle. A control system is communicatively coupled the at least one sensor to control operation thereof and communicate sensor data therefrom.
US12286141B2
A hopper railroad car top hatch cover assembly including a hatch cover and a hatch cover securer configured to secure the hatch cover in a closed position engaging a coaming of the hopper railroad car.
US12286138B2
According to one aspect, systems and techniques for adaptive trust calibration may include usage of a driving style predictor, including a memory and a processor. The memory may store one or more instructions and the processor may execute one or more of the instructions stored on the memory to perform one or more acts, actions, or steps, such as receiving a current automated vehicle (AV) driving style, receiving an indication of an event and an associated event type, receiving an indication of a driver takeover, concatenating the current AV driving style and one or more of the event type or the driver takeover to generate an input, and passing the input through a neural network, which may include a gated recurrent unit (GRU), to generate a preference change associated with the AV driving style.
US12286129B2
A method of soliciting an occupant intervention for a simultaneous localization and mapping-based navigation system. A vehicle path plan and a motion control instruction are created and a suspected obstacle in a drive path is identified, wherein the drive path provides a portion of the vehicle path plan. The method further includes providing an indication on a first display that an intervention by an occupant is requested and determining if the occupant is paying attention to the indication on the first display. A system of performing the method includes a controller configured to execute instructions executing the method.
US12286114B2
A motion manager is configured to request at least one of a plurality of actuators provided in a vehicle to move the vehicle in accordance with a kinematic plan. The actuators includes a second holding device having the holding function and being configured to execute backup control. The motion manager includes one or more processors configured to: receive information indicating the kinematic plan from a setting device; distribute, to at least one of the actuators, a motion request for the vehicle calculated by using the kinematic plan; and transmit, to the setting device, predetermined information including information indicating whether an abnormality has occurred in the holding function of the second holding device and information indicating a control status of the second holding device, and not including information for identifying a category of the second holding device.
US12286112B2
The present disclosure relates to a method of generating a target operational speed band (53; 63; 67) for a host vehicle (1) travelling along a route. A first time-dependent obstacle (15-n, 18-n) is identified at a first location on the route. The first time-dependent obstacle (15-n, 18-n) is identified as hindering progress of the host vehicle (1) during a first time period (I1). The first time-dependent obstacle (15-n, 18-n) is defined in a two-dimensional speed against distance map (50, 60). A first speed trajectory (51, 52; 61; 65, 66) is determined from a first point to a second point within the two-dimensional speed against distance map (50, 60). The second point represents the first location on the route and the determined first speed trajectory (51, 52; 61; 65, 66) represents the host vehicle (1) arriving at the first location at a first arrival time. The target operational speed band (53; 63; 67) is determined such that the first speed trajectory (51, 52; 61; 65, 66) forms one of an upper limit and a lower limit of the target operational speed band (53; 63; 67). The first arrival time is outside said first time period (I1). The present disclosure also relates to a controller (2) for generating a target operational speed band (53; 63; 67); and to a vehicle (1).
US12286108B2
A travel controller generates routes respectively leading from a current lane being traveled by a vehicle to lanes except the current lane. The lanes are demarcated by lane lines and located forward in a travel direction beyond a lack-of-lane zone having no lane line. The travel controller further identifies one of the routes corresponding to a path along which the vehicle is traveling the lack-of-lane zone as a route being traveled. The path is calculated with data outputted from a sensor mounted on the vehicle. Then the travel controller controls travel of the vehicle to keep one of the lanes to which the route being traveled leads.
US12286105B2
A steering system includes a motor, and a processor configured to perform a method. The method includes computing, by a processor, a predicted steering angle at a future time step. The method further includes determining, by the processor, a predicted vehicle-position at the future time step based on the predicted steering angle. The method further includes detecting, by the processor, a proximity to an object at the future time step based on predicted vehicle-position. The method further includes generating, by the processor, an intervention signal in response to the proximity being below a predetermined threshold.
US12286103B2
An apparatus for object detection includes a processor configured to detect an object around a vehicle by inputting a sensor signal into a classifier. The sensor signal is obtained by at least one sensor for sensing the situation around the vehicle, and the sensor is mounted on the vehicle. The processor is further configured to set the degree of omission of computation so that at least part of computation on the sensor signal by the classifier will be omitted when the speed of the vehicle is not greater than a predetermined speed threshold and the situation around the vehicle does not correspond to any of predetermined exceptional situations.
US12286101B2
A traveling body includes a range sensor and circuitry. The range sensor is disposed on a front face of the traveling body in a traveling direction in which the traveling body travels on a road surface and disposed obliquely downward at an inclination angle relative to the road surface. The circuitry determines presence of a continuous obstacle in a case where measurement results of a plurality of planes scanned by the range sensor include a plurality of feature values indicating unevenness relative to the road surface similar to each other. The circuitry generates an obstacle map of a front region of the traveling body not scanned by the range sensor, based on sequential feature information indicating that a predetermined number of feature values indicating the unevenness are sequentially present; and controls the traveling body to travel on the road surface based on the obstacle map.
US12286099B2
A method of decelerating a plurality of vehicles along a roadway may include, at a first vehicle, receiving, from an adjacent downstream vehicle, a first braking initiation signal and a first deceleration value indicating a deceleration rate of the adjacent downstream vehicle, determining a first distance to the adjacent downstream vehicle, and determining, based at least in part on the first distance, a second deceleration value configured to prevent the first vehicle from colliding with the adjacent downstream vehicle. The method may further include in accordance with a determination that the second deceleration value is greater than or equal to an upper deceleration value, decelerating at the upper deceleration value, and, in accordance with a determination that the second deceleration value is less than the upper deceleration value and greater than a lower deceleration target, decelerating at the second deceleration value.
US12286098B2
A control device includes an imaging unit configured to acquire imaging data of surroundings of a moving body, a reception unit configured to receive selection of a predetermined parking position from a user of the moving body, and a control unit configured to execute automatic parking control for parking the moving body at the predetermined parking position based on the imaging data and the predetermined parking position, and to register the predetermined parking position as a designated parking position. When the moving body is stopped after the automatic parking control is started and before the predetermined parking position is reached, the control unit registers a stop position where the moving body is stopped as the designated parking position.
US12286095B2
A hybrid system which can calculate various type of more proper required torques is provided while input factors which can be used for calculating the various types of required torques are limited. A hybrid system 2 includes a rotation sensor 31 which detects a rotation number of an engine 3, at least either one of an accelerator opening-degree sensor 61 which detects an accelerator opening degree and a rotation-number instruction unit 62 which transmits a rotation-number signal instructing a certain rotation number to the engine 3, and a control unit 5 which controls an operation of the engine 3. The control unit 5 executes control of calculating a torque determining factor for determining a system required torque as the hybrid system 2 on the basis of at least either one of the accelerator opening degree detected by the accelerator opening-degree sensor 61 and the rotation-number signal transmitted by the rotation-number instruction unit 62 and control of calculating the system required torque on the basis of the rotation number detected by the rotation sensor 31 and the calculated torque determining factor.
US12286084B2
A Car Door Inner Handle Base Repair Method is a technique used to repair the fracture and separation of the welding post between the car door inner handle base and the inner door panel body without the need to replace the entire car door inner panel assembly. This method involves creating an identical repair component by copying the car door inner handle base. The repair component includes multiple corresponding through-posts, aligned with the welding posts of the damaged inner door panel body and the damaged car door inner handle base. To execute the repair, the damaged inner door panel body is drilled with holes corresponding to the through-posts, and the repair component's multiple through-posts are inserted into the corresponding holes on the damaged inner door panel, securing the repair component in place using locking mechanisms.
US12286083B2
A vehicle includes an internal cabin, a lavatory within the internal cabin, and a cleaning system within the lavatory. The cleaning system includes a floor having an exposed upper surface. The floor includes a hydrophobic material configured to repel liquid. An air knife is configured to output an airstream over the exposed upper surface of the floor to remove one or both of liquid or debris off the floor. The air knife is at or proximate to a first portion of the floor. A vacuum has an air inlet. The vacuum draws in the airstream through the air inlet. The vacuum is at or proximate to a second portion of the floor that is opposite from the first portion. The first portion is at a first level that is above a second level of the second portion.
US12286078B2
Step apparatuses that removably couple to a door latch element (e.g., a U-shaped striker element) of a vehicle are described. A step apparatus may include a hook element that enables the step apparatus to hang from a door latch element in a vehicle door well. A step apparatus may also be able to extend through a door latch element such that the step apparatus may couple to the door latch element in an upright position. A step apparatus may include one or more than one step structure.
US12286075B2
A vehicle control method and a vehicle control device are configured to control the movement of a vehicle based on operation of a terminal device located outside the vehicle. The vehicle receives from the terminal device a first signal indicating that a first button of the terminal device has been pressed. The vehicle doors are unlocked based on the reception of the first signal, and the vehicle is placed in a state in which movement control is permitted.
US12286061B2
An object detector detects, for each of environmental sensors mounted on a vehicle, an object in an area around the vehicle from each piece of time-series environmental data generated by the environmental sensor; identifies a blind spot that is not represented in any of the pieces of environmental data respectively generated by the environmental sensors; selects, from the environmental sensors, an environmental sensor generating environmental data that can be omitted in detection of the object, based on a travel condition of the vehicle; requests blind spot data representing the blind spot from an external device equipped with an external sensor capable of generating the blind spot data; and stops detection of the object from environmental data generated by the selected environmental sensor and detects an object in the blind spot from obtained blind spot data, when the blind spot data is obtained from the external device.
US12286054B2
A vehicle lamp apparatus has an adaptive driving beam lamp unit, and a controller. The adaptive driving beam lamp unit contains a plurality of individually controllable pixels, and is structured to emit a lamp beam with a light distribution that corresponds to states of the pixels. The controller is structured to control the light distribution of the adaptive driving beam lamp unit. The vehicle lamp apparatus can form an aiming light distribution in an aiming mode. The aiming light distribution contains a cross pattern whose cross point falls on a position that corresponds to an elbow point of a low-beam light distribution.
US12286050B2
A trailer that has a main body having a front bulkhead, an opposing rear bulkhead, an exterior wall operably engaged with the front and rear bulkheads, and at least one interior chamber defined collectively by the front bulkhead, the rear bulkhead, and the exterior wall. The at least one interior chamber is adapted to carry a load. The trailer also includes a removable false bulkhead operably engaged with the main body. The false bulkhead is located a distance away from one of the front bulkhead and the rear bulkhead.
US12286046B2
A cup holder is disclosed. The cup holder includes a first support part and a second support part configured to accommodate a cup and rotatably disposed to assume a non-use position or a use position, a first slider configured to be movable along a given axis by rotation of the first support part, a second slider configured to be movable along the given axis by rotation of the second support part; and a link spring connected to the first slider and the second slider and configured to be rotated when the first slider and the second slider are moved along the given axis.
US12286041B2
A child safety seat includes a seat shell for receiving a child, an extension member, an extension locking mechanism operable to lock the extension member with respect to the seat shell, and an anti-rebound part. The anti-rebound part can be installed on the extension member or the seat shell. The child safety seat is installable on a vehicle seat in a rear facing position with the anti-rebound part extending at an angle above the extension member and adjacent to a seatback of the vehicle seat.
US12286038B2
A seat adjustment structure for adjusting a relative position between a seat and a base carrying the seat is provided. The seat adjustment structure is capable of sliding with respect to the base along a first direction and includes: one pair of engaging members, fixed to one of the base and the seat with respect to the first direction; a locking assembly, fixed to the other of the base and the seat, capable of being locked to or unlocked from the engaging member; an operating member, mounted on the seat or the base, capable of moving with respect to the seat along a second direction substantially perpendicular to the first direction; and a cable, connecting the operating member and the locking assembly, and being arranged to transmit a movement of the operating member to the locking assembly, thereby causing the locking assembly to be locked or unlocked with respect to the engaging members, such that the base is locked or unlocked with respect to the seat.
US12286036B2
A seat sliding apparatus for a vehicle is provided. The seat sliding apparatus may include a lead screw configured to define a first toothed part on an outer circumferential surface thereof, and disposed in forward and rearward directions of a vehicle, a worm gear rotated by a driving motor, a transmission gear assembly engaged with the worm gear to be rotated, a power transmission belt engaged with the transmission gear assembly, and a nut unit including a first nut configured such that a second toothed part engaged with the first toothed part is defined on an inner circumferential surface thereof, and a second nut configured to come into contact with the power transmission belt.
US12286033B2
A seat monitoring system for monitoring a state of at least one seat arrangeable in a vehicle's interior and determining the position of the seat in the interior. The monitoring system has a control module, two sending modules signally connected to the control module, and at least one seat module associated with at least one seat and a receiving module. The two sending modules are spaced apart from one another and each have one antenna, the receiving module has two antennas. A first antenna of the receiving module is configured to receive a signal from a first sending module of the sending modules, and a second antenna of the receiving module is configured to receive a signal from a second sending module of the sending modules. The receiving module is configured to determine signal strengths of the signals received by the antennas of the receiving module for position determination.
US12286030B2
A battery system includes a lithium ion battery that couples to an electrical system. The battery system also includes a battery management system that electrically couples to the lithium ion battery and controls one or more recharge parameters of the lithium ion battery. Additionally, the battery management system monitors one or more parameters of the lithium ion battery. Further, the battery management system controls the recharge parameters of the lithium ion battery based on at least one lithium plating model and the monitored parameters. Furthermore, the at least one lithium plating model indicates a relationship between the one or more parameters of the lithium ion battery and a likelihood of lithium plating occurring in the lithium ion battery.
US12286022B2
A system for conductively charging a motor vehicle includes a charging device and a receiving device. The charging device has an electrical contacting unit and a lifting device operable for axially moving the contacting unit between retracted and extended positions. The receiving device has a receiving chamber for receiving the contacting unit inserted therein when the contacting unit is moved to an extended position. The contacting unit has a cylindrical or truncated cone body and includes an electrical contact ring extending around a lateral surface of the body of the contacting unit. The receiving device includes a radially position-able electrical contact element along the receiving chamber. When the contact element is in one radial position while the contacting unit is inserted into the receiving chamber the contact element electrically contacts the contact ring and mechanically fixes the contacting unit to the receiving device inside the receiving chamber.
US12286017B2
The present invention is a system and methods for an immediate shutdown of charging for an electric vehicle charger. The system may include a sensor, which is communicatively connected to a charging connection, and a control circuit, which is communicatively connected to the sensor. If a disruption element is determined by the control circuit as a function of a charging datum of the sensor, then control circuit is configured to conduct an immediate shutdown of charger by disabling a communication of a charging connection to prevent harm to an electric vehicle, a charger, and/or a user.
US12286016B2
A control system and method of controlling a utility vehicle. The system may include a controller, an energy mode input associated with a user input request to select one of at least two power modes, an implement control input associated with a user input request to select a movement of an implement, a drive control input associated with a user input request to select a movement of a drive system to propel the utility vehicle, and an attachment type input to further refine the allowed operating power states. The controller is adapted to determine a change between the plurality of operating power states in response to user input requests to automatically optimize machine performance and efficiency. Each of the plurality of operating power states includes a maximum electric current output and a maximum speed output of the electric motor.
US12286009B2
Estimating fuel consumptions of a vehicle is disclosed. A first fuel consumption value in a first time interval is estimated using fuel-sender resistance data. A second fuel consumption value in a second time interval is estimated using fuel-injected mass data. At least the first fuel consumption value and the second fuel consumption value are combined to obtain a fuel consumption value. The fuel consumption value is then output.
US12286007B2
A vehicle thermal management system is disclosed comprising a first and a second coolant circuit each comprising a coolant pump. The first coolant circuit comprises a coolant duct configured to conduct coolant flow through a portion of the first coolant circuit, and an expansion tank connected to the coolant duct. The system further comprises a first connecting conduit connecting the second coolant circuit to the coolant duct, and valve controllable between a first state in which the valve hinders flow of fluid through the first connecting conduit, and a second state in which the valve allows flow of fluid through the first connecting conduit. The present disclosure further relates to a vehicle comprising a vehicle thermal management system.
US12286003B2
Discussed is an underbody for a vehicle including a tray member fastened to a lower portion of a vehicle body frame and including a receiving portion having a structure with an open lower surface to accommodate a battery module; and a cover member to cover the open lower surface of the receiving portion, wherein the cover member includes a flow path to circulate a refrigerant fluid.
US12285998B2
A vehicle includes a perfume diffuser including a pair of electrodes, at least one fragrance cartridge including a resistance plate electrically connected to the pair of electrodes, and a controller identifying the types of the fragrance cartridge based on the size of current flowing through the pair of electrodes and the resistance plate.
US12285995B2
A method for initiating a defrosting process of a heat exchanger of a heat pump of a motor vehicle, wherein the heat exchanger and a coolant heat exchanger of a cooling circuit of the motor vehicle are arranged in a common air path, involves determining a coolant outlet temperature of a coolant from the coolant heat exchanger, determining a state of icing of the heat exchanger using the coolant outlet temperature, and initiating a defrosting process of the heat exchanger if icing of the heat exchanger is determined.
US12285993B2
Break mode control method of a driver in eco-friendly vehicles and vehicle system providing the same
A vehicle system is directed to providing a driver with a utility mode, which is an indoor environment condition of a vehicle where it may be rested, and includes: a vehicle communication portion that is configured to receive a first request message requesting execution of the utility mode by communicating with a service terminal provided in the vehicle or a driver terminal possessed by the driver; and a vehicle controller that is configured to set electric components and controllers involved in driving of the vehicle to an off mode when an entry condition for the execution of the utility mode is satisfied and the vehicle's starting is in an on-state, and sets an air conditioning device controlling an indoor air condition of the vehicle and a stack generating power required in the utility mode to a driving mode to execute the utility mode.
US12285986B2
A method for determining a tyre normal force range (Fz,min, Fz,max) of a tyre force (Fz) acting on a vehicle (100), the method comprising; obtaining (S1) suspension data (310) associated with a suspension system of the vehicle (100); obtaining (S2) inertial measurement unit, IMU, data (320) associated with the vehicle (100); estimating (S3), by a suspension-based estimator (330) a first tyre normal force range (Fz1,min, Fz1,max) based on the suspension data (310); estimating (S4), by an inertial force-based estimator (340), a second tyre normal force range (Fz2,min, Fz2,max) based on the IMU data (320); and determining (S5) the tyre normal force range (Fz,min, Fz,max) based on the first tyre normal force range (Fz1,min, Fz2,max) and on the second tyre normal force range (Fz2,min, Fz2,max).
US12285983B2
The present invention relates to a rotary disc suspension system for connecting different components constituting a moving body, comprising: an inner disc rotatably connected to one component of the moving body; and an outer disc which is coupled to another component of the moving body and which is rotatably coupled to the inner disc while disposed to face the inner disc, and thus force applied to the moving body during traveling is converted into rotational motion from linear motion so that dynamic strain and dynamic stress of the moving body can be more actively managed, and thus, even if the moving body encounters bumpy and rugged land or sloped land when in motion, a horizontal state can be maintained without tilting.
US12285978B1
The present disclosure relates a device that includes a rotary union body. Included with the rotary union body is a circumferential air channel, a seal channel, and an intake air channel. The intake air channel is connected to the circumferential air channel. Also disclosed is a hub assembly system that includes a hub and a rotary union body. Included with the rotary union body is a circumferential air channel, a seal channel and an intake air channel. Here the intake air channel is connected to the circumferential air channel.
US12285977B1
A partition assembly configured to be mounted in a tire cavity defined between a wheel and a tire to divide the tire cavity into a plurality of segments, the partition assembly including at least one air line and a plurality of baffles. Each one of the plurality of baffles including: a base configured to be mounted to the wheel, the base defining an air passageway in fluid communication with the at least one air line; and an expandable body connected to the base and in fluid communication with the air passageway of the base, the expandable body configured to be filled with air from the at least one air line. Each one of the plurality of baffles is configured to receive air from the at least one air line to expand the plurality of baffles from a deflated configuration to an inflated configuration in which the plurality of baffles are configured to contact an inner wall of the tire coupled to the wheel to divide the tire cavity into the plurality of segments.
US12285975B2
An actuating mechanism for a caster that brakes and positions the caster by means of a cam mechanism that enables braking of the caster using minimum forces developed on the brake lever or brake rod. The mechanism helps to handle casters of patient support apparatuses in hospital and nursery facilities easily, using minimum force developed by caregivers or by an electronic caster brake systems if used for braking of casters of patient support apparatuses, as well. The mechanism may produce an outstanding decrease of noise level of castors on patient support apparatuses.
US12285972B2
A sprocket support body is rotatably mounted on a hub axle of a bicycle rear hub assembly. The sprocket support body comprises at least ten external spline teeth configured to engage with a bicycle rear sprocket assembly. Each of the at least ten external spline teeth has an external-spline driving surface and an external-spline non-driving surface. The at least ten external spline teeth has an external-spline major diameter equal to or smaller than 34 mm. The sprocket support body is free of external spline teeth having another external-spline major diameter that is different from the external-spline major diameter.
US12285969B1
The invention is a vinyl cling intended for use with a vinyl inflatable structure, such as an inflatable pool, and innovative placement method thereof. Relocatable placement of the vinyl clings on an inflatable structure allows a user to customize the structure itself for various events. In operation, the user can remove the cling from a backing sheet on which the clings are stored, wet one side of the cling, the space on the structure where the cling is intended to be placed, or both, press the cling onto the structure and again wet the cling and space on the structure around the cling to assure that the cling is secured thereto. The user can then remove the cling and repeat this process over and over without leaving any residue on the structure from an adhesive material.
US12285965B2
The invention relates to a multilayer structure intended to be inserted in an identification document and comprising at least one first layer at least partially opaque forming a data area, the first layer comprising at least one through opening integrally confined by at least partially opaque material of the first layer, and a second layer at least partially transparent extending at least partially on the data area in order to extend into the through opening, the second layer comprising a part extending beyond the first layer and forming an edge part, the second layer comprising at least one element forming a security element, the security element being present and/or visible on and/or in the edge part and in the through opening of the first layer.
US12285964B2
A structure of a screen printing plate comprises a supporting frame, a composite screen, a first and a second adhesive body, and an adhesive tape. The composite screen is connected to the supporting frame and comprises a first and a second screen. The first screen is disposed along the supporting frame and encloses a central region. The second screen covers the central region and is in partial overlapped with and connected to the first screen, wherein the screens are made from different materials. The first adhesive body is disposed between the first and the second screens and connects them. The second adhesive body is disposed on one side of the composite screen and covers the first adhesive body. The adhesive tape is opposite to the second adhesive body and is disposed on the other side of the composite screen. A manufacturing method of a screen printing plate is also provided.
US12285959B2
A printer includes a base and a cover. The base includes front and rear walls, and first and second sidewalls. The cover is pivotally connected to the base. A receiving section extends within the base from the first sidewall to an interior end of the section. The receiving section receives sheets of paper. A paper feeding mechanism is disposed between the interior end and the second sidewall. The paper feeding mechanism is operable to feed paper from the receiving section in the longitudinal direction through the base. A print module is disposed within the base between the paper feeding mechanism and the second sidewall. The print module includes ink injectors operable to print on paper being fed past the injectors from the receiving section. A toner module is operable to provide ink to the injectors. A battery module is disposed between the receiving section and the rear wall.
US12285956B2
Provided are a manufacturing and quality testing method and a manufacturing device for a printed product capable of resisting abnormal environmental changes and operating in all weather and suitable for hygiene management operations, as well as the printed product, which relate to the technical field of printing. The manufacturing and quality testing method for the printed product includes the following steps: selecting a material for producing a content component of the product, the material having a structure that exhibits bi-characteristics; preparing a polyurethane adhesive; forming waterproof and weather-resistant images on a sheet material of the content component of the product by an appropriate printing method; performing connecting between the content component of the weather-resistant product and a cover; and sampling and testing are performed to assure quality during the process of manufacturing the product capable of operating in all weather and capable of being disinfected and washed. The printed product can resist extreme temperatures and operate in all weather under abnormal environments, and is cost-effective and durable.
US12285947B2
A printing apparatus includes a printing head provided with a first nozzle row and a second nozzle row arranged shifted from the first nozzle row in a nozzle alignment direction, and a control unit configured to control ejection of ink from nozzles included in the printing head onto a medium based on print data. The control unit is configured to set an image to be complemented as a partial region of an image to be printed on the medium in accordance with a boundary portion between the first nozzle row and the second nozzle row, assign print data for printing the image to be completed to at least one of a first adjacent nozzle that is a nozzle in the first nozzle row and adjacent to the boundary portion and a second adjacent nozzle that is a nozzle in the second nozzle row and adjacent to the boundary portion, and complement the image to be complemented by ink ejection from at least one of the first adjacent nozzle and the second adjacent nozzle.
US12285937B2
There is provided a printing apparatus including: a first head including first nozzles; a first irradiator including first light sources; and a controller. The first nozzles are arranged to constitute a nozzle row. The first light sources are arranged to constitute a light source row, and including an inner light source, and first and second outer light sources. The controller is configured to cause: the first head to execute a first discharging operation of discharging a clear ink to a printing medium; and the first irradiator to execute a first irradiating operation of irradiating the clear ink with a light. The controller is configured to make an intensity of the light, from each of the first and second outer light sources, with which the clear ink is irradiated smaller than an intensity of the light, from the inner light source, with which the clear ink is irradiated.
US12285934B2
The present invention provides a self-adhesive cork wallpaper, comprising a cork layer, wherein the bottom of the cork layer is bonded with a radiance layer via a glue layer, the bottom of the radiance layer is bonded with a base paper layer, the bottom of the base paper layer is painted with a self-adhesive layer, and the bottom of the self-adhesive layer is bonded with a release paper layer, wherein the cork layer of the self-adhesive cork wallpaper imparts a unique texture to the wallpaper, and brings about a distinctive wall surface decoration effect via tactile sensation and visual effect; and the natural texture of the cork material imparts a natural aesthetic feeling to the wallpaper, and increases the warmth and comfort of an indoor space.
US12285931B2
A polymeric film, sheet, or extrusion coating is formed as a multilayered structure having at least one A layer and at least one B layer. The polymeric film, sheet, or extrusion coating is able to include at least 30% recycled content resin while also exhibiting improved stiffness and strength relative to films with purely virgin polymers. One embodiment of the present invention further presents improved oxygen barrier properties relative to existing films, sheets, or extrusion coatings. Due to the strong structural properties, the polymeric film, sheet, or extrusion coating allows for the inclusion of recycled content into applications where recycled content has previously not been able to be included, such as flexible food, pharmaceutical, or cosmetics packaging.
US12285927B2
Laminated glass for a vehicle includes a vehicle-interior side glass plate, a vehicle-exterior side glass plate, an interlayer film that bonds the vehicle-interior side glass plate and the vehicle-exterior side glass plate, and a structure sealed in the interlayer film. The interlayer film includes a first interlayer film bonded to the vehicle-interior side glass plate, a second interlayer film bonded to the vehicle-exterior side glass plate, and a third interlayer film located between the first interlayer film and the second interlayer film to enclose an outer periphery of the structure. Where a film thickness of the first interlayer film or the second interlayer film, whichever is thinner, is denoted as ti, and a thickness of the structure is denoted as ts, ti/ts≥0.4 is satisfied. Where a flexural modulus of the structure is denoted as E1 [MPa], a relationship between ts and E1 satisfies E1×ts3≥500.
US12285911B2
A 3D printing method for an impact-resistant gradient complex part containing a hollow ceramic sphere complex, wherein the method includes the following steps: 1) designing the size and shape of the part as well as an internal layered structure; 2) providing a raw material, wherein the raw material contains a high polymer, a curing agent and hollow ceramic spheres; and 3) providing the raw material with a certain thickness according to a design, then, curing the raw material by using a heat source to form a high polymer layer containing the hollow ceramic spheres, and repeatedly printing the high polymer layer according to the design until the high polymer layer reaches the designed thickness to form the impact-resistant gradient complex part.
US12285906B2
Systems and methods are provided for improving thermal management strategies of a cathode assembly of an X-ray tube. In one embodiment, an X-ray tube comprises an anode assembly and a cathode assembly, wherein the cathode assembly includes one or more elements that include an internal porous section for controlling a flow of heat within the cathode assembly during operation of the X-ray tube. In this way, heat conduction to temperature sensitive aspects of the cathode assembly may be reduced, while enabling sufficient heat transfer to other parts of the cathode assembly to minimize deformation.
US12285900B1
The disclosure provides methods for expanding a polymeric tube using one or more deformable members. The methods can involve disposing the polymeric tube within the one or more deformable members and radially deforming the polymeric tube and the one or more deformable members. The rate of deformation of the polymeric tube and/or the extent of deformation of the one or more polymeric tubes can advantageously be controlled along one or more axes by at least one of the one or more deformable members.
US12285897B2
Techniques for forming a helical rubber hose are provided. Such techniques include modified crosshead extrusion techniques in which an elastomer is melted, fed into a crosshead assembly, and extruded on a helical mandrel fed through the crosshead assembly to form a hose. In techniques described herein, relative axial and rotational motion of the mandrel and a die plate at or on the outlet or output of the crosshead assembly are kinematically matched such that the distance of relative axial movement of the mandrel per one revolution equals one pitch of the mandrel.
US12285890B2
An internally reinforced thermoplastic container has a body manufactured using rotational molding. Prior to molding, attachment elements are releasably attached to the interior surface of parts of a mold, and an initially separate tension member is connected between the attachment elements. The mold is closed and a body of the container molded such that the attachment elements are integrated into the walls of the body. After molding, the attachment elements are released from the mold. The attachment elements and the tension member define a tension structure to resist outward bulging of the container walls. The tension member may be tensioned prior to or after molding of the container body. The attachment elements may take the form of eyelets having a base incorporated into the wall of the container body. The method enables the formation of a hollow thermoplastic container with integrally formed internal reinforcement.
US12285874B2
The component mounter includes a mounting control section that controls a mounting operation for a component by the mounting head based on a control program to execute a mounting process. In a recovery process of attempting to mount a component anew with a mounting position related to the mounting operation as a target position in a case where an error has occurred in the mounting operation, the mounting control section executes the mounting operation for the component by using a designated holder that is one of the multiple holders allocated to the target position in the mounting process as the designated holder.
US12285866B2
A method and a device for ascertaining control parameters in a computer-assisted manner for handling a technical system is provided. A starting state and the surroundings of the technical system are detected using at least one sensor, and a physical simulation model of the technical system is generated using same. On the basis of the starting state, different combinations of handling steps of the technical system are simulated with respect to a specified target state using the simulation model, wherein control parameters of the technical system for carrying out the handling steps are varied. The simulation data is used to train a machine learning routine by means of an evaluation of each handling step, and the trained machine learning routine is used to ascertain an optimized combination of handling steps. The control parameters of the optimized combination of handling steps are output to control the technical system is also provided.
US12285863B2
A robot control method includes: acquiring target speed information of a robot at a next moment during walking of the robot; and adjusting a step frequency of the robot according to the target speed information and a current state of the robot. An apparatus for controlling a robot and several methods for determining whether the robot meets a step frequency switching condition are provided.
US12285862B2
A position/force controller performs a first conversion for distributing control energy to at least one of velocity or position energy and force energy, in accordance with a function to be realized, based on velocity (or position) and force information, which correspond to information relating to a position based on an operation of an actuator, and information serving as reference of control. The position/force controller calculates at least one of a velocity or position control amount and a force control amount based on at least one of the energies obtained through the distribution. The position/force controller integrates the calculated control amounts, performs a second conversion, and determines input to the actuator. The position/force controller performs a process, corresponding to increasing or decreasing performed on at least one of the velocity or position energy and the force energy together or independently, with satisfaction of a condition set for the control energy.
US12285859B2
There is provided a mechanical avatar assembly for use in a confined space in a structure. The mechanical avatar assembly includes a rail assembly for attachment to an access opening to the confined space. The rail assembly includes two or more rail segments coupled together to form an elongated base having a rail and a gear rack extending along a length of the elongated base. The rail assembly further includes a carriage portion coupled to the rail, and movable relative to the rail, and a drive assembly coupled to the carriage portion and to the gear rack, to move the carriage portion along the rail. The mechanical avatar assembly further includes an articulating avatar arm coupled to, and movable via, the carriage portion. The mechanical avatar assembly further includes an image capturing device.
US12285852B2
An anvil for use with a power tool may include a shank and ram lug. The stank may have a first end and a second end. The ram lug may extend radially from the second end of the shank. The am lug may include an impact surface configured to receive an impact force from a hammer of the power tool and an impact layer comprising the impact surface. The impact layer may have been formed via a treatment process to have an impact layer depth to an impact layer transitional material interface with an interior region of the ram lug. The impact layer may have a first hardness and the interior region of the ram lug may have a second hardness. The first hardness may be greater than the second hardness.
US12285847B2
A bushing displacing system comprising an engaging member and a brace member. The engaging member is configured to engage the brace assembly to displace the engaging member in the displacement direction and at least a portion of the bushing assembly to displace at least a portion of the bushing assembly in the displacement direction. The brace member is adapted to engage the brace assembly and the structural member. Operation of the actuator displaces at least one of the brace assembly and the engaging member in the displacement direction relative to the structural member such that the engaging member displaces at least a portion of the bushing assembly towards a desired position relative to the housing opening in the structural member.
US12285843B2
A control system for controlling abrasive blasting apparatus and an abrasive blasting apparatus including such a control system. The control system controls delivery of air and blast media to a blast nozzle of the abrasive blasting apparatus. The control system includes a deadman's switch, the deadman's switch features a user operable control. The user operable control is moveable from a first position, where the control system causes the abrasive blasting apparatus to not deliver air or blast media, to a second position where the control system causes the abrasive blasting apparatus to deliver both air and blast media. When the user operable control is in an intermediate position between the first and second positions, the control system causes the abrasive blasting apparatus to deliver air but not blast media. The control system may have control elements whose state may be sequentially changed by the user operable control as it moves.
US12285840B2
A polishing head includes a first ring-shaped member having an opening; a plate-shaped member that closes the opening on an upper side of the first ring-shaped member; a membrane that closes the opening on a lower side of the first ring-shaped member; a back pad adhered to a lower surface of the membrane; and a second ring-shaped member located below the back pad and having an opening that holds a polishing target workpiece. A space formed by closing the opening of the first ring-shaped member by the plate-shaped member and the membrane includes: a central region; and an outer peripheral region partitioned from the central region by a partition, and an inner peripheral edge region of the second ring-shaped member is located vertically below an outer peripheral edge of the outer peripheral region. A polishing apparatus includes the polishing head, and is used in a method of manufacturing a semiconductor wafer.
US12285835B2
A hard wafer grinding method includes a rough grinding step of forming a section along the diameter of a hard wafer into a centrally recessed shape by roughly grinding the hard wafer such that a central part of the hard wafer is thinner than a peripheral part of the hard wafer, a finish grinding step of expanding a ground area of the hard wafer from the peripheral part in an annular shape to the central part while dressing lower surfaces of finish grinding stones by the peripheral part of the hard wafer of the centrally recessed shape after the rough grinding, then setting the whole of a radius part of the hard wafer as the ground area, and further finish-grinding the hard wafer so as to obtain a predetermined thickness.
US12285829B2
An automated system for assembling a framed article including a plurality of canvases and a plurality of assembled frames to be combined with the plurality of canvases to form the framed articles. Each assembled frame is formed of a rear panel and a frame member that are detachably attached to one another with one canvas being stretched across a front face of the frame member. The automated system includes an assembly station including a movable presser head that is configured to detach and lift the rear panel from the frame member and a plurality of movable side guide fingers that are configured to fold side edges of the canvas over sides of the frame member to permit the presser head to press the rear panel down over the folded side edges of the canvas into engagement with the frame member with the canvas being captured between the frame member and the rear panel.
US12285826B2
A meshing structure for plate welding, and a tack-free welding device and method are provided. The device comprises a connecting frame, a welding gun, and a cutting mechanism, the welding gun is fixed on the connecting frame, and the cutting mechanism is connected to the connecting frame. The meshing structures are disposed on welded plates, and after being assembled, the two plates can be restrained by the meshing structures in multiple dimensions. Before welding, edges of the plates are cut according to the form of the meshing structures, then the plates are assembled and meshed; after the position of the welding gun is adjusted, the cutting mechanism and the welding gun are driven by a welding robot or a special welding machine to move along a weld; and the meshing structures are removed by the cutting mechanism, and then normal welding is performed by the welding gun.
US12285818B2
A method for producing the metal cylinder material according to the present disclosure includes: a process A of forming a slitted cylinder-shaped body including at least one slit extending from one end face to the other end face of a cylinder barrel portion consisting of at least one metal plate material; a process B of forming a filler-equipped cylinder-shaped body including a filling portion obtained by filling the slit with a filler for the filler to be filled throughout the slit in a length direction of the slit; and a process C of, by inserting at least a probe of a friction stir rotation tool including the probe at least into the filling portion and executing FSP, reforming at least the filling portion of the filler-equipped cylinder-shaped body to obtain the metal cylinder material including an FSP portion.
US12285817B2
A friction stir welding attachment includes a body configured to be attached to a spindle of a machine tool, a metalworking shaft rotatably supported by the body and including an attachment portion configured to attach a welding tool at an end thereof, and a pair of press components supported by the body and provided at respective sides across the attachment portion. The press components are each made of disc-shaped elastic material and are each supported in a manner rotatable around a rotation axis diagonally intersecting a rotation axis of the metalworking shaft.
US12285816B2
A welding station includes a welding gun that includes first and second caps. The welding gun is movable between a working position and a maintenance position. The working position corresponds to a welding operation on at least one workpiece. A maintenance tool assembly is configured to cooperate with the first and second caps in the maintenance position. The maintenance tool assembly includes a cap extractor, a cap dispenser and a cap dresser. The cap extractor is configured to remove the first and second caps from the welding gun. The cap dispenser is configured to provide a new cap to the welding gun for installation. The cap dresser is configured to shape the cap face. The maintenance tool assembly includes a lift actuator. A translate actuator is respectively configured to move the maintenance tool assembly in the lift and translate directions with respect to the welding gun.
US12285811B2
A method of cutting (e.g. micro-milling) brittle materials where a protective ductile layer is present on the brittle material during the cutting step. The method offers an improved edge quality of the machined profile relative to previous cutting (e.g. micro-milling) techniques. A machined product obtained by or obtainable by this method is disclosed.
US12285809B2
In a hard-film-coated drill having a cemented carbide drill body coated with a hard film, the drill body is provided with a smooth region at a boundary between a flank surface and a rake surface. The surface hardness of the hard film is within 2000 to 2500 HV in Vickers hardness. A radius r1 (μm) of curvature of the first ridgeline L1 where the smooth region and the flank surface intersect is represented by r1=0.45×D+a1 (10≤a1≤25), where D is the diameter (mm) of the body. A radius r2 (μm) of curvature the second ridgeline L2 where the flank surface and a margin intersect is represented by r2=0.65×D+a2 (39≤a2≤67). A thickness t1 (μm) of the hard film is represented by t1=0.8×ln(D)+a3 (0.7≤a3≤3.0).
US12285808B2
The present disclosure provides coupling systems for use in industrial systems to removably couple one or more components to the industrial system. The coupling systems discussed herein employ a flexible sleeve in addition to one or more components. The flexible sleeve can have a component disposed therein. When pressure is applied to the flexible sleeve, the flexible sleeve constricts around the component, securing the component in the coupling system and thus to the industrial system. Once the component is secured, the industrial system executes one or more processes on the component. The coupling systems discussed herein can accommodate components of varying internal and external geometries as well as internal and/or external coatings and surface finishes.
US12285806B2
A system, method and computer program product arranged for managing the operation of a machine and tracing the use of a cutting edge of a cutting tool used in the operation of the machine. The method includes the steps of reading an identification marker of a cutting edge of a cutting tool inserted into the machine, decoding the identification marker to determine a cutting edge information data associated with the cutting edge, obtaining machine operation data associated with the operation of the machine from the machine, and generating a first association data indicative of the cutting edge information data and the machine operation data.
US12285802B2
A method of manufacturing an additively manufactured object includes: checking, for an additively manufactured object including a plurality of internal passages, the presence or absence of a deposit in each inner wall surface of the plurality of internal passages; and selectively removing the deposit from the internal passage in which the deposit has been detected in the checking, among the plurality of internal passages.
US12285800B2
A processing system is provided with: a support apparatus that supports an object; a processing apparatus that performs an additive processing on the object by supplying powdery materials to the object; a driving power source that generates driving power; a driving power transmission member that transmits the driving power to at least one of the support apparatus and the processing apparatus; a partition member that is disposed between the driving power source and at least a part of the processing apparatus and that has a formed through hole which the driving power transmission penetrates; and a seal member that seals a gap between the driving power transmission member and the partition member.
US12285795B2
A bumper system includes a rear wall of a bumper beam provided with hole portions, and a bumper stay including tubular portions extending in the longitudinal direction, the tubular portions being inserted into the hole portions and joined to the hole portions by pipe expansion joining. The bumper stay includes a pulling-out obstructing portion protruding from the outer surfaces of the tubular portions in a cross section perpendicular to the longitudinal direction. The pulling-out obstructing portion abuts on the rear wall of the bumper beam in the direction in which the bumper stay is pulled out from the hole portions.
US12285791B2
A torque support for absorbing drive torques of at least one shaft drive, having two first force-conducting elements, each of which is rotatably fixed to the shaft drive at a distance from one another by a first end, and having a support element arranged at a distance from the shaft drive, to which support element the first force-conducting elements are each fixed rotatably and at a distance from one another by a second end opposite the first end, and spaced apart from one another, and having two second force-conducting elements which are each fixed at a first end to the support element in a rotatable manner and spaced apart from one another and are each fixed at a second end, opposite the first in each case, to a fixed element which is independent of the shaft drive in a rotatable manner and spaced apart from one another. A corresponding roller arrangement is further disclosed.
US12285776B2
Provided are a gravure coating device for preparing a large-width ultrathin metal lithium strip and the preparation method, relating to the technical field of preparation of metal lithium materials. The device comprises: a lithium-melting tank (17), a micro-gravure roller (5), a unwinding device, a substrate back roller (7), a hot pressing device and a winding device; wherein the lower portion of the micro-gravure roller (5) is immersed into the liquid lithium in the lithium-melting tank (17); one side of the micro-gravure roller (5) is provided with a hot scraper (6), and the end portion of the hot scraper (6) is in contact with the surface of the micro-gravure roller (5); the substrate back roller (7) is arranged diagonally above the micro-gravure roller (5); the unwinding device is arranged on one side of the substrate back roller (7); the winding device is arranged above the substrate back roller (7); the hot pressing device is arranged between the substrate back roller (7) and the winding device; after passing through the substrate back roller (7) and the hot pressing device, the substrate on the unwinding device is winded onto the winding device. The device is simple in structure and reasonable in design, effectively improves the coating uniformity, and realizes automatic production of ultrathin metal lithium strips with a thickness of 1-50 μm, thereby greatly improving work efficiency and product quality.
US12285768B2
A canister which has a substantially cylindrical form and comprises an innermost compartment located around an imaginary center axis of the cylindrical form and extending longitudinally in axial direction of the canister. The canister comprises cleaner cones, which have a substantially cone-like form with a hollow inside and which cleaner cones are removably mounted to the canister and located in the canister such, that narrow ends of cone form of the cleaner cones extend to the innermost compartment and wide ends of the cone form of the cleaner cones extend to the cylindrical circumference of the canister. The cleaner cones comprise covers and the cleaner cones are mounted such that cover of the cleaner cone is outside the canister. The canister further comprises an inspection light source configured to provide a visible indication of status of a cleaner cone of the canister in view of possible plug in the cleaner cone, when the light source is in operation.
US12285764B2
Disclosed is a deflection distributor refitting kit for a roller crusher. According to the disclosure the deflection distributor refitting kit comprises a deflection distributing shaft, thrust rods each having first and second ends and mounts for attachment of the deflection distributing shaft at a frame of the roller crusher, wherein a first end of each of said thrust rods is attached to the deflection distributing shaft via a lever, wherein a second end of each of the thrust rods is arranged to be attached to a movable bearing housing of the roller crusher, and wherein the deflection distributing shaft comprises at least two interconnectable sub-shafts. Also disclosed is a method for mounting the deflection distributor refitting kit, as well as a roller crusher comprising a deflection distributor.
US12285759B2
Disclosed is a genetic diagnosis chip. The genetic diagnosis chip includes one or more unit processing parts, wherein the unit processing part includes a pretreatment unit that loads a sample and performs a pretreatment process on a target material in the loaded sample, and a distribution unit which is located radially outward from the pretreatment unit and in which the target material pretreated through the pretreatment unit is distributed and detection of the distributed target material is performed, the pretreatment unit includes a sample loading unit that loads the sample, and a capture channel which captures the target material from the loaded sample, and the sample loading unit is formed on the capture channel.
US12285750B2
The present application provides a hydrophilic and hydrophobic composite packing-based rotating packed bed and a system. A hydrophobic packing and a hydrophilic packing are formed into a composite packing. When said packing cuts liquid, the hydrophobic packing can sufficiently disperse the liquid so as to make the dispersion of the liquid in the packing zone more uniform, and the wettability of the hydrophilic packing allows the liquid to spread sufficiently so as to increase the wetting efficiency of said packing. The phenomenon of droplet aggregation caused to liquid in a single hydrophobic packing zone and the phenomenon of reduction of liquid turbulence caused to liquid in a single hydrophilic packing zone can be avoided. Therefore, applying a hydrophilic and hydrophobic composite packing to a rotating packed bed can further improve the mass transfer and mixing performance thereof.
US12285749B2
The present invention relates to an adiabatic, zoned reactor for the reforming of NH3 to N2 and H2, the reactor particularly comprising n reaction zones arranged in sequence and extending along the axial length L of the reactor, wherein n is an integer in the range of from 2 to 5, wherein independently from one another, each of the n reaction zones comprises one or more catalytic components, wherein from the inlet reaction zone to the outlet reaction zone each reaction zone displays a lower light-off temperature T50 in the reforming of NH3 to N2 and H2 then the subsequent downstream one. Further, the present invention relates to a production unit comprising said reactor, a process for the reforming of NH3 to N2 and H2, and use of said reactor and said production unit.
US12285742B2
The purpose of the present invention is to provide a curing catalyst that is highly stable and has a practical curing speed. The present invention provides a curing catalyst [B] used for curing a polymer [A] that has a reactive hydrolyzable silicon-containing group. The curing catalyst [B] contains the reaction products of a metal alkoxide [B1] and an ammonium hydroxide [B2]. The metal alkoxide [B1] includes one or both of a titanium compound [B1a] that is represented by chemical formula (1), and another metal alkoxide [B1b]. The other metal alkoxide [B1b] is an alkoxide of a metal other than titanium, and the ammonium hydroxide [B2] is represented by chemical formula (2).
US12285737B1
Amine-supported mesoporous carbon and a preparation method and use thereof are provided. The preparation method includes: dissolving glucosamine hydrochloride completely in deionized water; adding aqueous colloidal silica dropwise under stirring for full dispersion; heating, stirring, and conducting evaporation to dryness; grinding to obtain a powder, adding the powder to a crucible, and conducting a hydrothermal reaction to obtain a black powder; oven-drying the black powder, and conducting carbonization in a muffle furnace in a protective gas environment to obtain a carbonized solid; adding the carbonized solid to an ammonium hydrogen fluoride solution to remove silica; repeatedly washing with deionized water, and drying in an oven to obtain nitrogen-doped mesoporous carbon (NC); adding the NC to an amine solution prepared with absolute ethanol, and stirring for full dispersion; and stirring a mixed solution in an oil bath until the absolute ethanol is completely evaporated to obtain the amine-supported mesoporous carbon.
US12285729B1
A polyimide membrane based on a polymer comprising polymerized units of a diselenide compound and having Formula I. A method of fabrication of the membrane using the polyimide-containing polymer and a method for separating one or more gases from a gaseous mixture using the membrane.
US12285725B2
The invention relates to a spacer with mixing elements, particularly for membrane modules. The spacer comprises a three-dimensional net with mesh (1) having the shape of polygons with number of sides n≥5, with at least one pair of sides made of support beams (2) which are not in contact with one another, parallel to one another, preferably inclined from the axis defining the direction of the flow, each of which fits in the volume of a cylinder and is in contact with the surface of membranes (4), with at least one pair of vertices of the sides made of support beams (2) is connected with one another by means of two connectors (3) comprising mixing elements which are not in contact with the surface of both membranes (4) and forming between them an angle β<180°, each of the connectors (3) fits in the volume of a solid formed by twisting a cylinder along its longitudinal axis by 90°, the spacer having, at least on part of its surface, mixing elements fixed in the net mesh, each of which is made of two beams (101) of the height of 0.1-10 mm, preferably 0.3 mm, being support points of the membrane (103), which are in contact with the membrane (103) and comprise side edges of a polyhedron being a mesh of the net and are connected by at least two connectors (102a) and (102b), intersecting at an angle (γ) in the range of 0-180°, preferably 30°, or interweaving in at least one point of a flat projection on a plain defined by axes of the beams (101). The spacer makes it possible to minimize fluid flow resistance and operate with a high linear flow velocity in constant conditions.
US12285722B2
A control method of a control system for controlling water purification module for processing water on two sides of a reverse osmosis membrane. The control system has a water purification module and a control module. The water purification module has a preliminary filter and a reverse osmosis filter. The control module regularly controls the purification and the drainage of the water purification module, and solves the problem that the TDS value of the water on both sides of the reverse osmosis membrane is too high after the water purifier is on standby for a period of time. The control system regularly drains high concentration water on both sides of the reverse osmosis membrane to improve water purification efficiency.
US12285704B2
An ion exchange resin for use as a stationary phase in an ion chromatography column. The ion exchange resin has a negatively charged substrate particle, a positively charged polymer layer bound to the negatively charged substrate particle, a linker, and an ion exchange group. The ion exchange group includes a sulfonamide group and an amine, in which the ion exchange group is coupled to the positively charged polymer layer via the linker. When the sulfonamide is in a neutral form, a positively charged amine group provides retention; while when the sulfonamide is in an anionic form, the sulfonamide anion becomes a counter ion to the positively charged amine group, forming a zwitterion that reduces retention at that site. Accordingly, the retention time is able to be controlled by adjusting the mobile phase pH.
US12285700B2
A ride on vehicle for a child that includes a vehicle body supported on a plurality of wheels, and electric motor powered by a battery and operatively coupled to at least one drive wheel of the plurality of wheels to propel the vehicle. The vehicle also includes a rod structure arranged at a rear of the vehicle and coupled to the vehicle body, and a lever adapted to be displaced between a first position and a second position to selectively enable or disable a propelling of the vehicle through the electric motor. In the first position of the lever, the vehicle is configured to be propelled by operating the electric motor. In the second position of the lever, the propelling of the vehicle through the electric motor is disabled.
US12285699B1
The novelty device for kicking a user's buttocks is a disciplinary device. The novelty device for kicking a user's buttocks exchanges momentum between an appropriate authority and a client. The momentum exchange occurs between the novelty device for kicking a user's buttocks and the buttocks of the client. The novelty device for kicking a user's buttocks comprises a frame structure, a mechanical linkage, and a disciplinary tool. The frame structure elevates the mechanical linkage and the disciplinary tool above a supporting surface. The mechanical linkage forms an energy transfer device that transfers the energy generated by the appropriate authority to the disciplinary tool. The disciplinary tool is a rotating structure. The disciplinary tool converts the received energy from the appropriate authority into a rotation with angular momentum. The disciplinary tool rotates until the disciplinary tool impacts the client.
US12285695B1
The method and system electronically detects users engaged in common gameplay using hash values generated based on image processing of designated portions of gameplay image capture. Portions are based on the game, common display area visible to all players. For each player running the executable application, these hash values are generated on an intermittent basis and the hash values are sent via a network connection to one or more hash databases. The method and system compares hash values to determine matches. Based on this detection, the method and system determines additional user(s) engaged in the common gameplay.
US12285682B2
A non-limiting example game system includes a main body apparatus, and this main body apparatus performs communication with another main body apparatus in a communication game to play a virtual game. The virtual game is a multiplayer game that a plurality of players play a game, and after ending a main story of the virtual game, each player evaluates the communication game this time and an opponent player. Evaluation is performed by applauding to an opponent player and oneself. An in-game currency according to a total number of the applause of respective player is obtained, and the total number obtained in the past communication play is further accumulated. The number of selectable titles is increased according to the accumulated total number.
US12285680B2
This disclosure discloses a multiplayer somatosensory system, method, and apparatus combining virtual and reality, and a medium, which belongs to the field of human-computer interaction. The system includes: a computer device, and a simulation carrier, n simulation firearms and a display apparatus; where the simulation carrier includes a driver's seat and n passenger seats; the display apparatus is configured to display a virtual environment picture and n aiming points provided by the computer device; and the computer device is configured to control a virtual carrier to change a driving direction in the virtual environment; control the virtual carrier to change a driving speed in the virtual environment; and shoot a virtual object aimed at an ith aiming point in the virtual environment in response to a shooting operation on an ith simulation firearm in the n simulation firearms.
US12285676B2
A gaming device that includes a handheld controller having a handle and a depressible button on the handle configured to receive user input. The depressible button includes a first marking layer including a first indicia, a first light source configured to illuminate the first indicia in the first marking layer, a second marking layer stacked with the first marking layer and including a second indicia, and a second light source configured to illuminate the second indicia in the second marking layer.
US12285674B2
A shooting game control method, which is executed by a computer incorporated in a device including a display and a touch panel, includes accepting a touch operation on the touch panel; displaying a first frame indicative of a shooting effective range on the display in accordance with a position of the touch operation; accepting an instruction for an attack on an attack target in a state in which the first frame is displayed; determining whether the attack target in a game image displayed on the display is within the first frame or not, at a time point when the instruction for the attack has been accepted; and controlling the attack on the attack target in the game image in accordance with a result of the determining.
US12285660B2
Embodiments of golf club heads and methods to manufacture golf club heads are generally described herein. In one example, a golf club head may include a body portion having a front portion, a rear portion, a toe portion, a heel portion, a bottom portion, a top portion. The top portion may include a heel-side top portion, a toe-side top portion, and a raised central top portion between the heel-side top portion and toe-side top portion. The top portion may include a toe-side integral rib and a heel-side integral rib. Other examples and embodiments may be described and claimed.
US12285656B1
A method and system for determining concentricity of a multiple layer golf ball are disclosed herein. One or more images of a golf ball are generated using an X-ray source, a camera or a digital detector, and an image intensifier. An edge detection algorithm is preferably utilized. The method also includes calculating Y,Z center coordinates of the a best fit diameter or ellipse of the inner edge layer and outer edge layer of the multiple layer golf ball.
US12285654B2
A method is disclosed for using an artificial intelligence engine to interact with a user of an exercise device during an exercise session. The method includes generating, by the artificial intelligence engine, a machine learning model trained to receive data as input, and based on the data, providing an output. While a user performs an exercise using the exercise device, the method includes receiving the data from an input peripheral of a computing device associated with the user. Based on the data being received from the input peripheral, the method includes determining, via the machine learning model, the output to control an aspect of the exercise device.
US12285640B2
A method of fighting a fire, the method includes aerating a firefighting foam composition to form an aerated firefighting foam; administering the aerated firefighting foam to a fire or applying the aerated firefighting foam to a surface of a volatile flammable liquid; wherein: the firefighting foam composition includes a sugar component comprising a monosaccharide sugar, a sugar alcohol, or a combination thereof; a polysaccharide thickener; a surfactant component comprising an anionic surfactant, a zwitterionic surfactant or a mixture of any two or more thereof; a water-miscible organic solvent; and at least about 30 wt. % water.
US12285639B2
A remote testing system for smoke alarm systems and method of use thereof are disclosed. The system includes at least one controller associated with at least one building having a plurality of smoke alarm systems installed therein, at least one remotely accessible server operatively connected to the at least one controller for issuing a testing command to at least one selected smoke alarm system; at least one database operatively associated with the at least one remotely accessible server for storing operational data of each of the plurality of smoke alarm systems tested; and at least one external processing device. The external processing device is programmed to: instruct said at least one remotely accessible server to issue said testing command; receive said operational data for the test; and either generate an alert reporting a faulty smoke alarm system or generate a smoke alarm system compliance report.
US12285638B2
An automated grid based storage and retrieval system includes a storage grid and a plurality of storage containers for storing product items therein. In the storage grid, the storage containers are stacked vertically in stacks arranged beneath openings of a grid-based rail system to provide storage columns of a storage volume. The storage volume includes a flow path extending through a plurality of the stacks. The flow path is formed by spacers positioned within the stacks. The spacers are configured to allow a fluid to flow through the spacer. Each spacer is stacked at a predetermined level between storage containers in a stack and adjacent another of the spacers in a neighboring stack to provide adjacent sections of the flow path.
US12285636B2
Non-planar holographic beam shaping lenses for acoustics are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, an ultrasonic therapy system that is configured to apply ultrasound to a target in a body includes: an ultrasonic transducer configured to generate the ultrasound; and a customizable holographic lens configured to focus the ultrasound onto a focal area of a target that is an object or a portion of the object in the body. The customizable holographic lens is designed and produced based on the target. Furthermore, the customizable holographic lens is curved to mate with a front surface of the ultrasonic transducer.
US12285632B2
A fixed-point mammalian spine-like apparatus and a tumor tracking block with a variable size, shape, density target object and metal fiducial markers used to mark tumors in human treatment are disclosed. The tumor tracking block is configured in shape and size to fit into a dock of a dynamic radiation oncological phantom system with the target tracked in coordination with a linear accelerator. The fixed-point mammalian spine-like apparatus provides an accurate and fixed alignment point of reference for pre-treatment dose delivery evaluation the target is in motion. The fixed-point mammalian spine-like apparatus includes a connector that attaches to a frame of the phantom system, ensuring that the alignment point of reference of planning CT data to pre-treatment CT (kV or MV) is proper and accurate, while allowing the phantom with its detectors to be in motion, realistically representing a human under treatment.
US12285624B2
A transcutaneous magnetic stimulation (tMS) device is provided for modulating nerve function and chronic pain management, and includes a tMS stimulator, a control module in wired and powered communication with the tMS stimulator, and a portable electronic device in wireless communication with the control module to receive, generate and transmit feedback and control settings relating to a treatment session. The tMS stimulator may be a flexible figure-of-eight coil configured in different sizes and shapes to provide varying pulse and magnetic field strengths for mobile, home, or clinical uses, and also include guidance tools and measurement sensors to aid in positioning and directing the tMS stimulator to a target area for treatment.
US12285618B2
A headset for positioning an electronic device against a head of a patient includes a flexible frame configured to surround a portion of the head, the flexible frame defining an interior channel and an exterior slot, a curved structure configured to grasp an ear of the patient, the curved structure being movable within the interior channel of the flexible frame for accommodating a size of the head, and a mount including a support base to which the electronic device can be attached, the mount being slidable along the exterior slot of the flexible frame to position the electronic device along the head.
US12285616B2
Systems, devices, and methods for tracking and determining the motion of a cardiac implant is disclosed. The motion of the implant is determined by transmitting acoustic energy to a tissue location using an acoustic controller-transmitter comprising an array of acoustic transducers; wherein the implant is configured to convert the transmitted acoustic energy to electrical energy; and the tracking is achieved by determining the electrical energy delivered to the tissue throughout one or more cardiac cycles in order to create a motion profile of the cardiac implant.
US12285614B2
Disclosed are various examples and embodiments of systems, devices, components and methods configured to treat a patient using a compact implantable neurostimulator and corresponding lead(s) that are shaped, sized and configured to be implanted beneath a patient's skin in the head or neck, and to stimulate one or more target cranial nerves. The one or more medical electrical leads comprising electrode(s) are positioned adjacent to, in contact with, or in operative positional relationship to, the one or more target cranial nerves of the patient. In some embodiments, electrical stimulation is provided to the one or more target cranial nerve(s) of the patient for periods of time ranging between 30 and 60 minutes, once or twice per day. In some embodiments, power is provided to the implantable neurostimulator transcutaneously by inductive, wireless, RF, acoustic, microwave, or other suitable non-invasive means.
US12285612B1
A system for restoring muscle function to the lumbar spine to treat low back pain is provided. The system may include electrodes coupled to an implantable pulse generator (IPG), a handheld activator configured to transfer a stimulation command to the IPG, and an external programmer configured to transfer programming data to the IPG. The stimulation command directs the programmable controller to stimulate the tissue in accordance with the programming data. The system may include a software-based programming system run on a computer such that the treating physician may program and adjust stimulation parameters.
US12285608B2
A neuromodulation targeting system includes a GUI that facilitates selection of one or more neuromodulation target regions. The GUI provides an interactive display representing anatomy of a patient with user-selectable portions corresponding to a plurality of predefined anatomical regions associated with distinct localized clinical effects of neuromodulation. The system further includes a targeting selector engine that is responsive to user selection of a first portion of the interactive display by configuring delivery of neuromodulation therapy to a first target region to produce a first localized clinical effect in the patient at a location corresponding to the first portion of the display, upon administration of the neuromodulation therapy to the patient.
US12285606B1
A neuro-stimulation system having: a controller; a user interface arranged for, under control of the controller, providing a user with a series of information elements to be learned by the user; a non-invasive brain stimulator arranged for, under the control of the controller, tagging each information element of said series of information elements by stimulating a brain of the user with a different, unique, associated brain stimulus when the user is provided said information element by said user interface; and a non-invasive brain sensor arranged for sending to the controller data indicating a slow-wave sleep period of the user; wherein the controller is further arranged for cueing each information element of said series of information elements by causing the stimulator to stimulate the brain of the user with the brain stimuli associated with said series of information elements during said slow-wave sleep period of the user.
US12285605B2
Tumor treating fields (TTFields) can be delivered by implanting a plurality of sets of implantable electrode elements within a person's body. Temperature sensors positioned to measure the temperature at the electrode elements are also implanted, along with a circuit that collects temperature measurements from the temperature sensors. In some embodiments, an AC voltage generator configured to apply an AC voltage across the plurality of sets of electrode elements is also implanted within the person's body.
US12285604B2
A subcutaneous implantable medical device and method (SIMD) provided. A pulse generator (PG) is configured to be positioned subcutaneously within a lateral region of a chest of a patient. The PG has a housing that includes a PG electrode. The PG has an electronics module. An elongated lead is electrically coupled to the pulse generator. The elongated lead includes a first electrode that is configured to be positioned along a first parasternal region proximate a sternum of the patient and a second electrode that is configured to be positioned at an anterior region of the patient. The first and second electrodes are coupled to be electrically common with one another. The electronics module is configured to provide electrical shocks for antiarrhythmic therapy along at least one shocking vector between the PG electrode and the first and second electrodes.
US12285603B2
The problem of a potentially high amount of supra-threshold charge passing through the patient's tissue at the end of an Implantable Pulse Generator (IPG) program is addressed by circuitry that periodically dissipates only small amount of the charge stored on capacitances (e.g., DC-blocking capacitors) during a pulsed post-program recovery period. This occurs by periodically activating control signals to turn on passive recovery switches to form a series of discharge pulses each dissipating a sub-threshold amount of charge. Such periodic pulsed dissipation may extend the duration of post-program recovery, but is not likely to be noticeable by the patient when the programming in the IPG changes from a first to a second program. Periodic pulsed dissipation of charge may also be used during a program, such as between stimulation pulses.
US12285602B2
A method for treating pain or discomfort in a patient is disclosed. The method comprises stimulating a cranial nerve with an electrical signal. The pain or discomfort may be a withdrawal symptom. The cranial nerve may be in an auricular area of the patient. The cranial nerve may be cranial nerve V, cranial nerve VII, cranial nerve IX, cranial nerve X, or branches of greater and lesser occipital nerves thereof and their associated neurovascular bundles. The withdrawal symptom may result from cessation of an opioid. The method may further comprise administering a secondary drug treats one or more of the withdrawal symptoms and addiction. The secondary drug may be administered about one day to about one week after initiating the stimulating step.
US12285600B2
A resistance device (100) includes a field-effect transistor (TN) and a voltage applying circuit (1). The voltage applying circuit (1) applies a control voltage (Vgs) between the gate and source of the field-effect transistor (TN) according to a temperature (T) to control a resistance value (R) between the drain and source of the field-effect transistor (TN). The control voltage (Vgs) is a voltage obtained by adding a correction voltage (Vc) to a reference voltage (Vgs0). The correction voltage (Vc) depends on the temperature (T) and is set to be zero at a first temperature (T1).
US12285597B2
A circulatory support system includes an implantable blood pump including a housing, a rotor operable to pump blood from an inlet to an outlet, a stator, and at least two of the following: a current sensor, a rotor position sensor, an accelerometer, and a pressure sensor. The controller is connected to the sensors and includes a signal-processing module configured to receive, from each of the sensors, a data stream. The signal-processing module is also configured to filter the data streams received from the plurality of sensors, determine at least one of a pump operating parameter, a cardiac characteristic, and a pump control parameter based on at least two of the filtered data streams, and output the at least one of the pump operating parameter, the cardiac characteristic, and the pump control parameter to at least one of the operator interface module and the pump control module.
US12285575B2
An attachment for a catheter assembly may include a platform, which may include an upper surface and a bottom surface. The bottom surface may be configured to contact skin of a patient. At least a portion of the upper surface may be configured to support the catheter assembly. The upper surface may support the catheter assembly at an angle with respect to skin of the patient that is approximately equal to an insertion angle of a catheter of the catheter assembly. The attachment may include snap feature coupled to the upper surface of the platform. The attachment may include a blunt cannula extending distally from the snap feature. The blunt cannula and the portion of the upper surface may provide a generally straight pathway for an instrument inserted distally through the attachment into the catheter assembly.
US12285572B2
Disclosed herein are optical-fiber stylet holders and methods thereof for holding optical-fiber stylets in position in catheters or the like while preventing breakage of optical fibers in the optical-fiber stylets and maintaining functionality of the optical-fiber stylets. The holding of optical-fiber stylets in position in catheters or the like can be important for maintaining distal tips of intravascularly delivered optical-fiber stylets in their target anatomical locations during procedures.
US12285559B2
A nasal droplet delivery device and related methods for delivering precise and repeatable dosages to a subject via the nasal passageways and sinus cavities.
US12285557B2
According to some embodiments, a system may treat blood outside the body of a patient. The system may include one or more pumps configured to pump blood in a fluid flow path at a collective rate over 5 liters per minute. The system may include one or more heat exchangers operable to heat at least a portion of the blood to a temperature of at least 42 degrees Celsius and to allow the blood to cool one or more degrees following heating. The system may include one or more convection dialysis modules configured to perform convection dialysis on at least a portion of the blood at least after the one or more heat exchangers allow the blood to cool one or more degrees.
US12285546B2
The present invention provides: an extracellular matrix of which the biocompatibility is greatly increased through fat removal and decellularization and which contains growth factors so as to control physiological activities of cells; and a method for preparing the same. In addition, the extracellular matrix may be effectively obtained through a solvent extraction process using supercritical fluid, and a preservation solution comprising the extracellular matrix may be preserved for a long time by preventing contamination, and has increased manageability so that usability of the extracellular matrix may be greatly increased.
US12285541B2
The present disclosure provides methods and compositions comprising hyaluronic acid (HA) hydrogel in combination with a saturated fatty acid for treating osteoarthritis. In some embodiments, aspects of the disclosure relate to pharmaceutical compositions comprising HA hydrogel in combination with a steroid. In some embodiments, the pharmaceutical compositions may be administrable via local, topical, and injection. In some embodiments, the pharmaceutical composition may be administrable by intra-articular injection.
US12285531B2
The present invention relates to a wound covering with prominent biocompatible and accelerated wound-healing and its preparation method thereof. The wound covering comprises a film prepared from collagen and Dopa-containing protein—mussel adhesive protein, which is immobilized on collagen by chemical cross-linking, thus enhances the stability of protein structure and maintains the activity of collagen and mussel adhesive protein. The wound covering has excellent mechanical strength and can be trimmed into any shape; it accelerates tissue epithelisation and promotes wound healing with good biocompatibility, non-adhesive to the wound and no further wound damages.
US12285524B2
The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition comprising at least one liposome and an antipsychotic drug with a high drug to lipid ratio and encapsulation efficiency. The pharmaceutical composition improves the pharmacokinetic profile and sustains the release of the antipsychotic drug. Also provided is the method for treating schizophrenia or bipolar disorder using the pharmaceutical composition disclosed herein.
US12285519B2
Provided herein are methods and composition for trans-tympanic membrane delivery of therapeutic agents such as antimicrobial agents, anti-inflammatory agents, and anti-biofilm agents to the middle ear for rapid, localized treatment and prevention of diseases and conditions associated with a middle ear infection. In particular, provided herein are cationic, anionic, and polymer-based nanoparticles that provide a platform for delivery of therapeutic cargo, as well as cationic, anionic, and polymer-based nanoparticles compositions for rapid, localized delivery of therapeutic agents to the middle ear.
US12285517B2
An anhydrous topical composition provides a water repellent surface. The anhydrous topical composition has at least one film former with surface tension lower than 35 dynes/cm, at least one particle having a hydrophobic surface or a hydrophobic surface treatment, and a volatile topical carrier.
US12285516B2
The present disclosure generally relates to a waterproofing polymer that is a substantially non-sequential reaction product of the following components: (i) at least one polyglycerol; (ii) at least one dimer acid; and (iii) at least one fatty acid having 8-30 carbon atoms, wherein (iii) and (i) are in a molar ratio of less than 2:1. The components are charged to a reaction vessel and subsequently reacted to produce a polyester polymer having excellent waterproofing properties. The polymers impart high static and water-resistant SPF to oil-in-water sunscreen formulations.
US12285512B2
The present invention relates to a cosmetic composition for skin whitening.
US12285508B2
The present application relates to hair treatment formulations and methods of use in the cosmetics field. The hair treatment formulations include bis(2-ethylhexyl) maleate as the active agent, and may be used in bleaching, conditioning and styling hair.
US12285504B2
Nonwoven materials having at least one layer comprising cellulose fibers, synthetic fibers, or combinations thereof are provided. Such nonwoven materials are at least partially covered on their surface with a binder including carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) and a metallic salt, the binder having a pH of from about 4.3 to about 4.5. Nonwoven materials including such binder provide for increased wet strength and dispersibility and are suitable for use in a variety of applications, including wipes.
US12285499B2
Provided is a tissue staining composition containing carbon particles having a mean particle diameter less than 0.3 μm in diameter (optionally less than 0.2 μm in diameter) together with one or more agents that maintain the carbon particles in suspension (for example, an anti-settling agent and/or surfactant). In certain circumstances, the anti-settling agent may also have mucoadhesive properties. The tissue staining composition is visually dark and does not disperse rapidly when introduced into regions of tissue of interest making it ideal for marking the regions that can be visualized clearly and over prolonged periods of time via, for example, direct visualization, endoscopic or laparoscopic inspection. The invention also provides methods of making and using the tissue staining composition for marking regions of tissue of interest, for example, gastrointestinal tissue, as well as other tissues.
US12285496B2
Methods and compositions are provided for activating transcription in a mammalian cell.
US12285494B2
Methods and compositions for treating B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (B-ALL) in a pediatric subject are provided. The methods comprise administering to the subject one or more doses of an antibody-drug conjugate, wherein the antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof specifically binds CD179a.
US12285489B2
Described herein are bisphosphonate oxazolidinone compounds, and conjugates and pharmaceutical formulations thereof, that can include a bisphosphonate and an oxazolidinone (or an oxazolidinone antimicrobial or antibiotic agent, substituent or derivative thereof), where the oxazolidinone can be releasably coupled to the bisphosphonate. Also provided herein are methods of making and methods of using the bisphosphonate oxazolidinone compounds, conjugates and pharmaceutical formulations thereof. Also provided herein are methods of use of the compounds, conjugates and formulations for treating a bone disease or for use in preparing a formulation for the treatment a bone disease.
US12285488B2
Disclosed are stable dosage forms for oral administration of active pharmaceutical ingredients in which any unpleasant taste sensation, caused by release of the active pharmaceutical ingredient and/or of the excipients in the oral and pharyngeal cavity of the patient, is masked by the use of theobromine-free cocoa.
US12285485B2
Disclosed are aqueous pharmaceutical compositions which provide sustained released delivery of corticosteroid compounds. The pharmaceutical composition comprises a soluble corticosteroid and at least one viscosity enhancing agent. Also provided are methods for using the pharmaceutical compositions in an epidural injection, intra-articular injection, or an intra-lesional injection.
US12285483B2
This disclosure describes the use of solanesol as an adjuvant in vaccine compositions, as well as related prophylactic and therapeutic methods. Solanesol may be used to replace squalene in vaccine compositions with similar or superior immunostimulatory effects. Solanesol, which is solid at room temperature, may be formulated for use in vaccine compositions by heating above its melting temperature in an aqueous solution to form a dispersion.
US12285482B2
Compositions including a CD180 binding ligand and a linked Hepatitis B antigen and their use are disclosed. The Hepatitis B antigen includes Hepatitis B virus pre-S1 and/or pre-S2 region of the HBV envelope protein (HBVpreS1/S2Ag), L-HBsAg, MHBsAg, S-HBsAg, or antigenic fragments or mutants thereof.
US12285476B2
The present disclosure provides a synthetic peptide containing an amino acid sequence that can be used to produce antibodies against proteins derived from a new coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2). The synthetic peptide provided herein is recognized as an antigen relative to at least one mammal, contains an amino acid sequence which is LNESLIDLQELGKYEQYIKWP (SEQ ID NO: 1), and has a total number of amino acid residues of 25 or less.
US12285475B2
The result of orally administering saliva derived from a Crohn's disease patient or an ulcerative colitis patient to germ-free mice has revealed that Th1 cells markedly increased in the colons. Further, from the bacterial microbiota in the intestines of the mice in which such an increase in Th1 cells were observed, bacteria have been successfully isolated which caused strong Th1 cell induction in the colon upon intestinal colonization.
US12285461B2
Provided herein is a topical antibiotic composition that includes an external antibiotic agent, one or more pharmaceutically acceptable excipients, and at least one of a cannabinoid, terpene, and flavonoid. Also provided is a method that includes topically administering to a skin surface of a subject (e.g., human) the topical antibiotic composition.
US12285457B2
A method of topically applying to skin a composition comprising a water soluble Phoenix dactylifera seed extract, an essential oil from the leaves of tea tree, an aqueous Myrothamnus flabellifolia leaf and stem extract, and a saccharide isomerate comprising an exopolysaccharide of Vibrio alginolyticus is disclosed.
US12285455B2
The invention provides cyclodextrin inclusion complex delivery vehicles, in which the cyclodextrin inclusion complex comprising acetaminophen and N-acetylcysteine is provided together with enzyme having a cyclodextrin-degrading activity capable of digesting the cyclodextrin, so that upon oral delivery of the vehicle to a target the enzyme is activated and releases acetaminophen and N-acetylcysteine from the cyclodextrin cavity. In alternative aspects, these cyclodextrin inclusion complex delivery vehicles are for example provided in the form of medicaments, food ingredients, medical food ingredients, nutritional supplement ingredients, dietary supplement ingredients, herbicides, insecticides, fungicides, animal repellents, pheromones, plant growth regulators, fragrances, fabrics or packaging materials.
US12285451B2
The present invention relates to means and method for AAV based gene therapies in humans. In particular, the present invention relates to the treatment of human patients that may be suspected to have antibodies directed against the AAV intended for use in the treatment.
US12285445B2
A method of preparing sterile human placental allografts by providing a human placental tissue from a donor within 24 hours to 72 hours post-childbirth; removing any visible blood, blood clots, and/or blood components from the human placental tissue without scraping or scrubbing the human placental tissue to preserve structural integrity of the human placental tissue; washing the human placental tissue in an isotonic solution while maintaining the structural integrity of the human placental tissue; dehydrating the human placental tissue thereby forming the dehydrated human placental tissue; resizing the dehydrated human placental tissue into dehydrated human placental tissue portions having predetermined sizes; and sterilizing the dehydrated human placental tissue portions of step (e) thereby forming the sterile human placental allograft. Also disclosed is a sterile human placental allograft produced by the method.
US12285443B2
The invention relates to a peptide comprising an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of (i) SEQ ID NO: 1 to SEQ ID NO: 216, and (ii) a variant sequence thereof which maintains capacity to bind to MHC molecule(s) and/or induce T cells cross-reacting with said variant peptide, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
US12285431B2
This invention is in the area of improved therapeutic combinations for and methods of treating selected retinoblastoma (Rb)-negative cancers and Rb-negative abnormal cellular proliferative disorders using particular topoisomerase inhibitors and specific cyclin-dependent kinase 4/6 (CDK4/6) inhibitors. In one aspect, the improved treatment of select Rb-negative cancers is disclosed using specific compounds disclosed herein in combination with a topoisomerase I inhibitor.
US12285429B2
The invention provides a compound represented by the either of the following structural formulas, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, or a stereoisomer thereof, useful for treating cancer.
US12285426B2
A method of treating and attenuating L-DOPA-induced dyskinesia, comprising administering an effective dose of at least one pharmacological agent, e.g., vilazodone, having serotonin-specific reuptake inhibition (SSRI) and serotonin receptor 1A (5-HT1AR) partial agonism activity, in conjunction with L-DOPA. Other agents, such as an L-DOPA decarboxylase inhibitor, e.g., carbidopa, or other adjunct treatments may also be provided.
US12285424B2
The present invention relates to methods of treating patients with neutropenia, such as severe, chronic neutropenia, or a related disorder, in which mavorixafor, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, is administered to such patients. In some cases, the methods have the advantage of reducing or eliminating the need for administration of G-CSF, which is frequently associated with severe bone pain.
US12285421B2
The present invention relates to new uses of a 5-HT4 receptor agonist, specifically Isopropyl-3-{5-[1-(3-methoxypropyl)piperidin-4-yl]-[1,3,4]oxadiazol-2-yl}-1H-indazole (Compound-1) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, for the treatment of dementia due to menopause, senile dementia, cognitive deficits associated with schizophrenia, depression, chemotherapy-induced cognitive impairment, and behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia such as apathy/indifference, agitation, aggression, depression, anxiety, irritability/lability, dysphoria, aberrant motor behavior, delusions, hallucinations, elation/euphoria, psychosis, disinhibition, sleep and night time behavior disorders or appetite and eating disorders. The present invention further provides use of the 5-HT4 receptor agonist in the manufacture of medicament intended for the treatment of the disorders described herein.
US12285419B2
Some embodiments of the present application are related to multivesicular liposome formulations comprising high concentration of bupivacaine for the purpose of preventing, treating or ameliorating pain, for example, post-surgical pain for an extended period of time. Processes of making and administering bupivacaine encapsulated multivesicular liposome formulations (BUP-MVLs) and their uses as medicaments are also provided.
US12285409B2
An edaravone suspension for human oral administration includes edaravone particles, a dispersant, and water.
US12285399B2
When used as an active ingredient, bornyl acetate or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof according to the present invention exhibits the effects of alleviating behavioral scales in an animal model, inhibiting the activation of microglia and the generation of inflammatory factors (COX-2 and iNOS), and lowering nerve excitability for responsiveness to cell-neural stimuli. Thus, bornyl acetate or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof is found to have an excellent stress modulating potential and to be useful for the prevention and treatment of stress-related diseases, especially, depression, thereby finding advantageous applications in related industries.
US12285394B2
The present disclosure is directed to a method for increasing ketone levels in the bloodstream of a subject comprising administering to the subject an aqueous composition comprising a hydrogel, the hydrogel comprising: β-hydroxybutyric acid (BHB); and carboxymethylcellulose or chitosan; wherein the BHB and the carboxymethylcellulose or chitosan form a hydrogel matrix, and the matrix has a pH in the aqueous composition of about 4.0±0.5.
US12285392B2
A method for modulating metabolism is provided which includes the step of providing a consumable composition including an extract containing a compound of Formula I to a subject in need thereof thereby modulating the subject's metabolism and addressing the underlying pathogenesis of metabolic disorders, such as nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, nonalcoholic steatohepatitis and type II diabetes mellitus.
US12285388B2
A syringe assembly (10) includes a syringe barrel (12) having a proximal end and a distal end, a needle-bearing hub (20) coupled to the distal end of the syringe barrel (12). An adapter (32, 104, 120) is configured for connecting to a container containing a substance, such as a medication, drug, or pharmaceutical. The adapter has a body (54, 114, 148) with a cavity (76, 116, 160), a proximal end, and a distal end. A closure member (84, 105) is coupled to the proximal end of the body. The closure member has a thickness where a needle of a syringe can pierce the closure member to access the cavity of the body. A cannula (98, 118, 170) extends from the distal end of the body for accessing the container.
US12285387B2
The present invention is a massaging apparatus suited for trigger point therapy. The massaging apparatus suited for trigger point therapy contains an anchoring sheet, a thumb sleeve, and a massaging device. The anchoring sheet contains a sheet aperture, a first end, and a second end. The first end and the second end are terminally opposite to each other along the anchoring sheet. The sheet aperture is positioned adjacent to the first end, opposite to the second end. The sheet aperture traverses through the anchoring sheet. The thumb sleeve is connected within the sheet aperture. The thumb sleeve is concentrically aligned and connected to the sheet. The massaging device is hingedly connected to the thumb sleeve, opposite to the anchoring sheet through a first hinge.
US12285378B2
A plug-in massage structure and a plug-in massage device are provided. The plug-in massage structure includes a carrier having a cylindrical area and a recess area, and the carrier can be fully inserted into a hole-shaped part to be massaged; the cylindrical area is an approximately cylindrical structure matched with an inner cavity of the hole-shaped part to be massaged; the virtual cylinder is a virtual cylindrical structure formed by the cylindrical area maintaining its cylindrical end surface and extending to the recess area; a depth of the recess area is M, and M is a height of a tunnel center line of the tunnel-type recess structure; a massage assembly having massage elements disposed in the recess area; and the massage elements each has a degree of freedom A in the recess area.
US12285377B1
Disclosed is a sexual stimulation device with an artificial lip structure, including the artificial lip structure, wherein the artificial lip structure includes upper and lower lip assemblies, and an opening defined by the upper and lower lip assemblies; at least one driving device, configured to drive the artificial lip structure to make a biting motion in a first direction; a power supply, configured to provide power to the at least one driving device; and an inner space, configured to accommodate the at least one driving device and the power supply. The sexual stimulation device can achieve the biting motion of the artificial lip structure, allowing a user to get relaxed in a short time.
US12285376B1
A stretch apparatus incorporates an ankle beam to secure a person's ankle up with their leg secured on a leg beam to stretch the hip, including rotating the torso while the leg is retained in the stretch apparatus. An exemplary ankle beam has an ankle beam cup, or a depression to retain the ankle on the ankle beam and prevent the ankle from sliding, which might cause injury during a stretch. The leg beam has a leg beam cup to retain a portion of the leg. The leg beam and ankle beam may have a plurality of cups or depression, including a left, right and center cup. A brace beam is configured to extend along the length axis of the stretch apparatus and vertically between the leg beam and ankle beam. A foot brace may be detachably attachable to one of the leg or ankle risers.
US12285372B2
A control device includes a controller that controls, based on a first changing amount of extension/contraction of an axis of a first actuator of a bed device, a speed of the extension/contraction of the axis of the first actuator.
US12285368B2
A bedding foundation has a linear actuator for moving a roller carriage forward and backwards. The roller carriage includes wheels which move along rails supported below a rigid platform having an opening extending through the platform. The roller carriage includes a lifter which raises and lowers a roller independently of the movement of the linear actuator. Regardless of the position of the linear actuator, the roller may be raised or lowered. The roller moves back and forth inside the opening extending through the rigid platform and imparts a massage movement to a mattress above the foundation.
US12285367B2
An arrangement for the medical care of a patient. The arrangement includes a total set of supply ports (22.1, 30.1), a frame (20), at least one detachably mountable wall panel (11.1, 11.4) and a respective wall panel fastening unit for each detachably mountable wall panel (11.1, 11.4). Each detachably mountable wall panel (11.1, 11.4) can be detachably fastened to the frame (20). The total set of supply ports (22.1, 30.1) provides the supply media, which all the medical devices need for intensive care. With the detachably mountable wall panels (11.1, 11.4) fastened to the frame (20), a remaining set of supply ports (22.1) remains free. This remaining set is capable of supplying the medical devices that are needed for normal care.
US12285363B2
A method is disclosed for controlling an eye surgical laser of a treatment apparatus for the separation of a volume body with a predefined posterior interface and a predefined anterior interface from a human or animal cornea. The method includes controlling the laser with a control device of the treatment apparatus such that it emits pulsed laser pulses in a shot sequence in a predefined pattern into the cornea. The interfaces of the volume body to be separated are defined by the predefined pattern and the interfaces are generated by means of an interaction of the individual laser pulses with the cornea by the generation of a plurality of cavitation bubbles. An arc length of the anterior interface and an arc length of the posterior interface are generated of equal length in all radial directions by at least one indentation in one of the interfaces.
US12285362B2
A dermal conditioning device is for creating at least one pressure point on at least an external surface of an eyelid. The device includes at least one skin tissue lesion generator, at least one controller, a power supply and a housing, the controller coupled to the skin tissue lesion generator. A power supply couples to the skin tissue lesion generator and the controller and the housing encasing the skin tissue lesion generator and the controller. The controller controls the skin tissue lesion generator to generate at least one signal and to apply the signal to stress the external surface of an outer layer of the eyelid, the stress causing a formation of the pressure point on the eyelid without tissue coagulation, thereby activating at least one of a corneal reflex, a menace reflex, and a lacrimation reflex of the eyelid by activating at least one nociceptor on the eyelid.
US12285359B2
An eye surgery surgical system includes a visualization device for visualizing the position of at least one trocar point for a trocar on the sclera of a patient's eye. The trocar serves to introduce a surgical instrument configured for surgical interventions on the fundus of the patient's eye into the patient's eye. The eye surgery surgical system also includes a computer unit which is configured to provide the position of the at least one trocar point to the visualization device. Here, the computer unit contains a trocar point computation routine configured to calculate the position of the at least one trocar point from the location of at least one surgical site in a model of the patient's eye and from geometric data relating to at least one surgical instrument introducible into the patient's eye through the trocar.
US12285336B2
The invention relates to a device for use in the transcatheter treatment of mitral valve regurgitation, specifically a coaptation assistance element for implantation across the valve; a system including the coaptation assistance element and anchors for implantation; a system including the coaptation assistance element and delivery catheter; and a method for transcatheter implantation of a coaptation element across a heart valve.
US12285334B2
A method treating a deficient native mitral valve includes advancing the distal end portion of a delivery catheter into a heart, wherein the delivery catheter contains a support band stretched into a linear form, wherein the support band comprises a shape-memory material, and then ejecting the support band from the distal end portion of the delivery catheter such that the support band transitions from the linear form to a curved shape extending around native leaflets of the native mitral valve.
US12285332B2
A collapsible prosthetic heart valve includes a collapsible and expandable stent and a collapsible and expandable valve assembly. The stent has a proximal end and a distal end. A plurality of commissure points is disposed on the stent. The valve assembly is disposed within the stent and includes a plurality of leaflets. Each leaflet has a free edge. An end portion of the free edge of each leaflet is folded and sutured to a corresponding one of the plurality of the commissure points.
US12285326B2
The present invention relates to a TIPS stent graft, comprising a tubular component having a lumen extending therethrough, the tubular component comprising a balloon expandable central section and a first and a second self-expanding section, the first and the second self-expanding section sandwiching the central section, the lumen extending through the first, central, and second sections, the stent graft being capable of selectively constricting the central section.
US12285325B2
Absorbable implants for breast surgery that conform to the breast parenchyma and surrounding chest wall have been developed. These implants support newly lifted breast parenchyma, and/or a breast implant. The implants have mechanical properties sufficient to support a reconstructed breast, and allow the in-growth of tissue into the implant as it degrades. The implants have a strength retention profile allowing the support of the breast to be transitioned from the implant to regenerated host tissue, without significant loss of support. Three-dimensional implants for use in minimally invasive mastopexy/breast reconstruction procedures are also described, that confer shape to a patient's breast. These implants are self-reinforced, can be temporarily deformed, implanted in a suitably dissected tissue plane, and resume their preformed three-dimensional shape. The implants are preferably made from poly-4-hydroxybutyrate (P4HB) and copolymers thereof. The implants have suture pullout strengths that can resist the mechanical loads exerted on the reconstructed breast.
US12285316B1
The utility model discloses an airbag-type earplug comfortable to wear and offering sound insulation and noise reduction, which comprises a support part and an airbag part, a through ventilation channel is arranged in the middle of the support part, the airbag part is arranged outside the support part, and the whole airbag part is in the shape of a frustum, that is, an internal cavity of the airbag part gradually expands outward from one end to the other. This utility model can adaptively adjust to the size of different individuals' ear canals, providing a better fit and addressing the issues of sound leakage and ear swelling associated with traditional silicone and foam earplugs. Furthermore, a metal filter allows for the adjustment of micropore sizes from 1 μm to 40 μm according to different scenarios, overcoming the limitation of common foam filters on the market that cannot be washed.
US12285306B2
A dental handpiece includes a cylindrical outer body, an insert body that includes an ultrasonic vibrator, and is accommodated in the outer body, a front end portion of the insert body and a rear end portion of the insert body, a tip connection portion that detachably holds a scale tip to which ultrasonic vibration from the ultrasonic vibrator is transmitted, and a cleaning liquid flow path that guides a cleaning liquid supplied from a cleaning liquid injection port of the insert body to a front end portion of the outer body. The cleaning liquid flow path includes an immersion flow path in which the insert body is immersed in the cleaning liquid in the outer body and the cleaning liquid in which the insert body is immersed is discharged from the front end portion of the outer body.
US12285303B2
A valve assembly for a dental suction system. The valve assembly includes a valve body having an inlet, an outlet and a fluid flow path extending between the inlet and the outlet. The valve assembly also includes a valve plug positioned at least partially within the valve body and including a through-passage. The valve plug is rotatable relative to the valve body to selectively alter a flow of fluid along the fluid flow path. The fluid flow path exhibits a varied cross-sectional area along a length of the fluid flow path.
US12285296B2
Various ultrasonic diagnostic apparatuses and method are provided for calculating a velocity of propagation of shear waves. In one example, a method includes applying mechanical vibrations to a patient to generate shear waves, receiving first echo signals based on first ultrasonic pulses transmitted at a first pulse repetition frequency, creating data for an image based on the first echo signals, and calculating at least one frequency component of the mechanical vibrations. The method includes calculating a second pulse repetition frequency that is different from the first pulse repetition frequency, based on the at least one frequency component of the mechanical vibrations. The method include receiving second echo signals based on second ultrasonic pulses transmitted at the second pulse repetition frequency and calculating a velocity of propagation of said shear waves based on the second echo signals transmitted at the second pulse repetition frequency.
US12285282B2
According to one aspect of an exemplary embodiment of the disclosure, a system and method for providing an indication of the mode of operation of an X-ray imaging system operable in a fixed mode or an automatic optimization of parameter (AOP) mode, and an operational mode indication system including at least one of a visual indicator and an audio indicator. The selection of an operational mode for the X-ray system enables a control processing unit to activate the operational mode indication system in a first manner and in a second manner at least during the operation of the radiation source and the detector to provide an indication of a current mode of operation of the imaging system, wherein the first manner is readily discernable from the second manner.
US12285269B2
A method transmits by a watch an information message relating to an assessment of the sleep quality of a user of the watch. The method includes the following steps: recording by the processing unit of data describing at least one event-driven episode of at least one type of environmental event recorded during a sleep period of the user; identifying at least one type of environmental event that disturbs the user's sleep by processing the descriptive data; estimating a sleep quality assessment index for the user as a function of a sleep disturbance indicator for each identified type of sleep disturbing environmental event, and devising an information message including the estimated assessment index for the purpose of diffusion to the user.
US12285266B2
This disclosure relates generally to method and system for determining myocardial ischemia severity based on hemodynamic parameters estimation. Many patients suffer from myocardial ischemia due to narrowing of coronary artery resulting poor oxygen supply in cardiac muscles. The method includes receiving Electrophysiology (EP) signal from a simulated heart surface model to generate a single lead ECG template. The method further estimates hemodynamic parameters using a hemodynamic module based on the single lead ECG template and then estimates cardiac pressure-volume loop variables. The myocardial ischemia severity of the heart surface model is determined which includes one of moderate ischemia, severe ischemia and silent ischemia. Here, the cardiac source module is coupled with the hemodynamic module to determine cardiac transmembrane potential (TMP) of the heart surface model through contractility function. This method serves as a guidance platform for patient care such as synthetic data generation for disease classification pertaining to coronary artery.
US12285249B2
An insertion device is an insertion device configured to insert a medical device into a living body, including a needle portion to which at least a portion of the medical device is adhered and being inserted into the living body together with the adhered medical device; and a movable portion configured to be movable relatively to the needle portion in a direction of insertion of the needle portion, wherein the movable portion moves relatively to the needle portion in the direction of insertion to cut an adhered region between the medical device and the needle portion and separate the medical device and the needle portion.
US12285248B2
The present invention relates to a device for measuring the circumference of an object, in particular a device for measuring the circumference of a body part.
US12285246B2
Methods and systems for sensing a physiological characteristic of a subject. At least one receiver antenna can be provided in proximity to a portion of the subject's body to obtain at least one receiver signal resulting from at least one transmitter signal that has propagated to the receiver antenna and has been reflected, diffracted, scattered, or transmitted by or through the portion of the subject's body. One or more coherent signal pairs can be formed. Then, amplitude and phase information of a plurality of frequency components for each signal pair can be determined. A set of comparison values can be determined for each signal pair by comparing respective frequency component phases and respective frequency component amplitudes of the signals. Physiological characteristics of the subject can then be determined from these comparison values.
US12285244B2
Methods and apparatus for monitoring a subject are described. A monitoring device configured to be attached to a body of a subject includes a sensor that is configured to detect and/or measure physiological information from the subject and at least one motion sensor configured to detect and/or measure subject motion information. The physiological sensor and motion sensor are in communication with a processor that is configured to receive and analyze signals produced by the physiological sensor and motion sensor. The processor is configured to process motion sensor signals to identify an activity characteristic of the subject. Once an activity characteristic is identified, the processor is configured to select a noise reference in response to identification of the activity characteristic of the subject, and then process physiological sensor signals using the noise reference to generate an output signal having reduced noise relative to the physiological sensor signal, to produce physiological information about the subject.
US12285240B2
A method and apparatus of automatically locating in an image of a blood vessel the lumen boundary at a position in the vessel and from that measuring the diameter of the vessel. From the diameter of the vessel and estimated blood flow rate, a number of clinically significant physiological parameters are then determined and various user displays of interest generated. One use of these images and parameters is to aid the clinician in the placement of a stent. The system, in one embodiment, uses these measurements to allow the clinician to simulate the placement of a stent and to determine the effect of the placement. In addition, from these patient parameters various patient treatments are then performed.
US12285238B2
A body temperature measuring probe comprises a temperature sensor, a heating assembly and a position control assembly; the position control assembly controls contact or separation between the heating assembly and temperature sensor. A method for measuring body temperature comprises: starting the temperature sensor; preheating the body temperature measuring probe to a preset temperature range; once the body temperature measuring probe is preheated to the preset temperature range, separating the heating assembly from the temperature sensor, and only making the temperature sensor participate in a thermal equilibrium process of the body temperature measurement; the temperature sensor working to obtain body temperature measurement data. Once preheating of the temperature sensor is completed, the heating assembly and temperature sensor are separated so the temperature sensor may quickly reach a thermal equilibrium with a measured target; measuring time is thus shortened and high-precision body temperature measurement may be achieved.
US12285233B2
A breast diffusion optical tomography (DOT) device includes a light source, a detector, a mechanical driver and a contour acquisitor without using optical fiber and reduce the system complexity. The light source includes M1 number of multi-wavelength near-infrared light emitters for a continuous-wave mode and M2 number of laser diodes of different wavelengths for a frequency-domain mode. The detector includes N1 number of silicon photomultipliers for detecting near-infrared light in the continuous-wave mode and N2 number of silicon photomultipliers for detecting near-infrared light in the frequency-domain mode. The mechanical driver adjusts a distance between the light source and the detector. The contour acquisitor obtains the geometry of a patient's breast for reconstruction. The DOT device uses amplitude and phase information obtained in the frequency-domain mode to estimate initial optical parameters of tissues and then apply for reconstruction in the continuous-wave mode.
US12285224B2
A system and method for determining position of a steerable assembly within tissue of an animal body utilizes an elongated body structure with an implement arranged at a distal end thereof, and a premagnetized material proximate to the distal end. A signal indicative of a length of insertion of the elongated body structure into the tissue is used with a signal indicative of (i) force, strain, shape of a sensor associated with the elongated body structure and/or (ii) directionality of magnetic field applied to the premagnetized material, to determine a three-dimensional (3D) trajectory of the steerable assembly. The 3D trajectory is superimposed on a 3D model of the tissue to determine position of the steerable assembly within the tissue.
US12285222B2
Systems and methods for neuronavigation in accordance with embodiments of the invention are illustrated. Targeting systems and methods as described herein can generate personalized stimulation targets for the treatment of mental conditions. In many embodiments, direct stimulation of a personalized the stimulation target indirectly impacts a brain structure that is more difficult to reach via the stimulation modality. In various embodiments, the mental condition is major depressive disorder. In a number of embodiments, the mental condition is suicidal ideation.
US12285218B2
A subjective and objective integrated precise optometry device, and an optometry method are provided. The device has a left eye optical path and a right eye optical path. Each of the single eye optical paths comprises a human eye refraction objective measurement subsystem, a human eye refraction correction subsystem, an eyeball positioning subsystem, and a subjective visual function testing subsystem. The device has functions such as objective measurement for monocular and binocular refraction, continuous subjective optometry, interpupillary distance measurement, and monocular and binocular visual function measurement (comprising, but not limited to, vision and stereopsis), and can implement subjective and objective integrated precise monocular and binocular optometry. Additionally, the device has such functions as rapid measurement and screening of human eye refraction, and preliminary screening of human eye diseases (except for ametropia), and can be used for optometry, ophthalmological clinical triage, population ametropia screening and monitoring, etc.
US12285212B2
Disclosed are systems, devices and methods for performing simulations using a multi-component Finite Element Model (FEM) of ocular structures involved in ocular accommodation.
US12285207B2
The present invention relates to systems and devices for delivering energy to tissue for a wide variety of applications, including medical procedures (e.g., tissue ablation, resection, cautery, vascular thrombosis, treatment of cardiac arrhythmias and dysrhythmias, electrosurgery, tissue harvest, etc.). In particular, the present invention relates to systems and devices for the delivery of energy with a linear array of antenna components having optimized energy delivery characteristics. In certain embodiments, methods are provided for treating a tissue region (e.g., a tumor) through application of energy with the systems and devices of the present invention.
US12285205B2
A method and systems for treating chronic total occlusions, particularly those that are difficult to treat, is disclosed. hi this approach, recanalizing the CTO is achieved using a combined antegrade and retrograde 5 approach. The proximal end of the occlusion is penetrated using an antegrade wire, using a traditional approach. Using collateral vessels, the distal end of the occlusion is crossed in a retrograde fashion. By appropriately maneuvering each member and applying radiofrequency energy between the proximal and distal ends of the occlusion, a continuous channel is created.
US12285202B2
A method for measuring temperature includes emitting light with an illumination spectrum into a tissue with at least one illumination, receiving the remission of light with a remission spectrum from the tissue using at least one detector, converting the remission spectrum into a detector signal, sending the detector signal to a calculating unit, calculating a first theoretical remission spectrum based on a solution for describing the propagation of light in the tissue with the calculating unit, assuming estimated volume fractions of the individual tissue components, adapting the theoretical remission spectrum to the measured remission spectrum, and calculating at least one volume fraction of a tissue component from the remissions spectrum using a minimization algorithm, which is used by the calculating unit to adapt the theoretical remission spectrum to the measured remission spectrum using variations in the volume fractions of the individual tissue components which are present in the tissue.
US12285201B2
A method for providing a tool system for removing prosthetic cement from a bone of a patient undergoing a joint prosthesis replacement operation includes scanning the patient in the area of the joint prosthesis to obtain a profile of a line of intersection of a prosthetic cement/bone interface at its intersection with a longitudinally pre-selected plane; providing a guide member shaped as a stem of the prosthesis in a prosthetic cavity located in said prosthetic cement; and providing a cutting tool for forming a running cut through the prosthetic cement along the line of intersection. A stem of the cutting tool includes two protrusions along the length thereof. A guide member includes two grooves which each engage one of said protrusions. Grooves are profiled so the outer end of the stem is forced to follow a path corresponding to the profile of the line of intersection of the cement/bone interface.
US12285198B2
A device having a bone screw with a body, an outer thread and a proximal screw head. A fluid-permeable conduit is disposed in the body, begins at the head and opens out into a fluid outlet opening that is spaced apart from the head in the distal direction. An axial groove extends from the fluid outlet opening to the screw head. The base of the groove is deeper than the base of the outer thread. A cap detachably connects with the screw head, in which a fluid-permeable conduit is disposed, which opens out into the conduit of the bone screw. A hose for feeding fluid is connected or connectable in a fluid-permeable manner with the inlet opening on the cap so that a pharmaceutical fluid is pressable out of the fluid outlet opening through the hose, through the conduit of the cap and through the conduit of the bone screw.
US12285197B2
System, including methods, apparatus, and kits, for bone fixation using a fixation device including a mounting portion and a fastener that attaches to the mounting portion. In some embodiments, the fixation device may include first and second mounting portions configured to be disposed across a bone from each other and secured with a fastener that extends from one of the mounting portions, through the bone, and to the other mounting portion. The system also may include a tool to facilitate installation of the fixation device.
US12285190B2
An integral seal system includes a body that defines a central opening, and an asymmetric seal extending into the central opening and including a diaphragm and an annular flange that extends between the body and the diaphragm, wherein the diaphragm has a cross-sectional thickness larger than a cross-sectional thickness of the annular flange. A duckbill seal extends distally from a bottom of the body and defines one or more parting lines that separate opposing seal flaps. The diaphragm complements insertion and extraction drag forces generated by the duckbill seal against a surgical tool shaft extended therethrough such that total insertion and extraction drag forces generated by the integral seal system are equalized.
US12285187B2
A reusable ultrasonic scalpel comprising a handle assembly and an ultrasonic waveguide extended to the distal end transmitting ultrasonic mechanical energy. Outside the ultrasonic waveguide is a sheath assembly, and the sheath assembly is detachably connected to the handle assembly by a quick connecting mechanism. The beneficial effects are mainly reflected on: reliable installation, easy to disassemble, easy to clean and disinfect. The sheath assembly serving as a consumable may be quickly replaced, while the remaining parts may be reused, and may undergo cleaning and high temperature steam sterilization. Thus, the cost of surgical consumables is greatly reduced, the burden on patients is reduced, and the risk of cross-infection when using the ultrasonic scalpel bar is also reduced.
US12285178B2
Intramedullary nails, systems, and methods. The intramedullary nail may include a generally elongate body extending from a first, distal end to a second, proximal end. The distal end may include one or more openings configured to receive one or more bone anchors that extend transversely through the distal end of the intramedullary nail, and thereby configured to secure the distal end of the nail. The proximal end may also include one or more openings configured to receive one or more bone anchors that extend transversely through the proximal end of the intramedullary nail, and thereby configured to secure the proximal end of the nail.
US12285173B2
Embodiments of the present invention encompass systems and methods for delivering ligatures to anatomical features of a patient. Exemplary ligature delivery systems for use in delivering a ligature to a left atrial appendage ligature include an elongate support mechanism having a proximal portion and a distal portion, a flexible hoop assembly, and a cinchable constriction member. The flexible hoop assembly can be coupled with the distal portion of the elongate support mechanism, and can include a support body coupled with a support frame. The support frame can be biased to hold the support body in a trailing configuration, whereby a free portion of the support body is disposed proximal to the distal portion of the elongate support mechanism. The support frame of the flexible hoop assembly can be coupled with the distal portion of the elongate support mechanism. The support body can be configured to support the cinchable constriction member and a loop of the left atrial appendage ligature.
US12285172B2
A disassemblable anastomosis clamp, at least comprising a clamp frame and a first clasping part and a second clasping part connected to the clamp frame. The first clasping part and/or the second clasping part is detachably connected to the clamp frame. At least one clasping part is designed to be detachable from the clamp frame, and thus when removing the anastomosis clamp, the detachable clasping part can be separated from the clamp frame first and then moved away, allowing the anastomosis clamp to be removed safely and conveniently.
US12285170B2
A staple cartridge for a surgical instrument includes a cartridge body extending along a longitudinal axis and having an upper deck. Pockets extend through the upper deck for receiving respective staples. The staple cartridge also includes a pan coupled to the cartridge body. The pan includes a laterally-opposed pair of sidewalls spaced apart from each other to define a trough sized and configured to receive the cartridge body. The pan also includes a retention tab extending laterally outwardly from a sidewall and longitudinally between proximal and distal ends. The retention tab defines a recess extending laterally outwardly from the trough. The recess opens through the sidewall at at least one of the proximal or distal ends. The pan further includes a relief slot extending through the sidewall adjacent to the at least one of the proximal or distal ends such that the relief slot opens directly into the recess.
US12285169B2
The present disclosure relates to the technical field of endoscopic staplers, in particular to an electric endoscopic stapler, including a housing, a driving motor, a linkage mechanism, a rotating mechanism, and an execution joint; the driving motor being disposed of in the housing; the linkage mechanism including a linkage assembly and a connecting rod, the linkage assembly is driven by and connected to an output shaft of the driving motor, the linkage assembly is connected to one end of the connecting rod, and the linkage assembly being used for converting rotating motion of the driving motor into linear motion of the connecting rod; and the rotating mechanism is connected to the other end of the connecting rod, the execution joint being connected to the rotating mechanism, and the rotating mechanism being used for converting the linear motion of the connecting rod into an angular rotation of the execution joint.
US12285162B2
A suturing instrument is provided. The suturing instrument comprises: a flexible shaft comprising an articulatable bending section; and a needle end effector located at a distal end of the bending section. The needle end effector comprises a toggle-based rotation mechanism to switch an orientation of a needle to engage and disengage the needle with a ferrule.
US12285161B2
A support apparatus for a medical device includes a first sleeve, a second sleeve, and a flexible contact member. The first sleeve is configured to be coupled to a first tool member of an end effector assembly that includes the first tool member, a second tool member, and a clevis, in which the first and second tool members are each rotatably coupled to the clevis such that second tool member can be moved relative to the first tool member between a first and a second orientation. The second sleeve is configured to be coupled to the second tool member. The flexible contact member is coupled to the first sleeve and the second sleeve, and is configured be moved between a collapsed configuration when the second tool member is in the first orientation and an expanded configuration when the second tool member is in the second orientation.
US12285158B2
An intraoral measurement device includes: a device main body that holds a base end side of a prism by a housing, the housing accommodating an illumination member and an imaging member, a cover member that is attached to the device main body in a state of covering, with a space part interposed in between, a distal end side of the prism arranged to face a measurement target, in which a part arranged to face the measurement target is formed by a light transmission window; and a heat transfer member that extends from the device main body along a non-optical surface of the prism, and transfers heat of the device main body to the light transmission window through abutment of a protruding end provided to protrude from the prism against the light transmission window of the cover member.
US12285157B1
Systems and methods are disclosed for an endoscope for use in a surgical procedure, e.g., a pediatric trans-nasal endoscopy procedure. The endoscope may include a handle for gripping by a user, and a shaft extending from the handle. The shaft may have a working channel extending longitudinally therethrough. The shaft may include an outer jacket defining an outer surface of the shaft, and an inner channel defining a working channel extending longitudinally through the shaft. The shaft defines an open space between the outer jacket and the inner channel, with an electrical wire for an illumination and/or a camera device extending longitudinally within the open space. The open space may improve the flexibility of the shaft along its entire length thereby improving patient comfort, and may also enable the steering wires to be positioned for improved up/down and left/right movement relative to the steering inputs provided by the user.
US12285154B2
Various embodiments are generally directed to devices, systems, and methods for controlling the flow of fluids in endoscopic systems, such as endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) endoscopes. Some embodiments are particularly directed to valve sets and/or valve interface mechanisms for controlling air, water, and/or suction flow through a valve well for an endoscopic system. Several embodiments are directed to user interface mechanisms and techniques for enabling an operator to interact with and control endoscope valves. Many embodiments are directed to mechanisms and techniques for translating interface input motion into valve control motions. In one or more embodiments, the valve sets and/or valve interface mechanisms may be disposable.
US12285149B2
A cleaning robot includes a housing and a roller brush. The housing is provided with a mounting cavity with an opening at its bottom. The roller brush is rotatably arranged in the mounting cavity and at least part of the roller brush is extended out of the mounting cavity. At least part of the cavity wall is transparent to form a transparent area, and a viewing area is set at a position of the housing and above the transparent area. The closed observation space is formed in the housing, and the observation space communicated with the viewing area and the transparent area, so that the user can observe the working condition of the roller brush inside the mounting cavity.
US12285148B2
Disclosed are a cleaning module and a cleaner comprising same. The cleaning module, according to one aspect of the present specification, comprises: a housing communicating with a suction port of a main body of the cleaner, and comprising a suction space exposed to a bottom surface; a first hole disposed on one side surface, perpendicular to a cleaning direction, of the housing; and a first opening/closing device comprising a first shielding member for enabling communication with the suction space by selectively opening/closing the first hole.
US12285141B2
Exemplary embodiments of dispensing systems, dispensers, refill units, methods for autonomously updating firmware and/or software in dispensers are disclosed herein. An exemplary dispenser includes a dispenser housing, an object sensor, a near field communications reader, a power source, a processor and a memory. First logic is stored in the memory for controlling the dispenser. The first logic does not enable the object sensor. The system includes a refill unit having a container, a near field communications tag and a software or firmware update stored on the near field communications tag. The software or firmware update comprises second logic for updating the first logic stored in the memory for controlling the dispenser and wherein the second logic enables the object sensor.
US12285137B2
A method and apparatus for assembling a set of stand mixer accessories with a caddy, including receiving a beater attachment in a first depression of a caddy base, receiving a whisk attachment in a second depression of the caddy base, and receiving a dough hook attachment in a in an arm of the caddy base.
US12285131B2
Drainage connector unit and assembly for the drainage of liquid waste of beverage dispensing devices
Drainage connector unit and assembly for the drainage of liquid waste of beverage dispensing devices A dispensing and drainage assembly (1) and a drainage connector unit (13) for drainage of liquid waste of beverage dispensing devices. The assembly (1) comprises a beverage dispensing device (3) with a leak receptacle (5), a drain container (17), and the drain connector unit (13). The drain connector unit (13) comprises a housing (23) for cooperating with an opening to the drain container (17) for collecting liquid waste from a dispensing device. Additionally the drain connector unit (13) comprises a drain channel (15). The drain channel (15) extends through the housing (23) for guiding liquid waste there through from a leak receptacle (5) of the dispensing device (3), to the drain container (17). The drain connector unit (13) further also comprises at least a first aroma barrier (29) interposed between a first opening (25) and a second opening (27) in the housing (23). The first opening (25) is arranged for interacting with a headspace of the drain container (17) and the second opening (27) is arranged for interacting with a gas atmosphere outside of the drain container (17).
US12285127B2
A plant transportation system includes a vase and a sealant receptacle. The vase includes a mouth, a throat, and a reservoir. The sealant receptacle is housed in the throat. The sealant receptacle is configured to allow a defined amount of stems therethrough, and includes a cover extending across the throat, a base extending across the throat behind the cover, and a sidewall extending behind the cover to the base. The cover defines at least one cover-side stem aperture, the base defines at least one base-side stem aperture, and the sidewall closes the sealant receptacle from the side. The at least one cover-side stem aperture is similarly sized to the defined amount of stems, and the at least one base-side stem aperture is similarly sized to the defined amount of stems.
US12285124B2
A knife holder includes a holder body configured to hold a top portion of a spine of a knife and suspend the entire knife in air, a magnet attached to the holder body and configured to adhere to and magnetically support the top portion of the spine of the knife in a detachable manner, and a guide provided at an insertion position further in front than the magnet when the knife is inserted from an insertion portion of the holder body, the guide including a contact portion configured to come into contact with the top portion of the spine of the knife at least at a position lower than an adhesion surface of the magnet.
US12285114B2
The present disclosure provides a connector, comprising an installation surface, a first reclined surface and a second reclined surface respectively located on two sides of the installation surface, and a connection surface opposite to the installation surface; the first reclined surface and the second reclined surface extend from the installation surface to the connection surface, and the distance between the first reclined surface and the second reclined surface gradually increases from the installation surface to the connection surface. The present invention also discloses a connection assembly and a sofa. The present invention makes the connection convenient, the assembly simple, and the production cost low.
US12285110B2
A bench system is provided. The bench can include a seat with an opening, a plurality of rear legs and a console door. The plurality of rear legs can include a first leg, a second leg, and a third leg. The third leg can be disposed between the first leg and the second leg and have a hollow interior. The console door can be disposed adjacent to the hollow interior of the third leg and the opening of the seat. The console door can also be movable between an open position and a closed position. The bench system can include a first bench and second bench in a stacked arrangement. A method for stacking benches is also provided.
US12285106B2
An adjustable divider includes: a first divider member, a second divider member, a third divider member, and a stop mechanism. The second divider member is located between the first divider member and the third divider member; the first divider member is movably connected to the second divider member; the second divider member is movably connected to the third divider member; an elastic member is arranged between the second divider member and the third divider member; the stop mechanism is mounted in the first divider member; and a positioning rack is arranged in the second divider member. When the stop mechanism is engaged with the positioning rack, the second divider member can only move in one direction; and when the stop mechanism is separated from the positioning rack, the second divider member can move freely on the first divider member.
US12285105B2
A pull-out guide for pulling a pull-out furniture part out of a furniture carcass has a first rail and a second rail, wherein the pulling out of the first rail is limited by a stop element of the first rail striking against a pull-out stop of the second rail. A securing part is mounted movably on the second rail and is adjustable between a release position, in which, for complete removal of the first rail, the first rail is pivotable relative to the second rail to such an extent that the stop element can be disengaged from the pull-out stop, and a locking position. The securing part is mounted displaceably, over a displacement path extending from the locking position to the release position, in a displacement direction that encloses an angle of less than 20° with the direction counter to the pull-out direction.
US12285103B2
The present disclosure provides a package tray and a case module. The package tray includes a first frame and a second frame. The first frame has a first side and a second side. The second frame has a third side and a fourth side connected to the second side. Wherein, the length of the first side is greater than the length of the third side, and a plurality of positioning locations are distributed on both the first frame and the second frame. At least a portion of the positioning locations are disposed corresponding to each other.
US12285092B2
The present invention is a wheeled case with enhanced mobility on all surfaces as seen in the mobile wheeled case has a main body, a of side wheels, a handle, an extending wheel system, and a cup holder. The main body holds various luggage items. The extending wheel system allows the present invention to stand or roll with the main body positioned in various ways. The main body has a of attachment rails, a main compartment, a side compartment, and connecting rails. The side wheels have a side wheel pivot that allows the wheels to tilt inwards. The handle has a handle hinge and a handle button. The extending wheel system has an extending wheel, an extending wheel hinge, an extending wheel lock, and an extending wheel rotator.
US12285086B2
A jewelry shortener for temporarily shortening a jewelry chain comprises a clasp with a cushion element that traps both sides of the chain at a desired length when the clasped is dosed. The clasp may or may not have an ornamental element that is visible when worn.
US12285077B2
A footwear combination that includes a base shoe that may be combined with plural different fitted socks to accommodate plural outfits, depending upon the fitted sock that is combined with the shoe. The fitted socks are detachable from the shoe (e.g., for washing and change of outfitting). Points of attachment between the sock and shoe extend down to the region of the metatarso-phalangeal joints. This allows the dorsal portion of the foot to remain bare and will allow fashionable women's footwear to be at once comfortable and trendy.
US12285075B2
A shoe with a heel that is adjustable in height. The heel includes a hollow body fastened to a sole of the shoe, and provided with grooves arranged at different heights from one another. A group of components including a lever are inserted into the hollow body for mutual sliding. A button is connected to the lever for causing rotation of the lever. A locking element is connected to the lever to switch from a locked position to a sliding position. In the locked position, the locking element is inserted into a groove of the hollow body, whereby the group of components and the hollow body are mutually locked in position. In the sliding position, the group of components and the hollow body can mutually slide. An elastic member is arranged to exert a force which brings the locking element from the sliding position to the locked position.
US12285069B2
A helmet accessory system comprises first and second ear brackets, for attachment to a helmet, having a side shroud housing for securing to the side of the helmet and an extension portion curving toward the rear of the helmet. The extension portions enclose circuitry electrically coupled to first sets of electrical contacts on the ear brackets and second sets of electrical contacts on the extension portion. An electrical hot shoe mounting member disposed on the rear portion of the helmet is configured for electrical communication with a helmet power and data circuit. A hot shoe adapter bridge for detachably and electrically coupling to the electrical hot shoe mounting member is operable to couple first and second ear brackets to the helmet power and data circuit.
US12285066B2
An article of clothing including outer and inner plackets. The outer placket including hole embroideries evenly spaced on an outer layer, non-functional visible fasteners applied to a first subset of the hole embroideries, and first fasteners offset from the hole embroideries. The inner placket including second fasteners configured to extend through a second subset of the hole embroideries and third fastener configured to couple with the first fasteners.
US12285065B2
The present disclosure provides high tensile strength FCL seams, as well as methods for forming high tensile strength FCL seams by laser welding. The present disclosure also provides weldable FCL tabs for the reinforcement of both linear and curved sections of seams, as well as methods for reinforcing linear and curved sections of seams with weldable FCL tabs.
US12285062B2
An air delivery system includes a visor having an outer peripheral edge and an inner peripheral edge. An air filtration assembly is removably mounted above an opening in the visor between the outer and inner peripheral edges, the air filtration assembly comprising a fan having an air inlet and an air outlet, an anode layer disposed over the air inlet, a filter layer disposed over the anode layer and a cathode layer disposed over the filter layer. In a first configuration, the air filtration assembly provides air flow toward an inner surface of the visor and, in a second configuration, the air filtration assembly provides air flow away from an outer surface of the visor. The air filtration assembly includes a mode actuator configured to control operation of a filtration mode indicator in dependence upon positioning of the air filtration assembly in the first or second configuration.
US12285058B2
Aspects herein are directed to a strap system having an adjustable stretch that is suitable for upper body garments, lower body garment, and articles such as bags and articles of footwear. The strap system includes a pair of straps that are coupled together in a face sharing relationship by a coupling mechanism. One of the straps in the pair of straps has greater stretch properties than the other strap. A total stretch of the strap system is adjustable by moving the coupling mechanism along a length of the strap system.
US12285057B2
A pair of belt-attached pants includes a pants main body having a waistband part and a waist part configured to cover a lower abdomen above a pubis of a wearer and below the waistband part, a first belt having a first fixed part that is fixed to a back surface of the waist part, a second belt having a second fixed part that is fixed to the front surface of the waist part, a fastening part that makes the second belt fastenable to the first belt, wherein the first belt and the second belt are formed of a member having stretchability lower than stretchability of the waist part, and the second belt is configured to support the lower abdomen above the pubis of the wearer upward by fastening the first belt to the second belt through the fastening part.
US12285054B1
An atomization device includes a housing, an oil storage tank provided within the housing to store oil, and a breath detector provided within the housing. The housing includes a suction part for suction by a user and a mist outlet pipeline provided in the suction part. The mist outlet pipeline has a mist outlet port exposed on a surface of the suction part. An atomization channel is formed within the oil storage tank and has a mist outlet end connected with a mist inlet end of the mist outlet pipeline. A first gas passage connected with the breath detector is formed within the housing. The suction part is provided with a first gas hole connected with the first gas passage. Each of the atomization channel, the oil storage tank and the mist outlet pipeline is isolated from the first gas passage.
US12285051B2
A cartridge is provided for an aerosol-generating system, the aerosol-generating system including an aerosol-generating device, the cartridge configured to be used with the device, the aerosol-generating device including: a device housing, an inductor coil positioned on or within the housing, and a power supply connected to the inductor coil and configured to provide a high-frequency oscillating current to the inductor coil; and the cartridge including: a cartridge housing containing an aerosol-forming substrate and a fluid-permeable susceptor element positioned to heat the aerosol-forming substrate, the aerosol-forming substrate being a liquid at room temperature and being configured to form a meniscus across a surface of the fluid-permeable susceptor element, and a mouthpiece portion having an outlet through which aerosol generated by the system can be drawn into a user's mouth.
US12285049B2
An electronic vapor provision device comprising a power cell and a vaporizer, wherein the vaporizer comprises a heater and a heater support, wherein the heater is one the inside of the heater support.
US12285041B2
The present disclosure describes an ultrasonic rotary molding system that is used to form edible compositions or food products as they move along a conveyor belt. The food products are formed by an ultrasonic rotary wheel that includes one or more cutting tools that cut, and perhaps three dimensionally mold, food product strips. The system may include a movable backing plate that is located below the point where the ultrasonic rotary wheel cuts the food product strips. The movable backing plate may be spring loaded and it may exert force upwards against the conveyor belt and in turn against the food product.
US12285038B2
A soy milk producing device is provided, including: a suction apparatus, at least one feeder, at least one first grinding and filtering apparatus, a mixing barrel assembly and at least one second grinding and filtering apparatus. Each feeder has a first inlet for introducing fluid. Each second grinding and filtering apparatus is configured for grinding and filtering a mixed fluid of soy dregs and water to produce secondary soy fluid from the mixed barrel assembly; during a first soy milk production cycle, the fluid first inlet portion of at least one said soybean feeding machine is water; wherein the fluid in producing the first soy fluid is water; each of the at least one first grinding and filtering apparatus is further configured to grind and filter the soy beans with the secondary soy fluid to produce a thick soy fluid.
US12285030B2
Disclosed is a pet chew product, comprising a tubular basic strip, wherein the tubular basic strip is internally provided with an axial channel with a polygonal cross section, and when the axial channel is squeezed, an upper wall of the axial channel protrudes downwards and is fitted with a corresponding engagement position on a lower wall thereof.
US12285027B2
Disclosed is a confectionery product including a chewy center, free of gelatine and other hydrocolloids different from gellan gum, including gellan gum, a layer of at least partially amorphous candy material surrounding the chewy center and optionally one or more additional coating layers surrounding the at least partially amorphous candy material layer. The process for manufacturing the confectionery product is also disclosed.
US12285020B1
The present invention discloses an apparatus and method for making soft pretzel sticks and bites. The method involves conveying dough sheets, forming form V-shaped slot patterns, and trimming the dough sheet into parallel dough strips. The dough strips are cut along the midportion of each V-shaped slot pattern, producing dough strips with a central portion, and two series of dough segments extending from opposite sides of the central portion. The dough segments of each dough strips are folded into a braid pattern and cut into dough sticks or bites. The dough sticks and bites are washed in a caustic solution, allowing excess solution to drain through the braid pattern, then baked in an oven. The braid pattern allows the pretzel sticks and bites to expand and aerate during baking without being constrained by the pretzel skin, resulting in a soft, airy interior and a traditional exterior.
US12285015B2
Agrochemical formulation, comprising afidopyropen, a cypermethrin like alpha-cypermethrin, a) at least one organic solvent S, b) at least one alkanol substituted amine D, c) at least one aryl sulfonic acid E or their salts, d) at least one organic tricarboxylic acid F or their salts, e) at least one nonionic surfactant G different from components c) to f) and h), f) optionally further components.
US12285014B2
The invention relates to an aqueous biocide composition, containing the following components: (a) 9 wt. % to 20 wt. % 1,2-benzisothiazolin-3-one, (b) a dissolved alkalizing agent, containing 0.95 to 1.05 mol sodium and potassium hydroxide, each based on one mol of the 1,2-benzisothiazolin-3-one present as component (a), and (c) more than 60 wt. % water. The biocide composition is characterized in that the composition: (i) has a pH value in the range of pH 9.5 to pH 11.9, and (ii) the molar fraction of sodium ions, based on the sodium and potassium ions present in the composition, is in the range of 15 to 45 mol %. The invention furthermore relates to the use of these biocide compositions for preserving water-based products of all kinds, such as cleaning and household products, plastic dispersions, paints, plasters, adhesives, sealing compounds, paper coating compounds, textile softening and sizing agents, detergent base materials, surfactants, polishing agents, spinning baths, cooling lubricants, leather treatment agents, and silicone and bitumen emulsions.
US12285010B2
A sample cooling and storage mechanism includes a refrigeration device and a gradient cooling device. The refrigeration device is configured to perform temperature-controlled refrigeration on storage vials. The gradient cooling device is configured to perform programmed gradient cooling on the storage vials. The refrigeration device includes at least one refrigeration zone. A nitrogen spraying component, a heating component and a storage vial rack are provided in the refrigeration zone. The nitrogen spraying component is configured to spray nitrogen in the refrigeration zone. The heating component heats the interior of the refrigeration zone. The sample cooling and storage mechanism achieves a gradient cooling function for biological samples through the gradient cooling device, thereby preventing damage to the biological samples caused by rapid cooling. In addition, the sample cooling and storage mechanism achieves a temperature-controlled refrigeration function for the biological samples through the refrigeration device.
US12285004B2
A collapsible system for water body fishing and game hunting comprises a folding frame with an attached platform, all made from galvanized aluminum. The folding frame includes a front left and front right vertical pipe, and a left bent angle and right bent angle pipe, with the left bent angle and right bent angle pipe joined at a vertex with an attached towing hitch. The folding frame also uses horizontal and diagonal braces attachable and connecting the front left and front right vertical pipe to the left bent angle and right bent angle pipe with a lower left horizontal brace and lower right horizontal brace attached to a lower rear horizontal brace or lower front horizontal brace so as to pivot. The folding frame further comprising a rear horizontal stability brace/platform holder and a front horizontal stability brace/platform holder attachable to a left side horizontal stability brace/platform holder and a right side horizontal stability brace/platform holder, with the attached rear horizontal stability brace/platform holder, front horizontal stability brace/platform holder, left side horizontal stability brace/platform holder, and right side horizontal stability brace/platform holder supporting a platform. The attachable components facilitate folding and collapsing the folding frame including the left side horizontal stability brace/platform holder and the right side horizontal stability brace/platform holder attached to the front left and front right vertical pipe and the left bent angle and right bent angle pipe so as to pivot allowing the platform to fold down opposite from the vertex.
