US12072704B2
An aerial device includes a body, an optical system having gimbal supporting a camera, a lift mechanism coupled to the body, a haptic sensor coupled to the body and configured to generate haptic data, and a processing system disposed in the body and in data communication with the haptic sensor. The processing system is configured to process the haptic data to understand an intended position of the aerial device and/or an intended orientation of the gimbal and convert the intended position to a target position of the aerial device and/or the intended orientation to a target orientation of the gimbal utilizing said processed data irrespective of an initial position of said aerial device and an initial orientation of said gimbal. Also disclosed is a method for controlling the aerial device.
US12072702B2
A system for autonomous or semi-autonomous operation of a vehicle is disclosed. The system includes a machine automation portal (MAP) application configured to enable a computing device to (a) display a map of a work site and (b) provide a graphical user interface that enables a user to (i) define a boundary of an autonomous operating zone on the map and (ii) define a boundary of one or more exclusion zones. The system also includes a robotics processing unit configured to (a) receive the boundary of the autonomous operating zone and the boundary of each exclusion zone from the computing device, (b) generate a planned command path that the vehicle will travel to perform a task within the autonomous operating zone while avoiding each exclusion zone, and (c) control operation of the vehicle so that the vehicle travels the planned command path to perform the task.
US12072700B2
A retrofittable remote control system is provided for enabling remote controlling of an on-board component of machine that is inherently incapable of being remote controlled. An interface control module is retrofitted on machine and is configured to communicate with off-board remote control over wireless communication channel. The interface control module detects presence of an on-board control module that communicates with the on-board component over a digital communication channel. The interface control module is configured to then establish either a digital communication link with the on-board control module or a direct Input/Output (I/O) communication link with the on-board component of the machine based on the detection. The interface control module is configured to send a control signal over either the direct I/O communication link or the digital communication channel via the detected on-board control module, for controlling the on-board component.
US12072694B2
In accordance with exemplary embodiments, methods and systems are provided for designing a manufacturing system. In an exemplary embodiment, a method for designing a manufacturing system includes: identifying a potential hazard for the manufacturing system; evaluating, via a processor, the potential hazard with respect to a plurality of possible injuries associated with the potential hazard; and providing output, via instructions provided by the processor, with respect to the potential hazard based on the evaluating of the potential hazard with respect to the plurality of possible injuries associated with the potential hazard.
US12072690B2
A method for performing quality control on a diagnostic analyzer includes receiving control measurement values from each of a plurality of diagnostic analyzers. A quality control measurement value is received from a target diagnostic analyzer. The quality control measurement value is compared with statistical criteria associated with the plurality of quality control measurement values received from the plurality of diagnostic analyzers. A comparison result is communicated to a user interface associated with the target diagnostic analyzer.
US12072687B2
A method, system and apparatus for flexible component routing design, wherein a flexible component includes a first end and a second end, includes moving the second end relative to the first end to simulate an operational motion state of the flexible component, scanning the flexible component to obtain a first set of routing data for the flexible component, changing position of the second end from a first position to a second position, moving the second end relative to the first end to simulate an operational motion state of the flexible component, scanning the flexible component to obtain a second set of routing data for the flexible component, and comparing the first set of routing data with the second set of routing data to determine a routing design for the flexible component.
US12072683B2
Components are assembled in an industrial machine together with a controller. The components each include a unique identification information memory portion and a component-side configuration history memory portion. The unique identification information memory portion stores, as unique identification information, identification information of the component itself, which is providable to the controller. The component-side configuration history memory portion stores configuration histories that each summarize, in terms of an acquisition timing from the controller, the unique identification information of the component itself, controller identification information of the controller that was used to configure the industrial machine together with the component itself, and unique identification information of other ones, than the controller, of the components, which were also used to configure the industrial machine together with the component itself.
US12072681B2
In the present invention a control device and a safety device establish a connection in accordance with a result of a comparison of connection setting information stored in the control device and setting identification information stored in the safety device. A support device is provided with a processor for executing a support program for assisting in setting the control device. A support program includes a first command for acquiring the setting identification information from the safety device and a second command for setting, in the connection setting information corresponding to the safety device, the setting identification information acquired in response to execution of the first command. Thus, the required identification information can easily be set even when a plurality of safety devices are connected to the same network.
US12072680B2
A door system includes a door module and a door sensor. The door module is configured to be installed in proximity to a motorized door opener and includes communication module, door close/open module, a door status module, and a housing. The communication module is configured to receive user commands through an Internet router from a remote door server. The door close/open module is configured to direct the door opener to open or close the door in response to a user command received by the communication module. The door status module is configured to send door status information to the remote door server. The communication, door close/open, and door status modules are integrated within the housing. The door sensor includes an active sensing component configured to be physically coupled to the movable door and is configured to collect door state information and transmit the door state information to the door module.
US12072675B2
A display device for a timepiece representing the lunar libration phenomenon thanks to at least one Moon disk, to at least one aperture and to at least one drive organ. The at least one Moon disk includes a set of Moon phase representations including at least three Moon phases with a first surface, a second surface and/or a delimitation configured to delimit this first surface and this second surface. The at least one aperture being configured to reveal this set of Moon phase representations and this at least one drive organ is configured to move this at least one Moon disk so as to represent the lunar libration phenomenon.
US12072673B2
A horological resonator mechanism, including a structure and an anchoring unit from which is suspended at least one inertial element arranged to oscillate along a first degree of freedom in rotation RZ about a pivoting axis extending along a first direction Z, the inertial element being subjected to return forces exerted by a virtual pivot including a plurality of substantially longitudinal elastic strips, each fastened, at a first end to the anchoring unit, and at a second end to the inertial element. Each elastic strip is deformable essentially in a plane XY perpendicular to the first direction Z. The anchoring unit is suspended from the structure by a flexible suspension arranged to allow the mobility of the anchoring unit along a plurality of degrees of freedom including at least two in the plane XY, along a direction X and along a direction Y orthogonal to the direction X.
US12072647B2
An image forming apparatus includes an image forming portion, a rotatable endless belt, a plurality of stretching rollers including an inner roller and an upstream roller; an outer member, a pressing member, a moving mechanism; and a control portion. The moving mechanism is capable of changing a pressing amount of the pressing member to the belt or a contacting and separating state of the pressing member to the belt by changing a position of the pressing member. The control portion controls magnification of a toner image, to be formed on the belt by the image forming portion, with respect to a conveyance direction of the belt based on a position of the pressing member by the moving mechanism while the toner image is transferred to the recording material from the belt.
US12072640B2
A cleaning system is integrated in an exposure machine including an immersion cover and a workbench arranged to be movable in translation below immersion cover. The cleaning system includes an image acquisition component, a cleaning component, and a controller. The image acquisition component is configured to acquire image information of a through hole of immersion cover. The cleaning component includes a cleaning pipe disposed inside workbench and having a first end extending out of a top surface of workbench, and a vacuum pump connected to a second end of cleaning pipe. The controller is configured to judge whether through hole is blocked according to image information, control workbench to be moved in translation so that first end of cleaning pipe is located directly below blocked through hole, and control vacuum pump to apply a negative pressure to blocked through hole through cleaning pipe to clean immersion cover.
US12072638B2
An exposure apparatus including an obtainment unit configured to obtain, for each of a plurality of exposure regions on a substrate, surface positions in a height direction in the exposure region, and a control unit configured to control, based on the obtained surface positions, driving of a substrate stage in the height direction, wherein the control unit obtains an approximate surface approximately representing a cross-sectional shape of a surface of the exposure region from the obtained surface positions obtained, and for a first exposure region for which information related to the approximate surface does not exceed a predetermined range, controls the driving based on a correction value related to the driving obtained from an approximate surface approximately representing a cross-sectional shape of a surface of the exposure region that has been exposed prior to the first exposure region.
US12072635B2
A lithographic projection apparatus is disclosed that includes a table, a shutter member, a fluid handling structure, and a fluid extraction system. The fluid handling structure may be configured to supply and confine liquid between a projection system and (i) a substrate, or (ii) the table, or (iii) a surface of the shutter member, or (iv) a combination selected from (i)-(iii). The surface of the shutter member may adjoin and be co-planar with a surface of the table. The surfaces of the shutter member and the table may be spaced apart by a gap. The fluid extraction system may be configured to remove liquid from the gap.
US12072627B2
A resist composition containing: (A) a resin containing a repeating unit having an acid-labile group; (B) a photo-acid generator shown by a general formula (B-1); and (C) a solvent, where W1 represents a cyclic divalent hydrocarbon group having 4 to 12 carbon atoms and containing a heteroatom; W2 represents a cyclic monovalent hydrocarbon group having 4 to 14 carbon atoms and not containing a heteroatom; Rf represents a divalent organic group shown by the following general formula; and M+ represents an onium cation. This provides a resist composition and a patterning process that uses the resist composition that show a particularly favorable mask dimension dependency (mask error factor: MEF), LWR, and critical dimension uniformity (CDU) particularly in photolithography where a high-energy beam such as an ArF excimer laser beam is used as a light source.
US12072626B2
In the context of forming radiation patternable structures especially for EUV patterning, wafer structures are described comprising a substrate having a smooth top surface and a radiation sensitive organometallic coating having an average thickness of no more than 100 nm and no more than about 1 defect per square centimeter with a defect size of greater than 48 nm, evaluated with a 3 mm edge exclusion. Corresponding methods for forming a low defect coating comprise spin coating a purified radiation sensitive organometallic resist solution onto a wafer using a spin coater system comprising a delivery line and a delivery nozzle connected to the delivery line to form a coated wafer, and drying the coated wafer to form a radiation sensitive organometallic coating having no more than about 1 defect per square centimeter with a defect size of greater than 48 nm, evaluated with a 3 mm edge exclusion. Methods are provided for improved filtering for particle removal from radiation patternable organometallic resist compositions.
US12072625B2
A nozzle unit for a liquid treatment apparatus that performs a liquid treatment on a substrate using a liquid, includes a first gas nozzle having a discharge flow path for allowing a first gas to flow through the discharge flow path and a first discharge port for discharging the first gas flowing through the discharge flow path toward a surface of the substrate, wherein the first discharge port is formed so as to extend in a first direction along the surface, and wherein a width of the discharge flow path in the first direction increases as the discharge flow path approaches the first discharge port, so that the first gas is discharged radially from the first discharge port.
US12072622B2
According to one embodiment, an imprint method for a substrate having a plurality of shot regions includes performing a first process on each target shot region in the plurality of shot regions and performing a second process on a non-target shot region in the plurality of shot regions. The first process includes pressing a template against resin in the target shot region to transfer a pattern to the resin, curing the resin, and releasing the template from the cured resin while supplying inert gas towards the substrate from an outer edge side of the template. The second process includes causing the template to approach the non-target shot region without coming into contact with resin in the non-target shot region, and moving the template away from the resin in the non-target shot region while supplying inert gas towards the substrate from the outer edge side of the template.
US12072619B2
Provided is a reflective mask blank for manufacturing a reflective mask capable of suppressing peeling of an absorber pattern while suppressing an increase in the thickness of an absorber film when EUV exposure is conducted in an atmosphere including hydrogen gas. A reflective mask blank (100) comprises a substrate (1), a multilayer reflection film (2) on the substrate, and an absorber film (4) on the multilayer reflection film. The reflective mask blank (100) is characterized in that: the absorber film (4) includes an absorption layer (42) and a reflectance adjustment layer (44); the absorption layer (42) contains tantalum (Ta), nitrogen (N), and at least one added element selected from hydrogen (H) and deuterium (D); the absorption layer (42) includes a lower surface region (46) including a surface on the substrate side, and an upper surface region (48) including a surface on the side opposite to the substrate; and the concentration (at. %) of the added element in the lower surface region (46) and the concentration (at. %) of the added element in the upper surface region (48) are different.
US12072598B2
Methods are provided for fabricating electrochromic devices that mitigate formation of short circuits under a top bus bar without predetermining where top bus bars will be applied on the device. Devices fabricated using such methods may be deactivated under the top bus bar, or may include active material under the top bus bar. Methods of fabricating devices with active material under a top bus bar include depositing a modified top bus bar, fabricating self-healing layers in the electrochromic device, and modifying a top transparent conductive layer of the device prior to applying bus bars.
US12072594B2
The present application discloses a display panel and an electrical terminal. The display panel includes: an underlay; an array driver layer located on the underlay and including a gate electrode layer and a source and drain electrode layer; a signal line including an adaptor portion located in the non-display region, wherein the adaptor portion includes a first wire section disposed in a same layer with the gate electrode layer, a second wire section disposed in a same layer with the source and drain electrode layer, and a bridge portion electrically connected to the first wire section and the second wire section; wherein the first wire section, the second wire section, and the bridge portion are disposed in different layers.
US12072592B2
According to one embodiment, a semiconductor substrate comprises a pixel partitioned by a first gate line and a second gate line among a plurality of gate lines and by a first source line and a second source line among a plurality of source lines, a first transistor and a second transistor that are arranged in the pixel, and a first pixel electrode disposed between the first source line and the second source line and a second pixel electrode adjacent to the first pixel electrode in the second direction, wherein the first transistor and the second transistor are connected to the first pixel electrode, and the first gate line does not overlap the first pixel electrode but overlaps the second pixel electrode.
US12072590B2
Provided is a curved liquid crystal display panel, including a color film substrate and an array substrate. An orthographic projection of the color film substrate on the array substrate is within the array substrate. The color film substrate includes a first side surface and a second side surface. The array substrate includes a third side surface and a fourth side surface. The first side surface is adjacent to and staggered from the third side surface. The second side surface is adjacent to and staggered from the fourth side surface. At positions where the third side surface and the fourth side surface are disposed, each of a side, proximal to the color film substrate, of the array substrate and a side, distal from the color film substrate, of the array substrate includes a structure formed by a grinding process.
US12072587B2
A display device includes a substrate, a transistor, a pixel electrode, a first conductive layer and a second conductive layer. The transistor is disposed on the substrate. The pixel electrode is disposed on the substrate. The pixel electrode is electrically connected to the transistor. The first conductive layer is disposed on the pixel electrode. The first conductive layer has a first slit. The second conductive layer is disposed on the pixel electrode. The second conductive layer has a second slit. The first slit and the second slit are overlapped with the pixel electrode.
US12072573B2
A backlight assembly, a display panel and a display device are provided. the backlight assembly includes: a work region, a light-emitting element, a light guide plate and a light guide structure. The work region includes a center region and an edge region surrounding the center region; the light-emitting element is at least in the center region; the light guide plate is in the work region, and configured to conduct light emitted by the light-emitting element and allow the light to exit from the work region; and the light guide structure is at a side of the light guide plate close to the light-emitting element, and arranged along at least part of an edge of the light guide plate; the light guide structure is configured to allow a part of the light emitted by the light-emitting element to enter the edge region.
US12072568B2
A light-shielding resin composition contains: a light-shielding pigment which is one or more selected from the group consisting of metal nitride-containing particles containing an atom A and metal oxynitride-containing particles containing the atom A; and a resin, in which the light-shielding pigment contains at least one of a nitride or an oxynitride of a transition metal having an electronegativity of 1.22 to 1.80, among transition metals of groups 3 to 7, and the atom A is at least one selected from the group consisting of hafnium and tungsten, and is an atom different from the transition metal.
US12072567B2
A stacked display apparatus and a method of operating the same are provided. The stacked display apparatus includes a first display panel in a form of a first aperture shape, and a second display panel in a form of a second aperture shape that is different from the first aperture shape, the second display panel being stacked on the first display panel, and a ratio of a first maximum spatial frequency of the first aperture shape and a second maximum spatial frequency of the second aperture shape is outside a predetermined range.
US12072559B2
An electrically-controlled optical device intended to be placed in front of a user's eye, the electrically-controlled optical device being an ophthalmic device, the electrically-controlled optical device comprising: a front shell defining a front surface and a back surface opposed to the front surface, the front shell comprising a slab, at least one functional layer arranged on the back surface and one primer layer, said primer layer being arranged between the at least one functional layer and the slab; and an electrically-controlled object facing the back surface of the front shell wherein the primer layer is conformed such that the electrically-controlled optical device is mechanically resistant to an impact energy of at least 200 mJ.
US12072558B2
Systems and methods for regulating the speed of movement of virtual objects presented by a wearable system are described. The wearable system may present three-dimensional (3D) virtual content that moves, e.g., laterally across the user's field of view and/or in perceived depth from the user. The speed of the movement may follow the profile of an S-curve, with a gradual increase to a maximum speed, and a subsequent gradual decrease in speed until an end point of the movement is reached. The decrease in speed may be more gradual than the increase in speed. This speed curve may be utilized in the movement of virtual objections for eye-tracking calibration. The wearable system may track the position of a virtual object (an eye-tracking target) which moves with a speed following the S-curve. This speed curve allows for rapid movement of the eye-tracking target, while providing a comfortable viewing experience and high accuracy in determining the initial and final positions of the eye as it tracks the target.
US12072550B2
A telescope that includes a hollow body, an optical system and mirror positioned in the hollow body, a device for adjusting tilt and the position of the mirror including a carriage translatably movable in the hollow body, a mirror support plate rigidly connected to the carriage by a hinge, where the carriage is translated by a screw/nut mechanism operated by an adjustment button mounted capable of rotating in a housing portion, the adjustment button is arranged such that rotation of the button causes the carriage to be translatably moved, the adjustment button is associated with a stop member designed to cooperate with a complementary stop member arranged in the housing portion so as to limit button rotation and carriage movement, and at least one actuator movably mounted in the carriage that on the support plate such that moving the actuator changes the tilt of the plate.
US12072543B1
A waveguide display includes a waveguide configured to transport display light visible to human eyes, a coupler formed on a broadside surface of the waveguide and configured to couple portions of the display light out of the waveguide at one or more regions of the waveguide, and a photovoltaic device at an edge of the waveguide, the photovoltaic device configured to convert at least a portion of the display light that reaches the edge of the waveguide into electrical power.
US12072541B2
An optical connector includes first and second ferrules, first and second front housings each accommodating a corresponding ferrule of the first and second ferrules inside, an inner housing connected to rear ends of the first and second front housings, an outer housing including a first latch and accommodating the inner housing inside, and a tab disposed in a second direction intersecting a first direction with respect to the outer housing. The inner housing includes second latches disposed on first and second side portions respectively. The first and second side portions arranged in a third direction intersecting both the first direction and the second direction. The second latches include respective engaging portions that are engageable with the outer housing. Each of the engaging portions is pushed toward the inside of the inner housing to release a state of engagement between the inner housing and the outer housing.
US12072537B2
The present invention discloses a fiber optic connector comprises: a ferrule assembly; a spring seat provided behind the ferrule assembly; and a spring provided between the ferrule assembly and the spring seat. The spring seat has a receiving chamber having an insertion port through which a portion of the ferrule assembly is inserted into the receiving chamber; wherein the ferrule assembly is pre-assembled into the receiving chamber of the spring seat in a way that the ferrule assembly is held to be movably engaged with the spring seat. The spring is fitted and compressed in the receiving chamber. As a result, the ferrule assembly, the spring seat and the spring are pre-assembled into an integral assembly before being inserting into a connector housing. All components of the connector except for the housing may be smoothly pulled through a small long pipe as a whole. After being pulled through the pipe, all components of the connector except for the housing may be easily and quickly inserted into the housing as a whole at one time.
US12072536B2
A retaining mechanism engages springs in a fiber optic connector to prevent movement of the springs relative to the fiber optic ferrules and the housing during curing of an epoxy inserted into the fiber optic connector. The retaining mechanism may be removably attached to the housing of the fiber optic connector. It may be inserted from a rear end of the fiber optic connector or disposed around an outside portion of the housing. The retaining mechanism may also be integral with an inside surface of the housing.
US12072534B2
A coupling system includes an optical fiber configured to carry an optical signal. The coupling system further includes a chip in optical communication with the optical fiber. An angle between the optical fiber and a top surface of the chip ranges from about 92-degrees to about 88-degrees. The chip includes a grating configured to receive the optical signal; and a waveguide, wherein the grating is configured to receive the optical signal and redirect the optical signal along the waveguide. ms.
US12072533B2
An optical transmission apparatus includes an emitter that emits an optical signal in accordance with a bias current, and a Mach-Zehnder optical modulator that optically modulates the optical signal in accordance with an electrical signal. The optical modulator includes a detector that detects a temperature inside the optical modulator, and a controller that, when detecting activation of a power supply, controls the temperature inside the optical modulator such that the temperature detected by the detector reaches a target temperature.
US12072525B2
Techniques are provided for radiation-induced birefringence in a Polarization-Maintaining Fiber (PMF). In one example, a fiber is obtained. At least one local volume of the fiber is irradiated to induce an end-to-end birefringence in the fiber. Based on the end-to-end birefringence induced in the fiber, a PMF is produced.
US12072524B2
A series of interconnected (directly or indirectly), coupled lighting panels is provided, the coupled lighting panels linked to one another such that various shapes and designs can be created using various arrangements of the coupled lighting panels, the lighting panels of some embodiments adapted to avoid dark spots proximate to lighting circuitry disposed therein. The lighting panels can be luminaires, and may be provided in various geometric shapes, having various dimensionalities (e.g., a flat 2 dimensional shape, or a 3 dimensional shape). Various control systems, connectors, housings, frames, and lighting systems are also described.
US12072523B2
Light reflective films have example application in hollow light guides and luminaires. The films comprise parallel channels distributed in layers or otherwise at different depths in the films. The channels provide interfaces at which light is reflected or redirected. The channels have a sufficient density that the film reflects a large proportion of light incident on a first face of the film. The channels may be filled with a gas such as air, a vacuum or a polymer for example. Methods for making films can include stacking thin sheets patterned with grooves, casting or extrusion.
US12072518B2
The optical articles disclosed herein render polarized glare in a certain tunable color that is visually more perceptive than a regular tinted lens or a regular polarized lens. Optical articles, including sunglass lenses, that are configured to color plane-polarized light transmitted through the lens will draw the wearer's attention and help identify the contours or dangers on surfaces in the wearer's field of vision.
US12072501B1
A head-mounted device may present a first user interface element and a second user interface element within a user interface that is included in a display of the head-mounted device. The head-mounted device may, in response to movement of the head-mounted device, move the first user interface element and the second user interface element within the display, the movement of the first user interface element decreasing a boundary distance below a threshold distance, the boundary distance being based on a distance between the first user interface element and a boundary associated with the user interface. The head-mounted device may decrease a size of the first user interface element while the boundary distance is decreasing and is below the threshold distance.
US12072500B2
An optical device is provided, including a body formed to have a concavity within which an eye box region is defined; and a plurality of addressable vertical cavity surface emitting laser (VCSEL) arrays arranged in the body of the optical device. The one or more VCSEL arrays comprise a plurality of VCSEL subarrays including independently addressable first and second VCSEL subarrays, which are controlled so as to power the first VCSEL subarray and not the second VCSEL subarray to illuminate only a first subregion of the eye box region, or to power the second VCSEL subarray and not the first VCSEL subarray to only illuminate a second subregion of the eye box region.
US12072495B2
A display device for use in displaying an augmented reality image of a real-world view or a virtual reality image to a user, the display device comprising an optical waveguide having an input optical element for receiving an image and at least one output optical element for outputting the image, a projector for generating the image, the projector being physically coupled to the optical waveguide, and a projector housing containing at least some components of the projector, the projector housing being relatively moveable with respect to the optical waveguide between a relative position in which a real-world view through the waveguide in the region of the at least one output optical element is occluded and a relative position in which the real-world view through the waveguide in the region of the at least one output optical element is not occluded.
US12072491B2
A headset display system may comprise a head mounted display and a remote host device. The head mounted display may comprise a microdisplay and sensing components. The remote host device may communicate with the head mounted display, and formulate a task requirement based on information associated with a user of the headset display system. The remote host device may further search for and identify one or more wireless resources currently available to the remote host device, determine which of the identified wireless resources are suitable for satisfying the task requirement, and utilize the determined wireless resources to accomplish a task corresponding to the task requirement. The wireless resources may comprise at least one entity, external to the headset display system, that (i) generates a physical informational parameter, (ii) generates a process result, (iii) performs a data processing task, and/or (iv) accesses a communication and/or information storage resource.
US12072483B2
Methods are provided using light captured by an endoscope system. Substantially afocal light from the endoscope is manipulated and split. After passing through focusing optics, the already split light again split, this time in image space, producing four portions of light that may be manipulated relative to each other. The four portions of light are focused onto separate areas of two image sensors. The manipulation of the beams can take several forms, each offering distinct advantages over existing systems when individually displayed, analyzed and/or combined by an image processor.
US12072482B2
A directed energy system is provided and includes a housing defining an unobscured aperture for emitted electromagnetic (EM) radiation and a stiffening strut assembly installed at an outlet of the housing and through which the emitted EM radiation passes. The directed energy system and various elements such as the telescope and optical trains described herein are well suited for, but not limited to, high-energy (HE) laser applications.
US12072478B2
In an optical system according to each exemplary embodiment, an interval between adjacent lens units changes in focusing from an infinite-distance object to a close-distance object, and a first in-focus state in which β=−1.2 is obtained can be caused, where β is a lateral magnification of an entire system. The optical system according to each exemplary embodiment includes a plurality of focus lens units, and out of a focus lens unit having a largest absolute value of a focus sensitivity and a focus lens unit having a second largest absolute value of a focus sensitivity in a state in which focus is put on an infinite-distance object, a focus lens unit disposed on an object side is a lens unit LA, and a focus lens unit disposed on an image side is a lens unit LB. A partial optical system LC including all lenses disposed on the image side of the lens unit LB has negative refractive power. The partial optical system LC satisfies a predetermined conditional expression.
US12072476B2
An optical system (LS) includes lenses (L22,L23) satisfying the following conditional expressions, νdLZ<35.0, and 0.702<θgFLZ+(0.00316×νdLZ), where νdLZ: Abbe number of the lens with reference to d-line, and θgFLZ: a partial dispersion ratio of the lens, wherein θgFLZ is defined by the following expression, θgFLZ=(ngLZ−nFLZ)/(nFLZ−nCLZ). wherein a refractive index of the lens with reference to g-line is ngLZ, a refractive index of the lens with reference to F-line is nFLZ, and a refractive index of the lens with reference to C-line is nCLZ.
US12072473B2
An optical imaging lens sequentially including a first lens element to a ninth lens element arranged in sequence from an object side to an image side along an optical axis is provided. Each of the first lens element to the ninth lens element includes an object-side surface facing the object-side surface and allowing imaging rays to pass through and an image-side surface facing the image-side and allowing the imaging rays to pass through. Lens elements of the optical imaging lens are only the nine lens elements described above, wherein the second lens element has negative refracting power, the fourth lens element has negative refracting power, an optical axis region of the object-side surface of the seventh lens element is concave, and an optical axis region of the image-side surface of the ninth lens element is concave.
US12072466B1
Systems and techniques for detecting feature(s) and object(s) partially or completely obscured by stray light effects in the visible light spectrum are discussed herein. Non-visible light can be emitted from emitters. Light from an environment including visible and non-visible light can be captured at a sensing system via a lens system. The sensing system can filter the captured light using a dual band-pass filter to direct certain non-visible and visible light spectra to a beam splitter that then directs the non-visible light to a non-visible light sensor and the visible light to a visible light sensor. The sensor data generated by the non-visible light sensor can then be used to identify and classify feature(s) and object(s) that may be obscured by stray light effects in the data generated by the visible light sensor.
US12072447B2
A compact LiDAR device is provided. The compact LiDAR device includes a first mirror disposed to receive one or more light beams and a polygon mirror optically coupled to the first mirror. The polygon mirror comprises a plurality of reflective facets. For at least two of the plurality of reflective facets, each reflective facet is arranged such that: a first edge, a second edge, and a third edge of the reflective facet correspond to a first line, a second line, and a third line; the first line and the second line intersect to form a first internal angle of a plane comprising the reflective facet; and the first line and the third line intersect to form a second internal angle of the plane comprising the reflective facet. The first internal angle is an acute angle; and the second internal angle is an obtuse angle.
US12072442B2
In various examples, detected object data representative of locations of detected objects in a field of view may be determined. One or more clusters of the detected objects may be generated based at least in part on the locations and features of the cluster may be determined for use as inputs to a machine learning model(s). A confidence score, computed by the machine learning model(s) based at least in part on the inputs, may be received, where the confidence score may be representative of a probability that the cluster corresponds to an object depicted at least partially in the field of view. Further examples provide approaches for determining ground truth data for training object detectors, such as for determining coverage values for ground truth objects using associated shapes, and for determining soft coverage values for ground truth objects.
US12072439B2
A method for generating synthetic measurement data indistinguishable from actual measurement data captured by a first physical measurement modality. The first physical measurement modality is based on emitting an interrogating wave towards an object and recording a reflected wave coming from the object in a manner that allows for a determination of the time-of-flight between the emission of the interrogating beam and the arrival of the reflected wave. The method includes: obtaining a first compressed representation of the synthetic measurement data in a first latent space, wherein this first latent space is associated with a first decoder that is trained to map each element of the first latent space to a record of synthetic measurement data that is indistinguishable from records of actual measurement data of the first physical measurement modality, and applying the first decoder to the first compressed representation, so as to obtain the sought synthetic measurement data.
US12072428B2
During positioning of a user equipment (UE), downlink (DL) positioning reference signals (PRS) transmitted by one or more transmission reception point (TRP) in a wireless communication system may be preempted or punctured by higher priority transmissions, such as ultra-reliable low-latency traffic (URLLC). A PRS preemption indication (PI) may be provided to a UE by a serving TRP identifying one or more TRPs affected by preemption. The PRS PI may further identify the time domain and frequency domain of the preempted DL PRS transmissions. The PRS PI may identify the time domain, e.g., based on a number of PRS symbols between two monitoring occasions, wherein only PRS symbols that contain downlink positioning reference signals associated with the group of TRPs are counted. The PRS PI may identify the frequency domain by identifying at least one of four or more frequency sub-bands of the preempted DL PRS transmissions.
US12072423B2
Techniques for improving a vehicles access to GPS signals are discussed herein. An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) may be configured to communicate with the vehicle, such as a V2X capable vehicle, and provide GPS line of sight connection to a GPS satellite, thereby avoiding any blocking issues while maintaining accurate positioning of the vehicle on the ground. Short-range communications (e.g., Wi-Fi, PC5, unicast, etc.) may be used to provide the connectivity between the vehicle and the UAV. In some cases, a vehicle may drive into a designated area and the UAV and/or the vehicle may initiate connectivity with the other and start UAV assisted positioning services within the designated area.
US12072422B2
Example embodiments relate to light detection and ranging (lidar) devices having vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser (VCSEL) emitters. An example lidar device includes an array of individually addressable VCSELs configured to emit light pulses into an environment surrounding the lidar device. The lidar device also includes a firing circuit configured to selectively fire the individually addressable VCSELs in the array. In addition, the lidar device includes a controller configured to control the firing circuit using a control signal. Further, the lidar device includes a plurality of detectors. Each detector in the plurality of detectors is configured to detect reflections of light pulses that are emitted by one or more individually addressable VCSELs in the array and reflected by one or more objects in the environment surrounding the lidar device.
US12072421B2
A multiple input multiple output (MIMO) radar sensor encodes or decodes radar signals generated by multiple MIMO transmitters using a mixture of sub-set digital codes that discriminate between different sub-sets of MIMO transmitters and Doppler-division codes that discriminate between different MIMO transmitters within each of the sub-sets.
US12072418B2
A method for measuring a given distance between a vehicle and an upper surface of a platform includes projecting two or more beams by a detection system mounted on the vehicle. The beams lie in a single plane of projection towards the platform. For each beam, a distance is measured between the detection system and the platform along a respective direction of the beam. The measured distances not corresponding to the upper surface are excluded. A vertical distance between a vehicle marker and the upper surface of the platform is calculated from the distances that are not excluded.
US12072413B1
A system that performs wall detection and localization to determine a position of a device relative to acoustically reflective surfaces. The device emits an audible sound including a frequency modulated signal and captures reflections of the audible sound. The frequency modulated signal enables the device to determine an amplitude of the reflections at different time-of-arrivals, which corresponds to a direction of the reflection. The device then performs beamforming to generate a 2D intensity map that represents an intensity of the reflections at each spatial location around the device. The device detects wall(s) in proximity to the device by identifying peak intensities represented in the 2D intensity map. In some examples, instead of performing beamforming, the device can perform directional wall detection by physically rotating the device and emitting the audible sound in multiple directions. The device may perform ultrasonic wall detection using ultrasonic sound frequencies.
US12072406B2
Example systems, devices, media, and methods for tracking movable objects and presenting virtual elements on a display in proximity to the movable objects. Ultra-wideband (UWB) transmitters are mounted to each movable object in an environment including at least two synchronized UWB receivers. The receivers calculate current locations of movable objects. Portable electronic devices, including eyewear devices, are paired with the receivers in a network. A localization application determines a current location of each eyewear device. A rendering application presents virtual elements on a display as an overlay relative to the current movable object location and in relative proximity to the current eyewear location. The physical environment is represented by a static mesh. A time synchronized tracking application identifies moving items that are not coupled to a UWB transmitter. The rendering application presents the virtual elements on the display in accordance with the static mesh and the moving items.
US12072401B2
An electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectrometer includes a magnet system comprising at least one magnet and at least one pole piece for producing a magnetic field along a pole axis in a field of view in front of the at least one pole piece. A probe head comprising a microwave resonator and at least one modulation coil or rapid scan coil produces an additional, time-varying magnetic field aligned along the pole axis. The probe head is arranged in the field of view, and a respective modulation coil or rapid scan coil is arranged between the microwave resonator and a respective pole piece. For each pole piece, at least a part of said pole piece is made of a function material having an electric conductivity σf of 104 S/m or less, and having a saturation magnetic flux density BSf of 0.2 T or more.
US12072399B2
A magnetic sensor is provided that can attenuate a magnetic field in a direction that is perpendicular to the magnetic field detecting direction at a higher rate than the magnetic field in the magnetic field detecting direction. Magnetic sensor 1 has: first soft magnetic layer 3; a pair of second soft magnetic layers 4A, 4B that is positioned at a location that is different from first soft magnetic layer 3 in the Z direction of first soft magnetic layer 3; and magnetic field detecting element 2 that is positioned between first soft magnetic layer 3 and second soft magnetic layers 4A, 4B in the Z direction, wherein magnetic field detecting element 2 has a magnetic field detecting direction that is parallel to a direction in which the pair of second soft magnetic layers 4A, 4B is arranged. As viewed in the Z direction, second soft magnetic layers 4A, 4B are positioned on both sides of a center of first soft magnetic layer 3, and magnetic field detecting element 2 is positioned inside of a periphery of first soft magnetic layer 3.
US12072379B2
An integrated circuit (IC) protection circuit can include a reconfigurable block that receives a seed value from a tamper-proof memory and generates a dynamic key; an authentication block that receives the dynamic key from the reconfigurable block and taint bits from a scan chain to generate an authentication signature; and an encryptor that encrypts a test pattern response on the scan chain if a mismatch is found between the authentication signature and a test pattern embedded signature.
US12072377B2
An information processing apparatus includes a processor including hardware. The processor extracts neighboring nodes in two or more different extraction ranges for each node constituting input data of a graph structure. The processor calculates an anomaly score representing a degree of anomaly of the node for each extraction range based on a representation of a combination of the node and the neighboring nodes. The processor records each calculated anomaly score in a storage. The processor selects a maximum anomaly score among the anomaly scores recorded in the storage. The processor determines an anomaly node in the input data of the graph structure based on the selected maximum anomaly score. The processor outputs information of the anomaly node.
US12072376B2
An input/output (I/O) sensor for a multi-IC module. The I/O sensor includes: delay circuitry, configured to receive a data signal from an interconnected part of an IC of the multi-IC module and to generate a delayed data signal, the delay circuitry including an adjustable delay-line configured to delay an input signal by a set time duration; a comparison circuit, configured to generate a comparison signal by comparing the data signal with the delayed data signal; and processing logic, configured to set the time duration of the adjustable delay-line and, based on the comparison signal, identify a margin measurement of the data signal for determining an interconnect quality parameter.
US12072372B2
A system, method, and device to test an electronic circuit are disclosed having a stage to supply a driving signal to a load comprising a pull-up switch and a pull-down switch and a pre-driver stage including pre-driver circuits. The electronic circuit including circuits for testing the pre-driver stage under the control of an automatic testing equipment (ATE) to operate a built-in self-test sequence including test commands for the pre-driver stage under the control of an external test signal issued by the ATE. The system includes a time measuring circuit to measure duration of signals at the output of the stage coupled to a pass-fail check circuit, and to evaluate if the duration of signals at the output of the stage to determine whether the output satisfies a pass criterion.
US12072370B2
A semiconductor package test apparatus is provided. A semiconductor package test apparatus comprises a test board including a plurality of sensors, a chamber into which the test board is loaded, and a controller configured to control a temperature of the chamber, wherein the controller adjusts the temperature using the plurality of sensors.
US12072366B2
A method and an electric circuit arrangement for determining a branch insulation resistance and a branch leakage capacitance of a line branch to be monitored in a branched, ungrounded power supply system having active conductors and a measuring voltage fed centrally by a controllable measuring voltage source and a residual current caused by the measuring voltage being registered using a current sensor in the line branch to be monitored. The centrally supplied measuring voltage is formed over a generator period having a characteristic signal form defined via the frequency composition. By this (frequency) modulation of the measuring voltage, information is transmitted from the central feed location of the measuring voltage to the current sensor disposed in the line branch to be monitored. Based on this information, the current sensor can establish with which resistance value the coupling circuit feeds the measuring voltage in the corresponding generator period, without another communication channel being required.
US12072364B2
According to one implementation, an aviation system 100 includes electric field sensors 112 and a ground system 114 including a computer configured to communicate with each of the electric field sensors 112. The computer is configured to: acquire electric field intensities from the electric field sensors 112 respectively, and generate a first electric field distribution on a ground surface 16 based on the electric field intensities; derive a matrix; derive a pseudo inverse matrix of the matrix; derive an electric charge distribution on the horizontal plane by multiplying the pseudo inverse matrix by the first electric field distribution on the ground surface 16; and derive a second electric field distribution on a flight path based on the electric charge distribution. The first electric field distribution on the ground surface 16 is derived by multiplying the matrix by electric charges temporarily set on a horizontal plane at a predetermined altitude.
US12072362B2
Apparatus and methods for characterizing electrical components for evaluating performance in a high voltage transient protection circuit. Impedance graphs provided by manufacturers for electrical components are typically low voltage measurements that do not necessarily accurately reflect component performance at high voltages above 150 volts. It is important to characterize and understand the behavior of these components at high voltages in order to ensure the components will protect circuitry as expected. In certain embodiments, a characterization method includes obtaining time domain voltage measurements from two terminals of a device under test (DUT) as it is exposed to high voltage transients from an electrical fast transient (EFT) generator. The time domain voltage data is transformed into frequency domain voltage data using a transform algorithm, and additional analysis is performed to derive scattering parameters, impedance, and other valuable metrics for component characterization.
US12072350B2
An anchor assembly for a microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) vibration sensor suspension comprises an anchor body and at least one spring integrally extending from the anchor body. Each spring comprises a first section integrally extending at a first end away from the anchor body to a second end, and first lateral portions of second and third sections extending in opposite lateral directions from the second end. Each of the second and third sections includes a first leg that extends at a first end from the first lateral portion toward the anchor body, a second lateral portion that extends from a second end of the first leg away from the first section, and a second leg that extends from the second lateral portion at a first end away from the anchor body, wherein second ends of the second legs extend farther from the anchor body than the first lateral portions.
US12072340B2
Reversibly switchable fluorescent protein-based indicators are disclosed, and can be used as neuronal activity markers. The disclosed reversibly switchable fluorescent protein-based indicators exhibit faster or slower photoswitching the presence or absence of calcium, and depending on the wavelength of light stimulus employed.
US12072338B2
The invention provides pharmaceutical compositions comprising at least a portion of a chemokine receptor or a G-protein coupled receptor. The pharmaceutical composition of the invention may be used for altering immune system functioning, for example, to treat an immune system disorder, such as an autoimmune disease, multiple sclerosis, transplant rejection, psoriasis, rheumatoid arthritis and asthma. The invention also provides peptides that may be used individually, in combination with, or in combination with other therapeutic agents such as steroid, non-steroid anti-inflammatory drug, immune modulator or immune suppressor.
US12072334B2
The purpose of the present invention is to provide a method of purification and preparation of cultured corneal endothelial cells, and in particular, to provide cell surface markers for use in corneal endothelial cells not including transformed cells. Provided are cell markers for distinguishing normal cells and transformed cells, in particular normal and transformed corneal endothelium cells. These cell markers relate to specific cell surface markers, for example, to a normal corneal endothelial surface marker such as CD166, and a transformed cell surface marker such as CD73. By using the transformed cell surface marker such as CD73 to remove transformed cells by sorting, it becomes possible to improve purity of a normal cultured corneal endothelium. By using normal corneal endothelial surface marker such as CD166, or by combined use with the transformed cell surface marker, it becomes possible to provide a means for verifying the purity of a prepared corneal endothelium.
US12072331B2
A chromogenic absorbent material for an animal litter includes an oxidizing agent responsive to peroxidatic/pseudoperoxidatic activity in an animal excretion or a first catalytic compound generating the oxidizing agent in situ. The material also includes a chromogenic indicator being chromogenically responsive to the oxidizing activity of the oxidizing agent, and an absorptive material which is porous, for absorbing the animal excretion. The absorptive material includes a water-absorbing polysaccharide providing absorptive properties to the chromogenic absorbent material; and may also include a second polysaccharide and a superabsorbent polymer. The material may be obtained in the form of particles having a low density and a high porosity, and is usable in conjunction with an animal litter for detecting various diseases in animals.
US12072330B2
The present invention provides a method for classifying and counting leukocytes which allows classification and count of normal leukocytes as well as discrimination between blast cells and atypical lymphocytes. The present invention also provides a regent kit and reagent for classifying leukocyte which are used for classifying and counting leukocytes in biological samples.
US12072326B2
The present invention provides a thermal image analyser for the analysis of the stomatal conductance s of a plant, which comprises a thermal imaging device, configured to capture a thermal image of at least a portion of the plant that is in an imaging region of the thermal imaging device, and a processor device, configured to analyse the captured thermal image and to determine the stomatal conductance of the plant on the basis of the captured thermal image. The thermal image analyser further comprises a reference object, which comprises a reference surface and a thermal sensor, wherein the thermal sensor is connected to the reference surface and configured to emit a sensor signal that is representative for a surface temperature of the reference surface. The reference object is adapted to be positioned, such that at least a portion of the reference surface is located in the imaging region of the thermal imaging device. The sensor signal is adapted to be transmitted to the processor device, and the processor device is configured to compensate the stomatal conductance on the basis of the captured thermal image and the sensor signal.
US12072306B2
THIS INVENTION relates to a method of or system for detecting presence of diamond in an object. The method comprises receiving classification data associated with photons emitted from object as a result of positron annihilation due to irradiation of the object with photons of a predetermined energy at which giant dipole resonance (GDR) occurs due to a nuclear reaction between the photons and carbon. The method then comprises the step of determining whether or not the object is potentially a diamond or diamondiferous by processing the received classification data with a trained machine-based learning classifier. The system typically implements the method described herein.
US12072296B2
A portable visual inspection apparatus comprises a box including a lower box portion and an upper box portion. The upper box portion defines a first accommodation space and is connected to the lower box portion such that is capable of being opened and closed. A visual inspection device is installed in the first accommodation space and is adapted to be switched between an expanded configuration in which the visual inspection device is at least partially expanded for photographing an image of an article, and a folded configuration in which the visual inspection device is at least partially folded for storage in the first accommodation space. A support platform is arranged in the lower box portion and defines an inspection area below the visual inspection device in the expanded configuration. The portable visual inspection apparatus is switchable between a use configuration and a transportation configuration.
US12072287B2
A scattering microscopy arrangement uses a microscope to image an object comprising a surface. A light source emits illuminating light and a light detector detects light elastically scattered from the object. An electric potential is applied to the surface that affects the electrochemical properties of the object while imaging. The electric potential provides a contrast mechanism that improves the imaging and allows for characterisation of the object and/or the surrounding environment.
US12072282B2
A method for analysing a sample uses a resonant support having a surface on which a plurality of separated photonic crystals extends. At least two crystals are configured to capture the same analyte. A resonance wavelength associated with each crystal varies with an amount of analyte in contact with the crystal. The wavelengths define a resonance spectral band between 200-1500 nm. The transmission/reflection of the light is maximum at an associated resonance wavelength. The method includes: illuminating the support in the resonance spectral band, the intensity of the lamination being variable in band; acquiring a measurement image using an image sensor, the image having different regions-of-interest each optically coupled to a photonic crystal; using a reference image representative of an image acquired by the image sensor, when the support is illuminated in the resonance spectral band in a reference configuration; and comparing the measurement image with the reference image.
US12072281B2
Optical cells are described for use in spectroscopy applications. The cells include a series of discrete planar reflectors aligned with one another and spaced apart from one another at each end of the sample cavity. The discrete planar reflectors can be surrounded by transparent windows and divergent energy can be removed from the cell cavity via the windows. The cells can define a unique beam path for the energy beam, and there can be no overlapping optical paths through the cell. The cells can provide well-defined detection signals with very high signal-to-noise ratio.
US12072280B2
A glue overflow detection system and method, includes a camera module and a processor. The camera module is configured to capture an image which includes a blue chromaticity image and a red chromaticity image. The processor obtains a chromatic-aberration difference image according to the blue chromaticity image and the red chromaticity image. The processor obtains a block feature image according to the chromatic-aberration difference image. The processor obtains a longitudinal inter-block difference image and a transverse inter-block difference image according to the block feature image. The longitudinal inter-block difference image includes a plurality of longitudinal block difference blocks each of which has a longitudinal difference value. The transverse inter-block difference image includes a plurality of transverse block difference blocks each of which has a transverse difference vale. The processor determines that a glue overflow image exists in the image according to the longitudinal difference values and the transverse difference values.
US12072274B2
A method of antimicrobial susceptibility testing comprises: preparing samples of microorganisms suspended in an electrolyte, comprising a first sample of the microorganisms unexposed to antimicrobial agents and a second sample of the microorganisms exposed to an antimicrobial agent; passing the first sample through an impedance flow cytometer to obtain a first impedance signal representing one or more components of impedance values of the unexposed microorganisms; passing the second sample through the impedance flow cytometer to obtain a second impedance signal representing one or more components of the impedance values of the exposed microorganisms; comparing the first impedance signal and the second impedance signal; and determining a susceptibility of the microorganisms to the antimicrobial agent based on any differences between the first impedance signal and second impedance signal.
US12072273B2
A measuring method includes: placing resist 20 on a surface of a test film; pressing a template 30 against the resist 20 placed on the surface of the test film; measuring a size of a void formed in the resist 20 after pressing the template 30 against the resist 20; and determining gas permeability of the test film based on the size of the void.
US12072269B2
A detachable filter assembly includes a filter, a filter assembly housing defining a body of the filter assembly, an attachment mechanism configured to couple to a sensor installation, a securing mechanism configured to mate with a mating feature on the sensor installation, and a calibration port configured to provide a direct fluid pathway to the sensor installation.
US12072264B2
A leak detection system includes a light source configured to output emitted light into a region of water, and a light detector configured to receive returned light from the region of the water and to output a detector signal indicative of the returned light. The leak detection system also includes at least one controller configured to detect hydrocarbons within the region of the water in response to detecting a hydrocarbon wavelength within the returned light, to determine at least one position of the hydrocarbons within the region of the water based on a time difference between a first time at which the emitted light is output from the light source and a second time at which the returned light at the hydrocarbon wavelength is received at the light detector, and to generate a three-dimensional model of a subsea structure based on the detector signal.
US12072263B2
It is disclosed herein a system for monitoring the integrity of a roof. The system comprises a plurality of monitoring devices. Each monitoring device may comprise at least one power supply, a sensor comprising at least one detection device, a shroud at the end of a conduit which is in sealed fluid communication with the inside of a roof assembly, a motivating source, a central processor, and a receiver.
US12072254B2
In an embodiment an electric circuitry includes at least one first ring oscillator and at least one second ring oscillator being arranged on a substrate in different orientations, a time-to-digital converter having a converter ring oscillator and a processing circuit, wherein a first time is determined by a period duration of at least one first ring oscillator, this period duration depending on the propagation delay time of first delay elements, wherein a second time is determined by a period duration of at least one second ring oscillator, this period duration depending on the propagation delay time of second delay elements, and wherein the processing circuit is configured to determine a magnitude of the strain applied on the substrate based on a first state of the converter ring oscillator at the first time and a second state of the converter ring oscillator the second time.
US12072251B2
A device for measuring a force applied to a component when the component is being bonded to a component carrier, or when the component is being encapsulated includes a deformable portion and a contacting stem connected to the deformable portion. The deformable portion is configured to incorporate a sensor for detecting a degree of deformation of the deformable portion caused by application of the force in order to measure the force. In use, the contacting stem is positionable to contact the component or the component carrier so that the deformable portion is deformed when the force is applied to the component. One or more such devices may be included in a sintering or encapsulation apparatus for measuring the said force.
US12072249B2
Provided is a sensor that is able to efficiently identify a variety of motions made by a user. The sensor includes: a structure body configured to be deformable by an external force; an electrode configured to be disposed at an arbitrary position of the structure body; a determination unit configured to determine a contact state of an object with the structure body based on a change in impedance measured using the electrode; and an output unit configured to output a signal based on the contact state of the object with the structure body to an external device.
US12072248B2
A device for determining the temperature of a medium includes a temperature sensor with a resistance element placed in electrical contact using first and second connection lines, wherein the first connection line is divided into a first section and a second section. The first section faces the sensor element and is composed of a first material, and the second section faces away from the sensor element and is composed of a second material which differs from the first material. The second connection line is composed of the second material. The first section of the first connection line and at least one part of the second connection line form a first difference temperature sensor in the form of a thermocouple. The first and second connection lines are attached to the resistance element so that the first difference temperature sensor detects a temperature gradient at the location of the temperature sensor.
US12072246B2
An apparatus can include a first adaptive filter, a second adaptive filter, a filter, and a third adaptive filter. The first adaptive filter can be configured to determine an estimated magnitude of a control signal associated with a control measure based on a magnitude of a signal from a sensor, wherein the signal is indicative of operating temperature of a memory system. The second adaptive filter can be configured to determine an estimated operating temperature based on a magnitude of the control signal. The filter can be configured to determine a change magnitude of the control signal based on a difference between the magnitude of the signal from the sensor and a threshold operating temperature. The third adaptive filter can be configured to determine a throttle rate at which to apply the control signal based on a change magnitude of the control signal.
US12072242B2
A hyperspectral sensing device may include an optical collector configured to collect light and to transfer the collected light to a sensor having spectral resolution sufficient for sensing hyperspectral data. In some examples, the sensor comprises a compact spectrometer. The device further comprises a power supply, an electronics module, and an input/output hub enabling the device to transmit acquired data (e.g., to a remote server). In some examples, a plurality of hyperspectral sensing devices are deployed as a network to acquire data over a relatively large area. Methods are disclosed for performing dark-current calibration and/or radiometric calibration on data obtained by the hyperspectral sensing device, and/or another suitable device. Data obtained by the device may be represented in a functional basis space, enabling computations that utilize all of the hyperspectral data without loss of information.
US12072237B2
A multispectral sensor array can include a combination of ranging sensor channels (e.g., LIDAR sensor channels) and ambient-light sensor channels tuned to detect ambient light having a channel-specific property (e.g., color). The sensor channels can be arranged and spaced to provide multispectral images of a field of view in which the multispectral images from different sensors are inherently aligned with each other to define an array of multispectral image pixels. Various optical elements can be provided to facilitate imaging operations. Light ranging/imaging systems incorporating multispectral sensor arrays can operate in rotating and/or static modes.
US12072233B2
Systems and methods for reducing work conflicts is provided. The method includes receiving a vibrational signal from a utility pole; identifying a location and type of field work on the utility pole from one or more features of the vibrational signal utilizing a trained neural network; and communicating the location and type of field work to a third party.
US12072232B2
An optical fiber sensing system according to the present disclosure includes an optical fiber (10) provided on a water discharge gate (30) of a reservoir or in a vicinity of the water discharge gate (30), a reception unit (21) configured to receive an optical signal including a vibration pattern from the optical fiber (10), and a detection unit (22) configured to detect whether an opening amount of the water discharge gate (30) is appropriate, based on a vibration pattern included in the optical signal.
US12072230B2
An electronic device is provided that includes a first casing and a second casing, and a distortion sensor attached to an inner wall of the casing. One side of the first casing is opened by a first opening, one side of the second casing is opened by a second opening, the casing is formed by fixing the first casing to the second casing to face each other. Moreover, the first and second casings are fixed by two or more fixing portions, the distortion sensor has a strip shape having first and second ends in the longitudinal direction, and the distortion sensor is attached to an inner wall of the second casing such that the longitudinal direction is a direction along an edge of the second opening, the first end is relatively close to the fixing portion, and the second end is far from the fixing portion.
US12072228B2
The embodiments of the present disclosure may disclose a vibration sensor, including: an acoustic transducer and a vibration assembly connected with the acoustic transducer. The vibration assembly may be configured to transmit an external vibration signal to the acoustic transducer to generate an electric signal, the vibration assembly includes one or more groups of vibration diaphragms and mass blocks, and the mass blocks may be physically connected with the vibration diaphragms. The vibration assembly may be configured to make a sensitivity degree of the vibration sensor greater than a sensitivity degree of the acoustic transducer in one or more target frequency bands.
US12072227B2
A method and a scale for the performance thereof performs a zeroing process as soon as a product conveyed across a weighing platform leaves the weighing platform.
US12072226B2
A digital liquid level sensor based on a magnetoresistive sensor cross-point array includes tunnel magnetoresistance (TMR) magnetic sensor chips; a microcontroller electrically connected to a row decoder and a column decoder. The TMR magnetic sensor chips include magnetic tunnel junction (MTJ) elements. Diodes are connected between each row of MTJ elements and a row lead or a column lead. The TMR magnetic sensor chips are addressed using data decoded by the row decoder and the column decoder. The microcontroller is used for scanning addresses of the TMR magnetic sensor chips for the address of an MTJ element in the highest active state, converting the address value into a liquid level value in a linear proportional relationship therewith, and transmitting the liquid level value to an output interface. The power consumption of a sensor element is greatly minimized by powering only one sensor chip element each time.
US12072220B2
In one embodiment, a field-deployable acoustic camera system is provided for measuring a two-dimensional velocity field in a large scale flow in a turbid environment. The system includes an acoustic camera and a concentrator lens. The concentrator lens operates to reduce a spreading angle of the acoustic camera. The system is configured to apply planar cross-correlation velocimetry to collected images of native micro-bubble and/or suspended particle motion collected in turbid environments such as lake circulation, riverine, estuarine, and coastal flows, as well as turbid flows that occur near dredging operations.
US12072215B2
A capacitive coupling sensor (1) is equipped with a sensor unit (10) which has: a detection electrode layer (11) which generates capacitance between the detection electrode layer (11) and a detection target, a shield electrode layer (12), and an insulation layer (13) which is arranged between the detection electrode layer (11) and the shield electrode layer (12), wherein the insulation layer (13) has a cross-linked polymer obtained by cross-linking of a thermoplastic polymer. The capacitive coupling sensor (1) has high heat resistance, can be made thinner, and has an excellent tactile quality.
US12072214B2
An apparatus includes a first resonant circuit including a first coil mounted to a movable member; a second resonant circuit including a second coil facing the first coil and generating a magnetic field upon supply of an electric current and outputs a detection signal of a voltage level depending on a relative position of the second coil to a position of the first coil; and a first equivalent circuit equivalent to the second resonant circuit in a case where a distance between the first and second coils is infinite and a second equivalent circuit equivalent to the second resonant circuit in a case where the distance is zero. A processor corrects the detection signal based on an output signal output from the first equivalent circuit and an output signal output from the second equivalent circuit, and calculates, based on the corrected detection signal, a displacement amount of the movable member.
US12072209B2
A guard is for a sensor having an elongated body with a centerline and opposing ends spaced apart along the centerline, one end of the sensor body being mountable on a mounting surface of a machine such that the centerline is perpendicular to the mounting surface. The guard includes a base having a bore with a central axis, the bore being configured to receive at least a portion of the sensor body such that the base is disposed at least partially about the sensor and the central axis is collinear with the centerline. A barrier is coupled with the base and configured to occupy at least an arcuate portion of a cylindrical space about the central axis of the base so as to prevent contact with the sensor body. Preferably, the barrier includes a body formed either as a trapezoidal prism or generally frustoconical.
US12072204B2
Disclosed herein is a system that comprises one or more imaging sensors coupled to an aircraft and one or more navigation sensors coupled to the aircraft proximate to the one or more imaging sensors. The system further comprises an imaging module configured to capture images of a landing zone for the aircraft while the aircraft is in flight. The system additionally comprises a location determining module configured to associate a corresponding one of a plurality of location data with each one of the captured images. The plurality of location data is determined using one or more navigation sensors coupled to the aircraft. The system also comprises an object-identifying module configured to identify and locate one or more objects within the landing zone, relative to the aircraft, using the captured images and the location data associated with the captured images.
US12072201B2
A method of displaying a nearby point of interest (POI) using augmented reality and an electronic device thereof. An operation method of an electronic device includes: acquiring a preview video; acquiring location information of the electronic device; acquiring information on at least one POI located in a vicinity; selecting a focus POI among at least one POI; determining first information to be provided to a user for general POIs; determining second information including more information than the first information to be provided to the user for the focus POI; determining a location on a screen on which the preview video in which the information on the at least one POI is to be displayed; and displaying the first information or the second information on the location on the screen on which the determined preview video of all or some of the at least one POI is provided.
US12072198B1
A system and method that includes a ride requestor device, a driver device, a server device, and a user device is disclosed. The ride requestor device provides rider information and stop location information for a plurality of riders. The driver device provides location information, navigation information, and stop timing information for a particular vehicle in a fleet of vehicles. The server device includes an artificial intelligence engine which generates and optimizes a plurality of routes for service by the fleet of vehicles to provide a ride to each one of the plurality of riders.
US12072190B2
A method for calibrating zero rate offset (ZRO) of a first inertial sensor located on a device, the method includes determining a stability level of the device based on information associated with at least one non-inertial sensor located on the device; and performing a calibration of the ZRO of the first inertial sensor when the stability level is above a threshold.
US12072189B2
A feedback module is formed with modules comprising a schedule hardware register module and a computation circuit module. The schedule hardware register module receives a modulation signal and a sensing signal, and schedules and temporarily stores signal values of the sensing signal in successive half modulation cycles in sequence by taking a half modulation cycle as a time interval to obtain a temporarily stored sensing signal which has been scheduled. In each half modulation cycle, the computation circuit module calculates a differential signal value of the temporarily stored sensing signal between the previous two half modulation cycles, and outputs the differential signal value as a signal value of the feedback signal. The schedule hardware register module temporarily stores the feedback signal, and the feedback module feedbacks the feedback signal to an integrated optics chip of the photoelectric sensing system integrated optics chip.
US12072179B2
A method for determining a contour of a frame groove in a rim of a spectacle frame includes illuminating the rim, capturing a plurality of images of the illuminated rim from different predetermined perspectives, evaluating the captured images, and determining a spatial curve of the frame groove based on the evaluated images. The rim is illuminated along the entire circumference of the rim by directed illumination. Moreover, the evaluation of the captured images includes assigning each portion contained in the captured images to a respective surface element of the frame groove on the basis of at least one of the following properties: shadowing of the respective portion, brightness of the respective portion and phase angle of the illumination of the respective portion. Moreover, an apparatus, a computer program, a method for grinding a spectacle lens, and a computer-implemented method for determining a geometry of a spectacle lens are disclosed.
US12072172B2
A method for making an improved projectile 360, 460 by defining a discontinuity, groove or trough in a distal ogive section of the projectile to provide an external ballistic effect uniforming surface feature (e.g., nose ring groove 369, 469) which makes an unsupported gap in the ogive profile that beneficially affects the flow of air over the front half of the ogive. The improved bullet's external surface discontinuity feature (369 or 469) creates effects in the flowfield that dominate any dynamic effects from bullet-to-bullet manufacturing inconsistency and resultant differences in dynamic behavior.
US12072169B2
A conducted electrical weapon (“CEW”) launches wire-tethered electrodes from multiple cartridges to provide a stimulus signal through a human or animal target to impede locomotion of the target. The CEW may detect the quality of the electrical coupling (e.g., connection) of pairs of electrodes with the target. In accordance with the quality of the connections, the CEW may provide pulses of a stimulus signal to the various connections between electrode pairs in accordance with a sequence. The sequence may provide pulses at a first maximum pulse rate to any one connection to increase the likelihood of inducing neuromuscular incapacitation (“NMI”) and to save energy. The sequence may provide pulses to all connections at a second maximum pulse rate to increase the likelihood of inducing NMI and to save energy.
US12072168B2
A silent fastener for connecting a first element to a second element utilizes a strap attached to the first element and extending to the second element, the second element having a slit connecting to a flat internal cavity, and a flat tuck tab flexibly connected to the strap and receivable in the cavity with the strap tensioned and with the tuck tab in a hairpin configuration in overlaying relation to the cavity containing the tuck tab, and a second tuck tab connected to the strap and receivable in another portion of the cavity extending away from the first element, securely connecting the first and second elements.
US12072155B2
A cooling device includes a body having a flow passage for a heating medium that passes through the body, a first header made of a resin that has an inlet and covers a first end, and a second header made of a resin that has an outlet and covers a second end. The body has a front face, a back face, a first side face, and a second side face. The body and the first header are bonded to a first bonding face, a second bonding face, a third bonding face, and a fourth bonding face. The third bonding face is a curved surface that protrudes toward a +Y side. The fourth bonding face is a curved surface that protrudes toward a −Y side.
US12072153B2
A transfer tube for a thermal transfer device can include at least one wall having an inner surface and an outer surface, where the inner surface forms a cavity, where the at least one wall further has a first end and a second end. The first end can be configured to couple to a terminus of a heat exchanger of the thermal transfer device. The second end can be configured to couple to a collector box of the thermal transfer device. At least a portion of the at least one wall can be disposed in a vestibule of the thermal transfer device. The cavity can be configured to simultaneously receive a first fluid that flows from the first end to the second end and a second fluid that flows from the second end to the first end.
US12072150B2
This heating furnace includes a housing having a pair of side walls, a workpiece support material to support a workpiece, a planar heater to heat the workpiece supported by the workpiece support material from above or below, a power feeding device to feed power to the planar heater. The planar heater has a plurality of heating bodies disposed side by side in a conveyance direction and in a left-right direction orthogonal to the conveyance direction in a plan view, the heating bodies each have a heating wire and a sintered body to accommodate the heating wire, include two or more kinds of heating bodies, and include an intermediate heating body alongside which other heating bodies are disposed at both end portions in the left-right direction, and the power feeding device has a feeding unit configured to feed power to each of the heating bodies from the side wall.
US12072132B2
An ice maker of a refrigerator includes an upper assembly having an upper tray that defines upper portions of a plurality of ice making chambers as well as a lower assembly located vertically below the upper assembly that is configured to rotate relative to the upper assembly. The lower assembly includes a lower tray that defines lower portions of the plurality of ice making chambers. Each of the plurality of ice making chambers is configured to receive water when the lower assembly rotates relative to the upper assembly and generate an ice piece within when the upper and lower portions of the ice making chambers are joined. The lower tray includes a deformable portion that is configured to, based on an outward expansion of the ice piece within the ice making chamber during ice generation, change from a first shape to a second shape.
US12072129B2
An indoor unit of a refrigeration apparatus, to be disposed in a ceiling, includes a casing that has blow-out ports and a blow-in port disposed in a lower surface, a plate-shaped member disposed below the blow-in port, and a filter disposed above an opening in the plate-shaped member. The casing accommodates a heat exchanger, a control board, a support member supporting the control board, and a gas sensor disposed at or adjacent to the support member and between the casing and the plate-shaped member. The gas sensor detects the refrigerant flowing out of the blow-in port due to refrigerant leakage, and the gas sensor is removable when the plate-shaped member is shifted.
US12072122B2
A vacuum cooling system (10) having a first fluid (21) and a second fluid (70) circulating through the system (10) in separate cycles, said system (10) including a vacuum chamber (1) containing a portion (14) of said first fluid and a volume of gas (42) evaporated from said first fluid portion (14), a first pump means (7) for removing the gas volume (42) from the vacuum chamber (1) to create a vacuum in said vacuum chamber (1), a means for moving (8) said first fluid (21) into said vacuum chamber (1) to replenish the first fluid portion (14) in said vacuum chamber (1), and heat exchanger means (2) for cooling said second fluid (70) over which air is blown in order to cool air in a space.
US12072120B2
The invention relates to an air diffuser device (1) for ventilating rooms and to be installed in a ventilation duct opening in a wall or ceiling of a room, said air diffuser device (1) comprising a baffle element (10) having a central region (10a) and a peripheral region (10b) with a peripheral edge (12; 13) for deviating at least a part of a ventilation air flow entering said room through said ventilation duct opening in a flow direction with an air flow component parallel to said wall or ceiling. The baffle element (10) comprises a plurality of slits or grooves (11) each extending from the central region (10a) of said baffle element (10) to the peripheral region (10b) of said baffle element (10). In addition, the peripheral edge (13) of said baffle element (10) has a plurality of radially extending indentations (14) spaced from each other along the periphery of said baffle element (10).
US12072119B2
In an air conditioning system, a return compartment which is adjacent to a plurality of rooms 13, 14, 15 is formed in a building 1, the respective rooms 13, 14, 15 are provided with air intake sections 18a, 18b, 18c, 18d which spout air sent from a blowing section 40a, 40b, 40c 40d having a DC motor, an exhaust section 52 which forms exhausting current directed from the respective rooms 13, 14, 15 toward the return compartment is provided between the respective rooms 13, 14, 15 and the return compartment, the plurality of blowing sections 40a, 40b, 40c 40d and at least one air conditioning section 30a are placed in the return compartment, a total blast volume of the plurality of blowing sections 40a, 40b, 40c 40d is greater than a conditioned air volume of the air conditioning section 30a, and a blast volume of the blowing section 40a, 40b, 40c 40d is adjusted by an air conditioning load of the room 13, 14, 15. According to this, it is possible to provide the air conditioning system 29 having a relatively simple configuration, capable of changing temperature in the respective rooms 13, 14, 15 and coping with load variation caused by solar radiation if necessary, while comfortably and uniformly keeping temperature of the entire house with saved energy.
US12072115B2
There is described a controller and method for managing a flow unit. A measured full flow corresponding to a full open position of a flow control element of the flow unit is detected. A calibration nominal is established based on the measured full flow, and calibration relative flows are calculated based on the calibration nominal and calibration measured flows corresponding to calibration positions of the flow control element. Subsequent to calibration, an operation measured flow of the flow unit and an operation position of the flow control element are detected. A dynamic nominal is determined based on the operation measured flow and a particular calibration relative flow corresponding to the operation position of the flow control element. An operation relative flow and a relative flow setpoint are determined based, in part, on the dynamic nominal. The operation position of the flow control element is controlled based the operation relative flow and relative flow setpoint.
US12072110B2
A method of controlling a gas furnace system includes controlling a motor of a draft inducer to increase a speed of the motor in response to a call for heat, receiving pressure signals output by a pressure transducer, receiving signals indicating whether a pressure switch is in a first state or a second state, and determining a first status of the pressure transducer as reliable, unreliable, or questionable at a first time based on the received pressure signals from the pressure transducer, the signals indicating whether the pressure switch is in the first state or the second state, and a first status of the motor of the draft inducer at the first time. Operation of the motor of the draft inducer is stopped when the first status of the pressure transducer indicates that the pressure transducer is unreliable.
US12072106B2
A cooking device includes a frame forming a cooking chamber; a door opening and closing the cooking chamber; a burner cover disposed in the cooking chamber; and a burner located in the burner cover, the burner generating a flame, wherein the burner cover is provided with a first hole providing a path through which air flows, and the frame is provided with a second hole communicating with the first hole, the second hole providing a path through which the air flows.
US12072105B2
A cooking apparatus having a cooking chamber, a cooking drawer, a solid fuel support drawer, gas burners, and an ash drawer. One of the cassettes positionable in the cooking drawer can be a belt conveyor which can transport food between end doors of the cooking chamber. A front door of the chamber, when open, allows for the cooking drawer with a partially-cooked food item to be removed and moved to another location for inspection/manipulation of the food item, and then returned to the cooking chamber. Infrared burners on the ceiling of the cooking chamber are directed down to the cooking drawer. Hot exhaust gases in the cooking chamber pass through the housing to a top area for food cooking/warming. A flickering flame assembly creates flickering flames in the back of the chamber which are visible from both the front and the back of the cooking apparatus.
US12072095B2
A candle maintenance tool assembly for trimming and cutting a wick of a candle includes a lighter that has a handle and an elongated ignition tube extending away from the handle. The elongated ignition tube can be extended into a candle. The elongated ignition tube produces a flame when the lighter is actuated to ignite a wick of the candle. A cutting unit is movably integrated into the handle and the cutting unit is actuatable into a cutting condition to cut the wick of the candle to a desired length.
US12072088B1
The present disclosure provides a scene lamp. The scene lamp includes a base plate, a light output cover, and at least one group of light sources, where the light sources are arranged on the base plate, and the light output cover is connected to the base plate; the light output cover has a main illumination region and a scene light region, and the scene light region is provided with an image layer; a height difference is formed between the scene light region and the main illumination region in a main light output direction of the main illumination region; and/or, the base plate includes a side wall, and a height difference is formed between the scene light region and the side wall in a main light output direction of the main illumination region. The scene lamp of the present disclosure is simple in structure, low in manufacturing cost.
US12072085B2
A lighting device for mounting to an optical element includes a center ring, a heat sink, at least one housing part and at least one fan. The center ring has a first side and a second side and includes a mechanical interface for mechanically coupling the center ring to the optical element. The heat sink includes a lighting module mounting part for connection with at least one relative to the center ring with the entire at least one hollow structure over the first side of the lighting module and at least one hollow structure within the heat sink. The heat sink is positioned center ring. The at least one fan includes at least one blade and a driver. At least a portion of the at least one fan is contained within the at least one housing part with the at least one blade within the at least one hollow structure.
US12072081B1
A system, device, and method for suspending a decorative light strand, wherein the device embodies a drop suspender having a top support portion providing orthogonal through holes running parallel and perpendicular relative to the wiring of the light strand. Notched along a ceiling of each of the through holes are intersecting tracks, respectively. The ceiling tracks are cutout from the top support portion and thus have a continuous upper bound, except where the perpendicular ceiling track is bisected by the parallel ceiling track. The parallel track notch is shaped and dimensions to nest a guidewire running through the parallel support through hole.
US12072079B2
A lamp for a laptop includes a lamp arm, a base, and a lamp body. The lamp arm has a connecting element and a first electrical contact located at the connecting element. The base has a first rotating shaft portion fixedly connected to the connecting element. The lamp body includes a casing, a circuit board, a second electrical contact, and a flexible circuit board. The casing has a second rotating shaft portion adapted to rotate relative to the first rotating shaft portion. The circuit board is disposed in the casing. The second electrical contact passing through the first rotating shaft portion is configured to contact the first electrical contact. The flexible circuit board is electrically connected between the circuit board and the second electrical contact. When the lamp body is rotated, the relative position of the second electrical contact and the first electrical contact is fixed.
US12072078B2
A protective cover for a fuselage-mounted exterior aircraft light includes a fuselage-facing mounting side for mounting the protective cover to an exterior aircraft light housing or to an exterior skin of an aircraft; a light transmissive forward facing light emission surface; and an air deflection zone, which is shaped to direct a portion of an impinging air stream (A) along and over the forward facing light emission surface for shielding the forward facing light emission surface from the impinging air stream (A).
US12072068B2
An emitter module for a light-emitting diode (LED) light source may comprise a substrate, and a plurality of emitters mounted to the substrate, where each emitter is configured to produce illumination at a different wavelength, and the number of emitters is greater than four (e.g., five emitters). The emitter module may also comprise a dome mounted to the substrate and encapsulating the plurality of emitters. Each of the plurality of emitters is arranged such that a center of the emitter is located on a circular center line that has a center that is the same as a center of the dome. Each of the plurality of emitters is located on a different primary radial axis of the emitter module. Each of the primary radial axes of the emitter module is equally spaced apart by an offset angle. The emitter module may also comprise an additional one of each of the emitters at each of the different wavelengths (e.g., ten total emitters).
US12072067B2
A lighting device is disclosed that comprises a glass tube (10); a solid state lighting assembly in said glass tube, said assembly comprising an electrically insulating optical film (20) comprising at least one arcuate portion lining a part (12) of the inner surface of the glass tube, wherein the glass tube further comprises a further part (14) defining a light exit portion; and a plurality of solid state lighting elements (32) on a carrier (30), said carrier contacting said optical film; a thermally conductive member (40, 42) in between at least a part of the solid state lighting assembly and the glass tube for thermally coupling the solid state lighting elements to the glass tube; and a transparent or translucent electrically insulating cover (50, 60) contacting the electrically insulating optical film and covering the solid state lighting elements. A luminaire including such a lighting device and a lighting device assembly method are also disclosed.
US12072061B2
An atomizer unit of a lubrication system has a chamber arrangement having a chamber arrangement interior, at least one first supply duct for supplying a first compressed-air stream into and through the chamber arrangement interior to a continuation duct, and an injection valve for injecting a coolant and/or lubricant into an injection region into the first compressed-air stream in the chamber arrangement interior. The atomizer unit has at least one second supply duct for supplying a second compressed-air stream into and through the chamber arrangement interior to the continuation duct. The atomizer unit is designed in such a manner that the second compressed-air stream combines with the first compressed-air stream and with the coolant and/or lubricant possibly injected into the first compressed-air stream, to form a transport stream for transporting the injected coolant and/or lubricant, and the transport stream is routed through the continuation duct to the machining location.
US12072058B2
A clamp assembly has a clamp with a clamp band and a clamping device for clamping the clamping band and has a heat protection device with a housing and at least one insulating layer. The housing has a respective wall at each axial end face, the wall being divided into sections and protruding radially inwards, and the at least one insulating layer can be positioned between the walls of the housing. The clamp can be surrounded at least in some regions by the housing and/or the at least one insulating layer of the heat protection device, and the heat protection device is designed to be connectable to the clamp.
US12072055B2
A broken pipe, such as a PVC water pipe, is repaired by cutting out a section and replacing that section with a special repair assembly. The replacement section is of at least the same diameter and specification, such as ASTM Schedule 40 PVC, as the existing line of pipe. The ends of the repair pipe section and ends of the existing pipe are provided with increased diameters, and special one-way couplings are provided to slide over the two joints, one at each end of the repair section, to solvent weld the joints together. In a modified procedure a single joint is made with the special coupling.
US12072050B2
In a preferred embodiment, there is provided a pipe coupling comprising a coupling body having two or more open ends and a pipe engagement assembly for attachment to the open end for engagement of a pipe thereto, the pipe engagement assembly comprising a retainer ring and a grip ring, and the coupling body comprising a sidewall defining an internal bore sized for receiving at least a portion of the pipe and the retainer ring, the retainer ring being dimensioned to be received at least partially by the grip ring and to receive the pipe therethrough, wherein the grip ring comprises a plurality of first projections extending inwardly towards the bore to engage the pipe, and the retainer ring comprises one or more second projections extending outwardly to releasably engage the sidewall, the retainer ring defining a plurality of slots sized to receive the first projections therethrough, wherein the slots are positioned to retain the first projections with the grip ring engaging the pipe and the second projections engaging the sidewall, thereby retaining the grip ring and the pipe to the open end.
US12072045B2
A connecting system including a coupling piece configured to be fitted over a first end of a pipe section, tightening means configured to tighten and seal the coupling piece against a second end of the pipe section at an opening, and an auxiliary tool configured to act on the tightening means for tightening or loosening the tightening means. The auxiliary tool protrudes through the opening during an act on the tightening means so it is configured to be operated by an installer from a side of the opening opposite a side with the pipe section.
US12072044B2
A fitting includes a first and second threaded fitting component and a conduit gripping device receivable within the first threaded fitting component. A stroke resisting member is integral with the first threaded fitting component and includes a web having a first radial thickness and extending axially inward from the first threaded fitting component to a distal ring portion having a second radial thickness greater than the first radial thickness. A radially extending bearing surface of the distal ring portion axially engages a radially extending portion of the second fitting component when the first and second fitting components are joined together to the first relative axial position. The stroke resisting member resists additional axial stroke of the first and second fitting components, such that a tightening torque beyond the first relative axial position is increased by the axial engagement.
US12072041B2
A monitoring system (500) of an on/off type actuator device (1) for activating a valve for fluid pipelines is described, the actuator device (1) being configured to move a valve member of said valve between a first position and a second position. The actuator device (1) comprises at least one fluid cylinder (6) configured to control a linear movement of an actuator rod (8). The monitoring system (500) comprises a plurality of sensors mounted on the actuator device (1) and configured to detect a plurality of operating parameters of the actuator device, and an electronic processing and control unit (50). The electronic processing and control unit (50) is configured to impart a micro-movement to the valve member, to detect signals indicative of the values of said operating parameters during said micro-movement of the valve member, and as a function of said values of said detected operating parameters to estimate if said actuator device (1) is capable of applying a torque or force value sufficient to make said valve member perform the entire movement from the first position to the second position. The micro-movement is such as to constitute only the start of movement of the movable member of the valve, corresponding only to the overcoming of mechanical clearances and dissipative and deformation effects internal to the actuator (1), and furthermore is such as not to substantially involve any alteration in the flow of fluid controlled by the valve. In this way, it is possible to estimate the state of health of the actuator device (1) without causing variations in the flow of fluid through the aforesaid valve.
US12072038B2
The invention relates to an electromagnetic valve comprising an electromagnet including a magnet coil, a magnet armature, a pole piece, a magnet yoke and a housing closing the magnetic circuit, and a valve assembly including a valve sleeve, a valve slider and a return spring, wherein the valve assembly is encompassed by the housing in its axial extension. According to the invention, the pole piece consists of an outer magnet pole and the valve sleeve surrounded by the magnet pole, wherein two fluid channels run in an axial direction between the valve sleeve and the magnet pole in fluid-tightly adjacent zones on the circumference of the valve sleeve and/or within the magnet pole, and wherein the valve sleeve has two transverse boreholes which are fluidically connected to the fluid channels and cooperate with control edges of the valve slider according to an axial position of the valve slider.
US12072035B2
A capacity control valve capable of being downsized with the small number of parts is provided. A capacity control valve includes a valve housing provided with a suction port through which a suction fluid of suction pressure Ps passes, and a control port through which a control fluid of control pressure Pc passes, a valve element configured to be driven by a solenoid, a spring that biases the valve element in a direction opposite to a driving direction of the solenoid, and a CS valve formed by a CS valve seat and the valve element and configured to open and close a communication between the control port and the suction port in accordance with a movement of the valve element. The control pressure Pc is controlled by opening and closing the CS valve.
US12072025B2
An axial seal assembly is for sealing against a radial engagement surface of an outer member or an inner member disposed within a bore of the outer member. The seal assembly includes an annular case coupled with the outer member or disposed about the inner member and an annular elastomeric seal body. The seal body includes an inner portion attached to the case and an outer portion extending axially and radially from the inner portion so as to be positionable generally parallel to the radial engagement surface. The outer portion has a contact section extending generally axially from a remainder of the outer portion and being sealingly engageable with the radial engagement surface, the seal body outer portion being bendable about the seal body inner portion such that the seal body outer portion remains parallel to the engagement surface during axial displacement between the annular case and the engagement surface.
US12072022B2
Methods and systems are provided for a powertrain. In one example, a method for a powertrain includes adjusting a coupling between a synchronization shaft and one or more of an input shaft and an output shaft in response to a clutch drag torque. The adjusting is based on speeds of one or more of the input shaft, the synchronization shaft, and the output shaft.
US12072020B2
A unitized valve body for use in an automatic transmission includes a valve bore and an annulus. The valve bore is configured to receive a valve. The annulus is in fluid communication with the valve bore. The annulus defines an outer portion having an outer diameter and an innermost portion located at an interface between the valve bore and the valve. The outer portion having a first axial length and the innermost portion having a second axial length. The first axial length is greater than the second axial length.
US12072019B2
A method of adjusting a drive mechanism includes measuring backlashes between the ring gear and the plurality of drive devices, and determining about positions of the plurality of drive devices with reference to the ring gear based on the backlashes measured in the measurement step. The measurement step includes: aligning the pinion of one of the plurality of drive devices to face a reference position in a circumferential direction of the ring gear and measuring a backlash between the ring gear and the said one drive device; and aligning the pinion of another one of the plurality of drive devices to face the reference position of the ring gear by revolving the plurality of the drive devices relative to the ring gear, and measuring a backlash between the ring gear and the said another drive device different from the said one drive device whose backlash has been measured.
US12072018B2
A vehicle may include a continuously variable transmission which requires non-recycled air. The continuously variable transmission may provide non-recycled air to a first number of sheaves of the continuously variable transmission with a second number of air supply conduits, the second number being less than the first number. A cover of the continuously variable transmission may have a unitary body.
US12072011B2
A filtering pulley has a hub configured to be fixed to a shaft for rotation thereabout, a crown mounted coaxial and rotationally free on the hub, and a plurality of elastic groups arranged circumferentially with respect to the hub and to the crown and interposed, each, between a pair of first elements integral with the hub and between a pair of second elements integral with the crown. The first elements have at least two spokes, carried by an actuator that is made of two portions that are selectively geared between them to selectively connect the crown to the hub.
US12072009B2
A harmonic gearset, having: a drive shaft; first and second ground gears spaced apart from each other along the drive shaft; an output gear disposed on the drive shaft, between the first and second ground gears; a first flexspline disposed radially between the drive shaft, the first ground gear and the output gear; and a second flexspline disposed radially between the drive shaft, the second ground gear and the output gear, wherein the first and second flexsplines are axially adjacent to each other.
US12072005B2
The disclosure relates to a threaded nut of a ball screw drive. The threaded nut includes an inner sleeve made of sheet metal and an outer sleeve made of sheet metal. The inner and outer sleeves are nested axially in one another to form a nut sleeve. A thread of the nut sleeve is helically wound about a longitudinal axis of the threaded nut and forms a ball groove on the inner circumference of the inner sleeve. The outer sleeve is provided along the thread with at least one outer hole into which material of the inner sleeve is molded.
US12072003B2
A controller controls an operating device. The operating device includes an operating member capable of being pushed by an operator, a biasing unit biasing the operating member in a return direction, a detecting unit configured to detect a distance of movement of the operating member and output a detection signal indicating the distance of movement, and a braking unit configured to brake movement of the operating member. In response to determining, based on the detection signal, that the operating member is pushed into a predetermined retracted position, the controller causes the braking unit to hold the operating member pushed. In response to determining, based on the detection signal, that the operating member is moved in the return direction because of a clearance in a drive transmission system between the operating member and the braking unit, the controller causes the braking unit to stop holding the operating member.
US12072002B2
A ring gear for an aircraft mechanical gearbox, the ring gear having an annular shape about an axis and having an internal toothing at its internal periphery, an external annular flange or splines at its external periphery, and an annular web extending between the internal toothing and the external flange or splines. The web can include an annular row of arms which are distributed about the axis, these arms connecting the internal toothing to the external flange or splines and being formed in a single piece with the internal toothing and the external flange or splines.
US12071999B2
An engine balance shaft (20) for an internal combustion engine (24) is provided having reduced total mass and rotational inertia while having sufficient bending stiffness and sufficient unbalance mass. The balance shaft (20) is formed by fixedly coupling a counterweight (56), a front bearing journal (68), a rear bearing journal (60), a tail piece (40), and a nose piece (44) to a hollow tube (52). The hollow tube (52) is hydroformed to expand the diameter of the tube and fasten the desired components to the tube (52).
US12071992B2
The present invention relates to brake pad for a bicycle or a motorbike disc brake assembly comprising: a backing plate (1) having a front surface (2) and a rear surface (3), a friction pad (4) disposed on the front surface (2) or the rear surface (3) of the backing plate (1), and a backing plate extension (5) extending from the backing plate (1), wherein the backing plate extension (5) is provided with at least one cutout, wherein the at least one cutout has an inner wall surrounding the cutout, and wherein at least a part of the inner wall is provided at an inclination other than 90° with respect to the area of the backing plate extension (5) adjacent to the cutout.
US12071989B2
A brake assembly having a retraction spring. The retraction spring may be mounted to a first brake pad module and a second brake pad module. The retraction spring may have an anti-rotation feature that inhibits rotation of the retraction spring. The anti-rotation feature may engage the first brake pad module.
US12071967B2
A fastener includes an anchor bolt and a nut. The nut has a nut hole and an internal thread. The anchor bolt has an anchor portion and a threaded rod that has an external thread and that is connected to the anchor portion. The nut is arranged on the threaded rod and the internal thread of the nut threadedly engages the external thread of the threaded rod. The nut has a rearward nut section, a forward nut section, and an outside shoulder for load transfer into the nut which is located between the forward nut section and the rearward nut section and which faces the anchor portion of the anchor bolt. The internal thread of the nut extends at least in the forward nut section and threadedly engages the external thread of the threaded rod at least in the forward nut section.
US12071963B2
A method for controlling a hydraulic system for actuating a drive train device of a drive train of a motor vehicle includes a first volumetric flow of a pressure medium being provided by an electrically operated pump, and a slave cylinder piston of a slave cylinder being actuated along an actuation path, in a manner controlled by a switch valve, via a second volumetric flow generated from the first volumetric flow. A leakage in the hydraulic system is determined from a comparison of the first and second volumetric flows.
US12071959B1
A compressor for an aircraft engine, has: a gaspath extending around a central axis between a radially-inner wall and a radially-outer wall; a rotor having blades circumferentially distributed around the central axis, the blades having airfoils extending from roots to tips along a span and extending from leading edges to trailing edges along a chord, the airfoils extending across the gaspath; grooves defined in an inner face of the radially-outer wall, circumferentially distributed around the central axis, and having groove lengths extending in a first direction having a circumferential component relative to the central axis, the grooves located between the leading edges and the trailing edges of the airfoils; and slots defined in the inner face of the radially-outer wall, circumferentially distributed around the central axis, and having slot lengths extending in a second direction having an axial component relative to the central axis, the slots projecting from the grooves.
US12071953B2
Provided is an axial fan including a pair of fan units, wherein each of the pair of fan units includes a rotor, a motor, and a housing, the rotor includes an impeller cup configured to rotate about a rotation axis, and a fan extending radially from the impeller cup, the motor is provided inside the impeller cup, the housing includes a housing portion housing the rotor, and a base portion supporting the motor, a connection portion is provided to an axial end surface of the base portion and on an inner peripheral side relative to the impeller cup, and the pair of fan units is connected to each other via the connection portions in a direction of the rotation axis.
US12071949B2
The invention relates to a screw compressor for compressing a medium, having a drive unit which has a drive, and having a compressor unit which has two mutually engaging rotors with screw profiles, which are complementary to one another, and a compressor housing having an inlet and an outlet. The rotors are coupled to the drive unit via a shaft in each case. The shafts are only mounted on the drive side of the rotors. The rotors are mounted only on one side relative to their axial direction and are not mounted on the side which faces axially away from the drive. The invention furthermore relates to a screw compressor arrangement with screw compressors which are fluidically connected in series.
US12071946B2
A reciprocating fluid pump includes a pump body, a subject fluid chamber, a first plunger located within the subject fluid chamber of the pump body and having a first head portion and a first bellows, the first plunger configured to expand and compress in a reciprocating action to pump the subject fluid through the subject fluid chamber within the pump body, wherein the first head portion and the first bellows have a first cross-sectional dimension, and a second plunger located within the subject fluid chamber of the pump body and having a second head portion and a second bellows, the second plunger configured to expand and compress in a reciprocating action to pump the subject fluid through the subject fluid chamber within the pump body, wherein the second head portion and the second bellows have a second cross-sectional dimension that is smaller than the first cross-sectional dimension.
US12071940B2
Various embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to packing rings. In one example embodiment, a packing ring is disclosed including first and second axial ring ends, at least three ring segments, and at least three relief openings. The at least three relief openings each have a first relief opening end opening into the radially inside inner circumferential surface of the ring segment. The first relief opening ends of two relief openings arranged adjacent to one another in the circumferential direction are spaced apart from one another at a relief opening circumferential distance. The first relief opening ends are closer in the axial direction to the first axial ring end than to the second axial ring end and are spaced apart at a relief opening axial distance from the first axial ring end, which is 4% to 20% of the axial ring width of the ring segment.
US12071927B2
A gearbox repair assembly is disclosed herein. The gearbox repair assembly includes a sleeve having an inner diameter configured to receive a bearing assembly and an outer diameter configured to fit within a bore of a gearbox housing. The gearbox housing can be part of a gearbox of a wind turbine. The gearbox repair assembly further includes a retaining plate configured to be attached to the gearbox housing for preventing an outer race of the bearing assembly from rotating in the bore relative to the gearbox housing. Also provided are methods to repair such a gearbox. The gearbox repair assembly and related methods reduce the time and cost needed to repair the gearboxes.
US12071926B2
An annular seal member comprising a seal body comprising a locating portion locatable against a wall element of an offshore structure, an inner surface, an outer surface and a lip portion that defines an open mouth of the seal member for receiving an elongate element therethrough; wherein the seal body is locatable against the wall element such that when a static pressure acting on the outer surface of the seal body exceeds a static pressure acting on the inner surface of the seal body a net positive pressure is exerted on the outer surface which at least partly deforms inwardly to provide a portion of the seal body for sealing against an outer surface of the elongate element. An offshore structure.
US12071914B2
A rocket engine system comprising a rocket engine, coolant and a coolant source, propellant and a propellant source, a turbopump, and a heat source. The coolant is pressurized and then heated through a heat source to a supercritical state for augmented heat transfer. The heat source may be a heat exchanger with returning coolant, or a preburner. The rocket engine system may further comprise at least one additional rocket engine with a pump to provide pressure for multiple engine. The rocket engine system may further comprise multiple turbopump shafts for independent control of propellants.
US12071890B1
A powerplant includes a turbine engine core configured to power a mechanical load. The turbine engine core includes a core compressor section, a core combustor section and a core turbine section. A recovery system includes a condenser and an evaporator. A core flowpath extends sequentially through the core compressor section, the core combustor section, the core turbine section, the evaporator and the condenser from an inlet into the core flowpath to an exhaust from the core flowpath. The recovery system is configured to condense water vapor flowing through the core flowpath into water using the condenser. The recovery system is configured to evaporate the water into steam using the evaporator and to provide the steam to the turbine engine core during a first mode of operation. The recovery system is configured to flow the water through the evaporator during a second mode of operation.
US12071886B1
Methods and systems for reducing emissions of an internal combustion engine are described. In one example, an electric heater and a selective reduction catalyst are positioned in a passage downstream of a combustor where urea may be injected to the selective reduction catalyst to reduce NOx emissions that may be generated by the combustor.
US12071875B2
An exhaust device includes a casing including an inlet configured to receive an exhaust gas, an outlet configured to discharge the exhaust gas, and a chamber disposed therein between the inlet and the outlet. The casing defines a longitudinal axis along its length. The exhaust device further includes an exhaust conduit at least partially received within the chamber of the casing along the longitudinal axis. The exhaust conduit includes an inner surface, an opposing outer surface, a plurality of perforations extending through the exhaust conduit from the inner surface to the outer surface, and at least one protrusion extending outwardly from the outer surface. The exhaust device further includes an absorptive material disposed on the outer surface of the exhaust conduit. The at least one protrusion of the exhaust conduit engages with the absorptive material in order to form an interference fit between the absorptive material and the exhaust conduit.
US12071872B1
A compressor assembly includes a compressor housing having an inlet port configured to receive intake air and an outlet port configured to discharge pressurized air. A hollow section having an inner radial surface defines the inlet port of the compressor housing. A compressor wheel is disposed in the hollow section. A positive crankcase ventilation (PCV) passage is configured to allow airflow between a crankcase of an engine and the hollow section of the compressor housing. The PCV passage has an outlet opening that opens into the hollow section of the compressor housing and the inner radial surface includes an integrally formed raised boss surrounding the outlet opening and protruding into the hollow section.
US12071856B2
The invention relates to an assembly (25) for a turbomachine turbine comprising a casing (18) including an annular wall (26) extending about an axis, and means of cooling the casing (18), the said means of cooling comprising a collector housing (22) and at least one tube (23) extending circumferentially around the annular wall (26) of the casing (18) and connected to the housing (22), with the tube (23) comprising cooling-air ejection orifices.
US12071855B2
An assembly is provided for a gas turbine engine. This engine assembly includes a gas turbine engine case, a conduit and a bushing. The gas turbine engine case includes a case wall and a boss at a port through the case wall. The conduit extends longitudinally along a centerline through the port and into an interior of the gas turbine engine case. The bushing circumscribes the conduit and is arranged within the port. The bushing is engaged with and laterally between the conduit and the boss. The bushing is configured from or otherwise includes a cellular material. The cellular material may be or otherwise include a cellular metal material and/or a cellular composite material.
US12071845B2
Method(s) and apparatus according to which: a bottom-hole assembly (“BHA”) and a drilling rig together attempt to drill a wellbore segment along a planned trajectory while a test scenario is executed on the drilling rig by varying operating parameter(s) of the drilling rig in a predetermined manner during a predetermined time interval; performance characteristic(s) monitored by sensor(s) of the BHA during the predetermined time interval are then received; the predetermined manner in which the operating parameter(s) of the drilling rig were varied during the predetermined time interval is/are then compared to the received performance characteristic(s) monitored by the sensor(s) of the BHA during the predetermined time interval; and based on said comparison, the operating parameter(s) of a drilling rig (e.g., another drilling rig) are controlled while a BHA (e.g., another BHA) operably associated with the drilling rig attempts to drill a wellbore segment along a similar planned trajectory.
US12071838B2
A method of controlling a permeability zone in a reservoir includes introducing a diverter agent comprising a morpholinium based zwitterionic surfactant including a sulfonate terminal moiety, an ammonium-based zwitterionic surfactant, and an activator in a wellbore. Once introduced, the diverter agent contacts a high permeability zone in the reservoir. The diverter agent heats and gels to form a gelled diverter agent in the high permeability zone, subsequently forming a zone of decreased permeability.
US12071824B2
A milling tool for use in a cased wellbore. The milling tool has a housing having a plurality of pockets formed therein. A blade is installed within each pocket and is movable between open and closed positions. The blade projects from the pocket when in an open position. Rotation of the housing causes the blades to move to an open position. The blades remain in a closed position when the housing is not rotating.
US12071814B2
A well tool for generating a notch in an open-hole wellbore, includes a tool body having a housing defining at least one slot and an interior volume. The tool body includes a cutting device disposed in the interior volume, configured to form a notch in a formation. The cutting device includes a shaft disposed in the interior volume of the housing having a first portion with a first exterior threads that extend around the first portion in a first direction, and a second portion having second exterior threads that extend around the second portion in a second direction opposite the first direction. The cutting device includes multiple blades configured to extend radially outward toward the formation through the slot or inward away from the formation and having a first blade extending from the first portion of the shaft and a second blade extending from a second portion of the shaft.
US12071804B2
The object of the invention is the hinge for controlled door closing and opening with damper which solves the technical problem of smooth and controlled closing and opening of the door before the end positions of the hinge, i.e. the open or closed position of the door. The damper fit surface (25) and the damper head fit surface (26) are always in contact with two of the limiting surfaces, i.e. two of the following: the damper stop on the housing for closing (21), the damper stop on the housing for opening (22), the damper stop on the guide for opening (23) and the damper stop on the guide for closing (24), whereby the damper (5) in the initial position constantly applies force in the direction of extension, meaning that the damper (5) constantly applies force to increase the distance between the damper fit surface (25) and the damper head fit surface (26), whereas the hinge guide (3) is dimensioned in such a way that the distance between the damper stop on the guide for opening (23) and the damper stop on the guide for closing (24) is smaller than the maximum distance between the damper fit surface (25) and the damper head fit surface (26).
US12071800B2
A truck is provided that includes a bed section located rear of a cab section. The bed section is bounded on each side by opposing first and second upward-extending sidewalls, respectively. The truck also includes a truck bed cover that sits over the bed section on at least the first and second upward-extending sidewalls, and includes a door portion to create selective accessibility to the bed section of the pickup truck. The door portion is movable with respect to the first and second upward-extending sidewalls between open and closed positons via an automatic bed cover drive assembly that moves the door portion between open and closed positons according to a plurality of velocities within a predetermined variance.
US12071799B2
A co-extruded safety contact strip includes at least one contact or switching chamber situated in a section or profile and containing contactor or switching strips. One end of the base of the section is pivotally connected to a first side part and the other end of the base can be form-lockingly locked onto a second side piece. A method for securing the safety contact strip is also provided.
US12071791B1
A wired or wireless vehicle locking system including a processor capable of determining that a first condition has occurred and send a lock signal to a lock mechanism of a door to a compartment or sub-compartment to lock the door and prevent access to the compartment or sub-compartment. The first condition may include: (i) determining that an ignition system of the vehicle has been placed in an off-state, (ii) determining that a key has been removed from the ignition system, or (iii) determining that a transmission of the vehicle has been placed in a park position. The processor may also determine that a second condition has occurred and send an unlock signal to the lock mechanism to unlock the door and enable access to the compartment or sub-compartment.
US12071784B2
A parking system including a plurality of trays, a plurality of automated guided vehicles (AGVs) configured to transport the plurality of trays, a plurality of bays, and a controller. The controller is configured to determine a bay configuration ratio based on collected parking data, each bay being configured into one of an insert-ready state and a retrieve-ready state in accordance with the bay configuration ratio. When a bay is in the insert-ready state, a tray is placed within the bay and an outward-facing door of the bay is in an open position. When a bay is in the retrieve-ready state, the outward-facing door of the bay is in a closed position, an inward-facing door of the bay is in an open position, and no tray is positioned within the bay.
US12071769B2
The disclosure relates to building panels, such as floor panels, including a locking device. The locking device includes a protrusion and a groove configured to cooperate for vertical locking of a first edge portion of a first building panel to an adjacent second edge portion of a second building panel. The locking device further includes a separate tongue arranged in an insertion groove and a recess configured to cooperate for horizontal locking of the first and the second edge portions. The first and second edge portions are configured to be assembled by a relative essentially horizontal displacement and/or by angling. The insertion groove is provided vertically below at least one horizontal plane extending along a vertical locking surface provided in a third edge portion of the first building panel.
US12071768B2
A method for composing a set of floor panels for flooring a room is based on a data set in accordance at least with the ground surface area of the room. The method includes the step of establishing a laying plan suitable for the room. The step of establishing a laying plan is carried out by means of a computer. The computer proposes a laying plan on the basis of the data set, taking into account desired limitations. The limitations are used to restrict a database of possible solutions.
US12071766B2
This disclosure relates to a patio cover control system. The system comprises a frame comprising support beams, support posts configured to support the frame, cover panels rotatably coupled to the support beams, an actuator mounted to the frame and coupled to the cover panels, a gutter coupled to the frame, a light source coupled to the gutter, a precipitation sensor, a fan, and/or a portable controller wirelessly coupled to the actuator, the light source, the precipitation sensor, and/or the fan. The actuator may be configured to rotate the cover panels between an open configuration and a closed configuration. The light source may be configured to light an area under the cover panels. The portable controller may be configured to control the actuator, the light source, the precipitation sensor, the fan, and/or other components.
US12071758B2
A disclosed corrugated end cap includes a corrugated frame having one or more corrugations defined by one or more sets of alternating peaks and valleys. The end cap also includes one or more ribs disposed in one or more of the valleys and one or more valley reinforcements disposed in the valleys and running over a top surface of the corrugated frame. For example, the one or more ribs may be configured to increase a resistance of the frame to bending. Additionally or alternatively, the top surface, a front surface, and a rear of the corrugated frame surround a recess configured to receive latch ridges from a stormwater chamber.
US12071753B2
An adjustable showerhead support system capable of being attached to a shower chair. The showerhead support system has a showerhead support assembly operated by a showerhead support track lever allowing a user to move a showerhead forwards and backwards. The showerhead support assembly also has a telescoping bracket and telescoping legs to allow a user to adjust the height of the showerhead. The showerhead support system also includes a back track assembly operated by a back track lever that allows the user to move the showerhead left and right. The showerhead support system also includes a counterbalance.
US12071751B2
A lifting and lowering rod device with a water outlet terminal comprises one or more fixed portions configured to be connected to a wall, a lifting and lowering rod assembly connected to the one or more fixed portions, and a water inflow passage configured to be in communication with an external water source. The water outlet terminal is disposed on the lifting and lowering rod assembly, and the water outlet terminal is in communication with the water inflow passage.
US12071738B2
An air-operated hammer, comprising a hollow ram; a frame; an air cylinder and piston assembly disposed within the ram, wherein a top of the cylinder and piston assembly is attached to a top of the frame and wherein a piston rod of the cylinder and piston assembly is attached to a bottom of the ram; an air flow control valve mounted on and in fluid communication with a manifold disposed on a top of the frame; a first pressurized air reservoir comprising a first flexible hose of a first size attached to an outside surface of the frame, wherein lifting of the ram is caused by pressurized air from the pressurized air reservoir being supplied to and entering a bottom of the cylinder, wherein pressurized air entering a bottom portion of the cylinder causes the piston to raise the ram.
US12071735B2
Disclosed is a novel blending and delivery apparatus comprising: (a) a housing; (b) a first input port configured to receive an organic adsorption ingredient; (c) a second input port configured to receive an organic polymer delivery ingredient; (d) an intake chute configured to receive a non-organic silica carrier ingredient; (e) an auger driveshaft; (f) an auger coupled to the auger driveshaft; (g) a motor coupled to the auger driveshaft; and (h) a discharge opening; wherein the motor rotates the auger to blend the organic adsorption ingredient, the organic polymer delivery ingredient, and the non-organic silica carrier ingredient to form a capping composition layer mixture output via the discharge opening, where the capping composition layer mixture used to make a capping composition layer.
US12071725B2
Disclosed are a pulp for Juncao spinning and a preparation method and use thereof. The method includes: placing a Juncao in a solution prepared from a lye, a catalyst, and an auxiliary agent and cooking to obtain a cooked solution, and then subjecting the cooked solution to pulping to obtain the pulp for Juncao spinning.
US12071721B2
A laundry dryer having a drum, a casing supporting the drum and including a basement defining a basement plane, a basement process air conduit located in the basement and extending within the basement for a given length and having a basement air conduit width, and a heat pump having a first heat exchanger where refrigerant is cooled off and the process air is heated up, and a second heat exchanger where refrigerant is heated up and the process air is cooled off. The first heat and second heat exchangers are in the basement process air conduit to perform heat exchange between said refrigerant flowing in said heat pump circuit and said process air. The width of the basement air conduit along a first portion of its extension in the basement is wider than 50% of the width of the basement.
US12071713B2
Systems for producing M bundles of filaments, wherein M≥1, include N extruders, M spin stations, and a processor, wherein N>1. Each extruder includes a thermoplastic polymer having a color, hue, and/or dyability characteristic, which are different from each other. Each spin station produces N bundles of filaments that form a yarn. Each spin station comprises N spinnerets through which filaments are spun from molten polymers streams received by the respective spin station and N spin pumps upstream of the N spinnerets for the respective spin station. Each spin pump is paired with one of the N extruders. The processor is in electrical communication with the N*M spin pumps and is configured to adjust the volumetric flow rate of the polymers pumped from each spin pump to achieve a ratio of the polymers to be included in the yarn from each spin station.
US12071710B2
The present invention relates to a novel antibody library and an antibody-screening method using same. Having a human sequence-derived specific VH or VL scaffold, the antibody library according to the present invention exhibits high thermodynamic stability and enjoys the advantages of allowing high soluble expression as well as reversible folding. In addition, the antibody according to the present invention includes a variety of rationally controlled CDRs so as to exhibit high specificity and high affinity to all antigens and thus can be advantageously used for selecting an adequate candidate antibody against a target antigen.
US12071704B2
An apparatus for manufacturing a single crystal by growing a single crystal according to a Czochralski method, the apparatus including: main chamber configured to house crucible configured to accommodate raw-material melt, and heater configured to heat raw-material melt; pulling chamber continuously provided at upper portion of main chamber and configured to accommodate single crystal grown and pulled; cooling cylinder extending from at least ceiling portion of main chamber toward raw-material melt so as to surround single crystal being pulled, cooling cylinder configured to be forcibly cooled with coolant; and auxiliary cooling cylinder fitted in an inside of cooling cylinder. Auxiliary cooling cylinder is made of any one or more materials of graphite, carbon composite, stainless steel, molybdenum, and tungsten. The auxiliary cooling cylinder has structure covering bottom surface of cooling cylinder facing raw-material melt. Gap between auxiliary cooling cylinder and bottom surface of cooling cylinder is 1.0 mm or less.
US12071689B2
A substrate processing system is provided and includes a substrate support, a memory, and calibration, operating parameter, and solving modules. The substrate support supports a substrate and includes temperature control elements. The memory stores, for the temperature control elements, temperature calibration values and sensitivity calibration values. The calibration module, during calibration of the temperature control elements, performs a first calibration process to determine the temperature calibration values or a second calibration process to determine the sensitivity calibration values. The sensitivity calibration values relate at least one of trim amounts or deposition amounts to temperature changes. The operating parameter module determines operating parameters for the temperature control elements based on the temperature and sensitivity calibration values. The solving module, subsequent to the calibration of the temperature control elements, controls operation of the temperature control elements during at least one of a trim or deposition step based on the operating parameters.
US12071675B2
A shaft furnace, in particular a blast furnace, includes a metal jacket defining the furnace outer wall and a protective layer protecting the inner surface of the outer wall. At least one condition monitoring probe is arranged inside within the protective layer to monitor the latter. The condition monitoring probe is connected to a wireless module arranged outside the outer wall to transmit condition monitoring data. The wireless module is located inside a casing mounted to the outer surface of the metal jacket. The condition monitoring probe includes one or more conductive loops positioned at predetermined depths below the front face of the cooling plate body, or of the refractory lining, so that wear of the body, resp. refractory, can be detected by a change of an electrical characteristic of the loop(s) due to abrasion.
US12071668B2
The present disclosure provides methods for determining whether a subject has sepsis, or is at risk of developing sepsis, and methods of treating the subject based on the determination. Also provided are methods for determining an increased risk of mortality in a subject with sepsis or suspected of having sepsis, and methods of treating the subject based on the determination. Systems useful for the same are also provided.
US12071664B2
Optics collection and detection systems are provided for measuring optical signals from an array of optical sources over time. Methods of using the optics collection and detection systems are also described.
US12071661B2
The invention is a method of predicting response to therapy in a colorectal cancer patient, the method comprising measuring tumor genetic heterogeneity via analysis of circulating tumor DNA from a patients sample.
US12071649B1
The present invention features methods for identifying treatments for neurodegenerative diseases, e.g., Parkinson's disease. Described are purification methods for synuclein nitration enzyme and screening methods for identifying agents that inhibit synuclein nitration enzyme activity.
US12071647B2
This disclosure relates to microbial technology, and more particularly to a Mortierellaalpina strain and a use thereof, a microbial oil containing ARA at an Sn-2 position, a preparation and uses thereof. Sn-2 fatty acids of the triglyceride in the microbial oil include 23% or more by weight of ARA. The microbial oil is prepared by fermentation using Mortierellaalpina strain GDMCC No. 607344.
US12071645B2
There is provided SHC/HAC derivatives, amino acid sequences comprising the SHC/HAC derivatives, nucleotide sequences encoding the SHC/HAC derivatives, vectors comprising nucleotide sequences encoding the SHC/HAC derivatives, recombinant host cells comprising nucleotide sequences encoding the SHC/HAC derivatives and applications of the recombinant host cells comprising either SHC/HAC derivatives or WT SHC/HAC enzymes in methods to prepare (−)-Ambrox and SHC/HAC enzymes in methods to prepare (−)-Ambrox.
US12071638B2
The present invention relates to variants of Terminal deoxynucleotidyl Transferase (TdT), each of which (i) has an amino acid sequence similarity to SEQ ID NO: 2. 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 25, 27, 29, 31, 33 or 35 with corresponding amino acid substitutions, (ii) is capable of synthesizing a nucleic acid fragment without a template and (iii) is capable of incorporating a modified nucleotide into the nucleic acid fragment.
US12071635B2
The invention relates to the field of cell therapy and to an in vitro method for generating T-cell progenitors, comprising the step of exposing CD34+ cells in a medium containing a Notch ligand, a soluble domain of the Delta-like ligand 4, joined to an Fc region of a protein IgG, in the presence of a fragment of fibronectin comprising the motifs RGDS and CS-1 and a heparin-binding domain.
US12071631B2
The present invention relates to an adenoviral vector comprising a regulatable Major Late Promoter and an exogenous transgene. The invention also provides cells comprising such adenoviral vectors, and processes using such vectors.
US12071629B2
The present invention provides wheat grain comprising (1,3;1,4)-β-D-glucan (BG). The wheat grain is characterised by one or more of the following features; a BG content of at least 3% (w/w); the BG of the grain has a DP3/DP4 ratio between about 1.0 and about 2.0 or between about 1.0 and 2.3; and the BG is partially water soluble such that between 8.0% and about 25% or between about 10% and about 25% of the BG of the grain is water soluble. The present invention also provides uses of this grain.
US12071626B2
The present disclosure provides methods and compositions for the treatment of cancer. In some aspects, the present disclosure provides splice-switching oligonucleotides that downregulate AR or EGFR expression and methods of using these splice-switching oligonucleotides to treat cancer.
US12071617B2
Disclosed herein include systems, methods, compositions, and kits for the labeling of nucleic acids targets. In some embodiments, the methods comprise the use of target-specific primers and target-non-specific primers during library preparation (e.g., hybrid library preparation). In some embodiments, the methods increase the abundance of select low abundance targets during cDNA library preparation and/or sequencing library preparation.
US12071616B2
A method of target enrichment or depletion from a sample with an analyte is described. A probe has one of a left-handed PNA pair and a targeting moiety, in which the left-handed PNA pair are a complementary pair of PNAs that are chiral and have a cyclic backbone modification that induces a left-handed helical structure. A capture surface has the other of the left-handed PNA pair; and the left-handed PNA pair bind to hybridize the probe to the capture surface, which may be a magnetic bead.
US12071612B2
The present disclosure relates to the technical field of microorganisms, in particular to Lactobacillus gasseri HMV18 and a secreted protein and an application thereof. The Lactobacillus gasseri HMV18 is preserved in the China Center for Type Culture Collection on Jul. 11, 2019 with a preservation number of CCTCC NO: M 2019538, and a preservation address of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China. The protein extracted from the Lactobacillus gasseri HMV18 has antibacterial and anti-tumor effects, but basically has no effect on normal myocardial cells, so the Lactobacillus gasseri HMV18 can be applied to preparation of antibacterial and anti-tumor products.
US12071595B2
The present invention relates to an additive for fuels such as diesel fuel and fuel oil, used respectively for diesel engines and boilers of various types, comprising a metal oxidation catalyst, an organic nitrate and a dispersing agent in suitable ratios, capable of improving combustion efficiency in such a way as to reduce the formation of particulate matter and consumption.
US12071589B2
This disclosure relates to a fracturing fluid including an acrylamide-based copolymer, a graphene oxide additive, and a crosslinker, and methods of using the fracturing fluid to reduce fluid friction during treatment of a subterranean formation.
US12071586B2
A process includes growing NRB in a nitrate reducing bacteria media to form a NRB culture and combining the NRB culture with a concentrated nitrate solution to form a NRB composition.
US12071585B2
The invention relates to the field of oilfield chemistry, and discloses a self-repairing plugging gel polymer for drilling fluid, a preparation method and application thereof, and the drilling fluid containing the gel polymer, wherein the polymer contains a structural unit A, a structural unit B, a structural unit C and a structural unit D, and the structural unit A is a structural unit with a structure shown in the formula (1); the structural unit B is a structural unit with a structure shown in the formula (2); the structural unit C is a structural unit with a structure shown in the formula (3); the structural unit D is a structural unit having a structure represented by the formula (4). The polymer provided by the invention has excellent mechanical properties and good self-repairing properties, and when the polymer is used as a plugging agent of water-based drilling fluid, the polymer has good plugging properties and high plugging layer repairing efficiency, and simultaneously has good high-temperature resistance.
US12071583B2
A heat exchange component includes a part configured for exchanging thermal energy, the part is formed of at least one solid state Martensitic transformation phase change material which is configured to readily undergo a solid-solid martensitic transformation from one crystalline structure to another different crystalline structure during a change in temperature in the normal and/or anticipated operating temperatures of the heat exchange component. In some embodiments, the system further includes a temporally-evolving external temperature/heat source which changes the temperature and resultant phase of the solid-state phase change material. The temporally-evolving external temperature/heat source may involve a solid conducting material or electronic/photonic component, a fluid, a plasma, and/or a radiation source. The heat exchange component may be configured as a flat plate, tube, finned structure, porous structure, graded structure, cold plate, heat exchanger, condenser, evaporator, or any component generally regarded as a thermal energy storage or heat transfer structure in various embodiments.
US12071581B1
The subject matter of the present invention comprises a non-toxic, eco-friendly fireproof composition made substantially of all naturally occurring materials. The instant fireproof composition is inclusive of any vegetal biomass and is specifically applicable in the manufacturing of a non-toxic, fireproof wood, non-toxic, fireproof textile fabrics, and intumescent fireproof coating composition, for fire protection applicable to both residential and industrial construction, as well as numerous consumer related products, materials, and devices. The extensive use of the instant fireproof composition provides a solution to the public health concerns accompanying the use of present-day, extremely dangerous, cancer-causing fire retardants.
US12071579B1
Disclosed are a carbon-based microorganism electronic diverter material and a preparation method and use thereof. The preparation method may include the following steps of (1) bringing a porous carbon material and dopamine to reaction to obtain a dopamine modified porous carbon material; and (2) bringing the dopamine modified porous carbon material and resazurin to reaction to obtain the carbon-based microorganism electronic diverter material. The carbon-based microorganism electronic diverter material prepared by the disclosure has a capability of storing charges, and is capable of intercepting electrons in a microorganism-driven reduction process of dissimilatory arsenic and iron, and remarkably reducing arsenic reduction and release in a rice field flooding process.
US12071572B2
[Object] The present invention provides a curable resin composition useful for imparting high durability and adhesion to a substrate such as a metal. [Solution] A curable resin composition is prepared by combining a polyamide-based resin (A) having an amino group, a blocked polyisocyanate (B), and an epoxy compound (C). The polyamide-based resin (A) contains a polyamide-based resin (A1) having a melting point of 170° C. or higher and a polyamide-based resin (A2) having a melting point of 150° C. or lower. The mass ratio of the polyamide-based resin (A1) and the polyamide-based resin (A2) is, in the form of the former/the latter, from 65/35 to 35/65.
US12071561B2
A coating composition includes (a) a melamine resin having imino and methylol functional groups that together comprise 30 mole % or greater of the total functionality of the melamine resin; and (b) at least one polymer reactive with (a) that is obtained from components including polytetrahydrofuran and a carboxylic acid or anhydride thereof. The polytetrahydrofuran includes greater than 20 weight % of the components that form the polymer (b) and the carboxylic acid or anhydride thereof includes greater than 5 weight % of the components that form the polymer (b). The polymer (b) has an acid value of at least 15 based on the total resin solids of the polymer (b).
US12071543B2
The present disclosure relates to hydrosilylation curable silicone rubber compositions having polyorganosiloxane cross-linkers containing at least two or at least three terminal silicon bonded hydrogen groups and one or more hydrosilylation cure inhibitor compounds selected from multiacrylates having at least three acrylate groups per molecule. Cured products resulting from the cure of such compositions and which may include elastomeric products are also disclosed. A hydrosilylation curable silicone composition comprises: (A) one or more polyorganosiloxanes containing at least two unsaturated groups per molecule, which unsaturated groups are selected from alkenyl and alkynyl groups and having a viscosity in a range of 1,000 to 200,000 mPa·s at 25° C.; (B) a polyorganosiloxane containing at least two terminal silicon bonded hydrogen groups; (C) at least one hydrosilylation catalyst; and (D) a hydrosilylation cure inhibitor comprising a multiacrylate compound having at least three acrylate groups per molecule.
US12071540B2
Compositions include polymer filaments compatible with fused filament fabrication, comprising: a thermoplastic polymer; and a bio-based additive admixed with the thermoplastic polymer in an effective amount to decrease total volatile organic compound (TVOC) emissions under additive manufacturing conditions, as determined by gas chromatography and measured relative to the thermoplastic polymer alone, by at least about 10% on a weight basis. Methods for forming a polymer filament compatible with fused filament fabrication may comprise: forming a melt blend comprising a thermoplastic polymer and a bio-based additive; and extruding the melt blend and cooling to form a polymer filament comprising the bio-based additive admixed with the thermoplastic polymer. The bio-based additive is present in an effective amount to decrease total volatile organic compound (TVOC) emissions under additive manufacturing conditions, as determined by gas chromatography and measured relative to the thermoplastic polymer alone, by at least about 10% on a weight basis.
US12071534B2
The present disclosure provides polyolefin compositions and films and method for producing such films. The polyolefin composition contains about 40 wt % to about 95 wt % of a BOCD polyethylene and about 10 wt % to about 60 wt % of a polypropylene, by weight of the polyolefin composition. The polyolefin composition has a 1% secant flexural modulus MD of greater than 250 MPa and a 1% secant flexural modulus TD of greater than 300 MPa, as determined for a layer of the polyolefin composition having a thickness of about 50 μm and a Dart Impact (Method A) of greater than 15 g/μm and an Elmendorf tear MD of greater than 7 g/μm, as determined for a film containing the polyolefin composition and having a thickness of about 90 μm.
US12071530B2
Provided are a dispersant for a separator of a non-aqueous electrolyte battery, the dispersant including a cyanoethyl group-containing polymer, a separator of a non-aqueous electrolyte battery using the same, and a non-aqueous electrolyte battery.
US12071528B2
An infrared transmissive product includes a body. The body is configured to cover a transmitting unit and a receiving unit for infrared rays in an infrared sensor. The body includes a base made of a transparent plastic having an infrared transmissivity, and a coating film layer that is formed on a rear surface of the base in a transmission direction of infrared rays from the transmitting unit and has an infrared transmissivity. The coating film layer includes dispersed aggregates of particles of a pigment.
US12071527B2
A flame retardant film comprising a polyester containing film comprising on a side thereof, a flame retardant layer. The flame retardant layer comprises a colloidal metal oxide in an amount of 6 g/m2 of more, an inorganic binder in an amount of 2 g/m2 or more, a first flame retardant being a phosphorous containing compound in an amount of 10 g/m2 or more and a second flame retardant being a mineral compound selected from the group of aluminum hydroxide, aluminum trihydrate, magnesium hydroxide, magnesium calcium carbonate, hydrated magnesium carbonate, aluminum oxide hydroxide, boron compounds, antimony trioxide and combinations thereof, the amount of the second flame retardant is 6 g/m2 or more.
US12071524B2
A water-soluble film is provided that is capable of achieving deformation resistance during pouch storage as well as excellent water solubility of the film and excellent reduction in undissolved residues. A water-soluble film includes a polyvinyl alcohol-based resin, wherein a crystal long period Ds obtained from an X-ray profile obtained by small-angle X-ray scattering measurement in a water/methanol mixed solvent (volume ratio: 2/8) is from 10.0 to 30.0 nm and a rate of increase (DS−Da)/Da of the crystal long period Ds to a crystal long period Da obtained by small-angle X-ray scattering measurement before immersion in the solvent is 30% or more and 130% or less.
US12071521B2
A method and a device for reprocessing waste products containing substantially polyalkylene terephthalate, particularly polyethylene terephthalate and/or polybutylene terephthalate, in a continuous process by means of depolymerizing is provided. A solid alkali hydroxide and/or alkali earth hydroxide, particularly sodium hydroxide, is added to the waste products for producing a reaction mixture, suitable for recycling multilayer systems and colored material nearly entirely chemically into the starting materials at a high throughput and high quality, in order to be able to produce new polyalkylene terephthalate products from the recycling products without limitation. An alkylene glycol is additionally added to the reaction mixture as a reactant, wherein the alkylene glycol is an alkylene glycol produced as a product of the intended depolymerizing, particularly MEG. No further reactive components are added to the reaction mixture.
US12071519B2
The present disclosure relates to the formation of dimethyl terephthalate (DMT). The present invention also relates to the depolymerization of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) and the recovery of terephthalic acid and ethylene glycol.
US12071514B2
The present invention exploits reactive organophosphorus compounds containing unsaturated vinyl groups, which can be used in a flexible and highly controlled manner to prepare various macromolecular derivatives either via radical reactions or via Michael addition with suitable nucleophiles. Based on the fact that secondary amine groups on the one hand and vinyl groups on the other hand can work as mutual linking sites, an arsenal of novel and useful addition products can be built up. By selecting the number of secondary amine sites and vinyl sites of the participating reaction partners, very different addition products can be formed. In particular, one can form either linear chain type macromolecules (i.e. linear oligomers or polymers) or highly crosslinked network polymers.
US12071513B2
The invention relates to a method for preparation of a polyamide 6 copolymer, characterised in that a copolymerization reaction is carried out between: o at least one caprolactam of formula (I): o at least one caprolactam, named substituted caprolactam, in which at least one of the carbon atoms is covalently linked to at least one A moiety, said A moiety being selected from the group formed of: # moieties comprising at least one group of formula: (A) #moieties comprising at least one group of formula: (B) # moieties comprising at least one group of formula: (C) The invention also relates to a polyamide 6, to polyamide 6 filaments and filaments yarns.
US12071511B2
A polyether group-containing compound of the formula (I). In each of the compound of the formula (I), one or two R— are represented by (Rf-Xf1-PE-Xf2)α—X1—, and one or two R— are represented by RSi—. The symbols are as defined in the description.
US12071509B2
A process for the production of a terephthalate polyester, containing a stage a) for preparing an esterification feedstock containing at least one mixing section fed with at least one terephthalic acid feedstock and one diester monomer feedstock, where the ratio of the total number of moles of diol units with respect to the total number of moles of terephthalate units introduced into the mixing section is between 1.0 and 2.0, the mixing section being operated at a temperature between 25° C. and 250° C. and at a pressure greater than or equal to 0.1 MPa, an esterification stage b) to produce at least one reaction effluent and one aqueous effluent, a polycondensation stage c) to obtain at least the terephthalate polyester and an effluent containing at least one diol monomer, and a stage d) of treatment of the diols to obtain a purified diol stream.
US12071505B2
Polyurethanes are made in a one-shot process from one or more polyols having a hydroxyl equivalent weight of at least 350, wherein at least 50% of the weight of iii) is a hydroxyl-containing polymer of propylene oxide, the hydroxyl-containing polymer of propylene oxide having a hydroxyl equivalent weight of at least 350, an average of 1.8 to 3 hydroxyl groups per molecule of which hydroxyl groups 40 to 70% are primary hydroxyl groups, an oxyethylene content of no greater than 10% by weight based on the weight of the polymer and a polydispersity of 1.175 or less. The polyurethanes exhibit excellent mechanical properties, are highly hygroscopic and cured rapidly.
US12071503B2
The present invention relates to a method for preparing a covalent organic framework (COF) materials—a reversible polycondensation/termination method, the COF materials prepared by the method have high crystallinity, high specific surface area, regular and controllable morphology. The present invention also relates to a method for repairing defects of COF materials—reversible degradation-recombination, the method can eliminate defects of existing COF materials, thereby increasing the crystallinity and specific surface area of COF materials and improving their morphological characteristics.
US12071497B2
Disclosed are hydrophobic, acrylic materials having both high refractive index and a high Abbe number. The materials may have an internal wetting agent, are well suited for use as implantable ophthalmic devices, and have a refractive index which may be edited through application of energy. When used for an intraocular lens, the high refractive index allows for a thin lens which compresses to allow a small incision size.
US12071496B2
An aqueous copolymer dispersion is obtained by a multi-stage emulsion polymerization process comprising polymerizing in a reaction zone in a first polymerization stage a first monomer composition comprising at least 88 wt % of a vinyl ester of a C1 to C18 carboxylic acid and up to 12 wt % ethylene to produce a first stage polymer having Tg>20° C.; and polymerizing in the reaction zone, in a second polymerization stage and in the presence of the first stage polymer, a second monomer composition comprising a vinyl ester of a C1 to C18 carboxylic acid and a C2 to C8 alkyl ester of (meth)acrylic acid to produce a second stage polymer having Tg≤20° C. Each of the polymerization stages is conducted in the presence of a stabilizing system comprising at least 0.1 wt % of a protective colloid and at least 0.05 wt % of an ionic surfactant.
US12071495B2
Provided are polymers obtained by radical copolymerization of a mixture of (1) acrylic acid; (2) methacrylic acid; and (3) at least one allylcatechol selected from 4-allylbenzene-1,2-diol, 3-allylbenzene-1,2-diol and mixtures thereof. The polymers are especially useful for treating a metallic surface intended to be coated by a paint, a varnish or an adhesive. Also provided are methods of coatings making use of this polymer P, compositions comprising the polymer P and useful for these methods, and the obtained coated materials.
US12071488B2
A combinational therapy for treatment of cancer. Compositions, methods and kits for treatment of cancer and for sensitizing cancer cells to a broad spectrum of anti-cancer agents.
US12071485B2
Disclosed herein are polynucleic acid molecules, pharmaceutical compositions, and methods for treating facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (FSHD).
US12071483B1
The present invention relates to a bi-specific antibody that specifically binds to alpha-synuclein and IGF1R, and use of the bi-specific antibody for treating or diagnosing synucleinopathies associated with alpha-synuclein or alpha-synuclein aggregates. The IGF1R portion of the bi-specific antibody acts as a shuttle to penetrate the blood brain barrier, allowing the alpha-synuclein portion to exert its action in the brain. Further, the half-life of the bi-specific antibody may be extended to maintain efficacy over time.
US12071481B2
Provided herein are anti-CD47 antibodies and antigen-binding portions thereof and methods for using the same.
US12071474B2
The present disclosure provides monoclonal antibodies that bind α-Synuclein. In certain aspects, the antibodies preferentially bind to α-Synuclein fibrils over α-Synuclein monomer. In other aspects, the invention comprises a method of treating α-Synucleopathic disease in a subject, comprising administering any of the antibodies of the invention to the subject. In yet other aspects, the invention comprises methods of detecting α-Synuclein fibrils using any of the antibodies of the invention.
US12071452B2
A purified composition of steviol glycoside molecules is described. The composition imparts desirable taste, flavor and flavor modifying properties to food, beverages, and other consumable products.
US12071450B2
The present invention relates to pharmaceutically acceptable salts of conjugates comprising a chemotherapeutic drug and an amino acid or a derivative thereof, which are readily taken up by a target cell and reduce side effects induced by the chemotherapeutic drug. In particular, the present invention relates to pharmaceutically acceptable salts of conjugates comprising cytidine analog drugs and aspartic or glutamic acid and analogs thereof, pharmaceutical compositions comprising these conjugates and use thereof for the treatment of cancer or a pre-cancer condition or disorder.
US12071448B2
The present invention pertains to reactive (moisture curing) plasticizers; adhesives and sealants containing the plasticizers and methods of bonding and sealing substrates with adhesives and sealants containing the plasticizers.
US12071440B2
The disclosure relates to modulating pyruvate kinase and provides novel chemical compounds useful as activators of PKR, as well as various uses of these compounds. PKR activating compounds are useful in the treatment of diseases and disorders associated with PKR and/or PKM2, such as pyruvate kinase deficiency (PKD), sickle cell disease (SCD), and thalassemia.
US12071438B2
The invention relates to crystalline forms of an ALK2 inhibitor, methods of their preparation, and related pharmaceutical preparations thereof. The invention also relates to pharmaceutical uses of the crystalline forms.
US12071436B2
The present disclosure provides compounds of Formula (I′), Formula (II), and Formula (III). The compounds described herein may useful in treating and/or preventing protozoan infections in a subject in need thereof, treating and/or preventing trypanosomal infections (e.g., Trypanosoma cruzi (T. cruzi) or Trypanosoma brucei infections) and/or plasmodial infections in a subject in need thereof, treating and/or preventing diseases in a subject in need thereof (e.g., Chagas disease, malaria, and/or sleeping sickness), and may be useful in treating and/or preventing infectious diseases in a subject in need thereof. Also provided in the present disclosure are pharmaceutical compositions, kits, methods, and uses including a compound described herein.
US12071434B2
The present invention provides a heterocyclic compound having an orexin type 2 receptor agonist activity. A compound represented by the formula (I): wherein each symbol is as described in the description, or a salt thereof has an orexin type 2 receptor agonist activity, and is useful as an agent for the prophylaxis or treatment of narcolepsy.
US12071419B2
This invention is for improving the manufacturing pharmaceutical grade CBD and other cannabinoids following current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP) of the US FDA for use in clinical trials for CNS and other indications by the NIH and other researchers. The major cannabinoids in marijuana (Cannabis) and hemp originate from Cannabigerolic Acid (CBGA) present in the biomass of the plant. Plant enzymes that are specific to different strains of biomass converts CBGA to different carboxylic acids of cannabinoids including Cannabidiolic Acid (CBDA) and Δ9-Tetrahydrocannabinolic Acid (Δ9-THCA). These are relatively stable in the growing and fresh-cut plants. These are converted by thermal decarboxylation to Cannabidiol (CBD) and Δ9-Tetrahydrocannabinol (Δ9-THC), carbon dioxide and water. Cannabinoids can be manufactured by first heating the Cannabis biomass to convert carboxylic acids prior to extraction and purification. Alternatively, and preferably because of manufacturing cost and product stability, the carboxylic acids can be first extracted and purified. They can be utilized in the carboxylic acid form or stored in a stable manner until converted to cannabinoids for use in medicine. This invention provides an efficient method for their conversion utilizing a high-pressure reactor under inert conditions.
US12071415B2
The present invention provides new compounds and compositions thereof that release carbon monoxide for the treatment of medical disorders that are responsive to carbon monoxide, for example, inflammatory, pain, and dermatological disorders.
US12071410B2
Cost effective, semi-continuous flow methods and systems for synthesizing the antimalarial drug hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) in high yield are provided. The synthesis method that uses simple, inexpensive reagents to obtain the crucial intermediate 5-(ethyl(2-hydroxyethyl)-amino)pentan-2-one, vertical-integration of the starting material 5-iodopentan-2-one and the integration of continuous stirred tank reactors.
US12071408B2
Disclosed are compounds of Formula III, their stereoisomers, tautomers, deuterates, pharmacologically acceptable salts, or hydrates thereof, methods of their preparation and pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds. The Formula III compounds are useful and highly effective as multi-targeted tyrosine kinase inhibitors in treating several kinds of cancers such as liver cancer, bladder cancer, thyroid cancer, cervical cancer, leukemia.
US12071405B2
The present application relates to compounds of formula (I) containing a group selected from amino groups, bridged amino groups and carbazole groups, to processes for preparation thereof, and to the use thereof in electronic devices, and in particular OLEDs.
US12071404B2
Disclosed are sulfonamide compounds with GPR17 modulating properties, which are useful for treating or preventing a variety of CNS and other diseases, in particular for preventing and treating myelinating diseases or disorders.
US12071387B2
The present disclosure relates to a thermal coupling method for preparing ethylene by ethanol dehydration and device thereof. The device includes an ethanol dehydration reaction system, a quenching compression system, an alkaline washing system, a molecular sieve drying system and an ethylene purification and propylene refrigeration cycle system; ethanol dehydration reaction products in the ethanol dehydration reaction system serve as a heat source for preheating, vaporization and superheating of a raw material of ethanol; tower bottoms of an evaporation tower in the quenching compression system serve as a heat source for preheating of a feed stream of the evaporation tower and heating of an overhead gas of a quenching tower; products of ethylene in the alkaline washing system serve as a cold source for cooling of crude ethylene.
US12071366B2
A bridge device for measuring the thickness of mainly flat panels to be placed in a panel production line includes a frame having feet for fixing the bridge device to the floor; a plurality of supports that support measuring contact systems, which are slidable perpendicularly to the conveying direction of the panels so to adjust their positions for a transversal measure of the panels; a plurality of measuring contact systems, of which is one is for each longitudinal side of the panels; a photocell detecting the position of the panels and their lengths; blocking knobs for blocking the supports; and a device transmitting the information concerning the actual thickness of each panel to a machine for treating one of the main surfaces of the panel.
US12071365B2
A method of manufacturing a glass assembly to have a performance-enhancing feature includes a step of forming a glass substrate that is curved. The method also includes digitally-applying an ink without a mask onto a surface of the curved glass substrate. The method further includes curing the ink to form the performance-enhancing feature on the surface of the curved glass substrate.
US12071360B2
Devices for controlling to remove food waste digestion foam are provided. The device includes a digestion tank. The digestion tank includes two hermetically sealed boxes. Each of the two boxes is opened with a liquid inlet connected to an interior of each of the two boxes. A conveying mechanism is connected between the two boxes. The conveying mechanism conveys a gas in the two boxes in a reciprocal manner. The gas in the two boxes is conveyed in the reciprocal manner through the conveying mechanism to generate a pressure difference between the two boxes distributed left and right to remove the foam, which adopts physical defoaming without adding any reagent, is cost-effective and efficient, and does not affect an anaerobic reaction process due to addition of a chemical defoaming agent. The entire device has a simple structure and is easy to operate, and the process is controllable.
US12071358B2
A method for determining an optimal dose of coagulant for raw water includes a step of determining a value, for the raw water, of a first organic parameter; a step of determining a value, for the raw water, of a second mineral parameter; a step of determining a class of water for the raw water, characterized by the value of the first organic parameter and the value of the second mineral parameter; a step of determining a value, for the raw water, of a third organic parameter; a step of defining a target value, for the clarified water, of the third organic parameter; a step of selecting a function between the third organic parameter and an added dose of coagulant, said function being selected for the class of water and for the value, for the raw water, of the third organic parameter; a step of using the function to determine a first dose of coagulant in order to reach the target value.
US12071357B2
A light emitting module including a light source configured to irradiate ultraviolet light, a board on which the light source is disposed, a tube accommodating the board and including a transparent region to transmit the ultraviolet light emitted from the light source, a first base coupled to one side of the tube, a second base coupled to the other side of the tube, a fixation groove disposed in the tube and connected to at least one of the first and second bases, in which the board is coupled to be inserted into the fixation groove, and the fixation groove is spaced apart from a center of the first base when viewed in a cross-section perpendicular to a length direction of the tube.
US12071355B2
This invention relates to a process for preparing nanoparticles of zirconium dioxide, ZrO2, by hydrothermal treatment of a zirconium IV compound in the presence of water, at a pH below 7, and at least one amino acid comprising at least 4 carbon atoms, said amino acid exhibiting an acid function to amine function ratio greater than or equal to 1. The invention also relates to zirconium dioxide nanoparticles having a visible transmittance greater than or equal to 20% at 400 nm and greater than or equal to 95% at 800 nm measured in water at a concentration of 40% by weight.
US12071352B2
A method is provided for making high quality silicon sulfide having 4N (99.99% by weight) or better purity.
US12071345B2
In some embodiments, a system for producing synthesis gas, the system including a reactor including a burner, a combustion chamber, and a catalyst chamber, and a mixer upstream of the reactor configured to mix fuel with steam to produce humidified fuel that is provided to the burner of the reactor.
US12071344B2
When a product gas producing operation is stopped, a purge operation is executed in which steam purge processing and product gas purge processing are sequentially performed. The steam purge is supplying, instead of a source gas, a product gas from a product gas tank to a reformer using a compressor, and supplying a reformed gas from a reforming processing unit to a plurality of adsorption towers, which perform a pressure swing adsorption operation, while the reformer is heated by a heating burner and steam is supplied to the reformer. The product gas purge is supplying the product gas from the product gas tank to the reformer using the compressor, and supplying the product gas from the reforming processing unit to the plurality of adsorption towers, which perform the pressure swing adsorption operation, while the supply of the steam is stopped and the heating of the reformer is maintained.
US12071343B2
The spontaneous assembly of chiral structures from building blocks that lack chirality is fundamentally important for colloidal chemistry and has implications for the formation of advanced optical materials. Here, we find that purified achiral gold tetrahedron-shaped nanoparticles assemble into two-dimensional superlattices that exhibit planar chirality under a balance of repulsive electrostatic and attractive van der Waals and depletion forces. A model accounting for these interactions shows that the growth of planar structures is kinetically preferred over similar three-dimensional products, explaining their selective formation.
US12071332B2
A leveling system for a lift device includes an axle, a pin, a cradle, and a chassis. The axle is configured to rotatably couple with one or more tractive elements. The pin extends through a bore of the axle. The cradle is pivotally coupled with the pin. The chassis is pivotally coupled with the pin and includes a first actuator and a second actuator. The first actuator and the second actuator each include a body and a rod configured to extend relative to the body. The rods of the first actuator and the second actuator are configured to be extended to engage corresponding surfaces on opposite sides of the cradle. The cradle and the chassis are configured to rock in unison a limited angular amount relative to the axle.
US12071331B2
The invention relates to a handling machine (1) comprising: a tilt sensor (11) configured to produce a signal relating to a tilting moment applied to the main body about a tilting axis; displacement sensors (18) configured to produce a signal relating to movements of the handling arm relative to the main body; and a control unit (10) configured to: prevent or stop the movement of the handling arm if the signal representative of the tilting moment is greater than an effective threshold; assign a lowering threshold value to the effective threshold in response to a handling arm lowering movement being determined; and assign an extension threshold value to the effective threshold in response to a handling arm extension movement being determined.
US12071327B2
A load bearing member for a lifting and/or hoisting system includes a plurality of tension members arranged along a width of the load bearing member. Each tension member includes a plurality of load carrying fibers arranged to extend in a direction parallel to a length of the load bearing member and a matrix material in which the plurality of load carrying fibers are arranged. The load bearing member further includes a lateral layer and a jacket material at least partially encapsulating the plurality of tension members.
US12071325B2
A method for forming a guide structure in an elevator shaft provides a guide structure configured to guide an elevator car during vertical travel in the elevator shaft. The method includes the following steps: moving a tool, such as a milling tool, vertically along the elevator shaft, wherein the tool is precisely positioned with respect to the horizontal position thereof within the elevator shaft, and forming the guide structure by removing material on a shaft wall of the elevator shaft using the tool.
US12071324B2
An elevator shaft element, an elevator arrangement and a method of a construction time use elevator. The elevator shaft element comprises a frame module arranged for receiving an elevator car therein. The frame module is constructed from a transport and/or storage unit, comprising side walls, a bottom wall and a roof wall. The unit is arrangeable vertically such that said side walls, bottom wall and upper wall of the unit define an inner space of the elevator shaft. The side wall, the bottom wall or the upper wall of the transport and/or storage unit is opened at a length more than a floor height of a building for providing an opening for one or more landing doors, the opening having a first side-edge and a second side-edge parallel to longitudinal direction of the transport and/or storage unit. The elevator shaft element further comprises at least one stiffening beam arranged to be fixed to the opening and extending from the first side-edge to the second side-edge.
US12071320B2
A medium transport apparatus includes a controller that determines how many transport roller pairs disposed on a medium transport route are transporting a medium, based on detection information from detectors disposed in relation to respective transport roller pairs. Then, the controller sets a threshold to a larger value as a larger number of transport roller pairs are transporting the medium and sets the threshold to a lower value as a smaller number of transport roller pairs are transporting the medium.
US12071313B2
A system and method for varying an amplitude of voltage on a DC bus by track segment in a linear drive system for an independent cart system according to application requirements is disclosed. The track includes at least a first portion and a second portion, where a DC voltage at a first amplitude is provided to the first portion of the track, and a DC voltage at a second amplitude is provided to the second portion of the track. The first amplitude of the DC voltage is selected to permit movers traveling along the track to travel at full rated speed with a full rated three applied to the mover. The second amplitude of the DC voltage is selected to permit the movers to travel at a reduced speed with full or increased three applied or to travel at full rated speed with a reduced force applied to the mover.
US12071312B2
A system for loading articles into a container is provided, comprising a platform unit and an elevator unit configured to adjust its elevation relative to the container and a platform unit comprising an opening facing the container and defining an edge of the platform unit, a transfer arrangement comprising a plurality of parallel independent transfer members defining a receiving surface and extending along a loading direction transverse to the edge and configured to move of the others, and a positioning arrangement to orient the article to a loading orientation on the receiving surface and position it at a predetermined loading position along an axis perpendicular to the loading direction. The transfer arrangement is configured to extend a subset of the transfer members in the loading direction through the opening, thereby facilitating placement of the article at a predetermined location within the container.
US12071311B2
A film forming system includes a conveyance carrier configured to hold a substrate and a mask and move inside a conveyance path, the substrate including a film formation area, the mask being configured to shield a film non-formation area other than the film formation area, a conveyance unit disposed on the conveyance path and configured to move the conveyance carrier in a first direction and a second direction intersecting the first direction, a film formation unit located along the conveyance path and configured to form a film on the film formation area of the substrate, and a mask supply unit located along the conveyance path and configured to supply the conveyance carrier with the mask.
US12071304B2
A method and associated apparatus are provided for retrieving an object from a multi-depth object storage. The method includes retrieving, via a shuttle, at least a first object from a first depth of a storage location and a second object from a second depth of the storage location. The first depth is less than the second depth, such that the first object positioned at the first depth interferes with retrieval of the second object positioned at the second depth. The method also includes manipulating the first object and the second object, such that the first object is positioned to be disposed into the storage location while the second object remains disposed on the shuttle. The method further includes disposing the first object into the storage location while the second object remains on the shuttle. A corresponding apparatus is also provided.
US12071299B2
A waste bin cover system for protecting a waste bin from interference from freezing water includes a waste bin with a lid for opening and closing an aperture at a top end of the bin. A cover is deployable over the lid and a rim of the waste bin when the lid is closed to protect the waste bin from interference from freezing water. The cover has a pair of flaps in front which are removably couplable to each other to secure the cover to the waste bin.
US12071288B2
The present disclosure relates to a gas barrier layered body including: a substrate layer containing a polyolefin-based resin; a first polyvinyl alcohol-based resin layer; a Si or Al-containing thin film layer; and a second polyvinyl alcohol-based resin layer, in the stated order, in which a logarithmic decrement at 100° C. of the first polyvinyl alcohol-based resin layer as measured by a rigid-body pendulum type physical property testing instrument is 0.20 or less and a logarithmic decrement at 125° C. is 0.30 or less, and an indentation hardness of the second polyvinyl alcohol-based resin layer as determined by a nanoindenter is 0.5 to 1.0 GPa.
US12071284B2
A package includes a base, a lid, and a locking mechanism. The locking mechanism includes an arm and a flexible member. The arm extends from the lid and has a first engaging structure. The member includes a flexible rib connected to a base floor, and a second engaging structure and a contact structure on a rib outer surface. The member flexes in response to a first force applied in a first direction to the contact structure and relaxes in response to absence of the first force. The member engages the first and second engaging structures based on the member being relaxed while the lid is closed. The member disengages the first and second engaging structures based on the member being flexed while the lid is closed. The lid may be opened based on applying a second force to the lid in a second direction while the member is flexed.
US12071278B2
A jar for cosmetic products that includes a base surmounted by a neck and a lid, the neck having a non-circular cross-section and including a rim. The neck includes at least one first assembly element, the lid including at least one second assembly element. The lid is configured so that: (1) when the lid is in a closed position: (1a) the at least one second assembly element is arranged under the rim; and (1b) the at least one second assembly element and the at least one first assembly element are nested together, and (2) when the lid is in an open position, the at least one second assembly element is disengaged from the at least one first assembly element and the rim. The lid is configured to pass from one position to the other by rotation about the neck.
US12071276B2
The present invention relates to a container (10) which is produced in a blow molding process and is made of thermoplastic material—preferably a bung drum—having a welded-on bung connector, prefabricated in an injection molding process and having an internal thread, for the storage and transport of liquid or free-flowing contents. In order to eliminate disadvantageous material distortion in blow-molded containers as a result of relatively long cooling times of thick locations, e.g. at threaded bungs and flash seams, according to the invention formed in the top (30) of the container (10) is a shortened welded bung connector (32), onto which a solid threaded welding head (12), prefabricated in an injection molding process and having an internal thread (20), is welded.
US12071270B2
A tray for receiving sausages is provided. The tray includes cells which are adapted to substantially match the shape of sausages or other soft materials. The tray may be vacuum sealed to cause a relatively uniform top surface suitable for stacking. The tray may be sealed without pre-freezing the sausages and without causing significant deformation to said sausages upon thawing. The tray may be loaded in an automated manner without the use of robotic arms placing individual sausages into the tray.
US12071263B2
A propeller guard (200) according to the present disclosure is a propeller guard (200) for an unmanned aerial vehicle including a main body part (1) and a propeller part (2) and includes: an encircling part (210) that extends around the propeller part (2) and protects the propeller part (2); and a connection part (220) that connects the main body part (1) and the encircling part (210), wherein the encircling part (210) has a buoyant force for maintaining at least a part of the main body part (1) and the propeller part (2) above water.
US12071260B2
Launch and/or recovery for unmanned aircraft and/or other payloads, including via parachute-assist, and associated systems and methods are disclosed. An example system includes a rocket, a carriage, a guide element, and a launch guide. The carriage is coupled to the rocket and is configured to releasably support an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). The guide element is coupled to the rocket. The launch guide is configured to be engaged by the guide element during a launch of the rocket while the carriage is supporting the UAV. The guide element is configured to move along the launch guide during the launch.
US12071256B2
A hybrid propulsion system includes a heat engine configured to drive a heat engine shaft. An electric motor is configured to drive an electric motor shaft. A transmission system includes at least one gearbox. The transmission system is configured to receive rotational input power from each of the heat engine shaft and the electric motor shaft and to convert the rotation input power to output power.
US12071254B2
A throttle control lever suitable for controlling the magnitude and direction of thrust of one or more aircraft engines is described. The throttle control lever comprises a frame, a trigger mechanism, a connection element, a cam engagement mechanism, a biasing means, a cam, and a grip suitable for gripping by a user when the throttle control lever is in use, The cam comprises a slot having first and second slot portions and a stop portion. The stop portion extends between and connects the first and second slot portions. The cam engagement mechanism comprises a cam lever and a slot engagement element, the cam lever is pivotally attached to the frame via a cam lever pivot, and the slot engagement element is attached to the cam lever. The trigger mechanism comprises a trigger lever and a trigger, the trigger lever is pivotally attached to the frame via a trigger pivot.
US12071244B2
A seat assembly for an internal cabin of a vehicle includes a seat cushion, and a backrest pivotally coupled to the seat cushion. The backrest is moveable between a first position and a second position. The first position is configured to allow a passenger to sit on the seat cushion. The second position is configured to allow one or more cargo items to be secured on a rear surface of the backrest.
US12071239B2
An aircraft wing including a wingbox with an upper cover, a lower cover, and a rear spar. A lower trailing edge panel is provided with a leading edge attached to the wingbox. The wing includes a flap, a flap deployment mechanism which is configured to deploy the flap, and a fairing which covers the flap deployment mechanism. A first end of a link is pivotally attached to the lower trailing edge panel at a first pivot joint, and a second end of the link is pivotally attached to the fairing at a second pivot joint. The second pivot joint is lower than the first pivot joint.
US12071230B2
An anti-torque rotor is described comprising: a mast rotatable about a first axis; a plurality of blades hinged on the mast and rotatable about respective second axes to vary the respective angles of attack; a control element sliding along the first axis with respect to the mast, rotatable with the mast and connected to the blades to cause the rotation about the second axes; a control mechanism, axially sliding and angularly fixed with respect to the mast; and a connection element interposed between the control mechanism and the control element, sliding integrally with the control mechanism along the mast; the control mechanism comprises a first and a second rod; the rotor comprises a coupling, which is configured to enable/prevent rotation of the second rod with respect to the first rod when the torque exerted by the first connection element on the second rod about the first axis is greater/less than a threshold value in the event of failure of the connection element.
US12071229B2
A bond fixture includes a first frame defining a chamber configured to receive a leading edge of a rotor blade and a second frame pivotally coupled to the first frame. The second frame is movable between a first position and a second position. In the second position, the second frame restricts movement of the bond fixture relative to the rotor blade. At least one supporting assembly extends from the first frame towards the chamber. The at least one supporting assembly is adjustable to apply a pressure to an adjacent surface of the rotor blade.
US12071227B2
As one aspect of this multicopter, the multicopter flies on the basis of information from a flight controller and is provided with the following: a main body section; a plurality of propulsion units having rotating rotary wing, the propulsion units being attached to the main body section; motors installed in the main body section or the propulsion units; at least one first detection unit that detects motor information; and a wireless transmission unit that wirelessly transmits, to the outside, the motor information detected by the first detection unit.
US12071219B2
A thrust propeller variable pitch actuator is controlled by a governor that uses propeller pitch as a variable to increase or decrease torque—not to maintain the propeller speed or RPM but instead to maintain certain established electric current supplied to rotate the thrust propeller.
US12071217B2
An additively manufactured noise attenuation panel for a structure within an aircraft structure includes a plurality of unit cells, each including a central body interconnected via a plurality of tubes extending from the central body. The noise attenuation panel may include an increasing wall thickness in a desired direction. A layers of unit cells may be manufactured in a twisted orientation with respect to an immediately adjacent layer of unit cells. Layers of unit cells may be manufactured in a rounded or bent orientation with respect to a central axis. The noise attenuation panel may further comprise a disk and a blended transition located at the interface between the disk and an interior surface of a unit cell.
US12071210B2
A thrust reversal emergency jettison device for an underwater vehicle includes a thrust reversal mechanism. The thrust reversal mechanism includes a casing and a gas reaction compartment provided in the casing; the gas reaction compartment communicates with a gas passage in a shell of the casing through a gas pipe; and a bottom end cover is provided at a bottom of the gas reaction compartment, and the bottom end cover is hermetically connected with the gas reaction compartment through a cylinder mechanism, and falls off automatically when a gas pressure in the gas reaction compartment increases. Compared with the prior art, the present invention can provide a reverse thrust for an underwater vehicle in an emergency, help the underwater vehicle to ascend, and improve safety.
US12071208B2
A system for a marine vessel includes a peripheral device having an actuator configured to move part of the peripheral device between a retracted position and an extended position. A first serial bus is configured to connect the peripheral device to other peripheral devices. A controller is operatively connected to the actuator and is in signal communication with the first serial bus. A sensor is coupled to the controller via a second serial bus. The controller is configured to activate the actuator to move the part of the peripheral device from the extended position to the retracted position and from the retracted position to the extended position in response to information from the sensor.
US12071205B2
A novel emissions control watercraft (STAXcraft) solving a long-felt but unsolved need regarding disadvantages associated with prior-art emissions servicing watercraft, the disadvantages selected from the group, but not limited to, the use of tugboats, securing or mooring servicing watercraft to a serviced vessel, additional expenses and time-delays and inefficiencies of land-based approaches, increased toxic emissions, increased greenhouse gases (GHG) emissions, danger from falling cargo, tanker safety, alongside mooring in narrow channels preventing other OGV's to pass safely, and cargo tank emissions.
US12071196B1
The vehicle is designed to provide optimal comfort and versatility for users. This vehicle allows the user to operate it both in a standing and sitting position. The vehicle comprises a frame assembly with various detachable components such as a rear wheel arrangement, a motor, a handle assembly, a front wheel, and a seat assembly. The seat assembly incorporates a unique combination of materials for enhanced comfort, and the vehicle offers additional features like a storage bag, support wheels, and a brake assembly.
US12071195B2
A damper apparatus includes an adjusting bolt including a head part rotatably stored in an adjusting bolt storage part formed in a base part, and a male thread part including a tip end formed in a male thread shape. An adjusting member includes: a female thread part, which is a part in a female thread shape fastened to the male thread part of the adjusting bolt and movably provided along an axis line of the adjusting bolt; a tapered surface part with which the tip end of a push rod comes into contact and formed in a tapered shape with respect to the axis line of the adjusting bolt; and wall parts rising from both ends of the tapered surface part with reference to the circumferential direction of the adjusting bolt, and interposing the push rod therebetween.
US12071187B2
A spherical body drive type movement device 10 includes rotary bodies 14, 15, and 16 rotating n number of driving spherical bodies 11, 12, and 13 by being rotationally driven in a state of being in contact from two different directions with each of the driving spherical bodies 11, 12, and 13, and moves on a traveling surface G. The rotary bodies 14, 15, and 16 come into contact with the driving spherical bodies 11, 12, and 13 at positions higher than centers P1, P2, and P3 of the driving spherical bodies 11, 12, and 13 in contact and inside a virtual inverted n-gonal pyramid H or, at positions higher than the centers P1, P2, and P3 of the driving spherical bodies 11, 12, and 13 in contact and on lateral faces α, β, and γ of the virtual inverted n-gonal pyramid H.
US12071183B2
In one example, mobile industrial equipment for coupling to a truck for on highway transportation is provided. The mobile industrial equipment includes a frame to connect to the truck, a plurality of wheels connected to the frame, and a track assembly connected to the frame. In another example a method for using mobile equipment is provided. The method includes transporting mobile industrial equipment over the highway with a plurality of wheels connected to a frame of the mobile industrial equipment. The frame of the mobile industrial equipment is separated from the truck. The mobile industrial equipment is moved while separated from the truck using a track connected to the frame of the mobile industrial equipment.
US12071180B2
An apparatus for reducing aerodynamic drag in a gap between a tractor and a trailer comprises a frame assembly and a panel assembly. The frame assembly includes a vertical member extending upwardly from a base, and two arms extending horizontally from the vertical member. The horizontal arms support a cylindrical member which rotates about its longitudinal axis and is biased by a biasing member so as to apply torque to the cylindrical member. The panel assembly is attached to the cylindrical member proximate a leading edge of the panel and includes a wheel offset from a trailing edge of the panel and gliding strips on an inner surface of the panel body. The inner surface of the panel body is in contact with a surface of the trailer proximate the wheel when the tractor is attached to and pulling the trailer.
US12071176B2
A passenger car has a self-supporting body, which has a roof opening. The roof opening is outwardly delimited in the vehicle transverse direction by lateral roof rails of the body and in the vehicle longitudinal direction by a transverse element of the body connected to the roof rails. A roof apparatus has a frame and at least one roof element that overlaps with at least part of the roof opening. The roof element is retained on the frame directly and on the body by way of the frame. The frame has a transverse frame part, on which the roof element is retained directly, the transverse frame part being connected directly to the transverse element of the body.
US12071170B2
A method of detecting a hand positioning on a steering wheel using a sensing system having an electrically conducting signal line on a rim of the steering wheel with a priori knowledge about a relation between a distance of any portion of the signal line from a reference point and information on a position on the rim, and which further includes an electric impedance change of predefined magnitude that is permanently arranged at a predefined position along the signal line, a signal voltage source, and a control and evaluation unit. From a received measurement signal traveling along the signal line and having been reflected by the electric impedance change and by another portion or portions of the signal line, a reference travel time is determined. A position or positions on the rim of the other portion or portions of the signal line can then be determined.
US12071169B2
A transportation device includes a frame and a seat module. The seat module includes a seat body, a calf rest and an operating member. The seat body is pivotally connected to the frame and the seat body has a first engaging portion. The calf rest is pivotally connected to the seat body. The operating member has a press portion, an elastic portion, a pivotal portion and a second engaging portion. The operating member is pivotally connected to the calf rest by the pivotal portion. The elastic portion abuts against the calf rest. The second engaging portion engages with the first engaging portion, such that the calf rest is kept at a predetermined position.
US12071150B2
A driving assistance system includes a front camera module (FCM). The system, responsive to processing captured image data from the FCM, generates FCM control signals. The system includes a plurality of vehicle sensors capturing sensor data and an advanced driving-assistance system (ADAS) controller. The ADAS controller, responsive to processing the sensor data, generates ADAS control signals. The ADAS controller generates an ADAS status signal indicating a reliability of the generated ADAS control signals. With the ADAS status signal indicating the reliability of the generated ADAS control signals is at or above a threshold ADAS reliability level, the system controls the vehicle using the ADAS control signal and, responsive to determining that the ADAS status signal indicates that the reliability of the generated ADAS control signals is below the threshold, switches from controlling the vehicle based on the ADAS control signals to controlling the vehicle based on the FCM control signals.
US12071146B2
Systems and methods for determining the effectiveness of vehicle safety features are provided. Vehicle build information (VBI) for vehicles manufactured by a plurality of OEMs may be obtained. The VBI may contain OEM-specific terminology for smart safety features associated with each vehicle. The obtained VBI may be analyzed to generate an ontology model mapping each feature to any OEM-specific terminology associated with the feature. The ontology model may be applied to the VBI to generate translated VBI for each vehicle, such that the OEM-specific terminology associated with each feature is replaced with OEM-agnostic terminology for the feature. Vehicle accident record information may be obtained for each vehicle, including, e.g., the number, frequency, severity, etc. of accidents associated with each vehicle. Using the OEM-agnostic terminology for each feature associated with each vehicle and the vehicle accident information for each vehicle, an effectiveness score associated with each feature may be calculated.
US12071143B2
Systems and methods for reducing vehicle collisions based on driver risk groups are provided. A plurality of vehicle operators may be classified into a driver risk group based on one or more attributes (e.g., location, workplace, school, demographic, hobby, interest, etc.) shared by the plurality of vehicle operators. Vehicle sensor data (e.g., speed data, acceleration data, braking data, cornering data, following distance data, turn signal data, seatbelt use data, etc.) associated with each of the plurality of vehicle operators of the driver risk group may be analyzed. Based on the analysis of the vehicle sensor data, one or more indicia of safe driving behavior associated with the driver risk group may be identified. In response to a third-party query regarding a vehicle operator in the driver risk group, an indication of the safe driving behavior associated with the driver risk group may be provided to the third party.
US12071142B2
The present teaching relates to method, system, medium, and implementation of lane planning in an autonomous vehicle. Sensor data are received that capture ground images of a road the autonomous vehicle is on. Based on the sensor data, a current lane of the road that autonomous vehicle is currently occupying is detected. Information indicating presence of a passenger in the vehicle is obtained and used to retrieve a personalized lane control model related to the passenger. Lane control for the autonomous vehicle is planned based on the detected current lane and self-aware capability parameters in accordance with the personalized lane control model. The self-aware capability parameters are used to predict operational capability of the autonomous vehicle with respect to a current location of the autonomous vehicle. The personalized lane control model is generated based on recorded human driving data.
US12071139B2
Aspects of the disclosure relate to using ultrasonic or other types of signals to detect a driver in a vehicle. A computing platform may receive ultrasonic sensing data associated with mobile devices in the vehicle from a signal transmitter. Unique identifiers of the mobile devices may be determined. Based on the ultrasonic sensing data and the unique identifier, a relative distance from the signal transmitter to each mobile device in the vehicle may be determined. The computing platform may use a machine learning classifier to determine that a particular occupant is a driver in the vehicle based on the relative distance.
US12071135B2
Embodiments described herein may provide a method for management of vehicles at intersections. Methods may include: receiving probe data from probe apparatuses proximate an intersection between two or more road segments; identifying a first vehicle approaching the intersection from the probe data; determining, for the first vehicle approaching the intersection, a safe stop distance, where the safe stop distance includes a distance to stop the first vehicle from a current speed of the first vehicle; generating a warning message in response to the safe stop distance of the first vehicle being greater than a distance of the first vehicle from the intersection; and providing the warning message to one or more other vehicles approaching, at, or within the intersection, where the warning message provides an indication that the first vehicle cannot safely stop before entering the intersection.
US12071125B2
A vehicle control apparatus executes parking assistance control in accordance with an exit method selected on a screen. The vehicle control apparatus is configured to select an exit method estimated that a driver of a vehicle is likely to desire as a specific exit method from among a plurality of exit methods and causes a display device to display the screen in a state where the specific exit method is selected in advance.
US12071123B2
A vehicle control device is configured to cause a vehicle to travel in a first mode when an enlargement mode is set, a driving force required for traveling of the vehicle is less than a value, and a capacity of a power storage is equal to or more than a first threshold, operate an internal combustion engine to cause the vehicle to travel in a second mode in response to the driving force becoming equal to or larger than the value when the enlargement mode is set and the vehicle is caused to travel in the first mode, and continue the enlargement mode when the capacity at a time when the driving force becomes equal to or more than the value is equal to or larger than a second threshold larger than the first threshold, and cancel the enlargement mode when the capacity is less than the second threshold.
US12071121B2
An electrical passenger car, the electrical passenger car including: at least two electrically driven motors; a battery pack; motor control electronics; a communication control unit; where the motor control electronics are connected to the at least two electrically driven motors; wheels, where the wheels are connected to the at least two electrically driven motors; and sensors, where the sensors are connected to at least the motor control electronics, where the wheels include a first wheel and a second wheel, where the second wheel has a radius at least 7% greater than a radius of the first wheel, where the communication control unit is designed to communicate the motor control electronics with a cloud AI server, and where the electrical passenger car is designed to be driven on a paved road.
US12071114B2
A monitoring and diagnostics system for a rail car that includes multiple sensor units, each comprising sensor devices and a data transfer unit, wherein the set of sensor units includes at least one power harvester, which is configured to convert ambient energy into electrical energy, and one energy storage means, which can be configured to store the electrical energy generated by the power harvester, a sensor hub which includes a communication subsystem and a receiver, wherein the data transfer units are configured, so that the sensor units transfer detected/measured data to the sensor hub and the communication subsystem is configured, so that the sensor hub transfers the data to the receiver, either with cable or wirelessly.
US12071107B2
System and methods are disclosed herein for preventing debris accumulation and/or for removing debris about a lens of a sensor of a vehicle. The sensor may include one or more LIDAR units disposed about the vehicle. An airflow device may be disposed about the lens of the sensor. The airflow device may be configured to provide an airflow about the lens of the sensor. The airflow provided to the lens may be a constant flow of air about the lens at a low pressure and/or bursts of air about the lens at a higher pressure.
US12071099B2
A smart safe console system is provided herein. The smart safe console system includes a smart safe console assembly for mounting in a vehicle, having a safe body suitable for securing an electronic device, a button configured for controlling input and output to and from the electronic device when a vehicle hosting the smart safe console system is in use, and a wireless charging apparatus. Such smart safe console system is useful for improving the safety of a user when traveling in a vehicle with an electronic device.
US12071097B2
A method for dynamically securing an occupant strapped into a vehicle seat with a seat belt involves determining a lateral acceleration of the vehicle and a road course ahead of the vehicle. A lateral acceleration to be expected in the course of a bend ahead of the vehicle is predicted based on image data of a vehicle environment acquired by means of at least one camera on the vehicle and/or on the basis of acquired data of a navigation map. In the event that the predicted lateral acceleration exceeds a situation-dependent predetermined trigger threshold for tightening the seat belt, a belt force acting on the seat belt is increased before the lateral acceleration acts on the occupant.
US12071096B2
A web length adjuster may include a frame having a base and spaced-apart sidewalls each extending away from the base, a reaction bar mounted to and between the sidewalls and defining a first web clamping surface extending at least partially along a length of the reaction bar between the sidewalls of the frame, and a handle assembly rotatably mounted to and between the sidewalls and defining a second web clamping surface extending at least partially along a length of the handle assembly between the sidewalls of the frame, the handle assembly rotatable relative to the frame between a first position to clamp a web of a vehicle occupant restraint web between the first and second clamping surfaces and a second position to allow the web to pass between the first and second clamping surfaces. The first and second clamping surfaces may define opposite curvatures in transverse cross-section.
US12071095B2
A lateral shock absorber is provided and includes a protective fender and a locking mechanism. The protective fender is pivoted to a base of a child car safety seat and pivotally switchable relative to the base. The locking mechanism is for selectively engaging with the protective fender to restrain the protective fender from switching to an unfolded state or disengaging from the protective fender to allow the protective fender to switch to the unfolded state when the protective fender is located in a folded state. The locking mechanism includes a locking assembly and an abutting block. The locking assembly is driven to a locking state for engaging with the protective fender when the abutting block is pressed downwardly. The locking assembly is driven to a releasing state for disengaging from the protective fender when the abutting block is not pressed. Besides, a related child car safety seat is also provided.
US12071093B2
In an assembly (20) of an elongate inflator (10) which has an outer housing (14) with outflow openings (18) spread along the circumference (U) and defining an outflow area (16) and an outflow direction, and of a clamp-type diffusor (22) enclosing the outflow area (16), the diffusor (22) includes a central receiving opening (24) into which the outer housing (14) protrudes so that the diffusor (22) circumferentially encloses an axial portion of the outer housing (14) which comprises the outflow area (16). At the inner side of the diffusor (22) delimiting the receiving opening (24) at least one bearing surface (34) and at least one gas guiding surface (30) are provided, wherein the bearing surface (34) bears directly against the outer housing (14) of the inflator (10) and the gas guiding surface (30) is radially spaced apart from the outer housing (14) while forming at least one collecting chamber (30) into which gas flowing out of the outflow area (16) is flowing. The collecting chamber (32) opens into at least one outlet opening (36) through which gas exits the diffusor (22) in an outlet direction (RD) transversely to the outflow direction out of the inflator (10).
US12071080B2
A leather material suitable for being attached to a touch display panel such as a vehicle dashboard is provided. The leather material includes a foam layer and a fabric layer. The foam layer is foamed to provide a leather feel. The fabric layer is disposed on the foam layer, and the fabric layer is color-matched and embossed to present a leather pattern. Base materials of the foam layer and the fabric layer are both at least one material selected from the group consisting of polyvinyl chloride (PVC), polyurethane (PU), and polyolefin (PO). The leather material in entirety has a visible light transmittance of between 40% and 70% and has a resistivity of not less than 1010 Ωcm. A vehicle dashboard composite structure is also provided.
US12071077B2
A power control unit mounting structure mounted on a vehicle includes an engine in an engine room at a front of the vehicle, an intake manifold disposed above the engine, a power control unit that is disposed above the engine, coupled to a cable, and controls power of a drive motor, and a toeboard cross member disposed on a toeboard. The engine and the toeboard cross member partly overlap in a projected plane along a fore-and-aft direction to provide a space behind the control unit in a front view of the vehicle. The intake manifold and the control unit are disposed within a contour of the engine in a plan view of the vehicle. The intake manifold is disposed ahead of the control unit, and portions of intake pipes of the intake manifold on both sides extend rearward and are partly opposed to both side surfaces of the control unit.
US12071061B2
A modular cage trailer which includes a semi-trailer over which there is a structure designed to transport livestock. The trailer includes a reticular lower chassis, side walls, a roof, a front wall and a rear wall, formed by cross-sectional elongated “L” profiles of different length, individually numbered, that are connected and assembled to each other through mounting plates and anchoring bolts that define the corresponding bridging knots, all of which are duly galvanized.
US12071060B1
A system for positioning or removing a pin from a work machine includes a tool. The tool includes a first elongate member. The first elongate member defines a first end and a second end opposite to the first end. The tool also includes a first member fixedly coupled with the first elongate member at the first end of the first elongate member. The first member defines a first through-opening to facilitate receipt of the pin within the tool, and at least two through-holes. The tool further includes a second member removably coupled with the first elongate member at the second end of the first elongate member. The second member defines a second through-opening.
US12071046B2
In a pair of side walls of an upper rail, a pair of right and left slits extending from lower ends of the side walls to an intermediate position are formed. Right and left side edges of at least one reinforcing plate fit into the pair of left and right slits. The upper rail includes a pair of right and left tongue pieces formed on the side walls as to be positioned higher than the slits, and the reinforcing plate includes a pair of right and left recesses formed at the upper portions of the left and right side edges and with which the pair of right and left tongue pieces are engaged. The tongue-piece enters the recess in a state where an upper end surface abuts an upper tapered surface of the recess and is bent into an S-shape in the recess and engaged with the recess.
US12071028B2
Provided are an insulation detection method and apparatus for a fuel cell vehicle, and a vehicle. The method comprises: determining whether a vehicle is started; when the vehicle is started, executing the following steps: controlling a battery management system to perform the first insulation detection; detecting whether a fuel cell is started; and when the fuel cell is not started, controlling a fuel cell control unit to perform second insulation detection, wherein an insulation detection module for performing insulation detection on the fuel cell is provided in the fuel cell control unit of the vehicle.
US12071023B2
An electric vehicle control method for controlling a motor based on a torque command value in an electric vehicle includes: a disturbance torque estimation process of calculating a disturbance torque estimation value including an influence of a road surface gradient; a speed parameter acquisition process of acquiring a speed parameter relating to a vehicle speed; and a vehicle state control including a stop process of calculating a stopping basis torque target value so as to converge the torque command value to the disturbance torque estimation value in accordance with a decrease in the speed parameter, and a vibration damping process of calculating a stopping correction torque target value by performing filtering on the stopping basis torque target value.
US12071014B2
A drive package includes a remote located CVT and a motor where the CVT is positioned rearward (or forward) of the motor. An auxiliary drive mechanism couples a drive shaft of the CVT to a crankshaft of the motor. The auxiliary drive mechanism is a belt or chain. The drive shaft is substantially parallel to, and longitudinally offset from, the crankshaft. Thus, the width of the drive package is reduced as compared to ATVs having a CVT located adjacent the motor.
US12071002B2
A vehicle fuel tank mounting assembly configured to secure a vehicle fuel tank to a vehicle is described. The assembly comprises a first elongate securing member having at least a first fixing point attachable to a vehicle body. The elongate securing member extends at least partially around the fuel tank in an assembled configuration. The assembly comprises a support member having a first end attachable to the first fixing point, and a second end configured to engage at least one of the elongate member and a wall of the fuel tank at a point remote from the fixing point.
US12070987B2
A method for regulating comfort in a passenger compartment of a vehicle, the passenger compartment including a seat, a radiant panel, and a heating device for the seat; the method being implemented by a controller having a memory containing a pre-established map. The method includes the following steps: acquiring a data item that is characteristic of the state of the passenger compartment, the characteristic data item including the temperature of the passenger compartment; determining, from the map, an optimal comfort level as a function of the characteristic data item; reading, in the map, regulation values associated with the optimal comfort level, the regulation values including values representative of the operating power of the radiant panel and of the heating device for the seat; and transmitting the read regulation values to the radiant panel and to the heating device.
US12070976B2
An underbed hitch mounting system is described. The mounting system may be utilized for towing vehicles wherein the mounting system may selectively accommodate either a fifth wheel hitch or a gooseneck hitch. The mounting system may include at least one rail capable of being connected to a vehicle frame, wherein the rail includes at least one socket. The socket may be engaged with a receiving member, wherein the receiving member may be engaged with a leg of a fifth wheel hitch. A mid rail may be connected to the rails and may include a hitch ball socket that is capable of engagement with a hitch.
US12070953B2
An ink pack configured to supply an ink to an ink-consuming apparatus includes a first pack configured to contain the ink, an ink supplying section provided to the first pack, the ink supplying section being configured to supply the ink to the ink-consuming apparatus, and a second pack configured to accommodate the first pack. The first pack and the second pack are separable.
US12070945B2
A method of operating a printer identifies image areas and image features in ink image content data that are likely to produce ink blur within an ink image. The ink image content data for these areas and features is modified to attenuate the appearance of ink blur. The image areas identified as being likely to produce ink blur are the trailing edge and the side edges of the ink image content data. The modification of the ink image content data for the features and predetermined areas improves the quality of the printed ink image.
US12070932B2
Layered nonwoven textile containing a first layer (T) of filaments, which contains endless filaments containing a first carrier polymer (A1) and a first binding polymer (B1), which forms at least a part of surface of said endless filaments and which has a melting temperature at least 5° C. lower than the first carrier polymer (A1), wherein the first layer (T) of filaments contains bonding points in a spaced arrangement, wherein the bonding points interconnect the filaments and are formed by the first binding polymer (B1), a second layer (M) of filaments, which contains filaments containing a carrier material, the stiffness of which is lower than the stiffness of the first carrier polymer (A1), and a second binding polymer (B2), which has a melting temperature at least 5° C., preferably at least 10° C., lower than the carrier material and the first carrier polymer (A1), wherein the second layer (M) of filaments contains bonding points in a spaced arrangement, wherein the bonding points interconnect the filaments of the second layer (M) and are formed by the second binding polymer (B1).
US12070928B2
A lamination apparatus, system, and method. The apparatus, system and method are for a lamination press for laminating at least one laminating film to a subject, which may include: an upper press comprising a gel plate, an upper vacuum chamber, and tooling suitable to apply the laminating film; a lower press suitable to maintain the subject to receive the laminating film, and comprising a lower vacuum chamber, an air bearing stage, and servo-positioned tooling; and an aligner that applies the servo-positioned tooling to maintain positional balance and alignment of the subject by the air bearing stage during the laminating while enabling vertical flexure of the lower press, wherein the positional balance and alignment is substantially continuously monitored by a controller.
US12070914B2
A method for molding a laminated body includes laminating a reinforced fiber base material on a molding surface of a molding jig to form a laminated body; attaching a pulling jig to a third lamination portion of the laminated body; forming a protrusive curvature part and a recessed curvature part in the laminated body by curving the laminated body along a protrusive curvature surface and a recessed curvature surface formed on the molding surface while pulling the end of the laminated body with the pulling jig; and densifying the laminated body by heating the curved laminated body while pressurizing the same. The reinforced fiber base material is laminated so that at least a part of a gap between layers of the reinforced fiber base material becomes a non-adhered state in a portion from the protrusive curvature part to the third lamination portion formed in the laminated body.
US12070908B2
Methods, systems and formulations of building a three-dimensional object with a glossy surface, the method may include: selectively depositing a first material in a plurality of layers to form a body region of the three-dimensional object, wherein said first material comprises a multifunctional acrylic monomer; selectively depositing a second material in a plurality of layers to form a support region, wherein said second material comprises a monofunctional hydrophilic acrylic monomer and does not comprise a multifunctional acrylic monomer; curing each of the deposited layers, wherein in at least one of the deposited layers the first material and the second material mix to form an intermediate region at their mutual interface; dissolving the support region in an aqueous solution; and drying the body region and the intermediate region, whereby the dried intermediate region provides a glossy surface on the body region of said three-dimensional object.
US12070902B2
Additive manufacturing can involve dispensing a powdered material to form a layer of a powder bed on a support surface of a build platform. A portion of the layer of the powder bed may be selectively melted or fused to form one or more temporary walls out of the fused portion of the layer of the powder bed to contain another portion of the layer of the powder bed on the build platform.
US12070895B2
A system for printing a three-dimensional object is provided. The system can include at least one print head configured to receive a continuous fiber and at least partially encase the continuous fiber with a formation material to create a composite material. The at least one print bed can be configured to move in at least six different degrees of freedom. The system can also include at least one print bed comprising a printing surface onto which the composite material may be selectively applied to form a work piece. The at least one print head can be positioned relative to the at least one print bed and configured to advance print media thereon.
US12070889B2
A system for simultaneously forming and filling a polymeric container with a product. The system includes a mold defining a container profile and a mold vacuum vent extending from the container profile to an upper surface of the mold. A striker plate is secured to the upper surface of the mold. The striker plate defines a striker vacuum vent that aligns with the mold vacuum vent to allow some of the product to be pulled by vacuum out of the mold through the mold vacuum vent and the striker vacuum vent.
US12070874B2
A honeycomb structure comprising an outer peripheral wall; a partition wall defining a plurality of cells each extending from one end face to other end face, a plurality of slits extending radially inward from an outer peripheral surface of the honeycomb structure and extending in an extending direction of the cells; and a filling material filled in the slits. A difference between a width Y of the filling material when viewed from the outside in the radial direction of the honeycomb structure, and a width X of each of the slits on the outer peripheral surface of the honeycomb structure, represented by (Y−X), is determined for each of the slits, and a difference between a maximum value A of the difference and a minimum value B of the difference, represented by the (A−B), is 0.4 mm or less.
US12070871B2
A hand-held power tool for machining a workpiece, comprising a drive motor, a tool holder, which can be driven by the drive motor, and which is for a working tool for machining the workpiece, and a guide element having a guide surface for guiding the hand-held power tool on the workpiece in a working direction, wherein the tool holder is mounted via a bearing arrangement such that it moves relative to the guide element and the tool holder can be driven by a servo motor arrangement, wherein the hand-held power tool can be swivelled via the bearing arrangement about at least one adjusting swivel axis passing through the guide surface at an angle, in particular at a right angle, for the relative adjustment of the tool holder relative to the guide element, wherein the hand-held power tool has a control device for controlling the servo motor arrangement.
US12070865B2
Disclosed is a method for controlling cleaning at least a portion of a building facade (104a). A multi-dimensional map of a facade (104a) is cleaned from an elevator platform (200) of an elevator system is received. According to the map, an ordered sequence of instructions is determined. The instructions comprise robotic arm instructions and elevator platform instructions that are temporally intertwined to execute a cleaning pattern covering at least part of facade (104a). The robotic arm instructions are forwarded to control one or more robotic arms (206) and the elevator platform instructions are forwarded to control the elevation of the elevator platform (200). A corresponding device (221, 213) and non-transient memory (223), and a system having the device, are also disclosed.
US12070862B2
A robot system includes a robot, a force detector, and an end effector. When the robot is caused to execute a following operation, force control is performed based on a measurement value by the force detector. The following operation is an operation in which a first target object held by the end effector is inserted into a void included in a second target object or pulled out from the void while coming into contact with the second target. The adjustment method includes a measuring step for causing the robot to perform the following operation using candidate values of the force control parameters including a target force in a direction orthogonal to a direction of the insertion or the pull-out and obtaining a force measurement value, a parameter updating step for performing optimization processing using the force measurement value and obtaining new candidate values of the force control parameters, and a step of repeating the measuring step and the parameter updating step to determine force control parameters and outputting the force control parameters.
US12070858B2
This document describes neuromorphic controllers. In one aspect, a method for controlling one or more joints of a robotic arm includes receiving, by neuromorphic controller comprising a spiking neural network (SNN), a target value of a joint control variable for a joint of the robotic arm. The SNN includes two position proprioceptor neurons, two-speed proprioceptor neurons, a presynaptic inhibitory neuron, an extensor motor neuron, and a flexor motor neuron. The neuromorphic controller updates an actual value of the joint control variable for the joint of the robotic arm based on the target value of the joint control variable. The updating includes generating, by one of the two position proprioceptor neurons, the first spikes to one of the extensors motor neurons or the flexor motor neuron based on a difference between the actual value of the joint control variable and the target value of the joint control variable.
US12070850B1
A vacuum-gripper end effector conforms to and grasps items upon application of vacuum force and/or actuation of one or more actuators. The vacuum-gripper assembly can be round in top view or can be rectangular. At least three linear actuators deform the vacuum-gripper assembly. Four linear actuators may be spaced equidistantly apart on a square or rectangular vacuum-gripper assembly to enhance functionality of the vacuum-gripper, such as being capable of simultaneously engaging three sides formed at a corner of a box. A one-way actuation type air cylinder may be used. A low friction air cylinder may be returned to its retracted position by the resilience of the vacuum-gripper assembly.
US12070842B2
An electric nail gun includes a cylinder unit, a valve, a pushed rod, a safety assembly and an adjusting assembly. The cylinder unit defines a cylinder space and a gas space. The valve is disposed between the cylinder space and the gas space, and is movable among a closed position, in which the valve closes the cylinder space, and a plurality of open positions. The safety assembly has a first end that is adapted to be pressed and moved by an object, and a second end. When the first end is not pressed against the object, a distance between the second end and the pushed constituent is defined as a first actuating distance. When the first end is moved by the object, the pushed rod is urged to move by the second end such that the valve moves from the closed position to one of the open positions.
US12070841B2
A fastener driver includes a housing, a cylinder disposed within the housing, a piston positioned and moveable within the cylinder, a driver blade attached to the piston and moveable with the piston from a first position toward a second position during a fastener driving operation, and a nosepiece at least partially defining a fastener driving track through which fasteners are driven by the driver blade. The nosepiece includes a longitudinal guide groove in which a fastener is received, and parallel guide ribs extending from an interior surface of the nosepiece, thereby defining an extension of the guide groove. When the driver blade is in the second position, the driver blade partially overlaps with the guide ribs, thereby allowing a first portion of the fastener to be received in the guide ribs and a lower, second portion of the fastener to be received in the guide groove.
US12070838B2
A hand-held power tool, in particular a screwdriver, includes a housing, in which at least one drive unit for driving a tool holder is arranged, the tool holder being designed to hold an insertion tool. The hand-held power tool further includes a torque setting device for setting a specified torque at least within specified limits. The torque setting device has a screw thread region and a spring-loaded setting unit for setting the specified torque. The setting unit is operatively connected to the screw thread region. The torque setting device is assigned a compression spring which is coaxial to the screw thread region. The compression spring is arranged such that the screw thread region surrounds the compression spring at least partly with respect to the axial direction of the drive unit.
US12070835B2
Provided is an optical fiber ferrule polishing jig capable of fixing an optical fiber ferrule and releasing the optical fiber ferrule. An optical fiber ferrule polishing jig 10A has; a base 12a having insertion holes 20 into which optical fiber ferrules 51 can be detachably inserted; pivoting rods 13 which are adjacent to the insertion holes 20 of the base 12a and rotatable around lower end portions 36; fixing pieces 14a installed in installation recesses 19a formed in the base 12a to fix the optical fiber ferrules 51 with respect to the insertion holes 20 by being moved as the rods are pivoted; and a plurality of coil springs 15a installed in the installation recesses 19a to bias the fixing pieces 14a so as to release fixing of the optical fiber ferrules 51 with respect to the insertion holes 20.
US12070829B2
An electric grinding machine includes a spindle to be driven with a motor; a grinding disc attached to the spindle; a cover covering the grinding disc; a window disposed on the cover to expose an outer circumference of the grinding disc; a hinge mechanism joining the window to the cover so that the window freely moves between an opened position and a closed position, said hinge mechanism having a rotational axis disposed on the cover; a gate protruding from the window and having a cylindrical portion concentrical to the rotational axes; a hollowed portion formed in the gate, said hollowed portion forming a passage opening between the cover and the cylindrical portion when the window is closed; a slider disposed on the cover, said slider passes through the passage opening to hold the window in the closed position; and a piston spring urging the slider toward the window.
US12070825B2
A machine tool capable of restraining dirt on the footstool and improving setup efficiency. The machine tool includes a machine body having a splash guard surrounding a machining area and a door capable of closing an opening of the splash guard. A footstool is kept mounted on the machine body changeably in place with respect to the machine body. The footstool kept mounted on the machine body is capable of being in a place on an outside of the machine body when the door is closed. The footstool kept mounted on the machine body is capable of being brought to a setup place inside the machining area from the outside of the machine body through the opening when the door is open.
US12070821B2
A welding system includes a repositionable temperature sensor. The repositionable temperature sensor is configured to detect temperatures corresponding to a workpiece and to provide temperature data corresponding to the detected temperatures. The welding system also includes a power supply configured to receive the temperature data from the temperature sensor. The power supply is configured to modify control of an output of the power supply based on the detected temperature.
US12070806B2
A cam lock connected with a fence assembly includes a handle portion, a top carrier and a bottom carrier connected by a threaded shaft. The handle portion and top carrier are positioned above the fence assembly and a work table or surface; wherein the bottom carrier is positioned below the fence assembly and work table or surface. The top carrier and bottom carrier both have a pair of alignment arms with a space positioned therebetween, the alignment arms of the top carrier nest with the alignment arms of the bottom carrier. The handle portion and top carrier both have cam surfaces that engage one another such that when the handle portion is rotated around the axis of the threaded shaft the handle portion is raised or lowered thereby raising or lowering the bottom carrier, thereby locking or unlocking the fence assembly in a quick, durable, easy and accurate manner.
US12070803B2
An accessory for coupling to an oscillating power tool includes a working end portion extending along a working axis and an attachment portion coupled to the working end portion including a top wall, a bottom wall spaced apart from the top wall, and a peripheral wall extending from the top wall to the bottom wall at least partially around the top wall to form a portion of a polygonal shape. A generally U-shaped opening defined in the top wall extends along an attachment axis at an obtuse angle to the working axis and is open to a gap in the peripheral wall. A plurality of radial openings is defined in the top wall between the U-shaped opening and the peripheral wall. The attachment portion is configured to couple the attachment portion to at least two differently configured oscillating power tools.
US12070801B2
A bonding material includes: a copper foil; and a sinterable bonding film formed on one surface of the copper foil. The bonding film contains a copper powder and a solid reducing agent. The bonding material is used for bonding to a bonding target having, on its surface, at least one metal selected from the group consisting of gold, silver, copper, nickel, and aluminum. The bonding material is also used as a material for wire bonding. A bonded structure is also provided in which a bonding target having a metal layer formed on its surface and a copper foil are electrically connected to each other via a bonding layer formed of a sintered structure of a copper powder, wherein the metal layer contains at least one metal selected from the group consisting of gold, silver, copper, nickel, and aluminum.
US12070796B2
Sliding closure at an outlet of a metallurgical vessel includes a housing fastened to the vessel, a slider unit coupled and longitudinally displaceable relative to the housing, and a respective cassette arranged in the housing and/or slider unit and which operatively retains a refractory closure plate having an opening for passage of medium from the vessel. The closure plate is fixable in and releasable from the cassette by interaction of structure on the cassette and housing or slider unit. This structure includes a retaining element and an elbow lever mechanism on opposite end sides of the cassette, and a corresponding receiver element and snap-in element on opposite sides of the housing or slider unit such that the cassette can be pushed into the housing or slider unit at an angle and fixed therein by pressure through engagement of the elbow lever mechanism with the snap-in element.
US12070794B2
A method for producing an Fe-based nanocrystalline alloy ribbon, the method including a step of supplying a molten Fe-based alloy onto a rotating chill roll, and rapidly solidifying the molten Fe-based alloy that has been supplied onto the chill roll, thereby obtaining an Fe-based amorphous alloy ribbon having a free solidified surface and a roll contact surface, and a step of heat-treating the Fe-based amorphous alloy ribbon, thereby obtaining an Fe-based nanocrystalline alloy ribbon; wherein an outer peripheral part of the chill roll is composed of a Cu alloy, and a thermal conductivity of the outer peripheral part is from 70 W/(m·K) to 225 W/(m·K).
US12070793B1
The casting material may be formed around the casting core using a variety of conventional casting techniques including direct liquid metal infiltration, pressure assisted casting, and centrifugal casting among others.
US12070786B2
A method of manufacturing a hot-stamped part includes inserting a plurality of blanks into a heating furnace including a plurality of heating sections and a plurality of soaking sections. The blanks are heated in multiple stages and are soaked at a temperature of Ac3 to 1,000° C. During the step of heating the blanks, a temperature condition in the heating furnace satisfies formula 0<(Tg−Ti)/Lt<0.025° C./mm. The Tg denotes a soaking temperature (° C.), the Ti denotes an initial temperature (° C.) of the heating furnace, and the Lt denotes a length (mm) of step heating sections. The soaking is performed in the soaking sections having same temperature range in the heating furnace. The plurality of blanks includes a first blank and a second blank having different thicknesses and wherein the first blank and the second blank are simultaneously inserted into the heating furnace.
US12070779B2
A method includes performing a cleaning operation on a supporting surface of a wafer table by using a cleaning scrubber having a plurality of microstructures, the plurality of microstructures being spaced apart from each other and having a tapered width; placing a semiconductor wafer on the supporting surface of the wafer table; and performing a photolithography process on the semiconductor wafer.
US12070776B2
The present disclosure is directed to rotors for pressure screens with cylinders for screening solid contaminants from a solid slurry. The rotor includes a cylindrical hub, a plurality of foils spaced radially outward from the hub, and a plurality of struts coupling the plurality of foils to the hub. The struts include a forward edge having a forward-swept shape that creates streamlines that move contaminants and fibers from the general local flow field and those dislodged from the inner surface of the pressure screen cylinder radially inboard towards the hub. The streamlines produced by the forward-swept struts can reduce or prevent deposition of solid contaminants on the forward edge of the strut and on the leading edge of the foil. The struts can also include a release region proximate the inboard end of the strut.
US12070775B2
A sieving device is described. The sieving device includes an adjustable sieve surface that includes a first sieve surface and a second sieve surface. Openings are formed in each of the first sieve surface and the second sieve surface so as to define a shared pathways extending through the adjustable sieve surface. The shared pathways are defined by a length dimension that is greater than a width dimension. The width dimension can correspond to a cephalothorax width of an insect.
US12070764B2
A system for repairing a paint defect of a part can have means for identifying the paint defect of the part, a robotic applicator, and a computer module. The robotic applicator can include a dispenser and a pad. The robotic applicator can be configured to position the dispenser and the pad adjacent to the paint defect of the part. The dispenser can be configured to atomize a composition into an atomized composition. The dispenser can be also configured to dispose a predetermined amount of the atomized composition on the paint defect. The pad can be configured to work the predetermined amount of the atomized composition on the paint defect. The computer module can be in communication with the robotic applicator. The computer module can be configured to control functions of the robotic applicator.
US12070761B1
An apparatus for ejecting one or more substances is disclosed. The apparatus includes a housing including an upper portion and a lower portion, wherein the lower portion of the housing includes flexible materials. The apparatus includes a cover configured to cover the upper portion of the housing. The apparatus includes one or more reservoirs configured to store one or more substances within the lower portion of the housing. The apparatus includes one or more protruding components configured to mix the one or more substances within the one or more reservoirs, wherein one or more protruding components are located inside the one or more reservoirs. The apparatus includes a flow port configured fluidically connect the one or more reservoirs to the ejector. The apparatus includes the ejector configured to eject the one or more substances from the flow port.
US12070747B2
The present invention provides a discrete microenvironment chamber (DIMIC) configured to accurately mimics the microenvironment of poorly perfused tissue. In one embodiment, the DIMIC of the present invention is further designed to allow the extraction of cells and media from different local environments for any type of biochemical analysis.
US12070743B2
A displacement device for displacing a displacement volume is disclosed. The device has a first fluid space and a second fluid space. A first piston is arranged in a movable manner within the first fluid space. The first fluid space is connectable to a pipetting device. The first piston is actuatable by an actuation volume of air or of liquid provided by the pipetting device. A second piston is arranged in a movable manner within the second fluid space. The second piston is constructed to displace a displacement volume of a fluid located within the second fluid space when the second piston is actuated. The second piston is actuated in dependence on the first piston that is actuated by the actuation volume. The actuation volume is different from the displacement volume, and a pipetting system has a displacement device and a method of displacing a displacement volume.
US12070741B2
A load-following reactor system and associated facilities for improved control of a reactor under varying loads. The load-following reactor may be a tube-cooled reactor for methanol synthesis. A reactant may be controlled by at least one valve element such that a portion of the reactant is fed to the reactor through the reactor tubes, and a portion of the reactant is fed to the reactor after being heated in a heat exchanger. The heated portion of the reactant may be fed to the reactor after the tubes. The valve element may be controlled based on a temperature of the reactor and/or a flowrate of reactant feed to adapt the temperature of the reactor to the changing reactant flowrate.
US12070740B2
A catalyst structure that allows prevention of aggregation of fine particles of a functional substance, suppresses decrease of catalyst activity, and thus enables extension of the lifetime of the catalyst structure. A catalyst structure has a carrier that is formed from a zeolite-type compound and has a porous structure. The functional substance includes a first element that is at least one metallic element selected from the group consisting of cobalt (Co), nickel (Ni), iron (Fe), and ruthenium (Ru), and at least one second element selected from the group consisting of metallic elements in group 1, group 2, group 4, group 7, and group 12 on the periodic table. The carrier has paths connected to each other. The functional substance is present in at least the paths of the carrier.
US12070735B2
The present invention provides a process for preparing a functionalised polymeric chromatography medium, which process comprises (I) providing two or more non-woven sheets stacked one on top of the other, each said sheet comprising one or more polymer nanofibres, (II) simultaneously heating and pressing the stack of sheets to fuse points of contact between the nanofibres of adjacent sheets, and (III) contacting the pressed and heated product with a reagent which functionalises the product of step (II) as a chromatography medium.
US12070728B2
A method to dispense fluid products is implemented in a dispensing machine by combining gravimetric and volumetric dispensing techniques which comprises at least one containing unit to contain at least one fluid and equipped with a dispensing mean, a dispensing station comprising a dispensing head fluidically connected to the containing unit and equipped with at least one dispensing nozzle, a user interface to enter input data for the preparation of a fluid product, and a control unit connected to the user interface and to the dispensing mean of the containing unit so as to command the dispensing of the fluid.
US12070726B2
A beverage carbonator is included. The carbonator has a carbonator outlet, a carbonator inlet, and a fluid flow path extending between the carbonator outlet and the carbonator inlet. A carbonation chamber has a carbonation chamber gas outlet fluidly coupled to the fluid flow path and a carbonation chamber fluid inlet. A liquid reservoir is positioned upstream from the carbonation chamber fluid inlet. A flow valve is movable between a reservoir-connected position and a gas-recirculation position. A pump is fluidly coupled to the fluid flow path downstream of the flow valve.
US12070724B2
A filter system configured to remove microfibers released from textiles being processed in a fluid. This fluid is sent into a filter housing containing a filter cartridge which in turn contains a movable inner filter. The movable inner filter is sufficiently flexible as to permit random movement in the fluid so that the inner filter rubs against the cartridge housing thereby removing particulate matter from the cartridge housing, thereby extending the useful life of the filter cartridge.
US12070710B2
Air cleaner assemblies, components, and features are described. The features can be used to provide that the air cleaner assembly cannot be fully closed, even if a cartridge is nested therein, and appears to be sealed, unless that cartridge is a proper one for the system of concern. The effect is to prevent an inappropriate cartridge, that does not properly seal, from being inadvertently installed in the assembly.
US12070707B2
A filter element for filtering a fluid has a filter bellows arranged about the longitudinal axis of the filter element and enclosing an interior of the filter element. A first end disk open toward the interior is arranged at a first end of the filter element. A second closed end disk is arranged at a second end of the filter element. The second end is oppositely positioned to the first end in a direction of the longitudinal axis. The filter bellows has folds with radially outer fold edges positioned on an outer circumferential surface of the filter bellows. The filter bellows is provided with a notch at least at one of the first and second ends. The notch has an axial length in the direction of the longitudinal axis. The axial length is shorter than a length extension of the filter bellows in the direction of the longitudinal axis.
US12070692B2
Described herein are computerized methods and systems for enabling remote participation in sporting event decision-making. A current game situation in a sporting event is received by a server from a remote device. The server retrieves plays applicable to the current game situation from a playbook. The server generates a playcall UI comprising the retrieved play categories and plays and transmits the playcall UI to fan computing devices. The server receives a vote for one of the plays from the fan computing devices. The server determines a selected play based on the received votes. The server transmits the selected play to player computing devices associated with players involved in the sporting event, wherein the players execute the selected play. The current game situation is updated at the remote device based upon an outcome of the selected play.
US12070687B2
A system and method provide application assistance with a mobile device including running an application on a computer system. A challenging application state of the application is detected. An assistance for the challenging application state may be determined wherein the assistance includes display of one or more assistance frames on the mobile device. Information regarding the determined one or more assistance frames is sent to the mobile device.
US12070683B2
Computer-readable storage media are disclosed storing instructions, which when executed, cause a processor to: distribute, toward a terminal device of a viewer via a communication line, a first video including an animation of a first avatar of a distributor generated on the basis of motion data or the motion data; distribute, toward the terminal device of the viewer via the communication line, a second video related to a game generated on the basis of operation data by using a received web page; receive, from the terminal device of the viewer via the communication line, token data indicative of providing a token to the distributor from the viewer viewing the second video; and distribute, toward the terminal device of the viewer via the communication line, the second video including a game object set on the basis of the token data.
US12070682B2
Systems and methods are disclosed for receiving a request to display an avatar within a graphical user interface of a client device, authenticating the request based on user data, retrieving the avatar from a database, transmitting the avatar to the client device and presenting the avatar within the user interface of the client device.
US12070676B2
The present invention relates to a process of manufacturing skiing equipment using a high-entropy alloy, especially manufacturing for a bottom member of a ski, a blade of an ice skate shoe or the bottom member of a skiing vehicle. The high-entropy alloy is used to prepare skiing equipment, so that the skiing equipment has a small friction coefficient, obtains good speed, and can be driven with less energy, which realizes energy-saving effect.
US12070673B2
An intelligent voice playing method includes displaying, by an electronic device, an interface of a first application, where the first application is used by a user to perform exercise training; capturing an image of a training action of the user; playing a video of a standard action, and displaying the image of the training action of the user; determining a plurality of to-be-selected voices triggered by a first action unit in the training action of the user, where the first action unit is one training action or a part of one training action; and selecting a voice from the to-be-selected voices for playing.
US12070656B2
Golf balls having dimple patterns arranged in dipyramid layouts are disclosed. The patterns may be arranged in triangular dipyramid, quadrilateral dipyramid, pentagonal dipyramid, or hexagonal dipyramid layouts. The dipyramid patterns have six, eight, ten, or twelve substantially identical dimple sections, where each dimple section is defined by a spherical triangle. The dimples in each of the identical dimple sections have at least two different dimple diameters including a minimum dimple diameter and a maximum dimple diameter. The resulting dimple patterns have a surface coverage of about 70 percent or less. The reduced surface coverage helps to reduce the flight of the golf balls.
US12070653B2
An adaptive training system can determine a finite work capacity and critical power and use those determinations to generate an adaptive training programs for workout parameters. To determining a finite work capacity and critical power, the adaptive training system can receive workout data; generate data points by determining, for each workout, a maximum amount of work done for each of multiple time window sizes; fit these workout data points to a function; and determine a critical power and finite work capacity based on the fitted function. Once the adaptive training system has determined a critical power and finite work capacity, the adaptive training system can use them to generate an adaptive training program by keeping a function defined by a set of workout parameters below an ability function that is based on the critical power and finite work capacity.
US12070652B2
A foldable hack squat and leg press machine that enables a user or person to perform hack squat and leg press exercises. The foldable hack squat and leg press machine comprises an elongated frame, a shoulder engagement unit, a weight sled, a foot plate and a foldable support unit. In specific, the shoulder engagement unit comprises a supporting structure, a backrest member and a cushion pad. The foldable support unit comprises a supporting column and one or more supporting struts. The foldable hack squat and leg press machine is adjusted at multiple angles for accommodating users of varying heights and preferences while performing the hack squat and leg press exercises. The foldable hack squat and leg press machine allows the user to vertically fold into a compact form for storage when not in use and easily move the foldable hack squat and leg press machine from one place to other.
US12070638B2
The present invention relates to a fire fighting system for transporting a nozzle of a fire hose coupled to a drone to a high place. The fire fighting system includes a fire hose (10) having a fire hose (10) having a nozzle (11) for injecting a fire extinguishing liquid; a fire-extinguishing-liquid supply source (2) which is coupled to the fire hose (10), and supplies the fire extinguishing liquid to the fire hose (10); a top drone (1) coupled to the nozzle (11); a wired cable (4) coupled to the top drone (1); and a power supply unit (3) which supplies power or fuel for flying the top drone (1) through the wired cable (4).
US12070633B2
A respiratory protection composite facepiece is disclosed and includes a polymeric rigid facepiece body portion having a first surface and a second surface and a silicone sealing facepiece element chemically bonded at least one of the first surface or the second surface. The first and second surfaces can be opposing major surfaces. A second silicone element is chemically bonded to at least one of the first surface or the second surface. Methods of making the same are also disclosed.
US12070629B2
The present invention provides core-stabilized microcapsules, wherein said core comprises at least one active agent encapsulated within an inorganic oxide shell, processes for their preparations, comparisons comprising them and uses thereof.
US12070627B2
Embodiments of the present invention describe systems and methods for providing proton therapy treatment using a beam line where the ESS is reduced or eliminated. For multi-room configurations, a beam line is included having quadrupole and steerer magnets to align and focus a particle beam extracted by an accelerator and guided by a bend section. A degrader is disposed between the bend section and the treatment room, and the energy analyzing functionality is performed by the gantry.
US12070625B2
Embodiments of systems, devices, and methods relate to a beam system. An example beam system includes a charged particle source configured to generate a beam of charged particles, a pre-accelerator system configured to accelerate the beam, and an accelerator configured to accelerate the beam from the pre-accelerator system. The pre-accelerator system can cause the beam to converge as it is propagated from the source to an input aperture of the accelerator. The pre-accelerator system can further reduce or eliminate source disturbance or damage caused by backflow traveling from the accelerator toward the source.
US12070620B2
A method for treating a cancerous tumor, by implanting in the cancerous tumor at least one diffusing alpha-emitter radiation therapy (DaRT) source (21) with a suitable radon release rate and for a given duration, such that the source (21) provides during the given duration a cumulated activity of released radon of at least 10 Mega becquerel (MBq) hour, per centimeter length. Optionally, the sources (21) are implanted in an array (160) of sources (21), each source separated from its neighboring sources (21) in the array by not more than 4.5 millimeters.
US12070612B2
A magnetic field sensor is positioned in proximity to a charging coil in an implantable medical device (IMD). An external device for charging the IMD includes a primary coil and a magnet positioned in proximity to the primary coil. The magnetic field sensor in the IMD detects a static magnetic field of the magnet and provides measurements proportional to the static magnetic field along three axes. These measurements of the static magnetic field are used to determine whether the external device is aligned with the IMD for charging. These measurements of the static magnetic field may also be processed to determine a position of the charger device relative to the IMD in three dimensions. When misaligned, a direction may be generated for a user to reposition the charger device to improve alignment.
US12070611B2
A stimulation system can include one or more stimulating components, each of which can include one or more electrodes and one or more leads. Each lead can be connected at a first end of the lead to an electrode of the one or more electrodes and can be connected at a second end of the lead to a bonding pad of the one or more bonding pads. The stimulation system can also include a cylindrical substrate. Each stimulating component can be secured to a surface of the cylindrical substrate. The stimulation system can further include a skull-mount package that includes electronics that identify stimulation parameters. The bonding pads can be electrically connected to the electronics. The skull-mount package can further include one or more bonding pads. Each lead can be directly electrically and physically connected to a bonding pad of the one or more bonding pads.
US12070607B2
An example of a system for delivering neurostimulation may include a programming control circuit and a stimulation control circuit. The programming control circuit may be configured to generate stimulation parameters controlling delivery of the neurostimulation according to a stimulation configuration. The stimulation control circuit may be configured to specify the stimulation configuration, and may include volume definition circuitry and stimulation configuration circuitry. The volume definition circuitry may be configured to determine one or more test volumes, determine a clinical effect resulting from the one or more test volumes each being activated by the neurostimulation, and determine a target volume using the determined clinical effect. The stimulation configuration circuitry may be configured to generate the specified stimulation configuration for activating the target volume.
US12070598B2
This document discusses, among other things, systems and methods for programming neuromodulation therapy to treat neurological or cardiovascular diseases. A system includes an input circuit that receives a modulation magnitude representing a level of stimulation intensity, a memory that stores a plurality of gain functions associated with a plurality of modulation parameters, and a electrostimulator that may generate and deliver an electrostimulation therapy. A controller may program the electrostimulator with the plurality of modulation parameters based on the received modulation magnitude and the plurality of gain functions, and control the electrostimulator to generate electrostimulation therapy according to the plurality of modulation parameters.
US12070591B1
A tamper evident closure (TEC) for a medical container includes a cover having an access opening and a tip cap removably disposed therein. First and second snap structures are respectively disposed within said cover and on said tip cap and are cooperatively disposed and configured to removably restrict exiting of said tip cap from said cover, via said access opening and in movable engagement with one another concurrent to said exiting of said tip cap. Each of the first and second snap structures are disposed and configured for movable, sliding engagement with one another, concurrent to the exiting of said tip cap. At least one component of the TEC is dimensioned and configured to define a flexure thereof, concurrent to the sliding engagement of first and second snap structures, resulting in a snap-action disconnection of said tip cap from said cover.
US12070586B2
The present invention relates to a handheld mechanical injection device by which set doses of a liquid medicament can be injected from a medical reservoir. The medicament is expelled through an injection needle by release of a power reservoir in the device, the power reservoir being fully or partially released by actuation of a user operable release member being positioned at or near an upper end of the injection device, the upper end being that end of the injection device which is opposite the injection needle.
US12070584B2
A data collection device for attachment to an injection device, such as an injector pen, includes a sensor arrangement to detect movement of a movable component of the injection device relative to the data collection device during delivery of a medicament by the injection device, and a processor arrangement configured to, based on said detected movement, determine a medicament dosage administered by the injection device. The processor arrangement may monitor the time that has elapsed since the medicament dosage was administered, and control a display to show the mediacament dosage and elapsed time to provide a memory aid to the user. In an example embodiment, the sensor arrangement includes an optical encoder and the movable component includes a plurality of light barrier formations. The movable component may be a number sleeve that provides a visual indication of a dose programmed into the injection device.
US12070583B2
Fluid injection devices and related systems and operating methods are provided. An exemplary injection device includes an actuation arrangement to facilitate delivering fluid from a container, a user interface element coupled to the actuation arrangement, a data storage element to maintain one or more patient-specific parameter values and historical bolus data, and a control module coupled to the actuation arrangement and the data storage element. The control module of the injection device determines a bolus amount of the fluid to be delivered based at least in part on the one or more patient-specific parameter values and the historical bolus data in response to receiving a user input indicative of a desire to administer a bolus, and the control module configures the actuation arrangement to automatically deliver the bolus amount in response to manual actuation of the user interface element.
US12070579B2
A system including a tube and a force sensor coupled to a wall of the tube via a restraining element and configured to obtain a value of a tubing force when the tube is deformed by the restraining element. The system includes a processor to determine parameters for fitting a curve including the value of the tubing force, to determine a fluid pressure value for a fluid in the tube based on the parameters for fitting the curve, and to activate an alarm responsive to the fluid pressure value and to the parameters for fitting the curve when an occlusion condition is identified in the tube. The parameters for fitting the curve comprise at least one time-decaying parameter(s) associated to the tubing force. A method for using the system and a non-transitory computer readable medium including instructions to perform the above method are also provided.
US12070578B2
Pump assemblies for fluid flow are provided. A pump assembly includes a fluid flow pump, a first tubing pathway configured to receive a fluid input tube and a second tubing pathway configured to receive a fluid output tube. A non-contact tubing dimension measurement assembly is configured to measure a tubing outside diameter (OD). Methods of operating a fluid flow pump are also provided.
US12070577B2
A system, method, and computer program product are disclosed for a flow rate algorithm that utilizes changes in fluid pressure over a set time interval to calculate a true flow rate compared to a programmed flow rate, determine any over-delivery or un-der-delivery in the amount of fluid delivered over the set time interval, compensate for any determined over-delivery or under-delivery in the fluid flow rate over a subsequent set time interval, and repeat the flow rate algorithm for a series of subsequent set time intervals over the duration of a fluid injection procedure.
US12070562B2
Methods and devices described for improved catheters including those having a deflectable section to allow for expansion while maintaining flow through a vessel.
US12070561B2
There is provided an apparatus for use in a bodily lumen. The apparatus comprises a guidewire and a catheter. The guidewire has a proximal end portion and a distal end portion. The catheter has a proximal end portion and a distal end portion. The catheter includes a lumen for receiving the guidewire. The catheter is configured to be translated along the guidewire. The catheter is configured to be biased towards a translated position along the guidewire by a magnetic attraction between the guidewire and the catheter.
US12070560B2
A magnetically controllable linkage based medical device for interventional medical procedures includes a magnetic tip subassembly including magnet elements thereon; a plurality of linkage body elements connected in sequence, a distal linkage body element coupled to the magnetic tip subassembly, wherein each linkage body element is configured for deflection in at least one deflection direction; a linkage base element coupled to a proximal linkage body element; a support body connected to the linkage base element; at least one pair of control wires passing to the magnetic tip subassembly; wherein the device is configured such that an externally-generated magnetic field deflects the magnetically-controlled linkage-based device in at least one deflection direction, and wherein selectively tensioning the control wires can hold the magnetically-controlled linkage-based device in a desired orientation. The device is configured such that the externally-generated magnetic field which deflects the magnetically-controlled linkage-based device is less than 40 millitesla.
US12070559B2
Described are drainage catheter hub devices which seal the hub from leakage when connected to a catheter. The catheter hub includes a hub body having an aperture with a sealing element mounted therein and a fluid passageway that communicates with the aperture. The fluid passageway and sealing element are configured to receive a tension member. A lever arm attached to the hub body is operable to secure the position of the tension member in the sealing element in a locked position or allow movement of the tension member through the sealing element in an unlocked position. The lever arm is configured to engage and compress the sealing element to block fluid flow through the sealing element and the aperture when the lever arm is in any position. The hub body may include a centering tab to align the tension member along a longitudinal axis of the hub body.
US12070558B2
Systems, devices, and methods for detaching an implantable device from a delivery system are disclosed herein. One aspect of the present technology, for example, is directed toward an elongated shaft having an inner surface that defines a lumen that extends distally from the proximal portion to an opening at a distal terminus of a distal portion. In some embodiments the distal portion includes an inner polymer structure having a first portion and a second portion positioned distal of the first portion along the length of the inner polymer structure. The first portion can have a first stiffness and the second portion can have a second stiffness less than the first stiffness. The distal portion can further include an outer polymer structure disposed around the inner polymer structure and a coil wound around the inner polymer structure and disposed within the outer polymer structure.
US12070557B2
Medical device kits for use in placing, maintaining, altering, and/or removing medical devices in, on, and/or from the body of a patient can include one or more wrap assemblies for use in the placement/maintenance procedure. The one or more wrap assemblies of the medical device kit can include various features to assist the clinician performing the particular procedure, such as a urinary catheterization procedure. A wrap assembly can include a wrap body including a front surface defining an aseptic field for the urinary catheterization procedure, a plurality of pockets on the front surface, and urinary catheterization components disposed in the plurality of pockets, the urinary catheterization components arranged in a predetermined order of use for the urinary catheterization procedure. The wrap assembly can be in a rolled configuration. A method of using the wrap assembly includes unrolling the wrap assembly and removing the urinary catheterization components to perform the procedure.
US12070541B2
A blood treatment method includes the steps of inducing flow of a patient's blood through a blood treatment device inlet and outlet in fluid connection to the circulatory system of the patient. Metastatic deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) contained within patient blood is destroyed by passing a patient's blood over a bioreactor surface having attached or immobilized deoxyribonuclease 1 (DNase 1) enzyme. The blood treatment device which consists of a bioreactor containing immobilized DNase 1, enables continuous treatment of a patient's blood and increases the effective concentration of DNase 1 in a patient's bloodstream to convert metastasizing cancer DNA in blood into non-oncogenic nucleotide fragments in vivo without adding any chemicals to the blood of the patient.
US12070540B2
A detector assembly configured for use in a dialysis (e.g., a hemodialysis) system is disclosed herein. The detector assembly including a wetness detector configured to detect blood, fluid, a leak, etc. The detector assembly being operatively coupled to, and more preferably, including an inertial measurement unit (IMU). Thus arranged, the detector assembly is configured to measure, read, obtain, provide, etc. additional information or data during a dialysis treatment, which information or data can be transmitted and/or used to, for example, provide greater insight into the system and/or to make better decisions. In one embodiment, the detector assembly can be used to determine when and how a patient is moving and feed that information back to the dialysis machine. In use, the information or data can be used in combination with other information to make an improved determination as to the requirement for an alert and/or stoppage of the dialysis treatment.
US12070538B2
This disclosure relates to dialysis systems and methods. In some implementations, a dialysis system includes a dialysis machine with a fluid line and a drain line, a blood line set configured to be connected to the dialysis machine, and a drain apparatus coupled to the dialysis machine. The drain apparatus includes a chamber configured to receive an end of a patient line of the blood line set, an inlet line, an outlet line, and a valve. The inlet line has a first end configured to be coupled to the chamber and a second end configured to be coupled to the fluid line of the dialysis machine. The outlet line has a first end configured to be coupled to the chamber and a second end configured to be coupled to the drain line of the dialysis machine. The valve is configured to control flow of fluid through the outlet line.
US12070536B2
A deodorization and dehumidification device including an accommodation room in which an object is accommodated, a deodorizer including a deodorization route provided outside the accommodation room to deodorize air in the accommodation room and supply the deodorized air to the accommodation room, and a dehumidifier including a dehumidification route provided outside the accommodation room and separated from the deodorization route to dehumidify air in the accommodation room and supply the dehumidified air to the accommodation room.
US12070535B2
A system (1-9) for dispensing, in particular by nebulization, a liquid in an environment (10), this system comprising at least one dispensing device (1-4) having a settable operating parameter and configured to dispense said liquid, a plurality of sensors (6-9), a control unit (5) configured to gather a datum captured by at least one sensor of said plurality of sensors (6-9) and to adjust, based on at least said captured datum, said operating parameter of said at least one dispensing device (1-4), said plurality of sensors comprising at least one air quality sensor, this air quality sensor incorporating a suction fan configured to suck air, the air quality sensor being configured to measure the quality of the sucked air.
US12070529B2
This invention provides optimized solid substrates for promoting cell or tissue growth or restored function, which solid substrate comprises aragonite and is characterized by a specific fluid uptake capacity value of at least 75%, or a contact angle value of less than 60 degrees when in contact with a fluid and which is further characterized by tapered sides and tools for implantation of optimized solid substrates.
US12070528B2
Described herein are compositions of collagen and micronized placental tissue components, methods for producing the same and methods for using the same for wound healing, repairing damaged tendons, cosmetic applications and covering biocompatible materials and/or devices.
US12070527B2
A portable sanitizing apparatus, such as a case, includes a first case portion arranged to receive an object to be sanitized, and a second case portion connected to the first case portion and including at least one UV light source configured to emit UV electromagnetic radiation. The second case portion includes an expansion member having a collapsed configuration and an expanded configuration. When the expansion member is in the expanded configuration, a distance between the second case portion and the first case portion is increased compared to when the expansion member is in the collapsed configuration, thereby increasing a distance from the at least one UV light source to the object to be sanitized.
US12070521B2
Use of an additive in a transdermal therapeutic system with an active agent-containing layer in the form of a biphasic layer having a hydrophilic inner phase and a hydrophobic outer phase, in which the inner phase comprises the additive and an active agent dissolved therein, the additive has a higher affinity to water than to the active agent, for the control of the permeation rate of the active agent in a manner which is independent from its concentration in the biphasic layer, with the maintenance of the permeation rate proportional to the amount of active agent in the biphasic layer.
US12070508B2
This invention provides polymer particles which contain negative charges on the surface of the particle. Preferably, the particles comprise PLGA and sulfate polymer. The invention also provides polymer particle produced by the methods of the invention.
US12070507B2
One aspect of the invention provides a method for reducing inflammation in a patient including locally administering a composition comprising a complex comprising octadecylamine surface-functionalized nanodiamonds with dexamethasone bound to octadecylamine. Another aspect of the invention provides a method for reducing inflammation in a patient comprising locally administering a composition including octadecylamine surface-functionalized nanodiamonds, wherein no therapeutic agent is bound to the nanodiamonds.
US12070505B2
Provided herein are drug delivery systems comprising a peptide targeting agent and a pharmaceutical agent for delivery of chemotherapeutic agents. Also provided are methods of treating cancer comprising administration of the drug delivery system disclosed herein.
US12070504B1
A compound for altering cyto-states of cells that express C-type lectin receptors. The compound may be useful in the treatment of various diseases and/or conditions, including immune apathy and/or immune evasion caused by the onset of solid tumors. Disclosed herein are specific embodiments of the compound that target CD206 (a type of C-type lectin receptor) to induce suicidalness in the cell. The compound includes tilmanocept, which may be fluorinated and/or may contain chelated cations. Also disclosed are methods for diagnosing and treating diseases and/or disorders directly using the disclosed compounds.
US12070500B2
Provided herein are methods for inhibiting, delaying, or reducing tumor growth and metastases of Plexin-B1-expressing cancer cells in a subject, comprising administering to the subject an effective amount of an isolated binding molecule which specifically binds to semaphorin-4D (SEMA4D) in combination with an effective amount of at least one other immune modulating therapy.
US12070499B2
The present invention provides methods and compositions for specific activation of inflammatory responses in dendritic cells (DCs). 1-palmitoyl-2-arachidonyl-sn-glycero phosphorylcholine (PAPC) and its oxidized variant (oxPAPC) were identified to promote DC-mediated immunity, and are provided as adjuvants in immunostimulatory compositions, including vaccines.
US12070495B2
Provided herein are methods and compositions for inducing in a subject abroad neutralizing antibody response to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection.
US12070491B2
A peptide consists of the amino acid sequence IYVTSIEQI (SEQ ID NO: 214) in the form of a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, in which the peptide has the ability to bind to an MHC class-I molecule and, when bound to MHC, is capable of being recognized by CD8+ T cells. A composition contains a peptide consisting of the amino acid sequence IYVTSIEQI (SEQ ID NO: 214), an adjuvant, and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.
US12070489B2
A method is provided for treating a cancer patient non-responsive to treatment with a cancer therapy by treating the patient with said cancer therapy in combination with an agent that blocks the activity of a dominant factor selected among the plurality of host-driven resistance factors generated in response to treatment of the cancer patient with the cancer therapy, these factors having a fold-change predictive of a non-favorable response of the cancer patient to the treatment with the cancer therapy.
US12070485B2
The present disclosure relates to a stable aqueous composition of dalbavancin, the process for making such compositions and use of such compositions for treatment of a patient in need thereof.
US12070476B2
Provided are nucleic acid constructs, Toxoplasma comprising same, pharmaceutical compositions comprising same and methods using same for delivering a protein-of-interest to a tissue-of-interest of a subject, such as the CNS and further treating a pathology which is treatable by administration of a therapeutic polypeptide in a central nervous system of the subject.
US12070472B2
The described invention is directed toward pharmaceutical compositions and methods of using 6-mercaptopurine ribosides and analogues thereof for the treatment of cancer and other hyperproliferative diseases. The described compounds can be converted into telomere substrates in vivo and can be recognized by telomerase for incorporation into telomeres of telomerase active cells, leading to induction of cell death of the telomerase active cells.
US12070471B2
The present invention provides liposome compositions containing sparingly soluble drugs that are used to treat life-threatening diseases. A preferred method of encapsulating a drug inside a liposome is by remote or active loading. Remote loading of a drug into liposomes containing a transmembrane electrochemical gradient is initiated by co-mixing a liposome suspension with a solution of drug, whereby the neutral form of the compound freely enters the liposome and becomes electrostatically charged thereby preventing the reverse transfer out of the liposome. There is a continuous build-up of compound within the liposome interior until the electrochemical gradient is dissipated or all the drug is encapsulated in the liposome. However, this process as described in the literature has been limited to drugs that are freely soluble in aqueous solution or solubilized as a water-soluble complex. This invention describes compositions and methods for remote loading drugs with low water solubility (<2 mg/mL). In the preferred embodiment the drug in the solubilizing agent is mixed with the liposomes in aqueous suspension so that the concentration of solubilizing agent is lowered to below its capacity to completely solubilize the drug. This results in the drug precipitating but remote loading is capability retained. The process is scalable and the resulting drug-loaded liposomes are characterized by a high drug-to-lipid ratios and predictable drug retention when the liposome encapsulated drug is administered in patients.
US12070463B2
Provided are compositions that include a platelet-activating factor antagonist, pharmaceutical compositions including the platelet-activating factor antagonist, methods of treating a modulating the proliferation of a glioma or a pathological condition resulting from patient having a glioma.
US12070456B2
A method for treating and/or preventing VacA+ H. pylori infection and a disorder associated with VacA+ H. pylori infection is provided. The method comprises the administration of TRPML agonists such as ML-SA1, SF-22, SF-51, MK6-83 and their derivatives.
US12070444B2
The present invention provides methods and compositions for modulating molecular markers, and hence treating or preventing breast cancer (e.g., triple-negative breast cancer) and melanoma with a pharmaceutically effective amount of S-equol or a pharmaceutical composition comprising S-equol. The S-equol may be administered alone or in combination with one or more cytotoxic or immunotherapeutic compound or molecule.
US12070441B2
Various embodiments relate to monoglyceride use in animals such as post-weaning pigs. A method of feeding an animal includes feeding the animal a diet comprising one or more monoglycerides. Various embodiments provide concentrates, premixes, top dresses, or complete feeds for carrying out the method and methods of making the same.
US12070440B2
The present disclosure relates generally to compositions of nitroglycerin and related organic nitrates, and methods for treating conditions such as Raynaud's phenomenon in which peripheral blood flow in a subject is compromised.
US12070438B2
A feeding bottle configured to receive milk for small children, the feeding bottle including a water bottle; a suction nipple; a heater; a milk powder depot that is separate from the water bottle; and a temperature sensor coupled to the heater.
US12070436B2
A pneumatic system includes a fluidic switching module, an air connection inlet configured for connection to a source of pressurized air, a plurality of air connection outlets each in fluid communication with the air connection inlet, a first cascading subsystem downstream from and in fluid communication with the air connection inlet and configured to receive a pressurized airflow from the air connection inlet, a second cascading subsystem downstream from and in fluid communication with the first cascading subsystem, and a third cascading subsystem downstream from and in fluid communication with the first cascading subsystem. The fluidic switching module is configured to cyclically and sequentially direct the pressurized airflow between the plurality of air connection outlets without any moving parts or external controls.
US12070435B2
A trigger point and acupoint stimulator (1) for connecting to a fluid ejection device (900). The trigger point and acupoint stimulator (1) comprises: a base (10) and a least one contact member (201). The base (10) has a transmission channel (CL1, CL1′). The contact member (201) is movably provided on the base (10) and has an ejection channel (CL2, CL2′). A tail end of the contact member (201) directly contacts a skin surface, and the contact member (201) can switch between a closed position and a communicated position to eject a fluid provided by the fluid ejection device (900) and to cause the pressurized fluid to directly act on the skin surface.
US12070433B2
The present disclosure provides an assistive device and a control method thereof. The assistive device is adjustable for fitting different user. The control method of the assistive device is used for aiding user with moving and training.
US12070432B2
A urine collection system includes a urine collection device configured to collect urine discharged from a user and a urine collection container in fluid communication with the urine collection device and sized and dimensioned to receive the urine discharged from the user. The urine collection system also includes a flow meter having a communication interface and positioned between the urine collection container and the urine collection device. The flow meter is configured to detect a flow property of the urine at least related to a volume of the urine entering the urine collection container and the communication interface is configured to wirelessly communicate to a computing device at least one of the detected flow property or the volume of the urine including the volume of the urine discharged from the user entering the urine collection container.
US12070422B2
A system for forming a corneal implant includes a cutting apparatus, which includes a laser source that emits a laser and optical elements that direct the laser. The system includes a controller implemented with at least one processor and at least one data storage device. The controller generates a sculpting plan for modifying a first shape of a lenticule formed from corneal tissue and achieving a second shape for the lenticule to produce a corneal implant with a refractive profile to reshape a recipient eye. The sculpting plan is determined from measurements relating to the lenticule having the first shape and information relating to a refractive profile for a corneal implant. The controller controls the cutting apparatus to direct, via the one or more optical elements, the laser from the laser source to sculpt the lenticule according to the sculpting plan to produce the corneal implant with the refractive profile.
US12070412B1
A mobile, self-contained cold therapy device having a container including an internal liquid or ice water tank, air and water pumps for driving air and water to a cold therapy pad with internal air and water bladders, wherein the pad is worn on an injured region of a user. The device includes an electronic controller for controlling air and water flow to and from the bladders, and a holder for supporting the container and worn on the user's body for portable, hands-free mobility while receiving cold therapy. Nipples are incorporated into a thermal conduction surface of the pad and reciprocated into the user's injured region by an air bladder to further reduce edema.
US12070411B2
Cryoprotectant for use with a treatment device for improved cooling of subcutaneous lipid-rich cells
A cryoprotectant for use with a treatment device for improved removal of heat from subcutaneous lipid-rich cells of a subject having skin is provided. The cryoprotectant is a non-freezing liquid, gel, or paste for allowing pre-cooling of the treatment device below 0° C. while preventing the formation of ice thereon. The cryoprotectant may also prevent freezing of the treatment device to the skin or ice from forming from moisture seeping out from the skin. The cryoprotectant may further be hygroscopic, thermally conductive, and biocompatible.
US12070410B2
A coupling assembly for an ostomy appliance that has a bag side flange having a bag and an integrated element having an accordion membrane and a body side flange, the integrated element configured to be selectively coupled to the bag side flange. The integrated element is formed in a single manufacturing process.
US12070409B2
Apparatus and methods for positioning a body part of a patient. An apparatus can comprise a portable support structure configured to be placed on a patient support surface under a body part of a patient and retention elements attached to the support structure. At least a portion of the support structure is configured to move from lowered position to a raised position above the lowered position. The retention elements are configured to receive the body part. Each retention element has a holding portion and an open region, and each retention element faces at least partially sideways in a retention position.
US12070402B2
Stent device has a stent cover bonding to the stent wires forming the stent body at a plurality of bonding portions that are remote from the cross over points of the stent wire. By allocating the bonding portions to the stent wires in between the cross over portions, the axial flexibility of the stent device is maintained. The stent cover bonded by the disclosed bonding portions contributes to preventing lumen tissues to penetrate into the stent body and clogging the stent while placement of the bonding portions bonding the stent cover to the stent device provides variations of positive effects to the cover stent device and to the patient in which the stent device is placed.
US12070394B2
An intervertebral spacer is disclosed having a main body and an articulating component that is pivotally mounted within an opening of the main body. The intervertebral spacer is designed to be manufactured using an additive manufacturing process without the use of any frangible support material between a main body of the intervertebral spacer and an articulating component of the intervertebral spacer. To this end, an article of manufacture is provided in which supports are formed prior to forming intervertebral spacer. The supports are configured to support the main body and the articulating component such that they can be separately, but simultaneously manufactured using an additive manufacturing process atop the supports, without the need for any frangible support material therebetween.
US12070390B2
According to an aspect, an inflatable penile prosthesis includes a fluid reservoir configured to hold fluid, an inflatable member, and a pump assembly configured to transfer the fluid between the fluid reservoir and the inflatable member, the pump assembly including a pump bulb, a valve body, a valve disposed within the valve body, a first fluid port configured to be fluidly coupled to the fluid reservoir, and a second fluid port configured to be fluidly coupled to the inflatable member, the valve being configured to move between an inflation position and a deflation position, wherein the valve body includes a sealing surface configured to engage the valve to form seal, the valve body includes a slot disposed adjacent the sealing surface.
US12070388B2
The active introducer sheath systems disclosed herein are expanded by activating a translation mechanism at the handle. The sheath has an inner cylindrical structure of comingled fixed and mobile elongate rods bound together by an attachment line. Activating the translation mechanism causes the mobile rods to move axially with respect to the fixed rods, changing the internal tension in the attachment line. Increased tension draws the fixed and mobile rods closer together, decreasing the diameter of the cylindrical structure. Decreased tension in the attachment line enables the fixed and mobile rods to move apart, increasing the diameter of the cylindrical structure. A prosthetic device, such as a prosthetic heart valve, can be routed through the expanded sheath and to the implantation site. During implantation, the sheath can be contracted back to its original outer diameter, and expanded again for retrieval of the delivery apparatus.
US12070387B2
Surgical implants and methods to improve, support, or help to preserve vision by altering the axial length or curvature of an eye are provided. Staphyloma supporting devices or implants can be of unitary construction from a single base material such as titanium alloy and can have a macular indenter plate wider than the implant body and an anchor structure wider than the macular indenter plate. A compound concavity scleral contact surface can approximate the outer surface of the eye with an anterior radius of curvature and can restore macular shape and axial length with a second posterior radius of curvature that can be less than the anterior radius of curvature.
US12070386B1
A human hair implant procedure involves inserting a length of barbed surgical thread through a cannula so that a first portion including a distal end of the barbed surgical thread is near a distal end of the cannula and a second portion is outside the proximal end of the cannula, then inserting the distal end of the cannula through an entry point of the skin of the human and advancing the cannula under the skin until the proximal end of the cannula is near the entry point of the skin. Then, removing the cannula from under the skin, leaving in position under the skin the first portion of barbed surgical thread which secures a hold to tissue under the skin, and finally, attaching hair to the second portion of barbed surgical thread.
US12070384B2
A composite scaffold having a highly porous interior with increased surface area and void volume is surrounded by a flexible support structure that substantially maintains its three-dimensional shape under tension and provides mechanical reinforcement during repair or reconstruction of soft tissue while simultaneously facilitating regeneration of functional tissue.
US12070382B2
Aspects of the present disclosure are directed to an apparatus and/or method involving an asymmetrical frame connected to an extension arm, and a filter having opposing surface areas terminating around a perimeter of the filter. The filter is configured with the frame and the extension arm to conform one of the opposing surface areas to an inner sidewall of a tubular structure.
US12070379B2
Described herein are systems and apparatuses for enhanced comfort through contact pressure reduction. In particular, the systems and apparatuses disclosed herein prevent or otherwise mitigate pressure by actively orienting a patient over an anatomy-specific pressure-mitigating contact surface on which the patient rests. A pressure-mitigating contact portion of the contact surface includes a plurality of independently pressurized chambers configured in a specific geometric pattern that is designed to mitigate contact pressure between a support surface (e.g., bed or chair) and a specific anatomic region of a patient's body when the specific anatomic region of the patient's body is oriented over an epicenter of the geometric pattern. Additionally, a plurality of elevated side support portions and a wedge interconnected on the base material are configured to actively orient the specific anatomic region of the patient's body over the epicenter of the geometric pattern.
US12070376B2
A wound dressing is disclosed. In examples, the wound dressing includes a first adhesive layer with a proximal surface configured for attachment of the wound dressing to the skin surface of a user, an absorbent core layer, an electrode assembly, and a top layer on a distal side of the electrode assembly. The electrode assembly includes a plurality of electrodes arranged on a distal side of the absorbent core layer and a plurality of sensor points distributed along a distal surface of the absorbent core layer.
US12070363B2
Disclosed is a fixation system and method. The system and method may fix a selected member to a subject during a procedure. The selected member may include a tracking device or registration member.
US12070360B2
An ultrasound apparatus includes a probe to acquire ultrasound data from an object; a communicator; a display; and a processor to generate a first ultrasound image based on the ultrasound data; display the first ultrasound image on the display; control the communicator to transmit the first ultrasound image to an external device so that the first ultrasound image is displayed on the external device; generate a second ultrasound image based on the ultrasound data and a control command received from the external device, the control command being based on a touch input with respect to the first ultrasound image displayed on the external device; display the second ultrasound image on the display; and control the communicator to transmit the second ultrasound image to the external device so that the second ultrasound image is displayed on the external device.
US12070353B2
At least one embodiment of an ultrasonic periodontal probe, the ultrasonic periodontal probe comprising a grip portion having a longitudinal axis, a support member comprising a part having a longitudinal axis different from the longitudinal axis of the grip portion, and an ultrasonic device fastened to the grip portion via the support member, wherein the ultrasonic device is configured for emitting ultrasound signals within at least two emitting cones and for receiving corresponding echoed ultrasound signals, the at least two emitting cones extending in opposite directions with regard to a plane comprising the longitudinal axis of the grip portion.
US12070348B2
Methods and systems are provided for cardiac computed tomography imaging. In one embodiment, a method comprises reconstructing an image from projection data acquired during a scan with a reconstruction time determined based on a model relating a timing of an event to be imaged to a heart rate measured during the scan. In this way, the timing of a reconstruction may be consistently applied for a series of reconstructions, thereby inherently registering the reconstructions.
US12070345B2
Systems and methods are provided for delivering images to a patient before and/or during a medical procedure in which a patient is translated on a table relative to a gantry. In various example embodiments, images are projected to the patient while preserving the projected field size during table motion, thereby potentially reducing patient anxiety by providing a more immersive patient viewing experience. In some embodiments, the projected field size is maintained by a display system that is secured to the table such that both a projector and a projection screen are fixed relative to the table, and relative to the patient, during translation of the table. In some example embodiments, a reduction in patient anxiety may be achieved by projecting images as virtual images that are perceived by the patient as residing at a depth that lies beyond the confined spatial region in which the patient resides.
US12070332B2
A wearable device includes a main body, a force sensor disposed on one surface of the main body and configured to measure a force, and a processor configured to control the force sensor to measure a first force when the one surface of the main body faces upwards, control the force sensor to measure a second force sensor when the one surface of the main body faces downward, and calibrate the force sensor based on at least one of the measured first force and the measured second force.
US12070329B2
An object of the present disclosure is to provide an optical measurement method, an optical measurement apparatus, and a non-transitory computer readable medium capable of specifying the position of a pore. The optical measurement method includes first, second, and third steps. In the first step (ST11), first 3D tomographic image data is acquired from a skin by using optical coherence tomography. In the second step (ST12), a line shown in a second planar image (B2) at a second depth is removed from a first planar image (B1) at a first depth, the second depth being deeper than the first depth. In the third step (ST13), a position of a pore is specified from the first planar image (B1) from which the line has been removed.
US12070326B2
Systems and methods for detection and/or intervention of stress episodes such as nightmares during sleep activity or flashbacks or anxiety attacks during waking or sleep activity. In some embodiments, sensors, such as gyroscopes, accelerometers, heart rate sensors, and/or other sensors, may be used for monitoring stress indicators indicative of a user's stress level. The sensed stress indicators may be used to calculate a stress level. If the stress level meets or exceeds a stress level threshold, haptic, audio, visual, and/or other feedback or alerts may be used to draw a user's attention and thus interrupt the stress episode.
US12070318B2
Provided herein are systems, kits, and methods for monitoring brain activity. In some implementations, a system includes a plurality of wearable sensors having a housing with an extended, rounded shape are removably attached to the scalp of a patient and monitor electroencephalogram (EEG) signals. Approaches for instructing a user to position and active that wearable sensors are disclosed. Approaches for facilitating collection, synchronization, and processing of EEG signals are disclosed. Approaches for handing off control of the wearable sensors between portable computing devices are disclosed.
US12070311B2
An oximeter probe determines an oxygen saturation for the tissue and determines a quality value for the oxygen saturation and associated measurements of the tissue. The quality value is calculated from reflectance data received at the detectors of the oximeter probe. The oximeter probe then displays a value for the oxygen saturation with the error value to indicate a quality level for the oxygen saturation and associated values used to calculate oxygen saturation.
US12070309B2
A method for calculating blood oxygen saturation includes defining the extreme value point of a non-red light signal as the extreme value point of a red light signal, and calculating the blood oxygen saturation according to the extreme value point of the red light signal. The method for calculating blood oxygen saturation of the present disclosure proposes to use other light source signals to assist in finding the period of the red light signal, so that the calculation result of the red light signal is more accurate.
US12070306B2
Systems and methods for a continuous monitoring of analyte values received from an analyte sensor system are provided. One method for a wireless data communication between an analyte sensor system and a mobile device involves storing identification information associated with a transceiver of the analyte sensor system, the identification information entered by a user of the mobile device via a custom application running on the mobile device; causing the custom application to enter a background mode; searching for advertisement signals; receiving an advertisement signal from the transceiver; authenticating the transceiver based on the identification information; prompting the user to bring the custom application to a foreground mode; causing the custom application to request a confirmation from the user that a data connection with the transceiver is desired; receiving the confirmation from the user; and completing the data connection with the transceiver.
US12070301B1
A system including a magnetic resonance imaging system having a magnet and first and second sidewalls positioned on opposite sides of an imaging field of the magnet, and a subject support configured to support a subject that is positioned in an upright position. The system may be capable of imaging a target anatomy of the subject while the subject is in the upright position, and may further include a motor for translating the subject support between first and second positions within and outside of the imaging field of the magnet, respectively. The subject support may include a seat on which the subject may sit facing the subject support, such that the subject's back can be operated on and imaged while the subject is in an upright position.
US12070300B2
The invention provides for a medical instrument (100, 400, 500, 600, 900, 1000, 1100. 1200, 1400) comprising a magnetic resonance imaging system. The medical instrument comprises: a radio frequency system (116) configured for sending and receiving radio frequency signals to acquire magnetic resonance imaging data (302). The radio frequency system is configured for connecting to a magnetic resonance imaging antenna (114). The medical instrument further comprises a subject support (120) configured for supporting at least a portion of a subject (118) in an imaging zone (108) of the magnetic resonance imaging system. The subject support comprises an antenna connector (124) configured for connecting to the magnetic resonance imaging antenna. The radiofrequency system is configured for connecting to the magnetic resonance imaging antenna via the antenna connector. The subject support comprises a remotely controllable actuator (126) configured for translating the antenna connector to a connector position (154, 126) along a path (126). The medical instrument further comprises a memory (148) comprising machine executable instructions (150). The medical instrument further comprises a processor (144) for controlling the magnetic resonance imaging system. Execution of the machine executable instructions causes the processor to: receive (350) the connector position (154); and control (352) the remotely controllable actuator to move the antenna connector along the path to the connector position (128).
US12070290B2
The present invention relates to a medical robot system capable of effectively removing a calcified thrombus in a blood vessel. The present invention proposes a new guide-wired helical microrobot for mechanical thrombectomy applied to a calcified thrombus. Also, the present invention proposes an electromagnetic navigation system (ENS) which uses a high frequency operation that is based on a resonant effect in order to enhance the boring force of a microrobot. The microrobot system of the present invention can precisely tunnel through a blood vessel blockage site by means of the electromagnetic navigation system without damaging blood vessel walls. The microrobot system of the present invention has a wide range of applications including not only for thrombosis, but also thromboangiitis obliterans caused by vasoocclusion, cerebral infarction, strokes, angina or myocardial infarction, peripheral artery occlusive disease, or atherosclerosis, etc.
US12070288B2
Surgical systems and methods for generating a tool path. A manipulator is configured to support and move a surgical instrument. Controller(s) obtain data that defines a volume of tissue to be removed from a surgical site. The controller(s) operate the manipulator to move the surgical instrument to remove first portions of the volume and acquire data defining the first portions removed from the volume. The controller(s) identify, based on the volume and the acquired data, additional portions of the volume of tissue that require removal. The controller(s) generate a tool path that passes through the additional portions and operate the manipulator to move the surgical instrument along the tool path to remove the additional portions.
US12070284B2
A method includes providing a handheld manipulator, a surgical tool coupled to the handheld manipulator, and a mechanical arm, affecting, with the handheld manipulator connected to the mechanical arm, motion of the surgical tool by operating a motor of the handheld manipulator, and affecting, with the handheld manipulator disconnected from the mechanical arm, the motion of the surgical tool by operating the motor of the handheld manipulator.
US12070278B2
A method for determining position of an electrode lead inside a body tissue, including: receiving electrical signals recorded from at least one macro electrode contact of an electrode lead positioned inside a body tissue; extracting spiking (SPK) signals from the received electrical signals; providing stored measurements or indications thereof; determining a position of the lead and/or the at least one macro electrode contact inside said body tissue based on the extracted SPK signals and the provided stored measurements or indications thereof.
US12070276B2
A camera tracking system is disclosed for computer assisted navigation during surgery. The camera tracking system includes a camera bar, first and second tracking cameras, and a third tracking camera. The first and second tracking cameras are attached at spaced apart locations on the camera bar. The third tracking camera is attached at a location on the camera bar that is between locations of the first and second tracking cameras and spaced apart a distance from a line extending through centers of the first and second tracking cameras.
US12070274B2
Methods, apparatuses, and systems for performing robotic joint arthroscopic surgery are disclosed. The disclosed systems use a surgical robot network that receives medical images of a patient and generates a 3D rendering of the various medical images. A surgeon or physician is enabled to select workflow objects (such as various tools). The workflow objects can be selected in a sequence for performing actions on the 3D rendering. Data related to the workflow objects and actions in relation to the 3D rendering are stored. The surgeon or physician is enabled to select and perform various repairing techniques and input calculations of the actions performed. The user inputs, workflow objects, and actions with respect to the 3D rendering are sent to a surgical robot for performing robotic joint arthroscopic surgery.
US12070273B2
A device for medical imaging by X-ray is provided. More specifically, it relates to the simulation of the deployment of an endoprosthesis in order to assist the surgeon in an endovascular surgical procedure. The invention makes use of a single 2D image in order to determine certain characteristics of a simplified model of the endoprosthesis: 2D positions, and deployment value of the stents; to determine the inherent rotation of at least one stent; then to determine the deployment of a model representing the structure of the stents, initialized on the basis of the preceding steps, in a 3D model of a vascular structure.
US12070272B2
Methods, systems and devices for pre-operatively planned shoulder surgery guides and implants. Pre-operative planning methods for designing a shoulder surgery guide based on considerations of multiple factors affecting the outcome of shoulder surgery. Methods of using surgery guides and implants in patients undergoing shoulder surgery.
US12070262B2
Presented are a method and apparatus for surgical procedures. An exemplary apparatus includes a body having a longitudinal axis and a connection opening at a first end of the longitudinal axis, the connection opening including an electrical connection to an electrical circuit maintained within the body and an air path extending through the longitudinal axis of the body. The apparatus further includes a tube assembly having a distal end and a mating end along a tube longitudinal axis, the tube assembly having a vacuum inlet circumscribing an electrode extending from the distal end, the vacuum inlet operable for receiving surgical smoke, the vacuum inlet fluidly connected to an air tube extending through the tube longitudinal axis, the mating end operable to be removably affixed to the connection opening thereby connecting the electrode with the electrical connection and the air path with the air tube, and a first button.
US12070256B2
Disclosed herein are bi-spring surgical impact tools and methods of use thereof. The bi-spring surgical impact tools can include a housing, a shuttle, a pinion, and first and second springs. The housing can define a cavity having a first end and a second end. The shuttle can be located within the cavity and define a plurality of indentations. The pinion can be located proximate the shuttle and have a plurality of protrusions sized to mesh with the plurality of indentations during rotation of the pinion. The first and second springs can be mechanically coupled to the housing and the shuttle. Rotation of the pinion in a first direction can translate the shuttle in a first direction towards the first end of the housing and rotation of the pinion in a second direction can translate the shuttle in a second direction towards the second end of the housing.
US12070252B2
The spinal compression system includes systems and instruments that allow vigorous compression of two bone structures while minimally impeding visual access to the surgical site. This is achieved by use of a sleeve member that connects a stanchion to a lever. The system includes a stanchion member, a sleeve member dimensioned to at least partially encircle the stanchion member, and a compression lever including. The sleeve and the lever form a pivot point to allow the compression lever to rotate relative to the stanchion member when the sleeve is reversibly placed around the stanchion member.
US12070246B1
The present application provides an auxiliary implantation assembly, kit and system for flexible neural electrode, comprising: a cannula having a longitudinal cavity, and a tube wall at the distal end of the cannula configured to form a contact area larger than a first threshold to realize the pressing and limiting against the distal part in a case where the cannula is fixed and contacts the distal part of the flexible neural electrode; and a traction member extending in the longitudinal direction, the distal end of which is formed with a traction part and is configured to form a first physical connection mechanism with the proximal end of the cannula, the first physical connection mechanism is switchable between a locked state and an unlocked state by means of the proximal operation of the traction member.
US12070223B2
A closure device includes a first ring structure having a first distal portion and a first medial portion and a second ring structure having a second distal portion and a second medial portion. The first and second distal portions are movable between an open position, where the first and second distal portions form an angle relative to one another for receiving target tissue therebetween, and a closed position, where the first and second distal portions are drawn toward one another for gripping the target tissue. The device also includes an anvil about which the first and second medial portions are formed. Either one of proximal motion of the anvil relative to the first and second rings or proximal motion of the medial portions relative to the anvil causes the first and second distal portions to move into either one of the open position or the closed position.
US12070217B2
Compression anastomosis devices having a plurality of distinct pressure profile zones on the surface of the device. The anastomosis devices may be comprised of a plurality of magnetic connecting members arranged in an annular geometry, e.g., a polygon or circle. The anastomosis device may also be a continuous, non-segmented magnet, or other compression anastomosis device. The compression anastomosis device is deployed into a body lumen, e.g., endoscopically and/or laparoscopically, at a target site. A second compression anastomosis device is placed at an adjacent target site in an adjacent lumen. The compression anastomosis devices are brought together and mate, e.g., magnetically, creating an anastomosis.
US12070214B2
A device for closing a tissue opening includes a proximal housing portion having a first portion, a second portion, a third portion, and a fourth portion. The first portion and the fourth portion extending transversely to a longitudinal axis of the proximal housing portion on opposite sides of the proximal housing portion. A distal portion extends from the proximal housing portion. At least the second portion and the third portion are configured to move toward the first portion.
US12070213B2
Surgical stapling devices have a surgical buttress attached to an anvil jaw member, a cartridge jaw member, or both. In use, the surgical buttress reinforces a staple line formed upon application of staples from the surgical stapling device and minimizes leaks which may exude from the staple line and/or tissue being stapled by the surgical stapling device.
US12070207B2
A suturing device includes first and second holding members, a plurality of needles, a needle moving mechanism, and a suture hook. The first and second holding members are configured to move toward and away from each other to sandwich therebetween edges of a cut. The needles are disposed at the first holding member and aligned in a needle arrangement direction with their points pointing to the second holding member. The needles are configured to hold a suture at tips thereof. The needle moving mechanism is configured to move the plurality of needles toward the second holding member. The suture hook is disposed at the second holding member and configured to move along the needle arrangement direction to catch the suture that has reached the second holding member via the edges of the cut by movement of the needles toward the second holding member by the needle moving mechanism.
US12070204B2
The present disclosure relates generally to apparatus, devices, and methods for increasing force distribution at a suture-tissue interface. In some embodiments, a tissue suturing device may include a deployment device and a plurality of tissue supports deployable from the deployment device towards a target tissue. The plurality of tissue supports may each include a central opening for receiving a suture during deployment.
US12070196B2
In general, arthroscopic medical implements and assemblies and methods of operating arthroscopic medical implements and assemblies are provided. Devices, systems, and methods are described herein in connection with accessing a surgical site using an arthroscopic medical implement. In an exemplary implementation, an optical sensor of the arthroscopic medical implement can gather and output image data, and an inertial sensor of the arthroscopic medical implement can gather and output orientation data. The orientation data can be used to modify the gathered optical image to maintain a display of the gathered optical image in a predetermined desired orientation before, during, and after any rotation of the arthroscopic medical implement. The arthroscopic medical implement can also include at least one sensor configured to gather and output pressure and/or temperature.
US12070195B2
In one aspect, a method of redesigning a laryngoscope, a pharyngoscope, or an oral cavity retractor is disclosed, which includes generating a computerized 3-D model of a laryngoscope, pharyngoscope, or an oral cavity retractor, adjusting one or more parameters of the 3-D model to obtain a 3-D design of a laryngoscope, pharyngoscope, or oral cavity retractor that can provide a desired visual access to the upper aerodigestive tract of a patient or a group of patients, and fabricating a laryngoscope, pharyngoscope, or an oral cavity retractor based on said 3-D design using an additive manufacturing technique, such as 3-D printing.
US12070187B2
The present disclosure relates generally to the field of medical devices such as endoscopes, endoscope assemblies, guide tubes, introducers, and instrument caps for endoscopes, guide tubes, and introducers. In particular, the present disclosure relates to biopsy cap configurations providing sealable access for medical instruments to a working channel, such as a working channel for an endoscope.
US12070184B2
An imaging system includes: an optical system configured to form a subject image; a driver configured to drive the optical system; an imaging element configured to capture the subject image and generate image data; and a processor configured to control the imaging element and the driver. The imaging element includes: a first imaging portion configured to capture an image of a first light beam that travels through a first optical path in the optical system; a second imaging portion configured to capture an image of a second light beam that travels through a second optical path shorter than the first optical path; and plural phase difference pixels for phase difference autofocus, the plural phase difference pixels being arranged in at least one of the first imaging portion and the second imaging portion, the plural phase difference pixels being configured to output phase difference signals.
US12070172B2
A spraying apparatus and a dish-washing machine. The spraying apparatus comprises: a spraying pipe, a water injection nozzle being provided on the spraying pipe; a drive mechanism, the drive mechanism comprising a driving gear and a driven gear engaging with the driving gear, and the driven gear being connected to the spraying pipe to drive the spraying pipe to rotate; a driving mechanism, the driving mechanism being connected to the driving gear to drive the driving gear to rotate. The rotation of the spraying pipe in the spraying apparatus is stable and reliable, and control precision of a spraying region is high.
US12070167B2
A dispensing unit has a wall-mountable support device and a dispenser. The support device has a mounting body having a foot from which an engagement projection protrudes, a covering body having a gripping portion with a collar engageable with the dispenser, and security means suitable for forming a snap-engagement between the covering body and the mounting body. The engagement projection has a predefined configuration for univocally coupling with a bottom of a bottle of the dispenser.
US12070164B2
A main body (100) may constitute the frame of a drying apparatus, and a moving bar (230) may be mounted to the main body (100) to move up and down along the front surface thereof. The moving bar (230) may be moved up and down by being driven by the drive assembly (210). Most of the drive assembly (210) may be installed at a position corresponding to the installation space (150) of a duct (130) formed in the main body (100).
US12070158B2
An electric cooking grill includes a firebox having a first and second heating elements, first and second cooking surfaces positioned over the first and second heating elements respectively, a household power connection, and a power dividing circuit that apportions power from the household power connection to one or both of the first and second heating elements. At least of the first and second heating elements receives up to 100% of the power from the household power connection.
US12070154B2
The present invention relates to a beverage preparation system (10) for controlling a beverage preparation process by injection of liquid into a cartridge (20), the system comprising—a pressure adjustable pump (2) for delivering different pressures upon varying at least one of its drive characteristics such as the speed of the pump, —a sensor (3) for measuring an operating parameter of the pump (2) such as a current absorbed by the pump, —a flow sensor (1) for measuring a liquid flow parameter of liquid injected into the cartridge (20), —a control unit (6) designed to control an extraction pressure of the cartridge (20) by adjusting the drive characteristics of the pump (2) based on pre-established pressure interpolation data (12) depending on the measured liquid flow parameter and the measured operating parameter of the pump.
US12070151B2
A method for operating an apparatus for providing a milk-air emulsion. The apparatus includes: a milk line through which milk flows, a mixing chamber disposed in the milk line, an air feed system having an adjusting unit responsive to a control variable for setting an amount of air injected into the mixing chamber for producing the milk-air emulsion, a measuring unit for determining a physical material property of the milk-air emulsion, and a control and evaluation unit to set the control variable. In a first operating mode an amount of air, controlled by the adjusting unit, is introduced into the mixing chamber to produce the air-milk emulsion which is thereafter is dispensed. In a second operating mode a self-adjustment is performed in which the control and evaluation unit creates a data set as a function of the physical material property of the milk-air emulsion and generates the control variable based on the data set that is input to the adjusting unit.
US12070150B2
A machine (1) for dispensing a beverage (2) includes: a beverage outlet (3) that is located above a dispensing area (4); a machine body or frame (5) having a first connecting part (51) and bearing the beverage outlet (3); and a recipient support (6) having a second connecting part (61) and a support member (62) held by the second connecting part (61). The second connecting part (61) is disconnectably connectable to the first connecting part (51) so that the support member (62) extends into the dispensing area (4) to support a beverage user-recipient (7) under the beverage outlet (3). The first connecting part (51) and the second connecting part (61) have a connection member and a connection receiver arrangement for disconnectably connecting the parts (51,61) such that: the first connecting part forms a connection member and the second connecting part forms a connection receiver; and/or the first connecting part (51) forms a connection receiver and the second connecting part (61) forms a connection member. The connection member is inserted in the connection receiver when the first and second connecting parts (51,61) are connected. The connection member is removed from the connection receiver along a removal direction (51′) when the first and second connecting parts (51,61) are disconnected. The removal direction (51′) has an upwardly directed vertical component (51″) when such machine (1) is in position to dispense the beverage (2).
US12070145B2
A machine (1) for processing a liquid food substance (10) includes: a container (2) having an outside wall (2″) and In delimiting a food cavity (2′) for containing the food substance (10); an impeller (20) for driving the food substance (10) in the cavity (2′); a housing (3) having an outside wall and delimiting a powered cavity (3′) that is adjacent the container (2) and that contains a motor (30) for driving the impeller (20) and a thermal conditioner (40) for managing heat in the food cavity (2′); and a control unit (31) for controlling the impeller motor (30) and the thermal conditioner (40). The thermal conditioner (40) has different first and second sections (41,42) extending over different first and sections of the outside housing wall (3″″). The first and second conditioner sections (41,42) are configured to generate different levels of thermal energy per cm2. The first and second housing sections are adjacent to and extend over respective distinct first and second outside container wall sections (21,22) and/or form therewith a same first wall section and a same second wall section distinct from the same first wall section.
US12070138B2
A monitoring and control system is provided. The system includes a plurality of sensors for obtaining readings associated with food items, such as temperature readings, freshness indications, and the like. The system is scalable and configurable with each sensor being capable of functioning as an individual sensor and/or as part of a grouping of sensors. The system is configured to obtain a variety of information, such as ambient air temperature, dwell time of food items, moisture levels, and the like, thereby enabling the system to recognize current and future concerns. The system provides audio and visual warnings and visual displays. In some embodiments, the system performs one or more physical operation based on one or more detected condition. The system is further configured to distinguish between accurate readings and inaccurate readings and/or to otherwise determine if an obstacle is preventing a sensor from obtaining an accurate reading.
