US12078640B2
The present invention is directed to the use of (1) mucin concentration in sputum; (2) individual airway mucins MUC5AC and MUC5B ratio (MUC5AC/MUC5B) in sputum; and (3) combination of both measurements (Kesimer MUCQuant index) that can be used as an objective biomarker for differential diagnosis of smoking status and chronic bronchitis (CB), disease severity of CB (mild, moderate, and severe), exacerbation status, monitoring progression of CB, and guiding of therapies for CB. In addition, the ratio of amount of IgGFc-binding protein (FCGBP) and the amount of bactericidal/permeability-increasing fold-containing family member A1 (BPIFA1 (or SPLUNC1)) present in a sputum sample from a subject may be used in combination with the Kesimer MUCQuant index (Kesimer MUCQuant Plus index) for differential diagnosis of smoking status and CB, disease severity of CB, exacerbation status, p monitoring progression of CB, and guiding of therapies for CB.
US12078635B2
The present disclosure provides apparatuses and methods for analyzing the presence of charged analytes and/or the binding force between charged analytes and a capture probe. The apparatuses and methods of the present disclosure can be operated in a multiplexed format to perform various assays of clinical significance for example.
US12078629B2
Systems and methods are provided for trapping and electrically monitoring molecules in a nanopore sensor. The nanopore sensor comprises a support structure with a first and a second fluidic chamber, at least one nanopore fluidically connected to the two chambers, and a protein shuttle. The protein shuttle comprises an electrically charged protein molecule, such as Avidin. The nanopore can be a Clytosolin A. A method can comprise applying a voltage across the nanopores to draw protein shuttles towards the nanopores. The ionic current through each or all of the nanopores can be concurrently measured. Based on the measured ionic current, blockage events can be detected. Each blockage event indicates a capture of a protein shuttle by at least one nanopore. Each blockage event can be detected through a change of the total ionic current flow or a change in the ionic current flow for a particular nanopore.
US12078628B2
An in vitro release testing (IVRT) device for orally inhaled drug products, for use in an IVRT apparatus, the device having an air-permeable filter loaded with particulate material representing a dose of an orally inhaled drug product. The device has an upper filter support element and a lower filter support element, the loaded filter being circumferentially retained between the upper and lower support elements, a filter cover to cover the upper surface of the loaded filter, and a filter cover retainer provided to assemble and seal the IVRT device.
US12078624B2
A spectrophotometer (40) includes a sample placement unit (422) in which a sample to be analyzed is placed, a light source unit (411, 412) including a plurality of light sources that irradiates the sample placed in the sample placement unit (422) with light, a detection unit (425) that detects light emitted from the sample (422), a housing (41, 42) that accommodates the sample placement unit (422), the light source unit (411, 412), and the detection unit (425), a storage unit (71) in which information of a temperature value predetermined for each combination of one or a plurality of light sources among the plurality of light sources is stored, a light source designation accepting unit (721) that accepts designation related to a combination of one or a plurality of light sources among the plurality of light sources, a target temperature setting unit (722) that reads a temperature value corresponding to the combination of light sources accepted by the light source designation accepting unit from the storage unit and sets the temperature to the target temperature, and a temperature adjusting unit (416, 417, 426, 427, 723) that maintains a temperature inside the housing at a target temperature.
US12078612B2
Described here are systems and methods for phase velocity imaging using an imaging system, such as an ultrasound system, an optical imaging system (e.g., an optical coherence tomography system), or a magnetic resonance imaging system. In general, systems and methods for constructing phase velocity images (e.g., 2D images, 3D images) from propagating mechanical wave motion data are described. The systems and methods described in the present disclosure operate in the frequency domain and can be implemented using a single frequency or a band of selected frequencies. If there are multiple mechanical wave sources within the field-of-view, directional filtering may be performed to separate mechanical waves propagating in different directions. The reconstructions described below can be performed for each of these directionally filtered components.
US12078611B2
A gas analyzing apparatus includes: an ionization device that generates an ion flow of a sample gas; an analyzer that analyzes the ion flow supplied from the ionization device; a first ion path that non-linearly guides the ion flow from the ionization device to an inlet of the analyzer; and a blocking device for intermittently blocking and releasing, using an electric field or a magnetic field, the ion flow on at least part of a path of the ion flow through the first ion path to a mass filter of the analyzer. It is possible to perform measurement in a state where the ion flow is blocked and measurement in a state where the ion flow is not blocked.
US12078597B2
A framework that includes a feature extractor and a cluster component for clustering is described herein. The framework supports (1) offline image-based unsupervised clustering that replaces time-consuming manual gating; (2) online image-based single cell sorting. During training, one or multiple cell image datasets with or without ground truth are used to train feature extractor, which is based on a neural network including several convolutional layers. Once trained, the feature extractor is used to extract features of cell images for unsupervised cell clustering and sorting. In addition, additional datasets may be used to further refine the feature extractor after it has been trained.
US12078592B2
A mid-infrared gas sensor based on a tapered sub-wavelength grating slot waveguide comprises a lower cladding, a first tapered grating array and a second tapered grating array. The first tapered grating array and the second tapered grating array are disposed on an upper surface of the lower cladding. The first tapered grating array is located in front of the second tapered grating array. The first tapered grating array is formed by 5566 identical first core waveguides that are regularly distributed at intervals from left to right. The second tapered grating array is formed by 5566 identical second core waveguides that are regularly distributed at intervals from left to right. The first core waveguides and the second core waveguides are tapered waveguides. Upper sides and lower sides of the first core waveguides and the second core waveguides are isosceles trapezoids.
US12078591B2
In an embodiment an optical measuring arrangement includes a tube section-shaped hollow body having a central axis extending from a first end face to an opposite second end face of the hollow body, wherein a spiral-shaped hollow light guide is formed in an inner surface of the hollow body by the inner surface being formed at least partially from a light-reflecting material and being formed as a hollow spiral winding around the central axis with a hollow cross section open toward the central axis, a light source arranged at a first spiral end and lying on the first end face of the hollow body, the light source configured to emit a light beam into the hollow spiral so that the light beam is tangentially to its turns and, after a plurality of reflections inside the hollow spiral, emerges from a second spiral end lying on the second end face of the hollow body and a light detector arranged at the second spiral end, the light detector configured to detect the emerging light beam and to output an electronic measurement signal as a function of the detected light beam.
US12078583B2
A method of determining the identity of a petroleum coke sample including obtaining a nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) measurement of the sample, determining a relaxation decay value of a fluid in the sample from the NMR measurement, comparing the relaxation decay value to relaxation decay values of known petroleum coke materials in a reference group to determine whether the petroleum coke is one of the known materials.
US12078580B2
Sample preparation can include obtaining a sample in the form of a liquid mixture and forcing the liquid mixture through a cavitation chamber at an optimal pressure for separating pathogens from particles in the mixture without fragmenting at least 30% of the pathogens. Apparatuses used for sample preparation methods can include a fluid circuit, a cavitation chamber incorporated into the fluid circuit and having a channel with first, second, and third cross-sectional areas, the second cross-sectional area being downstream of and smaller than the first cross-sectional with respect to fluid flow through the fluid circuit and the third cross-sectional area being larger than and downstream of the second cross-sectional area with respect to fluid flow through the fluid circuit. The apparatus can include a pump in fluid communication with the cavitation chamber and a pressure sensor positioned upstream of the cavitation chamber.
US12078579B2
Systems and methods are described for isolating a sample at a valve prior to introduction to an analysis system, such as sample analysis via ICP-MS. A system embodiment can include, but is not limited to, a valve system including a first valve in fluid communication with a sample reservoir and a second valve configured to permit and block access of a vacuum source to the first valve; a sensor system configured to detect presence or absence of a fluid at the first valve; and a controller configured to control operation of the second valve to block access of the vacuum source to the first valve upon detection of the fluid at the first valve to isolate the fluid within the sample reservoir.
US12078571B1
A roof monitoring system includes sensors configured to be distributed across a roof a building. The monitoring system also includes a controller configured to receive sensor feedback from the sensors, where the sensor feedback is indicative of a roof temperature, a first characteristic of light reflected off the roof, a second characteristic of light passing through the roof, a third characteristic of sound associated with the roof, and/or a moisture content on the roof. The controller is also configured to compare the sensor feedback with an expected feedback. The controller is also configured to detect, in response to determining that the sensor feedback deviates from the expected feedback, a roof defect. The controller is also configured to diagnose a cause of the roof defect.
US12078570B2
A vehicle surface simulation apparatus for mapping a nozzles spray pattern of a water leak tester configured to spray water onto an exterior of a vehicle. A jig of the apparatus can be configured to simulate a plurality of exterior surface portions of two different vehicles. The jig can include at least a first area configured to represent at least a portion of a side-view profile of the first vehicle and the second vehicle, and at least a second area configured to represent at least a portion of a front-view profile of the first vehicle and at least a portion of a rear-view profile of the second vehicle. The funnel can be supported in one of the areas such that a funnel inlet lies in a plane that represents a predetermined surface of the vehicle. The conduit can be in fluid communication with the funnel and the container.
US12078567B2
A refuse vehicle includes a telescopic arm, a sensor, and a processor. The telescopic arm includes an outer boom defining a bore, an inner boom received in the bore of the outer boom, and a bearing pad received in the bore and located between an exterior surface of the inner boom and an interior surface of the outer boom. The sensor is configured to output data indicating a position of a load-bearing limb of the telescopic arm. The processor is configured to receive data output from the sensor and determine a wear-state of the bearing pad based on the position.
US12078560B2
A load sensor having a centrally disposed aperture element through which a fastening element of a vehicle air suspension assembly passes to affix the load sensor between the vehicle air suspension assembly and the vehicle suspension, wherein the load sensor has a force measurement sensor disposed proximate an elongate slot to generate a load signal which varies based on an amount of strain in the load sensor, wherein the load signal received by a load calculator allows calculation of the load exerted from the vehicle frame to the vehicle suspension.
US12078552B2
An optimized thermocouple system and a method of optimizing a thermocouple system having a plurality of thermocouple probes and a junction box is provided and includes examining the thermocouple system to identify a first thermocouple probe of the plurality of thermocouple probes, wherein the first thermocouple probe includes a first positive leg and a first negative leg and is located electrically farthest from the junction box. The method includes calculating a first loop resistance between the first thermocouple probe and the junction box and configuring a second thermocouple probe of the plurality of thermocouple probes having a second positive leg, a second negative leg and a second loop resistance such that the second loop resistance is substantially equal to the first loop resistance.
US12078551B2
The present disclosure provides embodiments of semiconductor devices. In one embodiment, the semiconductor device includes a dielectric layer and a fin-shaped structure disposed over the dielectric layer. The fin-shaped structure includes a first p-type doped region, a second p-type doped region, and a third p-type doped region, and a first n-type doped region, a second n-type doped region, and a third n-type doped region interleaving the first p-type doped region, the second p-type doped region, and the third p-type doped region. The first p-type doped region, the third p-type doped region and the third n-type doped region are electrically coupled to a first potential. The second p-type doped region, the first n-type doped region and the second n-type doped region are electrically coupled to a second potential different from the first potential.
US12078550B2
A temperature sensor, and methods of making and using such a temperature sensor, whereby the temperature sensor includes a reversible thermochromic color-changing system having a dye, a developer, and a solvent. Upon exposure to a preselected temperature threshold, association or disassociation of the dye and the developer results in a visible color change. Further, the color-changing system includes a color-memory property which facilitates retention of the color change to effectively record exposure to the temperature threshold.
US12078547B2
A method and apparatus for determining the temperature of a substrate within a processing chamber are described herein. The methods and apparatus described herein utilize an etalon assembly and a heterodyning effect to determine a first temperature of a substrate. The first temperature of the substrate is determined without physically contacting the substrate. A separate temperature sensor also measures a second temperature of the substrate and/or the substrate support at a similar location. The first temperature and the second temperature are utilized to calibrate one of the temperature sensors disposed within the substrate support, a model of the processes performed within the processing chamber, or to adjust a process parameter of the process performed within the processing chamber.
US12078543B2
When relation between a color of a color chip (a patch) in a color chart and a color of a color chip in an image-captured color chart is calculated, the color chip of the image-captured color chart was manually extracted by operating a keyboard or a mouse. Such an operation had a problem that an extraction error may occur, and that it takes time to manually extract all color chips in the color chart. The present invention solved the problem by a color chart in which recognition can be easily and automatically executed. The color chart includes a plurality of patches, and an automatic recognition marker configured to automatically recognize at least one of the plurality of patches.
US12078540B2
An optical sensor having a common light sensing circuit for synchronously sensing a plurality of color light signals is provided. A plurality of photoelectric components respectively convert the plurality of color light signals into a plurality of photocurrents. A plurality of gain amplifiers respectively multiply the plurality of photocurrents by a plurality of gains to output a plurality of amplified photocurrents. An arithmetic circuit adds up the plurality of amplified photocurrents to output a total amplified photocurrent signal. A common analog-to-digital converter converts the total amplified photocurrent signal into a digital signal. A counter circuit counts bit values of the digital signal to output a counting signal.
US12078535B2
The invention provides a single-photon detector that includes a superconducting wire made from a high quality and uniform superconducting film with a higher critical temperature. A reflector or a multilayered reflector with high reflectivity, preferably a nitride-based distributed Bragg reflector, is provided to reflect an incident light to the superconducting wire. A surface-plasmon wavelength-selective surface may be further provided above the superconducting wire to resonantly transmits the incident light within a selective passband, making the single-photon detector operable in the ultraviolet, visible, and infrared wavelength bands. In addition, a large area of superconducting film with high level of uniformity is grown to achieve the up scaling of the single-photon detector and a single-photon detector array.
US12078524B2
A weight measurement device comprises: an upper surface cover on which a measurement target is placed; a load cell to detect weight of the measurement target placed on the upper surface cover; a bridge to support the load cell; a receiving member to receive the weight of the measurement target placed on the upper surface cover; and a bottom surface cover provided on a lower surface side of the receiving member, and further comprises a sliding part provided between the lower surface of the receiving member and an upper surface of the bottom surface cover to enable the receiving member to move in a horizontal direction relative to the bottom cover. The bridge comprises a pivot which is a fulcrum to make it possible to change inclination of the bridge relative to the bottom surface cover and is in contact with an upper surface of the receiving member.
US12078521B2
The invention relates to a device for determining a volume of liquid in a hydrocarbon fluid sample, the device including: a cell (1) comprising an upper part (3) defined by a tubular sidewall (5) and a lower part (4) defined by a closed extremity, the lower part having a conical shape and forming a chamber (12) configured to receive the liquid; and a piston (2) comprising an upper part (15) and a lower part (16), the piston being slidable in the cell and sealing the cell in a gas-tight manner. The invention also relates to a method for determining a volume of liquid in a hydrocarbon fluid sample.
US12078519B2
Example systems, apparatuses, and methods are disclosed sensing a flow of fluid using a thermopile-based flow sensing device. An example apparatus includes a flow sensing device comprising a heating structure having a centerline. The flow sensing device may further comprise a thermopile. At least a portion of the thermopile may be disposed over the heating structure. The thermopile may comprise a first thermocouple having a first thermocouple junction disposed upstream of the centerline of the heating structure. The thermopile may further comprise a second thermocouple having a second thermocouple junction disposed downstream of the centerline of the heating structure.
US12078518B2
There is provided a method of estimating flowrate in a pipeline based on acoustic behaviour of the pipe. First acoustic data is measured from the pipeline. A flowrate of the fluid in the pipeline is then estimated. The estimation is based on the first acoustic data and based on a correlation established between second acoustic data and corresponding flowrate data from an experimental pipeline. The correlation is established by a machine learning process (which may include the use of an artificial neural network, such as an autoencoder). The second acoustic data and corresponding flowrate data are used as inputs to the machine learning process.
US12078513B2
A device for sensing a rotary or linear position of moving parts of drives, in which a moving part performs a rotary movement or a linear positioning movement with respect to a stationary part, has a switch unit comprising switches arranged next to one another in a row and is arranged on the stationary part, and having an actuating element for actuating the switches based on the relative position of the moving part, the actuating element having switch triggers corresponding to the number of switches and each being assigned to the respective switches, such that there is a respectively defined unique combination of positions of the switches for each relative position between the moving part and the stationary part, and a control module having an analysis unit for storing coding for the different switch positions in relation to the relative position of the moving part of the drive.
US12078510B2
Methods, apparatus and systems for map reconstruction based on wireless tracking are described. In one example, a described system comprises: a sensor configured to collect sensing data in a venue and obtain a plurality of trajectories, and a processor. Each trajectory is a time series of spatial coordinates (TSSC) representing a path traversed by a respective object in the venue. Each TSSC is accompanied by at least one respective time series of sensing data (TSSD) collected while the respective object traverses the path in the venue. The processor is configured for: segmenting each TSSC and its accompanying at least one TSSD into segments, bundling the plurality of trajectories based on similarity measures between pairs of the segments, fusing the bundled trajectories to generate fused trajectories, computing a shape of the fused trajectories, and generating a map of the venue based on the computed shape.
US12078503B2
When the distance indicated by distance information received by a Bluetooth module (31) is less than a predetermined first reference distance (KY1), a guidance image (33) including a distance image (33a) and a direction image (33b) is generated, and this guidance image (33) is displayed on a combiner (26) of a helmet (20). By stopping the display of the distance image (33a) of the guidance image (33) and continuing to display the direction image (33b) from when the distance indicated by the distance information becomes less than a second reference distance (KY2) shorter than the first reference distance (KY1) to when the guidance point is reached, the driver's attention is focused on the direction image (33b), so that a mistake in the direction of travel at the guidance point can be prevented.
US12078501B2
A method includes receiving one or more search terms at a mobile computing device while the mobile computing device is located at a particular location. A search query that includes the one or more search terms and a location history of the mobile computing device is transmitted to a server. The method also includes receiving one or more search results in response to the search query, where the one or more search results include content identified based on a predicted destination of the mobile computing device. An interface identifying the one or more search results is displayed at the mobile computing device.
US12078487B2
Before a pedestal is assembled, a sensitivity is inspected for each of sensors disposed in blocks respectively. In an inspection step, the blocks in which the sensors are disposed respectively are prepared. The blocks are fitted into main-axis groove portions of a main-axis tray, and the blocks are brought in contact with main-axis positioning surfaces of the main-axis groove portions to dispose the thickness direction of the main-axis tray and the main-axes of the sensors in parallel. The main-axis tray is arranged on a turntable such that a central axis of rotation of the turntable and the thickness direction of the main-axis tray are in parallel and that the central axis of rotation of the turntable and the main-axes of the sensors are in parallel. The turntable is made pivoting or swinging to inspect the sensitivities, in the main-axes, of the of sensors.
US12078480B2
A wear detection device is disclosed herein. The wear detection device may comprise: a housing including a transparent tube, the housing configured to receive a photoconductive fluid; a first casing disposed at a first end of the housing; and a power source disposed in the first casing, the power source configured to power a transmitter in response to the transparent tube being exposed to light. An electrical circuit may be closed in response to an entire length of the transparent tube being exposed to light or only a portion of the transparent tube being exposed to the light.
US12078475B2
A three-dimensional measurement method combines the three-step phase shift method to embed the marker line information into the sinusoidal stripe pattern to obtain the target stripe pattern. The target stripe pattern is projected onto the surface of the object to be measured, and the wrapped phase image, mean intensity image and modulated intensity image of the stripe pattern collected by the left and right cameras are solved. The mask image according to the mean intensity image and modulation intensity image is solved to extract the marker line. The spatial phase unwrapping starting from the marker line in the wrapped phase image is performed to obtain the spatial phase. The spatial phase matching based on the unique correspondence between the left and right cameras based on the spatial phase of the marker line is performed, the best matching point of the right camera is obtained.
US12078471B2
A device for detecting an object conveyed through a measuring region comprises a transmission apparatus configured to emit measuring radiation onto the outer contour of the object. The measuring radiation comprises a frequency in a range of one of gigahertz and terahertz. A protective mesh is positioned between the measuring region and at least one of the transmission apparatus and the receiving apparatus. The protective mesh is transparent for the measuring radiation and permeable to a gas.
US12078469B2
Method of inspecting a vessel including obtaining a first data set (14, 114) associated with a first surface (340) of at least a portion of the vessel. The first data set (14, 114) is obtained with laser scanning A model or simulation (12, 112, 212, 312) indicative of the first surface (340) is generated in dependence on the obtained first data set (14, 114). A property of the portion of the vessel is determined in dependence on the generated model or simulation (12, 112, 212, 312).
US12078464B2
Systems, methods and apparatus are provided through which in some implementations an ammunition cartridge includes a cartridge casing having a longitudinal center axis, a powder pocket positioned adjacent to the cartridge casing, a piston bore positioned adjacent to the powder pocket, a piston in the piston bore, and a payload bay positioned adjacent to the payload bay, wherein the piston is not coupled to the cartridge, wherein the piston is in contact with the payload bay wherein a diameter of the powder pocket is less than an inside diameter of the cartridge casing to provide a reduced velocity to the payload.
US12078461B2
A radio frequency attenuating switch including a switch having a first input for connection to an electrical power supply and first and second output leads for connecting a device such as a detonator. One or more RF mitigation devices are connected within one or more of the output leads.
US12078458B1
A fin deployment system for a projectile positioned in a chamber, the fin deployment system including a non-rotatable hinge pin shaft, a fin member, and a unidirectional ratchet collar member. The non-rotatable hinge pin shaft, which is coupled to the shell, defines a helically-oriented pathway. The fin member has a fin lug that couples the fin member on the hinge pin shaft for simultaneous axial and rotational movement along the helically-oriented pathway to a deployed position at an aft region of the projectile. Such movement is induced at least partially by application of a centripetal load and aerodynamic load as the projectile rotates upon launch from a chamber. The unidirectional ratchet collar member is disposed on the hinge pin shaft for unidirectional axial movement and radial expansion induced by the simultaneous axial and rotational movement of the fin member that retains the fin member in the deployed position.
US12078454B2
A laserless combat simulation device includes at least one processing device and a memory device having instructions stored thereon that, when executed by the at least one processing device cause the at least one processing device to receive a trigger event from a weapon device. The instructions further cause the at least one processing device to receive image data from an optical sensor array of the weapon device of a field of view of the weapon device, receive position information and orientation information of the weapon device at the time of the trigger event, analyze the image data to determine an identity and location of a target, and calculate a ballistic outcome based at least in part on the position information and orientation information of the weapon device, the identity and location of the target, and ballistic characteristics of a simulated round fired from the weapon device.
US12078451B2
A targeting device for a firearm having a sighting device, the targeting device having a mount capable of being secured to the fire arm, and a camera capable of capturing images in a field of view including the sighting device, the camera being adjustable relative to the sighting device such that it can be aligned with the sighting device.
US12078447B2
Crossbow bowstring positioning systems are provided. In one aspect of the invention a crossbow bowstring positioning system has a crank housing supporting an axle and positioning a first connector at a front facing surface of the crank housing, a length of rope connected between two separated points on the axle; a bowstring connector joined to the length of rope and connectable to a bowstring of the crossbow, a mounting having a buffer tube mount mountable to a buffer tube of a crossbow; and a crank operable to rotate the axle to control an extent to which the rope is wound onto the axle and a position of the bowstring connector relative to the axle. The crank housing and mounting can be readily assembled in a small space and an efficient manner while providing paths through which a force experienced by the axle during use can be resisted.
US12078446B2
In some embodiments, an archery bow comprises a riser, a first limb, a second limb, a bowstring and a sling mount. In some embodiments, the sling mount comprises a proximal portion, an intermediate portion and a distal portion. In some embodiments, the proximal portion is attached to the bow. In some embodiments, a width of the intermediate portion is less than a width of the distal portion.
US12078444B2
A gas projectile platform having a trigger that can rotate when pressure is applied to the trigger, a first spool biased against a magnet, a pad assembly that, when actuated, allows pressure to enter an first spool pressure area forward the first spool and configured to release the first spool from the magnet when sufficient pressure is transferred to the first spool pressure area, the first spool configured to transmit pressure to a second spool wherein the second spool is configured to be positioned rearward overcoming a spring force to allow press to release from a bolt pressure area, wherein the bolt pressure area is pressurized when the bolt is in a forward position and configured to transition rearward when the second spool overcomes the spring force and wherein an ejection pressure stored in a bolt pressure area is transmitted to a chamber and ejects a projectile from a barrel.
US12078435B2
A firearm trigger assembly has a frame, a hammer pivotally connected to the frame, a trigger element pivotally connected to the frame and operable to selectively restrain and release the hammer in response to movement of the trigger element between a restraint position and a release position, a trigger lever movably connected to the trigger element and movable with respect to the trigger element between a first unactuated position and a second actuated position, and the trigger element being configured to remain in the restraint position when the trigger lever is in the first unactuated position, in any of a range of positions intermediate the first unactuated position and the second actuated position, and when in the second actuated position with an application of force to the trigger lever below a selected force threshold.
US12078433B2
A heat releasing unit includes heat releasing constituents which are stacked and are joined together while heat releasing flow passages are formed in the heat releasing constituents, respectively. An evaporating unit includes evaporating constituents which are stacked and are joined together, while evaporating flow passages are formed in the evaporating constituents, respectively. The evaporating unit and the heat releasing unit are arranged one after another in a direction along a side plate portion. A heat releasing unit outlet is formed at an outlet-side heat releasing constituent that is one of the heat releasing constituents placed at an end thereof. An evaporating unit inlet is formed at an inlet-side evaporating constituent that is one of the evaporating constituents placed at an end thereof. All of the heat releasing flow passages are connected to the evaporating flow passages through the heat releasing unit outlet and the evaporating unit inlet.
US12078422B2
A device for separating interconnected transport boats that are movable in a first plane in an intended direction of motion includes a substantially oval, non-circular separation disk aligned parallel to the first plane and connected to a rotary drive and a lifting device via a drive shaft. The separation disk is movable by means of the lifting device in the direction of the transport boats to be separated in order to engage with a corresponding total recess in the transport boats to be separated. In addition, the separation disk is rotatably movable in, and/or parallel to, the first plane by means of the rotary drive in order to separate the transport boats to be separated from each other by rotating the separation disk.
US12078414B2
The present invention relates to the transport of products in a desired conservation temperature range, comprising: a box (2) made of insulating material delimiting a compartment opened upwards having a volume less than 150 liters and able to contain products, the box (2) having a determined heat dissipation value; a cover (4) made of insulating material adaptable on the box (2) to seal the compartment; a diffusing divider wall (5) interposed between the box (2) and the cover (4) to delimit with the cover (4), a chamber with a surface (7) for receiving at least one refrigerated load (6) emitting a heat value, the cover (4) and the divider wall (5) comprising complementary means for locking/unlocking (9) with one another; characterized in that the heat energy emitted by the refrigerated load (6) and the thermal diffusion coefficient of the divider wall (5) are adjusted such that, at determined transport and conservation temperatures and for a desired duration after receiving the refrigerated load (6) and exposure of the container (1) to the transport temperature, the heat value diffused by the divider wall (5) to the compartment is equal to, or at most 20% greater than the heat value dissipated by the box (2).
US12078410B2
A walled structure for an appliance comprising: (i) an inner wall portion defining a reception compartment, the reception compartment having a width; (ii) an outer wall portion facing the inner wall portion and at least partially surrounding the inner wall portion, the outer wall portion separated from the inner wall portion by a space, the outer wall portion being disposed further away from the reception compartment than the inner wall portion, the outer wall portion having a width parallel to the width of the reception compartment; (iii) an interior volume including the space between the inner wall portion and the outer wall portion; and (iv) an aperture through the outer wall portion providing access to the interior volume, the aperture having a width parallel to the widths of the reception compartment and the outer wall portion that is at least 25 percent of the width of the outer wall portion.
US12078406B2
A refrigerator includes a cabinet defining a storage space, a door configured to open and close the storage space, and a door opening device provided on the door and configured to open the door. The door opening device includes a case provided inside the door and in communication with openings on the front and rear surfaces of the door, a door handle mounted inside the case and configured to be rotated by a user and to shield an opening in the front surface of the door, and a push slider accommodated in the case and configured to reciprocate in a straight line, and having one end in contact with the door handle and the other end that protrudes through an opening at the rear surface of the door. The push slider moves rearward when the door handle is rotated and pushes the cabinet to open the door.
US12078405B2
A refrigerator includes a cabinet that defines a storage space and a machine compartment that accommodates a compressor, a blow fan, and a condenser. The condenser is curved along front, rear, and side surfaces of the machine compartment. The condenser includes a first header disposed at a first end of the condenser, a second header disposed at a second end of the condenser, tubes that connect the first header and the second header to each other, an input connection portion that extends from the first header toward the second header and is configured to supply refrigerant to the first header, and an output connection portion that extends from the first header toward the second header and is spaced apart from the input connection portion. The output connection portion is configured to receive the refrigerant discharged from the first header.
US12078400B2
A miniature Joule-Thomson cryocooler operating at liquid helium temperatures includes an integral structure formed by welding at least three base plates sequentially superposed, an outermost base plate in the at least three base plates is configured as a cover plate and configured to seal the rest of the at least three base plates, the rest of the at least three base plates is configured as a first-stage cooling circulator, a second-stage cooling circulator and a third-stage cooling circulator respectively, the first-stage cooling circulator, the second-stage cooling circulator and the third-stage cooling circulator have a first-stage working fluid, a second-stage working fluid and a third-stage working fluid respectively, the first-stage cooling circulator is configured to precool the second-stage working fluid and the third-stage working fluid through the first-stage working fluid, and the second-stage cooling circulator is configured to precool the third-stage working fluid through the second-stage working fluid.
US12078390B2
A heat pump system includes a refrigerant circuit that has a compressor, a first heat exchanger, a second heat exchanger, a reheat heat exchanger, a modulating valve, and a reversing valve. The reversing valve is configured to transition between a first configuration to direct refrigerant from the compressor toward the modulating valve and a second configuration to direct the refrigerant from the compressor toward the first heat exchanger. The heat pump system also includes control circuitry configured to concurrently maintain the reversing valve in the first configuration and adjust a position of the modulating valve to direct a first portion of the refrigerant from the modulating valve to the second heat exchanger and a second portion of the refrigerant from the modulating valve to the reheat heat exchanger based on an operating mode of the heat pump system.
US12078387B2
A hot water tank for a bidet includes a tank main body in which a space for accommodating water is formed and an inclined surface having a portion of an upper side inclined downward is formed. The hot water tank also includes a heating unit inserted into and positioned in the tank main body and a bimetal positioned on the inclined surface.
US12078382B2
A method for anti-condensation at an air conditioner radiation terminal includes transferring dehumidification heat in a fresh air ventilator to a refrigerant in a refrigerant tube via a plate heat exchanger in the fresh air ventilator to heat up the refrigerant and starting a pump in a cold and heat source. The pump drives the heat-exchanged and heated-up refrigerant to radiation terminals through the refrigerant tube, to implement anti-condensation. The dehumidification heat is heat that is absorbed when a heat exchanger performs refrigeration to dehumidify air.
US12078377B2
A ventilator includes: a blower unit that exchanges indoor air; a corrected threshold calculation unit that calculates a corrected threshold by correcting a predetermined threshold of CO2 concentration in the indoor air for changing a ventilation air volume on the basis of a detected outdoor air CO2 concentration value that is CO2 concentration in outdoor air detected; and a ventilation air volume control unit that changes the ventilation air volume by controlling an air volume of the blower unit on the basis of the CO2 concentration in the indoor air and the corrected threshold.
US12078375B2
An HVAC system includes a blower, a motor drive, and a controller. A benchmark rate of the flow of air provided by the blower and a corresponding benchmark power output of the motor drive associated with operation of the blower at a test condition are received. The controller determines a first motor drive frequency at which the motor drive is operating. Based on the benchmark rate and a comparison of the first motor drive frequency to the predefined motor drive frequency, a first rate of the flow of air provided by the blower is determined. At a later time, a current power output of the motor drive is determined during operation of the blower at the test condition. Based on a comparison of the current benchmark power output to the benchmark power output, an updated benchmark rate of the flow of air provided by the blower is determined.
US12078372B2
An air conditioner includes: a fan configured to discharge air cooled by a refrigerant; and at least one processor configured to receive a user input for setting an airflow volume of air to be discharged and a desired temperature, increase a frequency of the compressor to a first critical frequency and maintain the frequency of the compressor as the first critical frequency in response to determining that a temperature difference between an indoor temperature and a desired temperature exceeds the critical temperature difference while controlling the fan to discharge the air with the set airflow volume, determine whether an unsatisfactory condition has occurred, based on at least one cool air-conditioning sensation measurement item while maintaining the first critical frequency, and increase the frequency of the compressor to a second critical frequency to further decrease a current temperature of the air in response to determining that the unsatisfactory situation has occurred.
US12078370B2
A district energy system includes at least one energy provisioning unit, an energy management controller; a thermal distribution network coupled to the energy provisioning units and to a plurality of coupling interfaces connectable to the associated HVAC system of buildings within a district, and an electrical distribution network coupled to the energy provisioning units and to the coupling interfaces. The coupling interfaces may include both heat pumps and heat exchangers at each building, to provide heating, cooling and enable harvesting of normally wasted thermal energy from the buildings for re-distribution. The controller can manage the selection and number of energy provisioning units (and their operational set points) coupled to the district thermal distribution network and the electrical distribution network to meet the thermal and electrical demands of the district while satisfying other operational goals such as the minimization of greenhouse gas emissions.
US12078358B2
A fire pit has a tub with a hollow interior chamber for receiving ash-producing combustibles. The chamber has a perforated bottom portion. A support is adapted to attach to the tub and be removable therefrom without the use of tools. The support has an ash-collecting compartment disposed directly below the perforated bottom portion when the support is attached to the tub. The support is adapted to support the tub when attached thereto, and to receive hot ashes into the compartment which fall through the perforated bottom portion during combustion of the combustibles, so that the ashes can collect and cool within the compartment and then be transported with the removed support for remote disposal.
US12078350B2
A combustion section defines an axial direction, a radial direction, and a circumferential direction. The combustion section includes a casing that defines a diffusion chamber. A combustion liner is disposed within the diffusion chamber and defines a combustion chamber. The combustion liner is spaced apart from the casing such that a passageway is defined between the combustion liner and the casing. A fuel cell assembly is disposed in the passageway. The fuel cell assembly includes a fuel cell that extends between an inlet end and an outlet end. The inlet end receives a flow of air and fuel and the outlet end provides output products to the combustion chamber. The fuel cell extends at an angle between the inlet end and the outlet end relative to a radial projection line.
US12078341B2
A lighting device, such as a softbox 1 used for illumination in film locations, comprises a self-supporting funnel-shaped reflector 3 having a proximal edge 5 and a distal edge 7. A circumferential length of the funnel-shaped reflector at the proximal edge 5 is smaller than a circumferential length of the funnel-shaped reflector at the distal edge 7. The funnel-shaped reflector 3 is formed of a wall material 19 and the wall material is a thermoplastic material. The funnel-shaped reflector 3 includes plural corner lines 17 extending between the proximal edge 5 and distal edge 7, and wherein the corner lines 17 are formed by thermoplastic deformation of the wall material 19.
US12078340B2
An asymmetric total internal reflector (TIR) lens and a luminaire including a plurality of asymmetric TIR lenses designed to provide increased control on spill light and produce asymmetric distribution within each TIR lens and that does not require a secondary optic arranged at an exit plane of the TIR lens. The TIR lenses disclosed herein utilize a refractive member having a plurality of portions, each portion includes a middle longitudinal edge, a middle lateral edge; and a middle corner formed between the middle longitudinal edge and the middle lateral edge. The TIR lens also includes a collimator arranged about the refractive member that includes an inner surface configured to receive electromagnetic radiation from the refractive member and reflect or refract it through an exit plane of the TIR lens.
US12078333B1
An LED lamp includes a heat sink, an LED light board installed on a front surface of the heat sink, a transparent plate covering on the LED light board, and a buckle assembly. The buckle assembly includes a base fixed to the heat sink, a first limiting portion, a fastener movably connected to the base, and an elastic member with a first end abutting against the base and a second end abutting against the fastener. When the buckle assembly is in a first state, a first portion of the fastener presses on the transparent plate to fix the transparent plate to the heat sink; when the buckle assembly is in a second state, a second portion of the fastener is pressed against the first limiting portion, and the first end of the fastener is detached from the transparent plate, which can manually remove the transparent plate without needing additional tools.
US12078321B2
A light unit configured to emit at least one wide-aperture light beam including a transmitter system, configured to emit at least one light beam, the beam(s) being emitted in an angular range of 360° around the transmitter system; a reflector system surrounding the transmitter system, arranged to receive each light beam propagating from the transmitter system and to reflect each light beam received towards the outside of the light unit. The reflector system includes a frame surrounding the transmitter system and bearing a reflecting surface extending around the transmitter system between two opposite edges of the frame, the reflector system and/or the transmitter system are mounted such that they can be moved relative to one another and such that they can be positioned relative to one another so as to modify the interception area of the beam emitted by the transmitter system along the reflecting surface of the reflector system.
US12078320B1
A stage light fixture with high-stable rotational positioning including a base, a pivoting arm pivoted to the base through a pivoting shaft, and a light head pivoted to the pivoting arm through another pivoting shaft. An angular detector for detecting a rotation angle of the light head and/or the pivoting arm is further provided, which includes a stator assembly and a rotor assembly oppositely arranged each other, wherein the stator assembly has a magnet exciting coil adapted to form an alternating magnetic field in a region of the stator assembly by high-frequency periodic alternating current and voltage and a receiving coil arranged in the alternating magnetic field adapted to form an induced electromotive force; and the rotor assembly is configured to change electromagnetic coupling strength between the magnet exciting coil and the receiving coil during rotation thereof relative to the stator assembly.
US12078319B1
An easily assembled and disassembled lampshade includes a cover body, a bulb holder and a fixing seat. The bulb holder and the fixing seat are in threaded connection. The fixing seat is provided with buckles, and the cover body is provided with snap-fit holes for insertion of the buckles.
US12078309B2
A lamp unit irradiates light emitted from a light source and reflected by a spatial light modulator, toward a front of the unit through a projection lens. The projection lens is constituted by a plurality of lenses disposed side by side in a front-rear direction of the unit. The plurality of lenses are supported by a common lens holder. In the plurality of lenses, a lens located on a rearmost side of the unit is constituted by a glass lens and remaining lenses are constituted by a resin lens.
US12078304B2
Provided are a lamp-string grid screen and a luminous component, comprising a transparent wire and a lamp string wire; multiple transparent wires and multiple lamp string wires are arranged crosswise in a grid pattern; multiple lamp beads are arranged on the lamp string wire; the lamp beads on the lamp string wire are glued to the transparent wire, and multiple lamp beads are arranged in an array; or, the transparent wire and the lamp string wire are connected by a fastener, and multiple lamp beads are arranged in a diamond pattern.
US12078302B2
A plant cultivation light source includes a substrate and a first group of light sources. The first group of light sources includes a plurality of light sources disposed on the substrate, and a light source including a light emitting structure including a first semiconductor layer, an active layer, and a second semiconductor layer. The plurality of light sources operates to emit lights having different wavelength bands and includes a first light source that emits first light having an area of at least about 55% compared with an area of a normalized solar spectrum, a second light source that emits second light having a wavelength for cryptochrome, and a third light source that emits third light having a wavelength for phytochrome.
US12078299B2
A light bulb apparatus includes a bulb shell, an antenna, a driver, a light source plate and a bulb cap. The light source plate has a first layer and a second layer. The LED module is disposed on the first layer. The second layer includes a metal portion. The metal portion carries heat generated by the LED module for heat dissipation. The antenna is disposed upon the first layer. A bulb cap is connected to an external power. The driver is electrically connected to the antenna for receiving a wireless signal. The driver converts the external power to a driving current supplied to the LED module.
US12078294B2
The invention relates to a gas container having a gas distribution valve and an electronic measurement device arranged on the gas distribution valve. The electronic measurement device having an electronic display screen which is electrically connected, via an electrical connecting connector, to a circuit board having at least one microprocessor. The electrical connecting connector having a connector body in the shape of an elongate bar through which a plurality of electrically conductive elements passes extending between two opposite faces of the connector body. The electrically conductive elements are separated from one another by regions made of insulating material.
US12078285B2
The present disclosure relates to a display apparatus including a display panel and a tiling coupler. The display apparatus can include a display panel; a back frame configured to attach to a wall structure by a fixing element; a height adjustment element joined to the back frame, including a permanent magnet and adjusting a height; and a position adjustment element fixed to a rear surface of the display panel, including a magnetic material mounted by a magnetic force of the height adjustment element, and adjusting a position on a plane defined by the height adjustment element.
US12078279B2
A robot includes a body having first and second segments configured to move relative to each other. Each segment has at least two legs. The legs extend non-parallel to the body and are configured to extend outwardly and retract inwardly relative to the body to enable the body to move within an operating environment.
US12078275B2
An apparatus for coding a first connection partner and a second connection partner of a bayonet lock. The first connection partner has at least two locking arms for locking the connection and is arranged on a fluid line adapter. The second connection partner has a flange ring for guiding through the first locking partner with a number of recesses which corresponds to the number of locking arms for guiding through the locking arms and is arranged on an adapter receiving member. A first locking arm has a different geometry from the other locking arms. A first recess which is associated with the first locking arm has a compatible geometry for positioning the first connection partner and the second connection partner in a predefined position, and the additional recesses have a different geometry which is not compatible with the first locking arm. The apparatus further has a mechanical coding device.
US12078271B2
This disclosure enables various brackets and methods of manufacture and use thereof. For example, a bracket may have a first clip, a second clip, and a third clip, where the second clip spans between the first clip and the third clip to enable the bracket to be capable of simultaneously engaging (e.g., holding, clamping) a first tubular member (e.g., a tube, a socket, a bulb) by the first clip and the third clip and a second tubular member (e.g., a tube, a socket, a bulb) by the second clip as the first tubular member extends along the second tubular member.
US12078257B2
A valve-actuated suction apparatus includes an anchor member made of a non-porous resilient material and having a flexible base seal member and an anchor member stem. The base seal member is arranged to seal against a reference surface. The anchor member stem includes a vent port extending therethrough. A plunger valve is operable to selectively seal and unseal the vent port. The plunger valve includes a plunger valve head and a plunger valve stem. The plunger valve stem is slidably disposed in the vent port and slidable between a closed position of the plunger valve wherein the vent port is sealed and an open position of the plunger valve wherein the vent port is unsealed. The plunger valve stem includes one or more protruding transverse flanges that sealably engage a sidewall of the vent port when the plunger valve is in the closed position.
US12078256B2
Systems and methods described herein provide a pilot-operated oscillating valve including a diaphragm. The valve is configured such that when the diaphragm is in a closed position, pressure of a fluid supply opens the valve, and when the diaphragm is in an open position, the pressure of the fluid closes the valve. The oscillating valve may further include an actuator that can cause the valve to be arrested selectively in the open position or the closed position depending on a state of the actuator. The state of the actuator is switchable with a small expenditure of energy, enabling an extended duty cycle for a battery or other power source associated with the actuator. In some implementations, energy from the oscillating movement of the diaphragm may be captured to recharge the battery for the actuator.
US12078254B2
Discloses is a control valve, comprising a sealing component. The sealing component is located between a side wall portion and a valve core component the sealing component comprises an elastic pad and a sealing member that are integrally formed; the elastic pad comprises a peripheral wall portion and protrusion portions; the elastic pad is provided with multiple first through holes and first grooves; the protrusion portions protrude from the peripheral wall portion; the first grooves are recessed in the peripheral wall portion; the protrusion portions surround the first through holes; the protrusion portions abut against the side wall portion; a valve body component is provided with ribs protruding from the side wall portion, and the ribs extend into the first grooves.
US12078253B2
A housing has a housing main body and an outlet port. The housing main body includes a cylindrical housing inner wall that defines an internal space therein. The outlet port fluidly connects the internal space and an outside of the housing main body to each other. The valve has a valve body rotatable about an rotation axis along a rotation axis of the cylindrical housing inner wall. The valve is configured to selectively open and close the outlet port depending on a rotation position of the valve. The housing inner wall is formed such that a distance between the housing inner wall and the axis of the housing inner wall varies in a circumferential direction.
US12078252B2
A multi-port rotary disc valve includes a valve housing having a sidewall, a lid that closes a first end of the sidewall and a base that is disposed at a second end of the sidewall. A valve chamber is defined by the base, the lid and the sidewall. The housing includes valve ports that communicate with the chamber. A diverter assembly is disposed in the chamber and is configured to control fluid flow through the valve housing. The diverter assembly includes a first part including first through openings and a second part that is axially aligned with the first part, the second part including second through openings. The diverter assembly includes an elastic element disposed between the first diverter part and second diverter part, the elastic element biasing the first diverter part toward the lid and the second diverter part toward the base.
US12078251B2
The invention relates to a pressure maintaining gas cylinder valve. It consists of a pressure retaining device: The axis of the pressure retaining device and that of the valve element are in the same vertical plane; the pressure retaining device has a mounting base, a spring and a valve are located in the mounting base: the valve is in the valve element near the air outlet; the front section of the valve is near the air outlet, while the rear section of the valve is in the mounting base; the spring is between the valve and the mounting base. Because the invention has no eccentricity, the gas channel is smoother and the volume of the cylinder valve is greatly reduced. The mounting seat of the pressure retaining device not only provides support for the valve and spring, but also ensures that the stroke of the valve element is not interfered.
US12078249B2
The present disclosure provides a sealing ring assembly having ring segments configured to seal a high-pressure region from a lower pressure region of a piston and cylinder device. The sing segments are configured to move radially outward and wear during operation of the piston via the cylinder device. The ring segments include, for example, wedge-shaped features that engage with corresponding wedge recesses in the interfaces between ring segments. The sealing ring assembly may include a high-pressure boundary and a low-pressure boundary. As the sealing ring wears, the ring segments stay engaged with the interfaces, so that ring gaps do not form on the low pressure boundary.
US12078247B2
Piston blank for a piston, comprising a piston lower part, which comprises a first joining surface running around a central axis of the piston blank, and a piston upper part, which comprises a second joining surface running around the central axis and an inner surface running around the central axis and adjoining the second joining surface as viewed along the central axis, wherein the piston upper part can be placed with its second joining surface on the first joining surface, and wherein a tangential plane which is assigned to the second joining surface is inclined relative to the central axis such that the tangential plane intersects the inner surface.
US12078246B2
A belt tensioner for a belt system having a compression spring internal to the tensioning arm, the tensioning arm pivotable in relation to the pivot shaft and the tensioner base. The compression spring provides an axial force against an axially slidable hub bearing, which moves to accommodate variations in spring force and/or dimensional changes.
US12078238B2
A lubrication structure for a vehicle includes: a first lubrication pipe through which lubricating oil is supplied to a rotary machine disposed in a case; a second lubrication pipe through which lubricating oil is supplied to a bearing member disposed in the case; and an oil pump that supplies lubricating oil to the first and second lubrication pipes. The lubrication structure includes a first oil hole in the case that is connected to the first oil hole, and a second oil hole in the case, lubricating oil flowing into the second oil hole from the second lubrication pipe. A connection portion between the first lubrication pipe and the first oil hole is located above an opening portion of the second oil hole such that at least a part of lubricating oil that has flowed out from the connection portion flows into the second oil hole.
US12078236B2
An electric drive unit and method of assembling the same is disclosed. The electric drive unit includes a rotor having a rotor shaft, and gear shaft, where the rotor shaft is inserted into the gear shaft. The gear shaft is supported by two bearings, while the rotor shaft supported directly at one end by a bearing and at the other by the gear shaft. A wave spring is also disclosed that provides an axial loading to the rotor shaft. Also disclosed is a balancing ring secured to an end of the rotor via a locknut. The balancing ring can be machined in order to balance the rotor. The rotor shaft can be connected to the gear shaft via a spline connection. The rotor shaft can bear against the gear shaft via a pilot journal and pilot bore defined on the rotor shaft and gear shaft respectively.
US12078235B2
A continuously variable transmission includes a cylinder member fixed to the fix pulley, and including a cylinder cylindrical portion radially inside a pulley cylindrical portion of the slide pulley, the cylinder cylindrical portion including a groove which is formed on an outer circumference of the cylinder cylindrical portion, and which extends in an axial direction, the groove including a first groove portion which functions as a sensed portion of the rotation speed sensor, and a second groove portion which is other than the first groove portion, and wherein the continuously variable transmission includes a plunger located radially inside the pulley cylindrical portion; the cylinder cylindrical portion includes an abutment portion abutted on the plunger; and the thickness decreasing portion is not formed in the abutment portion.
US12078228B2
A screw type linear actuator that includes a system for automatically fixing the nut in an axial position when it is retracted. When the system is commanded to operate the screw, the nut can automatically unlock. When the system screw is retracted fully, it automatically engages a mechanical lock. The lock does not require electrical power to remain engaged.
US12078222B2
A disc spring which is used by arranging a plurality of the disk springs in an axial direction along a central axis includes an annular body plate portion that has an inner peripheral surface and an other peripheral surface which gradually extend toward one side in the axial direction from an outside toward an inside in a radial direction, and a stopper portion that protrudes from the body plate portion in a direction intersecting the inner peripheral surface and the outer peripheral surface of the body plate portion, in which in a case where an axial compression load is applied to a spring member in which a plurality of the disc springs are arranged in the axial direction, the stopper portion abuts another disk spring adjacent in the axial direction or a support member supporting an axial end portion of the spring member, the body plate portion and the stopper portion are integrally formed, and both axial end edges of the stopper portion are positioned inside both axial end edges of the body plate portion in the axial direction.
US12078215B2
A method for operating a vehicle drivetrain having a dog clutch and an initial phase shift identifying mode and a normal operating mode. The method includes providing a dog clutch for selective torque transmission, wherein the dog clutch has a first clutch portion with a first set of teeth and a second clutch portion with a second set of teeth, and wherein the first clutch portion is axially moveable for enabling shifting of the dog clutch between an engaged state, in which the first and second clutch portions are operable to transmit torque between first and second clutch portion via the first and second set of teeth, and a disengaged state, in which the first and second clutch portions are rotatable with respect to each.
US12078212B2
A first drive cam groove extends from a drive cam specific position to one side in a circumferential direction. A second drive cam groove extends from the drive cam specific position to the other side in the circumferential direction, and an inclination angle of a groove bottom with respect to one end surface of the drive cam main body is larger than that of the first drive cam groove. A first driven cam groove extends from a driven cam specific position to one side in a circumferential direction. A second driven cam groove extends from the driven cam specific position to the other side in the circumferential direction, and an inclination angle of a groove bottom with respect to one end surface of the driven cam main body is larger than that of the first driven cam groove.
US12078198B2
A method for attaching a trampoline jumping mat to a trampoline frame using a clip comprising an aperture and the clip further comprising a hook for attaching the clip to the trampoline frame. The method also using an elastic connector comprising a first portion and a second portion, the first portion comprising a loop, and the method comprising the steps of: a. passing part of the elastic connector through the aperture in the clip; b. attaching the clip to the frame using the hook; c. passing the first portion of the elastic connector around both the hook and the frame; d. passing the second portion of the elastic connector through the loop of the first portion of the connector; and e. connecting the second portion of the elastic connector to the trampoline jumping mat. A clip for attaching a trampoline jumping mat to a trampoline frame, the clip comprising: a hook for attaching the clip to the trampoline frame. The clip further comprising an aperture which enables an elastic connector to be passed through the aperture and around both the hook and the frame; and the clip further comprising a fastener to which the elastic connector and/or a second elastic connector can be fastened.
US12078196B2
Anti-shingle rivets are provided. The anti-shingle rivets comprise a head portion comprising an outer edge configured to inhibit shingling in a rivet delivery system and a shank extending from the head portion.
US12078194B2
According to the present disclosure there is provided a liquid flow influencing duct arrangement comprising: a first duct section arranged to receive a liquid flow therethrough, the first duct section defining a first direction through the first duct section from a liquid inlet end to a liquid outlet end; a second duct section defining a second direction through the second duct section from a liquid inlet end to a liquid outlet end, the second duct section comprising a vortex generator surface, wherein the vortex generator surface is arranged to induce vortices in the liquid flow through the first duct section, wherein the duct arrangement further comprises a rotor housed in one of the duct sections.
US12078192B2
A non-occluding intravascular pump comprises a shroud providing an inlet for incoming blood flow and an outlet for outgoing blood flow, wherein the shroud is a cylindrical housing; an impeller positioned within shroud, wherein a central axis of the shroud and impeller are shared; a motor coupled to the impeller, wherein the motor rotates the impeller to causes blood to be drawn through the inlet and output to the outlet, and the motor is centrally disposed and shares the central axis with the shroud and the impeller; and a plurality of pillars coupling the motor to the shroud, wherein the pillars secure the shroud in close proximity to the impeller. Various design features of the pump may be optimized to reduce hemolysis, such as, but not limited to, inlet length, impeller design, pillar angle, and outlet design.
US12078181B2
A fan having a rotor for generating a fluid flow includes a stator and a rotor, which form an electromagnetic rotary drive for rotating the rotor about an axial direction. The rotary drive is an external rotor, and the rotor includes a magnetically effective core configured in an annular manner. The impeller includes a hub on which a plurality of blades configured to generate the fluid flow is arranged, and the stator is a bearing and drive stator configured to magnetically drive the rotor without contact and magnetically levitate the rotor without contact with respect to the stator. The rotor is capable of being actively magnetically levitated in a radial plane perpendicular to the axial direction, the hub of the impeller completely enclosing the magnetically effective core of the rotor, and the stator is encapsulated in a stator housing and formed of a low-permeable material.
US12078168B2
A compressor includes a compression mechanism, an electric motor unit, a drive shaft and a housing. A portion of the drive shaft, which is located on one side in an axial direction, is rotatably supported by a main bearing, which is formed integrally in one-piece with or is fixed to a main bearing member of the compression mechanism. Another portion of the drive shaft, which is located on another side in the axial direction, is rotatably supported by a sub-bearing, which is formed integrally in one-piece with or is fixed to an inside of a body portion of a sub-bearing member. The sub-bearing member is formed separately from the housing and is fixed to a bottom surface of a bottom portion of the housing.
US12078163B2
A pump monitoring system may include a sensor for monitoring a parameter of a pump system. The sensor may include at least one of an ammeter in electrical communication with an electric motor driving a pump and a torque sensor on a drive shaft that drives a pump. The system may also include a controller in data communication with the sensor to receive sensor data. The controller may be configured to assess the performance of the respective pump in one or more ways. At least one of the one or more ways may include reliance on the sensor data from only one sensor to identify valve or seat wear or failure. Alternatively or additionally, at least one of the one or more ways may identify valve or seat wear or failure without reliance on pump output pressure.
US12078162B2
A fluid-handling cassette comprising a plurality of diaphragm valves and pumps is configured to have its actuation ports located along a thin or narrow edge of the cassette. Actuation channel % within the cassette lead from the actuation ports to actuation chambers of the valves and pumps in a space between plates that comprise the cassette. The individual plates have a nominal thickness that is sufficient to provide a rigid ceiling for the actuation channels, but sufficiently thin to minimize the overall thickness of the cassette. The cassette can be plugged into or unplugged from an actuation receptacle or a manifold by its narrow edge. A plurality of such cassettes can be stacked together or spaced apart from each other to form a cassette assembly, providing for a convenient way to install and remove the cassette assembly from its actuation receptacle. The arrangement allows for an improved way of connecting a complex cassette assembly to its associated pressure distribution manifold without the use of a plurality of flexible connecting tubes between the two.
US12078156B2
In accordance with at least one aspect of this disclosure, a system includes, a cylinder barrel configured to rotate within a pump housing of a pump operatively connected to a driving member of the pump via a first shaft. A piston is seated within a bore defined in the cylinder barrel. The piston is operatively connected to the driving member of the pump via a second shaft. The first shaft and the second shaft each include a ball end configured to seat within the driving member. In embodiments, the ball end of at least the second shaft is of silicon nitride.
US12078150B2
A method of transitioning a wind turbine from a sleep state is provided in which a wind speed at the wind turbine is measured, and the measured wind speed is compared to a wake-up threshold. If the wind speed exceeds the wake-up threshold, the wind turbine is transitioned to an active state. Before comparing, either the measured wind speed or the wake-up threshold is adjusted based on an outcome of at least one previous transition from the sleep state of the wind turbine.
US12078139B2
A vehicle includes a first power system, a second power system, a switching relay, and a relay controller. The first power system is coupled to an engine restart motor. The second power system is provided independently of the first power system and is coupled to a starter and an accessory. The coupling state of the switching relay is switchable to an on state in which the first power system and the second power system are coupled, and to an off state in which the first power system and the second power system are not coupled. The relay controller is configured to receive a supply of electric power from both the first power system and the second power system and to control the coupling state of the switching relay.
US12078133B2
A motorcycle (1) is proposed in which a grip opening (29) forms a part of the flow path of the intake air of the engine (2). This grip opening (29) is formed by gaps (5) in the side spoilers (3, 19) and a recess (8) in the rear frame (6). Arranged at the recess (8) are the air inlet openings (11, 12, 13, 31, 32) of the air guidance device (9) in which the air filter element (7) for cleaning the intake air of the engine (2) is located.
US12078129B2
A gaseous fuel engine includes an engine housing having a cylinder block with a combustion cylinder therein, and an engine head including an intake port, an exhaust port, a fuel port, and an igniter bore, each extending to a fire deck. The gaseous fuel engine includes a fuel admission valve movable to close and open the fuel port. A non-axisymmetric clearance is defined between an inner port surface and the fuel admission valve and directionally biases a flow of gaseous fuel from the fuel port. Related methodology is also disclosed.
US12078125B2
A center plug includes an inner skin, the inner skin extending along an axial centerline; an outer skin positioned radially outside the inner skin; a forward bulkhead connected to and extending radially outward from the inner skin; an aft bulkhead connected to and extending radially outward from the inner skin; and an acoustic panel, the acoustic panel including a first sheet having a first plurality of perforated walls and a first plurality of non-perforated walls, a second sheet having a second plurality of perforated walls and a second plurality of non-perforated walls, the first sheet being sandwiched together with the second sheet to form an N-shaped structure having a combined plurality of perforated walls and a combined plurality of non-perforated walls.
US12078123B2
A Stirling cycle machine with a liquid fuel/gaseous fuel burner. The burner may include a preheater to capture the thermal energy of the exhaust. The burner directs the preheated air to each burner head, where it enters a prechamber. Each burner head includes a fuel nozzle that directs liquid or gaseous fuel into the prechamber. The prechamber is fluidically connected to a combustion chamber via a prechamber nozzle that has a smaller opening than the prechamber. The burner head ignites the fuel air mixture in the prechamber with an ignitor located above or within the prechamber. The flame is initially lit as a diffusion flame in the prechamber. The flame is pushed out of the prechamber into the combustion chamber by an increased air flow rate. The liquid fuel from the nozzle now evaporates in the prechamber and forms a prevaporized flame in the combustion chamber.
US12078112B2
A fuel characteristic determination system and method for determining one or more fuel characteristics of an aviation fuel for powering a gas turbine engine of an aircraft. The system includes a sensor component that is formed from a nitrile seal material and includes a surface that can be exposed to the fuel; a sensor for measuring a swell parameter of the seal material; and a fuel characteristics determination module for determining one or more fuel characteristics of the fuel based on the swell parameter. The method includes: exposing one or more seals of a fuel system of an aircraft to fuel within the fuel system; exposing a sensor component, made from the same material as the one or more seals, to the fuel; and measuring a swell parameter of the seal material.
US12078109B2
A fuel management system for a gas turbine engine, the fuel management system comprising a fuel supply line configured to supply fuel from a system inlet to a combustor of the gas turbine engine via a combustor pump and combustor valve. A heat exchanger is configured to reject heat from a thermal load of the gas turbine engine to fuel in the fuel supply line between the system inlet and the combustor valve. There is a downstream recirculation line configured to recirculate a downstream excess portion of fuel from the fuel supply line, the downstream recirculation line extending from a downstream recirculation point on the fuel supply line between the heat exchanger and the combustor valve.
US12078106B2
A gas turbine engine for an aircraft including: a compressor stage; a bleed air line diverted from the compressor stage; and a thermoelectric generator system, the thermoelectric generator system including a thermoelectric generator; a vortex tube and a radiator system, the vortex tube including a flow input fluidically connected to the bleed air line to receive an input of compressed gas from the bleed air line, wherein the vortex tube is configured to separate the compressed gas into a hot flow discharged from a first output of the vortex tube, and a cold flow discharged from a second output of the vortex tube; the radiator system including a first heat exchanger and a second heat exchanger disposed on opposing sides of the thermoelectric generator; and at least one of the hot flow is directed to the first heat exchanger, and the cold flow is directed to the second heat exchanger.
US12078095B1
A reciprocating engine system includes a cylinder and a piston movable within the cylinder and having a piston head. A combustion chamber is defined within the cylinder, between the piston head, the inner cylinder wall, and a cylinder head. The engine system also includes an intermittent prechamber having a lower prechamber jaw provided on the piston head and an upper prechamber jaw provided through the cylinder head, wherein a prechamber volume is variable and directly related to a position of the piston head within the combustion chamber.
US12078092B2
A catalyst support for induction heating includes: a honeycomb structure including a pillar shaped honeycomb structure portion having: an outer peripheral wall; and a partition wall disposed on an inner side of the outer peripheral wall, the partition wall defining a plurality of cells, each of the cells extending from an end face on an inlet side to an end face on an outlet side in a gas flow direction to form a flow path; a catalyst supported onto an interior of the partition wall; and at least one magnetic body provided within the honeycomb structure, wherein the catalyst support has a region A where the catalyst is not supported, at least on the end face side of the catalyst support on the inlet side in the gas flow direction, and wherein the magnetic body is arranged at least in the region A in the gas flow direction.
US12078082B2
The invention relates to a portion of a turbofan (1) extending about a longitudinal axis (A), comprising: —an outer wall (Pe) and an inner wall (Pi), defining a secondary duct portion (Vs), —a cascade of guide vanes (OGV), each guide vane extending within the secondary duct portion (Vs) between the outer wall (Pe) and the inner wall (Pi), wherein, in the region of the cascade of guide vanes (OGV), and in a plane orthogonal to the longitudinal axis (A), the distance from the outer wall (Pe) to the longitudinal axis (A) along a first axis (Xi) orthogonal to the longitudinal axis (A) is greater than the distance from the outer wall (Pi) to the longitudinal axis (A) along a second axis (X2) orthogonal to the longitudinal axis (A) and to the first axis (X1).
US12078078B2
A cylinder head assembly for an internal combustion engine includes a cast cylinder head, a turbocharger housing including a compressor housing and turbine housing integrally cast with the cylinder head, and a turbocharger cartridge assembly configured to be inserted into the turbocharger housing and including a shaft coupled between a compressor wheel and a turbine wheel. A compressor cover is configured to couple to the compressor housing and define a compressor inlet and at least partially define a compressor diffuser passage. The cartridge assembly includes a housing having a diffuser flange extending outwardly therefrom, the diffuser flange including a front surface and an opposite contoured volute surface. The compressor diffuser passage is at least partially defined by the compressor cover and the diffuser flange front surface. A compressor volute is at least partially defined by the diffuser flange contoured volute surface and a contoured inner surface of the compressor housing.
US12078070B1
A fan case assembly adapted for use with a gas turbine engine includes a case at extends circumferentially at least partway about an axis of the gas turbine engine and a plurality of vanes. The case is formed to define a plenum that that extends circumferentially at least partway about the axis. The plurality of vanes are arranged in the plenum and spaced apart circumferentially about the axis.
US12078069B2
A rotor assembly has: blades having airfoils and roots protruding from platform segments; a rotor disc having a peripheral face defining recesses, and slots, a recess located between two adjacent ones of the slots and bounded by a step; feather seals located radially between the peripheral face and the platform segments, a feather seal having a core extending from a trailing end to a leading end and overlapping a gap defined between two platform segments and tabs protruding from the core, the tabs including: trailing tabs positioned axially outside the recess; and leading tabs, a leading tab extending from a root to a tip and having one or more of: the tip axially positioned outside of the recess; and a fillet at an intersection between the tip and an edge of the leading tab, the edge extending between the tip and the core, and facing the step.
US12078059B2
Techniques for determining a hydraulic fracture dimension include identifying pressure signal values of a first fracturing fluid in a monitor wellbore that represent a pressure change in the first fracturing fluid that is induced by formation of a second hydraulic fracture from a treatment wellbore; determining a particular pressure signal value of the plurality of pressure signal values; based on the determined particular pressure signal value, determining a particular dimension of the second hydraulic fracture formed from the treatment wellbore; and determining, based at least in part on (i) the determined particular dimension, and (ii) a first pressure signal value of the plurality of pressure signal values that is less than the determined particular pressure signal value, a first intermediate dimension of the second hydraulic fracture that is less than the determined particular dimension of the second hydraulic fracture.
US12078057B1
The present embodiments disclose a downhole communication technology involving slotted collar allowing electromagnetic waves to reach inserted probe receiver assembly. One embodiment shows transmitter/receiver as part of At Bit tool.
US12078045B1
A tool counts the number of radial restrictions or seats in a series of frac valves along a completion string. At a pre-selected count, the tool radially expands a landing mechanism and lands on the next-reached frac valve.
US12078044B2
The present disclosure relates to a fracturing system comprising a functional unit, an electricity supply unit and an energy storage unit. The functional unit is configured to perform procedures of fracturing operations. The electricity supply unit is electrically connected with the functional unit and is configured to supply electrical energy to the functional unit. The energy storage unit is respectively electrically connected with the electricity supply unit and the functional unit, and is configured to store electrical energy from the electricity supply unit and supply electrical energy to the functional unit. According to the present disclosure, the energy storage unit of the fracturing system can store surplus electrical energy of the electricity supply unit and supply electrical energy to the whole fracturing system when needed, playing a role of energy storage as well as peak shaving so that the generator set and the like can maintain economic working condition for a long time, thus the system can be safe, stable, and achieve improved efficiency and economy. In addition, it is possible to generate electricity from non-carbon sources for fracturing operations and minimizes the use of internal combustion engines, which is more environment-friendly. The present disclosure can also reduce the number of generator sets and the space occupied by the generator sets so as to reduce the construction cost of fracturing operations.
US12078039B2
An actuator to operate a plunger catcher to capture and release a plunger used in a plunger-assisted artificial lift system. A case is connectable to a lubricator on a wellhead and a motor drives a rotary shaft. A plunger sensor is disposed proximal to the lubricator and connected to a distal end of a plunger rod. A proximal end of the plunger rod extends into the case and is coupled to the rotary shaft. A source of current connects to the motor. A processor/controller controls operation of the motor, and a plunger sensor detects the presence of the plunger within the lubricator. The actuator may be operated to capture the plunger within the lubricator by extending the plunger rod outwardly from the case, and later to retract the plunger rod inwardly to release the plunger.
US12078032B2
A downhole tool, a nozzle assembly for the downhole tool and a nozzle. The nozzle assembly includes an orifice in a housing of the downhole tool. The orifice has a housing groove. A nozzle is insertable into the orifice, the nozzle including a nozzle groove. A release member secures the nozzle to the housing by disposing a first portion of the release member in the housing groove and a second portion of the release member in the nozzle groove. The first portion is removable from the second portion upon applying a force to the nozzle above a release threshold. The nozzle includes a body having an outlet end, a nozzle groove on a surface of the body for receiving a release member to secure the nozzle within a housing, and a seal groove for isolating the nozzle groove from an environment at the outlet end.
US12078030B2
A variety of methods are disclosed, including, in one embodiment, a method comprising: applying a wettability modifier coating on a surface of a downhole tool; disposing the downhole tool into a wellbore extending into a subterranean formation, wherein the wettability modifier coating is disposed on the surface of the downhole tool; traversing the wellbore with the downhole tool; and removing the downhole tool from the wellbore.
US12078027B2
A frangible disk arrangement including a frangible disk disposed in a groove of a housing, and a degradable material support disposed adjacent the disk. A method for managing a borehole operation including pressuring against the frangible disk arrangement, exceeding a pressure rating of the frangible disk, rupturing the frangible disk, and degrading the support. A borehole system including a borehole in a subsurface formation, a string in the borehole, and a frangible disk arrangement disposed within or as a part of the string.
US12078024B2
A tool (1) for cementing an annulus in a subsea oil or gas well, and methods for using the tool are provided. The tool includes a safety module (2) providing fluid communication between an umbilical and a perforation and circulation module (4) mounted below it. The safety module (2) includes a mechanical lock for connection to a well head. The perforation and circulation module includes upper and lower seals (6, 8) for sealing to the inner surface of a casing; an upper perforating device (14) mounted between the seals; a lower perforating device (16) mounted below the lower seal (8); and supply (S) and return (R) fluid flow paths for circulating fluid from the safety module (2). A diversion means (20) is provided in the supply fluid flow path, operable to redirect fluid supplied to the supply fluid flow path to a space defined between the upper and lower seals (6, 8).
US12078022B2
A tubing hanger orientation assembly includes an annular structure having a first set of engagement surfaces configured to guide an engagement feature from a first end portion of the annular structure to a second end portion of the annular structure in response to longitudinal movement of the annular structure in a first direction. A circumferential extent of the second end portion is less than a circumferential extent of the first end portion. The annular structure includes a second set of engagement surfaces configured to guide the engagement feature from the second end portion of the annular structure to a third end portion of the annular structure in response to longitudinal movement of the annular structure in a second direction. The third end portion extends between a first side of the first end portion and a second side of the first end portion along a circumferential axis of the annular structure.
US12078019B2
A directional drill stem loader and associated methods are shown. In one example, the drill stem loader operates in a linear motion. In one example, a drill stem gripper is configured to move the completely to one side of a drill stem during a retraction operation.
US12078016B2
A drilling tool having a body, at least one blade extending from the body, and a first cutting element attached to the at least one blade. The first cutting element includes a cutting face at an opposite axial end from a base, a side surface extending from the base to the cutting face, an edge formed at the intersection between the cutting face and the side surface, and an elongated protrusion formed at the cutting face and extending between opposite sides of the edge. The elongated protrusion has a geometry including a border extending around a concave surface, a face chamfer formed around the border, and sloped surfaces extending between the border and the edge. An edge chamfer is between the face chamfer and the edge.
US12078015B2
A cutting element may include a body, a concave cutting face formed at a first end of the body, the cutting face including one or more cutting ridges adjacent a cutting tip that are raised above the concavity of the cutting face and having a length that is at least about 10% of a diameter of the cutting face. An edge is formed around a perimeter of the cutting face, and the edge has an edge angle defined between a tangent of the cutting face and a cylindrical side surface of the body, the edge angle being acute at the cutting tip and varying around the perimeter of the cutting face.
US12078007B2
A method of installing a window and composite window bracket comprises a first member and a second member, and an at least one accessory member to couple the composite window bracket to at least one accessory bracket. The first member includes a first surface extending from a first end of the first member to a second end of the first member, and a second surface extending from the first end first member to the second end first member, the first surface of the first member to be coupled to a support beam. The second member supports a window disposed on the first surface of the second member.
US12078000B2
A window frame insert for an existing window frame can comprise: a window pane comprising a thermoplastic polymer, wherein a length of the window pane is divided into a first portion and a second portion by a living hinge mechanism formed into the window pane that extends across a width of the window pane from one edge to an opposite edge such that the first portion can bend at the living hinge mechanism toward the second portion, and wherein an outer edge of the window pane removably attaches to the existing window frame, and preferably wherein the first portion and the second portion have a haze value of less than or equal to 5% as determined in accordance with ASTM D1003-13, preferably less than or equal to 2%.
US12077996B2
A closure latch assembly, operable in one of a normal operating mode and an emergency mode, has a power release motor, a ratchet and a pawl, with the ratchet being moveable between a striker capture position and a striker release position and the pawl being moveable between a ratchet holding position, whereat ratchet is maintained in the striker capture position, and a ratchet release position, whereat ratchet is biased toward the striker release position. The power release motor is configured to operate using primary control signals received from a primary controller external to closure latch assembly during the normal operating mode of closure latch assembly and to operate using secondary control signals received from a secondary controller internal to closure latch assembly during the emergency operating mode of closure latch assembly and not operate using the secondary control signals received from secondary controller during the normal operating mode.
US12077989B2
An arrangement (10) for an electronic locking system (24), the arrangement (10) comprising an actuating element (12) arranged to perform an actuating procedure (18) by means of manual manipulation by a user; an electromagnetic generator (14) comprising a stator (20) and a rotor (22), the rotor (22) being arranged to be rotationally driven relative to the stator (20) at least temporarily during the actuating procedure (18) by movement of the actuating element (12) to thereby generate electric energy; and an electronic control system (16) arranged to be electrically powered by the generator (14); wherein the control system (16) is arranged to control a provision of feedback to the user; and wherein the feedback is a haptic feedback in the actuating element (12), a sound signal, a light signal, or combinations thereof. An electronic locking system (24) comprising the arrangement (10) is also provided.
US12077982B2
A security door lock with a hinged door and a locking assembly. The door jamb has a number of apertures formed in a bolt receiving side of the jamb to receive a corresponding number of door bolts extendable from an outer free edge of the door. The locking assembly has a barrier panel spaced from the jamb to define a narrow longitudinal slot is adapted to receive a door guard member extending normally from an internal surface of the door adjacent the outer free edge, and is reinforced by the barrier panel against lateral flexing or distortion. A handle mechanism controls the lateral movement of the closure and the retraction or extension of the locking bolts.
US12077978B2
Provided is a hybrid shelter comprising multiple rigid panels or panel sections comprising a floor section, a roof section, two side-wall sections, and two end-wall sections; a water-resistant soft-shell; and a case. The shelter is transitionable between an expanded configuration in which the side-wall sections and the end-wall sections are vertical and perpendicular to the floor section and a collapsed configuration in which the rigid panels and the soft-shell are folded or hinged and fully enclosed in the case. The soft-shell covers one or both sides of the roof section, the side-wall sections and the end-wall sections of the rigid panels in the expanded configuration.
US12077977B2
Elements of drop-stitch material are formed into different structures. In a platform, two legs support a horizontal platform. All are of drop-stitch material, which can be inflated to sufficient pressure for it to be rigid. Valves between the legs and platform allow air to flow between the legs and the platform. Another design is a luggage or cargo carrier for vehicles with a base, top and front walls formed of interconnected drop-stitch material. When the drop-stitch material is inflated, the material forms a cavity which receives luggage or other items. Sidewalls create an enclosed space, elements of the drop-stitch material can form other structures such as a truck shell with openings through the material to acts as windows or a door.
US12077976B2
Various embodiments of a monument cap device are disclosed. In one embodiment, a monument cap comprises a circular lid with a first sidewall along its circumference; a second sidewall protruding from a bottom face of the circular lid, the second sidewall having an outer diameter that is smaller than an outer diameter of the first sidewall; a plurality of legs extending from the second sidewall for engaging with an opening; and a plurality of brace members each extending between one of the plurality of legs and the bottom face.
US12077975B2
A mobile tower for transportation to and rapid deployment at remote sites where the mobile tower can be engaged with the ground, the mobile tower including an extendable and retractable tower secured to a mobile support structure including a frame having a plurality of rapidly deployable outriggers, wherein the tower includes three series of pivotally interconnected tower sections or segments, sections or segments of which engage with segments of each of the other series when the tower is assembled; the mobile tower including a plurality of guy wires secured between the extendable and retractable tower and the respective outriggers to stabilize the tower after the tower is assembled. The guy wires are preferably secured to the extendable and retractable tower at first and second connecting positions that are displaced from one another about an outer perimeter. Methods of deploying the mobile tower are also disclosed.
US12077974B2
Scaffolding, coupling device and method for erecting a scaffolding During erection of a scaffolding use is made of a coupling device with a base part (20) which is connected temporarily, but reliably, to a distal section of a ledger element (10) and to a coupling part (30) extending from the base part (20). The coupling part (30) comprises at the outer end a hook (35) which is placed round a subsequent upright (5) of the scaffolding in order to thus make a secondary connection thereto, while a primary connection (9,11) between the ledger (10) and the upright (5) is only completed later.
US12077971B2
End fittings may be designed so that they connect to each other in more than two configurations. A first end fitting may be connected to an adjoining end fitting, removed, rotated ninety degrees and reconnected with the adjoining end fitting without jeopardizing stability of the position of each end fitting relative to the other. The first end fitting may be connected to the adjoining end fitting, removed, rotated an additional ninety degrees and reconnected with the adjoining end fitting without jeopardizing stability of the position of each end fitting relative to the other. The first end fitting may be connected to an adjoining end fitting, removed, rotated a yet further ninety degrees and reconnected with the adjoining end fitting without jeopardizing stability of the position of each end fitting relative to the other.
US12077968B2
Ceramic and stone tiles are shown, which are provided with a locking system including a separate strip part connected to vertical and horizontal grooves formed in the tile edge. A set of ceramic or stone tiles including a first tile provided with a first edge and a second tile provided with a second edge wherein the tiles are provided with a locking system for locking the first edge to the second edge in a horizontal direction parallel with a tile surface and in a vertical direction perpendicular to the horizontal direction, said locking system includes a first and a second tongue and a strip part provided with a first and a second locking element.
US12077967B2
A building panel, such as a floor panel or wall panel, has a first mechanical locking device at a respective first edge 11 and an opposite second edge, such as long edges, for horizontal and vertical locking of similar or essentially identical building panels in an assembled position. The building panel further has a second mechanical locking device at a respective third edge and an opposite fourth edge for horizontal and vertical locking of similar building panels or essentially identical building panels in an assembled position. The first mechanical locking device includes, at the first edge, a tongue groove 111 configured to receive a first locking tongue at the second edge.
US12077950B2
An outlet box assembly includes an outlet box housing, configurable between a first and second orientation, and a funnel assembly. The outlet box housing includes a first wall portion and a second wall portion. The first wall portion includes a first socket portion, including a first knock out portion, and at least one through hole. The first knock out portion includes a first knock out body and an area of weakening. The through hole attaches a plumbing fitting to the first wall portion. The second wall portion includes a second socket portion including a second knock out portion including a second knock out body and an area of weakening. The funnel assembly has a fixed funnel portion and a funnel cover configured to be removably attached to the fixed funnel portion. The funnel assembly is configured to direct fluid to the first or second socket portion.
US12077948B2
A method is provided for displaying an area of interest proximate a work vehicle. A first portion of the work vehicle includes a frame supporting an operator cab. A second portion of the work vehicle, e.g., a boom assembly, is moveable relative to the first portion, and at least partially obscure the area of interest from an operator seated in the operator cab during at least a portion of a trajectory of movement for the second portion. An imaging device is mounted on the boom assembly and has a field of view including the defined area of interest throughout the available trajectory of movement. The method may include dynamically processing (e.g., cropping and resizing) raw image data to maintain display parameters throughout the available trajectory of movement.
US12077947B2
The invention relates to a method of controlling a working machine. The method includes monitoring a detection region behind the working machine by means of a rear detection device; and determining whether the working machine is traveling forward or in reverse. The method further includes disregarding an object in the detection region detected by the rear detection device when the working machine is traveling forward. The invention also relates to a control system for controlling a working machine having a rear detection device arranged to monitor a detection region behind the working machine. The invention also relates to a working machine.
US12077945B2
An operation assistance system for a work machine includes an operation assistance function and a work assistance function. Both of the operation assistance function and the work assistance function are switchable between enabled and disabled states. When the work assistance function is in an enabled state and when the work area is set outside of the stop area to surround the stop area, the operation assistance system sets the work area as the stop area such that the stop area is extended and overlaid on the work area, and automatically enables the operation assistance function when the operation assistance function is in a disabled state.
US12077933B2
Provided is a hydraulic excavator including a controller that can control a work device by utilizing an excavation work control for causing a claw tip of a bucket to move along a predetermined target surface and a leveling work control for causing the bucket to move along the target surface while maintaining the posture of the bucket with respect to the target surface, in which: the controller, based on posture data and size data on a work device and position data on the target surface, calculates an arm tip difference Dva that is the distance from the tip of an arm to the target surface; and the controller executes the leveling work control in a case of the calculated arm tip difference being equal to or less than a predetermined threshold dv1, there being no input of a bucket operation to an operation lever, and there being an input of an arm operation to the operation lever, and otherwise executes the excavation work control.
US12077928B2
One example embodiment includes a steel and foam foundation. The steel and foam foundation includes a main body, where the main body is formed of EPS foam and a sloped exterior. The sloped exterior is formed of EPS foam on an exterior surface of the main body and ensures that the bottom of the steel and foam foundation is wider than the top of the steel and foam foundation. The steel and foam foundation also includes a first I-beam and a second I-beam. The first and second I-beams are placed on opposite edges of the main body. The steel and foam foundation further includes a first piece of L-metal, a second piece of L-metal, a third piece of L-metal, and a fourth piece of L-metal. Each piece of L-metal includes a first flange and a second flange and is placed around the remaining edges of the main body.
US12077898B2
Disclosed herein is a washing machine, which includes a cabinet having a first opening and a washing space therein and a door assembly configured to open or close the first opening. The door assembly includes a door unit including a guide duct having one side forming a second opening and the other side connected to the washing space, and configured to be rotatable with respect to the cabinet, a sub-door configured to open or close the second opening and a sealing assembly configured to seal the other side of the guide duct. With this configuration, it is possible to effectively seal the inside of the washing machine.
US12077893B2
A device (1) is used for introducing a running material web (3) into a tenter machine. The device (1) comprises at least one tiltable cheek (12) which receives the material web (3). This cheek (12) is tilted by at least one control element (13) by means of at least one actuator (19). This control element (13) engages on the one hand on the cheek (12) and on the other hand on the frame (17). Angle sensors (32) record the angle between the cheek (12) and the control element (13) as well as between the frame (17) and the control element (13). These angles are delivered to calculation means (66′) for calculating the difference of the two recorded angles.
US12077888B2
Disclosed herein is a fabric having variable fabric properties, the fabric comprising a plurality of fabric regions, each fabric region formed from at least one set of yarns; and the sets of yarns of the fabric regions belonging to a common family of thermoplastic polymer materials, wherein the fabric is moulded and the fabric regions have different fabric properties from each other.
US12077887B2
A process for making a tubular textile article destined to represent an upper for footwear comprising programming a textile machine defining a tubular textile article to be made, extending longitudinally in a seamless way starting from a first open end and consisting of a plurality of stitch rows in succession. The process further includes knitting, in accordance with the programming step, by making the first end, belonging to a first fabric of the textile article, destined to represent a tip end of an upper; making a tip portion of the first fabric, destined to represent a portion of the upper enclosing the toe; making a tab, belonging to the first fabric and destined to represent a portion of the upper enclosing or covering at least one portion of instep; making a middle portion of the first fabric, destined to represent a portion of the upper enclosing at least part of the sole and sides of the foot, wherein the middle portion has a longitudinal opening which is located on at least one portion of the instep, and two lateral margins on the sides of the longitudinal opening; and making an end portion of the first fabric destined to represent a portion of the upper enclosing the foot heel. The tab and the longitudinal opening of the middle portion both have a simultaneous longitudinal development, in a direction corresponding to the longitudinal development of the upper; the knitting step entirely produces the unitary, single-piece tubular textile article; the steps are performed in succession such that processing is never interrupted between each step and the following one.
US12077883B2
A high-strength thermal-stability polyester industrial yarn is prepared by spinning, winding and coordination treatment of a modified polyester after a solid-state polycondensation; wherein the method of coordination treatment comprises: soaking the wound fiber in an aqueous solution of a coordination agent, and the concentration of the aqueous solution of the coordination agent is 0.1-0.2 mol/L; wherein the condition of coordination treatment is 48-72 hours at 80-100° C., and the concentration of the aqueous solution of the coordination agent is 0.1-0.2 mol/L; wherein the polyester segments of the prepared high-strength thermal-stability polyester industrial yarn comprises a terephthalic acid segment, an ethylene glycol segment and a 2,6-pyridinedicarboxylic acid segment, and 2,6-pyridinedicarboxylic acid segments of different polyester segments are coordinated by Fe3+, the molar ratio of the terephthalic acid segment to the 2,6-pyridinedicarboxylic acid segment is 1:(0.03-0.05).
US12077881B2
The present invention relates to an apparatus for growing crystals. The apparatus comprises a chamber and a crucible being arranged in a heatable accommodation space of the chamber, wherein the crucible comprises an inner volume which is configured for growing crystals inside. The crucible comprises a bottom from which respective side walls extend to a top section of the crucible. The crucible comprises at least one a deposition section which is configured for attaching a seed crystal, wherein the deposition section is formed on at least one of the side wall and the top section of the crucible.
US12077874B2
A method of forming a gas diffusion layer includes causing, at least in part, a stack of layers to be arranged between compressing surfaces of a press, the stack of layers including a plurality of gas diffusion layers. The method also includes causing, at least in part, the press to apply one or more compression cycles to the stack of layers to reduce a combined, uncompressed thickness of the plurality of gas diffusion layers between about 2% and about 30%.
US12077871B2
A pressure compensating system (1) for a dual fluid flow system, wherein the pressure compensating system (1) comprises: a fluid pipe (3) having a first fluid pipe portion (3a) and a second fluid pipe portion (3b), wherein the first fluid pipe portion (3a) has a first fluid inlet (5a) and a first fluid outlet (7a) for a first fluid flow (O2), wherein the second fluid pipe portion (3b) has a second fluid inlet (5b) and a second fluid outlet (7b) for a second fluid flow (H2) separate from the first fluid flow (O2), and a pressure compensator (11) arranged in the fluid pipe (3), separating the first fluid pipe portion (3a) and the second fluid pipe portion (3b), wherein the pressure compensator (11) is configured to move in the fluid pipe (3) between the first fluid outlet (7a) and the second fluid outlet (7b) to thereby at least partially obstruct one of the first fluid outlet (7a) and the second fluid outlet (7b) in response to a pressure differences between the first fluid pipe portion (3a) and the second fluid pipe portion (3b) to provide pressure compensation between the first fluid pipe portion (3a) and the second fluid pipe portion (3b).
US12077864B2
Plasma atomic layer deposition (ALD) is optimized through modulation of the gas residence time during an excited species phase, wherein activated reactant is supplied such as from a plasma. Reduced residence time increases the quality of the deposited layer, such as reducing wet etch rates, increasing index of refraction and/or reducing impurities in the layer. For example, dielectric layers, particularly silicon nitride films, formed from such optimized plasma ALD processes have low levels of impurities remaining from the silicon precursor.
US12077863B2
A capacitively coupled Plasma Enhanced Chemical Vapour Deposition (PE-CVD) apparatus has a chamber, a first electrode with a substrate support positioned in the chamber, a second electrode with a gas inlet structure positioned in the chamber, and an RF power source connected to the gas inlet structure for supplying RF power thereto. The gas inlet structure has an edge region, a central region which depends downwardly with respect to the edge region, and one or more precursor gas inlets for introducing a PE-CVD precursor gas mixture to the chamber. The edge region and the central region both constitute part of the second electrode. The precursor gas inlets are disposed in the edge region and the central region is spaced apart from the substrate support to define a plasma dark space channel.
US12077858B2
Described herein are methods of filling features with tungsten and related apparatus. The methods described herein involve deposition of a tungsten nucleation layer prior to deposition of a bulk layer. The methods involve multiple atomic layer deposition (ALD) cycles. According to various embodiments, both a boron-containing reducing agent and silicon-reducing agent may be pulses during a single cycle to react with a tungsten-containing precursor and form a tungsten film.
US12077847B2
An apparatus for manufacturing a display apparatus includes a chamber configured to accommodate a first display substrate and a second display substrate therein, a deposition source positioned in the chamber and comprising a plurality of crucibles configured to move and supply at least two deposition materials to the first display substrate or the second display substrate, a mask assembly arranged between the first display substrate or the second display substrate and the deposition source, and a shutter portion arranged between the mask assembly and the deposition source and configured to control an amount of the at least two deposition materials supplied from the plurality of crucibles.
US12077840B2
The invention relates to an extruded product made of 6xxx aluminium alloy comprising 0.40-0.80 wt. % Si, 0.40-0.80 wt. % Mg, 0.40-0.70 wt. % Cu, up to 0.4 wt. % Fe, up to 0.30 wt. % Mn, up to 0.2 wt. % Cr, up to 0.2 wt. % V, up to 0.14 wt. % Zr, up to 0.1 wt. % Ti, up to 0.05 wt. % each impurity and total 0.15 wt. %, remainder aluminum, wherein the ratio Mg/Sifree is between 0.8 and 1.2 where Sifree is calculated according to the equation Sifree=Si−0.3*(Mn+Fe) where Si, Mn and Fe correspond to the content in weight % of Si, Mn and Fe of said 6xxx aluminum alloy and to the corresponding extruded product particularly suitable with a tensile yield strength higher than 280 MPa, and excellent crash properties. The invention also relates to the manufacturing process to obtain such extruded product.
US12077839B1
This invention provides an alloy with an interference thin film and the method for making the same. In one embodiment, said alloy consists essentially of 55.0-78.0 wt % Au, 8.0-24.0 wt % Ag, 8.0-24.0 wt % Cu and 0.0-3.0 wt % deoxidizer, and said interference thin film is grown on a surface of said alloy and has a thickness of less than 200 nm; wherein said interference thin film exhibits a patination color.
US12077825B2
The present invention provides compositions and methods based on genetic polymorphisms that are associated with vascular diseases such as stroke. In particular, the present invention relates to genetic polymorphisms that have utility for such uses as predicting disease risk or predicting an individual's response to a treatment such as statins, including groups of polymorphisms that may be used as a signature marker set for such uses, as well as nucleic acid molecules containing the polymorphisms, variant proteins encoded by such nucleic acid molecules, reagents for detecting the polymorphic nucleic acid molecules and proteins, and methods of using the nucleic acid and proteins as well as methods of using reagents for their detection.
US12077812B2
Disclosed herein, are methods of detecting multiple sclerosis in a subject by measuring relative abundances of multiple oral microbiota in sample. Also, disclosed herein are methods of treatment and prophylaxis of MS.
US12077797B2
An oligopeptide with lipid-lowering activity, a preparation method and an application thereof are provided, belonging to the field of biotechnology. The amino acid sequence of the oligopeptide with lipid-lowering activity is shown in SEQ ID NO: 1. The preparation method includes the following steps: (1) hydrolyzing a loach protein with proteases to obtain an enzymatic hydrolysis product; (2) separating the enzymatic hydrolysis product using an ultrafiltration membrane, and taking a component with a molecular weight less than 3 kilodalton (kDa); and (3) filtering and separating the component with the molecular weight less than 3 kDa by Sephadex G-15 to obtain the oligopeptide. The oligopeptide is derived from the loach protein and has the characteristics of high safety, high efficiency, and wide sources.
US12077787B2
Disclosed is a diacylglycerol acyltransferase 1, a recombinant Saccharomyces cerevisiae containing the diacylglycerol acyltransferase 1, and application thereof in production of triacylglycerol. The diacylglycerol acyltransferase 1 of the invention has a function of catalyzing synthesis of triacylglycerol. After the recombinant Saccharomyces cerevisiae containing the diacylglycerol acyltransferase 1 of the invention is subjected to induction culture for 48 h, the content of total fatty acid and triacylglycerol in the recombinant Saccharomyces cerevisiae containing the diacylglycerol acyltransferase 1 can be respectively increased by 1.94 folds and 12.09 folds as compared with those of Saccharomyces cerevisiae without the recombinant diacylglycerol acyltransferase 1. The instant invention provides a method for improving the ability of microorganisms to produce polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) by means of genetic engineering.
US12077780B2
The production and use of extracellular matrix or conditioned medium compositions and more specifically to compositions obtained by culturing cells under hypoxic conditions on a surface in a suitable growth medium.
US12077773B2
Provided herein are compositions that include at least two different nucleic acid vectors, where each of the at least two different vectors includes a coding sequence that encodes a different portion of an otoferlin protein, and the use of these compositions to treat hearing loss in a subject.
US12077763B2
Disclosed herein are compositions and methods that involve recombinant polynucleotide molecules, such as single or double-stranded DNA or RNA molecules, also referred to “triggers”, that are useful for controlling or preventing E. necator infection, or recombinant DNA constructs for making such RNA molecules or for making transgenic grape plants resistant to E. necator infection. In some embodiments, polynucleotide triggers are provided as topically applied agents for controlling or preventing infection of a plant by E. necator.
US12077762B1
The instant disclosure is generally related to novel engineered (hybrid) promoters. In certain embodiments, the instant disclosure is directed to one or more nucleic acid compositions comprising engineered promoters operably linked to nucleic acids encoding proteins of interest. Thus, the disclosure set forth herein described methods and compositions for the production of proteins of interest using one or more novel engineered (hybrid) promoters of the disclosure.
US12077761B2
The present disclosure provides methods and systems for genetically altering and screening Akkermansia bacteria, including Akkermansia muciniphila. The methods also provide genetically altered bacteria, libraries of genetically altered bacteria and use of such bacteria for treatment of diseases.
US12077759B2
Among the various aspects of the present disclosure is the provision of methods for treating pathologic calcification or bone formation and methods of inhibiting KIF26B that include administering a therapeutically effective amount of a synthetic nucleic acid against KIF26B. Compositions comprising a small hairpin RNA (shRNA) against KIF26B are also provided.
US12077756B2
The invention provides compositions and methods for reducing expression of a target gene in a cell, involving contacting a cell with an isolated double stranded nucleic acid (dsNA) in an amount effective to reduce expression of a target gene in a cell. The dsNAs of the invention possess a single stranded extension (in most embodiments, the single stranded extension comprises at least one modified nucleotide and/or phosphate back bone modification). Such single stranded extended Dicer-substrate siRNAs (DsiRNAs) were demonstrated to be effective RNA inhibitory agents compared to corresponding double stranded DsiRNAs.
US12077739B2
Embodiments described herein generally provide for the expansion of cells in a cell expansion system using an active promotion of a coating agent(s) to a cell growth surface in some embodiments. A coating agent may be applied to a surface, such as the cell growth surface of a hollow fiber in a bioreactor, by controlling the movement of a fluid in which a coating agent is suspended, by changing flow rates, by changing flow directions, by rotation of the bioreactor, and/or combinations thereof.
US12077738B2
The present disclosure relates to algae cultivation including the integration of liners for large-scale open algal biomass to facilitate algae facility commercial scale-up operations. Liners include those having a first portion having a first thickness and a second portion comprising a second thickness, wherein the first thickness and the second thickness are different. Liners also include those having a first portion having a first thickness, a second portion comprising a second thickness, and a third portion comprising a third thickness, wherein the first thickness, the second thickness, and the third thickness are different.
US12077716B2
A system for recovering natural gas liquid from a gas source, comprising compression means (206) for increasing the temperature and pressure of the fluid from the gas source, cooling means (230) for cooling the fluid from the compression means, a gas/gas heat exchanger (204), fluid from the gas source flowing from a first inlet to a first outlet; at least one separator (208) for receiving the fluid from the first outlet of the gas/gas heat exchanger (204) and separating liquid from the gas, the gas from the separator being directed to expansion means (206) for reducing the temperature and pressure of the gas, the aqueous part of the liquid from the separator and/or the gas from the expansion means being directed to the gas/gas heat exchanger (204) where it flows therethrough from a second inlet to a second outlet for cooling the fluid flowing between the first inlet and first outlet, wherein injection means are provided between the cooling means and the gas/gas heat exchanger for saturating the gas with a liquid agent, wherein the liquid agent comprises an evaporant and an antifreeze agent; and a recovery vessel (240) is provided downstream of the second outlet, the antifreeze agent being recovered therein for injection into the fluid from the gas source upstream of the first inlet.
US12077709B2
Pumpable slurry compositions comprising at least one aluminosilicate additive and optional pozzolanic cement additives and methods for improving development of compressive strengths in the pumpable cement slurry compositions are disclosed herein. The methods utilize one or more pumpable cement slurry compositions comprising at least one cement component, water, at least one first aluminosilicate additive, at least one optional second aluminosilicate additive, and one or more optional pozzolanic additives, wherein the at least one first aluminosilicate additive has an amorphous phase of greater than about 50% and a weight ratio of silica oxide to aluminum oxide of about 1.0 to about 2.5, and the at least one optional second aluminosilicate additive has a weight ratio of silica oxide to aluminum oxide of about 1.7 to about 3.3.
US12077704B2
Some variations provide an anisotropic thermally conductive polymer composition comprising a plurality of polarizable, thermotropic main-chain liquid-crystal polymer molecules with crystalline domains. The liquid-crystal polymer molecules are in a nematic phase or a smectic phase, and at least 80% of the crystalline domains are aligned along a crystal axis. A method of making an anisotropic thermally conductive polymer composition comprises: synthesizing or obtaining a polymer containing polarizable domains; heating the polymer to form a polymer melt; cooling the polymer melt to form a thermotropic liquid-crystal polymer; exposing the thermotropic liquid-crystal polymer to an electrical field, thereby aligning the polarizable domains along a crystal axis; and recovering the thermotropic liquid-crystal polymer as an anisotropic thermally conductive polymer composition. The polymer composition may be formed into an object characterized by thermal conductivity along the minimum dimension that is at least three times greater than thermal conductivity along the maximum dimension.
US12077696B2
To provide a half-cut double-sided tape from a double-sided tape with a release-liner commercially available in the market by means of a simple process without contacting a cutter blade directly to an adhesive layer when making the half cuts in the half-cut process. The invention includes: a processing protection layer formation step of feeding a protect release paper tape having the release surface to the double-sided tape to form a processing protection layer on the double-sided tape with the release liner; a half-cut step of continuously performing half-cut together with the processing protection layer and the double-sided tape on the release liner while leaving only the release liner, and making a number of the double-sided tape pieces of proper length are held on the release liner; a half-cut double-sided tape winding step of winding the half-cut double-sided tape with the release liner while peeling off the processing protection layer. A cut trace has a fully cut region in the width direction of the double-sided tape on the release liner and a non-cut region in the width direction of the protect release paper tape, so that the peeling is facilitated.
US12077690B2
A sheet includes a support layer and a coating layer on a side of the support layer. The coating layer is partially cured. The coating layer has carbon-carbon double bonds. The relative amount of carbon-carbon double bonds is higher at the surface of the coating layer than at the contact surface of the coating layer with the support layer. Methods are disclosed to manufacture such sheets; and to produce a decorative panel using such sheets.
US12077688B2
An adhesive tape includes a first adhesive portion and a second adhesive portion that are arranged at an interval in a width direction thereof, and a first base and a second base. The first base includes a first surface and a second surface that are arranged opposite to each other in a thickness direction thereof. The first adhesive portion is adhered to the first surface of the first base. The second base has a first region and a second region that are distributed at an interval in the width direction of the adhesive tape. A portion of the second base located in the first region is lapped on the second surface of the first base. The second adhesive portion is adhered to a portion of the second base located in the second region, and is located at the same surface of the second base as the first base.
US12077685B2
Methods of making bearings using pressure sensitive macromolecular adhesive polymers and pressure sensitive polymer compositions capable of integrating fluoropolymeric properties with a catecholamine functionality to form an adhesive system that allows bonding between metallic substrates and fluoropolymers are disclosed. Also disclosed are core-shell polymeric particles comprised of a core and a shell comprising a thermoplastic polydopamine polymer that may be prepared as a colloidal suspension and used as a hot-melt pressure sensitive adhesive capable of binding low surface energy materials, such as polyolefins and fluoropolymers, to diverse materials including metals in making bearings and/or bearing components.
US12077677B2
Provided is a method for producing a cured product film, which is capable of increasing the formation accuracy of a fine cured product film and also increasing the adhesion of the cured product film. The method for producing a curable film according to the present invention includes an application step in which a curable composition that is photocurable and thermocurable and also is in liquid form is applied using an ink jet device, a first light irradiation step in which the curable composition is irradiated with light from a first light irradiation part, and a heating step in which a precured product film irradiated with light is heated, the ink jet device has an ink tank to store the curable composition, a discharge part, and a circulation flow path part, and in the application step, the curable composition is applied while being circulated in the ink jet device.
US12077675B2
A print method includes a) applying an activator composition onto a recording medium, the activator composition comprising a photoinitiator; b) applying an inkjet ink composition onto the recording medium, the inkjet ink composition comprising a curable monomer and a gellant, the inkjet ink composition comprising no photo initiator or comprising a photo initiator in an amount of 1.0 wt % or less, based on the total amount of the ink composition; and c) curing the ink and the activator composition. Step c is started within a time period of 2 s-1000 s after applying the ink composition onto the recording medium. an ink set comprising an activator composition and an inkjet ink composition, a software product, and an inkjet printing apparatus are also disclosed.
US12077671B2
An ink jet ink composition contains a color material, an organic solvent, and water. The ink jet ink composition contains N-hydroxyethylpyrrolidone and N-vinyl-2-pyrrolidone as the organic solvent.
US12077663B2
Compounds that can be produced by a ring-opening reaction of epoxidized alkanes or epoxidized fatty acid esters having a molecular weight greater than 200 grams per mole are blended with polar polymers to improve the gloss of the polar polymers. These compounds include at least one polar functional group and are blended with polar polymers, or blends comprising at least one polar polymer, in order to improve the gloss of these polymers, such that they have suitable gloss right out of the manufacturing operation without the need for further painting or lamination steps. These compounds may also improve the impact strength of the polar polymers. Also disclosed are composite structures wherein an outer cap layer is made from the polar polymer blended with the gloss improving additive.
US12077662B2
A colored composition including a resin system, and a colorized filler. The colorized filler includes particles including a polymer. The particles have a density less than 2.6 g/cc and an average particle size from 100 microns to 600 microns.
US12077658B2
A cured, shaped dielectric component, including a crosslinked product of a composite comprising a thermoplastic polymer, an optional crosslinking co-agent, an optional cure initiator, an optional additive composition, and a ceramic filler composition; wherein the cured, shaped dielectric component has a permittivity of 1.1 to 20 at 10 GHz; and wherein the cured, shaped dielectric component has no melt flow index when tested at 190° C., 2.16 kg, in accordance with ASTM D1238-20.
US12077655B2
A composition contains a silylated polysaccharide, where the silylated polysaccharide is characterized by: (a) having linked fructose, galactose, anhydrogalactose, or glucose saccharide units provided that glycosidic linkages of glucose are alpha linkages and that the silylated polysaccharide is other than a silylated starch; and (b) on average 1 to 100 mole-percent of the hydroxyl groups on the polysaccharide have been silylated with a silyl group having the structure —SiR3 linked to the polysaccharide through a C—O—Si bond where each R is independently selected from hydrocarbyl radicals having from one to 12 carbon atoms, provided that on average at least one R per polysaccharide has a terminally unsaturated carbon-carbon double bond.
US12077651B2
Getter composition to be used for controlling the amount of moisture and organic gases in sealed electronic or optoelectronic devices, said composition comprising a blend of first getter and second getter powders in a weight ratio comprised between 0.1 and 5.0, wherein the first getter is polyphenylene oxide (PPO) or Poly(2,6-diphenyl-p-phenylene oxide) (PPPO) and the second getter is a Faujasite (FAU) zeolite or a mixture of a Faujasite (FAU) zeolite and a Linde Type A (LTA) zeolite with a ratio comprised between 0.1 and 5.0. The invention also relates to a dispensable paste comprising a resin and the getter composition.
US12077647B2
A cushioning material includes fibers that define a fiber network and a foam material suspended within the fiber network.
US12077646B2
This application features a method of forming a polymer layer on the surface of a substrate using a self-initiating monomer. A polymer layer is formed by polymerization of a monomer on a metal layer to fill or cover defects of the metal layer. The metal layer the polymer layer may be used as an airtight material.
US12077637B2
An addition-curable liquid silicone rubber composition for LED headlamps, which contains: (A) (A-1) an alkenyl group-containing liquid organopolysiloxane, and (A-2) an alkenyl group-containing raw rubber-state organopolysiloxane; (B) a silicone resin which contains an alkenyl group, while being composed of a unit that is selected from among an R23SiO1/2 unit (M unit), an SiO4/2 unit (Q unit), an R22SiO2/2 unit (D unit) and R2SiO3/2 unit (T unit); (C) an organohydrogen polysiloxane; (D) a platinum group metal catalyst; and (E) triallyl isocyanurate.
US12077636B2
There is provided an epoxy composition which has difficulty in precipitating a crystal during storage, is homogeneous and can be stored for a long period; and a cured product of the composition having excellent transparency, heat resistance, and light resistance can be obtained on curing. An α-type tris-(2,3-epoxypropyl)-isocyanurate crystal including β-type tris-(2,3-epoxypropyl)-isocyanurate in the crystal in a ratio of 2% by mass to 15% by mass. A method for producing the α-type tris-(2,3-epoxypropyl)-isocyanurate crystal including step (i) separating β-type tris-(2,3-epoxypropyl)-isocyanurate contained in a tris-(2,3-epoxypropyl)-isocyanurate solution from the solution as a solid to obtain a crystal with an increased content ratio of α-type tris-(2,3-epoxypropyl)-isocyanurate.
US12077631B2
A process for preparing a thermoplastic polymer may involve reacting at least components (i) to (ii): a polyisocyanate composition including at least one diisocyanate (i); an epoxide composition comprising at least one diepoxide (ii); in the presence of a catalyst composition (iii); where epoxide composition (ii) and catalyst composition (iii) are initially charged as a mixture at a temperature in a first temperature range (T1); the polyisocyanate composition (i) is at least partially added while maintaining a temperature in the first temperature range T1; the temperature is raised to a temperature in a final temperature range (Tf); and the remaining polyisocyanate composition (i) is added in the final temperature range. A thermoplastic polymer obtainable by such a process may be used, e.g., for producing a fiber or a shaped body by injection molding, calendering, powder sintering, laser sintering, melt pressing, or extrusion, or as modifier for thermoplastic material.
US12077624B2
In a method for the manufacture of a hydrocarbon resin made of at least one cyclic diolefin component and at least one ethylenically unsaturated aromatic component having 8 to 13 carbon atoms, the monomer mixture is heated to a polymerisation temperature of at least 180° C. at a heating speed of 0.5 to 10° C./second to obtain a hydrocarbon resin with a reduced amount of by-products, wherein the monomer mixture is essentially liquid in a single phase during the heating to at least 180° C. and during polymerisation, and the subsequently hydrogenated hydrocarbon resin has good compatibility with other components of hot-melt adhesives.
US12077617B2
A tire comprises a rubber composition based on at least one elastomeric matrix mainly comprising a random copolymer comprising ethylene units and conjugated diene units, the mole fraction of the ethylene units in the copolymer being within a range extending from 50% to 95%; a peroxide; and a specific acrylate derivative.
US12077613B2
A method of production of lignin and hemicellulose from a plant lignocellulosic material includes (a) contacting a plant lignocellulosic material with an extraction solution during more than 2 hours at a temperature between 95° ° C. to 110° C., thereby obtaining a solid fraction and a liquid fraction, (b) separating the solid fraction and the liquid fraction, (c) concentrating the liquid fraction so as to obtain a concentrated liquid fraction, (d) mixing equal parts by weight of water with the concentrated liquid fraction so as to obtain a suspension comprising solid particles in suspension in a liquid medium, (e) separating the particles and the medium of the suspension, (f) recovering the particles of the suspension thereby obtaining a fraction comprising lignin called lignified fraction, (g) recovering the medium of the suspension thereby obtaining a fraction comprising hemicellulose called hemicellulosic fraction.
US12077607B2
Disclosed herein are a synthetic peptide mimetic and compositions comprising the synthetic peptide mimetic that induce activation of and signaling through PAR4. Also disclosed herein are methods of treating a bleeding disorder comprising administering the synthetic peptide.
US12077599B2
The present invention relates to an anti-ROS1 antibody improved in specificity for ROS1 and a use thereof and, more particularly, provides an anti-ROS1 antibody or an antigen-binding fragment thereof and a use thereof in cancer diagnosis.
US12077583B2
The present invention provides monoclonal antibodies that recognize human Nectin4 with high affinity and specificity and inhibit its binding to T cell immunoreceptor with Ig and ITIM domains (TIGIT). The present invention further provides pharmaceutical compositions comprising the antibodies and methods for their use in cancer immunotherapy and in diagnosis.
US12077580B2
The present disclosure relates to antibodies and proteins comprising an antigen-binding portion thereof that specifically bind to the pro-inflammatory cytokine IL-17 A. The disclosure more specifically relates to specific antibodies and proteins that are IL-17 A antagonists (inhibit the activities of IL-17 A and IL-17 AF) and are capable of inhibiting IL-17 A induced cytokine production in in vitro assays, and having an inhibitory effect in an antigen-induced arthritis model in vivo. The disclosure further relates to compositions and methods of use for said antibodies and proteins to treat pathological disorders that can be treated by inhibiting IL-17A or IL 17AF mediated activity, such as rheumatoid arthritis, psoriasis, systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), lupus nephritis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, asthma or cystic fibrosis or other autoimmune and inflammatory disorders.
US12077565B2
There are provided polypeptide constructs targeting claudin proteins that are useful for transiently disrupting tight junctions in a tissue. Pharmaceutical compositions and uses thereof in methods for enhancing delivery of therapeutic agents, for stem cell transplantation, and for treatment of male infertility are also provided.
US12077562B2
The disclosure relates, in some aspects, to adeno-associated virus capsid proteins isolated from an in vivo library and recombinant adeno-associated viruses (rAAVs) comprising the same. In some aspects, the disclosure relates to isolated nucleic acids encoding AAV capsid proteins isolated from an in vivo library. In some embodiments, rAAVs and compositions described by the disclosure are useful for delivery of one or more transgenes to the muscle-tissue of a subject.
US12077560B2
The present disclosure provides devices, systems, kits and methods useful for quantitation of biomolecules such as intact proteins and nucleic acids.
US12077559B2
The present invention relates to a new process for the synthesis of 3α-hydroxy-5α-pregnan-20-one, commonly known as brexanolone, wherein the corresponding cyclic 20-ketal or cyclic 20-thioketal compound of formula (IV) is deprotected with the use or iodine in an organic solvent: (I).
US12077540B2
A series of substituted 4,6-dihydrospiro[[1,2,3]triazolo[4,5-b]pyridine-7,3′-indoline]-2′,5(3H)-dione analogues, the use thereof and the preparation thereof.
US12077536B2
Disclosed herein is a compound of Formula (I) for inhibiting Bcl-2 and treating disease associated with undesirable bcl-2 activity (Bcl-2 related diseases), a method of using the compounds disclosed herein for treating dysregulated apoptotic diseases including cancers and treating autoimmune disease, and a pharmaceutical composition comprising the same.
US12077524B2
The present invention provides a crystal of 1-{2-[(3S,4R)-1-[(3R,4R)-1-cyclopentyl-3-fluoro-4-(4-methoxyphenyl)pyrrolidine-3-carbonyl]-4-(methoxymethyl)pyrrolidin-3-yl]-5-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl}piperidine-4-carboxylic acid having a certain quality that can be used as a drug substance. Specifically, the present invention provides a crystal comprising an equimolar amount of 1-{2-[(3S,4R)-1-[(3R,4R)-1-cyclopentyl-3-fluoro-4-(4-methoxyphenyl)pyrrolidine-3-carbonyl]-4-(methoxymethyl)pyrrolidin-3-yl]-5-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl}piperidine-4-carboxylic acid and phosphoric acid.
US12077519B2
A compound useful as an active ingredient of a pharmaceutical composition for treatment of cancer related to activation of immune cells or cancer resistant to anti-PD-1 antibody/anti-PD-L1 antibody therapy is provided. The present inventors have conducted studies on a compound useful as an active ingredient of a pharmaceutical composition for treatment of cancer related to activation of immune cells or cancer resistant to anti-PD-1 antibody/anti-PD-L1 antibody therapy, and confirmed that a heteroaryl carboxamide compound has DGK ξ (DGKzeta) inhibitory effect, leading to completion of the present invention. The heteroaryl carboxamide compound of the present invention has DGK ξ inhibitory effect, and can be used as a therapeutic agent for treatment of cancer related to activation of immune cells or cancer resistant to anti-PD-1 antibody/anti-PD-L1 antibody therapy.
US12077510B2
The present disclosure concerns at least one entity chosen from compounds of Formula (I) and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof: wherein the variable groups X, R1, R2, R3 m, n and p are as defined herein. The present disclosure also relates to methods for the preparation of at least one such entity, and intermediates useful in the preparation thereof, to pharmaceutical compositions containing at least one such entity, to the use of at least one such entity in the preparation of medicaments, and to the use of at least one such entity in the treatment of conditions such as, for example, allergic diseases, autoimmune diseases, viral diseases, and cancer.
US12077505B2
Improved methods for preparing chemical precursors to sulfonyl chloride III, which are important intermediates in the preparation of pyroxsulam herbicide, are provided. Also provided are compounds of Formula III, Formula VII, and IV, wherein R1 is a C1-C6 alkyl, X is Cl or OH, Y is halogen, OH, or OR2, and R2 is a C1-C6 alkyl.
US12077498B2
Disclosed are novel C4-carboxylic acid-substituted tryptamine derivative compounds and pharmaceutical and recreational drug formulations containing the same. The pharmaceutical formulations may be used to treat brain neurological disorders.
US12077486B2
The invention relates to specific quaternary amidoamine detergents, the process to make them, and their use. The quaternary amidoamine detergents are obtainable by reacting a multifunctional acid with an amino amine, followed by quaternization, suitably with dimethyl carbonate, and subsequent reaction with a fatty acid. In the process to make the quaternary amidoamine detergents a multifunctional fatty acid is reacted with an amino amine, typically an amino alkylene amine, followed by quaternization with a quaternizing agent and subsequent replacement of the anion of said quaternizing agent with a fatty acid anion. The quaternary fatty amidoamine detergents are particularly useful as a surface-active compound that is soluble in an a-polar medium, for example when used as a stabilizer for solids in an a-polar medium.
US12077484B2
The invention relates to a process for the preparation of Melphalan (4-[bis(2-chloroethyl)amino]-L-phenylalanine of formula (I) said process comprising the reaction of a 4-amino-L-phenylalanine protected at the carboxy and amino aminoacidic groups with an agent able to convert the aromatic amino group into a group of formula: —N(CH2CH2OS(O)nO−)2, wherein n is 1 or 2 followed by conversion of the —N(CH2CH2OS(O)nO−)2 group into a —N(CH2CH2Cl)2 group. The invention also provides novel intermediates useful for the preparation of Melphalan.
US12077483B2
The disclosure provides ionizable amine lipids and salts thereof (e.g., pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof) useful for the delivery of biologically active agents, for example delivering biologically active agents to cells to prepare engineered cells. The ionizable amine lipids disclosed herein are useful as ionizable lipids in the formulation of lipid nanoparticle-based compositions.
US12077476B2
The present invention relates to a thermal emissivity coating composition comprising: a) an emissivity agent in an amount from 30 to 65% by weight with respect to the total weight of the thermal emissivity coating composition; b) a filler selected from the group consisting of oxides of aluminum, silicon, magnesium, calcium, boron and mixtures of two or more thereof, in an amount from 10 to 35 wt % with respect to the total weight of the thermal emissivity coating composition; and c) a binder in an amount from 12 to 52 wt % with respect to the total weight of the thermal emissivity coating composition; wherein the emissivity agent comprises cobalt oxide in an amount from 10 to 25 wt %, preferably 12 to 25 wt % with respect to the total weight of the thermal emissivity coating composition and further comprises chromium oxide and titanium oxide.
US12077464B2
Glass stack configurations including a carrier plate, setter plates, and glass sheets for thermal treatment of the glass sheets to form glass ceramic articles are provided. The glass stacking configurations and components described herein are selected to improve thermal uniformity throughout a glass stack during ceramming processes while maintaining or even reducing the stresses in the resultant glass ceramic article. Accordingly, the glass ceramic articles made according to the various embodiments described herein exhibit improved optical qualities and less warp than glass ceramic articles made according to conventional processes. Various embodiments of carrier plates, setter plates, parting agent compositions, and methods of stacking glass sheets are described.
US12077457B2
A system for remedying deep-sea mine tailings includes a reaction basin in which the solid-liquid ratio of deep-sea mine tailings is adjusted and into which aluminum sulfate is injected as an additive for extraction of heavy metals from the deep-sea mine tailings.
US12077449B2
Provided is an alumina-based composite oxide having a large initial specific surface area and a small initial mean pore size, with excellent heat resistance of the specific surface area and pore volume; and a production method therefor. Specifically, provided is an alumina-based composite oxide wherein the initial crystallite diameter is 10 nm or less and the initial specific surface area is 80 m2/ml or more; after calcination at 1200° C. for 3 hours in air, the specific surface area is 10 m2/ml or more; the initial mean pore size is 10 nm or more and 50 nm or less; and after calcination at 1200° C. for 3 hours in air, the pore volume retention rate is 10% or more, which is determined by (P1/P0)×100 wherein P0 represents an initial pore volume (ml/g), and P1 represents a pore volume (ml/g) after calcination at 1200° C. for 3 hours in air.
US12077433B2
An article for generating chlorine dioxide includes a canister containing a chlorine-dioxide generating composition. The articles in accordance with the invention are able to generate chlorine-dioxide gas, chlorine-dioxide solution, and chlorine-dioxide solution with surfactants. The canister includes at least one porous region that places an exterior of the canister in fluidic communication with an interior of the canister. The porous region, which in some embodiments, is realized as a mesh, is characterized by a size in a range of about 20 mesh to about 325 mesh.
US12077431B2
A method of manufacturing a MEMS device, wherein the MEMS device has a cavity in which a beam will move to change the capacitance of the device. After most of the device build-up has occurred, sacrificial material is removed to free the beam within the MEMS device cavity. Thereafter, exposed ruthenium contacts are etched back with an etchant comprising chlorine to remove the top surface of both the top and bottom contacts. Due to this etch back process, low contact resistance can be achieved with less susceptibility to stiction events. Stiction performance can be further improved by conditioning the ruthenium contacts in a fluorine based plasma. The fluorine based plasma process, or fluorine treatment, can be performed prior to or after etch-back process of the ruthenium contacts.
US12077426B1
A liquid discharge system includes a liquid product pump having a sensor for monitoring vibrations passing through an outer casing of the liquid product pump to detect an occurrence of cavitation within the liquid product pump. A system and method for controlling the operation of a liquid product pump in an engine-driven hydraulic discharge system. The liquid product pump has a vibration sensor operable to detect cavitation within the liquid product pump and for providing an electrical vibration signal to a speed control module. The speed control module is operable to process the vibration signal and to produce an electrical speed control signal that is provided to an electronic actuator. The electronic actuator is operable to actuate a motor control lever of a variable speed hydraulic motor to adjust the operating speed of the liquid product pump.
US12077423B2
A dual-mode fluid connector includes: a hollow connecting element, comprising a chamber inside the hollow connecting element; a material tube, positioned on the hollow connecting element and connected through the chamber; a cleaning tube, positioned on the hollow connecting element and connected through the chamber; a head portion, positioned on one terminal of the hollow connecting element and having a connecting opening, wherein the connecting opening can be detachably connected to a material container; a rear portion, positioned on another terminal of the hollow connecting element and having a through hole; a rod, inserted into the chamber via the through hole; and a rotatable element, covered on the rear portion and comprising a block portion, wherein the block portion is positioned in an interior of the rotatable element and arranged to operably engage with the outer flange.
US12077420B2
A transport device includes: a vehicle body including a fork portion that supports a load, a lift portion that drives the fork portion up and down, a movable carriage portion that supports the lift portion, and is movable on a traveling surface by driving a drive wheel, and an auxiliary leg portion that is provided in the movable carriage portion, is movable along a longitudinal direction of the fork portion, and has an auxiliary wheel having a variable position with respect to the movable carriage portion; and a control unit that, in a case where a step is present on the traveling surface, controls operations of the lift portion, the movable carriage portion, and the auxiliary leg portion such that the movable carriage portion climbs the step, based on the position of the center of gravity calculated by a calculation unit.
US12077416B1
The present disclosure relates to an innovative retrieval device designed for the efficient recovery of items from deep wells, plumbing pipes, and similar structures. The device features a body with a plurality of arms attached to its distal end, each arm equipped with specialized gripping features to securely capture and retrieve items. A control cable is connected to the arms, facilitating their movement from an open to a closed position for item capture. The inclusion of a camera device within the body aids in precise item location, while a resilient connecting device allows for adjustment to the retrieval depth through an additional cable at any desired depth. Enhanced functionality is introduced through optional features such as a body tube for length extension, skids for improved navigation within pipes, and different cable configurations for optimized arm closure.
US12077413B2
A transportation system for a building with multiple floors includes a shaft in the building, a traction sheave drive type elevator and a lift. The elevator vertically conveys persons using an elevator car that is movable in the shaft together with at least two counterweights, the elevator car and the counterweights moving in opposite directions. The elevator car and the counterweights are driven by drive engines with traction sheaves. The lift vertically conveys objects and is designed as a self-propelled lift. The lift has a lift platform designed as a vehicle for supplying goods, which vehicle can be brought in and out the shaft and which lies, when located in the shaft, within a vertical projection of the elevator car.
US12077409B2
An elevator control system, an elevator system, and a control method therefor. The elevator control system includes: a data collection unit configured to receive a call request signal from a machine passenger at each landing, and receive information about the machine to ride the elevator sent by the machine passenger; and a control unit configured to determine whether to accept the call request from the machine passenger based on elevator operating condition and the information about the machine to ride the elevator, and send information about the rules of riding the elevator to the machine passenger after accepting its call request.
US12077402B2
An image processing apparatus includes: a support surface configured to support a sheet, a sheet feeding roller configured to feed the sheet in a conveying direction, a separation member for separating the sheet one by one and positioned downstream of the sheet feeding roller in the conveying direction, and a regulating member displaceable between a first position where the regulating member abuts against a distal end of the sheet supported by the support surface to regulate passage of the sheet in the conveying direction between the sheet feeding roller and the separation member and a second position that is farther from a conveyance path than the first position and that allows passage of the sheet in the conveying direction. The regulating member has a wall surface that abuts against the distal end of the sheet and includes at least one protrusion on the wall surface.
US12077389B2
Various embodiments described herein relate to controlling an accumulation conveyor that comprises at least a first zone that is upstream of a second zone and the second zone that is upstream of a third zone. A second control module associated with the second zone receives a third feedback signal, indicating that a third sensor is blocked, from a third control module associated with the third zone. The second control module sets a second drive assembly associated with the second zone to a disengaged state, and receives a first signal from a first control module associated with the first zone. The first signal indicates that one of a first article having an irregular boundary or a second article having a regular boundary exits from the first zone. The second control module controls the second drive assembly and a second brake assembly based on the indication by the first signal.
US12077387B2
A conveyor system for conveying articles, which conveyor system includes a transport device for transporting articles along a predefined path. The transport device includes at least one running rail and at least one running carriage which is attachable to the running rail. The running carriage is configured to run in a conveying direction (F) along the running rail and to convey at least one article. The conveyor system furthermore includes a drivable carrier device which is arranged at least in regions along the running rail and is intended for carrying along the running carriage of the transport device. The carrier device includes at least one carrier element with a freely rotatable carrier roller, wherein the freely rotatable carrier roller can be brought into engagement (E) with the running carriage in order to carry along the running carriage along the running rail.
US12077381B2
The customer order fulfillment and return system for returning items from a customer order to specified locations in a warehouse. The returned items are assigned to specific sub-compartments of a tote, and the tote is assigned to a specific mobile return cart. The system then generates a return tour and the returned items are then returned to specific locations in the warehouse.
US12077375B2
A refuse vehicle includes a chassis, a first energy storage device, a body, an electric power take-off system, and a subsystem coupled to the body and moveable using hydraulic power from the electric power take-off system. The first energy storage device (e.g., a battery) is supported by the chassis and is configured to provide electrical power to a prime mover. Activation of the prime mover selectively drives the refuse vehicle. The body is configured for storing refuse, and is supported by the chassis. The electric power take-off system is positioned on the body and includes an electric motor, a second energy storage device configured to provide electric power to the electric motor, and a hydraulic pump that is drive by the electric motor. The electric motor drives the hydraulic pump to convert the electrical power into hydraulic power.
US12077372B2
A mobile proppant delivery system may include a system for unloading proppant transport trailers, storing proppant in silos, and feeding proppant to frac operations. The system may include drive-over conveyors, swiveling distribution heads, internal silo bucket elevators, gravity feed, choke filling, and bases designed with internal conveying systems.
US12077366B2
An article dispensing apparatus includes a carousel and an upper casing with a dispensing face including a dispensing orifice through which the articles are dispensed. The carousel includes plural holding sections for holding the articles to be dispensed and is rotationally movable. A controller controls application of a force to cause the carousel to rotate relative to the dispensing face when an instruction to dispense an article is received. When the carousel is moved so that one of its holding sections having an article therein is aligned with the dispensing orifice, the article is allowed to be dispensed therethrough. A locking mechanism selectively engages the carousel to prevent any relative movement of the carousel when the article dispensing unit is not mounted on the main housing and disengages from the carousel to allow intended relative movement when the article dispensing unit is mounted on the main housing.
US12077361B2
A packaging device for eyewear frames has a structure for supporting lenses. The device has a first and a second lateral temple, including a body, having a front abutment wall, configured to abut against an inner side of the structure of the frame. A rear wall is opposite the front abutment wall relative to a longitudinal direction, to abut the second lateral temple in a folded configuration towards the frame. A transverse notch extends along a transverse direction, perpendicular to the longitudinal direction, and passing through the body. The transverse notch partially extends between a pair of lateral walls of the body, from an open insertion end, which emerges onto a pair of the lateral walls, at a closed bottom end. The body includes a hole passing through the body, between the transverse notch and the front abutment wall, positioned to substantially align with the closed bottom end.
US12077332B2
An apparatus includes a supplying station to receive a feed roll and to rotate it to unroll consecutive portions of plastic film; and a cutting station to separate, from an unrolled portion of plastic film, either a strip or a plurality of distinct film sheets obtained from a same strip shaped portion. The strip or the strip shaped portion have a width and a length, where the width of said strip shaped portion is larger than the length of the same strip shaped portion. The apparatus also includes a thermoforming station and/or a packaging station.
US12077330B2
A filling device for metered filling of a filling material from a storage container into a dose receiving container. The device includes a single-use isolator with the receiving container provided therein to protect against contamination. The device includes a weighing device for holding and weighing the storage container, with its contents outside of the isolator. The device includes a dispensing device inside the isolator to provide a dose-by-dose dispensing of the material. The device includes a conduit arrangement for connecting the storage container and the dispending device and conveying the material from the storage container to the dispensing device via a removal device for a dose-by-dose removal of the material outside the isolator. The device includes a control device for controlling the removal device based on information from the weighing device about a decrease in weight of a unit consisting of the storage container and its contents during the removal.
US12077329B2
A method for producing a cartridge system for producing a beverage, where the cartridge system is insertable into a beverage preparation machine and has a cartridge with a reservoir filled with a beverage substance and a cartridge receptacle connected to the cartridge. The cartridge receptacle has a mixing chamber and a fluid feed opening into the mixing chamber. An aluminum sheet is provided in a first step. A main body is generated at least partially from the aluminum sheet by punching and either deep-drawing or impact extrusion in a second step. A sealing element is attached to the main body in a third step. The main body is connected to the cartridge receptacle in a fourth step.
US12077314B1
Tools, techniques, systems, methods and configurations are provided for modifying Low-Cost Attritable Aircraft (LCAA) to fly missions as functional, safe and effective aerial refueling (AR) tankers. The LCAA may be modified with a Selectively-Autonomous Aerial Refueling (SAAR) system, which can be installed in the LCAA to assist pilots and operators with actual AR procedures, to assist pilots and operators who are training to learn how to perform AR procedures, and/or to provide communication nodes in the form of a tactical edge network which is part of a common operational system. For AR training missions, LCAAs may be outfitted with a SAAR system including an aerial refueling store (ARS) buddy pod, such as for situations where fuel will not be offloaded to receiver aircraft.
US12077303B2
Described are aircraft seats having a seat bottom coupled to a seat back and a linkage mechanism for reclining the seat. The reclining mechanism includes an actuator coupled to a recline lock linkage. The actuator is movable between positions and moves the recline lock linkage about a pivot point to facilitate movement of the seat between an upright position and a deployed position.
US12077291B2
A system includes at least one upper flexible skin intended to be fixed in the extension of an upper plane of the wing, a lower flexible skin intended to be movable in the extension of a lower plane of the wing and fixed along a trailing edge of the control surface, an actuator for generating a displacement of the lower flexible skin with respect to the lower plane. The displacement causes a curvature of the first, upper flexible skin and a curvature of the second, lower flexible skin having a concavity oriented in a same direction. The control surface system makes it possible to reduce the quantity of energy supplied by the actuator.
US12077290B2
An assembly with an aircraft fuel tank is disclosed having a captive nut with an internal thread, a secondary structure, and a fastener which secures the secondary structure to the fuel tank. The fastener has a shaft which passes through the secondary structure and has an external thread coupled to the internal thread of the captive nut. The fuel tank has a fuel tank element with a hole, and the captive nut has a sleeve which is located in the hole with an interference fit between an outer surface of the sleeve and an inner surface of the wall of the hole.
US12077284B2
A light helicopter typically for 5 occupants is disclosed which achieves a hitherto unprecedented combination of range, speed and payload by adopting a novel approach to construction and positioning of components which affect overall aerodynamics in forward flight at speeds in excess of 70 metres per second and mass distribution and management of centre of gravity as fuel is consumed, load bearing strength and drag.
US12077282B2
This disclosure provides a means to implement an autonomous guidance and flight control system on a partial authority aircraft. One embodiment of the disclosure includes receiving a control command result, filtering the control command result into a low frequency component and a high frequency component, directing the low frequency component to at least one trim servomechanism and directing the high frequency component to at least one stability augmentation stabilizer servomechanism, linking outputs from the trim servomechanism and the stability augmentation stabilizer servomechanism for actuating a pilot control configured to control rotors, and actuating at least one rotor. The low frequency component includes frequencies below a break frequency and the high frequency component includes frequencies above the break frequency. The break frequency is established by rate and position of the at least one servomechanism.
US12077277B2
An insulation system for an aircraft fuselage uses a plurality of stringers extending longitudinally. An insulation blanket is configured for installation on the stringers and a plurality of stringer clips are attached to and extend from an outboard side of the insulation blanket. Each stringer clip has a connecting flange engaged to a cover of the insulation blanket. A first attachment arm extends outboard from a first end of the connecting flange and terminates in a first hook resiliently engaging the stringer. A second attachment arm extends outboard from a second end of the connecting flange and terminates in a second hook resiliently engaging the stringer.
US12077274B2
An aircraft having a systems cabinet positioned in an avionics bay to the rear of a landing gear compartment and connected to the fuselage by at least one lower connecting system. The systems cabinet and/or the lower connecting system comprises at least one longitudinal beam, which has a front end connected by a front connection to a wall separating the avionics bay and the landing gear compartment, the front connection comprising a sliding connection sliding in a direction substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis.
US12077272B2
A joystick outputs an operating signal indicating a tilt amount and a twist direction of the joystick. A controller receives the operating signal and controls a marine propulsion device to output a thrust having a magnitude depending on the tilt amount. The controller changes a rudder angle of the marine propulsion device such that a watercraft turns in a direction corresponding to the twist direction. The controller reduces a speed of changing the rudder angle with an increase in the magnitude of the thrust.
US12077266B2
Techniques are disclosed for systems and methods to provide assisted and/or autonomous navigation for mobile structures. A docking assist system includes a logic device, one or more sensors, one or more actuators/controllers, and modules to interface with users, sensors, actuators, and/or other modules of a mobile structure. The logic device is adapted to receive docking assist parameters from a user interface and perimeter sensor data from a perimeter ranging system mounted to the mobile structure. The logic device determines docking assist control signals based on the docking assist parameters and perimeter sensor data. The logic device may then provide the docking assist control signals to a navigation control system. Control signals and/or other docking assist analysis and/or parameters may be displayed to a user and/or used to adjust a steering actuator, a propulsion system thrust, and/or other operational systems of the mobile structure.
US12077264B2
A USV comprises a buoyant hull structure; an MCU coupled to the buoyant hull structure; a VHF radio coupled to the buoyant hull structure; a satellite radio coupled to the buoyant hull structure; a GPS coupled to the buoyant hull structure; a plurality of weather sensors coupled to the buoyant hull structure; a navigation and propulsion controller coupled to the buoyant hull structure; at least one thruster coupled to the buoyant hull structure and configured to provide propulsion; a battery coupled to the buoyant hull structure; a charge controller coupled to the buoyant hull structure; and a solar panel coupled to the buoyant hull structure and configured to charge the battery.
US12077261B2
A boat may have a deck and a plurality of pontoons or hulls supporting the deck of the boat. The boat may include a starboard side pontoon, a port side pontoon, and possibly a middle pontoon. A positioning assembly may be provided with one or more of the foregoing pontoons. Each of the positioning assemblies may comprise a link assembly and an actuator provided to position the toon between the retracted position and the extended position. The boat may further include a leveling control system having a controller and a level sensor configured to detect an attitude of the deck, the controller in communication with the actuators and cause actuation of either or both of the actuators to extend or retract the port side toon and/or the starboard side toon based on data received from the level sensor indicative of the deck attitude.
US12077260B2
An anti-wave floating photovoltaic device comprises a folding panel frame, an elastic support leg, a buoy and a self-locking support rod. The folding panel frame includes multiple unit frames and configured to be folded or unfolded by Miura folding. The adjacent unit frames are connected by a hinge mechanism and a photovoltaic panel is provided on the front side of the folded panel frame. The elastic support leg includes a V-shaped support rod and a U-shaped support rod with a changeable opening and providing elasticity through springs. The buoy includes a power buoy, an intermediate buoy and a driven buoy. The power buoy connects the intermediate buoy and the driven buoy through a rod.
US12077252B2
A retractable hammock support system includes a tubular housing and a first plurality of wheels. The first plurality of wheels are secured to the housing. The system includes a tubular member having a first portion disposed within the housing and a second portion disposed outside the housing. The member is slidable into or out from the housing. In a retracted position, the second portion has a first length. In an extended position, the second portion has a second length. The first length is shorter than the second length. The system includes a handle disposed on the member. The handle is disposed on the second portion of the member. The first plurality of wheels are disposed within an interior space of the member. The first plurality of wheels are configured to contact a first internal surface of the member.
US12077243B2
Generally, examples described herein may take the form of a bicycle including a front frame, a rear frame operably associated with the front frame and configured for coupling to a rear wheel, and a suspension system operably associated with the front frame and the rear frame. The suspension system includes a first connection structure operably coupling the front frame to the rear frame and a first sliding body pivotally coupled to the rear frame and configured to travel in a first direction along a substantially linear travel path and in a second direction opposite the first direction along the substantially linear travel path as the suspension system is compressed.
US12077240B2
A handlebar with directional performance characteristics is disclosed. The handlebar includes a stem clamp region, a plurality of control end regions, and a plurality of transition regions. A cross-section of at least a portion of one or more of the plurality of transition regions includes an asymmetric cross-section based on an intersection of plurality of ellipses and defined by four different radii R1, R2, R3, R4 and an angle (α) of an axis of symmetry of said ellipses, wherein said plurality of ellipses have coincident centers.
US12077235B2
A commercial vehicle having various GVWR configurations with a vehicle body with two or more axles, and a cab that does not pivot relative to the vehicle body, and a battery-electric-powered or hydrogen-electric-powered propulsion system. The vehicle has a center of gravity that is substantially lower, and a track width which is substantially narrower, than an articulating tractor-trailer combination with a trailer size comparable to the vehicle body of the present invention, providing substantially increased stability, and with all axles steerable, substantially improving the turning and trailing of the vehicle. Additional attributes are improved safety, increased payload weight and cubic capacity, higher productivity and lower maintenance costs. Many other advantages flow from this vehicle design.
US12077224B2
A motor control device that enables a reduction of an unpleasant sensation caused by vibration or noise occurring in a motor is obtained. A motor control device including a first control unit that drives a first motor winding and a second control unit that drives a second motor winding is such that the first control unit selects the lower of values of an own power supply voltage and a power supply voltage of the second control unit and outputs a post-selection power supply voltage, and computes a target d-axis current, a target q-axis voltage, and a target d-axis voltage using the post-selection power supply voltage.
US12077214B2
A vehicle-body front structure includes front side frames in a pair, sub-frames in a pair, lower arms, and action members. Each sub-frames is provided with first and second coupling portions, an action-member fixation portion, and a recess. The coupling portions rotatably fix a corresponding one of the lower arms. The action-member fixation portion is provided between the coupling portions and rotatably fixes a corresponding one of the action members on the vehicle upper side of each sub-frame. The recess is fitted to the corresponding action member. The fixation portion of each action member is fitted to the recess of the corresponding one of the sub-frames. Each action member is fixed at the action-member fixation portion and the second coupling portion to the corresponding sub-frame and is fixed at the second coupling portion to the corresponding sub-frame by being fastened together with the corresponding lower arm.
US12077211B2
A lightweight vehicle includes a pair of rear wheel assemblies, one or more front wheel assemblies, a universal assembly platform, and forward facing seating. The universal assembly platform includes a main vehicle chassis, a front suspension system coupled to the main vehicle chassis and to which the one or more front wheel assemblies is mounted, and a rear suspension system coupled to the main vehicle chassis and to which the pair of rear wheel assemblies is mounted. A front distal end of the one or more front wheel assemblies is longitudinally forward of a front end of the main vehicle chassis. The forward facing seating is mounted to the main vehicle chassis such that a portion of a seat bottom of the forward facing seating is located longitudinally rearward of an axis extending through a center of the pair of rear wheel assemblies.
US12077205B2
A foldable car seat carriage includes a frame unit and an engagement unit. The frame unit includes two leg frames. Each of the leg frames includes two legs pivotable relative to each other, and a driving mechanism. The driving mechanism has opposite ends connected pivotally to the legs at first and second intersections. The engagement unit includes two bayonets. Each of the bayonets has a linking portion connected pivotally to the driving mechanism of a respective one of the leg frames. For each of the leg frames, change of a distance between the first and second intersections of the driving mechanism and the legs during pivot action of the legs converts a position of the engagement unit relative to the legs.
US12077202B2
A mobile storage device that includes one or more coupling mechanisms. The mobile storage device includes one or more wheels coupled to one or more housings. The mobile storage device can be used on construction sites to help workers move and hold tools, equipment, and other material. The one or more coupling mechanisms are configured to engage with storage units, such as storage units within a modular system.
US12077200B2
A ski winter sports device for sliding down a hill. The ski winter sports device includes a first ski, a second ski and a third ski, a standing device on which a user can stand, a holding device, and a frame. The first and second skis are arrangeable on the standing device next to each other in a direction of travel so that the first ski is available for a first foot of the user and the second ski is available for a second foot of the user. The holding device can be held by at least one hand of the user. The frame connects the standing device to the holding device. The frame is connected to the standing device in a relatively movable manner. The frame and the standing device are foldable relative to each other so that a spatial volume of the ski winter sports device is reducible.
US12077195B2
Manway assemblies for railroad tank cars are disclosed. In some embodiments, the manway assemblies include a cover having a perimeter portion with a plurality of spaced grooves. The manway assemblies additionally include a plurality of spaced fasteners pivotably attached to the nozzle adjacent to the opening. The manway assemblies further include an interference member attached to the cover adjacent to at least one groove. The interference member prevents pivoting of the at least one fastener from a secured position in which the fastener is received in a corresponding groove, to an unsecured position in which the fastener is spaced from the corresponding groove when the cover is in a closed position. The interference member allows pivoting of the at least one fastener from the secured position to the unsecured position when the cover is in a partially open position in which pressure contained within the railroad tank car is vented.
US12077192B2
A method for switching modes for operating a vehicle, a non-transitory computer-readable medium for performing the method, and information processing apparatuses. The method includes determining, by circuitry of an information processing apparatus, whether a mode for operating the vehicle is to be switched from one of autonomous and manual driving modes to the other of the autonomous and manual driving modes. A state of a driver of the vehicle is obtained when the mode for operating the vehicle is determined to be switched. The method further includes switching, by the circuitry, the mode for operating the vehicle from the one of the autonomous and manual driving modes to the other of the autonomous manual driving modes based on the obtained state of the driver.
US12077191B2
A method of controlling a foldable pedal device includes an operation of the foldable pedal device, in which both a foldable accelerator pedal and a foldable brake pedal are hidden in an autonomous driving mode, both the foldable accelerator pedal and the foldable brake pedal basically pop up in a manual driving mode, and a one-pedal mode may be implemented such that only one of the foldable accelerator pedal and the foldable brake pedal pops up in the manual driving mode according to a driver's selection.
US12077186B1
Techniques for determining whether to yield a vehicle to an oncoming object based on a stationary object are discussed herein. A vehicle can determine a drivable area in an environment through which the vehicle is travelling. A trajectory associated with the vehicle can be determined. A probability that the oncoming object will intersect a drive path associated with a vehicle trajectory can be determined. In some case, the probability can be based on various distance metric(s) (e.g., dynamic distance metrics) of the environment. If the oncoming object is determined to intersect the drive path, a stopping location for the vehicle can be determined to allow the oncoming object to traverse around the stationary object. The vehicle can be controlled based on sensor data captured by the vehicle and the probability.
US12077178B2
An axial deviation of the sensor is corrected. An aiming device that calculates a correction parameter for correcting a detection result of a target sensor includes an estimated-track generation unit that detects a track of a target for a period when an own vehicle moves, by using information of a movement of the own vehicle, which is detected by a movement sensor, and generates a plurality of estimated tracks having different start-point positions from the detected track of the target by using a first variable group, a corrected-track generation unit that generates a plurality of corrected tracks from the track of the target around the own vehicle, which is detected by the target sensor, by using a second variable group, and a correction parameter calculation unit that selects a combination in which a difference between the estimated track and the corrected track is small, and calculates the correction parameter for correcting a displacement of the target sensor by using a first variable related to the selected estimated track and a second variable related to the selected corrected track.
US12077177B2
Detecting prediction errors includes detecting a road user; determining respective predicted data for the road user; storing, in a data structure, the respective predicted data; storing, in the data structure, actual data of the road user; obtaining an average prediction displacement error using at least one of the actual data and at least two corresponding respective predicted data; and determining a prediction accuracy based on the average prediction displacement error. Detecting map errors includes detecting a road user; storing, in a data structure, actual data of the road user; storing, in the data structure, map data corresponding to the actual data; obtaining an average map displacement error based on a comparison of at least some of the actual data and corresponding at least some map data; and determining a map accuracy based on the average map displacement error.
US12077171B2
A vehicle control device includes a first detector configured to detect a behavior of a vehicle, a second detector configured to detect a peripheral situation of the vehicle, a storage configured to store a control logic that outputs information indicating a behavior of the vehicle when at least information indicating a peripheral situation of the vehicle is input to the control logic, a deriver configured to execute the control logic to derive a behavior of the vehicle based on at least the peripheral situation of the vehicle detected by the second detector, and a determinator configured to compare a first behavior of the vehicle detected by the first detector at a certain reference time with a second behavior of the vehicle derived by the deriver based on the peripheral situation detected by the second detector at the reference time to determine whether or not the control logic is accurately operated.
US12077159B2
A lane change support device includes a control unit configured to execute lane change control for enabling a vehicle to automatically change lanes from a lane in which the vehicle is traveling to an adjacent lane. The control unit counts a holding time for which an operation part that is operated to a predetermined operation position to start the lane change control is continuously held at the operation position, starts the lane change control when the counted holding time reaches a predetermined threshold time, and calculates a proficiency level of a driver of the vehicle for an operation of the lane change support device during execution of the lane change control and sets the threshold time to be used for a successive lane change control based on the proficiency level.
US12077158B2
A travel controller detects a vehicle traveling behind a host vehicle from situation data depending on the situation around the host vehicle; controls travel of the host vehicle to maintain a predetermined distance or more between the host vehicle and the detected vehicle behind; causes the host vehicle to perform a first action when the distance between the host vehicle and the vehicle behind is greater than a distance threshold; causes the host vehicle to perform a second action when the distance is less than the distance threshold, the second action contributing to safe travel of the host vehicle more than the first action; sets the distance threshold at a first value when a travel situation around the host vehicle does not satisfy a predetermined short-distance condition; and sets the distance threshold at a second value smaller than the first value when the travel situation satisfies the short-distance condition.
US12077157B2
A system comprises a computer having a processor and a memory, the memory storing instructions executable by the processor to monitor a position of a vehicle while an adaptive cruise control feature of the vehicle is set to operate in a standard operation mode, identify, based on the position of the vehicle and on visibility zone information, a limited visibility zone in a route of travel of the vehicle, and cause the adaptive cruise control feature to operate in a modified operation mode while the vehicle is in the limited visibility zone, wherein during operation in the modified operation mode, the adaptive cruise control feature operates in accordance with one or more modified operating parameters.
US12077154B2
A vehicle motion control device according to the present invention obtains a translation force for causing the position of a vehicle to trace a target travel path, on the basis of a lateral displacement amount which is an amount of displacement of the vehicle in a lateral direction with respect to a target movement point, obtain a rotational force for correcting an orientation of the vehicle with respect to the target travel path, on the basis of an orientation displacement amount which is an amount of displacement of the vehicle in a yaw direction with respect to the target movement point, weight the translation force and the rotational force on the basis of specifications relating to traveling of the vehicle, and output a control command for achieving a target lateral force obtained by adding up the weighted translation force and the weighted rotational force.
US12077145B2
The present invention obtains a control system and a control method capable of appropriately suppressing front lift-up of a straddle-type vehicle. In the control system and the control method according to the present invention, damping forces of suspensions and drive power generated to the straddle-type vehicle are controlled. The drive power adjustment control is executed to adjust the drive power generated to the straddle-type vehicle so as to suppress the front lift-up that causes a front wheel of the straddle-type vehicle to lift off from the ground, and initiation timing of the drive power adjustment control is controlled by using a physical quantity to which states of the suspensions are reflected.
US12077141B2
A method of adaptively changing brake force distribution in a vehicle may include detecting vehicle parameters during operation of the vehicle, based on the detected vehicle parameters, determining downhill travel of the vehicle while braking and steering inputs are applied to the vehicle as an enabling condition, and responsive to detection of a trigger comprising detection of an understeer condition while the enabling condition is satisfied, executing a brake force distribution modification defining a change in distribution of brake forces between a front axle and a rear axle of the vehicle.
US12077139B2
To enable achievement of stable braking regardless of influences by aging or the like of a brake device. There is provided a brake ECU 30 for a vehicle 1 with a brake device 11 that can adjust a break force depending on fed hydraulic pressure, the vehicle 1 including: a master pressure sensor 17 configured to measure hydraulic pressure fed to the brake device 11; and a G sensor 44 and a wheel speed sensor 12 configured to be capable of detecting acceleration of the vehicle 1 and measure acceleration information, the brake ECU 30 being configured to include: a pressure command value computation portion 36 configured to determine a hydraulic pressure fed to the brake device 11 at a time of deceleration of the vehicle 1 on a basis of a preset coefficient and cause the determined hydraulic pressure to be fed to the brake device 11; and a brake torque coefficient computation portion 31 configured to learn a coefficient candidate, which is a candidate to change the coefficient, and change the coefficient to the coefficient candidate on a basis of a relationship between the hydraulic pressure and the acceleration.
US12077130B2
A vehicle shown herein is a side by side utility vehicle having a plurality of accessories including a cover assembly for covering an opening in a cargo area of the vehicle and a coupler for coupling various components of the vehicle.
US12077129B2
An authentication device to be mounted on a vehicle includes a processor. The processor is configured to execute first authentication based on biometric information acquired from a user and biometric information preregistered in the vehicle. The processor is configured to execute second authentication based on identification information acquired from a mobile device of the user and identification information preregistered in the vehicle. The processor is configured to permit start of the vehicle when at least one of the first authentication and the second authentication is successful. The processor is configured to set an authentication function of the first authentication from ON to OFF when at least one of the first authentication and the second authentication is successful.
US12077123B2
A vehicle occupant restraint system comprises an airbag module (12) which includes a frontally acting airbag (16) as well as an inflator (18) which upon activation supplies filling gas for the airbag (16), wherein prior to activation the airbag (16) is folded into an airbag package (14) and is disposed in the area of a sun visor (30) of a vehicle at a roof liner (23) of the vehicle. The airbag package (14) and the inflator (18) are substantially positioned, when viewed in the longitudinal vehicle direction (R), between a pivot axis (28) of the sun visor (30) and a windshield (26) of the vehicle.
US12077120B2
An anti-rollover system and method for mitigating vehicle rollover. The system having a plurality of anti-rollover devices positioned around the vehicle chassis and being operable to calculate the likelihood of a vehicle rollover and determine the attitude of rollover there by actuating the anti-rollover device to counter roll thereby preventing a rollover collision.
US12077117B2
A passenger protection system for a vehicle includes a vehicle sensor control system having at least one processor and computerized memory storing vehicle control software therein, wherein the vehicle control software receives input data from a plurality of vehicle sensors. A digital control sequence is triggered in the software by a presence of at least one occupant other than a driver in the vehicle who is classified as a child, with the digital control sequence activating and de-activating an alert system and a system of electronically programmed interlocks in a vehicle control system. The alert system includes at least one of an audible alert and/or a visible alert and/or a haptic alert to ensure child safety in the vehicle during operation. The interlocks may electronically control numerous vehicle functions including window operation, seat position adjustment, and seat belt position adjustment.
US12077111B2
An in-vehicle power supply structure, in which a vehicle is divided into a plurality of zones and a power supply hub for connecting an electronic device is provided in each of the zones, includes a break detection wire routed along a power supply wire, for detecting damage to the power supply wire caused by an external force acting on the vehicle by its own damage. Both ends of the break detection wire are connected to power supply hubs placed adjacent to each other.
US12077107B1
A license plate cover system includes a base plate defining a first surface configured to face a vehicle. A second surface of the base plate is configured to face away from the vehicle. A side surface of the base plate connects the first surface with the second surface. The base plate includes protrusions extending from the side surface. A cover plate defines a first surface configured to face the second surface of the base plate. A second surface of the cover plate is configured to face away from the base plate. An inner side surface connects the first surface of the cover plate with the second surface of the cover plate. The cover plate includes recesses configured to receive the protrusions therein. The cover plate is configured to be removably coupled with base plate by securing the protrusions in corresponding recesses of the plurality of recesses.
US12077105B2
An on-road truck body lining for protecting an on-road truck body from wear. The on-road truck body lining includes a plurality of main lining elements and a plurality of edge lining elements arranged to be fixated to the on-road truck body. Each of the main lining element includes a load facing portion, one or more transition sides each adapted to meet a corresponding transition side of an adjacent edge lining element and a truck body facing portion, arranged opposite to the load facing portion. The truck body facing portion includes one or more end portions protruding from a respective transition side of the load facing portion such that the one or more end portions of the truck body facing portion are each arranged to be covered by a respective adjacent edge lining element such that the respective adjacent edge lining element, upon being fixated, clamps the main lining element to the on-road truck body.
US12077099B2
The invention relates to the technical field of device detection, and in particular provides a status detection method and device for a vehicle light signaling control device, and a vehicle, so as solve a technical problem of how to accurately and reliably detect an operating status of a vehicle light signaling control device. For this purpose, according to the method of an embodiment of the invention, a first resistance jump sequence of a currently detected position resistance may be obtained according to historical position resistance data and the currently detected position resistance; and then it is determined whether the vehicle light signaling control device has malfunctioned, according to a comparison result of the first resistance jump sequence and a preset second resistance jump sequence. By means of the foregoing steps, when a jump sequence of the position resistance is consistent with a normal resistance jump sequence, it may be determined that an actual position of a turn position shifting module is a position corresponding to this position resistance, which overcomes a defect of false position determination in the prior art caused by the inconsistency between a position corresponding to a resistance value detection result and an actual position of a light control lever.
US12077098B1
A method, device, and system embodying an auxiliary light assembly for providing auxiliary rear lighting for vehicles having standard hitches. The auxiliary light assembly may include an enclosure adapted to operatively associate with, by way of a hitch tab, the hitch receiver of a standard hitch so that the auxiliary light assembly can be attached to the vehicle without altering the vehicle. Adjacent to the hitch tab a mounting tab may be provided along the exterior of the main body of the auxiliary light assembly. The enclosure encapsulates one or more lighting units, thereby protecting them from debris and mud as well as forming a secure connection between the one or more lighting units and the standard hitch.
US12077095B2
The present invention relates to a light assembly for a vehicle comprising: a housing; a lens covering the housing; a plurality of light sources arranged in the housing; wherein the plurality of light sources comprises at least one first light source, at least one second light source and at least one third light source; and a reflector body mounted in the housing; wherein the reflector body comprises a reflector element and different zones for each of the at least one light sources; wherein light emitted by the at least one first light source is captured by the reflector element which reflects the light towards the lens, the lens directing the light generally downward towards the ground area when the light assembly is attached to the vehicle, light emitted by the at least one second light source is passed through an aperture in the reflector body without reflection of the emitted light, and light emitted from the at least one third light source is captured by the reflector body which reflects and directs the light, in particular, horizontally towards the lens, with the lens in particular directing the light generally horizontal, and a light collector is located between the reflector body and the housing; wherein the light collector captures and transmits the light emitted from at least one of the at least one light sources, a rear view device and a vehicle with at least one light assembly.
US12077093B2
A vehicle lighting device is provided which improves overlooking of pedestrians by a driver even under adverse conditions such as nighttime and rainy weather. A vehicle lighting device includes: a low-beam irradiation part that illuminates a lower irradiation region ahead and below a vehicle: a pattern irradiation part that irradiates irradiation light on a lateral irradiation region on a side of the travel path of the vehicle in an irradiation pattern in which bright regions and dark regions are alternately repeated; an environmental information acquisition device which acquires information related to the moisture environment around the vehicle; and a controller which changes the irradiation mode of the low-beam irradiation part and/or pattern irradiation part based on information acquired by the environmental information acquisition device. In one mode, the controller dims irradiation light in the low-beam irradiation part, and brightens irradiation light in the pattern irradiation part when rainy weather at night.
US12077091B2
A method and apparatus for setting and monitoring the tension of a cargo restraint and for tracking the usage of and monitoring the lifecycle of a cargo restraint.
US12077090B2
A load strapping device (10) has a first elongated member (12) having a first end (14), a second elongated member (16) having a second end (18) and a pivot assembly (20) interconnecting the first and second ends. A strap end receiving assembly (22) is connected to a free end (24) of one of the elongated member (16). For use, one end of a strap (40) is engaged to the strap end receiving assembly. A load strapping arrangement over a load (44) is formed when a user, located at one side of the load, grips the device and lifts the one end of the strap to a first position just above the height of the load. From this position, the one end of the strap, by pivotal manipulation of the elongated members, is then fed over the top of the load until the one end of the strap reaches a second position at the other side of the load. After this position is reached, the one end of the strap is disengaged from the strap end receiving assembly and the device is withdrawn from the top of the load. This allows the one end of the strap and another end of the strap to be securely attached to respective anchor points for strapping over the load.
US12077088B2
A tie-down secures a load onto a vehicle. The tie-down has a pivot, and a winch. The pivot has a pin, a rotatable sleeve, a cap, and a base. The pin is an annular tube. The winch has a U-shaped frame comprising first and second walls, and a third wall interconnecting the first and second walls. Flanges attach the first and second walls, respectively, of the winch to the sleeve. The third wall is perpendicular to the sleeve. The vehicle has a support surface for supporting the load, and a plurality of the tie-downs. The tie-downs comprise left-hand tie-downs and right-hand tie-downs. The tie-downs are attached to shelves attached to the vehicle adjacent and extending away from the support surface. The shelves comprise left-hand shelves and right-hand shelves. Alternatively, anchors are attached to the tie-downs for removably mounting the tie-downs within stake pockets of the vehicle.
US12077082B2
A circuit arrangement controls a system for a seat comfort function with at least one air cushion, at least one actuator with at least one adjusting element and at least one SMA element being movable between a first position and a second position. The circuit arrangement includes at least one driver unit with at least one driver to activate the actuator with the at least one SMA element; at least one temperature sensor; and a control unit to control the driver unit, the control unit being configured to generate a control signal to control the driver unit. The control signal is determined from a) at least one actual filling level parameter; b) a temperature signal from the temperature sensor; c) a system parameter; and d) at least one of a target filling level parameter and a target filling level change parameter. A related seat and method of controlling same are also disclosed.
US12077079B2
A seat device includes a cushion portion configured to elastically support a seated person and a seat frame configured to support the cushion portion. The cushion portion includes a plurality of divided cushions divided in a seat width direction. The plurality of divided cushions each include a seat pad a seat cover that individually covers each seat pad, and a resin member that is engaged with at least one of the seat cover or the seat pad and is thus individually integrated with the seat pad covered by the seat cover. The resin member includes a snap-fit structure fixed to the seat frame by inserting from a seat front side to a seat back side.
US12077067B2
A vehicle seating assembly is provided that includes a pivot bracket coupled to a vehicle floor and disposed at a front of a seat frame, a gear assembly and a locking disk assembly disposed around an axis of rotation defined by the pivot bracket, wherein the gear assembly and the locking disk assembly are configured to each alternatively move the seating assembly from a sitting position to a standing position, and a track assembly disposed on the vehicle floor and between opposing side brackets of a seat frame. The track assembly includes a cam assembly movable between a locked position and an unlocked position. The vehicle seating assembly further includes a crank assembly extending between the pivot bracket and the cam assembly and configured to move the cam assembly from the locked position to the unlocked position.
US12077056B2
A method and system for bidirectional charging in an electric vehicle include controlling a multi-phase machine in the electric vehicle. In response to determining that a direction of energy flow is from an electric grid to the electric vehicle, the method and system include operating a first set of phases in the multi-phase machine at a grid frequency of the electric grid and connecting the first set of phases in the multi-phase machine to the electric grid. In response to connecting the first set of phases in the multi-phase machine to the electric grid, the method and system include operating a second set of phases in the multi-phase machine, where the second set of phases in the multi-phase machine generates energy via electrical coupling to the first set of phases in the multi-phase machine. The method and system also include providing the energy generated by the second set of phases in the multi-phase machine to charge an energy source of the electric vehicle.
US12077054B2
A vehicle includes a controller that, responsive to data indicating a voltage associated with an inrush current through a main contactor exceeds a first threshold, commands the main contactor to open and inhibits the vehicle from being driven, and responsive to data indicating the voltage exceeds a second threshold less than the first threshold, commands the main contactor to sequentially open and then close.
US12077051B2
An electrified vehicle axle includes a first wheel assembly having a first electric machine configured to power a first wheel and a second wheel assembly having a second electric machine configured to power a second wheel. A beam has a first end connected to the first wheel assembly and second end connected to the second wheel assembly. An axle shaft is supported for rotation within a hollow center of the beam and is configured to transfer torque between the first and second electric machines. At least one clutch selectively couples at least one of the electric machines to the axle shaft.
US12077047B2
A control device controls vehicle functions and has a largely fixed moveable object that can be actively operated by a person for the purpose of control. The object floats over a controlled magnetic field. A sensor is detects a displacement of the object by a person from its neutral position.
US12077043B2
Land vehicles and methods of operating land vehicles are disclosed. A land vehicle includes a frame structure, a plurality of wheels, and a plurality of electric motors. The frame structure includes a front cage that at least partially defines an operator cabin and a rear compartment positioned rearward of the front cage in a longitudinal direction. The plurality of wheels are supported by the frame structure. The plurality of wheels includes a pair of front wheels and a pair of rear wheels positioned rearward of the pair of front wheels in the longitudinal direction.
US12077030B2
A control device includes a controller that executes determining a connection between a first unit that has a boarding space which allows a user to board and is provided with a predetermined facility and that is provided with a first path through which a fluid used in the predetermined facility passes and a second unit that is configured to be separated from and connected to the first unit and that has a drive device of a vehicle that is formed by being connected to the first unit, and supplying the fluid in the first path to a second unit side to absorb heat generated from the drive device.
US12077029B2
A suspension system of an associated vehicle. The suspension system comprises an outer reservoir tube extending along an axis between a first end and a second end and defining a chamber. A piston assembly is at least partially located in the chamber. The piston assembly includes a piston rod and a piston head. A solenoid assembly is connected to the piston rod. The solenoid assembly comprises a core including a core head and a core body. A spool extends about the core body and defines a space. A coil is wrapped around the spool within the space. An induction plate is at least partially located between the spool and the core head. As the input current is modulated the induction plate promotes the induction of eddy currents opposing the field induction attenuating the force ripples of the magnetic field buildup and decay.
US12077024B2
Techniques are described for measuring angle and/or orientation of a rear drivable section (e.g., a trailer unit of a semi-trailer truck) relative to a front drivable section (e.g., a tractor unit of the semi-trailer truck) using an example rotary encoder assembly. The example rotary encoder assembly comprises a base surface; a housing that includes a second end that is connected to the base surface and a first end that is at least partially open and is coupled to a housing cap; and a rotary encoder that is located in the housing in between the base surface and the housing cap, where the rotary encoder includes a rotatable shaft that protrudes from a first hole located in the housing cap, and where a top of the rotatable shaft located away from the rotary encoder is coupled to magnet(s).
US12077017B2
A pneumatic tire includes a circumferential main groove extending in a tire circumferential direction in a tread surface of a tread portion, wherein when the circumferential main groove is segmented into an outer side in a tire radial direction and an inner side in the tire radial direction by drawing an imaginary segment line parallel with a straight line connecting each of groove opening edges at a position of ½ of a groove depth in a meridian cross-section, a cross-sectional area SU on the outer side in the tire radial direction and a cross-sectional area SD on the inner side in the tire radial direction satisfy the relationship 0.15≤SD/SU≤0.60.
US12077007B2
Provided herein is a printer comprising a printing assembly. The printing assembly comprises a printhead bracket fixedly attached to the printer, a printhead that defines a groove, the printhead aligned at a first alignment, an alignment adjuster fastened between the printhead bracket and the printhead, and a plurality of fasteners operatively engaged with the alignment adjuster. The alignment adjuster comprises a gear rack that is adjacent to the printhead bracket, and a protrusion that is received by the groove of the printhead. The plurality of fasteners comprises at least one selected from a group of a lateral adjustment fastener operatively engaged with the gear rack, and a rotational adjustment fastener operatively engaged with a transverse edge of the printhead. The lateral adjustment fastener is configured to provide lateral movement to the alignment adjuster and the printhead. The rotational adjustment fastener is configured to provide rotational movement to the printhead.
US12077004B2
A printer including thermal head, a platen including a shaft, a pair of bushing, a bracket, a pair of frames, and a pair of supports. The bushings are positioned proximate opposing ends of the shaft. The bracket is configured to support the thermal head. The bracket defines a groove at opposing ends thereof. The frames are positioned proximate the opposing ends of the bracket. Each of the frames defines an aperture that cooperates with the groove to define a passage through which a portion of the shaft extends. Each of the supports is positioned to engage with the aperture of a respective one of the frames. The supports are rotatable within the apertures about an axis of rotation. The supports are positioned to support the opposing ends of the shaft such that the shaft is eccentric from the axis of rotation.
US12076999B2
An ink-jet printer includes: a tank including an ink storage chamber and an inlet; a cap which is detachably attachable to the inlet; a cover configured to move between a first position and a second position farther from the inlet than the first position; and an arm configured to locate the cap at an inlet closing position and an inlet opening position. Under a condition that the cap is in the inlet opening position and the cover is in the second position, the arm holds the cap in a state that the cap does not contact with the cover. Under a condition that the cap is in the inlet opening position, a part of at least one of the cap and the arm is in the moving locus of the cover between the first position and the second position.
US12076993B2
A nozzle plate for a droplet ejection head, the nozzle plate comprising a first row of nozzles arranged to deposit droplets onto a deposition media; wherein the first row of nozzles extends in a row direction and comprises two or more nozzle clusters, each nozzle cluster being arranged along the row direction for a cluster length c, and extending along a cluster depth direction perpendicular to the row direction by a cluster depth d; wherein each nozzle cluster comprises a plurality of nozzles of which one or more nozzles within each nozzle cluster define the cluster length c and two or more nozzles within each nozzle cluster define the cluster depth d; wherein each nozzle cluster is spaced apart from an adjacent nozzle cluster along the row direction by a cluster spacing a such that an air flow path is created for forced air to pass through the row of nozzles in a controlled manner; and wherein, when the first row is projected in a transverse direction onto the row direction, a transition region between adjacent nozzle clusters comprises two or more nozzles from a first cluster and two or more nozzles from a second cluster, the second cluster being adjacent to the first cluster, and the nozzles in the transition region being equidistantly spaced from one another by a projected nozzle spacing.
US12076979B2
An image forming apparatus includes a supplier and an inkjet head. The supplier supplies, to a medium to be printed, a dye-transfer suppression agent that suppresses a dye or a pigment dyeing chemical fibers constituting the medium to be printed from transferring to a print surface formed on the medium to be printed. At least one of a platen on which the medium to be printed is placed or the supplier is moved to supply the dye-transfer suppression agent to the medium to be printed. The inkjet head ejects ink for forming the print surface to an area to which the dye-transfer suppression agent is supplied.
US12076978B2
Provided are an inkjet printer for both surface printing and back printing which is capable of performing both of surface printing and back printing while continuously conveying a web-shaped print base material (12) at high speed, and an inkjet printing method using the inkjet printer. The inkjet printer includes: a first white inkjet head (20a) configured to discharge a white aqueous ink to a surface of the web-shaped print base material (12) in a case of surface printing; a first drum-type drying unit (22a) configured to dry the white aqueous ink in the case of surface printing; a second white inkjet head (20b) configured to discharge a white aqueous ink to a surface of the web-shaped print base material (12) in a case of back printing; and a second drum-type drying unit (22b) configured to dry the white aqueous ink in the case of back printing.
US12076970B2
A vehicle trim component, a vehicle including a vehicle trim component, and method of making a vehicle trim component. The vehicle trim component includes a substrate including a first polymer. The substrate includes a first surface, and the first polymer includes bisphenol-A based polycarbonate. The vehicle trim component also includes an exterior layer including a second polymer. The second polymer includes isosorbide-based polycarbonate. The exterior layer includes an exterior surface, and the exterior layer is laminated to the first surface of the substrate.
US12076966B2
Describes are methods of contacting printing with a shape-memory stamp. For example, disclosed herein are methods of patterning thin films using shape memory contact printing.
US12076961B2
Laminated glass includes a pair of glass plates, an intermediate film positioned between the glass plates, an electrically conductive heating material positioned between the glass plates and having a surface in contact with the intermediate film, a first bus bar and a second bus bar connected to the electrically conductive heating material and positioned between the glass plates, disposed such that the electrically conductive heating material is interposed therebetween in a plan view, third bus bars positioned between the glass plates, and connecting the first and second bus bars to a pair of electrode leads, and a fourth bus bar at least partly positioned between the glass plates, and superposed on a part of at least one of the first to third bus bars, wherein the electrically conductive heating material, the first to the third bus bars are integrally formed of a same material.
US12076958B2
A manufacturing process for producing hermetic single-use food containers includes: forming a 3D container body having a peripheral upper rim by stamping a 2D blank in a press, the 2D blank including a rim portion and a wall portion; applying a closing lid over the 3D container body and sealing the closing lid with the rim. The manufacturing process is characterized in that it comprises a creasing step before forming the 3D container body, where creases are formed in a peripheral zone of the 2D blank by creasing or embossing the 2D blank with a creasing or embossing plate, the thus pre-creased peripheral zone covering at least a part of the rim portion of the 2D blank.
US12076957B2
A system for forming a pressware product comprises rollers, a scoring tool, a scoring station actuator, a forming tool, and a forming station actuator. The rollers pull the web along a path having an angle. The scoring tool receives the material from the rollers and includes a vertically shiftable scoring punch with an edge that extends about an outline of the pressware product and a striker plate. The scoring station actuator shifts the scoring tool to form a slot in the web. The forming tool receives the scored web and includes a vertically shiftable positive mold assembly and negative mold assembly. The forming station actuator shifts the positive mold assembly to press against the web and form the pressware product.
US12076948B2
A composite material structure that prevents a decrease in strength while interposing insulating resin portions between a conductive reinforced resin and a conductor, is provided. The composite material structure includes a conductive resin portion formed of an electrically conductive reinforced resin in which conductive fibers are contained in an insulating base material, a conductor which is formed of an electrically conductive material and a part of which is embedded in the conductive resin portion, and a plurality of layers of insulating resin portions which is layers of resin portions each including insulating fibers contained in an insulating base material, the plurality of layers of the insulating resin portions being embedded in the conductive resin portion so as to sandwich therebetween the at least the part of the conductor and so as to be interposed between the conductive fibers and the conductor.
US12076943B2
An object of the present invention is to obtain a fiber-reinforced composite material achieving both lightweight properties and mechanical properties at a high level. The present invention is a fiber-reinforced composite material including: a resin (A); and a reinforcing fiber (B), and including: a fiber-reinforced structure portion including an in-plane orientation portion having an average fiber orientation angle of the reinforcing fiber (B) of 0° or more and 45° or less and an out-of-plane orientation portion having an average fiber orientation angle of the reinforcing fiber (B) of more than 45° and 90° or less; and a cavity portion defined by the in-plane orientation portion and the out-of-plane orientation portion of the fiber-reinforced structure portion.
US12076942B2
Provided is a fiber-reinforced resin bolt having a strength higher than that of a conventional fiber-reinforced resin bolt. A fiber-reinforced resin bolt 1 formed by a winding step of winding a CFRP resin tape 14, which is formed in a band shape by integrating CFRP 12 with a thermosetting resin in such a manner that the CFRP 12 is oriented in a longitudinal direction, so that the CFRP 12 is arranged concentrically around a winding axis, thereby forming a CFRP resin tape layer 10; and a curing step of placing the CFRP resin tape layer 10 formed by the winding step in a die 40 whose inner wall surface is formed with a screw shape, pressurizing the die 40 in which the CFRP resin tape layer 10 is placed from one direction of the winding axis to the other, and heating the die 40 with a heater 82, thereby curing the resin containing the CFRP resin tape layer 10.
US12076940B2
A process for producing a stable fabric comprising: 1) providing a first fabric formed from reinforcing fibers, 2) providing an elastic nonwoven web produced from elastic fibers, having softening temperature lower than said reinforcing fibers, on at least 1 one side of said first fabric to form a structure, 3) heating said structure to a temperature between the softening temperature and melting temperature of said nonwoven web, and 4) cooling said structure to thereby provide a stable two-dimensional fabric. In the preferred embodiment, the structure of step 2) is put into a mold prior to heating step 3), heating said structure in the mold according to step 3), cooling said structure in the mold according to step 4) and thereby providing a three-dimensional shaped article. A product is also provided produced by these processes.
US12076937B2
The present invention relates to a method for evaluating an assembly by welding of parts made of thermoplastic materials, to a test piece and its associated uses, to an installation for implementing this method and to the associated welding system.
US12076933B2
The invention is directed to a process of manufacturing a three-dimensional object by—providing a support structure comprising polyvinyl alcohol (PVOH) to—depositing and solidifying a molten thermoplastic polymer on the support structure to form a three-dimensional preform characterized in that the support structure consists of a mixture of polyvinyl alcohol (PVOH) and at most 20% by weight of at least one plasticizer according to formula (I), (II) or (III): —R1-C(CH2—OH)3 (1); —[R1-C(CH2—OH)2CH2]2O (11); —(R1)C(CH2—OH)2CH2—O—CH2C(CH2—OH)C(R1)CH2—O—CH2 C(CH2—OH)2R1 (III). With R1=H, CH3, C2H5, C3H7, CH2OH. The support structure can be dissolved to from the three-dimensional object.
US12076931B2
In an example, a method includes receiving, by at least one processor, object model data representing at least a portion of a first object that is to be generated by an additive manufacturing apparatus. An indication of a proportion of the first object which is solid may be determined, and, based thereon, a dimensional compensation value may be determined. The determined dimensional compensation value may be applied to the object model data to determine modified object model data.
US12076926B2
Systems and methods for three-dimensional printing using microwave assisted deposition are disclosed herein. An example device includes a reservoir of carbonaceous nanocomposite thermoset, a microwave resonance cavity that cures the carbonaceous nanocomposite thermoset, and a sensor to measure the extrusion temperature of the resin when curing the carbonaceous nanocomposite thermoset at the point of deposition during extrusion-based 3D printing.
US12076925B2
In a device for the additive manufacturing of a shaped body, comprising a construction platform, at least one printing head for applying material layer by layer to the construction platform or the shaped body at least partially constructed on the construction platform, a positionable carrier for the at least one printing head, a positioning system for the carrier, a holder for a material stock, and a supply device for supplying material from the material stock to the at least one printing head, the holder for the material stock, the supply device and the printing head are arranged in a unit designed as an exchangeable insert.
US12076923B2
A three-dimensional shaping device includes: an ejection head including a nozzle configured to eject a binder containing water, a water-soluble resin, and a wetting agent, an individual liquid chamber communicating with the nozzle, an inflow path configured to flow the binder into the individual liquid chamber, and an outflow path configured to flow the binder out of the individual liquid chamber; and a circulation flow path configured to circulate the binder flowing out of the outflow path to the inflow path.
US12076908B2
A method for producing a multilayer body and a multilayer body, wherein the method includes: providing a single-layered or multi-layered substrate with a first surface and a second surface, providing one or more sensor films which each have at least one sensor area and have a first surface and a second surface facing away from the first surface, applying the one or more sensor films to the second surface of the substrate such that the first surface of the respective sensor film rests on the second surface of the substrate at least in areas, thermoforming a series of layers comprising the substrate and the one or more sensor films applied to the second surface of the substrate such that, during the thermoforming, on the first surface of the substrate a surface relief is formed which is determined by the shaping, of one or more of the one or more sensor films.
US12076904B2
A device for producing a dyed plastic melt and an undyed plastic melt includes a multi-shaft screw extruder, a first metering installation, a second metering installation, and a control installation, selecting between a first operating mode for producing the dyed plastic melt and a second operating mode for producing the undyed plastic melt. The first metering installation feeds an undyed plastic material through a first infeed opening into a housing of the multi-shaft screw extruder, and the second metering installation feeds at least one dyeing agent through a second infeed opening into the housing. In order for the undyed plastic melt to be produced, the plastic material is fed exclusively via the first infeed opening such that residual dyeing agent which is still located in the second metering installation or in the region of the second infeed opening does not contaminate the undyed plastic melt.
US12076894B2
A bird spike is insertion molded, using a technique in which a wire that forms at least one of the spikes is bent while coupled to one of the mold parts, and a molten plastic is injected about at least a bent portion of the bent first wire. The wire can be bent before the mold closes but after attachment to the mold, while the mold is closing, and/or after the mold is closed. The wire can be bent in any suitable manner, preferably having first and second bends of at least 60°, and a bump of at least 1 mm between the first and second bends. A robot arm can be used to concurrently secure multiple straight wires from a wire holder platform, and positioned them onto the mold part.
US12076891B2
A profiling device, a profiling method, a bonding system, a bonding method, and a display device are provided. The profiling device includes a profiling jig. The profiling jig includes an attaching surface. The attaching surface is switchable between a planar state and a profiling state, and the attaching surface is a planar surface in the case that the attaching surface is in the planar state, and the attaching surface is a profiling surface in the case that the attaching surface is in the profiling state.
US12076884B2
The apparatus comprises a labyrinth mixing device designed to mix a first oxidizer gas and a fuel under pressure, and to inject the mixture produced in a combustion chamber, a torch's main body (1) housing the labyrinth mixing device (2) and connectors (7) for fuel and oxidizer gases, a torch's front part (3) defining, with the labyrinth mixing device (2), the internal geometry of the combustion chamber (4) comprising several second oxidizer gas injectors (32,33) for injecting separately a second oxidizer gas upstream in the combustion chamber to promote the combustion process and connecting down-stream to a gas expanding nozzle (50) designed to receive products of combustion of said mixture and form a high-velocity gaseous jet, an ignition device (30) to start combustion of said mixture, a material delivery device (6) designed to inject an spray material axially into said high-velocity gaseous jet. The labyrinth mixing device (2) comprises one or more flanges (23,24) which define one or more mixing volumes (21,22) and holes (25,26,27), concentrically placed both on the flanges (23,24) and passing through the mixing device (2) and opening at the downstream end of the mixing device (2) for connecting a feeding section (20) of the labyrinth mixing device (2) with the combustion chamber (4). The labyrinth mixing device (2) comprises a crossing axial bore (28) to inject the spray material into the combustion chamber (4).
US12076882B1
A concrete mixture is forced through a nozzle by an extruder. An applicator has: a body adapted for vertical movement; a primary arm mounted to the body for movement about a vertical axis, the arm being elongate, having ends, having a vertical axis adjacent one end and having a counterweight adjacent the other end; a secondary arm defining a vertical axis, extending from the vertical axis defined by the primary arm and configured for movement about said vertical axis; a tertiary arm mounted for movement along the secondary arm vertical axis; a rotator carried by the tertiary arm and which carries the nozzle and rotates the nozzle about a vertical axis; a primary rotation mechanism for rotating the primary arm about the primary arm axis; an actuator providing for movement of the secondary arm about the vertical axis; and an elevation mechanism providing for said tertiary arm vertical movement.
US12076870B2
An attachment comb, particularly a skin protecting comb, for a blade set of a cutting head of a hair cutting appliance, the attachment comb including a supporting frame and comb teeth that are arranged in a series and that define a skin contact zone at a top side thereof. The teeth extend from the supporting frame and include rounded tips at frontal ends thereof. Additionally, the teeth are non-uniform along the series and include two outer lateral teeth that define lateral ends of the series, along with central teeth arranged therebetween. At the lateral teeth, a lateral teeth tip radius (Rtl) is present that is greater than a tip radius (Rtc) of the central teeth. Also described herein is corresponding a cutting head and hair cutting appliance.
US12076869B2
A method and system for calculating a minimum distance from a robot to dynamic objects in a robot workspace. The method uses images from one or more three-dimensional cameras, where edges of objects are detected in each image, and the robot and the background are subtracted from the resultant image, leaving only object edge pixels. Depth values are then overlaid on the object edge pixels, and distance calculations are performed only between the edge pixels and control points on the robot arms. Two or more cameras may be used to resolve object occlusion, where each camera's minimum distance is computed independently and the maximum of the cameras' minimum distances is used as the actual result. The use of multiple cameras does not significantly increase computational load, and does require calibration of the cameras with respect to each other.
US12076864B2
Described in detail herein is an automated fulfillment system including a computing system programmed to receive requests from disparate sources for physical objects disposed at one or more locations in a facility. The computing system can combine the requests, and group the physical objects in the requests based on object types or expected object locations. Autonomous robot devices can receive instructions from the computing system to retrieve a group of the physical objects and deposit the physical objects in storage containers.
US12076856B2
An arm-type assistance device includes a pillar, a first support portion, a first arm, a second support portion, a second arm, a third arm, an operating unit, and a cargo holding unit. The first arm includes a first member, a first air cylinder, and a second member. The first support portion, the first member, the second support portion, and the second member form a parallel linkage. The parallel linkage is assisted by the first air cylinder. The arm-type assistance device further includes a controller that is configured to control pressure of first air cylinder. The third arm includes a second air cylinder. The controller controls pressure of the second air cylinder. A dimension in an axial direction of the second arm is greater than a dimension in an axial direction of the first arm.
US12076842B2
The invention relates to an expandable device adapted to forcibly separate spaced components having generally parallel opposed surfaces defining a cavity therebetween, the expandable device having a jaw assembly with a pair of opposing jaws and actuating mechanism for opening the jaws, the actuating mechanism including a separating member configured to be driven between the jaws so as to push apart the jaws such that the jaws are openable between a contracted configuration where the jaws are receivable in the cavity to an expanded configuration where the jaws are forced apart by the actuating mechanism such that the outwardly directed surfaces of the jaws are engageable with the opposed surfaces and exert oppositely directed forces thereon. The invention also relates to an apparatus configured to carry at least one the expandable device, and an assembly comprising two of the apparatus.
US12076835B2
Disclosed are an air circulation system and a final polishing apparatus including the same. The air circulation system improves the degree of contamination in a final polishing apparatus including a housing formed to accommodate a load unit, an unload unit, and a plurality of polishing units. The air circulation system includes air purification units mounted at positions corresponding to the positions of the load unit, the unload unit, and the plurality of polishing units. The air purification units discharge contaminated air in the housing to the outside of the housing, purify the discharged air, and supply the purified air again into the housing.
US12076823B2
A method includes ramping down a welding current, generated by a power supply, that reaches a welding zone via a welding circuit, storing inductive energy from the welding circuit that is generated as a result of the ramping down to obtain stored energy, and selectively feeding the stored energy to the welding circuit.
US12076820B2
A substrate processing apparatus includes a holder configured to hold a combined substrate; a peripheral modifying device configured to form a peripheral modification layer to an inside of a first substrate along a boundary between a peripheral portion and a central portion; an internal modifying device configured to form an internal modification layer to the inside of the first substrate along a plane direction; a holder moving mechanism configured to move the holder in a horizontal direction. The peripheral modifying device radiates laser light for periphery to the inside of the first substrate while moving the holder to perform eccentricity correction. The internal modifying device radiates laser light for internal surface without performing the eccentricity correction at least at a center portion of the inside of the first substrate.
US12076815B2
A laser processing apparatus includes a placement base on which a workpiece is placed, a beam shaping optical system that shapes laser light such that a first laser light irradiated region of a mask blocking part of the laser light has a rectangular shape having short edges and long edges, the beam shaping optical system capable of causing one of a first radiation width of the first irradiated region in the direction parallel to the short edges and a second radiation width of the first irradiated region in the direction parallel to the long edges to be fixed and causing the other to be changed, a projection optical system that projects a pattern on the mask onto the workpiece, and a mover that moves the first irradiated region at least in the direction parallel to the short edges to move a second laser light irradiated region of the workpiece.
US12076792B2
The chuck comprises a base body (1) having a central axis (12), an outer casing (2) axially fixed but rotatable about the central axis (12) outside the base body (1), the outer casing (2) having inner guides (15) and a plurality of jaws (3) movable along the inner guides (15), a fitting mechanism linking rotations of the outer casing (2) to movements of the jaws (3), and a locking device comprising a ratchet mechanism operated by an outer control sleeve (14). The ratchet mechanism comprises a toothed ring (5) fixed to the base body (1), a pawl fixed to a lever (10) pivotally mounted to the outer casing (2) about a pivot pin (9) parallel to the central axis (12), and an elastic element (28) urging the pawl (6) to engage 10 the toothed ring (5). The control sleeve (14) is rotatable and axially movable in cooperation with a cam (8).
US12076782B2
The invention relates to a method for the additive manufacturing of a three-dimensional workpiece from a liquid material (1), in which method the liquid material (1) is fed to a displacement chamber (2) and discharged in drop form via a jet hole (4) by means of a pressure pulse which is generated with the aid of a reciprocating piston (3) delimiting the displacement chamber (2). According to the invention, in order to optimise the wetting properties of at least one surface (5, 6) which delimits the displacement chamber (2) and/or the jet hole (4), sound waves are coupled into the liquid material (1) for a limited period of time with the aid of the piston (3) which is caused to vibrate for this purpose. The invention also relates to a device for carrying out the method according to the invention.
US12076776B2
There is provided a press brake that can improve forming accuracy in partial bending. A press brake includes: a conveying mechanism that intermittently conveys a workpiece; a die including a pair of shoulder portions and a groove portion located between the pair of shoulder portions, the pair of shoulder portions being arranged away from each other in a conveying direction of the workpiece and supporting a rear surface of the workpiece; a backup plate that extends on the pair of shoulder portions, covers the groove portion, and is interposed between the die and the workpiece; and a punch that moves relative to the die so as to approach the die each time the conveying mechanism stops conveying the workpiece and presses the workpiece so as to bend the workpiece within an elastic deformation region of the backup plate.
US12076772B2
The present invention is directed to a dual sided incremental sheet forming apparatus and method for incrementally forming sheet materials such as sheet metal by utilizing opposed primary and secondary forming tool assemblies and a sheet feeding assembly. The primary forming tool assembly includes a rigid tool and the secondary forming tool assembly includes a compressible and resilient backing layer having either a cylindrical or flat configuration. The sheet feeding assembly positions the sheet material between the two forming tools. The rigid tool applies force to one surface of the sheet material while the resilient backing tool applies counter force to the opposite surface of the work piece as it supports the work piece. This dual sided process localizes the forces on the sheet material so that stresses are advantageously controlled to produce accurately formed asymmetric shapes, without the need for expensive dies. The use of a rigid tool with an opposed resilient backing tool both having linear independent motion also avoids potential wrinkling and tearing of the resulting work piece and enables the formation of numerous, highly detained asymmetric products.
US12076767B2
A waste treatment system for separating contaminants including per-fluoroalkyl and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) from bulk solid waste (12). A preparation module (9) having a bulk material separator separates oversize material (14) from bulk solid waste (12). A physical separation module (13), located down-stream of the preparation module (9), separates the bulk solid waste (12) based on particle size using physical and/or hydrodynamic and/or density separation techniques. An extraction/chemical separation module (19), located downstream of the physical separation module (13), adds leachate and/or extractant to separate the contaminants from a slurry output from the physical separation module (13), into a fines output and a contaminated water solution. A water circulation system (21) supplies water to the physical separation module (13) and the extraction/chemical separation module (19), the water circulation system including at least one water treatment process, the treated water being recycled and recirculated within the waste treatment system.
US12076766B2
A hygienic disposal device for sanitary waste includes a supporting structure frame for mounting one or more components, including an opening lid hingedly connected to a hopper equipped with spray nozzles for disinfectant solution and water spraying. A shredder is connected to the hopper for shredding the waste, followed by a mixing chamber for homogenously mixing shredded waste with water. Valves at the bottom of the mixing chamber separate cellulose and plastic waste. Two rotating drums dewater and dry the separated waste, while a dryer blows hot air for further drying. An outlet discharges separated water into municipal sewage lines.
US12076762B2
An apparatus for cleaning industrial components which has a liquid container defining a liquid enclosure for containing a cleaning liquid and ultrasonic transducers having an operating frequency and a wavelength in the cleaning liquid and secured to at least a portion of the liquid container at a spacing of between 2 and 10 wavelengths. During operation, the transducers generate a larger power density in the component-receiving area of the liquid container than an average power density of the liquid container.
US12076761B1
Low and medium pressure, high temperature, fluid washers for pressure cleaning surfaces, vessels, piping, tubing, and other structures having a tri-plex pump downstream of a fluid heater in which the high pressure pump employs a barrier seal system with circulating fluid.
US12076754B2
Methods for controlling the sorting and sequencing of objects are provided. In some embodiments, a method includes receiving sensor data of a plurality of dental appliances, each dental appliance associated with an identifier including (a) group data indicating a group to which the dental appliance belongs, and (b) sequence data indicating a sequential position for the dental appliance within the group. The method can include controlling a sorting cell to direct each dental appliance into one of a plurality of buffer locations based on the group data for the dental appliance, where each buffer location is configured to hold a set of dental appliances belonging to the same group; and controlling a sequencing cell to sequence the set of dental appliances associated with each buffer location by placing each dental appliance into a position within the corresponding set of dental appliances based on the sequence data for the dental appliance.
US12076748B2
Substrates having a textured surface that can maintain or improve droplet mobility in both the Cassie and Wenzel states include a textured surface and a conformal lubricant layer thereover. The textured surface can include a plurality of raised first elements and a plurality of second elements thereon and the conformal lubricant layer over the plurality of raised first elements and covering the plurality of second elements. The plurality of raised first elements can have an average height of between 0.5 μm and 500 μm, and the plurality of second elements can have an average height of between 0.01 μm and 10 μm. Such substrates can be prepared by texturing a surface of a substrate with a plurality of raised first elements and a plurality of second elements thereon; optionally silanizing the textured surface and applying a lubricant layer over the plurality of raised first elements and between the plurality of second elements.
US12076742B2
An electrostatic atomizer for liquids, in particular cosmetics, is proposed, at least comprising a housing, an electrical energy source, an activation mechanism, control electronics, a high-voltage source, a liquid tank, a delivery device and atomizer nozzles, the control electronics and the high-voltage source being arranged in an interior space of the housing. It is provided that the control electronics either comprise at least one sensor or comprise at least one transmitting and/or receiving module or comprise at least one sensor and at least one transmitting and/or receiving module.
US12076727B2
A stationary housing (3) has an interior space (5) and at least one interior wall (7). At least one sawblade (9) is rotatable with respect to the stationary housing (3), and has a periphery (12) provided with a plurality of cutting teeth (15) and a plurality of collecting notches (17). An inlet opening (19) for feeding material to the interior space (5), and an outlet opening (21) for dispatching pulverized material from the interior space (5) are provided in the interior wall (7) of the housing (3), with a plurality of recesses (23) facing the periphery (12) of the sawblade (9) receiving the cut material from collecting notches (17) of the sawblade (9), and reverting the cut material to the periphery (12) of the sawblade (9) so that the material is cut multiple times before dispatch. The interior wall (7) surrounds a main part of the periphery (12) of the sawblade (9), and the inlet opening (19) and the outlet opening (21) are in direct communication with the interior space (5) so that the material enters and leaves the interior space (5) during one revolution of the sawblade (9).
US12076726B2
A waste grinding apparatus (101) including a rotor having a central body (13) defining at least one radial vane (15a, 15b), provided, at its end (17a, 17b) distal relative to a rotation axis (“S”) of the rotor (11), with a hammerhead (19) in which a first, knocker impact surface (21) adapted to operate when the rotor (11) rotates in a first, clockwise or counter-clockwise direction, and a second, wedge-shaped impact surface (23) adapted to operate when the rotor (11) rotates in a second direction opposite to the first direction, are defined.
US12076725B2
Fluidic device includes a manifold body having first and second body sides. The first body side has receiving ports forming a port array that defines a reaction region. The second body side has open-sided recesses forming reaction chambers when the fluidic device is mounted onto a sample substrate. The reaction chambers form a chamber array that defines a fluid-delivery region. The reaction region is greater than the fluid-delivery region. The manifold body also includes vent openings that open to an exterior. The fluidic device also includes upstream channels extending through the manifold body. Each of the upstream channels fluidly couples a corresponding receiving port of the port array to a corresponding reaction chamber of the chamber array. The fluidic device also includes venting channels extending through the manifold body. Each of the venting channels fluidly couples a corresponding reaction chamber of the chamber array to a corresponding vent opening.
US12076722B2
A fluidic coupler to engage a plurality of flow cells of a sensor device includes a body and a plurality of fluidics interfaces formed in the body. Each fluidic interface of the plurality of fluidics interfaces includes an opening, a first port in fluid communication with the opening, a second port, and a third port in fluidic communication with the second port.
US12076721B2
A single-use valve arrangement that includes a valve housing, a diaphragm carried by the valve housing, a pressure sensor, and a controller coupled to the pressure sensor. The valve housing defines an inlet and an outlet, the inlet adapted to be fluidly connected to an outlet of a virus removal filter. The diaphragm divides the valve housing into a first chamber and a second chamber fluidly isolated from the first chamber. The pressure sensor is configured to measure a pressure change in the second chamber due to movement of the diaphragm responsive to a pressure change in the first chamber. The controller is configured to determine an actual leak rate of the filter based on the measured pressure change, the controller further configured to determine the integrity of the filter by comparing the actual leak rate to an expected leak rate of the filter.
US12076720B2
The present invention relates to a microfluidic assay system and associated reading device, as well as the individual components themselves. The present invention also relates to methods of conducting assays, using a disposable system and associated reading device, as well as kits for conducting assays.
US12076717B2
A method of washing an ion exchange resin, including washing an ion exchange resin with deionized water (DI water) one or more times to prepare a washed ion exchange resin; and storing the washed ion exchange resin in dionized water. A method for producing bisphenol A using the method of washing an ion exchange resin. The resulting bisphenol A has improved purity, thermal stability, color, and the like.
US12076713B2
A polymerization installation with integrated combined absorption-diffusion and absorption-condensation unit, as well as to its use for the preparation of various polymers and copolymers by addition, emulsion, suspension or radical polymerization, which will find application in chemical industry. There are four structural units in the installation, as follows: supply unit (A), reaction unit (B), combined absorption-diffusion and absorption-condensation unit (C) and finished product discharge unit (D).
US12076706B2
A porous material structure and device are described and shown to enhance the mass transfer and/or heat transfer at low pressure drops for removal of certain molecular species from a fluid by adsorption and/or catalytic reaction. The porous structure of active materials comprising packed fine particles of adsorbents or catalysts is encapsulated with a thin membrane to provide large interfacing area with the fluid per unit volume for rapid mass transfer between the porous structure and fluid. The thin membrane also blocks particulate from getting into the porous structure of the active material. For the process involving significant heat of adsorption and/or reaction, the another surface of the porous structure of the active material is encapsulated with a thin non-permeable sheet to interface with a thermal fluid for rapid heat transfer between the porous structure and the thermal fluid. The device can be used for removal of CO2, moisture, and hydrocarbon molecules from a gas stream with rapid in-situ regeneration. The device can be used for removal of water from water-containing liquid fluids, such as solvents and oils. The device can be used for removal of bacteria, virus, salts, and molecular contaminants from one water simultaneously.
US12076689B2
Provided is a canister that makes it possible to reduce production costs. One aspect of the present disclosure is a canister. The canister includes an outer case including a charge port that takes in an evaporated fuel, a purge port that discharges the evaporated fuel, and an atmosphere port open to the atmosphere, an inner case arranged inside the outer case, the inner case having an inner space to which the atmosphere port is connected, a first adsorption chamber arranged in the inner space of the inner case, and a second adsorption chamber arranged between the first adsorption chamber and the atmosphere port in a flow path of the evaporated fuel in the inner space of the inner case. A cross-sectional area perpendicular to a gas flow direction in the second adsorption chamber and a cross-sectional area perpendicular to a gas flow direction in the first adsorption chamber are different.
US12076684B2
A system and method for automatically cleaning air filters of a medical imaging system is provided. The method includes monitoring an air filter operating condition, determining that the air filter operating condition is not within a pre-determined threshold, and providing a control signal to at least one air filter. The at least one air filter comprises a motor, drive shaft, rotatable passive shaft, continuous belt air filter, and a stationary filter brush. The drive shaft is rotatably coupled to the motor. The continuous belt air filter is coupled to the drive shaft and the passive shaft. The stationary filter brush is mounted against the continuous belt air filter. The method includes rotating, by the motor in response to the control signal, the drive shaft to translate the continuous belt air filter around and between the drive shaft and the rotatable passive shaft, and across the stationary filter brush.
US12076680B1
An air filter includes an air filter pack having air filtration media folded along fold lines to define adjacent walls separated by connecting peaks at the fold lines; and a plurality of adhesive beads extending substantially perpendicular to the fold lines, wherein the plurality of adhesive beads has different bead thicknesses, and/or different segment lengths. The air filter can include a frame holding the filter pack. A method is also disclosed.
US12076675B2
A process is provided for removing viruses and micro-organisms from building air by inactivation of those biological elements within an HVAC filter having exuding halogenated material therein. The filter for the HVAC systems has the exuded halogenated material applied with a tackified material via a sequential spraying operation prior to heat curing either of those materials. The filter can subsequently be formed with other laminated materials for increased efficiency, and pleated for use in the HVAC system. Both porous and non-porous substrate fibers can serve as the substrate web for the exuded halogenated material, preferably processed as a non-woven web during air filter fabrication.
US12076672B2
A system for providing a pressurized liquid, having a reservoir for the liquid, which has a discharge and a feed, having a pump, having a first valve, having a separate filter chamber, having an inlet and at least one outlet, and a compressible, closed buffer body. The pump is between the discharge of the reservoir and the filter chamber and configured to increase pressure of the liquid within the filter chamber, the first valve between the feed of the reservoir and the filter chamber and configured to open in the direction of the reservoir upon attainment or exceedance of a minimum pressure of the liquid in the filter chamber. The buffer body is in the filter chamber such that it can be surrounded by liquid.
US12076670B2
The present invention relates to a method for continuously operating a distillation column, which is designed to separate a mixture S, which contains essentially a substance A and a substance B, which boils significantly higher than substance A. In the method according to the invention, the reflux ratio is changed according to the feed flow and, at the same time, the energy input by means of the heat-transfer medium is changed proactively (so-called feed-forward control) by accounting for the feed flow by means of feed-forward control. At the same time, the bottom temperature is observed and the control structure is changed if the bottom temperature falls too far when the heat-transfer medium is reduced by means of the feed flow.
US12076662B2
The present disclosure relates to the extraction of lithium from liquid resources such as natural and synthetic brines, leachate solutions from clays and minerals, and recycled products.
US12076644B2
To provide a game program capable of achieving high amusement. A game program causes an object to execute a first action by a player's operation, and changes a first parameter with the passage of time; and causes the object to execute a second action by the player's operation in a case where the first parameter satisfies a predetermined first condition.
US12076640B2
A method for displaying a virtual vehicle includes: calculating a virtual world comprising the virtual vehicle and a representation of a physical object at a virtual position; calculating a virtual position of a point of view within the virtual world based on a position of the point of view at the racecourse; and calculating a portion of the virtual vehicle within the virtual world that is visible from the virtual position of the point of view, wherein the portion of the virtual vehicle visible from the virtual position of the point of view comprises a portion of the virtual vehicle that is unobscured, from the virtual position of the point of view, by the representation of the physical object at the virtual position of the physical object.
US12076637B2
Disclosed is a virtual extreme golf system including a sensor that generates step information by measuring a user's step and generates swing information by measuring angular velocity and acceleration of a stick, a controller that includes a DB unit in which course information is stored, a position change unit changing a position of a ball on a course through the swing information and generating position information of the ball, and a time calculation unit that generates time information by calculating a movement time of the user to a position of the ball before the swing and a position of the ball after the swing on the course by using the step information, and an output device that receives and outputs at least one of the course information, the position information, and the time information.
US12076631B1
According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a golf putting training aid, comprising: a track; a clamp configured to attach to a putter grip; an extension from the clamp configured to run along the track; and one or more supports for the track.
US12076630B2
A training bag attachment for a suspended heavy bag for training boxing techniques, specifically but not limited an upper cut that requires an elevated and preferably suspended target. The training bag attachment provides a human head analog target representation, flexible resistant to impact. The target head bag extends from a resilient adjustable mounting assembly which is selectively secured to the bag's target. The target provides for automatic resilient return displacement after impact, affording a user multiple continuous resetting target configuration.
US12076628B2
A ski exercising apparatus has a set of two parallel, arcuate rails, a wheeled carriage riding on the rails, a set of two articulated footpads mounted side-by-side on the wheeled carriage; and two sets of powerbands arranged parallel with a lengthwise centerline of the apparatus, spaced apart by at least one-half of the width of the apparatus.
US12076626B2
Golf club shaft assemblies with removable counterbalance weights are disclosed herein. In each embodiment, a shaft sleeve is secured within a butt end of a shaft and a weight is removably affixed to the shaft sleeve via locking structures, magnets, and/or spring devices.
US12076620B2
Repulsive-performance upon ball hitting with a racket is enhanced, and good feeling of ball hitting is ensured. A grommet includes a cylindrical part which is mounted pierced through a through hole formed in a frame of a racket and through which a string passes. The string is extended in a tensioned state on the frame and deflected with one end side of the cylindrical part as a deflection position. The cylindrical part includes a first formation section located on a deflection-position side with reference to a central axis position of an outer peripheral face of the cylindrical part and a second formation section located on an opposite side of the central axis position from the first formation section. The first formation section has a greater thickness than the second formation section in a radial direction of the cylindrical part.
US12076618B2
According to various embodiments, an electronic device may include a communication circuit, an acceleration sensor, and at least one processor, and the at least one processor may be configured to identify a first movement speed of the electronic device by using the communication circuit, identify a step frequency of a user by using the acceleration sensor, identify a movement type of the user based on the identified step frequency, and output a movement speed of the electronic device by calibrating the first movement speed based on the identified movement type.
US12076610B2
Exemplary embodiments of a portable exercise apparatus are provided, the exercise apparatus including a base, a bottom plate secured to a top portion of the base, a bracket affixed to the bottom plate, a base plate secured to a top portion of the bottom plate, the base plate including a plurality of holes on a top surface of the base plate, a foot plate secured to a top portion of the base plate and configured to selectively engage with at least one of the plurality of holes on the top surface of the base plate, such that when the foot plate is rotated the base plate and bottom plate also rotate, a threaded hole on the base, and a first resistance element having a first end secured to the threaded hole on the base and a second end secured to the bottom plate.
US12076604B2
A connector assembly includes a shaft and a first annular knob fixed to the shaft and a second annular knob releasably engaged with the shaft. Each of the first and second annular knobs includes a front face, a face, and a central passage that receives the shaft. The central passage has first, second, and third sections. The width of each first section is greater than the width of the third section, and the width of the second section is greater than the width of the first section. The second section defines an annular slot between the first and third sections.
US12076593B2
A hole anchor has a plug. An anchor shaft and a cord respectively pass through a center and a periphery of the plug. A top end and a bottom end of the anchor shaft respectively have a head and an annular structure. A spring is disposed between the annular structure and the plug. Two side rods of an anchor head assembly are juxtaposed respectively on a left side and a right side of the head. Two sides of each of the side rods respectively have a closed end and an open end. The two closed ends are engaged with each other via a concave-convex structure. A top side of each of the two open ends is pivotally connected to a pin connected to the cord. A pivot unit pivotally penetrates a middle of the two side rods and the head.
US12076590B2
Systems and methods for cavitation-guided opening of a targeted region of tissue within a primate skull are provided. In one example, a method includes delivering one or more microbubbles to proximate the targeted region, applying an ultrasound beam, using a transducer, through the skull of the primate to the targeted region to open the tissue, transcranially acquiring acoustic emissions produced from an interaction between the one or more microbubbles and the tissue, and determining a cavitation spectrum from the acquired acoustic emissions.
US12076583B2
A method for treating a tumor, comprising identifying a tumor as a melanoma tumor and implanting in the tumor identified as a melanoma 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 between 3.2 Mega becquerel (MBq) hour and 7.5 MBq hour, per centimeter length.
US12076568B2
In an example method for increasing synaptic gain in a region of a brain of a subject, a first electromagnetic pulse is applied to a first neural element of a first neuron of the subject using a first electrode. The first neural element includes a first synapse coupled to a second neuron of the subject. Subsequent to applying the first electromagnetic pulse to the first neural element, a second electromagnetic pulse is applied to a second neural element of the second neuron using a second electrode.
US12076557B2
A treatment assembly can have an inner layer having an inner surface and an outer surface and defining a plurality of openings extending therethrough. The treatment assembly can further comprise a plurality of plates, each plate being at least partially received within a respective opening of the plurality of openings of the inner layer. The treatment assembly can further comprise treatment circuitry comprising a cable having a plurality of electrical leads and a plurality of lead ends, each electrical lead being electrically connected to a respective lead end of the plurality of lead ends. A cover layer can be attached to the outer surface of the inner layer and overlie the plurality of lead ends of the cable. The plurality of lead ends can be in contact with respective plates of the plurality of plates to define a plurality of electrodes.
US12076545B2
Devices for moving blood within a patient, and methods of doing so. The devices can include a pump portion that includes an impeller and a housing around the impeller, as well as a fluid lumen. The impeller can be activated to cause rotation of the impeller and thereby move fluid within the fluid lumen.
US12076540B2
An autoinjector includes a case adapted to hold a medicament container having a needle, a needle shroud slidably disposed in the case and translatable between an extended position relative to the case in which the needle is covered and a retracted position relative to the case in which the needle is exposed, and a plunger slidably disposed in the case. The case includes a rib. The plunger includes a plunger boss adapted to abut the rib and the needle shroud when the needle shroud is in the extended position and disengage the rib when the needle shroud is in the retracted position to allow the plunger to translate axially relative to the case.
US12076531B2
An infusion system determines a volumetric flow rate of infusion fluid delivered by an infusion pump along a flow path based on: an upstream acoustic signal emitted by at least one upstream acoustic sensor and detected by at least one downstream acoustic sensor; a downstream acoustic signal emitted by the downstream acoustic signal and detected by the upstream acoustic sensor; and a phase delay between the upstream acoustic signal and the downstream acoustic signal either upstream or downstream. The infusion system automatically adjusts the infusion pump based on the determined volumetric flow rate to achieve a desired volumetric flow rate of the infusion fluid along the flow path.
US12076527B2
The illustrated embodiments of the invention include an MRI compatible apparatus having: a refillable drug reservoir; a hermetically sealed, implantable chamber; a pump disposed in and hermetically sealed within the hermetically sealed, implantable chamber and fluidically communicated to the drug reservoir; and control electronics disposed in and hermetically sealed within the hermetically sealed, implantable chamber and electrically communicated to the pump. The refillable drug reservoir, hermetically sealed, implantable chamber, pump and control electronics are MRI compatible.
US12076516B1
Disclosed herein are systems and methods for sequentially dilating a vessel, where a guidewire extends into the vessel through a tissue opening in a tissue surface. The method can comprise advancing a dilator assembly over a portion of the guidewire that is exterior to the tissue opening; extending a first dilator segment from the dilator assembly; advancing at least the first dilator segment into the tissue opening to dilate the vessel while the first dilator segment remains extended from the dilator assembly; extending a second dilator segment from the dilator assembly, where the first dilator segment remains coupled to the second dilator segment and partially extends from the second dilator segment; advancing the first dilator segment and the second dilator segment into the tissue opening to further sequentially dilate the vessel while the second dilator segment remains extended from the dilator assembly.
US12076503B2
A lumenal element configured to transit a body lumen comprising a lumenal member (102) and an outer member (200) disposed over at least part of the lumenal member with a structural support (350), e.g. a mesh or stent, having a facing surface facing a surface of the lumenal member and wherein the facing surface includes at least one non-smooth surface portion, discontinuity, or non-uniformity, wherein the structural support is between the lumenal member and the outer member wherein the outer member is at least partly sealed to adjacent surfaces of the lumenal member sufficient to withstand fluid pressure within a space about the structural support, wherein the lumenal member has a first flexibility in the area of the structural support, and increasing the flexibility of the area of the structural support by moving at least a part of the outer member out of contact with the structural support. The flexibility of a lumenal element can be changed. Also disclosed a method of assembly of the lumenal element.
US12076497B2
A method for manufacturing a medical introducer includes placing an introducer sheath onto a mandrel, and overmolding an introducer hub onto a proximal end of the introducer sheath. The introducer sheath has one or more score lines formed on an inner surface and the mandrel has a number of surface protrusions so that when the introducer sheath is positioned on the mandrel, each of the surface protrusions contacts one of the score lines formed on the introducer sheath. The surface protrusions on the mandrel prevent plastic material from the introducer hub from contacting the score lines thereby maintaining the score lines during the overmolding.
US12076495B2
Methods and systems for maintaining user attention during a treatment are disclosed. The method comprises measuring at least one user parameter when presenting treatment content to the user via at least one display screen, determining whether the user is engaged with the presented treatment content based on the at least one measured user parameter, presenting an attention booster to the user upon determining the user is not engaged with the treatment content. The system comprises at least one display apparatus configured to present treatment content to the user and a processor configured to execute instructions stored on a memory to measure at least one user parameter when the treatment content is presented to the user, determine whether the user is engaged with the presented treatment content based on the at least one measured user parameter, and output to the display apparatus an attention booster to the user upon determining the user is not engaged with the presented treatment content.
US12076492B2
A valve with an internal member is disclosed which allows exhaled carbon dioxide to escape from a breathing circuit when the circuit gas pressure drops below a threshold pressure. The valve operates by occluding one or more ports under a relatively high pressure and opening the one or more ports under a relatively low pressure. The internal member is attached to the body of the valve at two or more locations on the internal member. The internal member moves in a direction perpendicular to the gas flow through the valve.
US12076478B2
The presently disclosed embodiments relate to insufflation and irrigation conduits for vessel harvesting systems and methods of their use. In particular, the present disclosure relates to a system having a combined cabling for providing gases, liquids, and/or electrical power to an attached medical device and method of use.
US12076474B2
The present invention concerns methods of treating a patient suffering from a traumatic brain injury (TBI), comprising contacting said patient's blood with a sorbent for an inflammatory mediator and kits for performing such treatments.
US12076469B2
A container system includes at least one flexible wall defining a compartment containing a dissolvable solid or concentrate, a support adjacent a first end of the at least one flexible wall, and a nozzle assembly coupled to a second end of the at least one flexible wall. The second end of the wall is distal from the first end. The nozzle assembly comprises a hollow body defining a longitudinal axis. The hollow body further defines a plurality of orifices through a wall thereof. Each orifice is able to form a fluid connection between an interior volume within the hollow body and the compartment. Each orifice is configured to deliver liquid from the interior volume to the compartment in a direction having an angle of between 5° and 85° from a direction of the longitudinal axis. Related nozzles and methods are also disclosed.
US12076466B2
An air purifier includes a case having an air inlet and an air outlet, a fan disposed adjacent the air inlet, a UV LED unit and a filter unit arranged over the fan along a flow path of air, and a fluid control structure disposed between the fan and the filter unit.
US12076465B2
A rotary separation devise deploys a drum with mesh like opening on the cylindrical surfaces and a removable cover or cap for filling in an upright position and removal of product or spent matter in an inverted position. When the drum is loaded with material, and the cover closed, it is rotatable to a horizontal position, and disposed in an outer container. The drum is rotated in the horizontal position to initiate the separation process. The outer container may be formed by the mating engagement at a common rim of an upper and lower vessel that form the sealed container.
US12076459B2
The present disclosure relates to a bone graft composition, and more particularly, to a bone graft composition containing hydroxypropyl methylcellulose and a preparation method therefor. Moreover, the present disclosure relates to a bone graft composition that has an optimal composition ratio at which the dissolution rate of hydroxypropyl methylcellulose is excellent.
US12076455B2
An UV sterilization device includes a housing defining a cavity, a tray carried within the cavity and configured to receive a device, the device including an RFID tag, and an NFC device configured to communicate with the device when external to the cavity and unlock a door when the device is authorized, and a UV CBA carried within the cavity adjacent the tray and having LED UV sources configured to irradiate the device with UV radiation. The UV sterilization device also may include an RF transmitter configured to energize the RFID tag, and a controller coupled to the RF transmitter. The controller may be configured to determine a position and a number of the device based upon the RF signal from the RFID tag, and selectively power the UV CBA for disinfecting the device based upon the identification of the device.
US12076447B2
An absorbent article comprising an absorbent member positioned between a topsheet and a backsheet is provided. The absorbent member contains at least one layer that comprises superabsorbent particles containing nanopores having an average cross-sectional dimension of from about 10 to about 500 nanometers.
US12076445B2
A substrate includes a double-network polymer system including a cross-linked, covalently-bonded polymer and a reversible, partially ionicly-bonded polymer, wherein the substrate has a moisture level less than or equal to 15 percent of the total weight of the substrate, and wherein the substrate includes a latent retractive force. A method for manufacturing a substrate includes producing a double-network hydrogel including a cross-linked, covalently-bonded polymer and a reversible, ionicly-bonded polymer; elongating by force the double-network hydrogel in at least one direction; dehydrating while still elongated the double-network hydrogel to form a substantially-dehydrated double-network polymer system; and releasing the force to produce the substrate.
US12076443B2
A preparation method of a nanozyme composite-based hybrid hydrogel eye drop includes synthesizing a tannin-coordinated silver/cobalt composite nanoparticle through a coordination reaction of cobalt chloride hexahydrate with ammonia water and an oxidation-reduction reaction of silver nitrate with tannin; and mixing the silver/cobalt composite nanoparticle with an acrylate-modified gelatin, conducting an ultrasonic treatment to allow complete dissolution, and irradiating a resulting mixture under ultraviolet (UV) light to obtain the nanozyme composite-based hybrid hydrogel eye drop. The preparation method of the present disclosure has simple operations and a short preparation time. The eye drop prepared by the preparation method shows a broad-spectrum bactericidal effect against a variety of bacteria and fungi, and has prominent preventive and therapeutic effects for bacterial and drug-resistant bacterial corneal infections.
US12076435B2
A method for skin brightening using a Chenopodium formosanum (Djulis) extract. In particular, the Chenopodium formosanum (Djulis) extract is obtained with an aqueous solvent.
US12076432B2
A method of repairing oxidatively-treated hair, the methods comprising the sequential steps of: (i) soaking hair in an aqueous treatment composition, (ii) rinsing the hair of step (i); characterised in that the aqueous treatment composition comprises 0.1 to 6 wt % N-acetyl amino acid, based on the total weight of the composition, wherein the N-acetyl amino acid is selected from the group consisting of N-acetyl glycine, N-acetyl alanine, N-acetyl proline, N-acetyl leucine, N-acetyl isoleucine, N-acetyl valine, N-acetyl tyrosine, N-acetyl phenylalanine, N-acetyl tryptophan, N-acetyl serine, N-acetyl glutamine, N-acetyl threonine, N-acetyl asparagine, N-acetyl methionine, N-acetyl lysine, N-acetyl histidine and mixtures thereof, gives damage repair benefits.
US12076423B2
Composition in the form of an oil-in-water emulsion that includes at least 1% of an oil phase, and an aqueous phase. The composition includes 0.1 to 15 wt % spiculisporic acid relative to the total weight of the composition, at least one base selected from amino acids and alkanolamines in an amount suitable for forming at least a monosalt of spiculisporic acid, less than 3% glycol(s) and/or polyol(s) relative to the total weight of the composition, at least one UV filter and/or an additive selected from volatile aromatic materials such as essential oils and fragrance substances, fillers, dyeing materials such as pigments, mother-of-pearl or particles with a metallic sheen, moisturizers, anti-wrinkle or anti-age agents, peeling agents, antioxidants, active ingredients stimulating the synthesis of epidermal and/or dermal macromolecules, dermo-relaxing agents, depigmentation agents, deodorant agents and mixtures thereof.
US12076417B2
This application relates to nanoparticles, including nanoparticles derived from a plasma, and their use in the formation of conjugates. The nanoparticles can be stably conjugated to a wide variety of second species, forming conjugates which can be used, for example, in therapeutic, diagnostic and experimental methods.
US12076414B2
This invention relates to methods and compositions for inhibiting the transmission of enveloped viruses, which entails applying a composition containing a high molecular weight hydrophobically-modified polymer to an infectable or ingestible surface that may contain viruses and wherein said anti-viral composition is substantially free of surfactant having an HLB greater than about 12.
US12076412B2
The present invention relates to a method for generating an antibody-payload conjugate by means of a microbial transglutaminase (MTG). The method comprises a step of conjugating a linker comprising the structure (shown in N→C direction) (Sp1)-RK-(Sp2)-B-(Sp3) or (Sp1)-B-(Sp2)-RK-(Sp3) to a Gln residue comprised in an antibody, wherein (Sp1) is a chemical spacer or is absent; (Sp2) is a chemical spacer or is absent; (Sp3) is a chemical spacer or is absent; R is arginine or an arginine derivative or an arginine mimetic; K is lysine or a lysine derivative or a lysine mimetic; B is a linking moiety or a payload; and wherein the linker is conjugated to the Gin residue comprised in the antibody via a primary amine comprised in the side chain of the lysine residue, the lysine derivative or the lysine mimetic. Further, the invention relates to antibody-linker conjugates, antibody-drug conjugates and linker constructs comprising an RK motif.
US12076410B2
The present disclosure provides nucleic acid carriers comprising one or more layers comprising multiple monomers, wherein each monomer comprises: a first and a second oligonucleotide; wherein a central portion of each of the first and second oligonucleotides is complementary to each other, forming a double-stranded region, wherein the two terminal portions of the first oligonucleotide are not complementary to the two terminal portions of the second oligonucleotide, forming four terminal arms; and at least one targeting agent conjugated to at least one peripheral terminal arm, wherein when the at least one targeting agent is an miRNA. The present disclosure also provides pharmaceutical composition comprising any of the nucleic acid carriers described herein, and a pharmaceutically acceptable vehicle. The present disclosure also provides methods of inducing an immune response in an animal comprising administering to the animal any of the nucleic acid carriers described herein.
US12076405B2
This invention provides heterocyclic compounds that bind to E3 Ubiquitin Ligase (typically through cereblon) (“Degrons”), which can be used as is or linked to a Targeting Ligand for a selected Target Protein for therapeutic purposes and methods of use and compositions thereof as well as methods for their preparation.
US12076402B2
The disclosure relates generally to alpha polyglutamated Antifolates, formulations containing liposomes filled with alpha polyglutamated Antifolates, methods of making the alpha polyglutamated Antifolates and liposome containing formulations, and methods of using polyglutamated alpha polyglutamated Antifolates and liposome containing formulations to treat hyperproliferative disorders (e.g., cancer) and disorders of the immune system (e.g., an autoimmune disease such as rheumatoid arthritis).
US12076391B2
A method for adapting an influenza virus to Vero cells is provided. The method comprises infecting Vero cells with the influenza virus, cultivating the infected Vero cells, harvesting influenza viruses of each passage, wherein infectious dose of the influenza viruses of one passage is greater than or equal to infectious dose of the influenza viruses of a previous passage. The present disclosure also relates to a composition. Said composition comprises polyriboinosinic acid-polyribocytidylic acid, at least one antibiotic or polyamide compound, at least one positive ion, influenza viruses and/or influenza antigens, wherein said influenza viruses and/or influenza antigens are acquired from Vero cell adapted influenza viruses.
US12076390B2
The present invention provides structural determinants important for binding to the stem domain of the HA protein of influenza virus, and methods of use thereof for production of high affinity neutralizing influenza virus antibodies based upon these determinants. The present invention further provides tools for determining the efficacy of an influenza virus vaccine. The present invention further provides a molecular signature useful for determining the efficacy of an influenza virus vaccine in a subject, or for predicting prior immunologic exposure or antigen responsiveness to vaccine or influenza virus infection.
US12076387B2
The invention provides a vaccine comprising an effective amount of an isolated recombinant influenza virus comprising a mutant M gene segment that is mutated so that upon viral replication the mutant M gene expresses a functional M1 protein and a mutant M2 protein with a deletion of the cytoplasmic tail and either lacking a transmembrane domain or having a mutated transmembrane domain.
US12076385B2
Compositions and methods are described for inducing an immune response against extra-intestinal pathogenic Escherichia coli (ExPEC) to thereby provide immune protection against diseases associated with ExPEC. In particular, compositions and methods are described for using conjugates of E. coli polysaccharide antigens O25B, O1A, O2, and O6A covalently bound to a detoxified exotoxin A of Pseudomonas aeruginosa (EPA) carrier protein as vaccines for the prevention of invasive ExPEC disease caused by ExPEC serotypes O1A, O2, O6A and O25B.
US12076383B2
Provided are methods for sensitizing gastrin-associated tumors and/or cancers in subjects to inducers of humoral and cellular immune responses. In some embodiments, the methods relate to administering compositions that have anti-gastrin antibodies, gastrin peptides, and/or nucleic acids that inhibit expression of gastrin gene products to subjects. Also provided are methods for preventing, reducing, and/or eliminating the formation of fibroses associated with tumors and/or cancers, and methods for treating gastrin-associated tumors and/or cancers that include administering to subjects in need thereof a first agent that provides and/or induces an anti-gastrin humoral or cellular immune response in the subject and a second agent that includes one or more stimulators of cellular immune responses against the tumors and/or cancers.
US12076381B2
The present invention relates to peptides, proteins, nucleic acids and cells for use in immunotherapeutic methods. In particular, the present invention relates to the immunotherapy of cancer. The present invention furthermore relates to tumor-associated T-cell peptide epitopes, alone or in combination with other tumor-associated peptides that can for example serve as active pharmaceutical ingredients of vaccine compositions that stimulate anti-tumor immune responses, or to stimulate T cells ex vivo and transfer into patients. Peptides bound to molecules of the major histocompatibility complex (MHC), or peptides as such, can also be targets of antibodies, soluble T-cell receptors, and other binding molecules.
US12076354B2
An antibiotic with Spirulina platensis and plant extracts is an antibiotic composition including a combination of Spirulina platensis, an essential oil of Magnolia officinalis, and an essential oil of mumie. In an embodiment, the antibiotic composition may be effective in treating Acinetobacter baumannii infections. In a further embodiment, the antibiotic composition may be effective in treating multidrug resistant (MDR) and/or extremely drug resistant (XDR) Acinetobacter baumannii infections. In an embodiment, the antibiotic composition may be administered to a subject in need thereof to treat or prevent an Acinetobacter baumannii infection, such as a MDR or XDR Acinetobacter baumannii infection.
US12076353B2
Provided herein are fumaric and maleic acid-containing compounds, compositions comprising the same and methods for using such compounds to enhance production, growth, spread or titer of interferon-sensitive viruses in cells, particularly cancer and tumor cells. Also provided are methods of treating tumors or cancers in a subject by administering the compounds and compositions.
US12076337B2
A method for dissolving scars comprises administering dextran sulfate, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, to a subject suffering from fibrosis or a fibrotic disease, disorder or condition to dissolve an established scar in the subject.
US12076336B2
The present invention provides siRNA or dsRNA, which can effectively inhibit the expression of three highly expressed markers in liver cancer, and a pharmaceutical composition including the same can obtain excellent effects of preventing or treating liver cancer through RNAi. A pharmaceutical composition for preventing or treating liver cancer according to an embodiment of the present invention includes at least one of siRNA which includes a sense RNA having at least one sequence selected from the group consisting of sequences of SEQ ID NOs: 5 to 157, and an antisense RNA having a complementary sequence thereto and dsRNA having at least one sequence selected from the group consisting of sequences of SEQ ID NOs: 158 to 310.
US12076333B2
The present invention provides marine lysophosphatidylcholine compositions for use in pharmaceuticals, nutraceuticals and functional foods, as well as methods for making marine lysophosphatidylcholine compositions.
US12076331B2
Provided herein is an inositol polyphosphate oligo alkyl ether compound, or its pharmaceutically acceptable salt, for use in treatment or prevention of a disease associated with formation of calcium salt crystals.
US12076327B2
The present disclosure relates to crystalline forms of the compound 4-[(7-methoxy-2,3-dihydro-1, 4-benzothiazepin-4(5H)yl)methyl]benzoic acid hemifumarate, pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds and uses thereof to treat diseases and conditions associated with Ryanodine Receptor (RyR) dysfunction, in particular cardiac and musculoskeletal disorders and diseases.
US12076324B2
The present invention provides, inter alia, methods, kits, and pharmaceutical compositions for treating or ameliorating the effects of a cancer in a subject in need thereof. The method comprises administering to the subject an effective amount of (i) a first anti-cancer agent, which is BVD-523 or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof and (ii) a second anti-cancer agent, which is a CDK inhibitor or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, to treat or ameliorate the effects of the cancer. Additional methods for effecting cancer cell death are also provided.
US12076321B2
The invention provides a salt of a tetrahydropyranylmethylaminopyrimidine amide, such as the citrate salt of (4-((3R,4R)-3-methoxytetrahydropyran-4-ylamino)piperidin-1-yl)(5-methyl-6-(((2R,6S)-6-(p-tolyl)tetrahydro-2H-pyran-2-yl)methylamino)pyrimidin-4-yl)methanone, pharmaceutical compositions containing the same, processes for preparing the same, and methods of medical treatment using the same.
US12076312B2
Use of an AR antagonist, e.g., enzalutamide and other known AR antagonists, for reducing inflammatory genes of COVID-19 subjects is provided by the present invention. In other aspects, the present invention is directed to the use of an AR antagonist, e.g., the drug enzalutamide and other known AR antagonists, to treat lung cancer in a subject. In yet other aspects, the present invention is directed to an AR antagonist, e.g., the drug enzalutamide and other known AR antagonists, as an immunotherapy.
US12076308B2
The present invention administers a cannabinoid medication to a patient followed by observing one or more physiological responses in the patient during a first period of time when treating a medical condition. The cannabinoid medication may include one or more specific types of cannabinoids at a dosage level or may include a plurality of discrete formulations where each formulation includes masses of specific cannabinoids that may be used for treating one or more ailments.
US12076307B2
In one aspect, use of 1-palmitoyl-2-linoleoyl-3-acetylglycerol (PLAG) for treating or preventing acute radiation syndrome is provided.
US12076305B2
Use of a composition for the for the prevention, amelioration and/or treatment of disorders and diseases involving cell, tissue or organ senescence, or for the prevention, amelioration and/or treatment of disorders and diseases involving cell, tissue or organ stress caused by an inflammatory process, the composition comprising a conjugate of quinic acid with at least one molecule of caffeic acid, or a derivative, isomer or salt thereof.
US12076303B2
In a method of producing aqueous solutions of N-bromotaurine (Taurine Bromanine, NBrT) with taurine with latter addition of NaOBr, and emulsions of these solutions with Stable Produced Olive Oil (S.P.O.O.), so to use against hyper-proliferative and abnormally differentiating cells of human and mammalian origin. In addition, due to the hyper-proliferation of keratinocytes in psoriatic skin, the methodology and subsequent use of the aqueous solutions and emulsions derived from this invention, containing NBrT and taurine, and S.P.O.O. against the lesions of psoriasis. With the method of this invention, the solutions derived and applied on cells in vitro beneficially provide maximization of NBrT anti-proliferative properties on abnormally differentiating and hyper-proliferating cells of human and mammalian origin by restoring NBrT anti-proliferative activity in a solution, whilst leaving unaffected the proliferation of normally dividing human fibroblasts.
US12076298B2
The present invention relates to a bag containing preprepared injectable drug(s) and/or diluents for injectable drugs to be administered by intravenous (IV) application to a patient, said bag having an integrated flushing option.
US12076297B2
Disclosed herein are glass pharmaceutical vials having sidewalls of reduced thickness. In embodiments, the glass pharmaceutical vial may include a glass body comprising a sidewall enclosing an interior volume. An outer diameter D of the glass body is equal to a diameter d1 of a glass vial of size X as defined by ISO 8362-1, wherein X is one of 2R, 3R, 4R, 6R, 8R, 10R, 15R, 20R, 25R, 30R, 50R, and 100R as defined by ISO 8362-1. However, the sidewall of the glass pharmaceutical vial comprises an average wall thickness Ti that is less than or equal to 0.85*s1, wherein s1 is a wall thickness of the glass vial of size X as defined by ISO 8362-1 and X is one of 2R, 3R, 4R, 6R, 8R, 10R, 15R, 20R, 25R, 30R, 50R, and 100R as defined by ISO 8362-1.
US12076290B2
A motion assistance apparatus includes a force transmitting frame configured to support a distal part of a user, a slider configured to slide in the force transmitting frame, and a driving frame connected to the slider and configured to slide with respect to a proximal part of the user.
US12076287B2
A human lift apparatus is disclosed. In various embodiments, the lift apparatus includes a substantially vertical guide rail; a carriage positioned to be moved up and down along the guide rail; a drive mechanism coupled to the carriage and configured to move the carriage at a controlled rate along the guide rail; and a tiltable seat coupled mechanically to the carriage in a manner that allows the seat to tilt about a substantially transverse tilt axis that is substantially parallel to the floor and runs substantially across the seat at a depth that enables a human subject to be seated on the tiltable seat with the center of gravity of the human subject being between the tilt axis and a back end of the seat. The tiltable seat is tiltably mounted in a manner and location that allows the tiltable seat to tilt down, with a front edge of the seat lower than the back edge of the seat, as the center of gravity of the human subject is shifted to a position forward of the tilt axis.
US12076285B2
A patient turning apparatus is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a reconfigurable support platform comprising a plurality of laterally extending support slats configured for pivotal movement about a longitudinally extending central region of the platform. At least one support slat is configured to follow a pivotal movement of a longitudinally adjacent support slat about the central region, through at least a portion of a pivotal range of movement of the longitudinally adjacent support slat. The apparatus further comprises means operable to control pivotal movement of at least one support slat of the platform about the central region.
US12076281B2
A surgical table for supporting a patient during a surgical procedure and including a patient support structure, a first support structure, and a second support structure. The patient support structure is configured to support the patient during the surgical procedure and may be operably coupled at a first end to the first support structure and at a second end to the second support structure. The first support structure includes a first column and a first displacement apparatus operably coupling the first column to the first end of the patient support structure.
US12076278B2
A method for modifying a refractive property of ocular tissue in an eye by creating at least one optically-modified gradient index (GRIN) layer in the corneal stroma and/or the crystalline by continuously scanning a continuous stream of laser pulses having a focal volume from a laser having a known average power along a continuous line having a smoothly changing refractive index within the tissue, and varying either or both of the scan speed and the laser average power during the scan. The method may further involve determining a desired vision correction adjustment, and determining a position, number, and design parameters of gradient index (GRIN) layers to be created within the ocular tissue to provide the desired vision correction.
US12076277B2
A photocoagulation apparatus of some embodiment examples is configured to apply both treatment light for subthreshold coagulation and an OCT scan to a retina via a probe inserted in an eye. Upon receiving a user's instruction, the apparatus applies the treatment light to the retina, and applies an OCT scan to the retina at least after the treatment light application. The apparatus compares the first OCT image constructed from OCT data of the retina acquired prior to the treatment light application and the second OCT image constructed from OCT data of the retina acquired after the treatment light application, thereby acquiring change information that represents a tissue change in the retina caused by the treatment light. The apparatus displays a change image based on the change information together with a retinal image.
US12076264B2
Illustrative embodiments of a sling apparatus for supporting an arm of a person include a garment to be worn on the torso, and arm support elements mounted on the garment that are configured to support the arm of the person wearing the garment in at least two positions with respect to the torso. Illustrative implementations of the two positions include a first position of the arm having the elbow extended with a shoulder associated with the arm of the person being in a neutral rotation orientation, and a second position of the arm having the shoulder associated with the arm being in an adducted, internal rotation position with the elbow flexed.
US12076254B2
A dual-flange stent can have a therapeutic effect that can bring about a marked increase in patency. The dual flanges of the stent can comprise a first discrete flange component and a second discrete flange component. One or both flange components can include a magnetic element. The stent can further comprise a shaft connecting the flange components. At least one of the flanges can transition between a first configuration and a second configuration, where the first configuration is compact and the second configuration provides a large tissue-compressing surface. In one instance, the transition to the configuration with a large tissue-compressing surface can include filling a balloon with saline or another fluid. The first flange and the second flange may be drawn together to compress interposed tissue of the stricture.
US12076250B2
A spacer separates bones of a joint using a driver tool having a threaded shaft. The spacer has a superior endplate with inferior facing ramps, and an inferior endplate with superior facing ramps. Two bearings are positioned between the endplates, each bearing has superior facing ramps which mate with the inferior facing ramps of the superior endplate, and inferior facing ramps which mate with the superior facing ramps of the inferior endplate. One bearing has a threaded aperture, and the other a thrust surface. A threaded shaft is threaded into the threaded aperture to push against the thrust surface to drive the bearings apart. As the bearings move apart, the mated ramps slide against each other to drive the superior and inferior endplates apart.
US12076245B2
One embodiment of the present invention is directed to compositions and methods for enhancing attachment of soft tissues to a metal prosthetic device. In one embodiment a construct is provided comprising a metal implant having a porous metal region, wherein said porous region exhibits a nano-textured surface.
US12076244B1
A sonic window implant having a border forming a ledge for attachment to the cranium. A sonic window, formed within the border, has a top exterior surface and a bottom interior surface. The top exterior surface and the bottom interior surface are parallel and curved. The implant is made of polyether ether ketone and is highly polished to allow transmission of ultrasound while the ledge is reflective of ultrasound for visualization of the border. Sutures in the sonic window tent the dura mater to the bottom interior surface. The sonic window has an access port for injection of therapeutics and application of instruments. The implant allows the use of ultrasound for imaging, diagnosis, and intraoperative treatment of the brain and allows ultrasound to be combined with pre-operative imaging from CT, MRI, PET, MEG, or EEG.
US12076237B2
A prosthesis is provided for implantation at a native semilunar valve of a native valve complex, the native valve complex having three semilunar sinuses and three native commissures. The prosthesis includes a valve prosthesis support, which comprises a support structure comprising exactly three engagement arms that meet one another at three respective junctures. The engagement arms are shaped so as define three peak complexes at the three respective junctures, and three trough complexes, each of which is between two of the peak complexes. Upon implantation of the prosthesis, each of the engagement arms is at least partially disposed within a respective one of the semilunar sinuses, such that each of the peak complexes is disposed distal to and in rotational alignment with a respective one of the native commissures, and each of the trough complexes is disposed at least partially within the respective one of the semilunar sinuses.
US12076234B2
A stabilized fabric composed of a mesh or a woven fabric is disclosed as are methods of their manufacture, the manufacture of medical devices made using a stabilized fibers and stabilized medical devices are all disclosed. Fabrics can be stabilized by several techniques including: using mechanical, chemical and/or energetic fasteners at warp and weft intersections in the weave; by using various weaving techniques and fibers. Meshes can be stabilized when properly dimensioned and arranged junctions and struts of the necessary properties are used. All of these stabilized fabrics can be made of synthetic polymer materials such as ultrahigh molecular weight PE or PP and expanded PTFE.
US12076232B2
An injector for inserting an intraocular lens into a capsular bag of an eye includes an injector body having an injector tip defining an opening. The injector body has a proximal end facing away from the opening and has a distal end. A first piston is directed toward the opening and is configured to contact and displace the intraocular lens. A second piston is operable from outside of the injector and the first piston and the second piston are each configured to be longitudinally displaceable along the injector axis. A handle is operated from outside of the injector and is configured to be coupled to the first piston so that when the pistons are in the decoupling state, the first piston is displaced toward the opening and relative to the second piston by moving the handle.
US12076228B2
A device configured for use during a surgical procedure. The device can optionally include any one or combination of a first foot and a spine. The first foot can form at least a first edge at a first longitudinal end of the device. The first foot can be configured to seat the device on a tissue of a patient. The spine can be connected to the first foot and can have a longitudinal length extending from first foot toward a second longitudinal end of the device. The spine can include an eyelet adjacent to but offset from the first foot.
US12076224B2
Embolic protection elements are integrated with a catheter or access sheath for any catheter. A catheter with an integrated embolic protection element comprises a catheter shaft, an embolic filter slidably mounted on a distal portion of the shaft, a proximal stop for limiting the proximal movement of the embolic filter, and a distal stop for limiting the distal movement of the embolic filter. The filter comprises a porous mesh material defining a collection chamber for captured emboli and has a collapsed and a deployed configuration. The filter may be collapsed by an access sheath used with the catheter. An access sheath may comprise a tubular main body and an embolic filter mounted on the distal portion of the tubular main body. The embolic filter may evert into the central lumen of the sheath or may be constrained on the exterior of the sheath with a larger diameter outer tube.
US12076221B2
A package of one or more absorbent articles is disclosed. The package includes a package material comprising natural fibers. The package material forms a front panel, a back panel opposite the front panel, a first side panel, a second side panel opposite the first side panel, a top panel, and a bottom panel opposite the top panel. The panels define an interior compartment, wherein the one or more absorbent articles are disposed in the interior compartment. At least three of the panels are free of seams. The package material has a Basis Weight of between about 50 gsm and about 120 gsm, according to the Basis Weight Test Method. The package is recyclable.
US12076217B2
Provided herein is a system and method for trauma-free application and removal of light deactivated adhesive drapes. One aspect provides a system comprising a drape, at least one photosensitive adhesive portion having a release agent, and at least one acrylic and/or polyurethane adhesive portion, where the system is adapted to be coupled to a tissue site and released therefrom upon or after exposure to an external stimulus such as certain wavelengths of light. The system may have a removable blocking layer to prevent the photosensitive adhesive from being exposed to deactivation wavelengths prematurely. Another aspect provides a method for application and removal of a drape using by removing the removable blocking layer and applying light to the drape to deactivate the photosensitive adhesive portion and promote easy, clean, and less painful removal of the drape. When the photosensitive adhesive portion is deactivated, the acrylic and/or polyurethane adhesive portion maintains adhesion between the drape and the tissue until removal of the drape.
US12076214B2
Implementations of a medical pad having a perimeter side, a first surface, a second surface, and a plurality of openings. In some implementations, a method of using the medical pad includes positioning the medical pad on an area susceptible to the development of a bedsore or similar wound, such as a bony prominence or pressure point, to prevent the development of a bedsore or similar wound, and another method includes positioning the medical pad on a bedsore or similar wound to help the treatment and healing of the bedsore or similar wound.
US12076211B2
Embodiments relate to the methodology of direct manufacture of a customized labial/lingual orthodontic tube by using a ceramic slurry-based additive manufacturing (AM) technology. For example, a method of manufacturing customized ceramic labial/lingual orthodontic tubes by additive manufacturing may comprise measuring dentition data of a profile of teeth of a patient, based on the dentition data, creating a three-dimensional computer-assisted design (3D CAD) model of the patient's teeth, and saving the 3D CAD model, designing a virtual 3D CAD tube structure model for a single labial or lingual tube structure based upon said 3D CAD model, importing data related to the 3D CAD tube structure model into an additive manufacturing machine, and directly producing the tube with the additive manufacturing machine by layer manufacturing from an inorganic material including at least one of a ceramic, a polymer-derived ceramic, and a polymer-derived metal.
US12076206B2
Methods for designing orthodontic appliances are provided. In some embodiments, a method includes receiving a treatment plan for a patient's dentition and generating an aligner model representing an aligner configured to implement a treatment stage of the treatment plan. The aligner model can include a thickness map having a thickness parameter for each location of the aligner model. The method can include adjusting the thickness map by using the aligner model to evaluate an outcome when the aligner is applied to the patient's dentition, and iteratively reducing the value of each thickness parameter of the thickness map based on the evaluation until a resulting thickness is determined for each thickness parameter. The method can also include providing instructions to manufacture the aligner based on the aligner model with the resulting thickness for each thickness parameter of the thickness map.
US12076185B2
A portable ultrasound imaging assembly includes a cart or support stand on which is mounted a portable ultrasound imaging system and a handle that can be grasped by a user to move the cart and imaging assembly into the desired position. The support stand further includes a storage bin removably mounted in a readily accessible location directly below the handle. The storage bin is formed to hold a number of large containers, such as cylindrical sanitizing wipe canisters, and has a profile similar to that of the handle. The profile of the storage bin includes a rear facing recess within which the support stand is disposed when the storage bin is secured to the support stand in either a forward or rearward facing direction. The attachment structure(s) for the storage bin is located within the recess to minimizing the profile of the storage bin on the support stand.
US12076182B1
The present disclosure describes an apparatus for determining the condition of a subject's heart. The apparatus includes a patch adhered to a chest of the subject, the patch further including at least one ultrasound sensor for directing an ultrasound beam to the subject's heart and receiving a reflection of the beam; control circuitry for generating data signals based on the beam reflection indicative of a distance of the heart from the ultrasound sensor; and a processing system for receiving the data signals from the control circuitry and processing the data signals to track movement of the subject's heart over time, wherein changes in the movement correlate to the subject's heart condition.
US12076176B2
A dynamic image processing apparatus processes image data of a medical dynamic image that includes a plurality of frame images obtained from successively imaging a subject and that shows a dynamic state of the subject. The dynamic image processing apparatus includes a hardware processor. The hardware processor enhances resolution of at least one or more of the plurality of frame images included in the medical dynamic image to a high resolution and generates a secondary medical image. The hardware processor executes a recording process in which a record is kept to show that the secondary medical image is generated secondarily from the existing medical dynamic image.
US12076174B2
An angiogram is a study of blood vessels where an angiographic chemical contrast agent is injected while a sequence of images (typically x-rays) are obtained. The contrast pattern on the sequence of images provides information about the vascular anatomy and physiology. The discovery that contrast in blood vessels varies at cardiac frequency in magnitude and phase, which may be visualized as a spatiotemporal reconstruction of cardiac frequency angiographic phenomena, enables a set of processes for increasing the signal to noise ratio or equivalently the informational content of an angiogram. In this invention, the organization of cardiac frequency magnitude and phase enables equivalent information on anatomy and physiology to be obtained with less dose of injected chemical contrast agent, less x-ray dose, and/or less navigation of the injecting catheter within blood vessels. The cardiac frequency magnitude and phase is organized so that the arterial and venous subsystems of circulation have coherence at cardiac frequency. This enables processes for diagnosing deficits of circulation that involve alterations in the transit of blood from the arterial to the venous subsystems of circulation. Furthermore, the discovery of cardiac frequency magnitude and phase organization enables the design and manufacture of lighter and more portable angiography equipment.
US12076172B2
Disclosed is a system for imaging a system. The system may be operated to acquire image data of a subject in one or more manners. The image data acquired may be used to various purposes, such as generating an image for display, navigating a procedure, or other appropriate procedures.
US12076169B2
Disclosed in various embodiments of the present invention are a method and a device for measuring a user's biometric information in an electronic device and providing information related to the biometric information. An electronic device according to various embodiments of the present invention comprises a sensor module, a camera module, a display device, and a processor, wherein the processor can be configured to: execute an application; acquire a user's first biometric information on the basis of the sensor module while the operation relating to the application is performed; estimate a user's health information at least one the basis of the first biometric information, and link the health information with the operation relating to the application so as to display same through the display device. Various embodiments are possible.
US12076167B2
A system having a processor obtain a digital hemodynamic data from a hemodynamic sensor, obtain one or more vital sign parameters characterizing vital sign data from the digital hemodynamic data, derive differential parameters based on the one or more vital sign parameters, generate combinatorial parameters using the one or more vital sign parameters and the differential parameters, determine a risk score corresponding to a probability of a future hypotension event for the living subject based on a weighted combination of a plurality of hypotension profiling parameters including the one or more vital sign parameters characterizing vital sign data, the differential parameters and the combinatorial parameters, and invoke a sensory alarm if the risk score satisfies a predetermined risk criterion.
US12076156B2
An allergy testing device is disclosed. The allergy testing device includes a first applicator, a second applicator, a capture device, and a processor. The first applicator is arranged to apply an allergen to a first predetermined area of a patient's skin. The second applicator is arranged to apply antigen epitopes within a second predetermined area of a patient's skin. The capture device has a projector and one or more cameras. The processor is in communication with the capture device and a drive device that is arranged to move the first applicator to apply the allergen to the patient's skin and to move the second applicator to apply antigen epitopes to the patient's skin.
US12076150B2
A method of planning a patient-specific cardiac procedure according to an embodiment of the current invention includes receiving three-dimensional imaging data of a patient's heart, simulating at least one of electrophysiological or electromechanical activity of at least a portion of the patient's heart using the three-dimensional imaging data, and planning the patient-specific cardiac procedure based on the simulating. The cardiac procedure is for providing a preselected alteration of at least one of electrophysiological or electromechanical behavior of the patient's heart.
US12076148B2
An emotion analysis and recognition system including an automated recognition of bodily expression of emotion (ARBEE) system is described. The system may include program instructions executable by a processor to: receive a plurality of body movement models, each body movement model generated based on a crowdsourced body language dataset, calculate at least one evaluation metric for each body movement model, select a highest ranked body movement model based on the at least one metric calculated for each body movement model, combine the highest ranked body movement model with at least one other body movement model of the plurality of body movement models, calculate at least one evaluation metric for each combination of body movement models, and determine a highest ranked combination of body movement models to predict a bodily expression of emotion.
US12076146B2
A blood separation device that decouples and separates the blood collection process from the plasma separation process is disclosed. The blood separation device includes a sample collection module, an activation module, and a separation module. Because the plasma separation happens after the blood separation device is disconnected from a patient, the device performance is no longer affected by patient blood pressure and needle gauge, and patient discomfort is greatly reduced.
US12076142B2
A wearable device is described. The wearable device includes a housing having a back cover, and an optical mask on first portions of the back cover. The back cover includes a set of windows, with a first subset of windows in the set of windows being defined by an absence of the optical mask on second portions of the back cover, and a second subset of windows in the set of windows being inset in a set of openings in the back cover. An optical barrier surrounds each window in the second subset of windows. A set of light emitters is configured to emit light through at least some of the windows in the set of windows. A set of light detectors is configured to receive light through at least some of the windows in the set of windows.
US12076133B1
Techniques for reducing a likelihood of detection of an imaging system by another imaging system are provided. For example, a mechanism may be used to interrupt an optical path between pulse biased thermal sensors and an aperture of the system when the pulsed biased thermal sensors are pulse biased. For example, emissions may be directed to a beam dump. Other techniques may include a mechanism for linearly moving the thermal sensor array or rotating a mirror.
US12076126B2
A monitoring device configured to be attached within a portion of an ear of a subject includes an elastomeric arm having opposite first and second end portions. A sensing element is located at the elastomeric arm second end portion and includes at least one energy emitter configured to direct energy at a target region of the ear and at least one detector configured to detect an energy response signal from the target region or a region adjacent the target region. The monitoring device is configured such that the elastomeric arm first end portion engages the ear at a first location within the ear and such that the elastomeric arm resiliently bends such that a surface of the sensing element is urged into contact with the ear at a second location within the ear.
US12076123B2
A chest non-invasive blood pressure detecting probe based on pulse wave transit time and a device thereof are provided. The detecting probe is attached closely to the skin surface of the human chest, and includes a probe body and a patch, which are of split type. The patch is attached and mounted, in a male-female fastener form, on the probe body for use, so that when the patch needs to be replaced, the patch is directly removed and replaced with a new patch, which is convenient for use. The detecting probe is portable and used for continuous dynamic real-time acquiring of the human aortic blood pressure, which is free from the constraints of lead wires, small and comfortable, and high in measuring precision.
US12076122B2
A system or a method for providing pacing guidance to an individual for a particular activity based on a physiological strain index (PSI) or an adaptive physiological strain index (aPSI). The system in at least one embodiment includes a heart rate monitor, a memory storing multiple pacing templates, a clock, an activity completion module, an output device, and a processor configured to perform multiple steps resulting in outputting pacing information to the individual. The pacing information selected in at least one embodiment is based on the individual's heart rate that provides in part a PSI or aPSI, the elapsed time for the activity, and the amount of progress through the activity.
US12076120B2
In accordance with some embodiments, systems, methods, and media for estimating compensatory reserve and predicting hemodynamic decompensation using physiological data are provided. In some embodiments, a system for estimating compensatory reserve is provided, the system comprising: a processor programmed to: receive a blood pressure waveform of a subject; generate a first sample of the blood pressure waveform with a first duration; provide the sample as input to a trained CNN that was trained using samples of the first duration from blood pressure waveforms recorded from subjects while decreasing the subject's central blood volume, each sample being associated with a compensatory reserve metric; receive, from the trained CNN, a first compensatory reserve metric based on the first sample; and cause information indicative of remaining compensatory reserve to be presented.
US12076117B1
The present disclosure relates to a cardiorespiratory analysis system that includes, in at least one embodiment, a conformal patch with a compressible viscoelastic interface and an array of sensors, including, but not limited to a photoplethysmography (PPG) sensor, a 3-axis accelerometer, and an electrocardiogram (ECG) sensor. In at least one embodiment, the system includes a microcontroller wired to the array of sensors. According to at least one embodiment, the system uses computing techniques to derive features from the array of sensors and determines one or cardiorespiratory characteristics of a patient based on the derived features.
US12076115B2
Systems for detecting and measuring certain dental defects and/or existing restorations, such as lesions which may or may not invade interproximal areas, using a neural network is disclosed. In some embodiments, a patient's health conditions and certain dental conditions such as crowding, presence of implants, gum disease, etc. are also considered by an automated system to classify the dental health of a patient into one or more risk classes. The system then suggests appropriate remedial measures and an appropriate maintenance program for that patient to keep therapy within guidelines of proven standard of care, leading the way to reduce tooth loss in population.
US12076114B2
An intraoral scanner generates 2D images of a dental site and 3D intraoral scans of the dental site. The computing device receives the 2D images of the dental site and the 3D intraoral scans of the dental site from the intraoral scanner, generates a 3D model of the dental site based on the 3D intraoral scans of the dental site, and processes at least one of a) one or more of the 2D images of the dental site, b) one or more of the 3D intraoral scans of the dental site, or c) data from the 3D model of the dental site to identify one or more intraoral areas of interest (AOIs) at the dental site. The computing device determines a dental condition associated with the one or more intraoral AOIs, and determines a manner for scanning the one or more intraoral AOIs.
US12076111B2
A method for adapting, per cardiac cycle, the parameters governing interpolation of varying and non-interpolation of fixed fractions of each individual cardiac cycle is provided. A time series of data values associated with a cardiac cycle is received, and the time series is scaled to a reference cardiac cycle, wherein the scaling includes applying a model to the time series to generate a scaled time series of data values associated with the first cardiac cycle. The model is trained using the scaled time series.
US12076109B1
Devices and systems have a sensor probe configured to measure tissue oxygen saturation in the intestine or mesentery. The devices and systems can determine the oxygenation state of the entire thickness of the intestine or mesentery. Embodiments of the invention also include methods for inducing a temporary ischemic period in an intestine or mesentery tissue and analyzing changes in oxygen saturation of the tissue during the temporary ischemic period or during a recovery phase. The devices, systems, and methods can be applied in diagnosing intestinal ischemia in a patient, as well as in monitoring tissue oxygen saturation of the intestine or mesentery during or after a surgical procedure.
US12076094B2
Techniques for robotically guiding a cup-shaped implant or instrument are provided. In an example, the technique can include a combination of the following operations. Acquiring a calibration image including a cup-shaped element in a first orientation. Identifying a first elliptical outline of the cup-shaped element. Acquiring a navigation image including the cup-shaped element in a second orientation. Identifying a second elliptical outline of the cup-shaped element. Aligning a coordinate system of a robotic system to a patient, and positioning an implant or instrument based on a pre-operative plan within the coordinate system.
US12076090B2
A system includes a robotic device and a processing circuit programmed to enable planning of a placement of an implant relative to a bone based on bone densities of a plurality of regions of the bone, generate a control object based on the placement of the implant, and control the robotic device using the control object.
US12076088B2
There is provided a VR-based portable nystagmus test apparatus that provides both a three-dimensional stereoscopic image and a voice to a subject such that efficiency and accuracy of a follow-up examination can be enhanced. The VR-based portable nystagmus test apparatus can enhance the accuracy and efficiency of an examination by inducing the subject to make a correct motion, during the examination on the subject who wears the VR-based portable nystagmus test apparatus.
US12076075B2
An apparatus includes a shaft assembly and an end effector, which includes first and second jaws pivotably coupled together. The first jaw includes a first jaw body and a first electrode surface. The second jaw includes a second jaw body and an electrode assembly, which includes a distal end pivotably supported by the distal end of the second jaw body. The electrode assembly further includes a second electrode surface positioned to face the first electrode surface when the first and second jaws are placed in a closed configuration. The first and second electrode surfaces are operable to apply RF energy to tissue. The electrode assembly further includes at least one compressible member interposed between the second electrode surface and the second jaw body. The at least one compressible is being configured to urge a proximal region of the second electrode surface toward a corresponding region of the first electrode surface.
US12076070B2
Methods and devices for performing ablation using time multiplexed waveforms are disclosed. The increased efficacy of monophasic waveforms is combined with the reduced side effects of biphasic waveforms by distributing components of the waveform across over a broader time interval than that typically used in a conventional biphasic waveform. Charge balancing occurs upon completion of therapy delivery within a time period that avoids muscle stimulation, while allowing unbalanced waveforms to be delivered during stimulation.
US12076066B1
A method and device for repairing a bone fracture include the use of a bone plate and a bone hook that engages the interior of the bone. The method includes the steps of using at least one bone hook that engages the interior of the bone to apply a counterforce to the bone plate installation forces. The bone plate is configured to be positioned over the hook while the bone hook is in place. In an exemplary configuration, two bone hooks are used to position and then hold the ends of the fractured bone. The hooks are positioned through the bone plate and apply a counterforce to the installation of the bone plate. The hooks are removed after the plate is installed. In the case of a rib fracture, with the hook or hooks engaging the interior of the bone, there is minimal disruption to the intercostal material around the fracture and no engagement between the tools and the pleura behind the bone.
US12076063B2
An intramedullary nail implant for positioning in a bone having a head and a shaft defining an intramedullary canal. The implant includes a distal portion having a shaft extending along a central axis and configured for positioning within the intramedullary canal. A proximal portion extends proximally from the distal portion. The proximal portion defines a contact surface which extends at least in part medially of the central axis such that it is configured to extend within a medial portion of the bone head. A method of implanting the nail is also provided.
US12076059B2
A universal pair of pedicle screw-mounted retractor blades and locking shims configured for mounting over and locking onto the tower or extended top threaded post of a pair of adjacent pedicle screws pre-positioned in adjacent vertebrae. Each cylindrical retractor blade body has a proximal flange with an inverted post extending distally, configured for attachment to a handle or arm of a ratcheting retractor. The L-shaped locking shim is removably positioned along a grooved slot within the retractor blade body and temporarily locked into place within the tulip portion of the pedicle screw using a set screw.
US12076052B2
A method for locking an elongate rod within a head of a bone anchor implant assembly that is configured for surgical implantation into a bone of a patient. The method includes providing an elongate rod, providing a separate shank and the head, and providing a closure mechanism configured as a one-part closure or two-part closure. The method further includes receiving the elongate rod in the channel and closing the channel with the closure mechanism. The one-part closure and two-part closure are configured to be interchangeable with each other for closing a channel of the head and locking the assembly and the elongate rod between arms of the head with the closure mechanism.
US12076050B2
The present invention discloses single level fusion systems and methods of use. The single level fusion systems include a first fastener, a second fastener, and a connector to secure the first fastener to the second fastener. The method of assembling a single level fusion system including obtaining a first fastener, a second fastener, and a connector, securing the first fastener to the connector, and securing the second fastener to the connector. Methods of using the single level fusion systems are also disclosed.
US12076042B2
A method of ablating a lesion in a vessel includes advancing a guidewire through the vessel; advancing a sheath over the guidewire, the sheath having a proximal end, a distal end, and a lumen extending therethrough; advancing a flexible driveshaft over the guidewire and through the sheath, the driveshaft having a proximal end, a distal end, and an abrasive element attached thereto, the abrasive element having a first diameter; advancing the abrasive element out of the distal end of the sheath; increasing the first diameter of the abrasive element by rotating the driveshaft; and ablating the lesion.
US12076041B2
Reciprocating rotary surgical cutting device and system for tissue resecting, and method for its use
An endoscopic tissue resecting system that includes a reciprocating rotary surgical instrument for cutting tissue that includes a planetary gear assembly to vary rotational speed. A method of cutting and detaching tissue includes positioning an outer member such that tissue is located within a window in the outer member, engaging the tissue with an inner member, and simultaneously rotating at an increased speed relative to a rotary driver and translating the inner member to cut the tissue. A tangential cutting force is applied to the tissue with the inner member to mechanically cut and detach the tissue.
US12076034B2
Systems and methods for removal of clot material from vessel lumens are disclosed. A medical device assembly can include a catheter having a lumen and a distal portion configured to be positioned at or adjacent a treatment site within a vessel. An expandable member has a first portion coupled to the distal portion of the catheter, and a second portion extending away from the catheter distal portion. An elongate shaft extends through the lumen of the catheter, and the second portion of the expandable member is releasably coupled to the shaft. When the shaft is slidably moved relative to the surrounding catheter, the second portion of the expandable member can be released from the shaft, and the shaft can be withdrawn or removed.
US12076031B2
Instruments, implants, bone plates, systems and methods for correcting bone deformities and fractures in the lower extremity are disclosed. Specifically, targeting instruments, implants, bone plates, systems and methods used for correcting bone deformities and/or fractures in the foot using compression are disclosed.
US12076026B2
A method for producing a cutting tool, in particular a drill bit, is specified wherein the cutting tool has a front end (F) at the front and a rear end (R) toward the rear, wherein a tool tip is formed on the front end (F), a point thinning is ground at the tool tip with a grinding tool, the point thinning being ground to be narrower toward the front than toward the rear. The point thinning is ground with a constant point thinning angle (AW). Furthermore, a corresponding cutting tool is specified.
US12076024B2
A surgical saw assembly that is adapted for cutting an anatomy. The surgical saw assembly includes a blade guard that supports a saw blade prevent deflection or skiving of the saw blade. The blade guard is rotatably moveable and has a front edge profile that interacts with a surface of the anatomy. The front edge profile has a geometry that is at least partially curved and/or follows a non-linear path of movement to provide a smooth interaction between the blade guard and the surface of the anatomy during rotational cuts that are not directly normal to the anatomical surface.
US12076018B2
A modular shaft assembly is disclosed. The modular shaft assembly includes one or more inputs configured to receive input motions from a surgical instrument system, such as a handle, for example. The shaft assembly further includes one or more on-board inputs configured to generate input motions. The input motions received and generated by the shaft assembly are transferrable to an end effector of the shaft assembly to perform various functions at the end effector. The end effector can include a staple cartridge and a firing member which is movable between a proximal position and a distal position to eject staples from the staple cartridge. The end effector can include a plurality of jaw members and the firing member can comprise camming members which are configured to position the jaw members relative to one another.
US12076014B2
A method of applying a buttress to a surgically cut and stapled site uses an end effector with a buttress applier cartridge assembly to load one or more buttress assemblies to the end effector. The buttress assemblies each include a buttress to support a staple formed therein as well an adhesive for adhering to the end effector. The adhesive of the buttress assemblies can include a pattern to assist in both attachment to the end effector and release from the end effector after cutting and stapling a tissue site. The buttress applier cartridge can include features that accommodate end effectors having various tip configurations, including straight tips and curved or bent tips.
US12076008B2
A method for operating a surgical instrument. The method includes linking a second drive member to a first drive member such that the second drive member moves with the first drive member. The method further includes applying first control motions to the first drive member to cause the second drive member to apply actuation motions to a surgical end effector. The method also includes discontinuing application of the first control motions to the first drive member and de-linking the second drive member from the first drive member such that the second drive member is locked in place by a locking system. The method also includes re-applying control motions to the first drive member.
US12076007B2
Provided by the present invention is a reusable stapler comprising an adapter and a handle, the adapter being detachably connected to the handle. The adapter is a disposable component. The handle can be repeatedly used after being sterilized. The handle comprises a frame and an assembly/disassembly dial button, the assembly/disassembly button being mounted on the frame. The adapter comprises a center rod sleeve, the end of the center rod sleeve having a pair of bulges. The assembly/disassembly button is configured to control the detachable connection between the adapter and the handle. The handle can be repeatedly used after being sterilized, thereby reducing the surgery cost. The solution of detachable adapter provided by the present invention is reliable, simple, and convenient to operate, and can effectively implement the assembly and disassembly of the adapter.
US12076005B2
An analysis system trains a machine learning model to detect stapling events from a video of a surgical procedure. The machine learning model detects times when stapling events occur as well as one or more characteristics of each stapling event such as length of staples, clamping time, or other characteristics. The machine learning model is trained on videos of surgical procedures identifying when stapling events occurred through a learning process. The machine learning model may be applied to an input video to detect a sequence of stapler events. Stapler event sequences may furthermore be analyzed and/or aggregated to generate various analytical data relating to the surgical procedures for applications such as inventor management, performance evaluation, or predicting patient outcomes.
US12075998B2
The present disclosure relates to a tissue repair device. The device includes a handle, a knob coupled to the handle, and a needle coupled to the handle. The needle includes a proximal end and a distal end, the distal end including a slot, wherein a first anchor is housed within the distal end and a second anchor is housed within the slot and located proximal to the first anchor. An actuator disposed within the needle and operatively coupled to the knob, wherein advancement of the knob allows for engagement of the actuator with the first anchor and subsequent advancement of the first anchor via the actuator. A method of tissue repair is also disclosed.
US12075989B2
A puncture device guide includes a guide platform configured to releasably attach to an ultrasound probe, a guide tower slidingly coupled to the guide platform, and a needle holder device for coupling to a puncture device. The guide tower projects upwardly from the guide platform and includes a vertical guidance slot and a plurality of attachment positions for engaging the needle holder device.
US12075985B2
A disposable diaper product useful for collecting a urine sample from an infant is disclosed. In one example the product may have a liquid control structure overlying a liquid impermeable backsheet, with a plan surface area defining a volume coextensive therewith, wherein a portion of the volume defined by at least 50 percent of the plan surface area contains no more than 50 percent by weight absorbent material. In another example the product may have a liquid control structure overlying a liquid impermeable backsheet, and have an average Liquid Release Ratio of at least 3 percent. A method for collecting a urine sample from an infant is also disclosed, in which a diaper is used for collection.
