US12147685B1
A semiconductor device provides logic operations utilizing low-power memory blocks (“LMBs”) for power conservation. An LMB, in one embodiment, includes a first nonvolatile memory (“NVM”), a second NVM cell, and an LMB output terminal. The first NVM cell contains an NVM transistor able to store one (1) bit of first value persistently. The second NVM cell is configured to persistently store one (1) bit of second value which is opposite logic value of the first value. The LMB output terminal, coupled to a drain terminal of first NVM cell and a source terminal of second NVM cell, is operable to provide an output value in accordance with the first value.
US12147684B2
A clock buffer device for a memory module includes a first clock input coupled to an input of a first phase-locked loop (PLL), and a second clock input coupled to an input of a second PLL. An output of the first PLL is selectably coupled to clock output buffers, and an output of the second PLL is selectably coupled to a subset of the clock output buffers. The clock buffer device receives a first indication that a first information handling system is configured to provide a first clock signal on the first clock input but to not provide a second clock signal on the second clock input, and, in response to the indication, couples the output of the first PLL to the clock output buffers and to disables the second PLL.
US12147678B2
Techniques for handling data with different lifetime characteristics in stream-aware data storage systems. The data storage systems can include a file system that has a log-based architecture design, and can employ one or more solid state drives (SSDs) that provide log-based data storage, which can include a data log divided into a series of storage segments. The techniques can be employed in the data storage systems to control the placement of data in the respective segments of the data log based at least on the lifetime of the data, significantly reducing the processing overhead associated with performing garbage collection functions within the SSDs.
US12147674B1
A memory control method, a memory storage device and a memory control circuit unit are provided. The method includes: setting preset read count thresholds corresponding to physical erasing units respectively; in a background operation, in response to a read count of a first physical erasing unit in the physical erasing units being greater than its corresponding preset read count threshold, reading word lines in the first physical erasing unit to obtain first error bit amounts; determining whether a refresh operation needs to be performed on the first physical erasing unit according to first error bit amounts; in response to no need to perform the refresh operation on the first physical erasing unit, selecting a first word line with the largest first error bit amount in the word lines, and detecting a voltage distribution variation of the first word line; and calculating a new read count threshold of the first physical erasing unit according to the voltage distribution variation.
US12147673B2
According to one embodiment, when receiving a write request to designate a first block number and a first logical address from a host, a memory system determines a first location in a first block having the first block number, to which data from the host is to be written, and writes the data from the host to the first location of the first block. The memory system updates a first address translation table managing mapping between logical addresses and in-block physical addresses of the first block, and maps a first in-block physical address indicative of the first location to the first logical address.
US12147672B2
A computational storage device includes a control module, and a nonvolatile memory connected to the control module. The nonvolatile memory is configured to store a plurality of graph data elements, which comprises a plurality of nodes and a plurality of edges that connect at least a portion of the plurality of nodes to each other, in a first memory area and a second memory area each having a plurality of blocks and having different read speeds. The control module is configured to store a first graph data element of the plurality of graph data elements having a relatively high degree of association with one node of the plurality of nodes in the first memory area, and store a second graph data element of the plurality of graph data elements having a relatively low degree of association with the one node of the plurality of nodes in the second memory area.
US12147666B2
According to an example embodiment of the inventive concepts, an operating method of a memory system including a memory controller and a non-volatile memory device, the non-volatile memory device being operated under control by the memory controller and the non-volatile memory including a first memory block and a second memory block, the method includes determining, by the memory controller, whether the first memory block satisfies a block reset condition, in response to the first memory block satisfying the block reset condition, applying a turn-on voltage to word lines of dummy cells included in the first memory block, transferring data pre-programmed in the first memory block to the second memory block, erasing the first memory block, and re-programming the dummy cells of the first memory block.
US12147660B2
Method for displaying multimedia content, electronic device for performing same, and recording medium in which program for executing same is recorded are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method for displaying multimedia content comprises acquiring multimedia content including video data which is reproduced as a video, and slide data including a key scene which is matched with event time point in a reproduction time period of the video data and is displayed in a slideshow manner, acquiring a text data corresponding to the multimedia content, displaying the multimedia content in a first area according to a video mode for reproducing the video data as the video or a slideshow mode for displaying the key scene in the slideshow manner, displaying at least a portion of the text data in a second area; and adjusting the displayed text data according to the displayed multimedia content.
US12147652B1
Systems and methods are provided for sharing a screen from a mobile device. For example, a method includes receiving, at a second mobile device, an image of a screen captured from a first mobile device and determining whether to trigger an automated action. The method may also include displaying, responsive to not triggering the automated action, annotation data generated for the image with the image on a display of the second mobile device, the annotation data including at least one visual cue corresponding to content in the image relevant to a user of the second mobile device. The method may further include, responsive to triggering the automated action, determining that a mobile application associated with the image is installed on the second mobile device and replaying user input actions received with the image on the second mobile device starting from a reference screen associated with the mobile application.
US12147649B2
A computing device (e.g., a server, a cloud-based device, a network device, an item analysis device, etc.) may receive location information indicating a geographic location of a user device and image data captured by the user device of a listing (e.g., a menu, an event ticket, a content source, etc.) for a selectable item. The computing device may determine an entity offering the selectable item based on the location information. An intent indicator for the selectable item may be determined based on the entity and the information for the selectable item. An instruction to the user device may cause modification of the image data to indicate the intent indicator based on the intent indicator satisfying an intent threshold that defines a level at which an intent is classified as a positive intent.
US12147646B2
Disclosed herein are system, method, and computer program product embodiments for unifying graphical user interface (GUI) displays across different device types. In an embodiment, a unification system may convert various GUI view appearing on, for example, a desktop device into a GUI view on a mobile device. Both devices may be accessing the same application and/or may use a cloud computing platform to access the application. The unification system may aid in reproducing GUI modifications performed on one user device onto other user devices. In this manner, the unification system may maintain a consistent look-and-feel for a user across different computing device type.
US12147645B2
Embodiments include a method for navigating an electronic document. The method includes displaying a navigation pane that includes a group of logical document elements associated with the electronic document. The method also includes detecting a first user input. The method further includes determining that the first user input is configured to select a first logical document element included in the group of logical document elements. The method also includes selecting the first logical document element based on the first user input. The method further includes navigating to a portion of the document associated with the first logical document element. Embodiments also include a system and a computer-readable medium for navigating an electronic document.
US12147644B2
Method of generating animation overlays starts with a processor causing a communication interface for a communication session to be displayed at client devices. The processor receives from a first client device an animation sending request and causes an animation sending interface to be displayed in the communication interface of the first client device. The animation sending interface comprises animation overlay icons. Each of the animation overlay icons comprise a first avatar associated with the first user. The processor receives from the first client device a selection of a first animation overlay icon and causes the first animation overlay corresponding to the first animation overlay icon to be displayed as an overlay on the communication interface of each of the plurality of client devices. The first animation overlay is an animation that includes the first avatar. Other embodiments are disclosed.
US12147640B2
An electromagnetic touch device and an electromagnetic touch screen are provided. The electromagnetic touch device includes the electromagnetic touch screen. The electromagnetic touch screen is coupled with a stylus. The electromagnetic touch screen includes transmitting coils and receiving coils. The transmitting coils are correspondingly arranged in a peripheral area around the receiving coils. During interaction between the stylus and the electromagnetic touch screen, the transmitting coils transmit transmitting signals to generate a first magnetic field through which the stylus is charged. When a touch operation is performed, the receiving coils generate receiving signals according to a second magnetic field generated by the stylus, a touch point of the stylus is obtained according to the receiving signals.
US12147630B2
A method for detecting locations of objects in a plane, including emit light beams, one at a time, at locations along a first edge of a detection area, refract each light beam into multiple divergent light beams, direct each of the divergent beams to arrive at a respective pair of focusing lenses mounted along a second edge of the detection area, opposite the first edge, wherein an intensity profile of each divergent beam has maximum intensity along the center of the beam, for each of the focusing lenses, measure an intensity profile of that portion of the divergent beam that enters the focusing lens, for each pair of focusing lenses receiving a single divergent beam, compare the measured intensity profiles for light arriving at each lens, and determine a location of an object that partially blocks at least one of the divergent beams, based on the compares.
US12147629B2
A digital camera includes a system control unit. The system control unit detects a touch operation on a touch panel, does not perform processing corresponding to the touch operation performed on the touch panel within a predetermined time period from a shift of a user's eye with respect to a finder from an eye-separation state to an eye-proximity state, and performs the processing corresponding to the touch operation performed after the predetermined time period has elapsed from the shift of the user's eye with respect to the finder from the eye-separation state to the eve-proximity state.
US12147622B2
The embodiments of the present application disclose a display device including a cover plate including a first cover plate, and a second cover plate and a third cover plate respectively adjacent to both terminals of the first cover plate, wherein the first cover plate, the second cover plate, and the third cover plate form an accommodating space; a display module positioned in the accommodating space and at least partially attached to the first cover plate; and a rear shell opposite to the first cover plate and connected to the second cover plate and the third cover plate. The display device of the present application removes a middle frame, thereby reducing a cost thereof.
US12147615B2
An information handling system stylus includes components to support active tip writing inputs at a touchscreen display controller by buttons integrated in the stylus housing as a thin material formed contiguous with the stylus housing material. A leaf spring biases upwards at the button thin material and has a magnet coupled to it that, upon a press at the button, is detected as increased magnetic flux by a magnetic sensor disposed under the leaf spring.
US12147601B1
Systems and methods are provided for performing operations comprising: detecting, by a plurality of electromyograph (EMG) electrodes of an EMG communication device, subthreshold muscle activation signals of one or more muscles associated with speech production, the subthreshold muscle activation signals being generated in response to inner speech of a user; applying a transform to the subthreshold muscle activation signals detected by the plurality of EMG electrodes to represent the subthreshold muscle activation signals as a plurality of maximally independent components; accessing an interference template corresponding to an eye blink component; filtering the plurality of maximally independent components based on the interference template to provide filtered maximally independent components; and regenerating a filtered version of the subthreshold muscle activation signals based on the filtered maximally independent components.
US12147599B2
[Object] To provide an ultrasonic user interface device capable of accurately obtaining movement information of a body part. [Solving Means] An ultrasonic user interface device includes a transmission unit and a reception unit. The transmission unit transmits an ultrasonic wave toward an internal tissue of an arm part or a leg part of a user. The plurality of reception units is arranged so as to surround the arm part or the leg part in a circumferential direction of the arm part or the leg part to which the ultrasonic wave is transmitted and that receives, for obtaining movement information of at least a part of the limbs of the user, at least one of an ultrasonic wave obtained when the ultrasonic wave is transmitted through the internal tissue or an ultrasonic wave obtained when the ultrasonic wave is reflected on the internal tissue.
US12147598B1
A head-mountable display can include a structural frame defining a viewing opening, an optical module coupled to the structural frame. The optical module can include a display screen to project light through the viewing opening. The display screen can define an inner edge, an outer edge opposite the inner edge, a lower edge extending between the inner edge and the outer edge, and an upper edge opposite the lower edge. The optical module can include a first camera disposed adjacent the inner edge and closer to the lower edge than the upper edge, and a second camera disposed adjacent the lower edge and closer to the outer edge than the inner edge.
US12147596B1
An eyebox region is illuminated with a fringe illumination pattern. An event sensor is configured to generate event-signals. Eye motion is determined from the event-signals. Eye-features are extracted from data generated by the event sensors and a predicted gaze vector is generated from the eye-features.
US12147593B2
A modular omnidirectional motion platform includes left-rotating speed decomposition units and right-rotating speed decomposition units. Rotational speed of each left-rotating speed decomposition unit is the same. Rotational speed of each right-rotating speed decomposition unit is the same. The left-rotating and right-rotating speed decomposition units are alternately and parallelly arranged. The left-rotating speed decomposition units have different lengths. The right-rotating speed decomposition units have different lengths. Each speed decomposition unit comprises a load-bearing shaft and rotating shafts fixed around the load-bearing shaft. Parallel transmission assemblies are disposed on the load-bearing shafts. Two adjacent left-rotating speed decomposition units are connected by one parallel transmission assembly, and two adjacent right-rotating speed decomposition units are connected by one parallel transmission assembly. The left-rotating speed decomposition units rotate together at a same speed in a same direction. The right-rotating speed decomposition units rotate together at a same speed in a same direction.
US12147578B2
A consent receipt management system is configured to: (1) automatically cause a prior, validly received consent to expire (e.g., in response to a triggering event); and (2) in response to causing the previously received consent to expire, automatically trigger a recapture of consent. In particular embodiments, the system may, for example, be configured to cause a prior, validly received consent to expire in response to one or more triggering events.
US12147576B2
A system includes one or more processors coupled to machine readable storage media having instructions stored therein that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform operations including receiving user data of a user including authentic user demographic data, storing the user data in an authentic user profile, receiving a request for a user profile from a third party, generating a synthetic user profile including synthetic user data based on the authentic user profile where generating the synthetic user profile comprises generating synthetic demographic data that is similar to the authentic user demographic data within a predetermined threshold, storing the synthetic user profile in a user profile database where the stored synthetic user profile is associated with the authentic user profile and the third party, and providing the synthetic demographic data to a third party device associated with the third party.
US12147573B2
Protecting sensitive data from unauthorized disclosure is provided. For example, systems, methods, and computer readable storage devices are described that may be operable or configured to tokenize sensitive data attributes that may be included in a data file received from a client. Tokens that are anonymized but representative of the attributes may be generated and mapped to the sensitive data attributes. A tokenized data file may be de-tokenized and re-tokenized to perform processes that require the sensitive data attributes. A document may be transformed to protect the sensitive data attributes while reducing risk of disclosure of the sensitive data.
US12147572B2
A system may receive, from one or more data sources, one or more de-identified data sets that include de-identified personal data. The system may receive a request for a feature set of the one or more de-identified data sets, wherein the feature set includes a set of quasi-identifiers included in the de-identified personal data. The system may calculate a re-identification risk score for the set of quasi-identifiers. The system may selectively output, based on the re-identification risk score, one of: actual data, from the one or more de-identified data sets, of the feature set if the re-identification risk score satisfies a condition, or synthetic data, generated by the device from the one or more de-identified data sets, for the feature set, or a combination of the synthetic data and the actual data for the feature set, if the re-identification risk score does not satisfy the condition.
US12147571B2
A method includes initializing a client state on a client device be executing a private batched sum retrieval instruction to compute c sums O of data blocks from an untrusted storage device. Each computed sum O stored on memory hardware of the client device and including a sum of a corresponding subset S of exactly k data blocks. The method also includes a query instruction to retrieve a query block Bq stored on the untrusted storage device by iterating through each of the c sums O of data blocks to identify one of the c sums O that does not include the query block Bq, instructing a service to pseudorandomly partition the untrusted storage device into partitions and sum the data blocks in each partition to determine a corresponding encrypted data block sum.
US12147555B1
The present application discloses a method, system, and computer system for providing access to data. The method includes receiving, by a data manager service from a data requesting service, a request using an identifier for a high-level data object to access a set of data associated with the high-level data object, determining, by the data manager service, low-level data object(s) corresponding to the set of data based on the identifier for the high-level data object, determining whether a user associated with the request has permission to access at least a subset of the low-level data object(s), and in response to determining that the user associated has permission to access the at least the subset of the low-level data object(s), generating, by the data manager service, a uniform resource locator (URL) via which the at least the subset of the one or more low-level data objects is accessible by the user.
US12147554B2
The present invention may include a computing device that receives root data, where the root data comprises a plurality of datasets. The computing device determines a context of each dataset within the plurality of datasets. The computing device identifies one or more users based on monitoring behavior of the one or more users related to each dataset. The computing device appends metadata associated with each dataset within the plurality of datasets with the determined context and the one or more identified users and setts access restrictions to each dataset in the metadata based on the context and the one or more identified users.
US12147550B2
A steganography method and an apparatus embedding a hidden message in a video stream of an original cover video to produce a stego video using a generative neural network. The original cover video is a video stream as opposed using an image. A discriminant neural network is used to correct a generated video compared to an original cover video. The generated neural network is trained when the generated video is determined to be real by the discriminant neural network. A second stego video is acquired by adversarial training through a mutually adversarial relationship between a generative neural network and an discriminant neural network. The embedding technique is one of pre-embedding, intra-embedding, or post-embedding.
US12147546B2
Computer methods, apparatuses, and graphical user interfaces include placing one or more electronic messages in cloud storage that is defined by or accessed by a blockchain data structure.
US12147531B2
In an example embodiment, a solution is provided that provides parallel executions of privileged actions in an audited and secured way. This highly impacts the resiliency of applications because it allows for quick responses in outage situations and makes maintenance activities that could prevent the outages less cumbersome.
US12147505B1
The technology disclosed performs hand pose estimation on a so-called “joint-by-joint” basis. So, when a plurality of estimates for the 28 hand joints are received from a plurality of expert networks (and from master experts in some high-confidence scenarios), the estimates are analyzed at a joint level and a final location for each joint is calculated based on the plurality of estimates for a particular joint. This is a novel solution discovered by the technology disclosed because nothing in the field of art determines hand pose estimates at such granularity and precision. Regarding granularity and precision, because hand pose estimates are computed on a joint-by-joint basis, this allows the technology disclosed to detect in real time even the minutest and most subtle hand movements, such a bend/yaw/tilt/roll of a segment of a finger or a tilt an occluded finger, as demonstrated supra in the Experimental Results section of this application.
US12147498B1
An example method includes detecting, by context analysis circuitry, occurrence of a triggering condition. The example method also includes scheduling, by context analysis circuitry and based on the occurrence of the triggering condition, retraining of a model. The example method also includes generating, by data grafting circuitry and in response to scheduling the retraining of the model, a context-relevant training data set based on a target context vector. The example method also includes retraining, by model training circuitry, the model using the context-relevant training data set to mitigate deterioration of performance of the model.
US12147495B2
A visual search system facilitates retrieval of provenance information using a machine learning model to generate content fingerprints that are invariant to benign transformations while being sensitive to manipulations. The machine learning model is trained on a training image dataset that includes original images, benign transformed variants of the original images, and manipulated variants of the original images. A loss function is used to train the machine learning model to minimize distances in an embedding space between benign transformed variants and their corresponding original images and increase distances between the manipulated variants and their corresponding original images.
US12147483B2
A computer-implemented method, a computer program product, and a computer system for reflecting metadata annotated in crawled documents to original data sources. In response to one or more internal documents in an application being annotated with metadata, the computer system converts a metadata format handled in the application to a metadata format handled in one or more data sources. The computer system posts, to one or more original documents in the one or more data sources, the metadata in the metadata format handled in the one or more data sources.
US12147481B2
The integration of news about members of a group into symmetrical group communications is described. Group members are delivered news items and information regarding members of the group, and are able to communicate with other members of the group in response to the news items. One embodiment dynamically generates aggregated RSS news feeds for a group of people or entities and correlates that aggregated data with biographical information, audio, and video media to provide rich information about the relevant parties to the news story. The embodiment also provides the capability of transmitting email or other electronic messages to the parties in the news story to facilitate two-way communication while maintaining the group members' privacy and anonymity.
US12147480B2
In general, in one aspect, a method includes compiling user interaction statistics for a set of content items displayed in association with a first target media document having a non-textual portion, at least some of the content items associated with one or more keywords, based on the interaction statistics, associating the first target media document with at least some of the keywords associated with the content items, and based on a common attribute of the first target media document and a second target media document having a non-textual portion, associating the second target media document with at least some of the keywords assigned to the first target media document. Other aspects include corresponding systems, apparatus, and computer programs stored on computer storage devices.
US12147476B2
Systems and methods are provided for a hypergraph representation and transformation process enabling the cogeneration and analysis of multiple system attributes alongside system node relationships within real world data models. Embodiments of the present disclosure allow for the cogeneration of attribute embeddings, along with node embeddings, within a single, graph-based data set model. Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a higher level of accuracy in problem space representation compared to conventional systems and methods and help to reveal more complex relationships in real world problems.
US12147470B2
A method for handling contradictory queries on a shared device includes receiving a first query issued by a first user, the first query specifying a first long-standing operation for a digital assistant to perform, and while the digital assistant is performing the first long-standing operation, receiving a second query, the second query specifying a second long-standing operation for the digital assistant to perform. The method also includes determining that the second query was issued by another user different than the first user and determining, using a query resolver, that performing the second long-standing operation would conflict with the first long-standing operation. The method further includes identifying one or more compromise operations for the digital assistant to perform, and instructing the digital assistant to perform a selected compromise operation among the identified one or more compromise operations.
US12147461B1
A method of generating and searching for labels in a document file including receiving a document file, extracting extracted text from text elements in the document file, indexing the extracted text to produce a list of extracted labels, receiving a request to open the document file from a user browser, sending the document file to be displayed on the user browser, receiving an area selection on an area of the document file displayed on the user browser from the user browser, identifying a selected label located within the area selection, locating a matching label from the list of extracted labels, and sending each of the matching labels to the user browser for display on the user browser.
US12147460B2
A computer device acquires, based on a prior network and a posterior network of a dialogue model, at least two first dialogue features and at least two second dialogue features of a first dialogue. The computer device outputs, using the prior network, a probability distribution of dialogue features in accordance with the acquired dialogue features and estimates, using the posterior network, the probability distribution of the dialogue features output by the prior network. The computer device updates the dialogue model and updates the posterior network based on dialogue features of the first dialogue. The computer device also updates a discriminator in the dialogue model based on at least two first dialogue features and at least two second dialogue features of a second dialogue. In accordance with a determination that the dialogue model has satisfied a training end condition, the computer device determines that the dialogue model is a trained model.
US12147452B2
A graph-based novelty detection system processes a stream of observations by storing a compressed representation of the observations in a graph. Each node of the graph represents a component of an observation and a count of a number of times that component has been observed. The system calculates a novelty score based, at least in part, on a conditional probability of one or more components of the observation.
US12147451B1
Data processing techniques are described to obtain user data previously collected when a user is requested to complete application forms associated with multiple servers. The application forms may include some fields that may be in common and that may request the same user data. For each application form requested by the user, the data processing techniques can identify and obtain the relevant previously collected data about the user for the application form. The application form for a product can have certain fields that may be pre-filled based on the relevant and/or non-confidential previously collected user data. The data processing techniques can also provide an estimate of the time that may be needed by the user to complete at least one application form so that the user can obtain a requested product.
US12147448B2
The present disclosure provides a data reading method, including: in response to receiving a read response request generated by a replication group for an application and sent by a storage terminal, setting, in a dedicated mapping table corresponding to the application, a commit index corresponding to the replication group as a commit index carried by the read response request; searching for a target replication group corresponding to a first read request generated by a target application based on the first read request; determining, in a dedicated mapping table corresponding to the target application, a commit index corresponding to the target replication group as a target commit index; sending a second read request carrying the target commit index to the storage terminal; and obtaining the data read by the storage terminal.
US12147446B2
Systems and methods for processing data are provided. The system may include at least a processor and a non-transient data memory storage, the data memory storage containing machine-readable instructions for execution by the processor, the machine-readable instructions configured to, when executed by the processor, provide an information delivery platform configured to: extract raw data from a plurality of source systems; load and store the raw data at a non-transient data store; receive a request to generate data for consumption for a specific purpose; In response to the request, select a set of data from the raw data based on a data map; transform the selected set of data into a curated set of data based on the data map; and transmit the curated set of data to a channel for consumption.
US12147443B2
Systems and methods for receiving information associated with posts to a social network are described. Posts may be associated with a location. Symbols, portions or posts, or multiple symbols may be shown on a client device in an area of a map indicating a location associated with a post. Posts may be represented by symbols, which may include shapes, and such shapes may include emojis. An amount of symbols, posts, or portions of posts displayed on a client device may be determined at least in part by an area of a map displayed on a client device.
US12147442B2
A framework provides a detailed explanation regarding specific aspects of a (complex) calculation produced by an application (e.g., an analytical application). An explainability engine receives a request for explanation of the calculation. The explainability engine traverses homogenous data clusters according to the request, in order to produce a final path. The final path is used to select and then populate a template comprising explanation note(s). The outcome (comprising the final path and the template) is processed with a ruleset according to a covariance (COV) function in order to provide a first intermediate outcome. The first intermediate result is then processed with a second input according to a correlation (COR) function to provide a second intermediate outcome. The second intermediate result is processed according to a challenge function to provide a challenged outcome, and feedback (e.g., reward or penalization) to the ruleset. The challenged outcome provides detailed explanation to the user.
US12147440B2
Techniques are provided for gathering statistics in a database system. The techniques involve gathering some statistics using an “on-the-fly” technique, some statistics through a “high-frequency” technique, and yet other statistics using a “prediction” technique. The technique used to gather each statistic is based, at least in part, on the overhead required to gather the statistic. For example, low-overhead statistics may be gathered “on-the-fly” using the same process that is performing the operation that affects the statistic, while statistics whose gathering incurs greater overhead may be gathered in the background, while the database is live, using the high-frequency technique. The prediction technique may be used for relatively-high overhead statistics that can be predicted based on historical data and the current value of predictor statistics.
US12147435B2
An example operation may include one or more of receiving a request to modify a reliability value of an off-chain data source to generate a modified reliability value, determining whether a consensus on the modified reliability value has been received among a plurality of peer nodes, and in response to a determination that the consensus has been received, updating a storage to reflect the modified reliability value associated with the off-chain data source, and storing an identification of the modified reliability value within a block among a hash-linked chain of blocks on a distributed ledger shared among the plurality of peer nodes.
US12147430B1
Systems and techniques are provided for processing streaming data. For example, a process can include obtaining, by an edge device, a plurality of data streams corresponding to objects, activities, or events registered in an edge environment associated with the edge device. One or more machine learning networks implemented on the edge device can generate a plurality of features and/or embeddings corresponding to each respective data stream of the plurality of data streams. The edge device can determine a subset of salient content from the plurality of data streams, based on analyzing the plurality of features and/or embeddings generated for each respective data stream. The edge device can generate index information corresponding to the determined subset of salient content. The subset of salient content and the generated index information can be stored locally at the edge device for search and retrieval based on local queries received at the edge device.
US12147425B2
Search-result explanation systems, methods, and computer-program products receive a user search query, expand the search query into a plurality of sub-queries, perform a database search using the expanded user search query, and determine which sub-queries of the plurality of sub-queries matched with a particular search result. Results from the database search are re-indexed in an index generated on-the-fly and in-memory, within which the results are searched using the sub-queries to determine matching fields and match types. A score is determined based on the type of match(es) with a particular search result based on one or more predefined weights and normalized using a denominator comprising a fictitious, on-the-fly record configured to receive a perfect score according to the received user search query. A user interface showing ranked results and explanations for the ranking, including a score for the result based on the expanded user search query.
US12147413B2
An example operation may include one or more of detecting, by a blockchain (BC) node, a contract update on a blockchain, determining, by the BC node, at least one charge affected by the contract update, executing, by the BC node, a smart contract to re-generate an invoice based on the at least one charge, and recording the invoice on a ledger of the blockchain.
US12147408B2
An illustrative file indexing approach enhances what was previously possible with hypervisor-free live browsing of virtual machine (VM) block-level backup copies. Capabilities are described for indexing files discovered in VM block-level backup copies, including file content. The illustrative file indexing functionality activates a live-browse session to discover files present within VM block-level backup copies and indexes file names and directory structures as created by an original source VM, resulting in an illustrative file index. The illustrative file indexing functionality optionally indexes file contents within VM block-level backup copies, resulting in an illustrative content index. The file index and content index are retained in persistent data structure(s) stored apart from the VM block-level backup copies. The indexes are searchable without mounting or live-browsing the VM block-level backup copies. In some embodiments the file index and the content index are consolidated. An enhanced storage manager is also disclosed.
US12147407B2
A method for processing formulae includes encoding a formula by: training, with a server, a model by using a machine learning algorithm with a data set that includes a plurality of formulae; transforming, with a processor, a first formula into a tree format using the trained model; converting, with the processor, the tree format of the first formula into a plurality of lists; and encoding, with the processor, the plurality of lists into a fixed dimension vector by leveraging a stacked attention module; and generating one or more formula candidates by: obtaining, with the processor, input information; and generating, with the processor, one or more second formula candidates based on input information by using the stacked attention module with a tree beam search algorithm.
US12147405B2
At least one of the embodiments described herein relate generally to a method of communicating between a first repository and a second repository. The method can be performed at a second repository, and may include the acts of: identifying a content object stored in the first repository; identifying metadata for the content object stored in the first repository, the metadata comprising a link to an interface associated with the content object, the interface being provided by the first repository; retrieving the metadata from the first repository; and storing a harvested content object corresponding to the content object, the harvested content object comprising the metadata that includes the link to the interface, wherein the interface is accessible by the second repository to communicate information related to the harvested content object to the first repository.
US12147398B2
A computer analyzes a relational schema of a database to generate a data entry schema and encodes the data entry schema as JSON. The data entry schema is sent to a database client so that the client can validate entered data before the entered data is sent for storage. From the client, entered data is received that conforms to the data entry schema because the client used the data entry schema to validate the entered data before sending the data. Into the database, the entered data is stored that conforms to the data entry schema. The data entry schema and the relational schema have corresponding constraints on a datum to be stored, such as a range limit for a database column or an express set of distinct valid values. A constraint may specify a format mask or regular expression that values in the column should conform to, or a correlation between values of multiple columns.
US12147383B2
A computer system may send an async version of a file to a client, with the async version of the file comprising a uniform resource identifier for the file, a secret key for accessing the file, one or more filter parameters, and at least one of metadata of the file or a sample of data of the file. A portion of the data of the file may be excluded from the async version. The computer system may receive a request for additional data of the file from the client, with the request comprising a parameter value for the filter parameter(s), and then generate a requested version of the file based on the request, including at least a portion of the data of the file in the requested version based on the parameter value. The computer system may then send the requested version of the file to the client component.
US12147382B1
Exemplary practice of the present invention assimilates information from various commercial software scanning tools. Distinctive characteristics pertaining to the construction and constitution of the different software items are gathered and tracked. A practitioner is thus afforded the capability of, for instance, generating customized dashboards to present the assimilated information. The data obtained are considered to describe different data types and different data formats. Among the inventive features is a normalization of every data format to a standard data format as part of the analytical methodology. The resultant universalization of the database can be facilitative with respect to a variety of ways in which the database may be utilized.
US12147381B2
A method for placing, routing and using compute units and memory units in a reconfigurable computing grid includes receiving a placement graph for a computing task that defines a set of unplaced memory units, a set of unplaced compute units and data connections between the unplaced memory units and the unplaced compute units, the data connections comprising primary connections corresponding to the primary ports of the unplaced compute units and secondary connections corresponding to the secondary ports of the unplaced compute units. The method also includes forming a subgraph for each unplaced memory unit having a primary connection, each subgraph comprising the unplaced memory unit and each unplaced compute unit connected to the unplaced memory unit via a primary connection. The method also includes placing each formed subgraph as a cluster on the reconfigurable computing grid. A corresponding computer program product and system are also disclosed herein.
US12147378B2
An I2C wake-up circuit, method and electronic device are disclosed. The I2C wake-up circuit includes: a clock wake-up circuit, configured to send a clock wake-up signal to a clock circuit in response to detecting a start signal on a serial clock line SCL and a serial data line SDA; and a signal hold circuit, configured to hold the serial data line SDA in a state of not transmitting address information until a clock signal sent by the clock circuit that is wake-up is received. The present I2C wake-up solution can realize normal data reception through a simple hardware circuit without a specific address wake-up and maximize power saving by turning on the clock when there is access and turning off the clock when the access ends.
US12147375B2
A method for performing an operation in relation to a USB device, comprises configuring a USB interface in a USB controller so as to open one or more pipes between the USB controller and one or more corresponding USB endpoints of a USB device according to a required USB endpoint configuration of the USB device that is required for performing an operation in relation to the USB device, performing the operation in relation to the USB device, and unconfiguring the configured USB interface in the USB controller so as to close the one or more pipes between the USB controller and the one or more corresponding USB endpoints of the USB device. Such a method may allow operations to be performed concurrently in relation to a greater number of USB devices than the prior art methods and/or may allow operations to be performed concurrently in relation to the same number of USB devices using fewer USB endpoint resources of the USB controller and/or fewer USB controllers than the prior art methods.
US12147369B2
The embodiments herein describe a 3D SmartNIC that spatially distributes compute, storage, or network functions in three dimensions using a plurality of layers. That is, unlike current SmartNIC that can perform acceleration functions in a 2D, a 3D Smart can distribute these functions across multiple stacked layers, where each layer can communicate directly or indirectly with the other layers.
US12147367B2
A memory module comprises a data interface including a plurality of data lines and a plurality of configurable switches coupled between the data interface and a data path to one or more memories. The effective width of the memory module can be configured by enabling or disabling different subsets of the configurable switches. The configurable switches may be controlled by manual switches, by a buffer on the memory module, by an external memory controller, or by the memories on the memory module.
US12147364B2
An electronic system includes an auxiliary processor. The auxiliary processor includes a remapping device which receives data through a direct memory access (DMA, a register unit which stores the data, and processing logic which transmits operating status information to the remapping device. The remapping device remaps position information in which the data is stored in the register unit on the basis of the operating status information.
US12147363B2
An arbitration method, device, and computer-readable storage medium are provided. In an N-th clock cycle, P first requests respectively sent by P processing modules are obtained among M processing modules, where the M processing modules are each configured to send a first request to a memory module via an arbitration module, M is an integer greater than or equal to P, N is an integer greater than or equal to zero, and P is an integer greater than or equal to two. P timeslot values to be respectively allocated to IDs of the P processing modules are determined from a first timeslot table. A target request to be sent to the memory module in the N-th clock cycle is determined among the P first requests according to a normalized clock-cycle count corresponding to the N-th clock cycle and the P timeslot values.
US12147362B2
Memory controllers, devices, modules, systems and associated methods are disclosed. In one embodiment, a memory controller is disclosed. The memory controller includes write queue logic that has first storage to temporarily store signal components of a write operation. The signal components include an address and write data. A transfer interface issues the signal components of the write operation to a bank of a storage class memory (SCM) device and generates a time value. The time value represents a minimum time interval after which a subsequent write operation can be issued to the bank. The write queue logic includes an issue queue to store the address and the time value for a duration corresponding to the time value.
US12147352B2
A method, including: identifying static application features of an application; identifying resource access features of the application; labeling a translation lookaside buffer (TLB) miss threshold of a runtime feature of the application; determining utilization of larger pages during the runtime based on the TLB miss threshold; and setting the TLB miss threshold based on the determined utilization of the larger pages.
US12147346B2
Embodiments described herein provide a scalable coherency tracking implementation that utilizes shared virtual memory to manage data coherency. In one embodiment, coherency tracking granularity is reduced relative to existing coherency tracking solutions, with coherency tracking storage memory moved to memory as a page table metadata. For example and in one embodiment, storage for coherency state is moved from dedicated hardware blocks to system memory, effectively providing a directory structure that is limitless in size.
US12147340B2
At least one address scheduling method includes selecting a first bit line, selecting a first string connected to the first bit line, performing address scheduling on N pages of each of multi-level cells in the first string sequentially from a bottom word line to a top word line, and after completing the address scheduling on all word lines in the first string, performing address scheduling on second to k-th strings sequentially in the same manner as performed with respect to the first string, where “k” is 2 or a natural number greater than 2.
US12147339B2
A processor has multiple memory interfaces and a memory interleaver controlling access to the memory interfaces. The memory interfaces may each couple with one or more memory devices. The number of memory devices coupled to the different memory interfaces may be unequal. The memory interleaver determines a memory region from a logical address, and a region relative address. It determines the interleave factor IF corresponding to the memory region. It performs an integer division to obtain a device line address, and a modulo operation to obtain an uncorrected channel address. The memory interleaver may add a region start address associated with the memory region to the device line address to obtain a physical line address. It may correct the uncorrected channel address, based on the memory region, to obtain a physical channel address. Some implementations use configuration memories to allow flexibility, other implementations are hardwired for a particular memory architecture.
US12147320B2
Systems, methods, and apparatuses for data prioritization and selective data processing are described herein. A computing device may receive sensor data and prioritize a first portion of the sensor data over a second portion of the sensor data. The first portion of sensor data may be stored in a first memory that has a higher access rate than a second memory where the second portion of sensor data is stored. The first portion of sensor data may be processed with priority and the second portion of sensor data may be transmitted to a cloud computing device.
US12147318B2
A Network Virtualization Device (NVD) executes a set of Virtual Network Interface Cards (VNICs). The set of VNICs includes a first VNIC that forwards packets for a set of one or more packet flows. The NVD stores a first VNIC-related information that includes information identifying a first set of one or more packet flows and associated state information The NVD in response to determining that the state information for the first VNIC is to be synchronized with another NVD, identifies a first backup NVD for the first VNIC, wherein the first backup NVD is a backup for the first VNIC, and communicates to the first backup NVD, a portion of the state information stored by the NVD for the first VNIC.
US12147315B2
A system identifies an intent policy model associated with an initial time. The system updates a data structure to cause the data structure to include one or more portions. Each portion of the data structure is associated with a start time and an end time. Each portion includes: a first delta snapshot that indicates one or more first changes to the intent policy model from the initial time to the start time associated with the portion, and one or more additional delta snapshots that respectively indicate one or more incremental changes to the intent policy model at times from the start time and to the end time associated with the portion of the data structure.
US12147311B2
Techniques described herein relate to a method for performing data protection of file system data on a host. The method includes identifying a backup access event associated with a backup, wherein a first portion of the backup is stored on a first backup storage and a second portion of the backup is stored on a second backup storage; obtaining backup metadata associated with the backup from a data protection manager; generating a placeholder file structure using the backup metadata and storing the placeholder file structure in a virtual hard disk file; and performing heterogeneous backup storage backup access services using the placeholder file structure and the backup metadata to facilitate transfer of data of the first portion of the backup on the first backup storage and the transfer of data of the second portion of the backup on the second backup storage to an application associated with the backup.
US12147292B1
Presented herein are systems and methods for determining root cause of errors during execution of multiple applications. Systems include at least one processor to detect a cause analysis instruction identifying one or more systems; receive error metadata associated with a first operation error; determine a first debug operation set based on the error metadata; determine a first result associated with a first debug operation of the first debug operation set; and determine a second result associated with a second debug operation based on the first result for the first debug operation. The one or more processors can generate an error report based on the first result and the second result, the error report indicating each result and a next debug operation set of one or more next debug operations.
US12147285B2
Disclosed are techniques for a power management integrated circuit (PMIC) to support a power-up sequence from a powered-down state to a powered-up state when both a main supply voltage and a backup supply voltage are present or when only the backup supply voltage is present. The PMIC may monitor the two supply voltages to identify the supply voltages that are present. The PMIC may be configured with a power-up initialization mode of operation through an EFUSE/MTP register, including a first bit to control power up of a voltage regulator of the PMIC with the main supply voltage or the backup supply voltage. Another bit may control power up of the voltage regulator with the backup supply voltage in the dual-supply or the single-supply configuration. The PMIC may execute one of four power-up sequences based on the monitored status of the supply voltages and the configured power-up initialization mode of operation.
US12147282B2
In some examples, an electronic device comprises a processor and a power circuit coupled to the processor. The power circuit is to provide power to the processor and to measure a current drawn from the power circuit by the processor. The electronic device also comprises a voltage regulator controller coupled to the processor and the power circuit. The voltage regulator controller is to receive a current usage prediction from the processor, receive the measurement from the power circuit, compare the current usage prediction and the measurement, and, based on the comparison, drive the power circuit in accordance with the measurement instead of the current usage prediction.
US12147279B2
A portable electronic device can include a display, a processor, a sensor, and a wireless communication module. The sensor can detect a presence of an operable object near the portable electronic device. The processor can cause the display to depict an interface corresponding to the operable object based at least in part on a detection of the presence of the operable object. The wireless communication module can emit a signal instructing the operable object to perform an action based at least in part on an input to the interface.
US12147277B2
An electronic device including a first body, a second body, a pivoting shaft, a driving module, and a light source is provided. The first body includes a first casing and a second casing movably disposed on the first casing. The second body has a pivoting part and a light reflecting part located at the pivoting part. The pivoting shaft is connected to the pivoting part. The second body is pivoted to the first body through the pivoting shaft. The pivoting shaft, the driving module, and the light source are disposed in the first body. The driving module is connected to the pivoting shaft and contacts the second casing. When the second body rotates relative to the first body, the pivoting shaft drives the driving module to push the second casing to lift to form a light emitting slit between the second casing and the pivoting part.
US12147274B2
A pivotable support apparatus for supporting a foldable display panel is provided. The pivotable support apparatus includes a cladding board having a first side portion and a second side portion; a first rotating plate rotatably attached to the first side portion; a second rotating plate rotatably attached to the second side portion; a first sliding plate slidably attached to the first rotating plate; a second sliding plate slidably attached to the second rotating plate; a first frame rotatably attached to the first sliding plate; and a second frame rotatably attached to the second sliding plate.
US12147272B2
A disclosed apparatus includes a panel configured to vibrate, a vibration generator configured to vibrate the panel, a first rear cover configured to support the vibration generator, a second rear cover configured to cover at least a portion of the first rear cover and the vibration generator, and a sound generator between the panel and the second rear cover. The second rear cover is configured to support a rear surface of the vibration generator.
US12147262B2
A FIFO may use lookahead circuitry to boost performance and reduce data transfer latency by reducing the FIFO operation cycles when operating in the store and forward mode. The lookahead circuitry may increase data transfer rate of the FIFO between two integrated circuit devices that use different clock frequencies. The use of the lookahead circuitry with the FIFO may also reduce power consumption of the FIFO, allow storage media of the FIFO to be smaller, and free up valuable die space for other circuitry.
US12147256B2
A voltage dividing capacitor circuit includes a first capacitor voltage divider and a second capacitor voltage divider. The first capacitor voltage divider is connected to a second voltage node, the first capacitor voltage divider includes a first flying capacitor and a plurality of first switches, the second voltage node coupled to a second load capacitor, the plurality of first switches connected in series between a first voltage node and a ground node, the first voltage node coupled to a first load capacitor, and the ground node coupled to a ground voltage. The second capacitor voltage divider is connected between the first voltage node and the second voltage node, and includes a second flying capacitor and a plurality of second switches, the plurality of second switches connected in series between the first voltage node and the second voltage node.
US12147242B2
Systems and methods are provided for crowdsourcing a sparse map for autonomous vehicle navigation. In one implementation, a non-transitory computer-readable medium may include a sparse map for autonomous vehicle navigation along a road segment. The sparse map may include at least one line representation of a road surface feature extending along the road segment, each line representation representing a path along the road segment substantially corresponding with the road surface feature, and wherein the road surface feature is identified through image analysis of a plurality of images acquired as one or more vehicles traverse the road segment and a plurality of landmarks associated with the road segment.
US12147239B2
Disclosed are a method for dividing a robot area based on boundaries, a chip and a robot. The method includes: setting, when the robot travels along the boundaries in a preset boundary direction in an indoor working area, a reference division boundary line according to data scanned by a laser sensor of the robot in real time; and identifying, after the robot finishes traveling along the boundaries in the preset boundary direction, a door at a position of the reference division boundary line according to image characteristic information of the position of the reference division boundary line acquired by a camera of the robot, and marking the reference division boundary line on a laser map, so as to divide the indoor working area into different room subareas by means of the door.
US12147228B2
A distributed control system includes a remote control system configured to be communicatively coupled with plural separate vehicle systems. The remote control system is configured to remotely control operation of the vehicle systems and/or communicate with the local vehicle control system or operator. The remote control system also is configured to one or more of change how many of the vehicle systems are concurrently controlled by the remote control system or change how many remote operators of the remote control system concurrently control the same vehicle system of the vehicle systems.
US12147227B2
A system may collect human operator interactions with a vehicle control system interface operatively connected to a vehicle, and may collect vehicle response and operating conditions associated at least contemporaneously with the human operator interaction. Environmental information is collected contemporaneously with the human operator interaction. An artificial intelligence system is trained to control the vehicle with an optimized margin of safety while mimicking the human operator, the training including instructing the artificial intelligence system to take input from an environment data collection module about instances of environmental information associated with the contemporaneously collected vehicle response and operating conditions, where the optimized margin of safety is achieved by training the artificial intelligence system to control the vehicle based on a set of human operator interaction data collected from interactions of an expert human vehicle operator and a set of outcome data from a set of vehicle safety events.
US12147226B2
A one-pedal control method and system for an autonomous vehicle, are configured for accelerating or decelerating a vehicle by use of a foldable accelerator pedal system when a foldable brake pedal system is broken down when a driver manually drives the autonomous vehicle or the mode is switched from an autonomous driving mode to a manual driving mode, and configured for implementing a fail-safe function by use of an integrated safety function of software.
US12147222B2
To determine a quality indicator of production batch-run of a production process, a computer compares time-series with multi-source data from a reference batch-run and time-series with multi-source data from the production batch-run. Before comparing, the computer converts multi-variate time-series to uni-variate time-series, by first multiplying data values of source-specific uni-variate time-series with source-specific factors from a conversion factor vector and second summing up the multiplied data values according to discrete time points. The source-specific factors of the conversion factor vector are obtained earlier by processing reference data, including the determination of characteristic portions of the time-series, converting, aligning by time-warping and evaluating displacement in time between characteristic portions before alignment and after alignment.
US12147220B2
The purpose of the present invention is to provide a plant operation optimization assistance device, a plant operation optimization control device, and a method, which enable a reduction in computational load. The plant operation optimization assistance device is characterized by comprising: an input unit for inputting, as an input signal, an operation amount signal assigned to a plant and a process signal detected at the plant; a sensitivity estimation unit for taking, as a sensitivity signal, a time change amount of the process signal with respect to the operation amount signal; and a signal classification unit for sorting operational states of the plant from the input signal and giving an operational state signal, and also extracting, as a state-specific high-sensitivity signal, a sensitivity signal indicating high-sensitivity, from among sensitivity signals, for each of the sorted operational states.
US12147213B2
A system may include one or more drives configured to receive a first alternative current (AC) voltage from a power source and provide a second AC voltage to one or more load devices. The system may further include one or more safety relay devices configured to couple the power source to the one or more drives and a communication device, where the communication device includes a processor. The processor may be configured to receive a first dataset via an Ethernet communication protocol, where the first dataset may include safety connection data indicative of one or more safety commands for controlling one or more operations of the one or more safety relay devices. The processor may further be configured to transmit a second dataset to the one or more safety relay devices via a subnet infrastructure, where the second dataset includes the one or more safety commands.
US12147212B2
A method includes receiving first sensor data, generated during a manufacturing process by sensors associated with a substrate manufacturing chamber. The method further includes receiving simulated sensor data generated by a trained physics-based model. The method further includes determining which one or more components of the manufacturing chamber contribute to a difference between the first sensor data and the simulated sensor data. The method further includes causing performance of a corrective action in view of the difference.
US12147206B2
A method for operating an automated system, the system comprising: a controlled device for performing an action as a function of received control data; a first control device for receiving system data and generating control data for controlling the controlled device as a function of the received system data; and a second control device for receiving input data and generating output data as a function of the input data according to a computer-implemented mapping algorithm; wherein the method comprises: adapting the computer-implemented mapping algorithm such that the second control device, upon receiving the system data as input data generates output data that is similar to the control data generated by the first control device with a predetermined similarity degree, wherein the computer-implemented mapping algorithm includes a neural network algorithm and/or a machine learning algorithm.
US12147199B2
A watch (10) including a case provided with a back, with a crystal (12), with a set of components forming a horological movement (13), and with a dial (14) disposed between the movement and the crystal (12), the dial (14) including a photovoltaic cell module (16) connected to an electric accumulator (17) intended to provide an electrical energy source to the watch (10), the dial (14) further including a shutter device (18) arranged between the photovoltaic cell module (16) and the crystal (12) of the watch (10), and configured to occupy a shutter state wherein it masks the entire photovoltaic cell module (16) and an exposure state wherein it exposes all or part of the photovoltaic cell module (16).
US12147197B2
A device for fastening a wristlet to a watch case includes an end body of the wristlet, at least one movable fastening element comprising a pivot part movable between an engagement position in which the pivot part is engaged with the case, and a retracted position where the pivot part is disengaged from the case, a lever movably mounted in rotation on the end body, at least one movable cam engaged with the lever to switch the movable fastening element from the engagement position to the retracted position during a rotation of the lever, where the device comprises at least one static cam fixedly mounted on the end body facing the movable cam, to impose an axial movement on the movable cam during its rotation, and the movable cam is directly formed on the movable fastening element, and arranged between the lever and the static cam.
US12147193B2
The present invention relates to an inline scanning holography system for a phosphor and a transmitter. According to the present invention, the inline scanning holography system includes a polarization sensitive lens that receives a linearly polarized beam and generates a first spherical wave of right-handed circular polarized light having a negative focal length and a second spherical wave of left-handed circular polarized light having a positive focal length, a polarizer that passes only a beam component in a predetermined polarization direction therethrough among components of the generated first and second spherical waves, a scanning unit for scanning a phosphor by using an interference beam generated between the first and second spherical waves passing through the polarizer, and a first photodetector that detects a fluorescent beam diverged from the phosphor. According to the present invention, a high-efficiency and high-quality optical scanning holography for a phosphor or a transmitter may be implemented.
US12147186B2
In an image forming apparatus, a development cartridge is movable between a contact position in which a development roller is in contact with a photosensitive drum and a separate position in which the development roller is separate from the photosensitive drum, by a cam and a cam follower that is caused to slide in directions parallel to a rotation axis of the cam between a push position in which the development cartridge is pushed by the cam and positioned in the separate position and a no-push position in which the development cartridge is in the contact position. The cam follower includes a first shaft and a contact arm extending from the first shaft and configured to contact a cam surface of the cam. A projection of the first shaft onto the first cam in a direction parallel to the rotation axis is positioned inside a contour of the first cam.
US12147184B2
A paper feeder includes a main body and a paper feed cassette, the main body has a pull-in device that pulls the paper feed cassette to a mounting position, and a support member that supports the paper feed cassette, the paper feed cassette has a rail that contacts a top of the support member; in an area where the rail contacts the support member when the paper feed cassette is pulled in by the pull-in device, the rail includes a first inclination that is higher toward a pull-out direction of the paper feed cassette.
US12147180B2
A heating device includes a pair of rotators, a heater, a temperature sensor, a conductor, a conductor support, and a component supporting the conductor. The pair of rotators is in contact with each other to form a nip through which a sheet passes. The heater heats at least one of the pair of rotators. The temperature sensor detects a temperature of the heater. The conductor has flexibility and is coupled to the temperature sensor. The conductor support supports the conductor such that a distance from the conductor to at least one position of the heater outside a predetermined region of the heater in a width direction of the sheet is larger than a distance from the conductor to a position of the heater inside the predetermined region in the width direction. The component has a first side facing the heater and a second side opposite the first side.
US12147158B2
A photocurable composition for forming coating film having flattening properties on a substrate, with high fillability into patterns and capability of forming a coating film that is free from thermal shrinkage, which contains at least one compound that contains a photodegradable nitrogen-containing and/or photodegradable sulfur-containing structure, a hydrocarbon structure, and a solvent. The compound may have the photodegradable nitrogen-containing and/or photodegradable sulfur-containing structure and the hydrocarbon structure in one molecule, or may be a combination of compounds which contain the structures in separate molecules.
US12147153B1
An X-ray-sensitive film includes an acid-hydrolyzed palm mesocarp, a starch, a cellulose, a synthetic polymer, a plant hydrogel, a cyanoacrylate adhesive, glycerin, and an x-ray-sensitive dye. A method of preparing the X-ray-sensitive film includes 32.5 to 45 wt % cellulose based on a total weight of the X-ray-sensitive film, a tensile modulus of 0.75 to 2.5 GPa, a tensile strength of 75 to 125 MPa/kg·m3, a water absorption of 0.00 to 0.16% measured according to ASTM D570, a carbonate content of 100 to 200 ppm, and shows no cracks when tested according to ASTM D5419.
US12147151B2
According to an embodiment of the disclosure, an electronic device may include a housing, a support, a first bracket, a second bracket, a first camera module including a camera, and a second camera module including a camera. The support may be positioned inside the housing. The first bracket and the second bracket may be positioned on one surface of the support. The first camera module may be positioned on the first bracket. The second camera module may be positioned on the second bracket. The first bracket may include a first protrusion. The second bracket may include a first hole into which the first protrusion is inserted, the first hole having a larger width than the first protrusion.
US12147149B2
A camera lifting structure includes a rail bracket, two fixing portions, two elastic elements, two sliding portions, two connecting rods and a camera module. The rail bracket extends along a first direction. The fixing portions are disposed on two ends of the rail bracket. The elastic elements locate between the fixing portions. Each elastic element has a first end and a second end. Each first end connects with the corresponding fixing portion. The sliding portions respectively connect with the corresponding second end and are configured to slide along the first direction relative to the rail bracket. Each connecting rod has a third end and a fourth end. Each third end is pivotally connected with the corresponding sliding portion. The camera module pivotally connects with the fourth ends and is configured to move relative to the rail bracket along a second direction perpendicular to the first direction.
US12147139B2
The present application provides a display device, when the display device is in a first display mode, a transmittance of first optical units to light is less than a transmittance of second optical units to light, so that diffracted light is emitted due to a phenomenon that apertures in a diffraction panel are alternating between light and dark. After the diffracted light emitted by the diffraction panel passes through a display panel, the display device has a wide viewing angle in the first display mode.
US12147136B2
An array substrate, a display device, and a driving circuit are disclosed. The array substrate includes a substrate, a pixel electrode layer disposed on the substrate, a first insulating layer disposed on the substrate, multiple data lines disposed on the first insulating layer, a second insulating layer disposed on the first insulating layer and covering the data lines, a common electrode layer disposed on the second insulating layer, and multiple data signal cancellation lines disposed between the common electrode layer and the first insulating layer. The common electrode layer includes multiple common shield electrode layers. The data signal cancellation lines are disposed in one-to-one correspondence with the data lines. Along the direction from the pixel electrode layer toward the common electrode layer, one common shield electrode layer covers one respective data signal cancellation line and one respective data line.
US12147135B2
A display substrate is provided, including: a plurality of scanning signal lines; and a plurality of load compensation units electrically connected to at least some of the plurality of scanning signal lines respectively. The load compensation unit includes at least one of a compensation capacitor and a compensation resistor. The display substrate includes N rows of pixel units, and n rows of pixel units among the N rows of pixel units include different numbers of sub-pixels. The scanning signal line for each of the n rows of pixel units is electrically connected to a respective load compensation unit, a load compensation value of the load compensation unit for each row of pixel units is negatively related to the number of sub-pixels of the row of pixel units, and the load compensation value includes at least one of a capacitance compensation value and a resistance compensation value.
US12147129B2
According to one embodiment, a display device includes a first substrate, a second substrate, and a connection member. The first substrate includes a pad portion. The second substrate includes a transparent conductive film located on an outer surface. The connection member electrically connects the pad portion and the transparent conductive film. The pad portion includes a second metal layer, a first organic insulating film having a first through hole penetrating to the second metal layer, a third metal layer being in contact with the second metal layer in the first through hole, and a second organic insulating film covering an end portion of the third metal layer and having a second through hole penetrating to the third metal layer.
US12147126B2
A liquid crystal display panel includes: an array substrate; a counter substrate; a liquid crystal layer located between the array substrate and the counter substrate; and an alignment film formed on a surface facing the liquid crystal layer in each of the array substrate and the counter substrate. In a plan view, the liquid crystal display panel includes a display region, a non-display region adjacent to the display region, and a light-transmitting region located in the non-display region. At least one of the array substrate or the counter substrate includes a wall portion surrounding the light-transmitting region in the non-display region of the surface facing the liquid crystal layer, and the alignment film is not formed in a range surrounded by the wall portion.
US12147121B2
A backlight module includes a light-emitting element, a quantum dot film, an optical film and a light adjusting element. The light-emitting element is adapted to emit a blue light. The quantum dot film is adapted to converting a first portion and a second portion of the blue light into a red light and a green light, respectively. The optical film is disposed on the quantum dot film. The light adjusting element is disposed between the optical film and the quantum dot film. The light adjusting element has a first surface and a second surface respectively facing the quantum dot film and the optical film. The first surface has multiple first optical microstructures. The first optical microstructures include multiple cones protruding toward the quantum dot film. Moreover, a display apparatus including the backlight module is also provided.
US12147117B2
A light-emitting device includes: at least one light-emitting element comprising a semiconductor layered portion and configured to emit light that has a predetermined wavelength and includes a first polarization component and a second polarization component; and at least one polarized light control member in contact with the at least one light-emitting element. The at least one polarized light control member includes a first structure and a second structure that are positioned in order from a light-emitting element side. The first structure is configured to receive the light having the predetermined wavelength to generate near-field light. The second structure is configured to receive the near-field light and the light having the predetermined wavelength to emit light in which a proportion of the second polarization component is greater than a proportion of the first polarization component.
US12147099B2
The disclosure provides an electronic device including a viewing angle control structure. The viewing angle control structure includes a first substrate, a second substrate disposed opposite to the first substrate, an adjustable dielectric layer disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate, a first alignment layer disposed between the first substrate and the adjustable dielectric layer, and a second alignment layer disposed between the second substrate and the adjustable dielectric layer. One of the first alignment layer and the second alignment layer is in a horizontal alignment and the other of the first alignment layer and the second alignment layer is in a vertical alignment.
US12147098B2
An embodiment plasmonic waveguide includes a first metal layer formed on a substrate, an electro-optic thin film formed on the first metal layer and including a material having an electro-optic effect, and a second metal layer formed on the electro-optic thin film. In an embodiment, a waveguide region in which the first metal layer and the second metal layer overlap each other in a direction normal to a planar surface of the substrate (layer stacking direction), the waveguide region extending in the planar surface direction of the substrate, is included. For example, the first metal layer and the second metal layer are formed only in the waveguide region, and each of respective widths of the first metal layer and the second metal layer is equal to a width of an overlap between the first metal layer and the second metal layer.
US12147078B2
Photonic interconnect systems are described. A fiber connects a first photonic integrated circuit (PIC) to a second PIC. The fiber is non-polarization maintaining and as a results creates polarization drift. As a result, the polarization appearing at the output of a fiber may be different from the polarization launched at the input of the fiber. To reduce the negative effects of polarization drift, each PIC may be equipped with a polarization locker. Control circuitry is configured to control the first and second polarization lockers by setting one of the first and second polarization lockers to an active configuration and setting the other of the first and second polarization lockers to a passive configuration. Controlling the polarization lockers in this way prevents inconsistencies in polarization without having to expend additional resources that would otherwise be required to communicate the phase shift across the fiber.
US12147071B1
An electronic device includes a housing that at least partially defines an exterior surface and an internal volume. The electronic device also includes a display assembly that is at least partially disposed in the internal volume. The display assembly includes a light guide including a transparent plate and a light source positioned at an end of the transparent plate. A light-blocking component is affixed to the housing and at least partially covers a portion of the transparent plate. A translucent portion extends from the light-blocking component and overlaps the transparent plate.
US12147068B2
A lightguide component for illumination devices having first and second exit surfaces at opposite sides, the lightguide component including: a light-receiving portion to receive light emitted from a light source; a lightguide layer having a first principal face at the first exit surface side and a second principal face at the second exit surface side; and a light distribution controlling structure having a plurality of internal spaces. Each of the plurality of internal spaces includes a first slope to direct a portion of light propagating in the lightguide layer toward the first exit surface via total internal reflection, and a second slope at an opposite side from the first slope, and the lightguide component is configured to emit first light having a first intensity distribution through the first exit surface and to emit second light having a second intensity distribution through the second exit surface.
US12147058B2
A diffractive optical element includes: a substrate; a protrusion and recess portion that is formed on one surface of the substrate and imposes predetermined diffraction on incident light; and an antireflection layer provided between the substrate and the protrusion and recess portion. An effective refractive index difference Δn in a wavelength range of the incident light between a first medium constituting a protrusion of the protrusion and recess portion and a second medium constituting a recess of the protrusion and recess portion is 0.70 or more. An exit angle range θout of diffraction light exiting from the protrusion and recess portion when the incident light enters the substrate from a normal direction of the substrate is 60° or more. Total efficiency of diffraction light exiting from the protrusion and recess portion in the exit angle range is 65% or more.
US12147056B2
A laser projection system is provided that includes at least one pickoff element or pickoff interface that redirects a portion of input laser light toward one or more photodetectors for purposes such as laser output power monitoring. An interface of a given pickoff element or a given pickoff interface uses Fresnel reflection to redirect the input laser light. The Fresnel reflection occurs due to a difference in indices of refraction between two materials that meet to form that interface. In some embodiments, a pickoff element is disposed in an optical path between a beam combiner and an optical scanner of the system. The pickoff element can be a plate beamsplitter, a cube beamsplitter, or a prism. In some embodiments, at least one pickoff interface is provided between two or more substrates of the beam combiner, the substrates that form a given pickoff interface having different respective indices of refraction.
US12147052B2
A head-mounted device includes a device housing, a support structure that is connected to the device housing to support the device housing with respect to a user, a display device that is connected to the device housing to display content, an optical system that is associated with the display device, and sensors that generate sensor output signals. The head-mounted device also includes a tension controller that determines a tensioning command based on the sensor output signals, and a tension adjuster that applies tension to the user according to the tensioning command in order to restrain motion of the device housing with respect to the user.
US12147046B2
An optical device for a head-mounted display device includes a first partial reflector and a second partial reflector positioned relative to the first partial reflector so that the second partial reflector receives first light transmitted through the first partial reflector and reflects at least a portion of the first light toward the first partial reflector as second light. At least a portion of the second light is reflected by the first partial reflector as third light, and at least a portion of the third light is transmitted through the second partial reflector. At least one of the first partial reflector or the second partial reflector includes a reflective holographic element.
US12147040B2
A virtual image display device includes an image light generation device generating image light, a transmissive tilted mirror reflecting the image light from the image light generation device, and a concave transmissive mirror reflecting, toward the transmissive tilted mirror, the image light reflected by the transmissive tilted mirror, and a light shielding film is provided on the external side of the concave transmissive mirror.
US12147039B2
A head mounted display (HMD) device and method of manufacturing the same. The HMD includes a frame housing a micro-display to project display light, a lightguide configured to receive the display light from the micro-display, and a corrective layer having a world-side surface coupled to the eye-side surface of the lightguide. The lightguide is further configured to have a world-side surface with a radius of curvature based on an ophthalmic corrective prescription and an eye-side surface having an outcoupler feature formed thereon such that the coupled lightguide and corrective layer form a lens configured to fit within the frame.
US12147036B2
Systems and methods according to present principles allow social distancing within themed attractions such as haunted attractions in order to allow the enjoyment of the same in various circumstances. These circumstances include times of pandemic, for customers that are afraid to congregate in large groups, for customers that desire to control aspects of the experience, and so on.
US12147025B2
An electronic module includes: a mount table including a first electrode mounting surface on which an electronic component is mounted; a plurality of electrode mount parts that are formed in the mount table and at which lands corresponding to a plurality of respective electrodes of the electronic component are formed on the first electrode mounting surface; a step part located between the plurality of electrode mount parts and including a predetermined step relative to the first electrode mounting surface of the mount table; and a solder withdrawing part at which an end part of a corresponding one of the lands is extended to the step part or a side surface of the mount table.
US12147024B2
A deflection prism assembly for an endoscope having a lateral viewing direction. The deflection prism assembly including: a prism holder; a deflection prism which is received in the prism holder; and at least one electrical heating element for heating the deflection prism. The prism holder includes a reception component and an adjustment component. The deflection prism is attached to the reception component and the adjustment component provides a stop for the deflection prism in an axial direction. Wherein the at least one electrical heating element being disposed in or on the reception component; and the at least one electrical heating element at least partially extending in one or more of a circumferential direction or longitudinal direction of the reception component.
US12147017B2
The disclosure provides an optical imaging lens assembly, which sequentially includes from an object side to an image side along an optical axis: a first lens with a positive refractive power; a second lens with a refractive power; a third lens with a refractive power; a fourth lens with a refractive power; a fifth lens with a refractive power, an object-side surface thereof is a convex surface, and an image-side surface thereof is a concave surface; a sixth lens with a positive refractive power, an object-side surface thereof is a convex surface, and an image-side surface thereof is a concave surface; a seventh lens with a negative refractive power; wherein an on-axis distance TTL from an object-side surface of the first lens to an imaging surface and a half of a diagonal length ImgH of an effective pixel region on the imaging surface satisfy: TTL/ImgH<1.25.
US12147006B2
Described herein is environmental sensors, sensor units, sensor systems and/or sensing methods. In particular, an agricultural or horticultural environment multi-sensor unit comprising a plurality of environmental sensors, including at least: an incident light sensor, a temperature sensor, a carbon dioxide sensor and a relative humidity sensor. The sensor unit may also comprise a wireless communication interface, the multi-sensor unit being configured to transmit data from the environmental sensors via the wireless communications interface.
US12147004B2
A method and apparatus of locating subsurface geohazards in a geographical area that includes: receiving a plurality of seismic trace signals in the geographical area based on a shot gather from a seismic shot source; isolating and stacking the plurality of seismic trace signals to generate a windowed trace signal associated with refraction traces from the seismic shot source; transforming the windowed trace signal to a frequency domain; calculating a low frequency to high frequency ratio for the transformed trace signal; outputting the calculated ratio to a two-dimensional array representing the geographical area at a source location and at a mean receiver location; repeating the steps for a plurality of other shot gathers in the geographical area; and multiplying each source location ratio with one or more mean receiver location ratios on the two-dimensional array to generate a final frequency ratio map.
US12146998B2
A method for positioning sensor units in a detector module for a CT device includes arranging a connecting layer on a positioning substrate. Sensor units and readout units, forming sensor readout arrangements, are positioned relative to the positioning substrate. The sensor units are temporarily connected to the positioning substrate at a fixed position by the connecting layer. Electronics boards are positioned, and conductive connections are produced between the electronics boards and contacts of the readout units, such that sensor boards are obtained. The sensor units are then positioned by the positioning substrate relative to a module carrier and are attached to the module carrier, such that a detector module is obtained.
US12146992B1
The present disclosure provides a high-accuracy, fast, and phase-based laser ranging method. The method includes: S1, obtaining an eigen signal and an avalanche photon diode (APD) echo signal whose phases are different and frequencies are the same; S2, performing, through an adaptive filtering method, denoising on an initial signal, to obtain two denoised signals; S3, separately performing data splitting, reconstitution, and all-phase fast Fourier transform on the denoised signals, to obtain a frequency-phase spectral line of the eigen signal and a frequency-phase spectral line of the APD echo signal; S4, separately traversing maximum phase values of the frequency-phase spectral line of the eigen signal and the frequency-phase spectral line of the APD echo signal, to obtain a phase difference Δφ; S5, converting the phase difference Δφ into a distance; S6, performing signal mean filtering processing, and S7, performing Kalman filtering processing.
US12146988B2
A light detection and ranging system is provided. The system includes a Galvanometer mirror; a multiple-facet light steering device; and a controller device comprising one or more processors, memory, and processor-executable instructions stored in memory. The processor-executable instructions comprise instructions for receiving a first movement profile of the Galvanometer mirror of the LiDAR scanning system; receiving calibration data of the multiple-facet light steering device of the LiDAR scanning system; generating a second movement profile of the Galvanometer mirror based on the calibration data and the first movement profile; and providing one or more control signals to adjust movement of the Galvanometer mirror based on the second movement profile.
US12146987B2
An airborne super-continuum 50-band hyperspectral light detection and ranging system comprises an integrated control system, a storage unit, a super-continuum laser system, an optical transmitting system, a reflecting mirror, a scanning system, an optical receiving system, a super-continuum hyperspectral laser detection system, a plane array CCD camera. The operation process includes super-continuum laser system emitting continuous hyperspectral pulsed lasers, performing lasers beam expansion and collimation, emitting it to ground objects, reflecting it, receiving it by the scanning system, transmitting to the optical receiving system, and focusing it into hyperspectral laser detection system for outputting laser hyperspectrum and 3D spatial data, storing laser data in the storage unit with high-resolution multi-spectral data. The system acquires hyperspectral spectrum data with 50 bands at aspectral range of 400-900 nm, spectral resolution of 10 nm and 3D spatial data of ground objects with a ground resolution better than 0.5 meters.
US12146979B2
A new measurement approach is disclosed that facilitates significantly smaller size, weight, and power (SWaP) spaceborne radar systems that can provide wide swath, high resolution observations. Multiple beams employed in the scan and the complex volume and/or surface backscatter signals of each beam is recorded. Each beam is electronically swept in azimuth where each beam is held at a constant incidence angle over the azimuth sector that covers the swath. Once the sweep is complete, the platform moves forward, by one along track pixel, and the sweep is repeated in order to provide continuous mapping of the volume and surface covered by the swath. Complex volume backscatter is recorded and mapped to each altitude layer to provide full mapping of the atmosphere.
US12146977B2
A radar module configured for plant monitoring is provided, including a microwave chip having a radar signal source configured to generate a radar signal having a frequency greater than 75 GHz, and a coupler, which is connected to the radar signal source.
US12146957B2
Embodiments of the disclosure provide a LiDAR assembly with a one-piece frame. The LiDAR assembly includes a plurality of modularized components configured to sense an environment surrounding the LiDAR assembly. The LiDAR assembly also includes the one-piece frame including a base, a plurality of vertical beams supported by the base, and a plurality of horizontal beams supported by the vertical beams. The base, the vertical beams, and the horizontal beams are integrally formed without mechanical connections therebetween. The vertical beams and the horizontal beams are equipped with positioning mechanisms configured to position the plurality of modularized components at predetermined positions of the LiDAR assembly.
US12146955B2
A range-information acquiring apparatus includes a light source, an image sensor, a control circuit, and a signal processing circuit. The control circuit causes the light source to emit first light toward a scene and subsequently emit second light toward the scene, the first light having a first spatial distribution, the second light having a second spatial distribution. The control circuit causes at least a portion of plural photodetector elements of the photodetector device to detect first reflected light and second reflected light in the same exposure period, the first reflected light being caused by reflection of the first light from the scene, the second reflected light being caused by reflection of the second light from the scene. The signal processing circuit generates range data based on photodetection data output from the photodetector elements of the photodetector device.
US12146954B2
Embodiments describe a solid state electronic scanning LIDAR system that includes a scanning focal plane transmitting element and a scanning focal plane receiving element whose operations are synchronized so that the firing sequence of an emitter array in the transmitting element corresponds to a capturing sequence of a photosensor array in the receiving element. During operation, the emitter array can sequentially fire one or more light emitters into a scene and the reflected light can be received by a corresponding set of one or more photosensors through an aperture layer positioned in front of the photosensors. Each light emitter can correspond with an aperture in the aperture layer, and each aperture can correspond to a photosensor in the receiving element such that each light emitter corresponds with a specific photosensor in the receiving element.
US12146951B2
Described herein are methods and devices for improved location of any and all underwater structures or equipment installed underwater. In particular, systems are disclosed that combine optical and acoustic metrology for locating objects in underwater environments. The systems allow for relative positions of objects to be determined with great accuracy using optical techniques, and support enhanced location of devices that utilize acoustic location techniques. In addition, location information can be provided by the system even in conditions that make optical metrology techniques impossible or impractical.
US12146930B2
The present disclosure may provide a magnetic resonance (MR) system. The MR system may include a magnet assembly, a gradient coil assembly, and a shim assembly. The magnet assembly may be configured to generate a main magnetic field. The magnet assembly may include a magnet and a cryostat configured to cool the magnet located inside the cryostat. The cryostat may form a bore. The gradient coil assembly may be configured to generate a gradient magnetic field. The gradient coil assembly may be located inside the bore. The shim assembly may be configured to at least partially shield a stray field which is generated by the gradient coil assembly and to which the magnet is subjected. The shim assembly may be located outside the gradient coil assembly.
US12146928B2
The present disclosure provides a magnetic field sensor system, comprising an AMR magnetic field sensor and an overcurrent detection sensor. The overcurrent detection sensor comprises an AMR sensing element connected in a half bride arrangement with a field insensitive component. The output of the overcurrent detection sensor is able to monitor the strength of the magnetic field experiences by the sensor system, and detect if the magnet field goes beyond a sensing threshold of the AMR magnetic field sensor. Outside of this threshold, the AMR magnet field sensor is unable to provide a measurement of the magnetic field strength. The overcurrent detection sensor can therefore detect that the system is operating in very high magnetic fields, which in turn can indicate that there is overcurrent in the system.
US12146927B2
A method for fabricating semiconductor device includes the steps of first forming a magnetic tunneling junction (MTJ) stack on a substrate, in which the MTJ stack includes a pinned layer on the substrate, a barrier layer on the pinned layer, and a free layer on the barrier layer. Next, a top electrode is formed on the MTJ stack, the top electrode, the free layer, and the barrier layer are removed, a first cap layer is formed on the top electrode, the free layer, and the barrier layer, and the first cap layer and the pinned layer are removed to form a MTJ and a spacer adjacent to the MTJ.
US12146922B2
A voltage supply system that includes a first power supply branch and a second power supply branch. Both branches includes a voltage supply; a serially connected diode and switch connected between the voltage supply and an output of the voltage supply system; and a gate driver connected to the first switch to control operation of the switch. The system also includes a voltage monitor/controller configured to perform a built-in test of the system by controlling the state of the first and second switches by controlling enable signals provided to the first and second gate drivers.
US12146921B2
The present disclosure relates to a battery cell, and more particularly, to a cell insulation defect detection system configured to detect insulation defects of individual cells forming a battery. The cell insulation defect detection system of the present disclosure comprises a contact unit comprising a conductive roller configured to contact a battery cell to be inspected, the battery cell being rotatably housed therein, and a measurement unit configured to measure insulation resistance between the roller and the cell in contact with each other.
US12146918B2
A method of determining, for each cell of a battery of series-coupled cells, an indicator QCi representative of the charge stored in the cell, this method comprising: a) at the end of a phase of partial discharge or charge of the battery, measuring the voltage Ui across each cell of the battery; b) calculating, for each cell, an interpolation coefficient Xi from a value C_rate representative of the discharge or charge rate of the battery during said partial discharge or charge phase, and from the voltages Ui measured at step a); and c) determining, for each cell, from the interpolation coefficient Xi calculated for the cell at step b) and from a quantity Qcm representative of the charge stored in the battery, said indicator QCi representative of the charge stored in cell.
US12146914B2
A test and measurement system includes a machine learning system, a test and measurement device including a port configured to connect the test and measurement device to a device under test (DUT), and one or more processors, configured to execute code that causes the one or more processors to: acquire a waveform from the device under test (DUT), transform the waveform into a composite waveform image, and send the composite waveform image to the machine learning system to obtain a bit error ratio (BER) value for the DUT. A method of determining a bit error ratio for a device under test (DUT), includes acquiring one or more waveforms from the DUT, transforming the one or more waveforms into a composite waveform image, and sending the composite waveform image to a machine learning system to obtain a bit error ratio (BER) value for the DUT.
US12146911B1
According to an embodiment, a method for testing a triple-voting flop (TVF) is provided. The method includes providing a first and a second scan enable signal by a control circuit to, respectively, a first scan flip-flop and a third scan flip-flop of the TVF; receiving a third scan enable signal at the second scan flip-flop of the TVF; providing a scan input signal to the first scan flip-flop, the second scan flip-flop, and the third scan flip-flop; controlling the first scan enable signal, the second scan enable signal, and the third scan enable signal; receiving, at an output of the TVF, a scan output signal; and determining whether the TVF suffers from a fault based on the scan output signal and the controlling of the first scan enable signal, the second scan enable signal, and the third scan enable signal.
US12146909B1
An address and command port interface selectively enables JTAG TAP domain operations and Trace domain operations within an IC. The port carries TMS and TDI input and TDO output on a single pin and receives a clock signal on a separate pin. The addressable two pin interface loads and updates instructions and data to the TAP domain within the IC. The instruction or data update operations in multiple ICs occur simultaneously. A process transmits data from an addressed target device to a controller using data frames, each data frame comprising a header bit and data bits. The logic level of the header bit is used to start, continue, and stop the data transmission to the controller. A data and clock signal interface between a controller and multiple target devices provides for each target device to be individually addressed and commanded to perform a JTAG or Trace operation.
US12146908B1
The present invention discloses an in-situ testing system for semiconductor device in aerospace irradiation environment. The present invention includes a static testing unit, a static testing channel, a dynamic testing unit, a dynamic testing channel, and a channel switching control unit; the static testing unit is connected to the device under test through the static testing channel, and is used to output static testing signals and display the static testing data of the device under test; the dynamic testing unit is connected to the device under test through the dynamic testing channel, and is used to output dynamic testing signals and display the dynamic testing data of the device under test; the channel switching control unit is connected to the static testing channel and the dynamic testing channel, respectively. This invention can achieve static, dynamic, and degradation testing of third-generation semiconductor device in aerospace irradiation environment.
US12146905B2
This application provides an insulation resistor detection circuit, which includes a state control unit, which is connected between a positive electrode and a negative electrode of a power supply of a to-be-detected apparatus; a first voltage division branch that is connected in parallel to a first capacitor to obtain a first voltage waveform, a second voltage division branch that is connected in parallel to a second capacitor to obtain a second voltage waveform; and a processor that is connected to the state control unit, the first voltage division branch, and the second voltage division branch; determines a next switching moment based on the first voltage waveform and the second voltage waveform that are at a current moment; and control, at the next switching moment, the state control unit to switch a state.
US12146897B2
A vertical probe card having different probes is provided, and includes a first guiding board unit, a second guiding board unit, and a plurality of fence-like probes passing through the first and the second guiding board units. Each of the fence-like probes has a probe length within a range from 5 mm to 8 mm, and includes a fence-like segment, a connection segment, and a testing segment. The fence-like segment includes a penetrating slot having a length greater than 65% of the probe length. The fence-like segment includes two arms respectively arranged at two opposite sides of the penetrating slot and spaced apart from each other by an adjustment distance within a range from 10 μm to 120 μm. The fence-like probes include a first probe and a second probe, which have a same contact force and are configured to respectively meet different electrical transmission requirements.
US12146895B2
A monitoring device of a sensor may obtain a first signal at a point on a first branch of a signal path of the sensor. The monitoring device may obtain a second signal at a point on a second branch of the signal path of the sensor and may monitor the first signal for first characteristics indicated by the first signal. The monitoring device may monitor the second signal for second characteristics indicated by the second signal. The monitoring device may determine whether a quantity of first characteristics indicated by the first signal without a particular quantity of second characteristics being indicated by the second signal reaches a threshold quantity of first characteristics. The monitoring device may assess functionality of the signal path based on whether the quantity of first characteristics indicated by the first signal without a particular quantity of second characteristics being indicated by the second signal reaches the threshold quantity of first characteristics.
US12146890B2
An automated analyzer includes two or more types of photometers to obtain suitable output of the measurement results of the plurality of photometers and suitable data alarm output even if there is an abnormality, or the like, at the time of measurement. The automated analyzer includes, for example, two types of photometers having different quantitative ranges and an analysis control unit for controlling analysis that includes measurement of a given sample using the two types of photometers. If two types of data alarms corresponding to abnormalities, or the like, during measurement have been added to the two types of measurement results from the two types of photometers, the analysis control unit selects measurement result and data alarm output corresponding to the combination of the two types of data alarms and outputs the same to a user as analysis results.
US12146888B2
Compositions and methods are provided for diagnosis and/or prognosis of cardiovascular diseases or events in a subject. In some embodiments, the method includes measuring and comparing the level of particular proteins to other proteins. In other embodiments, the method includes comparison with clinical variable information.
US12146886B2
Provided is a method of non-invasively diagnosing endometriosis in a subject comprising maintaining or culturing stromal cells, obtained from a menstrual effluent or discharge sample from the subject. Also provided is a method of non-invasively diagnosing fertility in a subject. Also provided is a kit for non-invasively diagnosing endometriosis in a subject. Also provided is a method of treating endometriosis in a subject. Also provided is a method of preventing the progression or development of endometriosis in a subject.
US12146876B2
Decoding methods are provided for identifying populations in assays, particularly multiplexing assays and those associated with fluidic devices.
US12146864B1
A device and a method for evaluating damage of high-temperature and high-humidity gas to a surrounding rock porous structure are provided. The device includes a rock sample clamper, a temperature control device, a pressurizing device, a gas mixing injection device, a CT scanning device and a low-temperature nitrogen adsorption device. By simulating the gas rock reaction under the conditions of in-situ temp., pressure and gas, using CT scanning device to visually monitor and analyze the reaction condition of gas and tunnel surrounding rock and the change condition of porous structure, and using low-temperature nitrogen adsorption test to obtain porous structure parameters change condition before and after reaction of gas and tunnel surrounding rock, and the damage evaluation index of the porous structure is established.
US12146862B2
An inspection apparatus inspects a pressure vessel using laser ultrasound. The apparatus includes an oscillation device that oscillates an excitation laser for exciting the pressure vessel and a conduit to guide the excitation laser oscillated from the oscillation device to inside the pressure vessel. The conduit is inserted into the pressure vessel with one conduit end located inside the pressure vessel and an opposite end located outside the pressure vessel. The apparatus includes a reflector at one conduit end inside the pressure vessel to reflect the excitation laser guided by the conduit and a detector that detects ultrasonic waves generated in the pressure vessel by the excitation laser reflected by the reflector by oscillating a receiving laser from outside of the pressure vessel. At least the conduit, reflector, or detector moves to correct an optical path of the excitation laser or the receiving laser.
US12146860B2
An electro-magnetic acoustic transducer (EMAT) system and method for controlling the EMAT system are provided. The system includes an electromagnet array with one or more electromagnets. Each electromagnet includes a magnetic core and a wound coil wrapped around the magnetic core. The electromagnet array generates bias magnetic fields having different patterns when the wound coils are energized differently.
US12146844B2
A system of collating a spectral data of an arbitrary material with spectral data of existing materials to identify the kind of the arbitrary material comprises a one-dimensional CNN processor calculating a characteristic value vector based on a spectral data of a material by a one-dimensional convolution neural network algorithm, and a metric learning processor computing a probability that the kind of the material is each kind of the existing materials from the characteristic value vector by a deep metric learning algorithm. The processors learn with the spectral data of existing materials to compute a probability for the kind of each material such that the probabilities for the kinds of the respective materials inputted for data for learning becomes maximum. When the data of the arbitrary material is inputted, the kind giving the maximum probability is identified as the kind of the arbitrary material with high precision.
US12146835B2
A method for calibrating an imager of a reagent analyzer, comprises positioning a dry reagent pad at a first read position in a field of view of the imager, the first read position illuminated by an illumination source with a first intensity, detecting a reference optical signal by the imager, indicative of a first reflectance value of the dry reagent pad at the first read position, positioning the dry reagent pad at a second read position, the second read position illuminated with a second intensity different from the first intensity, detecting a first optical signal by the imager, indicative of a second reflectance value of the dry reagent pad at the second read position, and calculating, by a processor, a calibration factor for the dry reagent pad at the second read position based on a difference between the reference optical signal and the first optical signal.
US12146822B2
Provided is a particle quantitative measurement device according to which the number of particles that can be accurately recognized in a particulate sample has a wider range. An observation device 1 comprises a computer 108 and an imaging camera 107 for acquiring a sample image representing the particulate sample. As an extraction unit, the computer 108 extracts a low-brightness pixel for which I
US12146821B2
According to the present invention there is provided a first particle sensor, a second particle sensor and a device for characterisation of one or more particles in a fluid sample comprising a first particle sensor and/or at least one second particle sensor. A method for characterising one or more particles in a fluid sample is also disclosed.
US12146819B1
System and method for determining critical suspension speed of impeller in solid-liquid stirred tank
A system and method for determining a critical suspension speed of an impeller in a solid-liquid stirred tank belongs to the technical field of critical speed determination. A relationship is established between a voltage of a measurement electrode and a solid-liquid suspension state to avoid the problems of strong subjectivity and large deviation appearing in existing critical suspension speed determination based on empirical formulas and human eye observation. An electrode voltage ratio is taken as a determination criterion, which is only related to a spatial density of solid particles in a liquid phase.
US12146809B2
An apparatus for measuring aerosol particles includes a charging unit to form charged particles by charging particles of an aerosol sample flow by diffusion charging, and a collecting unit to provide an electric current by collecting charges from the charged particles by diffusion of the charged particles, the electric current being indicative of number density of aerosol particles of the aerosol sample flow. The internal pressure of the collecting unit is maintained at a reduced value in order to provide a flat response of the electric current for detecting nanoparticles of different sizes.
US12146808B2
A method of measuring the state or condition of spatially spaced apart machine parts subject to wear and emitting an acoustic signature. The method includes: (a) optically sensing the acoustic properties of the machine parts subject to wear, and deriving sensed signals there from, (b) dividing the sensed signals into a first series of corresponding spatial segments along the spaced apart machine parts and, for each spatial segment, dividing the sensed signal into a temporal segment recording the acoustic properties for the spatial segment over an extended time period; (c) dividing each temporal segment into a series of sub-segments and frequency domain transforming the sub-segments into corresponding frequency domain sub-segments; (d) combining the frequency domain sub-segments within a spatial segment, to produce a corresponding lower noise level combined frequency domain sub segment; and (e) determining the fundamental frequency of the emitted acoustic signatures present in the combined frequency domain sub segment, and associated harmonics.
US12146805B2
A device for pneumatically driving a rotor in a balancing machine has at least one drive nozzle, which is connectable to a compressed-air line and which serves for generating a driving air stream which can be directed onto the rotor, and at least one braking nozzle, which is connectable to a compressed-air line and which serves for generating a braking air flow. The braking air flow can be directed onto the rotor in a direction opposite to the direction of rotation of the rotor. Also a base plate is arrangeable with a spacing to the rotor and on the base plate, the nozzles are movably arranged, such that the spacing between nozzles and rotor is adjustable.
US12146797B2
A detection system and a wind driven generator. The detection system includes: a plurality of passive wireless sensors respectively provided at the corresponding positions to be detected, which are used for obtaining detection signals of the positions to be detected; and a leaky coaxial cable provided along the position to be detected, wherein the leaky coaxial cable can emit electromagnetic waves to drive the plurality of passive wireless sensors, and can receive the detection signal sent by the passive wireless sensors. The detection system can save installation space, as well as reduce maintenance costs since there is no need to replace a battery regularly, and when conducting multi-point measurements, costs are reduced and the number of passive wireless sensors that the system can configure is increased.
US12146795B2
In some examples, an array sensor temperature control system is provided. The system may include an array sensor for generating a two-dimensional image, the two-dimensional image including a plurality of pixels or cells indicative of a temperature of a monitored component; a controller for controlling a heating or cooling device to adjust the temperature of the monitored component; and an array sensor controller activated by a power source and being in communication with the array sensor and controller.
US12146779B2
A first aqueous liquid phase sample is drawn from a first one of a plurality of separation vessels in response to determining that a first separation operation in the first separation vessel has completed. First aqueous liquid phase sample data is obtained by analyzing the first aqueous liquid phase sample with at least one sensor. A sample of a second aqueous liquid phase is drawn from a second one of the plurality of separation vessels in response to determining that a second separation operation in the second separation vessel has completed. Second aqueous liquid phase sample data is obtained by analyzing the second aqueous liquid phase sample with the at least one sensor. The second aqueous liquid phase sample data is transmitted to the external multiphase flow meter. The first separation operation in the first separation vessel and the second separation operation in the second separation vessel are concurrent.
US12146772B2
The present disclosure relates to a laser ranging device. The laser ranging device includes an encoded chassis, a rotary disc, a first barrier ring on the rotary disc and/or a second barrier ring on the encoded chassis. The encoded chassis includes a rotary bin and a plurality of ranging teeth disposed at intervals on the periphery of the rotary bin. The rotary disc is mounted within the encoded chassis and is rotatable within the rotary bin when the rotary disc is driven. The first barrier ring is disposed at the edge of the bottom surface of the rotary disc and the second barrier ring is disposed at the periphery of the ranging teeth, and the first barrier ring is located at the periphery of the ranging teeth after the rotary disc is mounted to the encoded chassis.
US12146769B2
Wireless sensor devices are described which harvest energy and provide an antenna or antennas for wireless communication on a relatively small form factor, preferably one that is co-extensive with a largest component of the device, e.g., an antenna layer or sensor layer. The devices are able to sense and/or control certain specific parameters of a system; store energy, e.g., in a supercapacitor system or battery system; transmit that as information/signals via a wireless link, e.g., RF or optical link; receive information from other devices and relay that information. Such devices accordingly may be self-powered and wireless devices, and not dependent on a separate device or form factor to provide a power source. Such devices can be entirely autonomous or substantially so, can be mobile or fixed, and may require little servicing over a period of time. The devices can be used as sensor nodes in a wireless mesh network.
US12146764B2
A ranging method and a range finder allow reliable measurement of the distance to a target object even when the target object has a very low reflectivity and/or under conditions with disturbances. The range finder includes: a light receiving element configured to receive a reflected component of light emitted to a target object; a first detection unit and a second detection unit configured to perform two different types of detections with different detection gains; and a distance/light-intensity calculation processing unit serves as a calculation unit for calculating a measured distance based on a combination of result patterns of the detections performed by the first and second detection units. The range finder determines a distance by causing each of the first and second detection units performs at least two detections with a time interval per a single light emission.
US12146753B2
Systems and methods are provided for suggesting a charging station for an electric vehicle. A partial range of the electric vehicle corresponding to a predetermined percentage of the current state of charge of a battery of the electric vehicle is determined. A location corresponding to the partial range, along a route to a destination, is determined and used to select a suggested charging station based on the location corresponding to the partial range. The suggested charging station is generated for presentation at a display.
US12146748B2
Provided is a vehicle including a curtain device; an inputter; a communicator configured to recognize current position information; and a processor configured to determine whether a current position is a position before entering a tunnel based on the current position information and map information, and upon determining that the current position is the position before entering the tunnel, control to open the curtain device, and configured to, in response to a selection command of an automatic light on/off mode for automatically turning on a lamp being received through the inputter, change an opening/closing mode of the curtain device to an automatic opening/closing mode, and upon the lamp being in an on-state, control opening of the curtain device.
US12146739B2
An angle measurement device is provided positioning electronic components on a cylindrical workpiece. The device includes upper and lower housings which are pivotally coupled together, and spaced apart magnetic elements mounted to an upper surface of the upper housing, and a biasing member coupled to the housings. The biasing member is configured to bias the housings into a closed position.
US12146736B2
Apparatuses, systems and methods associated with a metrology system for high-speed, non-contact coordinate measurements of parts are disclosed herein. In embodiments, the metrology system includes a metrology bridge to be coupled to a measurement assembly. The measurement assembly may include a stage moveable across multiple independent axes. The bridge may include a housing, mounting members coupled to the housing, and a plurality of sensors mounted within the housing. The mounting members may rotatably couple the housing to the measurement assembly. Further, sensor elements of the plurality of sensor devices may be aligned along a length of the housing and may be directed out of the housing.
US12146729B2
The present invention is directed to systems and methods for aerially detecting and identifying explosives on the ground, and more specifically systems and methods for detecting and identifying landmines and unexploded ordnance (UXO) on the surface.
US12146723B2
In some implementations, the device may include a body extending from a top portion to a bottom portion. In addition, the device may include at least one of said top portion or bottom portion defining a cavity. The device may include a tritium vial disposed in said cavity for allowing illumination produced by said tritium vial to be viewable by a user of the firearm.
US12146712B2
A stacked panel tube bundle for an air cooled steam condenser having two sets of condensing tubes, one set arranged above the other, the first (lower) set of tubes in direct fluid communication with a combined steam delivery/condensate collection manifold at a bottom end and in indirect fluid communication with a non-condensable collection manifold via an L-shaped extension member; the second (upper) set of tubes in direct fluid communication with the non-condensable collection manifold at the top, and in indirect fluid communication with the combined steam delivery/condensate collection manifold via an L-shaped extension member.
US12146711B2
A sintering furnace can have a housing, one or more heating elements, and a conveying assembly. Each heating element can be disposed within the housing and can subject a heating zone to a thermal shock temperature profile. A substrate with one or more precursors thereon can be moved by the conveying assembly through an inlet of the housing to the heating zone, where it is subjected to a first temperature of at least 500° C. for a first time period. The conveying assembly can then move the substrate with one or more sintered materials thereon from the heating zone and through an outlet of the housing.
US12146710B2
A substrate treating apparatus and a substrate treating system including the same are disclosed, in which the number of heat treatment chambers such as anneal chambers may be varied. The substrate treating apparatus includes a first chamber heat-treating a substrate; and a second chamber treating the substrate in another way different from heat-treatment, wherein the number of the first chambers is varied depending on the number of the second chambers that need heat treatment for the substrate.
US12146706B1
A portable cooler container is provided. The temperature control system cools a chamber of the container to transport temperature sensitive contents via the container. An electronic display screen on one of the lid and the container body selectively displays an electronic shipping label for the portable cooler container.
US12146705B2
Door alarm systems, methods, and apparatus are disclosed. A door alarm system may monitor a door of a refrigeration device and detect a failed attempt at closing the door. In response to detecting the failed attempt, the door alarm system may generate a notification of the detected, failed attempt so that remedial action may be taken.
US12146700B2
The present invention discloses a control system and a control method of a refrigerator. The control system comprises a collection unit and a fan control unit, and the fan control unit controls a heat dissipation fan to operate at different rotation speeds according to a power-on signal of the refrigerator, a closing signal and an opening signal of the first air port collected by the collection unit. The present invention solves the problem that the hot air discharged out of the compressor compartment blends with cold air and re-enters the compressor compartment, and the problem of poor heat dissipation of the refrigerator when the refrigerator is embedded in the cupboard.
US12146696B2
A cooling device includes a circulation system configured to circulate a refrigerant in a condenser so as to return the refrigerant to the condenser via a pump, a heater, a throttle valve, and a vaporizer; and a cooling system that includes a heat exchanger arranged in the condenser. The condenser includes a first portion where the refrigerant is present in a liquid state and a second portion where the refrigerant is present in a gas state, and at least a portion of the heat exchanger is arranged in the second portion.
US12146684B2
An air cleaning apparatus includes a fan assembly configured to induce a vortex extending in front of the air cleaning apparatus for extracting air from a targeted region to remove and inactivate airborne pathogens (e.g., viruses) in the air. The air cleaning apparatus includes a reactor core configured to inactivate airborne pathogens via contact with anatase coated plates activated by UVC light. The air cleaning apparatus includes a filter assembly for removing reactive oxygen species in the decontaminated air.
US12146682B2
A compressed gas energy storage system to provide isothermal compression/expansion for energy storage includes a housing defining an envelope including an internal volume; a phase change material (PCM) partially filling the internal volume; a dendritic (hierarchical) gas flow path through the PCM; and a piston driven by a drive mechanism and that moves relative to the PCM within the housing.
US12146676B2
Provided are a control method and apparatus for increasing the amount of a circulating refrigerant, and an air conditioner. The control method includes: when a refrigerating capacity need is equivalent to a heating capacity need in the operation of an air-conditioning system, determining whether the discharge temperature of a compressor is greater than a preset safety alert value; if the discharge temperature of the compressor is greater than the safety alert value, adjusting the frequency of a fan of an outdoor heat exchanger; and when the discharge temperature of the compressor is not greater than the safety alert value, controlling to stop the adjustment of the frequency of the fan, and maintaining the air-conditioning system to operate at the adjusted current frequency of the fan.
US12146671B1
An apparatus includes one or more particle sensors to measure an input particle load for an air purifier and an output particle load for the air purifier. The apparatus also includes one or more processors coupled to the one or more particle sensors, and memory storing one or more programs for execution by the one or more processors. The one or more programs include instructions for determining a filtration efficiency of the air purifier using the input particle load and the output particle load as measured by the one or more particle sensors, determining whether the filtration efficiency satisfies a threshold efficiency value, and generating a first alert in response to a determination that the filtration efficiency does not satisfy the threshold efficiency value.
US12146666B2
A method for controlling a district thermal energy distribution system is presented. The method comprises: determining whether a local pressure difference between a feed line (111) and a return line (112) of a distribution grid (110) is below a predetermined threshold; upon the local pressure difference is determined to be below the predetermined threshold, generating a control signal comprising information instructing a local distribution system (150) to reduce outtake of heat or cold from the distribution grid (110); sending the control signal to a local control unit (140) of the local distribution system (150); and reducing, in response to the control signal, the outtake of heat or cold of the local distribution system (150) from the distribution grid (110). The distribution grid (110) may be a district heating grid or a district cooling grid. Also, a control server and a district thermal energy distribution system is presented.
US12146662B2
A turbine engine that includes an engine core having at least a compressor section and a combustion section. The combustion section includes a combustor. The combustor section or combustor includes a fuel-air mixing assembly fluidly coupled to the compressor section. The fuel-air mixing assembly includes an outer wall, a center body at least partially circumscribed by the outer wall, and an annular flow passage between the outer wall and center body. At least one fuel orifice includes a fuel outlet fluidly coupled to the annular flow passage.
US12146646B1
A light-emitting sphere includes a light source device, a light source bracket, a light-transmissive housing, and a light-transmissive elastic layer. The light source device is fixed to the light source bracket. The light source bracket is fixed inside the light-transmissive housing, the light-transmissive housing completely covers the light source device and the light source bracket, a surface of the light-transmissive housing does not have any opening, and an interior of the light-transmissive housing is in an air-tight state. The light-transmissive elastic layer is formed on the surface of the light-transmissive housing.
US12146638B2
An embodiment of the present application provides a lighting lamp comprising: a first housing, extending in a first direction and provided with a first fixing part, wherein, the first fixing part extends along the first direction; a second housing, provided at an end of the first housing along the first direction, wherein, the second housing is provided with a second fixing part, and the second fixing part extends along a thickness direction of the second housing; and at least one connecting component, comprising at least one first connecting part provided in close to the first housing and at least one second connecting part provided in close to the second housing, wherein, the at least one first connecting part and the first fixing part are fixedly connected, and the at least one second connecting part and the second fixing part are fixedly connected.
US12146637B1
A lamp holder device is provided. The lamp holder device includes a sector-shaped shell, an LED lamp plate, a motor component, a light reflecting component, a camera shooting component, an infrared light compensating component, and a microprocessor. The motor component is embedded at a center position of the sector-shaped shell. The light reflecting component includes a circular part connected to a center position of the motor component and a long plate part, and the length of the long plate part is the same as a radius length of the sector-shaped shell. The microprocessor determines a rotation angle of the motor component based on the camera shooting component and the infrared light compensating component through an eye tracking technology, and controls the motor component to rotate to drive the light reflecting component to rotate so as to change an angle of light emission.
US12146622B1
The invention discloses a portable foldable LED grow light, comprising a flexible cloth, a flexible reflector, a flexible transparent lamp shade, a flexible LED lamp strip, a first male zipper, a first female zipper, a second male zipper, a second female zipper and a magnet block. The flexible reflector is set on the lower end wall of the flexible cloth, while the flexible transparent lampshade is set on its lower end wall, the flexible LED lamp strip is respectively removable and embedded in the storage slot. The first male and female zipper are respectively arranged on the opposite two side walls of the upper end of the flexible cloth, the second male and female zipper are respectively arranged on the other side walls, and the magnet block is respectively arranged around the upper end wall. The technical scheme of the invention can make the installation and fixing mode more flexible and convenient, achieve quick splicing, and be easily folded, occupying small space, convenient transportation and carrying, and effectively reduce light loss, improving the photosynthetic rate of plants.
US12146617B1
Systems and methods for recharging a fire extinguisher are disclosed. The systems include a rigid frame to which a tank is affixed, with the tank being configured to hold pressurized inert gas. The systems include an inlet fill hose that includes a first ball valve and a second ball valve, with a proximal end of the inlet fill hose being fluidly connected to the tank and a distal end of the inlet fill hose being configured to be fluidly connected to a fire extinguisher. The systems further include an inert gas inlet port that is fluidly connected to the tank and includes a third ball valve, and an inert gas outlet port that is fluidly connected to the tank and includes a fourth ball valve. The systems also include a pressure gauge that is operably connected to the tank.
US12146608B2
A multi-legged equipment support, components thereof, and associated methods. The equipment support comprises a stand and an equipment holder. The stand includes a hub and multiple legs pivotable with respect to the hub. The legs are pivotable outward from stowed positions to preset operational pivoted positions. The user can select a preset operational pivoted position in which outward pivoting of a leg will stop based on moving an actuator between preset locations.
US12146600B2
Pipe splitting apparatuses and systems including a replaceable blade, and methods therefor, are provided. In various examples, a pipe splitting apparatus includes an outer surface including a recess. A blade including a portion is disposed within the recess. A hardenable material is disposed within the recess. The hardenable material is configured to flow upon application to fill empty space within the recess and at least partially around the portion of the blade disposed within the recess. The hardenable material is further configured to harden after application to secure the portion of the blade within the recess and fix the blade to the pipe splitting apparatus.
US12146597B2
A system for and a method of preventing a conduit, pipe, or other similar traversing piece of equipment, from falling through an opening, and for facilitating ready adjustment of the traversing piece of equipment during installation, maintenance, and/or repair services. A first embodiment may involve a single-component system or a multi-component system. A second embodiment may involve a multi-component system for and method of effectively increasing the diameter of a conduit or pipe to an amount greater than that of an opening, but in a way such that the conduit or pipe can be adjustably extended without need for disengaging the system or back-tracking/reversing the method. A third embodiment may involve an annular riser ring and method of use thereof, wherein the riser ring is configured to slide over a conduit or pipe and is held in place along the pipe or conduit by a tight but slidable friction fit.
US12146596B2
A quick connector for making a verifiable connection with a tube includes a connector housing having a socket portion and a pair of channels extending into the socket portion from the exterior of the connector housing. A verifier has a pair of resilient legs each including a releasing member extending through a respective channel into the interior of the socket portion. A retainer having claws is held by spring bridging portions within an opening of the socket portion. An upset formed on an exterior surface of the tube is installed into the opening of the socket portion and captured by the retainer claws to lock the tube to the connector housing and deform each resilient leg so as to move and position each releasing member in alignment with its respective channel allowing extraction of the verifier from the connector housing.
US12146584B2
A solenoid valve and a vehicle gas cylinder valve having the solenoid valve are provided. The solenoid valve includes a casing, a pilot head, a main valve seat, and a pilot valve core. An outer peripheral surface of the casing is provided with a clearance fit surface, and the clearance fit surface is configured for clearance fit with a solenoid valve installation passage to form a bypass gas passage between the casing and the solenoid valve installation passage. The casing is provided with an upper casing ventilation hole and a lower casing ventilation hole. The upper casing ventilation hole communicates with an upper portion of the bypass gas passage and a pilot head upper chamber, and the lower casing ventilation hole communicates with a lower portion of the bypass gas passage and a pilot head lower chamber.
US12146577B2
A single coupled valve body of a faucet includes a faucet body, a water outlet pipe, and water inlet pipe connecting threads. The faucet body defines a water inlet channel and a first water outlet channel. The water outlet pipe is connected to a bottom surface of the faucet body. The water outlet pipe includes a second water outlet channel communicated with the first water outlet channel. The water inlet pipe connecting threads are disposed in the water inlet channel. The faucet body, the water outlet pipe, and the water inlet pipe connecting threads are made of plastic. The faucet body, the water outlet pipe, and the water inlet pipe connecting threads are integrally disposed.
US12146575B2
A device for a valve system, comprising a housing, a slide valve movable between a distal seat and a proximal seat of the housing, and a control moving the slide valve. The housing comprises a base, which contains the slide valve and delimits a proximal opening, a spacer, which comprises an internal ring inserted in the proximal opening, and a cover, which contains part of the control. To improve compactness and simplify assembly, the base forms the distal seat and the spacer forms the proximal seat, while the cover comprises a cover fin, to rest against a proximal edge delimiting the proximal opening, and the spacer comprises a spacer fin to rest against the proximal edge, the cover fin and the spacer fin being successive along the proximal edge.
US12146568B1
A driven clutch for a continuously variable transmission including a belt. The driven clutch includes a first sheave, a roller, a second sheave, an engine braking helix including an engine braking ramp, and an acceleration helix including an acceleration ramp. (1) When the belt applies torque to the first sheave and the second sheave in an acceleration direction, the acceleration helix is secured to and rotates together with the second sheave and the roller contacts the acceleration ramp to pinch the belt between the first sheave and the second sheave. (2) When the belt applies torque to the first sheave and the second sheave in an engine braking direction opposite the acceleration direction, the engine braking helix is secured to and rotates together with the second sheave and the roller contacts the engine braking ramp to pinch the belt between the first sheave and the second sheave.
US12146560B2
A wave generator suitable for a small-sized or medium-sized harmonic reducer, including a main body that is a porous structure manufactured by powder metallurgy and includes a central shaft and an elliptically shaped plug encirclingly disposed on a circumference of the central shaft. An outer diameter of the elliptically shaped plug is in a range of 25 mm to 72 mm. The wave generator has a strength enabling the wave generator to bear a torque less than or equal to 18 Nm that overcomes the technical bias so as to provide a wave generator manufactured by powder metallurgy capable of fulfilling the required harmonic reducer, thereby reducing the manufacturing cost.
US12146558B2
Provided is a plate harmonic reducer, and more particularly, a plate harmonic reducer, in which design may be further simplified and a manufacturing cost may be reduced.
US12146554B2
A counter rotating gear case. The counter rotating gear case may include a forward gear assembly; an aft gear assembly; a pinion gear assembly; a spool adapter having a first portion and a second portion, wherein the forward gear assembly, the aft gear assembly, and pinion gear assembly may be supported on the second portion of the spool adapter; and wherein, the pinion gear assembly may be disposed between the forward gear assembly and the aft gear assembly, and wherein the pinion gear assembly may be operatively engaged with both the forward gear assembly and the aft gear assembly, such that rotation of one of the forward gear assembly or the aft gear assembly in one direction causes rotation of the other of the forward gear assembly or the aft gear assembly in a second direction opposite that of the first direction.
US12146552B2
The nut has a first fitting surface provided with a first retaining ring groove on an end portion on the other side in the axial direction; the fitting cylinder, at an end portion on the one side in the axial direction, has a second fitting surface provided with a second retaining ring groove in a portion facing the first retaining ring groove with regard to a radial direction; and the retaining ring is engaged so as to span between the first retaining ring groove and the second retaining ring groove.
US12146551B2
Linear adjuster, positioning device, positioning assembly and method for repairing a linear adjuster
Disclosed is a linear adjuster, comprising: a spindle-and-spindle-nut mechanism, a first adjustment part, and a second adjustment part. The first adjustment part comprises a first main body and a first stop device. The second adjustment part comprises a second main body and a second stop device. The first adjustment part and the second adjustment part may be moved relative to each other by means of the spindle-and-spindle-nut mechanism which comprises a spindle longitudinal axis (L3). The first stop device and the second stop device come to a stop state when the linear adjuster performs a retraction travel movement or an extension travel movement and the first adjustment part and the second adjustment part are in a predefined stop travel position relative to each other. A positioning device, a positioning assembly and a method for repairing a linear adjuster.
US12146545B2
A damper system for damping vibrations of an assembly unit of a vehicle comprises one or more main vibration dampers and one or more acoustic bushings. The respective main vibration damper is tuned to vibrations from a lower frequency range. The respective acoustic bushing is tuned to vibrations from a higher frequency range which lies above and does not overlap with the lower frequency range.
US12146536B1
A method for controlling a vehicle transmission system having a clutch system includes generating a torque-pressure (T-P) gain deviation based on a T-F characteristic and a nominal T-F characteristic for the clutch system, generating a pressure magnitude deviation based on the set of pressure values and the set of nominal pressure values, determining whether a T-F characteristic deviates from the nominal T-F characteristic based on the T-P gain deviation and the pressure magnitude deviation, identifying the T-F characteristic as deviating in response to the T-F characteristic departing from the nominal transfer characteristic, and issuing a notification regarding the deviating T-F characteristic to perform a corrective action related to the clutch system.
US12146533B2
A clutch assembly includes a first shaft extending along and rotatable about a first shaft axis, and a second shaft extending along and rotatable about a second shaft axis that is parallel with the first shaft axis. The clutch assembly also includes a first friction component coupled to and rotatable with the first shaft, and a second friction component coupled to and rotatable with the second shaft. The clutch assembly additionally includes a band clutch assembly. The band clutch assembly includes a retaining band disposed about the first and second friction components, and a retaining component coupled to the retaining band. The retaining band is engageable with the first and second friction components, and the retaining band and the retaining component are rotatable with the first and second shafts during rotation of the first and second shafts.
US12146526B2
A shaft assembly for transmitting a torque in a driveline system. The shaft assembly comprises an outer shaft member that extends along an axis and includes an interior surface defining a bore and a plurality of outer grooves at least partially delimiting the bore. An inner shaft member extends along the axis and includes an outer surface defining at least one of a plurality of inner pockets or a plurality of inner grooves aligned with the outer grooves. At least one rolling element is located between the outer grooves and the inner pockets or the outer grooves and the inner grooves. At least one of the outer surface of the inner shaft or the inner surface of the outer shaft is configured to axially retain the at least one rolling element and the shaft assembly does not include a ball retaining cage.
US12146520B2
Threaded rod connector including a housing having a cavity for receiving a threaded rod therein, wherein the cavity has a mouth, and an insert including a plurality of rod engagement segments, which are arranged within the cavity, wherein the cavity has a tapered zone tapering towards the mouth for wedging the rod engagement segments against the threaded rod, wherein the insert further includes a plurality of segment carrying arms, each having a segment connection end and an interconnection end, which is located opposite the segment connection end on the respective segment carrying arm, wherein each of the rod engagement segments is connected to at least one of the segment carrying arms at the segment connection end thereof, and wherein the segment carrying arms are interconnected at their interconnection ends. Each of the segment carrying arms extends, originating from its segment connection end, towards the mouth of the cavity.
US12146515B2
A connector for fitting and removing, without use of tools. The connector has first and second closable jaws. Each jaw is adapted to close around an item or unit, the jaws are connected together by way of a bar, at least one of the jaws is rotatable with respect to the bar and has a twist lock closure means which comprises two relatively rotatable parts. When rotated in a first sense the rotatable parts engages a lock means which prevents the jaws from opening by arresting a ratchet and pinion in place. When rotated in an opposite sense the lock means unlocks the jaws. The jaws are sprung apart by a resilient means which includes at least one O-ring which, when in a relaxed (unstretched) state retains the jaws in an open configuration. The connector includes an attachment member that is sufficiently firm and stable, for the attachment of at least two units, such as push chairs.
US12146507B2
An air blower has an inlet muffler and an outlet muffler to reduce the noise of the air blower during operation. Each of the mufflers may have two sections. One section is configured to attenuate high frequency noise and the other section is configured to attenuate lower frequency noise. A tubular internal wall in each of the mufflers defines the through passage for each of the mufflers. A noise absorbent material may be fitted about the tubular wall within each muffler. A plurality of holes are formed along the tubular wall of each through passage to expose the through passage to the noise absorbent material. A heater plenum may be interposed between the blower plenum and the outlet muffler to heat the air from the blower plenum. A filter at the input muffler filters the air sucked into the air blower.
US12146504B2
A centrifugal compressor including: a diffuser in which a fluid flows in a centrifugal direction away from a rotary shaft; a return flow path which is provided downstream of the diffuser and in which fluid flowing in to a later-stage centrifugal impeller from the diffuser flows in a return direction back to the rotary shaft; a plurality of return vanes that are disposed in the shape of a circular vane centered on a centerline of the rotary shaft, and are installed in the return flow path; and a turning part, wherein an inlet blade angle (β) of an outlet guide vane provided to the downstream side, of the return vanes, is lying down more in the circumferential direction with respect to an inlet blade angle (α) of a inlet guide vane provided to the upstream side, of the return vanes (β<α).
US12146501B2
In some aspects, the techniques described herein relate to a refrigerant compressor, including: a stator; a rotor configured to rotate with respect to the stator; and at least one step seal between the rotor and the stator, wherein the step seal includes a first tooth and a second tooth extending from the rotor toward the stator, wherein a downstream surface of the first tooth and an upstream surface of the second tooth are arranged at an angle relative to one another, wherein the angle is less than 90°.
US12146494B2
A compressor is disclosed which can include a first stage and a second stage. In one form the compressor includes contact cooled compressor stages. The compressor can include a rod useful to inject a lubricant for purposes of cooling/lubricating/sealing the rotating components of the compressor. In one form the rod is an elongate rod with openings which permit a lubricant such as oil to be injected. The injected oil can be atomized via the openings. The rod can be positioned in the interstage space between the first and second stages, and can include a variety of openings.
US12146487B2
A pump cartridge comprises a retention structure to retain a piston for shipping and storage, in which the piston can be decoupled from the retention structure to pump fluid. In the shipping and storage configuration, the piston can be positioned with the retention structure to allow sterilization gas to travel within a housing and into a cylinder distal to the piston. When placed in the console for use in a pumping configuration, the piston can be decoupled from the retention structure to form a seal within the housing. When the procedure has been completed, the pump cartridge can be decoupled from the console in a manner that disables the cartridge for subsequent use to prevent a non-sterile cartridge from being reused.
US12146474B2
A mass displacement electricity generator, having a tower and a first mass suspended by the tower for falling and lifting. The first mass is suspended by a pulley arrangement including a first set of pulleys fixed to the tower above the first mass and a second set of pulleys fixed to the first mass. A cable extends through the first and second sets of pulleys and one end of the cable is fixed to one of the tower or to the first mass. A winch includes a barrel about which the cable winds off as the first mass falls and winds on as the first mass lifts. The winch is in driving connection with a flywheel so that as the first mass falls, the cable winds off the barrel and barrel rotation drives the flywheel to rotate. The flywheel is in driving connection with a generator so that rotation of the flywheel drives the generator for generating electrical energy.
US12146468B2
An arrangement including a transmission and a generator is disclosed. The generator includes a generator rotor being non-rotatably connected to an output shaft of the transmission or configured to be connectable to the output shaft of the transmission. An assembly bearing that supports the generator rotor in the output shaft is also disclosed.
US12146460B2
An off-road vehicle has: a frame including a rollover protection structure; two front wheels; two rear wheels; at least one seat; an internal combustion engine disposed rearward of the at least one seat, and being operatively connected at least one of: the two rear wheels, and the two front wheels; an engine air intake system fluidly connected to the engine for supplying air to the engine; a heat exchanger supported by the frame for cooling a vehicle fluid; a plenum defined at least in part by the heat exchanger, the plenum being disposed rearward of the at least one seat, an inlet of the engine air intake system being disposed in the plenum for supplying air from the plenum to the engine, and air from the plenum flowing over the heat exchanger for cooling the vehicle fluid; and a plenum air intake for supplying air to the plenum.
US12146451B2
Various embodiments of the present disclosure relate to methods and systems for measuring an injected fuel quantity during multipulse injection events in a common rail of a fuel system including a fuel pump to supply fuel to the common rail. The method, using a control unit, determines if each of the multipulse injection events in a normal operating condition includes a pilot pulse; in response to determining that the pilot pulse is included, obtaining an enforced separation value between the pilot pulse and the main pulse to emulate a single-pulse injection; while the fuel pump is temporarily shut off, performing a temporary enforced separation on a fraction of the multipulse injection events; measuring a pressure change in the common rail during the temporary enforced separation; and resuming the normal operating condition of the multipulse injection events after the pressure change is measured.
US12146445B2
A method and system control the thrust of an aircraft turbomachine having a high bypass ratio by direct action on a variable-pitch system. The variable-pitch system varies the pitch of the vanes of a stator of a low-pressure compressor for the open-loop control of the thrust of the turbomachine. The method also provides closed-loop control of the pitch of the blades of a propeller based on a rotational speed of the propeller.
US12146429B2
A blow-by gas filtration assembly has an axis and includes an assembly body including a filtration chamber, an inlet mouth for filtering the blow-by gases, and an outlet mouth for the filtered blow-by gases. A filter group includes a central cavity radially crossed by blow-by gases. An electric drive operatively connects to the filter group to command rotation about the axis and filtration, and includes an electric motor including a stator and rotor. An axial shaft includes a filter portion mounting the filter group, a command portion mounting the rotor, and a support portion axially between the filter and command portions. A support bearing radially engages the support portion and the assembly body. The filter assembly screwably engages the filter group and filter portion, by respective filter and shaft threads so the filter group screws to the shaft until the support bearing is axially engaged.
US12146415B2
A vane adjustment assembly includes a plurality of vanes, an annular ring coupled to the vanes, and a ring adjustment plate. The adjustment plate includes a main plate portion arranged on the ring and including a first adjustment region defined between two walls and a first elongated opening formed through the first adjustment region, and an adjustment fastener removably arranged in the first adjustment region between the first and second walls and including an adjustment head and a fastening pin eccentrically coupled to the adjustment head and removably coupled to the annular ring. The adjustment fastener can be selectively arranged at rotational positions within the first adjustment region so as to selectively arrange the fastening pin at distinct circumferential positions relative to the first and second walls such that the main plate portion can be positioned at distinct circumferential positions.
US12146411B2
The disclosure provides rotary machines that include, in one embodiment, a rotatable shaft defining a central axis A, the shaft having a first end and a second end. The shaft can have a first hub disposed thereon with a plurality of cavities. At least one contour is slidably received into an arcuate cavity in an exterior surface of the hub. The contour has a convex outer surface that cooperates with an inwardly facing curved surface of a housing to form a working volume.
US12146409B2
The present invention relates to a mining system. The system includes a continuous miner for forming plunge tunnels from a roadway. A flexible conveyor system is coupled to the continuous miner for conveying mined material from the plunge tunnels. A controller is provided for controlling the continuous miner and the flexible conveyor system to travel along a predetermined path. Advantageously, the controller may control the drive and steering (including turning maneuvers) of the continuous miner and each conveyor module of the flexible conveyor system along the predetermined path to avoid striking either any adjacent equipment (e.g., another conveyor), or the “ribs” of a plunge tunnel being mined.
US12146405B2
System and methods are described for evaluating the integrity of threaded connections, as installed, under a set of current operating conditions. The integrity safety factor for a threaded connection (ISFCON) is a function of effective pressure (Pe) and von Mises stress (σVM) and includes three constants: a leak path factor (δ), a thread modulus (α), and a makeup leak resistance (β). The method includes determining a value for each of the three constants using a set of laboratory test conditions. The method includes changing the set of current operating conditions of the well to maintain integrity if and when the calculated integrity safety factor (ISFCON) is less than a threshold value. The method also includes a load management computer for building a computer model, detecting an anomalous integrity safety factor, generating a plurality of proposed adjustments, and selecting one or more optimal adjustments for improving the anomalous integrity safety factor.
US12146400B2
The present disclosure relates to downhole tools and related methods that accelerate wormhole initiation and propagation during matrix acidizing of a hydrocarbon-bearing subterranean rock formation.
US12146396B2
Methods and systems include using downhole data to determine a static bulk modulus of dry rock or rock frame in a porous formation and determine a static bulk modulus of grain minerals in the porous formation. Biot's coefficient for the porous formation can be determined based on the static bulk modulus of dry rock or rock frame and the static bulk modulus of grain minerals. Effective stress of the porous formation can be determined based on Biot's coefficient. Effective stress of the porous formation is used in geomechanical applications, including hydraulic fracturing, wellbore stability analysis, and reservoir integrity assessments.
US12146392B2
A method and apparatus for controlling a perforating tool string using a perforating unit with a control board and shooting power supply.
US12146391B2
A wellhead container for a geothermal system includes a base configured to engage a bottom of a recess within a ground. The recess extends vertically from the bottom of the recess to a surface of the ground, the base includes at least one first opening, and the at least one first opening is configured to receive a drilling string. The wellhead container includes a top configured to support a load applied by a drilling machine to the wellhead container. The top includes second openings, and each second opening is configured to receive the drilling string. The wellhead container includes a sidewall extending along a vertical axis between the base and the top. The sidewall is configured to position an upper surface of the top substantially flush with the surface of the ground, and the sidewall is configured to transfer at least a portion of the load to the base.
US12146388B1
Systems and methods of the present disclosure relate to shifting downhole tools based on pressure. A downhole tool comprises an inner sleeve, an outer sleeve including: a chamber and a pressure relief valve in communication with the chamber. A return spring is disposed in the chamber. The outer sleeve is movable in forward and backward directions relative to the inner sleeve. A ball is disposed between the outer sleeve and the inner sleeve. A spacer is adjacent to the ball and a groove is adjacent to the spacer. A pocket is configured to receive the spacer upon movement of the outer sleeve in a forward direction. The spacer is configured to travel to the ball from the pocket and from the ball to the pocket. The pressure relief valve is configured to pass fluid based on a threshold pressure to unlock and move the outer sleeve in a backward direction.
US12146386B2
A downhole pump used for a reciprocating pump includes a barrel and a plunger. The barrel couples to a tubing string and has a standing valve. The plunger couples to a rod string and has a traveling valve. One or both of the valves can include an assembly comprising a housing and an insert. The insert allowing for flow therethrough has a ball stop and a ball passage. Positioned in the housing, one end of the insert engages a tapered sidewall in the housing. The insert is secured with metallic material metallurgically affixed between the insert and the housing. For example, brazing material can be brazed at the end of the insert to metallurgically affix the insert in the passage. A ball is positioned in the insert, and a seat is positioned adjacent an end of the insert. The assembly is then incorporated into components of the pump.
US12146367B2
The present invention provides an electric lifting curtain, which comprises a cover shell, a shade cloth and an anti-mosquito curtain, wherein first driving components are provided at both ends inside the upper end of the cover shell, the first driving components comprise a first biaxial motor, a first side cover and a first fixed cover plate, first output shafts are provided at both ends of the first biaxial motor, one end of the first output shaft is fixedly sleeved with a first transmission shaft, one end of the first transmission shaft is integrally connected with a first driving wheel, the outer side of the first transmission shaft is sleeved with a first driven wheel, and second driving components are provided at both ends inside the lower end of the cover shell.
US12146361B2
A system and method for controlling motion of a door are provided. The door is moveable between an open position and a closed position and has a balanced position whereat the door does not move towards the open position nor the closed position under an effect of gravity. The system includes a power actuator for moving the door to a partially open position between the open position and the closed position. The power actuator is adapted to allow the door to move to the balanced position after the power actuator has moved the door to the partially open position.
US12146359B2
A drive assembly for a flap of a motor vehicle includes at least one motor drive and at least one gas pressure element having a cylinder and a piston. The piston divides the cylinder interior into two partial spaces and has a passage arrangement, through which a balancing flow between the two partial spaces arises when the piston moves. The gas pressure element has a first drive connection point connected to the cylinder and a second drive connection point connected to the piston. A switchable valve assembly is associated with the piston and can be brought into a closed state, in which the valve assembly at least partially closes the passage arrangement, and it has an open state, in which the valve assembly opens the passage arrangement. The passage arrangement automatically switches into the closed state in the event of a balancing flow that exceeds a predefined switching flow.
US12146348B2
A vehicle latch, including: a claw rotatably mounted to a pin; a pawl rotatably mounted to pin; a single motor for electrically releasing the claw of the latch and for electrically moving the latch into an emergency mode wherein the latch can be mechanically opened via a handle operably coupled to the latch.
US12146344B2
A multipoint lock is described. The multipoint lock includes a main latch. The main latch has a latched position where the main latch is configured to extend a first distance from an unhinged edge of a door panel. The main latch is configured to be retractable toward the unhinged edge of the door panel by rotation of a latch drive hub in each of a clockwise direction and a counterclockwise direction relative to a first side of the door panel. The multipoint lock also includes at least one auxiliary latch and a deadbolt drive hub. Rotation of the deadbolt drive hub substantially simultaneously actuates the main latch and the at least one auxiliary latch.
US12146342B2
Methods and systems for detecting and correcting insufficient locking behavior, using an electronic lockset. One aspect is a method of deadlatching an electronic lockset, the method comprising detecting motion of a deadbolt from an unlocked position toward a locked position, determining a position of the deadbolt after the motion ceases via a sensor of the electronic lockset, determining, based on the position, whether the deadbolt has moved to the locked position, wherein in the locked position the deadbolt is placed in a deadlatched state, and transmitting an actuation command to the electronic lockset to move the deadbolt into the locked position.
US12146331B2
A portable base cover that includes at least two substantially rigid body sections each with a rear sidewall, two opposing sidewalls flanking and extending away from the rear sidewall and having side terminal surfaces, and an upper wall extending away from the rear sidewall and having an upper wall side terminal surface with a recessed portion defined thereon and forming, with the side terminal surfaces, a perimeter section surface, wherein the body sections are operably configured to adjacently and removably couple together about their respective perimeter section surfaces to form a substantially closed configuration, form a tightly-spaced joint between each of the respective perimeter section surfaces, and to define an enclosed base covering cavity spatially coupled to an enclosed protrusion aperture defined by recessed portions defined by the upper walls of the body sections.
US12146322B2
A bitumen roofing composite is described having an upper surface and a lower surface. The bitumen roofing composite contains a first composite bitumen layer and a fire resistant (FR) fleece. The first composite bitumen layer has a first side and a second side and contains a first carrier saturated with bitumen. The FR fleece has a first side and a second side, where the first side of the FR fleece and the second side of the first bitumen composite layer are in intimate contact. The FR fleece contains a plurality of FR staple fibers and a plurality of first char scaffold fibers.
US12146319B2
A wall stud member comprising an inner component and an outer component. The inner and outer components are coupled together. In some configurations, the wall stud member forms a web with an outer flange and an inner flange. The wall stud member may be positioned as a part of a wall construction.
US12146317B2
A drainage device, system, and method for draining moisture at a wall adjacent to and projecting from a floor is provided. An elongated body extends arcuately above the floor and is attached to the floor to define a channel between the elongated body and the floor for receiving moisture from proximate the wall at a rearward end of the elongated body. A barrier is proximate the wall and defines an opening to the wall adjacent to the floor that is dimensioned complementarily to the elongated body for receiving the elongated body therein. A rear flange at the rearward end is dimensioned to be captively received between the wall and a barrier via the opening for allowing the moisture between the barrier and the wall to drain into the channel via the rearward end. A sealant seals the rear flange to the barrier.
US12146309B2
A quick water discharging device of a toilet tank, including a water discharging structure including a main pipe and an overflow manifold communicating with an inner space of the main pipe; and a water stoppage structure including a rubber valve seat located at an end of the main pipe, and a water stoppage valve pivotally connected to the overflow manifold and fitted with the rubber valve seat. The main pipe includes a pipe body, the inclined surface, and a communication hole communicating with the overflow manifold. The rubber valve seat includes a seat body, an opening communicating with the main pipe, and at least one baffle extending from the seat body to the main pipe. The baffle is close to an inner wall of the main pipe, faces the communication hole, and covers at least 50% of an area of the communication hole.
US12146308B2
Provided is a water supply system for sanitary ceramics in which, when a diaphragm configured to move downward is seated on a rotary cam device, the rotary cam device is eccentrically rotated and guides the diaphragm to gradually move downward, and here, an upper end of a water discharge hole is gradually blocked by the diaphragm, and a flow of water discharged through the water discharge hole is prevented from being suddenly blocked. According to the present disclosure, there are advantages that a rotary cam device supports a diaphragm configured to move downward and, by being eccentrically rotated, guides the diaphragm to gradually move downward so that a water discharge hole is prevented from being suddenly blocked by the diaphragm and the water discharge hole is gradually blocked to prevent a flow of water discharged through the water discharge hole from being suddenly blocked.
US12146306B2
A wireless water control system includes a water heater connected to a water supply, a water line sensor device connected to a water line in fluid communication with the water heater, a wireless flow control valve connected to the water line, and at least one outlet faucet in fluid communication with the water line. The components are in wireless communication via a shared wireless network such as a Bluetooth connection. The control circuit receives user information including one or more parameters from an external device via the wireless network. The control circuit wirelessly activates the outlet faucet via a command sent through the wireless network, such that the outlet faucet emits water in a manner corresponding to the received user information. The outlet faucet also includes a speaker and microphone which facilitates voice activation. The speaker can emit music, text-to-speech for written information received from the internet, and other sounds.
US12146305B2
Faucet assemblies and associated methods are disclosed. A disclosed faucet assembly comprises a faucet having at least two different water outlets, at least one sensor, and a processor. The processor is configured to receive a signal from the at least one sensor, determine a faucet configuration for the faucet based on the signal, and allow water to flow from a water source to one of the at least two different water outlets based on the faucet configuration.
US12146304B2
The present disclosure discloses an acceleration sensor-based sensing faucet, including a faucet body, an automatic water outlet control unit, and a sensing module. The faucet body has a movable water outlet end, the sensing module includes a mounting seat, the acceleration sensor, a power source, and a communication unit. The acceleration sensor, the power source and the communication unit are all provided on the mounting seat, and the mounting seat is removably provided at the water outlet end. The power source supplies power to the acceleration sensor and the communication unit, the acceleration sensor is electrically connected to the communication unit. The communication unit is connected in communication with the automatic water outlet control unit, and the automatic water outlet control unit is configured for controlling water outlet states of the water outlet end. The present disclosure has a compact structure, it is convenient for production, assembly, and subsequent maintenance.
US12146299B2
A virtual guidance apparatus assists movement of a loader for connection of a tool carrier with an implement. A vision sensor device generates implement image data representative of an image of an implement adjacent to the tractor. Based on the implement image data relative difference data is generated representative of a relative position between an implement attachment feature that is mutually coupleable with a corresponding carrier attachment feature for coupling the tool carrier with the implement. Based on the relative difference data, alignment guidance data is generated representative of an incremental movement for moving the loader relative to the implement. A visual movement instruction is displayed based on the implement image data and the alignment guidance data superimposed on a viewable image of the implement. The visual movement instruction provides instructions to the operator for moving the loader relative to the implement for coupling the tool carrier with the implement.
US12146295B2
A hydraulic excavator as an electric work machine includes a lower traveling body, an upper swivel body located above the lower traveling body and provided to be swivelable with respect to the lower traveling body, an electric motor arranged in the upper swivel body, a hydraulic pump arranged in the upper swivel body and driven by the electric motor, a battery unit arranged in the upper swivel body and storing electric power to drive the electric motor, and a hydraulic actuator driven by hydraulic oil supplied from the hydraulic pump. The upper swivel body has a swivel frame at a bottom portion thereof. The battery unit is arranged on the swivel frame. The electric motor and the hydraulic pump are arranged on the swivel frame, side by side in a left-right direction of the upper swivel body.
US12146285B2
A connection system for connecting at least one membrane to a rigid support, the connection system comprising: at least one elongated clamping profile, at least one locking unit configured for attaching the at least one elongated clamping profile to the rigid support, thereby clamping a portion of the at least one membrane between the at least one elongated clamping profile and the rigid support so as to achieve a sealing between the at least one membrane and the rigid support, wherein the at least one locking unit is a discrete state locking unit movable between several predetermined locking unit states, each locking unit state corresponding to a connection system stage, the predetermined locking unit states including: an open state, a closed state and an intermediate state.
US12146284B2
A device comprising a corkscrew; a substantially flexible shaft operably attached to the corkscrew at a first end of the shaft; and one or more protrusions extending from the shaft between the first end of the shaft and a second end of the shaft. Methods of using the device are also disclosed.
US12146282B2
A safety net for rockfall protection barriers includes two outer supports anchored to the slope or rock and at least two inner supports anchored to the slope or rock. Rope guide elements are arranged at the upper and lower ends of the outer and inner supports for respectively two upper net body load-bearing ropes and two lower net body load-bearing ropes. Respectively one of the two upper net body load-bearing ropes runs through a rope guide element of the inner supports and one of the two lower net body load-bearing ropes runs through a rope guide element of the inner supports and is guided past neighboring upper and lower rope guide elements of the inner supports.
US12146280B2
A bollard assembly includes a bottom plate with a forward edge and an aft edge, an elongated member mounted on the bottom plate and extending from a forward end to an aft end in a direction from the forward edge toward the aft edge, a bollard secured to the bottom plate with a bollard section of the elongated member disposed inside of the bollard, bars mounted on the bottom plate on opposite sides of the elongated member, and a top plate having a smaller perimeter than the bottom plate mounted on the elongated member and the bars with the bollard extending above the top plate.
US12146276B2
In one embodiment, a safety trailer has semi-tractor hitches at both ends and a safety wall that is fixed to one side of the trailer. That side, however, can be changed to the right or left side of the road, depending on the end to which the truck attaches. A caboose can be attached at the end of the trailer opposite the tractor to provide additional lighting and impact protection. Optionally, the trailer can be equipped with overhead protection, lighting, ventilation, onboard hydraulics, compressors, generators and other equipment, as well as related fuel, water, storage and restroom facilities and other amenities.
US12146274B2
An intelligent vehicle capturing apparatus for a high-pier bridge includes: a double-layer metal protective net; and a support unit and an actuation unit connected to the double-layer metal protective net. The double-layer metal protective net is mounted to a backside of the high-pier bridge through the support unit. The actuation unit includes a hydraulic link mechanism. The hydraulic link mechanism is connected to one end of the double-layer metal protective net. The hydraulic link mechanism is moved to unwind the double-layer metal protective net on the backside of the high-pier bridge to capture a vehicle. In this way, the apparatus stops and buffers a vehicle that is about to rush out of a high-pier bridge.
US12146271B2
A vehicle rail mounting device (10) Is provided for mounting a vehicle rail (12) on a support structure (14). The device Includes a bottom piece (16), an elastomeric bearing element (18) to be supported on the bottom piece, top cover elements (22) having elastomeric element retainers (54), a top piece (20), and rail connectors (82). The elastomeric element retainers are provided to retain the elastomeric element in place while the elastomeric element is adapted to retain the top piece, and hence the rail connectors, and therefore also the rail, in place. The top cover elements can be connected to the to the bottom and to the support structure to keep the whole device in place.
US12146265B2
A dewatering box cover including a main body having a leading edge, a trailing edge opposite the leading edge, a first side edge, a second side edge opposite the first side edge, a top surface, and a bottom surface and a plurality of sets of holes formed within the main body. The holes within each set are aligned with one another along an imaginary line that is angled from 30° to 70° relative to horizontal and the holes extend downwards from the top surface of the main body towards the bottom surface of the main body at an angle of 20° to 45° relative to vertical.
US12146259B2
A clothes care apparatus according to a disclosed embodiment includes: a chamber; an upper fan provided on an upper side of the chamber and configured to move air in a lower side direction of the chamber; a lower fan provided on a lower side of the chamber and configured to move air in an upper side direction of the chamber; a first motor configured to rotate the lower fan; a steam generating device configured to generate steam by heating water; and a controller configured to control on/off of the steam generating device and the first motor and turn on the steam generating device in a first section for supplying the generated steam into the chamber and turn on the first motor in a second section for dispersing the steam by the air moving into the chamber.
US12146250B2
The sewing machine includes a projector, a processor, and a memory storing computer-readable instructions that cause the processor to perform processes. The processes include generating processing of generating a first image including a first object representing a first sewing pattern and generating a second image including a second object representing a second sewing pattern. The first sewing pattern is at least a part of the sewing pattern and is a state in which the sewing is incomplete. The second sewing pattern is a part of the sewing pattern and is a state in which the sewing has progressed further than the first sewing pattern. The processes include projection processing of, after causing the projector to project the first image, switching the projected first image, during the sewing, to the second image, and causing the projector to project the second image.
US12146233B2
A method of hydrogenating carbon dioxide comprises forming a tunable catalyst comprising at least one metal comprising a size within a range of from a single atom to about 999 nanometers and formulated to produce one or more carbon-containing compounds. An electrochemical cell comprising a positive electrode, a negative electrode comprising the tunable catalyst, and an electrolyte between the positive electrode and the negative electrode is formed. Carbon dioxide is introduced to the negative electrode of the electrochemical cell and a potential difference is applied between the positive electrode and the negative electrode to selectively hydrogenate the carbon dioxide. The hydrogen ions are diffused through the electrochemical cell. The carbon dioxide at the negative electrode is hydrogenated to selectively form carbon monoxide, methane, or a desired ratio of carbon monoxide and methane. An electrochemical cell and a carbon dioxide hydrogenation system are also disclosed.
US12146232B2
Provided is an active layer composition of a reduction electrode for brine electrolysis containing a metal precursor mixture containing a ruthenium precursor, a platinum precursor, and a lanthanide metal precursor, and an organic solvent containing an alcohol-based compound and an amine-based compound. Also provided is a reduction electrode containing a metal substrate and an active layer that is a dried and heat treated active layer composition positioned on the metal substrate.
US12146227B2
A hydrogen system includes: a water electrolysis apparatus including a water electrolysis cell; an electrochemical hydrogen pump that increases the pressure of hydrogen-containing gas produced by the water electrolysis apparatus; a gas flow path that supplies the hydrogen-containing gas produced by the water electrolysis apparatus to the electrochemical hydrogen pump; and a first flow path through which a first heat medium that is a liquid and has collected waste heat of the water electrolysis cell flows. The electrochemical hydrogen pump is capable of performing heat exchange with the first heat medium having collected waste heat of the water electrolysis cell.
US12146225B2
A method for recycling a rare earth magnet is described. The rare earth magnet has a film containing Ni on the surface thereof, and the method involves immersing the rare earth magnet in a stripping solution containing a derivative of nitrobenzene, ethylenediamine, and ammonia. This strips the Ni on the surface of the rare earth magnet without deteriorating the characteristics of the rare earth magnet, thereby improving its product yield.
US12146215B2
Provided is a plated steel plate used for interior materials and exterior materials such as home appliances, construction materials, vehicles, etc., and a method for manufacturing same. The plated sheet plate includes: base steel; a Zn—Mg plating layer formed on the base steel; and a UV-curable film layer formed on the Zn—Mg plating layer, wherein a hairline pattern is formed on a surface of the Zn—Mg plating layer, and the Zn—Mg plating layer includes 8 to 27 weight % of Mg and a balance of Zn and inevitable impurities.
US12146208B2
Raw material powder containing iron powder, copper powder, and tin powder is compressed to form a green compact. The green compact is sintered in a temperature range of from 750 to 900° C., to bond iron structures to each other with copper and tin.
US12146199B2
Disclosed herein are methods for detecting presence of a target nucleic acid (such as an influenza virus nucleic acid) in a sample. In some embodiments, the methods include contacting the sample with a first probe capable of hybridizing to the target nucleic acid and a second probe capable of hybridizing to the target nucleic acid, contacting the resulting complex with one or more gap filling reagents, thereby producing a gap-filled target nucleic acid, isolating and amplifying the gap-filled target nucleic acid. The amplified gap-filled target nucleic acid covalently linked to the substrate is then detected, for example with a detectably labeled probe. Also disclosed herein are probes capable of hybridizing to influenza virus nucleic acids. The disclosure also includes kits for detecting and/or discriminating influenza virus nucleic acids in a sample. In some examples, the kits include two or more of the disclosed probes.
US12146193B2
The disclosure relates to methods for pain management in the perioperative context, particularly through the use of the DNA methylation status of the human OPRM1 gene as a biomarker for increased susceptibility to perioperative pain, and related methods and compositions.
US12146192B2
A use of a detection reagent for a microRNA (miRNA) marker miR-143-3p in the preparation of a product for evaluating a therapeutic effect of olanzapine in the treatment of schizophrenia (SZ) and a kit are provided. An expression level of miR-143-3p can be detected to determine a therapeutic effect of olanzapine in the treatment of SZ of a patient, and can be used as a detection or treatment index in clinical practice, which provides a theoretical basis for the mechanism research of SZ and the clinical application.
US12146181B2
Disclosed herein are compositions comprising a sophorolipid surfactant and a bio-synergist and the methods of using the same.
US12146180B2
Provided herein are eukaryotic microorganisms having a simple lipid profile comprising long chain fatty acids (LCFAs). Also provided are compositions and cultures comprising the eukaryotic microorganisms as well as methods of using the eukaryotic microorganisms.
US12146177B2
Methods of making and using E,Z,E-GGPP are provided. Also provided are expression cassettes encoding isoprenyl diphosphate synthases, e.g., cis- or trans-isoprenyl diphosphate synthases.
US12146174B2
The present invention provides a mutated histidine decarboxylase suitable for a practical use. Specifically, the present invention provides a mutated histidine decarboxylase having at least one amino acid residue mutated as compared to a wild-type histidine decarboxylase, and having higher histidine decarboxylase activity and/or stability than the wild-type histidine decarboxylase, and also a use thereof. The mutated histidine decarboxylase has Motifs (1) to (6), and an amino acid residue in at least one motif thereof can be mutated. The mutated histidine decarboxylase can also have a mutation of at least one amino acid residue in an amino acid sequence designated by SEQ ID NO: 3 and in a homologous sequence thereto.
US12146171B2
The present invention relates to a method for recovering a protein of interest from a fermentation broth by adding a salt of a divalent cation and increasing the pH.
US12146170B2
The present disclosure provides a novel catalytically inactive MAD7 nuclease (dMAD7) that retains the ability to bind DNA in a sequence-specific manner. The MAD7 nuclease from which the dMAD7 has been derived was isolated from Eubacterium rectale.
US12146164B2
Disclosed herein are small mobile stem (SMS) cells and methods of culturing, isolating, and using SMS cells. Also disclosed are methods of culturing SMS cells in an undifferentiated state for prolonged periods of time, and for using SMS cells for the production of a variety of molecules, including proteins, extracellular matrix (ECM) proteins, and the use of SMS cells in microfluidic devices.
US12146157B2
Provided herein, in some embodiments, are methods and compositions (e.g., cell compositions) for the treatment of cancer, such as PTK7+ malignancies.
US12146155B2
The present invention relates to a method for constructing a human pluripotent stem cell-derived liver organoid having enhanced drug metabolic potentials and a liver organoid constructed by the method. Because differentiation is made from human induced pluripotent stem cells dedifferentiated from somatic cells of patients, the cells are easily supplied so that patient-specific liver organoids can be prepared. The organoids can similarly simulate the real human liver structure because they consist of hepatocytes, cholangiocytes, gallbladder cells, and microduct structures, have excellent expression and functions of drug metabolism enzymes, and exhibit drug toxicity, drug metabolic capability, and drug-induced cardiotoxicity. Thus, the organoids can be advantageously used as liver models for searching for pathogenesis of liver diseases and for evaluating drug stability.
US12146144B2
Compositions and methods are provided for stacking multiple independent transgenic loci into the genome of a plant. Compositions include plants, seeds or plant cells comprising at least one transgenic target site and at least one genomic locus of interest integrated at different genomic sites within a genomic window. Plant breeding techniques can be employed such that the transgenic target site and the genomic locus of interest can be bred together. In this way, multiple independent transgene integrations can be generated within a genomic window to create a complex trait locus. The complex trait locus is designed such that the transgenic target sites and/or genomic loci of interest can segregate independently of each other, thus providing the benefit of altering a complex trait locus by breeding-in and breeding-away specific elements. Various methods can also be employed to modify the target sites such that they contain a variety of polynucleotides of interest.
US12146140B2
Provided herein are aptamers that target T-lymphocytes and methods of use thereof.
US12146136B2
This disclosure relates to the synthesis of novel modified oligonucleotides. The synthesis of novel phosphoramidites are also provided.
US12146133B2
An example of a biotin-streptavidin cleavage composition includes a formamide reagent and a salt buffer. The formamide reagent is present in the biotin-streptavidin cleavage composition in an amount ranging from about 10% to about 50%, based on a total volume of the biotin-streptavidin cleavage composition. The salt buffer makes up the balance of the biotin-streptavidin cleavage composition. In some examples, the biotin-streptavidin cleavage composition is used to cleave library fragments from a solid support. In other examples, other mechanisms are used to cleave library fragments from a solid support.
US12146130B2
Aspects of the invention include methods of removing carbon dioxide (CO2) from a CO2 containing gas. In some instances, the methods include contacting CO2 containing gas with a bicarbonate buffered aqueous medium under conditions sufficient to produce a bicarbonate rich product. Where desired, the resultant bicarbonate rich product or a component thereof may then be stored or further processed, e.g., combined with a divalent alkaline earth metal cation, under conditions sufficient to produce a solid carbonate composition. Aspects of the invention further include systems for practicing the methods, as well as products produced by the methods.
US12146127B1
A method for drying high protein products of ethanol fermentation such as high protein thin stillage by combining wet high protein product with dry high protein product and passing the combined high protein product through a venturi.
US12146120B2
Cleaning and degreasing compositions containing a diutan gum thickener are provided for removing burnt on, polymerized, carbonized food soils with minimum manual effort. The compositions are ready to use compositions and beneficially remain on a treated surface for sufficient time to permit soil penetration without drying out. The compositions can be easily removed with minimal manual effort, such as use of low pressure water applied to the treated surface, and beneficially do not leave residues. Methods for cleaning and degreasing a surface with the compositions are also provided. Thickening systems employing the diutan gum and laponite clays are also provided.
US12146116B2
The present invention provides a lubricating oil composition comprising: (A) a lubricant base oil including at least one type selected from mineral oil, PAO, and GTL (gas-to-liquid) base oils; (B) a compound having a structure obtained by independently subjecting propylene oxide to addition polymerization with an alcohol or a structure obtained by subjecting a combination of propylene oxide with ethylene oxide and/or butylene oxide to addition polymerization with an alcohol, and being configured so that polyalkylene glycol (PAG) with an oxygen/carbon weight ratio of 0.35 or more and less than 0.45 and/or one or both terminal hydroxyl groups in the polyalkylene glycol (PAG) are blocked; and (C) a fatty acid ester having an oxygen/carbon weight ratio of 0.05 to 0.35.
US12146115B2
This disclosure describes low ash lubricating composition achieving passing steel corrosion, passing high temperature deposit formation, and emulsion stability. The lubricating compositions include one or more select corrosion or rust inhibitor chemistries having an oil-soluble acyclic structure with acidic, hydroxy, or amine moieties but being free of imine, imide, and/or amidine moieties.
US12146113B2
The disclosure provides methods for the production of liquefied petroleum gas from sustainable feedstocks, including methods comprising conversion of alcohols produced by gas fermentation for the production of propane and/or butane.
US12146104B1
The present invention discloses a CO2 responsive core-shell multi-stage swelling microsphere and a preparation method thereof. The preparation method comprises the following steps: adding a styrene monomer into a sodium dodecyl sulfate solution for emulsion polymerization to obtain a spherical polystyrene solution, taking azobisisobutyronitrile and ethylene glycol for Pinner reaction to obtain an azo compound with hydroxyl functional groups at two ends, taking the azo compound with the hydroxyl functional groups at two ends as a raw material for Schotten-Baumann reaction with methacryloyl chloride to obtain BPAB, adding the BPAB into the spherical polystyrene solution to prepare an active polystyrene core solution, and dissolving the active polystyrene core solution, acrylamide, a CO2 responsive monomer, a CO2 responsive cross-linking agent and a stable cross-linking agent into water to obtain a target product. The CO2 responsive core-shell multi-stage swelling microsphere of the present invention can remarkably improve the CO2 flooding sweep efficiency.
US12146103B1
A method of enhanced oil recovery in a carbonate rock formation including, injecting a mixture into the carbonate rock formation containing an oil composition, and extracting the oil composition from the carbonate rock formation. The mixture contains 89-98.9 vol % of an aqueous solution, 0.01-1 vol % of a gemini cationic surfactant, and 0.1-10 vol % of formic acid based on a total volume of the mixture. During the injecting at least a portion of the gemini cationic surfactant is adsorbed onto the carbonate rock formation, and wherein at least 90% less by volume of the gemini cationic surfactant adsorbs onto the carbonate rock formation compared to a method under the same conditions but without the formic acid.
US12146102B1
A method of enhanced oil recovery in a carbonate rock formation including, injecting a mixture into the carbonate rock formation containing an oil composition, and extracting the oil composition from the carbonate rock formation. The mixture contains 89-98.9 vol % of an aqueous solution, 0.01-1 vol % of a gemini cationic surfactant, and 0.1-10 vol % of formic acid based on a total volume of the mixture. During the injecting at least a portion of the gemini cationic surfactant is adsorbed onto the carbonate rock formation, and wherein at least 90% less by volume of the gemini cationic surfactant adsorbs onto the carbonate rock formation compared to a method under the same conditions but without the formic acid.
US12146099B2
A method of inhibiting silica and silicate scale formation via treating an aqueous system containing silica with an effective amount of a chelating agent blended with a polymeric dispersant in a weight ratio range from greater than 1.0:0.5 to less than 1.0:3.0, agent to dispersant, including blends in a weight ratio of 1:1. Specifically, the chelating agent is either EDTA or DTPA, while the polymer dispersant is an acid and alkylene oxide derived dispersant.
US12146093B2
The present invention relates to thermal materials and methods of making the same. Disclosed herein is a thermal material, comprising: a boron-containing nanomaterial; and a thermal fluid operable to hydrogen bond with the boron-containing nanomaterial; wherein the thermal material presents an increase in thermal conductivity over the pure thermal fluid by an amount of 30% or greater. Also disclosed herein are methods for making a thermal material.
US12146087B2
A compound represented by the following formula (1), wherein in the formula (1), at least one of R1 to R8 is a group represented by the following formula (2).
US12146083B2
The present disclosure relates to a surface protective film and a method for manufacturing an organic light emitting electronic device using the surface protective film.
US12146082B2
A tape is provided having a long shape in which a bond portion is formed on at least one surface. The tape includes a first slit row including a plurality of slits formed intermittently along a longitudinal direction, and a second slit row including a plurality of slits formed intermittently along a longitudinal direction and parallel to the first slit row. A portion without having a slit formed in the first slit row is arranged so as not to overlap a portion without having a slit formed in the second slit row.
US12146075B2
A universal colorant composition compatible to tint water-borne and solvent-borne base paints and stains. The universal colorant composition includes one or more modified polyether dispersants with one or more pigment affinic groups, which wet, disperse, and stabilize the disperse included pigments. The universal colorant compositions provide for low viscosity drop and excellent compatibility when the colorant composition is used to tint a base paint or stain.
US12146074B2
A polymeric dispersant and a stable two-component epoxy coating composition comprising an epoxy component A comprising: a waterborne epoxy resin, the polymeric dispersant, and pigments and/or extenders; and a component B comprising a curing agent; providing coatings made therefrom with improved anti-corrosion properties; and a method of preparing the coating composition.
US12146072B2
A method for producing a submicron-/nano-jute carbon/epoxy composite anti-corrosion coating is described. The method includes heating a jute stick, grinding the jute stick to form a first powder; pyrolyzing the first powder to form a pyrolyzed carbon; grinding the pyrolyzed carbon to form a second powder; ball milling the second powder under the wet conditions to form a submicron-/nano-jutecarbon; mixing the submicron-/nano-jutecarbon, and an epoxy resin to form a first mixture; mixing a hardener with the first mixture to form a second mixture, and coating the second mixture on a mild steel substrate and curing to form the submicron-/nano-jutecarbon/epoxy composite anti-corrosion coating.
US12146061B2
A roof sealing system method of manufacture and method of application comprising three parts: a caulk gap filler, a mastic, and a top coating. All three components combine to create a singular sealed membrane when applied to a roof surface. The roof sealing system utilizes inert polyethylene fibers in a liquid silicone polymer.
US12146058B2
A method for producing an aromatic polysulfone that includes subjecting 4,4′-dichlorodiphenylsulfone and an aromatic dihydroxy compound to a polycondensation reaction, wherein the median diameter (D50) of the 4,4′-dichlorodiphenylsulfone is not more than 1,000 μm.
US12146050B2
Disclosed herein is a core-shell graft copolymer produced by coagulation of an aqueous latex comprising a quantity of particles of the copolymer and a quantity of a fatty acid surfactant, wherein the coagulation involves the addition of a quantity of a multivalent metal salt, preferably a bivalent or trivalent metal salt. Such copolymer provides in an improvement of the surface properties of moulded articles produced from such copolymers, as demonstrated by a reduction of the content of gels in the surface layer.
US12146046B2
The invention is related to polypropylene compositions combining high impact strength with good haze and additionally showing good stress whitening resistance.
US12146043B2
A construction component comprising a foamed cellular board comprising smooth exterior surfaces separated by a cellular network and cut edges, and sealed caps adhered to the cut edges on the foamed cellular boar. The board has a density of less than 0.55 g/cm3, and the cut edges on which the sealed caps are adhered are unmelted edges.
US12146038B2
A façade system for a building, in particular an External Thermal Insulation Composite System (ETICS), comprises a thermal and/or acoustic insulation, consisting of at least one insulation element being a bonded mineral fibre product made of mineral fibres, preferably stone wool fibres, and a cured aqueous binder composition, whereby the insulation element is fixed to an outer surface of the building by mechanical fastening elements and/or an adhesive, covered with a rendering, and whereby the aqueous binder composition prior to curing comprises a first component in form of one or more oxidized lignins, a second component in form of one or more cross-linkers, and a third component in form of one or more plasticizers, whereby the insulation element has a bulk density between 70 kg/m3 and 150 kg/m3.
US12146032B2
A golf ball and golf ball composition are disclosed. The golf ball may include a core layer. The golf ball may further include a cover layer. The golf ball may contain any layer that includes a Zylon based material.
US12146031B2
Aerogels comprising a hydrophobic polyimide moiety, including hydrophobic polyimide aerogels, as well as methods of manufacture and applications thereof, are generally described.
US12146029B1
Methods for making NaSIPA-enhanced polymers (e.g., polyamide and polyester polymers) using hydrated sodium sulfoisophthalic acid salts (NaSIPA hydrate) are disclosed. NaSIPA-enhanced polymers (e.g., NaSIPA-enhanced polyamides and polyesters) that have NaSIPA incorporated into the polymer chains thereof and products produced from the NaSIPA-enhanced polymers such as carpet yarn are also disclosed.
US12146028B2
The present invention discloses novel calibrants containing between 1 and 5 iodine atoms and methods of making them using linear polymers, hyperbranched polymers, and biological polymers (including but not limited to proteins and peptides.) Methods of using the calibrants are also disclosed, such as mass spectrometry. The novel calibrants disclosed herein have a more cost- and time-efficient synthesis than other calibrants.
US12146022B2
This invention relates to a polyol component P), to a process for preparing rigid polyurethane foams by using said polyol component P) and also to the rigid polyurethane foams themselves.
US12146020B2
The present disclosure provides a hybrid supported metallocene catalyst useful for preparing a polyethylene copolymer capable of producing an mLLDPE shrink film having excellent shrinkage and processability with excellent mechanical properties, and a process for preparing a polyethylene copolymer using the same. The hybrid supported metallocene catalyst comprises at least one first metallocene compound selected from compounds represented by the following Chemical Formula 1 and at least one second metallocene compound selected from compounds represented by the following Chemical Formula 2: wherein the variables are described herein.
US12146014B2
A curing agent composition is capable of curing a base resin containing a 2-methylene-1,3-dicarbonyl compound. The curing agent composition contains a specific 2-methylene-1,3-dicarbonyl compound and an initiator. A two-part mixing adhesive contains the curing agent composition and a base resin containing another specific 2-methylene-1,3-dicarbonyl compound.
US12146010B2
The invention relates to a co-initiator comprising the aminobenzoate derivative according to Formula (I) and at least one ancillary amine, wherein the reactivity and solubility of said co-imitator in UV-curable resins is sufficiently high that the co-initiator can be used in UV radiation curing processes. Formula (I) wherein R1 and R2 independently represent methyl or ethyl groups; and j, k, l and m are independently 0 to 20.
US12146000B2
This invention relates to binding molecules that bind specifically to CD137 and FAP and their use in medicine, pharmaceutical compositions containing the same, and methods of using the same as agents for treatment and/or prevention of cancer.
US12145999B2
Provided here are antibodies that bind Protein S, and methods of making and using such antibodies. In some embodiments, the Protein S antibodies provided herein are useful for treating a bleeding disorder or platelet disorder, or a condition characterized by reduced or impaired blood coagulation and/or clotting.
US12145997B2
The invention concerns methods for preventing the reduction of disulfide bonds during the recombinant production of disulfide-containing polypeptides. In particular, the invention concerns the prevention of disulfide bond reduction during harvesting of disulfide-containing polypeptides, including antibodies, from recombinant host cell cultures.
US12145979B2
The invention discloses a combination of PVY monoclonal antibodies capable of recognizing different antigenic determinants, and a use thereof, and belongs to the biotechnological field. Monoclonal antibodies N1, M1, M2, M3 and C1 obtained in the invention have specific CDRs, and are significantly different from existing reported monoclonal antibodies. The five monoclonal antibodies and a combination thereof can recognize all or most PVY isolates which have been reported, thus reducing the possibility of detection omissions; and the five monoclonal antibodies do not react with other congeneric viruses and non-congeneric viruses, thus reducing the possibility of detection errors. Therefore, the monoclonal antibodies and the combination thereof can realize accurate PVY detection.
US12145975B2
The present disclosure relates to, inter alia, compositions and pharmaceutical compositions, including heterologous chimeric proteins that find use, inter alia, in the treatment of diabetes, obesity, or metabolic syndrome.
US12145973B2
The present disclosure provides variant immunomodulatory polypeptides, and fusion polypeptides comprising the variant immunomodulatory peptides. The present disclosure provides T-cell modulatory multimeric polypeptides, and compositions comprising same, where the T-cell modulatory multimeric polypeptides comprise a variant immunomodulatory polypeptide of the present disclosure. The present disclosure provides nucleic acids comprising nucleotide sequences encoding the T-cell modulatory multimeric polypeptides, and host cells comprising the nucleic acids. The present disclosure provides methods of modulating the activity of a T cell; the methods comprise contacting the T cell with a T-cell modulatory multimeric polypeptide of the present disclosure.
US12145957B2
A preparation method for glufosinate or a salt, an enantiomer or a mixture of enantiomers in all ratios thereof, the method being especially suitable for the preparation of glufosinate, and greatly shortening steps in an existing preparation process. Especially in the preparation of L-glufosinate, the product can effectively retain the ee value of the raw materials.
US12145955B2
Cyclic azastannanes and cyclic oxostannanes having formulas (I) and (II) where X is an alkoxy or dialkylamino group are a new class of cyclic compounds. These compounds have desirably high vapor pressure and high purity (containing low levels of polyalkyl contaminants after purification), and have particular interest for EUV photoresist applications. Methods for preparing these compounds are described.
US12145951B2
Inorganic-organic hybrid compounds including organic platinum-containing anions, for use in medicine
The present invention relates to inorganic-organic hybrid compounds for use in medicine or for use as medication, consisting of an inorganic metal cation and an organic platinum-containing cytostatic anion, in particular also a cisplatin derivative.
US12145950B2
Aspects of the present disclosure provide an organometallic compound, an organic light-emitting device including the organometallic compound, and a diagnostic composition including the organometallic compound. The organometallic compound, which may act as a dopant in the emission layer is represented by Formula 1: wherein, in Formula 1, groups and variables are the same as described in the specification.
US12145947B2
Provided herein are compounds, such as compounds of Formula (I), Formula (I-A), Formula (I-B), or pharmaceutically acceptable salts of any one there, useful for modulating KRAS GD12 and/or other G12 mutants.
US12145937B2
Bicyclic guanidines are prepared by reacting dialkylenetriamines with dialkylcarbonates in the presence of a silane of the formula Si(ORx)oRy(4-o) (IV) and/or their partial hydrolysates, with the proviso that contain minimally one unit Rx which is monovalent optionally substituted hydrocarbon radial with 3 to 10 carbon atoms.
US12145930B1
Novel heterocyclic 4-thiazolidinone conjugates, a method of synthesizing said compounds, a pharmaceutical composition comprising said compounds and a suitable carrier, and a method of using the compounds. The heterocyclic 4-thiazolidinone conjugates, identified as EGFR inhibitors, are useful as anticancer and/or antitumor agents.
US12145928B2
Compositions and methods for the treatment of tuberculosis, as well as other mycobacterial and gram positive bacterial infections are disclosed. These compositions contain a highly potent and selective oxazolidinone encapsulated with high efficiency to maximize dosing potential of low toxicity drugs, and are stable in the presence of plasma. The compositions are long circulating and retain their encapsulated drug while in the circulation following intravenous dosing to allow for efficient accumulation at the site of the bacterial or mycobacterial infection. The high doses that can be achieved when combined with the long circulating properties and highly stable retention of the drug allow for a reduced frequency of administration when compared to daily or twice daily administrations of other drugs typically utilized to treat these infections.
US12145927B2
The present invention provides compounds of formula (I) wherein all of the variables are as defined herein. These compounds are inhibitors of indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase (IDO), which may be used as medicaments for the treatment of proliferative disorders, such as cancer, viral infections and/or autoimmune diseases.
US12145925B2
The application relates to phthalazine derivatives of formula (I) which are inhibitors of PARP1, PARP2 and/or tubulin and thus useful for the treatment of cancer. Also disclosed are pharmaceutical formulations containing such compounds, as well as combinations of these compounds with at least one additional therapeutic agent.
US12145916B2
The present disclosure relates generally to a new crystalline form (i.e., polymorph) of pitolisant hydrochloride (Form II), pharmaceutical compositions comprising Form II, dosage forms comprising Form II, and methods of treating a disease or disorder with Form II, or with a pharmaceutical composition or dosage form comprising Form II.
US12145910B2
The present invention provides a method for synthesizing a 3-spiro three-membered ring indolinone derivative, which comprises under a protective atmosphere, reacting a 3-indol-ethanol compound as a reaction raw material at 20-60° C. in the presence of an additive and an organic base in an organic solvent, to obtain a 3-spiro three-membered ring indolinone compound after the reaction is complete. The additive is N-bromosuccinimide (NBS) or N-chlorosuccinimide (NCS). The method of the present invention does not require a metal catalyst, and the 3-spiro three-membered ring indolinone derivative is synthesized in one step in the presence of NBS or NCS. The reaction conditions are mild, the operations are simple and safe, and the yield is high.
US12145908B2
A membrane separator comprising a membrane is used to separate various streams in processes for separating aromatic hydrocarbons from non-aromatic hydrocarbons. Such streams can be a lean-solvent stream, a rich-solvent stream, or a hydrocarbon stream comprising both aromatic and non-aromatic hydrocarbons. The membrane separator is advantageously used in combination with an extraction sub-system including a liquid-liquid distillation column and/or an extraction distillation column.
US12145900B2
A continuous process for filtering a suspension of 2-acrylamido-2-methylpropane sulfonic acid crystals by means of a rotary pressure filter equipped with a drum, a surface of which is provided with cells covered with a filter medium, the drum rotating within a fixed concentric cylinder comprising at least three zones sealed from each other, respectively a filtration zone, a washing zone and a discharge zone, each zone opening onto the cells.
US12145888B2
A zirconia sintered body may excel in translucency, strength, in linear light transmittance, and can be produced by short-time sintering without an HIP device, and be used in zirconia molded bodies and pre-sintered bodies from which such a zirconia sintered body can be obtained. A zirconia molded body with zirconia particles and 2.0 to 9.0 mol % yttria, having an average primary particle diameter less than 60 nm, and a monoclinic crystal system in a fraction of ≥55%. The zirconia molded body may have ≥1% undissolved yttria. A zirconia pre-sintered body may have such zirconia particles, wherein the zirconia pre-sintered body has ΔL*(W−B) of ≥5 through a thickness of 1.5 mm. A zirconia sintered body may have a fluorescent agent and 2.0 to 9.0 mol % yttria, and a crystal grain size of ≤180 nm.
US12145884B2
The present invention relates to an asphalt slurry seal composition comprising a mineral filler comprising an inorganic mineral blend having a multi-modal particle size distribution comprising at least a first maximum in the range of about 0.1 μm to about 15 μm and a second maximum in the range about 5 μm to about 35 μm, wherein about 5 wt. % to about 40 wt. % of the particles in the inorganic mineral blend (dry weight) are in the range of about 0.1 μm to about 15 μm, a pigment component comprised of at least one pigment, an additive component comprising at least one rheology modifier, an asphalt emulsion, optionally one or more functional minerals, and water. Further, the particles of the inorganic mineral blend may be subjected to surface treatments.
US12145881B2
The present disclosure relates more particularly to calcium sulfate-based slurries useful, for example, in making gypsum boards for building construction, as well as methods for using them, e.g., to make gypsum boards, in one aspect, the present disclosure provides a calcium sulfate slurry composition comprising calcium sulfate present substantially in the form of one or more hydrates, the calcium sulfate being present in an amount in the range of 70-99.8 wt % on a dry basis, calculated as stucco; and a cationic starch present in an amount of 0.10-10 wt % of the amount of calcium sulfate as stucco on a dry basis, the cationic starch being substituted with amine and/or ammonium groups and having a % N value in the range of 0.10 wt. % to 2 wt %, and an RVA viscosity value of at least 100 cP at 65° C. and 16 wt %; and water, in an amount sufficient to form a slurry. The disclosure also provides gypsum-based materials useful as building materials, e.g., for use as building boards in construction of walls and ceilings of buildings.
US12145870B2
An exemplary embodiment of the present invention provides a system for disinfecting a fluid, the system comprising: an outer electrode defining an internal cavity; a center electrode comprising a plurality of surface area members, the center electrode positioned within the internal cavity and extending along at least a portion of a longitudinal axis of the outer electrode; an inlet positioned proximate a first end of the outer electrode and configured to allow a fluid to pass from an area external to the cavity into the cavity; and an outlet positioned proximate a second end of the outer electrode and configured to allow the fluid to pass from the cavity into an area external to the cavity. A voltage supply can be configured to supply a voltage across the outer electrode and center electrode, the voltage generating a non-uniform electric field distribution on a cross-sectional plane of the system.
US12145868B2
A method of treating water in a water treatment system after a replacement of an ion exchange bed includes introducing water to be treated into the ion exchange bed of the water treatment system to produce treated water, calculating a current exchange daily average flow rate of water through the water treatment system, calculating a cumulative daily average flow rate of water through the water treatment system, and determining an estimated number of days remaining to exhaustion of the ion exchange bed based on the current exchange daily average flow rate and the cumulative daily average flow rate.
US12145867B2
A sea water intake system comprising a main sea water intake pipe, one end of the sea water intake pipe being provided with a centrifugal chamber, the chamber having at least one tangential inlet for entry of sea water to cause rotation of the sea water in the chamber. The other end of the intake pipe terminates in a sump, the sump having a water level lower than that of sea level and having a pump to transport sea water from the sump through a delivery pipe to a treatment plant. A central region of the centrifugal chamber is in fluid communication with a substantially vertical airlift pipe having an air inlet at, or close, to the chamber and a water exit remote from the chamber.
US12145864B2
Embodiments of the present invention are generally related to a system and method to remove hydrogen sulfide from sour water and sour oil. Particularly, hydrogen sulfide is removed from sour water and sour oil without the need for special chemicals, such as catalyst chemicals, scavenger chemicals, hydrocarbon sources, or a large-scale facility. The system and method in the present invention is particularly useful in exploratory oil and gas fields, where large facilities to remove hydrogen sulfide may be inaccessible. The present invention addresses the need for safe and cost-effective transport of the deadly neurotoxin. Particular embodiments involve a system and method that can be executed both on a small and large scale to sweeten sour water and sour oil.
US12145856B2
Described herein is a method of adding one or more boronic acid functional compounds to a mineral ore to result in a treated mineral ore. Where the mineral ore is a bauxite ore, and the ore is subsequently processed according to the Bayer process to obtain alumina, adding a boronic acid functional compound to the bauxite ore or a Bayer product followed by processing the treated bauxite ore or treated Bayer product using one or more processes associated with the Bayer process results in an increased yield of alumina product, increased alumina content (purity) in the alumina product obtained, or both when compared to the same bauxite ore or Bayer product subjected to the same process(es) but in the absence of a boronic acid functional compound.
US12145847B2
The present disclosure provides systems and methods for hydrogen production as well as apparatuses useful in such systems and methods. Hydrogen is produced by steam reforming of a hydrocarbon in a gas heated reformer that is heated using one or more streams comprising combustion products of a fuel in an oxidant, preferably in the presence of a carbon dioxide circulating stream.
US12145827B2
An automatic guided vehicle for the handling of shuttles and/or loading units in automatic warehouses. A telescopic upright integral with a vehicle frame bears a fork holder plate provided with a pair of forks and connected to the telescopic upright with an equipment. The equipment includes actuators and sensors for controlling and commanding the movements of the forks. An actuator controls the global lateral translation of the fork holder plate. A pair of actuators moves the forks closer to and away from each other. A pair of actuators rotates the fork holder plate with respect to a central axis of the equipment. The equipment also includes a pair of fork side sensors, to check the alignment of the fork holder plate to the front side of a rack and fork alignment sensors to check the alignment of the forks with respect to the lateral guides of the tunnel.
US12145826B2
A transmission assembly and a lifting column are provided. The transmission assembly includes a first screw rod, a second screw rod, a first transmission sleeve sleeved over the first screw rod, and an actuating device for driving the first transmission sleeve to rotate. An end of the first screw rod proximal to the actuating device is fixed, and an end of the second screw rod distant from the actuating device is fixed. A second transmission sleeve is disposed between the first screw rod and the second screw rod, the second transmission sleeve and the first transmission sleeve are synchronously rotatable and are axially extensible and retractable relative to each other, and both ends of the second transmission sleeve are in threaded transmission connection with the first screw rod and the second screw rod, respectively.
US12145825B2
A winch mount assembly comprises a mount assembly. The mount assembly having an upper mount assembly. The upper mount assembly having a coupling plate. he coupling plate has a first portion positioned perpendicular to the top plate. The winch mount assembly further comprising a lower mount assembly. The lower mount assembly having a lower coupling plate. A cross member receiver formed by a first portion of the coupling plate, a security plate and a first portion of the lower coupling plate. The winch mount assembly further comprises a winch.
US12145823B2
Based upon the identification of a structural member, a projective path and final attachment location for the structural member is presented to the crane operator. Further, the dimensions of each structural member are determined and compared against a construction site database. Structural members not conforming to the dimensions listed in the construction site database are identified and the crane operator alerted.
US12145817B2
Folding device to make two parallel folds in a leaf whereby the device contains two clamps with a folding edge, each formed by two clamping bars with jaws which can be moved relative to each other between an open position and a closed position and whereby the clamps to feed the leaf are arranged opposite each other with their folding edges parallel and facing each other at a distance equal to the desired distance between the folds to be made and whereby the folding device also a carrier to move the clamps in their closed position relative to each other in such a way that one of the clamps with its folding edge makes a circular movement around the folding edge of the other clamp to form both parallel folds at the folding edges of both clamps.
US12145811B2
A system is disclosed for controlling the disgorging of objects. The system includes a container system including a container for containing objects, rotation means for rotating the container to a disgorgement angle, and movement means for moving at least a portion of the container system in a repetitious manner with a net zero distance of travel of the at least the portion of the container system such that the objects are disgorged from the container at a controlled rate of disgorgement.
US12145802B2
The present application describes an automated inventory control system that comprises a storage device, a sensing system, a data storage, and one or more processors. The storage device includes a plurality of storage locations for storing objects. The sensing system is configured to associate the storage device with a first location and with a second location. The data storage is configured to store configurable data of the storage device. The one or more processors are configured to send configurable data corresponding to the first location to the storage device in response to receiving information associating the storage device with the first location from the sensing system. In response to receiving information associating the storage device with the second location from the sensing system, the one or more processors are configured to send configurable data corresponding to the second location to the storage device.
US12145794B2
An exemplary pad for placement under a tank, for example, has first and second pad portions and a polymer hinge that allows the pad to be folded or closed.
US12145782B2
A sealing structure may include a lid including a first lid face, a second lid face opposite to the first lid face, and a fragile area between the first lid face and the second lid face, a cover including a first cover face facing the second lid face and covering the fragile area and a second cover face opposite to the first cover face, wherein a first distance between the second lid face and the first cover face is substantially equal to or less than a second distance between the first cover face and the second cover face, and a connector configured to connect the lid and the cover.
US12145778B2
The method includes first defining a plurality of fold lines that divide the blank into a plurality of sidewall panels, forming a platform panel on a bottom end of the plurality of sidewall panels, the platform panel having a first foot panel and a second foot panel on first opposing sides of the platform panel, the first foot panel directly connecting the platform panel to a first sidewall panel, of the plurality of sidewall panels, and second defining a tab near the bottom end of the plurality of sidewall panels, the tab being configured to retain a bottom edge of the second foot panel, upon an assembly of the blank into a package.
US12145773B2
An elongate closure (10; 110) for closing an access side of a flexible packaging comprises an elongate plastic body (12; 112), wherein the body (12; 112) has a first face (22; 120) that is turned towards the access side of the flexible packaging in a closed position, a second face (24; 122) that is turned away from the access side of the flexible packaging in a closed position, and at least one thickened rib (14, 16; 114) extending over the length of the body (12; 112), wherein the at least one thickened rib (14, 16; 114) has at least two projecting parts (26; 124) separated by a recess (28; 126) at the second face (24; 122). The elongate closure can be a clip band type closure or a twist tie type closure.
US12145772B2
An ice bag for a cooler that include a bag with an open top. A flap having a top edge and a bottom edge, wherein the top edge of the flap is coupled to a portion of a periphery of the open top of the bag. A hand sleeve has an opening for a hand, wherein a rear periphery portion of the hand opening is coupled to the bottom edge of the flap. A user can insert a hand into the hand sleeve to grab ice cubes in the ice bag and transfer the ice cubes into a container.
US12145771B2
In an embodiment, the invention comprises a container comprising: a base; at least one sidewall extending upwardly from the base and terminating in a top edge, wherein the at least one sidewall is paper-based; a removable flexible membrane adhered to the top edge, wherein the membrane comprises a one-way valve; a liner ply at least partially adhered to an interior surface of the sidewall, wherein the liner ply is configured to at least partially release from the sidewall upon a pressure differential between the pressure within the container and the external pressure.
US12145768B2
Described herein is an improved bottle and lid design that eliminates the need for lids on bottles that require unscrewing, snapping, or other exertion to remove and/or replace the lid.
US12145766B2
A deck box kit formed from injection molded split plastic panels that interlock with an adjoining panel to form top, bottom, front and rear walls. The adjoining panels are secured in position with screw fasteners, and utilize integrally formed cross bracing, ribs and gussets for increased rigidity. In a disassembled state, the panels are substantially the same size, allowing efficiency in storage and reduced shipping costs by employing substantially square packaging. Further, the panels are stored in a nested configuration to eliminate the shipping of containers requiring fillers to address free air space.
US12145759B2
A pharmaceutical order processing system for processing a plurality of pharmaceutical containers includes a container repository, a container selector, an order consolidator transporter and an order consolidator. The container repository supports the pharmaceutical containers. The container selector has a picker to pick the pharmaceutical containers from the pharmaceutical container repository. The container selector includes a carriage supporting the picker and movable relative to the container repository to move the picker around the container repository. The order consolidator receives the pharmaceutical containers and places the pharmaceutical containers in a shipping package. The order consolidator transporter receives the pharmaceutical containers after they have been picked by the picker and transports the pharmaceutical containers toward the order consolidator.
US12145755B2
A strapping device includes a handle, a body, and an actuator. The handle includes an input device and a switch, the input device spaced from the switch by a biasing element that applies a bias force to the input device. The input device moves from a first state spaced from the switch to a second state contacting the switch responsive to receiving a force greater than the bias force. A circuit of the switch is closed responsive to the input device moving from the first state to the second state. The switch outputs an actuation signal responsive to the circuit being closed. The body includes a tensioner and a base including a strap receiver opposite the tensioner. The actuator moves the tensioner from a first tensioner position to a second tensioner position further from the strap receiver based on a movement force greater than the bias force.
US12145754B2
An apparatus includes a folding unit and a transport unit that transports a package assembly on a transport plane towards the folding unit, the package assembly comprising containers that have been wrapped in a paper blank that comprises tabs that project past the containers. The tabs comprise a lower tab that is coplanar with the transport plane. The folding unit comprises a folding-device that folds lower tabs with plates arranged on both sides of the transport unit. The plates move with three degrees-of-freedom: along the transport unit, towards the package assembly, and perpendicular to the transport plane.
US12145743B2
A system and a method include a lighting sub-system including one or more light fixtures configured to be disposed within a cargo area of an internal cabin of a vehicle. A control unit is in communication with the one or more light fixtures. The control unit is configured to control the one or more light fixtures. The control unit is configured to selectively adjust light emitted from the one or more light fixtures based on the cargo within the cargo area. The system and the method can also include one or more temperature control devices configured to one or both of adjust or maintain a temperature within the cargo area of the internal cabin of the vehicle. The control unit can be configured to control the one or more temperature control devices based on the cargo within the cargo area.
US12145741B2
An onboard system in an aircraft records data simultaneously from a plurality of onboard products, systems, and devices. The data is recorded in response to an event trigger common to each onboard product, system, and device, and tagged with a common timestamp and stored in a centralized data store. The system compiles the data into a single dataset, synchronizing the data according to the common timestamp. The data may be modified to reflect the common timestamp where the data includes a different timecode from the original source. The data may also be modified to conform to a standard format. The dataset may be encrypted according to a standard and transmitted offboard for later analysis, or analyzed onboard if immediate analysis is required.
US12145740B2
A mounting system configured to mount a personal electronic device (PED) in an aircraft flight deck is provided. The mounting adapter includes: an annunciator light including an LED strip for providing an annunciation regarding the PED; a display disable system mounted within the mounting adapter for disabling the PED display; and a controller configured to: obtain a captured frame of the PED display; send the captured frame to a server for determining whether a problem exists with an image displayed on the PED display; and responsive to receiving an annunciation indicator from the server indicating that the problem exists with the image displayed on the PED display, enable the display disable system to shut off the PED display and command the annunciator light to illuminate in a particular color that indicates that the PED display was shut off because the problem exists with the image displayed on the PED display.
US12145737B2
The invention relates to an engine control device comprising a first control channel (V1) and a second control channel (V2), each control channel comprising a first sensor (CAV1, CAV2) and a second sensor (CBV2, CBV2), each configured to provide, respectively, a first measurement (A) and a second measurement (B) to each channel, each of the channels having an active or passive state defining an active channel (V1) or a passive channel (V2), the active channel (V1) being designed to control at least one actuator (ACT) of the engine while the passive channel (V2) is designed to take over for the active channel if the latter fails.
US12145731B2
A base assembly for an aircraft seat is disclosed. The base assembly may include one or more leg sub-assemblies. Each leg sub-assembly may include a front leg, a rear leg, and a link beam configured to couple the front leg to a portion of the rear leg. At least one of the front leg or the rear leg being at least partially formed of a hybrid composite structure. The link beam being at least partially formed of the hybrid composite structure. The hybrid composite structure formed of at least a first material and a second material, where the first material is different from the second material, the first material including a thermoplastic material configured to provide ductility for the base assembly, the second material being a composite material configured to provide strength for the base assembly.
US12145728B2
The present invention relates to an aerial vehicle (10). aerial vehicle comprises a liquid chemical tank (20), at least one liquid spray unit (30), at least one actuator (40), a plurality of sensors (50), and a processing unit (60). The liquid chemical tank is configured to hold a liquid chemical. The at least one liquid spray unit is configured to spray the liquid chemical. The at least one actuator is configured to operate the at least one liquid spray unit. At least one sensor (51) of the plurality of sensors is configured to measure a speed of the aerial vehicle relative to the ground. At least one sensor (52) of the plurality of sensors is a light detection and ranging (LIDAR) sensor configured to measure the direction and distance of airborne particles relative to the aerial vehicle with respect to a fore-aft axis of the aerial vehicle. The processing unit is configured to determine an air movement direction and distance relative to a projection of the fore-aft axis onto the ground and determine an air movement speed relative to the ground. The determination comprises utilisation of the speed of the aerial vehicle, the direction and distance of airborne particles relative to the aerial vehicle with respect to the fore-aft axis of the aerial vehicle and the speed of airborne particles relative to the aerial vehicle. The processing unit is configured to control at least one flying operation of the aerial vehicle and/or control the at least one actuator. Determination of at least one instruction for the control of the at least one flying operation of the aerial vehicle and/or determination of at least one instruction for the control the at least one actuator comprises utilisation of the determined air movement direction and distance relative to the projection of the fore-aft axis onto the ground and the determined air movement speed relative to the ground.
US12145725B2
A fuel tank is disclosed including a lower cover and an upper cover. The lower cover or the upper cover includes a panel assembly. The panel assembly includes a panel and a stringer attached to the panel. The stringer includes a pair of portions which are spaced apart in a lengthwise direction of the stringer and connected to each other by a bridge. Each portion is connected to a respective end of the bridge, and each end of the bridge deviates away from the panel. The stringer includes reinforcement fibres which extend between the portions via the bridge. Each reinforcement fibre deviates away from the panel at each end of the bridge. The stringer includes a stringer recess between the bridge and the panel, and a flow passage in the stringer recess through which fluid can flow across the stringer.
US12145711B2
A system for controlling an outboard motor attached to a boat includes an input, a light unit, and a controller. The input is operable by an operator to select a control mode of the outboard motor. The light unit includes a plurality of light sources. The controller is connected to the input and the light unit. The controller controls the outboard motor according to the control mode. The controller controls the light unit to light the plurality of light sources in a pattern indicating a movement of the boat according to the control mode.
US12145708B2
The present application provides a cooling shell, a chassis, a marine electric propulsor, and a cooling control method. The cooling shell includes a shell body and the shell body includes a fin portion, a heating component installation portion, and a cooling component installation groove. The heating component installation portion is formed on one side of the shell body in the first direction for installing the heating component. The cooling component installation groove is formed on the other side of the shell body for accommodating the cooling component. A connected flow channel is formed between the fin portion and the cooling component installation groove.
US12145703B1
A system for releasable attachment mechanisms comprising modular elements and attachable components, including a male end adapted to join a single-piece female end by rotating the male end into the single-piece female end such that data bus terminals align and power bus terminals align. The system can be assembled from these modular elements and components to meet desired mission and performance characteristics without the need to purchase specially designed systems for each mission. The joints connecting the modules are designed such that power and data connections between modules are reliably made.
US12145692B2
A bicycle power system is disclosed that includes an axle for securement to a vehicle, the axle having a central axle axis extending therethrough, a wheel hub rotatable about the central axle axis and having a hub shell interconnected with a wheel rim, the hub shell including a shell side wall rotatably coupled to the axle, a shell top wall forming in part, a ring gear including inner ring gear teeth, and a shell cover having a cover wall radially extending from a stator carrier. The bicycle power system further includes a hub motor situated in the hub shell, the hub motor having a rotor with a plurality of magnets and a stator cavity, wherein the rotor rotates about the axle, a ring-shaped stator situated in the stator cavity and having an inner surface secured to the stator carrier, such that the stator rotates about the axle with the shell cover.
US12145679B2
There is provided a support structure for an in-vehicle component that supports an in-vehicle component at a front side of a vehicle body frame. The support structure for an in-vehicle component includes a first brace that is attached to a front portion of the vehicle body frame, and a second brace that is attached to a front portion of the first brace. The in-vehicle component is attached to the second brace, and the second brace is made of a material lighter in weight and higher in vibration damping rate than the first brace.
US12145676B2
A vehicle body assembly system each forming a pre-buck section and a main-buck section set along a transport path of the floor assembly according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure includes a pre-buck unit configured in the pre-buck section to regulate the seal side and the front and rear sides of side assemblies that are different for each vehicle type, and to assemble the side assembly and the floor assembly, and a main-buck unit configured in the main-buck section to regulates the roof portion and the quarter portion of the side assembly assembled to the floor assembly in the pre-buck section, assemble the roof portion, cowl, roof rail and package tray and assemble the quarter portion and the floor assembly.
US12145667B2
A steering method for an industrial truck. The industrial truck includes a pivot plate which is mounted to be rotatable about a steering axis in two steering directions, three wheels, one of the three wheels being designed as a central wheel which is rotatably mounted about an axis of rotation in the pivot plate, and a hydraulic cylinder which rotates the pivot plate about the steering axis. The method includes exerting steering forces of at least approximately equal magnitude on the pivot plate to provide a rotation about the steering axis in each of the two steering directions.
US12145656B2
A vehicle body member includes a first cell portion including a first negative pole portion and a first positive pole portion disposed to be in contact with a surface of the first negative pole portion, a second cell portion including a second negative pole portion and a second positive pole portion disposed to be in contact with a surface of the second negative pole portion, an insulating layer disposed between the first cell portion and the second cell portion, a series connector connecting the first negative pole portion of the first cell portion and the second positive pole portion of the second cell portion in series, a positive pole current collector connected to the first positive pole portion of the first cell portion, and a negative pole current collector connected to the second negative pole portion of the second cell portion.
US12145649B2
A tracked vehicle, controller for the tracked vehicle, and a method performed thereon are provided that enable the pilot to steer the tracked vehicle using an existing joystick of the tracked vehicle.
US12145644B2
The present invention discloses a carrier frame (100) including a first tubular member (1), a second tubular member (2), a third tubular member (3) and a folding unit (4) including a first rod (42), a linkage rod (43), a second rod (44) and a pivot frame (41) pivoted to the second tubular member (2). The first rod (42) is pivoted to the pivot frame (41) at a first pivot point and a second pivot point respectively. The linkage rod (43) is pivoted to the first tubular member (1) and pivoted to the pivot frame (41) at a third pivot point. The second rod (44) is pivoted to the third tubular member (3) and pivoted to the linkage rod (43) at a fourth pivot point. The second, third and fourth pivot points are located at the same pivot axis. The carrier frame (100) can be released and folded synchronously and has advantages that the carrier frame (100) is easy to fold, has a simple structure, and is convenient to operate.
US12145636B2
A method, device, and system for detecting a current leak in a traction power rail. Magnetic or electrical properties of the rail are measured. The measurements are performed using a rail instrument that senses the properties around the rail at various times while the instrument is being moved down the rail, such as using a cart or train. The rail instrument may be a flux concentrator or open Rogowski coil. The locations of the rail, about which the readings are taken by the rail instrument, may be determined and correlated with the measurements themselves. The method may comprise measuring the magnetic field of the rail along a length of the rail, and identifying a leak based on differences between the magnetic field measurements. The system may comprise a cart comprising the rail instrument and a location instrument.
US12145631B2
A ride system adapted to eliminate delays caused by variances in loading or unloading through the inclusion of an infinite ingress/egress station within the ride path. The station provides a system to circumvent the vehicle in series design methodology, which allows the station to operate to pull a vehicle out of the line or series of vehicles if an issue arises during loading or unloading. This is achieved using a circular turntable that is rotated with a series of vehicles attached to the outer edge of the rotating turntable so as to be moved along the ride path by the turntable during loading and unloading operations. The station is configured to allow a vehicle identified as having load or unload issues to continue to travel with or around the turntable instead of being released into the attraction along the ride path as would be the case for properly loaded/unloaded vehicles.
US12145625B2
A system for detection and reporting of data signal interference includes a plurality of vehicles. Each vehicle includes a global navigation satellite system (GNSS) receiver receiving a GNSS signal, a cellular modem configured for sending and receiving data over a wireless communication network, and a computerized detection and reporting controller. The controller includes programming to monitor the GNSS signal, analyze the GNSS signal to identify a presence of radio frequency (RF) interference, and generate a report of an RF interference event to a remote server device based upon the presence of the interference. The system further includes the server device including programming to monitor the report of the interference event from each of the vehicles, identify a threshold RF interference event based upon the report of the RF interference event from each of the plurality of vehicles, and command a remedial action based upon the threshold RF interference event.
US12145619B2
According to a method for self-localization of a vehicle, a first pose of the vehicle is determined in a map coordinates system, based on environment sensor data representing an environment of the vehicle, a landmark is detected in the environment, a position of the landmark is determined in the map coordinates system and a second pose of the vehicle is determined in the map coordinates system dependent on the position of the landmark. An assignment instruction is consulted, matching up the first pose with at last one preferred sensor type or at least one dominant landmark type. Depending on the assignment instruction, a first environment sensor system is activated and a second environment sensor system is deactivated, whereupon the environment sensor data are generated by means of the first environment sensor system.
US12145616B2
A vehicular driver monitoring system includes a camera disposed at an interior rearview mirror assembly within a cabin of a vehicle and viewing a driver operating of the vehicle. Image data captured by the camera is transferred to and is processed at an electronic control unit (ECU). The vehicular driver monitoring system, via processing at the ECU of image data captured by the camera, determines posture of the driver operating the vehicle. The vehicular driver monitoring system, based at least in part on a comparison between the determined posture of the driver and a proper posture stored in memory, determines improper posture of the driver. The proper posture stored in memory is determined based at least in part on a determined head position of the driver relative to the interior rearview mirror assembly of the vehicle.
US12145607B2
An autonomous driving control system comprises a main controller, a backup controller, main execution apparatuses and backup execution apparatuses. The backup controller is configured to decompose, when receiving a main control instruction from the main controller, the main control instruction to obtain backup control instructions corresponding to the backup execution apparatuses respectively, and send the backup control instructions to the backup execution apparatuses correspondingly; and the control system is configured to control, when detecting that an abnormality occurs in any one device of the main execution apparatuses, the backup execution apparatus corresponding to the device in which the abnormality has occurred to execute a corresponding backup control instruction. The system can solve the problem that an autonomous driving control system cannot operate normally when any controller or actuation mechanism fails at a single point.
US12145602B2
A vehicle control device including a motion condition detector detecting motion conditions including a rotational motion and a longitudinal acceleration of a vehicle on which a load is to be loaded, a wheel load acquisition unit acquiring wheel loads of wheels, a loading state acquisition unit acquiring a loading state of the load loaded on the vehicle, an inertia value calculator calculating an inertia value including principal axes of inertia about a center of gravity of the vehicle with the load included, based on the acquired loading state, and a controller performing overturning prevention control that suppresses an increase in difference between the wheel loads of front and rear wheels of the vehicle, using the acquired wheel loads of the wheels, the inertia value, and detection values of the motion conditions.
US12145584B2
A driving assistance method for performing a lane change of an own vehicle by autonomous travel control includes: calculating a target route along which the own vehicle is caused to travel to a destination; determining whether or not multiple lane changes are required to be performed successively for the own vehicle to travel in accordance with the target route; determining whether or not the lane change is performed by the autonomous travel control; and when a determination that, in a second or later lane changes among the multiple lane changes, a lane change is not performed by the autonomous travel control is included, not performing a first lane change by the autonomous travel control.
US12145572B2
Technical solutions are described for a system and method for determining status of an electronic control unit (ECU) in a dual-ECU system. The method includes: determining, by a first ECU, a pin state of an communications terminal connected to a sensor; powering the sensor by a second ECU; and determining, by the first ECU, a status of the second ECU based on the pin state of the communications terminal. The first ECU may determine the second ECU as being nonresponsive via a communications interface, and the first ECU may determine the status of the second ECU in response to determining the second ECU being nonresponsive via the communications interface. The first ECU may determine the status second ECU as being one of powered-on and non-responsive, powered-on and functioning, or powered-off, based on the pin state of the communications terminal.
US12145566B2
The present invention relates to the structure of an electronic control unit (ECU) in a brake system, in which an ECU board that constitutes redundancy is additionally arranged in a symmetrical or asymmetric structure and a plurality of motor position sensors for redundancy are arranged, to prepare for malfunction of the ECU, to thus have an effect of operating the brake system normally by another motor position sensor even if one of the motor position sensors malfunctions.
US12145565B2
A braking system for vehicles may have a control unit for two brake groups operatively connected to electromechanical actuators for each brake group through a relative piloting device. Each control unit may be powered by a power source and being galvanically isolated from other power sources. Each control unit may be programmed to implement, via a piloting device, a standard braking strategy in case of detection of a standard operation of each brake group and a fault braking strategy, if it detects an electrical fault of one or more of the brake groups.
US12145561B2
The present disclosure relates to an electronic brake system and an operation method thereof. The electronic brake system includes a reservoir in which a pressurized medium is stored, an integrated master cylinder including a simulation piston, a master piston, and an elastic member provided between the simulation piston and the master piston, a reservoir flow path to connect the integrated master cylinder and the reservoir, a hydraulic pressure supply device configured to generate a hydraulic pressure by operating a hydraulic piston according to an electrical signal output in response to a displacement of a brake pedal, a hydraulic control unit including a first hydraulic circuit having two wheel cylinders and a second hydraulic circuit having the other two wheel cylinders and configured to control the hydraulic pressure transferred to the first hydraulic circuit and the second hydraulic circuit, and an electronic control unit configured to control valves based on hydraulic pressure information and displacement information of the brake pedal.
US12145559B2
A control method for distribution of braking force of an autonomous vehicle may include a vertical load determination step in which a controller is configured to recognize an object existing in an interior of the vehicle and recognizes data of at least one among a position in the vehicle, a size, volume, density, weight, and center of gravity of the corresponding object, and determines a vertical load applied to each wheel of the vehicle according to the recognized data, wherein the controller transmits data of the determined vertical load of each wheel to a brake controller electrically connected to the controller, and the brake controller 40 determines an amount of the distribution of the braking force for each wheel of the vehicle according to the received data of the vertical load and drives a brake actuator electrically connected to the brake controller according to the determined amount of the distribution of the braking force.
US12145552B2
A system for use in connection with a wheel torque generating component in a heavy-duty vehicle. The system comprises a fluid conduit, a compressor configured to provide a pressurized air flow through the fluid conduit, a mass flow adding arrangement configured to add a fluid to the pressurized air flow in the fluid conduit, thereby increasing the mass flow of the pressurized air flow, and a flow directing device arranged downstream of the mass flow adding arrangement and configured to direct the pressurized air flow, including the added fluid, from the fluid conduit to the wheel torque generating component so as to control the temperature of the wheel torque generating component. The invention also relates to a method for use in connection with a wheel torque generating component in a heavy-duty vehicle.
US12145551B2
An actuator assembly for a vehicle brake is described. It comprises a carrier assembly (22) on which an activating carriage (88) for a brake lining is guided linearly. Moreover, an electric motor fastened to the carrier assembly (22) is provided which is coupled drivingly to the activating carriage via a gear unit and a spindle drive such that the activating carriage can be displaced selectively between a retracted position and an extended position. In addition, the actuator assembly comprises a locking assembly (106) for selectively immobilizing in rotation an output shaft (38) of the electric motor. The locking assembly (106) here comprises a locking lever (114) which at a first end (116) is mounted rotatably on the carrier assembly (22) and at a second opposite end (118) is coupled to a locking actuator (112). A locking tooth (124) is moreover positioned between the first end (116) and the second end (118). A method for activating an actuator assembly for a vehicle brake is furthermore presented.
US12145542B2
An inclination mechanism TM1 is provided at a wiper blade 30. The inclination mechanism TM1 inclines the wiper blade 30 with respect to a surface 11a, so that a center Ct1 of a U-shaped hook part 23b is disposed forward in a wiping direction with respect to a center Ct2 of a blade rubber 50. Accordingly, at the time of each of forward wiping and return wiping of the wiper blade 30, it is possible to correctly incline the blade rubber 50 with respect to the surface 11 a.
US12145535B2
A vehicular apparatus includes a controller unit configured to control a displaying operation of a video by a camera on a display and a communicator unit as an acquisition unit configured to acquire a vehicle state signal indicating a vehicle state. The controller unit is configured to perform a preparation for displaying the video by the camera on the display in response to the communicator unit acquiring the vehicle state signal indicating the vehicle state where the video by the camera is required.
US12145534B2
The present disclosure relates to a method and system for monitoring the status of a person in the vicinity of a vehicle, including capturing an image of an area in the vehicle or in the vicinity of the vehicle, analysing the captured image, detecting if the captured image contains a person, determining at a first time a characteristic associated with the person in the captured image, comparing the characteristic with a predefined threshold value; and in response to the determined parameter surpassing the predefined threshold value, actuating a change of state of the vehicle. The characteristic may comprise temperature.
US12145530B2
A vehicle theft deterrent apparatus includes a driver verifier, a steering torque detector, an actuator, and a steering controller. The steering torque detector is configured to detect steering torque input by a driver to a steering system. The actuator is configured to generate drive torque to be given to the steering system. The driver verifier is configured to verify whether driver information obtained from the driver matches registered information registered in advance. The steering controller is configured to control the drive torque generated by the actuator based on the steering torque. In a case where the driver verifier determines that the driver information does not match the registered information, the steering controller is configured to permit the driver to steer until a vehicle drives a set distance, and then to cause the actuator to generate the drive torque prohibiting the driver from steering.
US12145520B1
A cargo transport comprising a plurality of wheels, a subframe supported by the plurality of wheels, and an underride guard assembly coupled to the subframe. The subframe comprises a road-side longitudinal rail, a curb-side longitudinal rail, and a plurality of cross beams extending between the road-side longitudinal rail and the curb-side longitudinal rail. The underride guard assembly comprises a plurality of brackets coupled to the plurality of cross beams of the subframe, a plurality of resilient sheets coupled to the subframe, a respective reinforcement rail, and a plurality of bracing assemblies. The resilient sheets include a road-side resilient sheet extending below the road-side longitudinal rail and a curb-side resilient sheet extending below the curb-side longitudinal rail. The respective reinforcement rail is coupled at a lower portion of each of the resilient sheets. The bracing assemblies are coupled to the brackets and the respective reinforcement rail.
US12145519B2
An object includes an internal support and an exterior portion coupled to the internal support. A deformation portion includes a top portion and a bottom portion, and a force imparted to a first location of the exterior portion causes the bottom portion of the deformation portion to contact the exterior portion. The contact causes a deformation of the exterior portion that moves a second location of the exterior portion downward relative to the first location.
US12145506B2
A door mirror structure comprises a door-mirror body portion, a mirror base having a tip-end portion fixed to the door-mirror body portion and a base-end portion provided away from the tip-end portion, a rotational support axis connected to the base-end portion and rotatably supporting the door-mirror body portion and the mirror base between a mirror-use position and a mirror-storage position, and an electromotive rotational unit provided to rotate the door-mirror body portion and the mirror base between the mirror-use position and the mirror-storage position around an axis line of the rotational support axis. The electromotive rotational unit is provided at a side door. The rotational support axis is provided to be inclined such that an upper side thereof is located on a vehicle forward side.
US12145503B2
This invention concerns a sound and performance emulator (1) for an electric propulsion vehicle (100) with a first sensor (2) to emit a clutch signal (2a) relative to the position of a clutch (101) of the electric propulsion vehicle (100); a second sensor (3) to emit a gear signal (3a) relative to the position of a gear-switch (102) of the electric propulsion vehicle (100); a control unit (4) which receives an acceleration signal (5) relating to an accelerator position (103) of the electric propulsion vehicle (100); a vehicle speed signal (6) and/or an engine revolutions signal (7) relating to the engine revolutions (RpmExt) of the electric motor (104); the clutch signal (2a); and the gear signal (3a). The control unit (4) calculates a simulated engine revolutions value (RpmFinal) and a simulated gear inserted value (GearInserted) of a simulated endothermic combustion vehicle. The control unit (4) provides a requested simulated torque value and/or an output throttle signal (OutputThrottle) to be sent to the electric propulsion vehicle (100) to control it.
US12145499B2
A slow moving vehicle safety device for reducing accidents involving slow moving vehicles includes a housing, which defines an interior space and which is mountable to a rear end of a slow moving vehicle. A power module, a microprocessor, and a receiver are engaged to the housing and are positioned in the interior space. The power module and the receiver are operationally engaged to the microprocessor. The receiver is Global Positioning System enabled and receives coordinates and relays the coordinates to the microprocessor, which calculates a speed of the slow moving vehicle. A plurality of bulbs, which is engaged to a rear facing facet of the housing and is operationally engaged to the microprocessor, can selectively emit light of a variety of colors. The microprocessor is enabled to selectively actuate the bulbs to emit light of a respective color based on an associated speed of the slow moving vehicle.
US12145494B2
An article management system utilizes an electric cart which may autonomously move, automatically and easily managing articles and ensuring the convenience of delivery service by the automation of article delivery.
US12145489B2
A headrest assembly may have a connecting member extending between a headrest and a seat back of the headrest assembly. A mechanism may be located in the headrest assembly or the seat back. The mechanism permits selective movement of the headrest with respect to the connecting member.
US12145488B2
A vehicle seat includes a seat cushion, a seatback, a headrest, and a head support section. The seat cushion is configured so as to support the buttocks of a seated occupant from a seat lower side. The seatback is configured so as to support the back of the seated occupant from a seat rear side. The headrest is configured so as to support the head of the seated occupant from the seat rear side. The head support section is provided to the headrest and is configured so as to support a location corresponding the occipital bone of the head of the seated occupant from a seat left-right direction, and is also configured so as to support the location in a forward direction and in a seat obliquely upward direction from the seat rear side.
US12145484B2
A child seat for a vehicle. The child seat is configured for holding a child within an interior compartment of the vehicle, where the child seat includes an attachment arrangement adapted for attaching the child seat to a vehicle door structure.
US12145479B2
The present disclosure provides a seat rail locking device for a vehicle, which may apply a method of moving a lock pin in an upward direction to lock a seat rail by moving away from a conventional seat rail locking method of moving the lock pin in a directly downward direction to pass through a floor panel, thereby not causing the interference with the floor panel at all to flexibly apply a battery mounting structure to the floor panel, improving an assembling property as an operator may easily assemble a lock pin guide configured to guide the lock pin to move in upward and downward directions to a movable rail with only one-touch operation, and preventing the lock pin from being damaged or separated by mounting a cap at an upper end of the lock pin.
US12145475B2
A longitudinal adjuster having at least one rail pair, formed from a first rail and a second rail. The first and second rails are displaceable relative to each other and fit around each other to form an inner channel. A spindle nut is connected to the second rail and a spindle is operatively connected to the spindle nut and are arranged in the inner channel. The spindle nut is fixed on the second rail by a first fixing element and an second fixing element. The spindle nut is centered perpendicular to a longitudinal extent of the second rail by the two fixing elements. A method for assembling the longitudinal adjuster to a vehicle seat are described.
US12145474B2
A recliner assembly for a vehicle seat may include a pair of recliner hearts and a cross rod. Each of the recliner hearts includes a first plate and a second plate that is selectively rotatable relative to the first plate to recline a seatback relative to a seat bottom of the vehicle seat. The cross rod extends between the recliner hearts and is received in hubs of the recliner hearts. The cross rod transmits torque between the hubs. The cross rod includes ridges that are angularly spaced apart from each other. Each of the ridges includes a first sidewall, a second sidewall, and an end wall extending between the first and second sidewalls. The first and second sidewalls are defined by first and second axes that extend radially outward. The first and second axes are angled such that they do not converge with each other as they extend radially outward.
US12145470B2
A braking control device of an industrial vehicle includes a travel motor configured to generate regenerative braking force and a mechanical brake configured to generate mechanical braking force as a braking unit and including a battery configured to be charged by the regenerative braking force. The device is configured to acquire vehicle speed information of the industrial vehicle, acquire a regenerative current of the travel motor, execute autonomous driving with a required braking force including the regenerative braking force for causing a vehicle speed of the industrial vehicle descending a slope to be a target vehicle speed based on the vehicle speed information, and adjust distribution of the mechanical braking force in the required braking force so that the acquired regenerative current is equal to or less than an upper regenerative threshold value smaller than a maximum regenerative current.
US12145469B1
Computer-implemented methods and computer systems are disclosed herein as implemented by a controller operatively coupled to a network of electric vehicles. The methods and systems include the controller (i) receiving a notification that an electric vehicle is stranded without sufficient power to operate; (ii) receiving information regarding the stranded electric vehicle; (iii) detecting one or more other electric vehicles in a vicinity of the stranded electric vehicle; (iv) receiving information regarding the detected one or more other electric vehicles; and/or (v) determining, based upon the received information, which of the detected one or more other electric vehicles to send a power source request. Alternatively, the notification may indicate that an electric vehicle has a low state of charge (SOC), or is otherwise has a battery in need of being recharged to facilitate the electric vehicle traveling to a destination.
US12145459B1
A smart energy manager for an electrified vehicle is provided. In one exemplary implementation, the smart energy manager includes a control unit, a vehicle-to-control unit power cable assembly, a vehicle-to-vehicle power cable assembly, an A/C charge power cable assembly and an offboard power panel A/C sourcing cable assembly. The control unit has a control unit housing including a user interface panel. The vehicle-to-control unit power cable assembly has a first end electrically coupled to the control unit and a second end having a first charge connector configured to electrically couple to a charging port of the electrified vehicle. The control unit is configured to selectively and alternatively route power based on an input at the user interface panel indicative of an operational mode relative to the electrified vehicle and a second charge connector; an A/C plug or a power panel.
US12145455B2
Method and apparatus for charging a battery of an electric vehicle (EV) may determine a power charging schedule for charging the EV from a microgrid, based on charging preference information for the EV, and also power consumption information for devices on the microgrid and alternative power resource information indicating availability of electric power for supply to the microgrid from an alternative power resource on the microgrid received via a communication network. A charging instruction signal for charging the EV from the microgrid, according to the power charging schedule, may be transmitted over the communication network.
US12145454B2
A method for discharging a capacitor. An active discharge circuit is connected in parallel with the capacitor. An interface provides a signal connection between a message-based communication system and the active discharge circuit. The interface comprises at least one input for receiving messages from the message-based communication system. The interface comprises a wake-up functionality. The at least one input comprises an input for the wake-up functionality. The method comprises: receiving at the input for the wake-up functionality a disable discharge command message of said messages for the disabling of the discharge of the capacitor, wherein upon cessation of the disable discharge command message the discharge of the capacitor is enabled. An apparatus for the discharge of a capacitor, wherein the apparatus comprises the interface and the active discharge circuit connectable in parallel with the capacitor.
US12145451B2
The method includes: when the vehicle satisfies a one-pedal activating condition, controlling the vehicle to enter a one-pedal-function activating mode; when the vehicle enters the one-pedal-function activating mode and satisfies a parking-controlling-function activating condition, acquiring current-vehicle-speed information, road-slope information and a first electric-motor recovering torque; based on the current-vehicle-speed information and the road-slope information, calculating to obtain a parking torque; acquiring a first torque difference between the parking torque and the first electric-motor recovering torque; and performing pressure buildup to the vehicle based on the first torque difference, to control the vehicle to complete a parking operation.
US12145441B2
A pedal device comprises a brake pedal, an accelerator pedal, a support member and an adjusting device. The brake pedal is operated to be depressed by a leg of a passenger, and an operation amount of a depressing operation of the brake pedal is transmitted as an electrical signal. The accelerator pedal is operated to be depressed by a leg of the passenger, and an operation amount of a depressing operation of the accelerator pedal is transmitted as an electrical signal. The support member is connected with the brake pedal and the accelerator pedal, respectively, to support the brake pedal and the accelerator pedal in a rotatable manner. The adjusting device adjusts a position or a posture of the pedal unit including the brake pedal, the accelerator pedal, and the support member.
US12145440B2
A vehicular pedal assembly includes a pedal housing with a mounting surface on a forward side for securement within a vehicle. A rotatable pedal has a proximal portion positioned in the pedal housing and a distal portion including a foot pad spaced from the pedal housing. The pedal is biased to a first limit position with respect to the pedal housing, and the distal portion is configured to be actuated from the first limit position in a forward direction. A friction system is provided for generating a resistance force against movement of the pedal toward and away from the first limit position. The friction system includes a friction lever having a friction pad, the friction lever being carried by the pedal and pivotable on the pedal to establish friction contact with a friction contact surface of the pedal housing.
US12145439B2
A clutch pedal locking device includes a clutch pedal, a stay attached to the clutch pedal, a plate attached to a lower surface of the stay and extending backward from the stay, a fixed portion provided to a lateral side of the clutch pedal and fixed to a work vehicle body, and a rotation plate suspended from and supported on the fixed portion so as to be rotatable about a rotation shaft. In a case where the rotation plate rotates until a longitudinal direction becomes substantially horizontal, the rotation plate comes into contact with an upper surface of the plate and a back surface of the stay, and the clutch pedal is locked in a state of being stepped on.
US12145436B2
A stub shaft assembly for an outer planetary axle (1) of a motor vehicle includes an inner shaft (9) and an outer shaft (10) comprising a helically toothed sun gear (4). A pair of toothings (11) with a first helical toothing and a second helical toothing is effective between the inner shaft (9) and the outer shaft (10). Also disclosed is an outer planetary axle (1) for a motor vehicle comprising at least one such stub shaft assembly.
US12145425B2
An embodiment heat pump system for a vehicle includes a cooling apparatus including a radiator and a multi-way valve connected by a first coolant line and configured to circulate a coolant in the first coolant line, a second coolant line including first and second ends connected to the multi-way valve and equipped with a first water pump and an electrical component, a third coolant line including first and second ends connected to the multi-way valve and equipped with a second water pump and a battery module, a chiller provided on the third coolant line, connected to a refrigerant line of an air conditioner device through a refrigerant connection line, and configured to adjust a temperature of the coolant circulated in the third coolant line, and a gas injection device configured to selectively expand a refrigerant and to selectively supply some of the refrigerant to a compressor.
US12145424B2
A vehicle temperature control system includes: a first temperature control circuit; a second temperature control circuit; a heat exchanger in which heat exchange between a first temperature control medium and a second temperature control medium is performed; and a control device. The control device is capable of controlling a carrier frequency and a flow rate control valve of the second temperature control circuit based on the temperature of the first temperature control medium detected. In a case where the temperature of the first temperature control medium is lower than a predetermined value, the control device is configured to set the carrier frequency to be lower and controls the flow rate control valve such that the flow rate to a second branch flow path is smaller, as compared with a case where the temperature of the first temperature control medium is equal to or higher than the predetermined value.
US12145414B2
In exemplary embodiments, methods and systems are provided that include one or more underbody cameras and a processor for a vehicle. The underbody cameras are configured to obtain camera images under the vehicle. The processor is coupled to the one or more underbody cameras, and is configured to at least facilitate: performing image processing for the camera images; and determining a ride height, a measure of weight on the vehicle, or both, based on the camera images from the one or more underbody cameras and the processing thereof via the processor.
US12145408B2
Electrical connectors mountable on wheels are described. An electrical connector may include a sleeve sized for mounting on a barrel of a wheel. The sleeve defines one or more channels. The electrical connector may also include one or more hollow spokes mechanically coupled with the sleeve, and one or more electrical conductors. An electrical conductor extends from a portion of the sleeve corresponding to a bead seat region through the one or more channels and a hollow spoke for electrically coupling with an electrical module positioned on a tread region of a tire mounted on the wheel. Electrical devices including such electrical connectors and electrical devices including other electrical connectors are also described.
US12145405B2
A wheel assembly to be coupled to a hub of a vehicle may include an inner rim to be coupled to the hub of the vehicle, and an outer rim surrounding the inner rim. The wheel assembly may also include gas springs operatively coupled between the inner rim and the outer rim to provide a gas suspension permitting relative movement between the inner rim and the outer rim. An inboard flange may extend radially outward from an inboard side of the inner rim to define an inboard mechanical stop with the outer rim. An outboard flange may be spaced from the inboard flange and extend radially outward from an outboard side of the inner rim to define an outboard mechanical stop with the outer rim.
US12145402B2
A hub is provided for a human-powered vehicle. The hub comprises a hub axle, a hub body, a sprocket support structure, a detected part and a rotation detection sensor. The hub axle has a center axis. The hub body is rotatably disposed around the center axis. The sprocket support structure is rotatably disposed around the center axis to transmit a driving force to the hub body while rotating in a driving rotational direction around the center axis. The detected part is provided to the sprocket support structure. The rotation detection sensor is configured to detect the detected part to detect rotation of the sprocket support structure around the center axis and being disposed in the hub body.
US12145401B2
A composite bicycle rim, and a process for manufacturing the rim, having a plurality of perforated spoke-attachment seats having spaced apart first and second areas of cut structural fibers. The second area has both end portions of cut structural fibers having a longitudinal dimension greater than the first area's cut structural fibers and continuous structural fibers. At least some of the end portions of the second area's cut structural fibers are mutually juxtaposed or interposed with respect to the second area's continuous structural fibers.
US12145398B2
A multi-purpose sticker for decorating and sealing an envelope and also for attaching the sealed envelope to a package, such as a gift. The multi-purpose sticker generally includes a double-sided adhesive layer hidden below a decorative covering. With the decorative cover in place, one side of the double-sided adhesive of the sticker can be used to seal an envelope, and the sticker serves as a decorative sticker. If desired, the decorative cover can be peeled off to expose an adhesive in order to affix the sealed envelope to a package.
US12145395B2
The present invention relates to a novel identification label that can be customized. The labels are designed to be either integrated or removably attached on exterior surface of consumer product containers allowing users to avoid potential confusion with respect to ownership, use or control of their containers. The label has an opaque scratch-off blank surface that can be removed to create a personalized identification mark. The label may have an UV-ink coating or can have a label layer for creating identification mark when the scratch-off blank surface is scratched. The labels are designed to be affixed on any personal item to prevent items from accidentally being misidentified.
US12145385B2
A means and method to enhance the security of personalized and variable print-on-demand data on vital records or documents, such as checks, by inkjet printing. A specially formulated penetrating ink prints information on the front side to create an indelibly seamless “dual image” on the reverse side. The reverse image symbiotically complements the primary image on the print side to provide ease of authentication and tamper resistance. Specially formulated MICR ink is used to print information on the front side. Specially formulated penetrating may be different color. Either invisible ultraviolet fluorescent penetrating ink or visible penetrating ink may be used to create the image on the reverse side. The print side and reverse side are printed using single-pen printing by orienting inkjet two different pens in a series.
US12145380B2
A method of manufacturing a printer carriage comprises providing a printhead carrier component to receive a plurality of printheads according to a predefined printhead layout, providing a frame component, and attaching the printhead carrier component to the frame component. The printhead carrier component and the frame component are distinct components, which can be separately manufactured.
US12145377B2
There is provided a technique that enables correct detection of the remaining amount of liquid such as ink. A liquid ejection apparatus has a liquid ejection head which ejects a supplied liquid, a storage unit which stores a liquid to be supplied to the liquid ejection head, a pivot member which is immersed in a liquid stored in the storage unit and is pivotally movable according to an amount of the liquid, and a detection unit which detects the amount of the liquid using the pivot member, wherein a pivot position of the pivot member differs according to a specific gravity of a liquid stored in the storage unit.
US12145369B2
For appropriate execution of processing depending on a condition in an image printing apparatus, the image printing apparatus includes a mounting unit on which a tank is mountable, a print head, a sub tank which receives ink from the tank and supplies the ink to the print head, and a refilling unit which refills the sub tank with ink from the tank. In a case where a tank mounted on the mounting unit is noncompliant with a predetermined condition, the control unit prevents the refilling unit from refilling the sub tank with ink from the tank. In contrast, in a case where a tank mounted on the mounting unit is compliant with the predetermined condition, the control unit causes the refilling unit to refill the sub tank with ink from the tank.
US12145366B2
A binary array ink jet printhead assembly includes a cavity for containing ink, nozzle orifices in fluid communication with the cavity for passing the ink from the cavity to form droplets, the nozzle orifices extending along a length of the cavity, and an electrode assembly. The electrode assembly includes a front face configured to be disposed generally parallel to a plurality of droplet paths of droplets from the nozzle orifices. A plurality of charge electrodes are disposed on the front face, each charge electrode corresponding to a droplet path and disposed parallel to the droplet path. Circuitry is disposed on the electrode assembly, wherein each electrode is electrically connected to the circuitry. The circuitry is further in electrical connection to a connector for connecting the electrode assembly to a controller for the printhead.
US12145348B2
A method includes obtaining a first roll of a first sheet comprising thermoplastic polyolefin and having a width of at least 60 inches; obtaining a second roll of a second sheet comprising thermoplastic polyolefin and having a width of at least 60 inches; heating at least a portion of a width of the first sheet with hot air from a hot air knife to form a heated first sheet; and compressing the heated first sheet and the second sheet between two rollers, to form a laminated roofing membrane, where the heated first sheet and the second sheet directly contact one another without a scrim layer disposed between the heated first sheet and the second sheet.
US12145339B2
A drum (1) for manufacturing a pneumatic tire (2) is provided with a plurality of clamping jaws (12) mounted so as to be movable between a retracted configuration and a deployed configuration which allows the clamping jaws (12) to engage with a bead wire (3) of the tire (2), the clamping jaws (12) being placed, to this end, under the control of a deployment system (13) which comprises an articulated parallelogram (20) having a first, fixed base (25) secured to a shaft (11) and a second, mobile base (26) secured to a clamping jaw (12), and a drive mechanism (30) designed to cooperate with the articulated parallelogram (20) so that it is possible to select and modify the radial position (d26) of the mobile base (26) with respect to the fixed base (25) in order to pass from the retracted configuration to the deployed configuration and vice versa.
US12145326B2
In-aircraft seats include plastic components having anti-microbial, metallic reinforcing fibers such as copper or silver. Copper or silver wires are embedded into the plastic at the time or molding to provide both structural reinforcement and anti-microbial properties. At the time of molding, copper or silver wires are disposed in a plastic mold prior to plastic application to ensure the metallic wires are generally disposed toward the surface of the molded part.
US12145323B2
To achieve universal welding of thermoplastic workpiece parts with simple equipment, an infrared light transmission welding method is disclosed in which simple polychromatic, incoherent infrared light is generated by a simple infrared light source and is directed through a first workpiece part to a weld point for the purposes of connection to a second workpiece part. In particular, the infrared light is directed through a transparent bracing element.
US12145311B2
A method of multi-material 3D printing is performed by an apparatus comprising at least one printhead device; a build platform; a light source; and a computing unit comprising a non-transitory computer-readable medium encoded with program instructions for controlling the at least one printhead device; the build platform; and the light source to perform the method of multi-material 3D printing. In various embodiments, each printhead device comprises a coating section, a curing section, a cleaning section, and optionally, a post-curing section. Each printhead device is configured to perform each of these steps, with the multiple printheads engaged in fabricating a multi-material part layer-by-layer.
US12145310B2
A method for 3D printing a 3D item (10), the method comprising (i) providing 3D printable material (201) comprising particles (410) embedded in the 3D printable material (201), wherein the particles (410) have a longest dimension length L1, a shortest dimension length L2, and an aspect ratio AR defined as the ratio of the longest dimension length L1 and the shortest dimension length L2, and (ii) depositing during a printing stage 3D printable material (201) to provide the 3D item (10) to provide layers (230) of the 3D printed material (202) with a layer height H, wherein AR>4 and H/L1<1.
US12145301B2
An elastic film including a plurality of parallel elastic ribbons elongated in a longitudinal direction and spaced apart from each other in a transverse direction orthogonal to the longitudinal direction, wherein the elastic ribbons are coated on at least one surface by at least one skin layer which joins the plurality of parallel elastic ribbons to each other.
US12145298B2
A manufacturing method of a symbol button for a vehicle includes: preparing a button body comprising a side portion, a top portion formed of a polymer material on which a metal is able to be plated; forming an electrically conductive layer on an outside of the button body using a conductive polymer material; forming a plating shielding layer in a form of a symbol using a material on which a metal is not able to be plated on the electrically conductive layer; and performing metal plating on the outside of the button body having the plating shielding layer.
US12145297B2
A method of making a foamed article, for example a foamed component for an article of footwear, includes forming an unfoamed, thermoplastic polymer into an unfoamed article; heating the article to soften the article and infusing the softened article with at least one inert gas at a first pressure greater than atmospheric pressure that is sufficient to cause the at least one inert gas to permeate into the softened article; and reducing the pressure to second pressure below the first pressure with the unfoamed article softened to at least partially foam the article. A surface of a partial mold limits foam expansion in at least one direction but less than all directions. The article or a part of the article may be formed from an unfoamed structure of interconnected, unfoamed, thermoplastic polymeric members spaced to define openings between the thermoplastic polymeric members.
US12145294B2
A method for recycling containers, including the following steps (1) to (4): a collecting step (1) of collecting containers, each of which is made of a sheet material including a plurality of layered film layers including a first resin film layer and a second resin film layer, is formed into a bag by attaching at least a part of a periphery of the sheet material to form a containing region for accommodating a content inside the second resin film layer, and includes, between the first resin film layer and the second resin film layer, a film attached portion and a filler enclosed portion; a shredding and washing step (2) of shredding the containers to obtain shreds, and washing the shreds; a recycled resin forming step (3) of forming a recycled resin by using the shreds; and a sheet material forming step (4) of forming at least a part of the sheet material by using the recycled resin.
US12145285B2
The present application relates to a domestic appliance comprising a mechanical function unit having a movable member, a housing containing a motor to operate the movable member to carry out a primary function of the appliance, and an electrical function unit having an electrically operative member to perform a secondary function of the appliance that supports the primary function performed by the mechanical function unit. The electrical function unit comprises a module positioned between the mechanical function unit and the housing. The electrical function unit comprises a generator to convert mechanical energy generated by the motor located in the housing into electrical energy to power the electrically operative member.
US12145272B2
A system including a controller, and at least two agents that communicatively access the controller. At least one of the agents is a robot. The system includes at least one processor communicatively coupled to the agents, and at least one storage device, communicatively coupled to the processor(s), that stores processor-executable instructions which, when executed, cause the processor(s) to: receive first job set of instructions provided by the controller, for a first agent included in at least two agents; and send, on behalf of the first agent, a sham status message before actual completion of the first job. The processor-executable instructions may, when executed, further cause the at least one processor to: update a data store to reflect the first job set of instructions; and receive for a second one of the at least two agents a second job set of instructions before completion of the first job.
US12145269B2
Techniques for controlling a robotic gripping system that utilizes vacuum suction and finger grasping, are disclosed. The vacuum suction and finger grasping are actuated based on a dynamic collision model. The dynamic collision model is used to generate collision scenes of a surrounding environment. The collision scenes are used to determine possible collisions in a motion path, which are used to selectively actuate the vacuum suction and/or finger grasping.
US12145266B2
Robot control systems, methods, control modules, and computer program products that leverage one or more large language model(s) (LLMs) in order to achieve at least some degree of autonomy are described. Robot control parameters, environment details, and/or instruction sets may advantageously be specified in natural language (NL) and communicated with the LLM via an NL prompt or query. An NL response from the LLM may then be converted into a task plan. A task plan that successfully completes a first instance of a work objective may be parameterized and re-used to complete a second instance of the work objective. Parameterization of a task plan may include replacing one or more nouns/objects in the NL task plan with variables, while optionally preserving one or more verbs/actions in the NL task plan.
US12145263B2
Cooperation among robots is a necessary feature of advanced manufacturing and many other applications. The invention relates to systems and methods for robots to identify each other using simultaneous infrared pulses and wireless messages in 5G or 6G. The wireless message can indicate the wireless address of the transmitting robot, and the infrared signal can indicate which robot, among many, is transmitting the wireless message. Thus the other robots can compare the arrival direction of the infrared signal with an optical image, and thereby localize the transmitting robot. The robots can then begin cooperative actions thereafter. The procedures are suitable for mobile robots in a self-driving and self-managing scenario, fixed and mobile robots cooperating to accomplish a task, and robots intermingled with humans. Multiple operating modes are illustrated across a wide range of industries and use cases.
US12145262B2
A power-assisted negative pressure type flexible exoskeleton system used for an extravehicular spacesuit. The system includes an exoskeleton pneumatic control system, a plurality of inertial sensors, a plurality of negative pressure type flexible actuators and a plurality of flexible bending sensors, wherein pneumatic energy is provided for the exoskeleton system by a gas source in the exoskeleton control system, compressed air is cleaned by a water-separating gas filter, normal work of a pneumatic actuating element is guaranteed, a pressure reducing valve and a pressure gauge carry out voltage stability control on the output pressure of the gas source, a two-position two-way valve serves as a gas source switch valve, and three-position three-way valves, proportional pressure valves and the flexible actuators form four pneumatic control loops of the left and right elbow joints and the left and right knee joints of the exoskeleton system.
US12145259B2
Exemplary embodiments provide enhancements for soft robotic actuators. In some embodiments, angular adjustment systems are provided for varying an angle between an actuator and the hub, or between two actuators. The angular adjustment system may also be used to vary a relative distance or spacing between actuators. According to further embodiments, rigidizing layers are provided for reinforcing one or more portions of an actuator at one or more locations of relatively high strain. According to further embodiments, force amplification structures are provided for increasing an amount of force applied by an actuator to a target. The force amplification structures may serve to shorten the length of the actuator that is subject to bending upon inflation. According to still further embodiments, gripping pads are provided for customizing an actuator's gripping profile to better conform to the surfaces of items to be gripped.
US12145251B2
The power tool comprises a first power tool portion having a rotatable collar and a first locking member arranged to be actuated by the rotatable collar and a second power tool portion having a second locking member. The rotatable collar is rotatable about an axis for actuating the first locking member to removably engage the first locking member with the second locking member, thereby releasably locking the first power tool portion with the second power tool portion along the axis.
US12145250B2
Electric hand-held power tool having a housing-integrated handle through which a handle axis runs and on whose handle end there is arranged a receiving bay for receiving a rechargeable battery pack, wherein the receiving bay is mounted in the handle end so as to be movable along the handle axis.
US12145249B2
A power tool effectively isolates vibration with an auxiliary handle having no structure for isolating vibration. A power tool to which an auxiliary handle is attachable includes a housing, a nut held on a side surface of the housing to be screwed with the auxiliary handle, and an elastic member between the housing and the nut.
US12145240B2
Provided is a cavitation processing apparatus for providing cavitation effects such as residual stress evenly on the surface and inner part of the component. The cavitation processing apparatus includes: a nozzle that ejects cavitation fluid to a workpiece; a direction changing member that changes a flow direction of the cavitation fluid that collided with the workpiece to be branched toward inside; a driving apparatus including a rotary shaft, the driving apparatus that rotates the workpiece together with the rotary shaft; and a support member supporting one end of the rotary shaft.
US12145238B2
A method for manufacturing a substrate includes processing a side face of a laminate that includes substrates and a sheet-shaped spacer disposed between adjacent substrates. The processing of the side face includes bringing the laminate into a pressed state, first side face processing for processing a side face of the laminate in the pressed state, releasing the laminate from the pressed state after the first side face processing, intermediate processing for performing one of dividing the laminate released from the pressed state into two or more laminates, combining the laminate released from the pressed state with another laminate in a stacking direction, and leaving the laminate released from the pressed state as it is, bringing the laminate that has undergone the intermediate processing into a pressed state after the intermediate processing, and processing a side face of the laminate in the pressed state after the intermediate processing.
US12145233B2
A conditioning disk replacement apparatus includes; a detacher configured to separate a conditioning disk from to a holder, a transfer part configured to transfer the conditioning disk, and a container configured to store the conditioning disk. The detacher includes a detachment body and a rotary part coupled to the detachment body, the rotary part includes a key protruding outward from the rotary part in a first horizontal direction, and the rotary part is configured to rotate about a central axis extending in the first horizontal direction.
US12145203B2
A rotary tool includes a housing, a drive shaft positioned within the housing, and a bit holder. The bit holder is positioned adjacent a distal end of the housing and is driven by rotation of the drive shaft. The rotary tool also includes a wrench assembly for adjusting the bit holder and a light source configured to emit light in a direction toward the bit holder. The wrench assembly is positioned adjacent the bit holder and is movable between a first position and a second position. The wrench assembly is coupled to the housing and disengaged from the bit holder assembly in the first position and is engaged with the bit holder assembly in the second position.
US12145200B1
A process of manufacturing a face insert of a golf club head that includes the steps of forming, via an additive manufacturing process, a mold insert that includes a lattice structure or a ribbed structure protruding therefrom, creating a mold from the mold insert formed via the additive manufacturing process, and molding an insert from the mold insert.
US12145190B2
A handling system (1) for removing molded parts from a press device, the system comprising: a control unit; a linear axis system (10) having at least one linear guide (12) and a first guide slide (14) and a second guide slide (16), which are movable independently of each other along a direction of the at least one linear guide (12), and a guide carriage (24) held displaceably on the first guide slide (14) and the second guide slide (16), which guide carriage is movable in a direction forming an angle α with the direction of the at least one linear guide (12).
US12145187B2
A press working method capable of forming a perforated portion with higher accuracy with respect to a workpiece being a ductile material. The press working method may comprise applying a first load to a workpiece being a ductile material with a press member to apply a preload within an elastic region of the workpiece, and then applying a second load exceeding the first load to the workpiece with the press member to provide a perforated portion in the workpiece, wherein the elastic region is larger than 0 MPa and is equal to or less than a limit shear stress value at which the workpiece is elastically deformed, the workpiece is a pipe made of metal, and the first load and the second load are applied in a state where an inside of the pipe is hollow.
US12145181B2
Apparatus and methods for cleaning a single-port fluidic device, such as a single-port, diaphragm-based cardiac pump, with a continuous stream of fresh cleaning fluid, while simultaneously draining soiled fluid, via a single input-output port of the fluidic device. A first coupler releasably mates with the input-output port. The first coupler includes an injector nozzle and a return port. The injector nozzle is oriented to direct a stream of pressurized cleaning fluid toward an interior chamber of the single-port fluidic device. The return port simultaneously removes soiled cleaning fluid from the interior chamber. A circulation pump delivers the pressurized cleaning fluid from a tank to the injector nozzle, and returns soiled cleaning fluid from the return port to the tank, via a cleaning fluid circulation circuit. Optionally, the diaphragm may be alternately driven between two positions, to agitate the cleaning fluid within the interior chamber, thereby enhancing cleaning efficiency.
US12145160B2
A cyclone sand separator includes a cyclone body having an inlet, a fluid outlet, and a solids outlet. The inlet is configured to receive a mixed fluid including a solids portion and a fluids portion. The solids outlet is configured to receive the solids portion separated from the fluids portion. The fluid outlet is configured to receive the fluids portion separated from the solids portion. The cyclone sand separator also includes a plurality of inlet inserts having different geometries. The inlet inserts are each configured to be positioned at least partially in the inlet. The inlet inserts are rigid and configured to be fixed in place at least partially in the inlet, such that the inlet inserts do not move with respect to the inlet. The cyclone sand separator also includes a flange configured to be coupled to the selected inlet insert.
US12145158B2
A magnetic filter is disclosed suitable for use in large heating and/or cooling systems, for example heating systems using pipework between 2 inch bore and 4 inch bore. The magnetic filter includes a separation chamber in the form of a pipe, and externally-mounted magnetic 5 assemblies which are movable from a position close to the pipe to a position spaced from the pipe. The magnetic assemblies are pivotally mounted to the pipe via a framework.
US12145156B2
A configurable device arrangement for performing at least one unit operation in a biopharmaceutical process includes a base rack and a plurality of holders for releasable direct or indirect attachment of process components, in particular single-use process components, for the unit operation. The holders are in turn adapted to be releasably attached directly or indirectly to the base rack. The device arrangement further includes a positioning system which defines specific positions for the holders relative to the base rack.
US12145152B1
A pneumatic-driven fluidic cartridge and systems and methods for operating the same. The cartridge includes a substrate layer, an actuator layer, and an elastic layer. A fluid channel formed in a surface of the substrate layer includes a first chamber and a second chamber separated by a block section. The actuator layer includes a lever positioned to extend across the block section. The elastic layer is positioned between the substrate layer and the actuator layer. The lever applies a force to the elastic layer restricts fluid flow from the first chamber to the second chamber and is configured to bend outwardly opening a channel between the block section and the elastic layer exceeds the first threshold pressure.
US12145148B2
A fluid analyser includes an analyser casing having a casing wall or walls, at least one fluid sensor for analysing fluid, a fluid inlet arrangement for supplying fluid into the fluid analyser, and one or more fluid conduits for conducting fluid between the fluid inlet arrangement and one or more of the at least one fluid sensors. The fluid analyser further includes at least part of the one or more fluid conduits being provided inside the casing wall or walls.
US12145141B2
An ion exchange membrane has multiple layers of ionic polymers which each contain substantially different chemical compositions. i.e. varying side chain lengths, varying backbone chemistries or varying ionic functionality. Utilizing completely different chemistries has utility in many applications such as fuel cells where for example, one layer can help reduce fuel crossover through the membrane. Or one layer can impart substantial hydrophobicity to the electrode formulation. Or one layer can selectively diffuse a reactant while excluding others. Also, one chemistry may allow for impartation of significant mechanical properties or chemical resistance to another more ionically conductive ionomer. The ion exchange membrane may include at least two layers with substantially different chemical properties.
US12145132B2
Rare earth element containing catalysts for dehydrogenating paraffins and the methods of making the catalysts are disclosed. A rare earth modified alumina support in eta-alumina form, theta-alumina form, or combinations thereof is impregnated with chromium-containing solution. The chromium-impregnated support is then subjected to calcination processes. The produced catalyst contains the rare earth element, chromium, and alumina. The crush strength of the produced catalyst is greater than 0.4 daN/mm.
US12145119B2
Mixing device having a container rotatable about container axis, with emptying opening being arranged in the bottom thereof, rotatable mixing tool arranged in the interior of the container, and closure element for closing the emptying opening. The closure element can be pivoted about a pivot axis for opening and closing the emptying opening. With the emptying opening closed, the closure element has inner surface arranged within the container, outer surface arranged outside the container, and edge surface arranged opposite an edge surface of the emptying opening. The closure element, emptying opening and pivot axis are of such a configuration and arrangement that a point arranged furthest away from the pivot axis on the inner surface or the edge surface describes a circle in the pivotal movement, wherein the closure element is arranged within the circle and the edge surfaces of the emptying opening are arranged outside the circle.
US12145117B2
There is described a method of formulating a customised cosmetic product, comprising the steps of: a) dispensing ingredients according to a recipe for the cosmetic product into a vessel (422) containing a mixing component (1201); b) mixing the ingredients with the mixing component to form a mixed intermediate; and c) increasing the viscosity of the intermediate to form the cosmetic product by ceasing mixing and/or adding a further ingredient. An apparatus for formulating a customised cosmetic product comprising an inventory section, a dispensing section and a vessel located in the dispensing section is also described. Furthermore, a method and apparatus for formulating a customised cosmetic product comprising selecting a cosmetic product mixer from a plurality of cosmetic product mixers based on the generation of second data based on first data indicative of a biometric measurement of a user, are also described.
US12145114B2
An additive delivery system may incorporate a cartridge system, including a container cap and a reservoir assembly that provides for storage of an additive. The container cap includes a mixing nozzle for mixing of the additive with a base fluid as the base fluid flows from the base fluid container through the cartridge. A one-way valve prevents backflow of base fluid and/or mixed base fluid/additive from an area downstream of the mixing nozzle such that the base fluid supply remains in a pure state.
US12145105B2
The present invention relates to a filtration device including: a flow rate control unit; a separation membrane module; a liquid flow rate detection unit detecting a liquid flow rate at a freely-selected part; and an external control unit controlling a state of the flow rate control unit, in which the external control unit includes: a target range setting step of setting a target flow rate range A; a control state recording step of recording a state S of the flow rate control unit when the liquid flow rate at the freely-selected part first enters within the target flow rate range A; a state setting step of setting the flow rate control unit to the state S; and a flow rate controlling step of controlling the liquid flow rate to be within the target flow rate range A.
US12145076B2
A robotic ticket scratching system includes a controller configured to receive a dispense command for a ticket dispensing machine; cause the ticket dispensing machine to dispense, based on the dispense command, a ticket having a scratching area; and receive user-provided signing data and user-provided scratching data from the application server. The robotic ticket scratching system further includes a robotic scratching mechanism configured to scratch, or remove an opaque substance from, the scratching area of the ticket in accordance with the user-provided scratching data.
US12145075B2
The invention involves an method, which includes providing a plurality of game cards, each having a grid of tiles formed in a plurality of rows and a plurality of columns. Each tile corresponds to a defined result chosen from a plurality of defined results. The method includes selecting a tile from each of the plurality of game cards, and comparing the defined result of the selected tile to a selected one of the plurality of defined results. The selected one of the plurality of defined results is selected in response to an occurrence.
US12145071B2
The present invention provides a method to establish cloned game accounts, when an auction information is posted on the game account trading platform, the game account trading platform will establish a testing game interface according to the game interface under the relevant game account, and generate a cloned game account based on the game objects, so that the buyer user primary account can enter this testing game interface to test the cloned game account.
US12145069B2
A game management system is configured for automated analysis of player behavior regarding traversal of different screens and options in a game application (as opposed to exclusively gameplay behavior) and to generate an automated estimation or inference about one or more psychological aspects of player behavior, such as motivation for game engagement and/or emotional states at different stages of interaction. The results of such analysis are automatically parametrized and included in a multidimensional parametric player model that informs player clustering and/or automated customization of game content.
US12145064B2
A machine learning (ML) model is used to identify successful outcomes in computer games based on aggregated game metadata including activity, mechanics, actors, statistics, and zones or locations. A strategy includes how a player over time used a character (actor) to employ one or more mechanics (weapons, vehicles) to execute various activities in various zones or locations in a computer game, with strategies being graded for success. Good strategies are then surfaced to subsequent players by, e.g., advising a player to seek a better location in a game, employ a different mechanic based on the game zone the player's character is in such as employ a different car or car configurations, employ a plane, a particular weapon, etc.
US12145063B2
A network-enabled system for receiving prediction data, augmenting prediction data, evaluating prediction data, and providing various user interfaces is provided. The system may provide user interfaces to network-enabled user devices enabling end users to indicate predictions regarding live events. The system may augment user prediction data with time data that is agnostic to one or more timing conventions associated with the underlying live event about which predictions are made. User predictions may then be evaluated on the basis of the augmented data according to the time standard that is agnostic to the in-event timing conventions. User interfaces may be updated in accordance with evaluation of user's predictions, such that subsequent predictions may be solicited from user devices that have submitted accurate predictions. Users may be prompted to submit conditional predictions for future time periods in advance of previous/current predictions being evaluated.
US12145061B2
In a virtual space, a virtual camera is set in a direction such that at least a part of a ground is included in the field of view of the virtual camera. Movement of a predetermined object located above the ground in the virtual space is controlled based on game processing. In a rendering process of generating, based on the virtual camera, a game image including the ground and the object, if the height of the object in the virtual space is greater than a predetermined height, the game image is generated such that a contour of the object is rendered.
US12145054B2
A method of producing a motion track for displacing a motion platform substantially synchronously with a predetermined media content may include: obtaining the media content; in response to receipt of the media content, generating a timeline for the media content based at least in part on a duration of the media content; receiving user input indicative of a plurality of motion samples to be added to the timeline, each associated with a respective point on the timeline; placing each of the motion samples on the timeline at the respective associated point on the timeline; and storing the plurality of motion samples, each in association with a respective time code representative of the respective associated point on the timeline of each of the motion samples, as part of the motion track.
US12145050B2
An in-vehicle performance device is an in-vehicle performance device that performs a game that is played by an occupant in a vehicle, and includes a motion detector configured to detect a motion of the occupant irrelevant to driving the vehicle, a display configured to display an image visually recognizable by the occupant, and a display controller configured to display a response image according to the motion of the occupant on the display on the basis of the motion of the occupant detected by the motion detector, and output a result of a game based on a predetermined rule.
US12145049B2
An example ball glove ball catch system includes a ball glove and a ball catch. The ball glove may comprise webbing and a hand opening. The ball catch may be located between the hand opening and the webbing.
US12145042B1
Systems, methods, and devices for providing mental training during a basketball practice session are provided. A controller commands a basketball passing machine to pass basketballs as part of a basketball practice session. Before and/or while issuing each of the commands to the launching device, the controller causes a specific, respective code to be displayed at the electronic display for a player to see and recall an associated basketball move to be performed. Before and/or while the code is displayed, the controller starts a timer. If a detector records a made basketball shot after the timer reaches a predetermined threshold, the player is notified and any made basketball shots detected thereafter are disregarded, thereby forcing the player to timely recall and perform the basketball move before attempting a shot.
US12145041B1
Systems, methods, and devices for providing mental training during a basketball practice session are provided. A controller receives indication of user selection of a decision mode for the basketball practice session. A custom library of selected basketball moves and associated codes for the basketball practice session is generated by the controller. Before and/or while each basketball is commanded by the controller to be passed by a launching device of a basketball passing machine for the basketball practice session, the controller causes display of one of the associated codes at an electronic display. In this way, the user must recall the move associated with the code.
US12145040B2
The Pitch Training Attachment for a Mechanical Exercise Training System is a pitch training device or apparatus in the form of a spinning ball that can simulate any ball requiring gripping by the hand. In use, it is attached to a three-dimensional resistance means. The purpose of the pitch training device is to provide strengthening, rehabilitation, and/or correct body motion mechanics training to improve pitching quality, speed, strength, and body mechanics. This enables training, exercising, and rehabilitation of proper body motion mechanics for improving the act of pitching and increasing the performance (speed and/or accuracy) of the act by enabling weighted ball training wherein the weight of the ball is connected to and maintained in the center of the ball and the center of mass of the weight is maintained in the center (physical, geometric, and/or dimensional) of the ball.
US12145034B2
A putter-type golf club head is disclosed. When oriented in a reference position, the putter-type golf club head comprises a blade member and a central elongate member in communication with, and extending rearwardly from, the blade member. The blade member extends in a heel-to-toe direction and has a striking wall defining a substantially planar striking surface, and an upper surface of the central elongate member comprises at least one generally square-shaped alignment element.
US12145025B2
An extremity flexion and extension exerciser device is described. The device includes a joint supported by a base, a rotating arm mounted on the joint, the rotating arm including a first side extending from the joint in a first direction, and a second side extending from the joint in a second direction opposite the first direction, a handle or paddle attached to a distal end of the first side of the rotating arm, and one or more weights are selectively attachable to the second side of the rotating arm.
US12145024B1
The portable therapy chair is a wheelchair. The portable therapy chair is an exercise device used by a patient. The patient sits in the portable therapy chair to exercise. The portable therapy chair provides a counterforce for use by the patient during leg exercises. The portable therapy chair comprises a seat, a plurality of resistance pedals, and an assistance circuit. The plurality of resistance pedals and the assistance circuit attaches to the seat. The seat is a collapsible structure such that the volume of the portable therapy chair reduces for transport. The patient moves the plurality of resistance pedals. The plurality of resistance pedals provides a counterforce against the movement by the patient. The assistance circuit is an electric circuit. The assistance circuit generates the counterforce provided to the patient.
US12145016B2
An adjustable resistance exercise machine for providing variable resistance forces on a pull cable extending from the machine. The adjustable resistance exercise machine generally includes a plurality of power springs that may be selectively engaged using an adjustment mechanism. By engaging springs with different forces, the resistance may be adjusted incrementally as preferred for performing different exercises. The adjustable resistance exercise machine may be connected to various structures, either below or above an exerciser, to allow the exerciser to choose whether to pull the pull cable up or down during exercise.
US12145003B2
It is provided a method for providing a treatment plan for radiotherapy when the delivery is interrupted, the method being performed by a treatment planning system. The method comprises the steps of: detecting that delivery of a first treatment plan has been interrupted; obtaining an indication of delivery of a partial dose, representing the part of the first treatment plan that was delivered prior to the interruption; generating a second treatment plan, wherein the partial dose delivery forms an input to the second treatment plan generation as a background dose; and optimizing the second treatment plan while considering a plurality of scenarios.
US12145000B2
A radiotherapy system according to an embodiment obtains a distribution of a medicament administered to a tumor, obtains a distribution of a radiation dose administered to the tumor, and produces a radiotherapy plan for the tumor with a combined use of the medicament and the radiation dose based on the medicament distribution and the dose distribution.
US12144994B2
Systems and methods for cardiac pacing are described in this document. A medical system includes an electrostimulation circuit to generate His-bundle pacing (HBP) pulses to capture a His bundle, and LV pacing (LVP) pulses to capture a left ventricle. A sensing circuit may sense a cardiac activity, such as an atrial or an LV cardiac electrical activity. The system includes a control circuit controlling the delivery of HBP and LVP pulses. The HBP and LVP may be delivered concurrently or sequentially. In an example, the LVP pulses may be delivered based on a His-bundle capture status in response to the HBP pulse. The system may adjust one or more His-bundle stimulation parameters based on the His-bundle capture status.
US12144981B2
One aspect of the present disclosure relates to a system that can modulate the intensity of a neural stimulation signal over time. A pulse generator can be configured to generate a stimulation signal for application to neural tissue of an individual and modulate a parameter related to intensity of a pattern of pulses of the stimulation signal over time. An electrode can be coupled to the pulse generator and configured to apply the stimulation signal to the neural tissue. A population of axons in the neural tissue can be recruited with each pulse of the stimulation signal.
US12144971B2
One aspect relates to a device for locally applying a medical fluid, including a flexibly deformable tube including a tube wall. The tube includes a plurality of openings in the tube wall, the plurality of openings connecting an inner line of the tube to the surroundings of the tube, and the tube being closed at a distal tube. A proximal tube end of the tube is liquid-permeably connectable to a container for the medical fluid such that the medical fluid from the container can be pushed through the proximal tube end of the tube into the inner line of the tube and can be pushed out through the plurality of openings into the surroundings of the tube. The device includes an outer sleeve for closing a subset of the plurality of openings, the outer sleeve being axially movably arranged around the tube, and being shorter than the tube such that the distal openings that are not part of the closed subset of the plurality of openings are exposed.
US12144970B2
One embodiment is directed to a system for injecting, comprising a syringe body defining an interior medicine chamber; a stopper member configured to be inserted into the interior medicine chamber to contain medicine within the medicine chamber; a plunger member configured to be manually manipulated to insert the stopper member relative to the syringe body; and a needle having proximal and distal ends, the proximal end comprising an anchoring geometry configured to be at least partially inserted into the stopper member such that upon retraction of the stopper member, the needle is pulled proximally along with the stopper to be at least partially contained within the interior medicine chamber.
US12144968B2
A flow communication unit (240, 540, 640, 740, 840, 940, 1040, 1140, 1240) for establishing flow communication from a multi-use drug delivery device adapted for extended use, to a flow conducting device, wherein the drug delivery device comprises a reservoir comprising multiple doses of a liquid drug formulation, wherein the reservoir is adapted to pressurize the liquid drug formulation, wherein the flow conducting device (230) is adapted for conducting the drug to the subcutaneous tissue of a subject, wherein the flow communication unit is adapted for being in an unconnected and a connected configuration, whereby the flow communication unit (240, 540, 640, 740, 840, 940, 1040, 1140, 1240) is adapted to enable the extended use of the multi-use drug delivery device.
US12144967B2
A medicament delivery device for delivering a liquid medicament, the medicament delivery device comprising: a rigid casing containing a deformable medicament container, the deformable medicament container arranged to contain the liquid medicament; a pressurized gas cartridge connected to the rigid casing via a gas valve; wherein the gas valve is releasable to allow gas flow into the rigid casing to cause an increase in gas pressure in the rigid casing so as to compress the deformable medicament container to displace the liquid medicament.
